Prologue - *Kurts POV*

Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, live a beautiful little boy and his widowed father. It was beautiful. Ok, so it wasn't that long ago. And it wasn't really a faraway kingdom. It was in Lima, Ohio. But to me, growing up, it was my kingdom.

I was my dad's best friend. And he was mine. We did everything together. I was the luckiest boy in the world!

My dad owned the coolest diner. I loved hanging out there. At 'Burt's', everyone felt like a family! The waiters, waitresses, the customers and of course, my dad and I.

"Happy birthday!" All of Kurt's friends, the waiters and his best friend shouted as Burt brought out his cake and sat it on the table in front of Kurt, all 9 candles on the cake lit.

"Make a wish, sweetie." Brenda, Kurt's favourite waitress, whispered into his ear. Kurt turned to look at her, then looked at everyone standing there. He didn't know what he could possibly wish for! He had the coolest friends and the most amazing dad.

He closed his eyes and smiled, then blew all his candles out.

But i guess my dad thought I needed one more thing: Emily.

Along with my new stepmother came her twin daughters, Abby and Reyna. My out-of-step-sisters. But as long as my dad was happy, which he certainly was, so was I. We were going to be one big, happy family. Unfortunately, this was no fairy tale.

They were all coming out of the chapel, all dressed in dresses and tuxes, Kurt holding a bouquet of flowers in his hands. The photographer was standing at the bottom of the stairs waiting and they all stood into a position to get photos taken.

Just as soon the photographer took the picture, Emily pushed the bouquet out of Kurt's hands and let it fall onto the ground, going un-noticed by anyone else. While Kurt got onto the ground to pick them back up, everyone shouted 'Cheese' and the photo was snapped.

Just when more was meant to be taken, Kurt got up off the ground while Emily said, "One's enough. Massive headaches."

"He took her hand, and he kissed it. Then he swooped her up into his horse. And the beautiful princess and the handsome prince rose off to his castle…"

"Where they lived happily ever after." Kurt and Burt both said at the same time and smiled.

"Is it always a prince and a princess, Dad?" Kurt wondered.

"What'd you mean, bud?"

"Like, how the prince and the princess always end up together. Is it always them? Can it be different? Is two princes okay?"

Burt looked deep into Kurt's confused eyes and spoke, "Of course it's okay. And don't let anyone tell you different."

Kurt sighed happily, "Do fairy tales come true, Dad?"

"Well, no. But dreams come true."

"Do you have a dream?"

"Yeah. My dream is that you'll grow up and go to college and maybe someday you'll build your own castle."

"Dad, where do princes go to college?"

"They go to Princeton. But, Kurt, you know, fairy tales aren't just about finding handsome prince or princesses. They're about fulfilling your dreams, doing what you want and standing up for what you believe in. As I always say, never let the fear of striking out-"

"Keep you from playing the game." Kurt finished for him.

"Right. Just remember, if you look carefully, this book contains important things that you may need to know later in life."

Suddenly, Kurt felt the ground shaking, he knew what this was, "Earthquake!"

My kingdom crumbled, during the Lima earthquake.

"Help! Help!" Kurt and Burt heard Emily's voice from downstairs and Burt looked to the door then back at Kurt.

"Don't go." Kurt begged.

"I'll be right back!" Burt kissed the top of his head and left the room. Kurt's snow globe, that had his future kingdom, fell off his wardrobe and smashed into a million pieces.

I lost my best friend that day. From then on, the only fairy tales in my life, were the ones i read about in books.

Since my father didn't leave a will, my stepmother got everything. The house, the diner, and to her dismay, me.