Once upon a time, there lived a king, he was strong, handsome and brave, however he was also brash, arrogant and cruel, but how could he not be after all, he was the king of a realm known as neora, that was full of the monsters that haunted the earth, scaring everyone that they came in contact with, thus giving birth to the stories parents told their children in order to put them into place.

But despite his power, and although he would never admit it, but being king was lonely, but he had never found someone worthy of his love and power.

Until a wish was made, one fateful night.

The sun had begun to set as a beautiful woman is seen leaving her home, she slowly and quietly closes the door behind her, before she took off into the woods which were just behind her home, once she was sure that she was a safe distance from the house, she continued to walk to a large field that was almost split into two by a stream, she smiled to herself as she took her shoes and stepped into the clear water, the wind blew her long brown hair around her beautiful face as her brown eyes watched the sun goes down, she always found the sun magical and inspiring, she could watch the sun rise and set forever, with no worries, troubles, and cares in the world.

"Well hello there, my dear" however, that was not the case as this was the real world, not a fairy-tale or fantasy, Soraya sighed as she turned around to face whoever had called her.

"Good afternoon Shane" she replied with a polite smile.

"Now what is a fragile, little thing like you doing out here in the woods, anything could have been watching you," he said as he walked to the edge of the stream.

"Anything being you?" she asked as she gathered her stuff, but before she gathers her most important possession, he grabbed it and began to look at the book.

"Well well what have we here, he said flicking through the pages "oh what's this he said as he read through her book"

"Hey give that back," she said as she tried to snatch the book from his hands but he was much bigger and stronger than him.

"Now why would a woman write such as a poem, if she is not looking for the perfect man," he said arrogantly "namely me"

"Because it is not for you and I'm surprised that an arrogant pig like you can read that much" she said as she punched him right in his private causing him to fall as she picked up her book and ran straight home, she didn't stop till she had closed and locked the door behind her.

"Soraya where have you been," a woman voice said as she came down the stairs, out of the frying pan and into the fire, Soraya thought to herself.

"To the forest" she simply replied.

"I should have known, for once I thought you would act like other girls your age and find a man, like Shane, he is quite fond of you"

"But I am not fond of him," she said as she walked away.

"For once Soraya, stop being stubborn and let the man prove himself, and that is with he is going to do tomorrow," the woman known as carol said, causing her to stop in her tracks.

"What do you mean," she said.

"Well he came here earlier and asked for your father and I blessing"

"For what"

"For your hand of course"

"You what!" she screamed "I refuse to marry that man, so you better tell him that"

"Soraya he has already paid your dowry"

"So? Give it back"

"We can't; we used the money to pay for your wedding dress and our outfits" carol said.

Soraya felt like her heart and freedom had been stolen from her, she felt trapped and unvalued but Most of all angry.

"YOU WITCH, EVER SINCE MY FATHER MARRIED YOU, YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE ONE THAT MADE ALL THE BIG DICESIONS IN THE FAMILY, HE FORGOT ABOUT ME AND MY FEELINGS, SO IF YOU THIK THAT I AM GOING TO GO ALONG WITH THIS THEN YOU ARE WRONG, I HATE YOU" she screamed as she ran to her room, and she slammed the door. She fell by her bed as tears ran down her face, she looked up at the picture of her mother, father and her, back then life was perfect, they might not have been the richest family, but she and her mother had her father's love and undivided attention, and to her, that was worth more that all the gold in the world.

She listened to her stepmother tell her father that she was only acting childish and that she would get over it and accept it. She walked to her window as she looked at the night sky with teary eyes.

"I know there's someone somewhere
someone who's sure to find me soon
after the rain goes there are rainbows
I'll find my rainbow soon
soon it won't be just pretend
Soon a happy ending

Love, can you hear me
If you're near me
Sing your song
Sure and strong
And soon" she sang as she silently cried, just then she saw two owls looking at her from the tree branch that was outside her window, she reached out her hand as she gently stocked their soft wings.

"How I would love to be free like you guys," she said to them, to see what life has to offer, and not locked up in a house as a trophy wife," she said to them. But then there was a knock on the door as he father entered the room.

"Soraya, can we talk," he asked.

"Unless you have called the wedding off, then there is nothing to talk about," she said as she continued to pet the birds.

"Soraya..." he started but she cut him off.

"No dad, I won't marry him and I can't believe you approved of this, what ever happened to true love," she asked him

"But dear, he would make you happy; he is rich, influential and has promised to take care of you"

"Ever heard of a lie before," she asked him, but before he could answer, carol came in.

"look here young lady, you are marrying him, whether you like it or not, no more of this childish behaviour and silly chant that I heard you say around the house about magic and all that bull, you are going to be his wife, finally"

"Silly chant you say, well here's one for you, demon king, demon king hear my plea, take this woman away from me" she cried, but just then thunder and lightning struck through the window as a ring of fire surrounded carol.

"Your wish is our command princess," two deep voices said from behind her.