Once upon a time there lived a kingdom which was ruled by a wise and noble king and his wife, a good and lovely queen. The king loved his wife with all his heart and did everything he could to make her happy. Although she did love her husband all she really wanted from him was a child. Then one day the Good Lord in heaven granted her wish and she became pregnant.

One cold winter's night she sat sewing by an open window where a patch of bluebells grew. As she sewed she pricked her finger and three drops of blood fell upon the snow on her window sill. And when she saw how beautiful the colors of the snow, the blood, the night, and the bluebells looked she said to herself.

"I wish I could have a child with hair black as night, eyes blue as bluebells, lips red as blood, and skin white as snow. Then I would be the happiest woman on earth."

Sometime after that the queen gave birth to a daughter with hair black as night, eyes blue as bluebells, lips red as blood, and skin white as snow. The queen was so terribly happy and in her joy she named the baby Marinette. But shortly after Marinette was born her mother died.

The kingdom was devestated by the loss of their beloved queen. But their greif soon turned to joy when they saw how beautiful the newborn princess was. Marinette was a cheerful and happy child who the king loved dearly but he still felt she needed a mother so when Marinette was seven years old her father remarried. Shortly after the marriage the king was called away on business.

"Please don't go father." Marinette begged.

"I'm sorry my child but as the king I must." The little girl hugged her father tearfully. He hugged her back and patted her head. "Don't worry I'll be back and your stepmother will take care of you while I'm gone."

Marinette felt a pair of hands come to her shoulders and pull her away from her father. The owner of them was a tall, beautiful, yet mysterious woman dressed in orange regal clothes. She had long audburn hair and olive green eyes.

"I will take good care of her." She said.

"I know you will Lila." He hugged his wife then turned to his daughter. He dropped a necklace in her hand. "My wedding gift to your mother." It was a sliver chain with a blue diamond heart pendent. "As long as you have that your mother and I will be with you."

Marinette clutched the necklace and watched as her father got on his horse and rode away waving. "Goodbye Father! I love you!"

"Come along Marinette." Lila said.

The new queen was a woman the king had met in the woods. Charmed by her beauty, he wished to marry her as soon as possible. Little did he know that his new wife was actually a witch who had deceived the king with her magic and despite her beauty, she was very cruel and selfish. She was in lead with the evil warlock Hawkmoth who was long ago banished by King Gaberiel. He gave Lila her powers which in exchange for them she would help him raise an army that would destroy his kingdom.

The source of her power was a magic mirror which she used to make herself look more beautiful.

"Mirror mirror on the wall." She asked. "Who is fairest of them all?"

It glowed and shimmered. "You my queen are the fairest. There is no one more beautiful or powerful." It said.

"Of course I am. Who else is there?"

"Stepmother!" A voice called. Marinette ran inside her room. In her hand was a bouquet of flowers. "I brought you these."

"What are they?"

"Bluebells." The child said. "They were my mother's favorite and I wanted you to have them."

"What good are flowers? Get out!"

"Yes Ma'am." She sighed.

On her way out she bumped into a man who was dressed head to toe in gray. He glared at her and she hurried away.

"Hawkmoth." She said. "What are you doing here?"

"Just checking to see if our deal is still intact."

"It is. The army you requested will attack at midnight."

"And the entire royal family will perish."

"Now that wasn't part of the deal." She said.

"What!"

"We agreed that I would give you an army to destroy Gaberiel's kingdom but not kill the royal family." She said. "However I can make that happen too but on one condition."

"What is it this time?"

"I need you to get rid of Marinette."

"The king's daughter? But she's just a little child what's so threatening about her?"

"She's just a pest that needs to be gotten rid of."

"I consider that a waste of my power."

"I see. You lack the spine to get rid of a little girl!"

Anger filled his face and a dark aura surrounded him. "Watch your tongue girl! I gave you your power and I can take it away just as easily!" He calmed down. "It shall be done bring her to the kingdom during my attack and I will do the rest."

That night Lila and Marinette went to the other kingdom. Where they were welcomed by the king and queen who happened to have a son who was Marinette's age. His name was Adrien.

That night Hawkmoth's army attacked. Hundreds of people were slaughtered without mercy.

"Mother! Father!" Adrien cried.

"Take our son and run away my love!" The king said to his wife.

"We can't leave you!" Adrien said. Then out of no where the king was stabbed by a knight. "Father!"

"No!" The queen shrieked. She grabbed her son and fled for their lives but soon they were cornered. They only escape was a small opening that only a child could slip through. "You must run my son! Escape!"

"But-"

"Run!" She put him through the opening and he ran into the forest. The very last thing he heard was his mother scream. He climbed up a tree and watched as his home was destroyed. Then he spotted one knight going off into the forest with a little girl, it was Marinette.

"Please don't hurt me!" She cried.

"Shut up!" The knight said.

"Please! I've done nothing wrong!" He threw her to the ground and raised a dagger. She closed her eyes and waited for death to come. Then she heard the man cry out in pain. When she opened them Adrien stood on top of the unconscious man.

"Hurry! Come with me!"

"Who are you?"

"Nevermind that just follow me." He grabbed her hand and the two ran furthur into the woods. They finally stopped for a minute to rest. But the knight had regained consciousness sooner than they thought. "Whatever happens run."

"Don't leave me!" She said.

"If it means you'll live then I must. Now go my princess!"

"Farewell my prince."

Her hand slips from his in a moment of sadness and she runs off. The knight catches up and the boy blocks him from going any furthur

"Out of my way boy!" He knocked him out and continued after Marinette. The frightened girl ran deeper into the woods. She tripped a few times but kept going eventually the man decided to give up. "Ugh! I'll let the wild beasts deal with her!"

Marinette fell to the forest floor in tears. While Adrien awoke to find that nothing remained. All that was left were ashes and corpses. The only survivor was a poor blacksmith who was kind enough to take the boy in. As for Marinette, she wondered the forest for many hours until she came upon a village.