Once Upon a Time...

there was a princess who lived in a beautiful castle. She was not the fairest of them all, but she had a big heart. And her heart loved the prince of the Forbidden Forrest. She knew that she was not allowed to go there, but she went anyway. Her closest maid, or her only best friend, convinced her to go to Forbidden Forrest and see some new things. There she followed her her friend to another castle, not like hers but still beautiful. The princess stopped and pondered over what she was seeing. At first she was turned away for the man had his back to her and she could not see him for what he truly was, but once he turned around she was taken a back. He had the warmest smile in all the land, his eyes sparkled with passion, and his lips dripped the truth. The princess was in love. She knew it the minute he turned around, but there was one more obstacle to overcome. The princess's father would not let her marry such a prince. After all, he was in the Forbidden Forrest. The princess was torn does she risk the relationship she has with another, for love, or for what could be love? The princess had to choose, and as she whispered the words every creature in the woods was silenced, every river stopped in motion, for the princess chose.....