Once Upon A Time

Disclaimers: Yeah, I own the whole thing.. I was the one who wanted Buffy to get together with Riley and Spike, and I cheered when Angel left Sunnydale…WRONG!..I don't own ANYTHING of this. If I had, Angel and Buffy would live happily together. Joss Whedon & Crew owns it all.

- The plot mostly belongs to the creators of The Swan Princess, but the parts you don't recognize, belongs to me.

- The characters you don't recognize from Buffy or from The Swan Princess, also belong to me and my imagination.

- Thanks to: My beta, Emma's Angel. This hadn't been posted if it wasn't for you. J

Rating: Rated T, just for safety.

A/N: English isn't my first language, so be nice.

Review: Read and Review People!.. Reviews keep me going.

Other info:

Memoira: The kingdom where Buffy lives
Soutine: The kingdom where Angel lives
Millenia: A kingdom who won't be mentioned for a while. Millenia has the right to take over Memoira if they don't get a new king.

Prologue

Once upon a time there was two neighbor kingdoms, living in peace, like they
always had. Both kingdoms were wealthy and managed well. The kingdoms lie
on each side of a great lake. One kingdom had a huge forest while the other
had great valleys and mountains.

The kingdom with the valleys was called Memoira and the kingdom with the
forest was called Soutine. The king and queen of Memoira were loved of their
people and they ruled fair. Their names were King Rupert and Queen Joyce.
The king and queen of Soutine were also loved of their people and they ruled
fair. Their names were King Ethan and Queen Jennifer. The kings and queens
had perfect lives but still they felt that something was missing. None of
them had kids, none of them had heirs.

For many years they lived without kids, and they were in sorrow. But one day
in their ninth year of ruling, Queen Jennifer gave birth to a beautiful baby
boy. A prince. He got the name Liam Angelus, but he was just called Angel,
since he was his mothers little miracle, and his fathers angel. King Ethan
and Queen Jennifer adored their son and looked after him, played with him
and taught him the right ways to live. Angel was born with black hair and
chocolate brown eyes.

The year after the birth of Prince Angel, happiness came to Memoira as
well. Queen Joyce gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. A little princess.
She got the name Beatrice Elizabeth. She was loved as much as Angel, and was
her parent's little jewel. She also got a nickname, Buffy. She had
emerald green eyes and bright blonde hair.

But not all was happiness and joy. After giving birth to her daughter, Queen
Joyce was weak and had a long time of sickness. The day after Princess
Buffy's second birthday, she died. The kingdom grieved for a long time, and
King Rupert grieved deeply about the loss of his beloved wife. He became
very protective over his only daughter, not wanting to lose her as well.

It wasn't just Memoira that suffered a deep loss. The year after the death
of Queen Joyce of Memoira, King Ethan of Soutine died. He had been in a war
against Millennia, a kingdom far away and had gotten seriously hurt. He died
of his injuries.

Both kingdoms grieved deeply and King Rupert and Queen Jennifer were in deep
sorrow after losing their beloved ones. Memoira was also a little worried.
They hadn't any prince to take over the throne when King Rupert died, they
just had a princess. Don't misunderstand, they loved little princess Buffy,
but it was only a prince who could inherit the throne. They were afraid that
Millennia would try to take the kingdom.

Their worries disappeared when King Rupert and Queen Jennifer got an idea.
The two parents met on the annual United Kingdoms meeting. Their idea was to
let Angel and Buffy meet once or twice a year, and maybe they'd fall in
love, get married and unite the two kingdoms. King Rupert and Queen Jennifer
agreed that they should meet each other at the summer castle that lay just
at the limit between the two kingdoms. They should be there thewhole summer and
leave in the autumn. The first meeting was going to take place the summer
when Angel was six and Buffy was five.