A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks for taking the time to read my story! This is kind of like a mix of Arrow with The Swan Princess (the cartoon movie from the 90s). I came up with this last night but this idea has been in my head for a while.

The kingdoms of Starling and Arkham need each other and what better way to join them than with a royal wedding! Prince Oliver of Starling and Princess Felicity of Arkham are set to wed within two weeks of meeting. However a certain royal advisor has other plans for the Princess and she is placed under the secret protection of The Arrow. Feelings rise, fear and curiosity go hand in hand when the two meet followed by a burning desire to save their kingdoms from a new very personal threat.

RATED M for adult themes (sexual harassment and violecne against women)

There are SOME character changes but I hope that won't matter too much. I am very proud of this story. THIS STORY IS ON NO WAY RELATED TO BATMAN!

STARLING 12:00AM

The TV screen showed the King of Starling something he was now used to seeing but that didn't make it any easier on him. His son, Oliver, was meant to be the pride of Starling and was being groomed to one day be King after him and take over the kingdom but instead: Oliver was now out partying with various other young people his age, vomiting everywhere yet still with a large group of women flocking around him adoringly.
King Robert turned off the TV with an annoyed huff "Something needs to be done!" he mused to himself as he got up and began pacing "stupid boy…he has no idea what his actions mean…meant to rule one day…out of control!" Robert turned on the TV again but quickly changed the channel to distract himself from his son.

On the screen now was a more pleasing sight: a lovely young woman with flowing blonde hair in a cute summer dress walking across the street with a warm smile on her face as she waved to the cameras. Everyone who was anyone knew who she was – Felicity the royal Princess of Arkham. She had numerous awards for her skills in computer sciences. Princess Felicity was also generous, kind and was head of many charities in her kingdom and was more than willing to give whatever her people needed of her. Felicity was the ideal heir, something Robert wished his own son would be if only he would settle down!

Then Robert was struck with an idea. Oliver needed to settle down if he wanted to become King one day, Felicity was well loved, beautiful and had been of marrying age for some time now. Honestly Robert had no idea why some young noble hadn't snatched her up yet!
The King would make plans to contact the Queen of Arkham, they had been friends for years but their children had only met once when they were young. Felicity would be the ideal woman to rein in his son! Together with an arranged marriage they would join their kingdoms and Oliver would start being the king Robert knew he could be.

Robert sighed contentedly at his genius and hoped his son would be home soon so he could tell Oliver the news! The sound of shoes clicking on the floor made him look up and he smiled at his wife "You look pleased about something" she eyed him with a smile

"Our son is to be married!" the king bellowed happily

"To whom?" Moira looked hesitantly at the TV screen where she now saw Oliver with his arm sloppily around the waist of a large chested redhead "…she looks…like a fine young woman?"

"Oh no, not her" Robert changed the channel again to show Moira Felicity "Princess Felicity of Arkham! Isn't she perfect for our boy? All her charity work, her love from her people and her smarts too!"

Moira looked at the young Princess with relief. She had heard about Felicity and agreed that she was an ideal match for Oliver and smiled at Robert "Princess Felicity is smart, beautiful, well love by her people and if our kingdoms were joined it would be beneficial for both our peoples" Robert could only nod in agreement with his wife. With Arkhams advanced technology and Starlings money combined together Felicity and Oliver could help not only their respective kingdoms but the whole world!

Now all there was to do was tell Oliver and arrange a meeting with the Queen of Arkham and discuss it further. Moira couldn't help but be puzzled though, Felicity had had many suitors these past two years and yet all of them had found a reason not to marry her shortly after meeting her.

Surely that wouldn't be a problem for Oliver, he could win over any woman over with little more than a smile.

ARKHAM 12:00AM (same night)

Five burly men stood outside the door with both guns and knives in case things got ugly, with a silent command from their superior they crept inside and roughly pulled the young man from his bed and set to beating him. The young man appeared lean and weak but he put up as much of a fight as he could, even landing a few well aimed punches before he became overwhelmed and was forced to the ground and held there.

Another man entered the room and with a click of his fingers the young man was pulled to his feet "I think it is time we had a little talk Your Grace"

"What is the meaning of this?!" the young Duke was bleeding, confused and in pain "who are you! I demand to know!" another click of the man's fingers and the bedroom was bathed in warm light and the young Duke, known to many as Barry (Allen), came face to face with the royal advisor to the Queen and Princess of Arkham: nobleman Slade Wilson.

Slade took hold of the Duke's chin and spoke dangerously "You are going to leave the kingdom, give the Princess any excuse you want but when you do, you are to leave immediately and never see her ever again"

"What? Why! Things were going well, I was going to propose tomorr–"

"The princess is promised to another, although she doesn't know it yet, and you are getting in the way! There are plans that are to be set I motion for Arkham and I cannot have you messing them up!"

The Duke knew immediately that Slade was talking about himself. He had heard rumours among the commoners of Arkham that the royal advisor wanted the Princess for himself and had sent every suitor violently away. The Duke had hoped that they were wrong as he introduced himself to Princess Felicity earlier that day; but they weren't.

"I'll tell the Princess AND the Queen the truth! You can't do this! The minute they find out you'll be punished!" Barry hoped that his threat sounded convincing

"You won't do that" Slade nearly laughed as the Duke struggled against his captors "You will return to your homeland and forgot about Princess Felicity. You will not speak to her of this visit and if you do I will have you killed in front of your own court. I have many snipers in my employ and they are getting a little antsy what with not having killed anyone in a while" Slade sneered as knew that the Duke was smart, he would do as he was told.

Princess Felicity sat on the comfy window seat in her chambers the next morning, a steaming mug of coffee and a tray of fruit and warm oatmeal were laid out on a tray for her but she paid them no mind. Her eyes were glued to her tablet where she was avidly reading about a man in a green hood who was saving the people of Starling, stopping robberies when the police were too slow and tracking down various criminals that occasionally escaped from Iron Heights.
Felicity had read everything there was to know about the Starling vigilante known as The Arrow and had spent many a night dreaming of what it would be like to have a life like his that was full of excitement and danger.

A knock at her door brought her out of her thoughts "come in" Felicity stood up to greet her visitor and smiled when Barry opened the door and stepped inside "Your Grace" she gave a slight curtsy

"Your Royal Highness" Barry bowed politely and gave her a weak smile "may I speak with you for a moment?"

"Of course, is something wrong?" Felicity feared the worst

"I…I'm afraid…our engagement must be called off. I am needed back home, something very important has come up and it would be unwise to take a wife at this time" he hated that hurt look she was giving him and knew that there was nothing he could do

"Oh…well I…I understand. You have responsibilities, yes I understand perfectly" Felicity hid her face as much as she could behind her coffee mug as she took a long gulp hoping the scalding liquid would give her some excuse as to her eyes filling with tears "sorry, it's too hot" she tried to laugh as she set the mug back down.

"I am so sorry Ma'am" Barry bowed again awkwardly "I hope that this doesn't change our friendship in the future" he didn't even look at Felicity, he couldn't after what he just did and left her alone in her room.
Felicity sank back down in her seat and let the tears fall not another one! She cried softly what is wrong with me?

Another knock at the door made her snap her head up "Yes?" she asked hopefully thinking it was Barry but looked away when Mr Wilson entered

"Your Royal Highness, I am so sorry" Slade came forward quickly and got on one knee in front of the Princess "I only just heard about the Duke" he opened his arms and was pleased when the Princess fell into them all too willingly

"The Duke doesn't want me" Felicity cried "before that Prince Cooper and before him it was Prince Ray! They all turned me down!" she pulled away from Slade and looked at him through tear filled eyes "is there something wrong with me?"

"No, Your Highness. You are perfect. These men just don't know what a great woman you are" Slade offered kindly and heard the door open again and saw the Queen rush in and moved away so she could console her daughter

"Mother!" Felicity cried on her mother's shoulder "why does no man want me? Am I doing something wrong?"

"No darling, they're just stupid boys who can't handle a real woman like you. You are strong and Mr Right is just around the corner" Queen Donna looked at her advisor expectantly "right Mr Wilson?"

Slade nodded "Yes, Your Highness, you don't know how right you are" he stayed until the Princess stopped crying and was merely hiccupping as the shock finally died down, the Queen left briefly when a call came through for her "I'll look after the Princess Ma'am" he nodded

"Thank you Mr Wilson" the Queen smiled and rushed to take the call "a call all the way from Starling!" she said as she closed the door

Slade watched as Princess Felicity took a bite of fruit but set it down again, he came forward and placed his hands on her shoulder and bent down "I am exceedingly sorry Princess" he soothed and couldn't help but smell her hair, it was like roses and strawberries.

Prince Oliver knew it was well after midnight when he crashed through his front door with his advisor Diggle behind him ready to catch him at a moment's notice "Sir, maybe you shouldn't make so much noise?"

"It's alright Mr Diggle we're already awake" King Robert and Queen Moira greeted their son on the stairs "we have news for you son but I think it can wait until morning?" Moira looked expectantly at her husband

"No, the sooner he knows the sooner he can get his act together!" Robert put forward angrily "Son, you are to marry Princess Felicity of Arkham as soon as a date is reached"

Oliver had the look about him that he had been drinking far more than he actually had and pretended not to understand and slurred his words "Al'righ te hen! Princess Felishaty!" he fist pumped the air and proceeded to climb the stairs to his room with Diggle in tow.

Now that Oliver was in his room he dropped the drunk act and took a deep breathe "did you hear the King and Queen Oliver?"

"Apparently I am to marry Princess Felicity of Arkham" Oliver shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly "I only met her once when we were kids. All I remember about her is that she was such a damn know it all and was glued to her computers as much as possible"

Diggle pulled up a recent picture of the Princess and showed it to Oliver "I guess she…out grew her pig tails huh?" Diggle asked as Oliver stared at the picture

"Fine. I'll deal with it tomorrow" he refused to acknowledge the slight flutter in his stomach "what else did you find on our Target Adam Hunt?"

"Yeah, willing to do anything to get his hands on money and power. The Police have given up searching for him – scared most likely – they keep ending up dead"

"Lucky for me I let go of fear a long time ago" Oliver went to his trunk at the bottom of his wardrobe, pulled out a bow and a green hood "time to get this guy" he and Diggle snuck out of the palace and proceeded into the city to catch Adam Hunt.

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