Hey everyone! this is my latest story that i have been working on for over two months! this story is being co-written/edited by my friend Xxanimefangurl2294xX

This story is a Swan Princess, Anastasia, and Kingdom Hearts mixed story...but there is quite a few yaoi pairings like...SoRiku, Akuroku, CLeon...and still possibly more to come, but we'll see how it'll fit in the story line... this is set after the final battle with Xehanort, cause i thought there should be a bit of a twist with Sora's past since I'm doing something close to that in my Kingdom Hearts: Princess of Light story for those who're following, but i'm no gonna say anymore!

Long ago, in a world that has long since been forgotten, there was an ancient kingdom called Black Swan Lake. There lived a king by the name Sion, who was fair, courageous and kind-hearted. His hair was spiked and dark blonde which complemented his cobalt eyes. When he was eighteen, he was married to his best friend and true love, Evangeline, who was seventeen; she had long, flowing, dark-cinnamon brown hair, sharp emerald-colored eyes and a bright smile that even silenced the crudest of old men.

Though they had married at a young age, due to the fact that Sion's father had passed and he was to be crowned king, they were what legends called 'soul-mates' and were very much in love. A few years after their marriage, Queen Evangeline found that she was pregnant with her first child; the whole kingdom was in frenzy as they all helped prepare for the arrival of the royal couple's child.

9months later:

"How are you feeling my love," Sion asked his beloved queen

"I feel as if my insides are ripping, ah," she groaned out in discomfort in response to her husband "I just pray that our child will be alright!"

The queen's cries echoed through the quiet halls of the castle for what seemed like hours; till finally, the cries of an infant rang through the castle, making everyone sigh in relief.

"Maid, get me hot water, towels, and a couple blankets stat," the doctor shouted at the frantic girl in the room.

After a few minutes, she returned with the asked items and assisted the doctor with the cleaning.

"Is my baby alright," the tired queen asked.

"Yes and yes," the doctor replied.

"What do you mean," Sion asked confused.

"Yes…your baby is alright," the doctor smiled kindly, "but the second yes is for the other child as well!"

"What," the royal couple asked shocked.

"Ahem, may I present, the newly born, prince and princess of Black Swan Lake," the doctor announced holding two squirming bundles in his arms. The queen burst into tears of happiness seeing her new son and daughter; the king was just as happy and more, he took the twins from the doctor and went to sit beside his beautiful wife.

The first child, a boy, looked curiously up at his parents with beautiful wide blue eyes and dark brown hair. The second child, his sister, had smiling green eyes and dark blonde hair, and was currently 'chewing' on her little fist.

"They're beautiful," Evangeline sighed as she held her little boy to her chest.

"Yes, they are," Sion agreed gently rocking his little princess, "but what are we going to name them?"

"Hmm," the queen thought for a moment as she looked at her children, "our son's eyes are like yours, but they practically challenge that of the color of the sky…*gasp* that's it! We'll name him Sora, after the sky!"

"Sora…," Sion tested out the name before nodding, "it's perfect; and I think I know a name for our daughter too…Valerie, the name of the first queen of our kingdom."

"Sora and Valerie," Evangeline smiled and then looked at her babies, "my little angels."

The kingdom was in a joyous celebration at the arrival of the prince and princess; they partied for days till no one could stand on their feet. As the seasons flew by, the twins grew into happy-healthy little toddlers; and for four years, everything was peaceful.

But sadly, that happiness came to sudden end; it was a beautiful summer day and the twins were celebrating their fourth birthday and everything seemed fine. At the moment, Sora was opening his present from his sister and shouted in joy when he revealed a wooden sword with his initials carved into the 'blade' of the sword. Queen Evangeline looked at her husband in annoyance, while King Sion holding his hands up in defense as if saying it wasn't his idea.

Valerie was about to open her present when the doors to the hall burst open to reveal a withering man in religious robes with a strange looking reliquary hanging by his waist. Everyone backed away from him as he made his way to the royal family.

"Rasputin," Sion growled angrily, "you dare show your traitorous face in my kingdom?! You were banished from this world to the realm of darkness; how did you escape?!"

"Ha-ha, you think you could keep the Great Rasputin away," the man spat in mockery with a Russian accent, "I have gained unimaginable power from the darkness! By this time, within a fortnight, your precious kingdom will fall under the power of darkness and I shall have my revenge! But of course, I need some…blood line to completely rule it…"

He then turned towards the twins who were shaking in their mother's arms and pointed at them saying:

"I place a curse on your precious children!

By the rise of the first full moon on their eighteenth birthday,

A mark shall appear on their backs! Then, after two weeks,

they shall be dragged by the darkness, despite how much power they hold

within their hearts and be under my control;

until they find someone to give them the greatest vow of everlasting love

they shall take the form of this kingdom's sacred animal by day

and human by night…for all eternity!

Rasputin then laughed evilly as he disappeared into a portal of darkness.

Chaos rained on the once peaceful world. People lost their hearts to the darkness and soon came to be the first known heartless, but they could not leave their darkened world. Those who could withhold their hearts were cursed with animal forms, but could change their forms by choice whenever they wished so. On the accursed day, as night fell, the king and his family fled through the forests, hoping to save their beloved children. As they neared the moonlit lake, the king and queen set down their children and silently discussed what was to be done; meanwhile, Sora led his sister Valerie a few feet away so he could give her something.

"What's that big brother," the little princess asked the prince as he pulled a cloth-wrapped item from within his shirt.

"Your birthday present," Sora replied as he unfolded the cloth! "you never got to open it!"

Valerie's little green eyes widened as he handed her a small, golden-circular box with their family colors decorating the outside.

"Is it a jewelry box," she asked curiously trying to open the lid.

"Nope," he smiled and pulled a little golden key as he took back the little treasure and put it into a hole in the side of the box, "it's a music box."

As he turned the key, the lid opened to reveal two black swans swimming in a circle around a painted lake. as they began to 'circle', a familiar tune began to play.

"It's our lullaby," Valerie gasped

Sora smiled and began to sing with his sister:

On the wind

Cross the lake

Hear this song and remember

Forever we'll be

Together for all eternity

Once upon a memory

When the song ended, Valerie pulled her brother into a hug and cried happily into his shoulder, "Thank you so much So-So," she smiled saying his nickname she gave him last year.

"You're welcome Vali," Sora as he pulled back from his little sister, "Oh, I almost forgot! Mr. Calydon, the blacksmith, gave me this last week for the both of us."

Sora then pulled out two silver, chain-linked necklaces with matching silver crowns. He placed one around his sister's skinny neck and then one around his. They then heard their parents calling for them and they rushed over quickly.

"Sora," Sion sighed sadly as he kneeled down to look his son in his matching blue eyes, "you are to go with your mother and Valerie is to come with me. We are heading to different worlds, but I pray we can see each other again soon."

Sora could hardly believe his ears, but soon, he found himself in his mother's arms, while his sister was carried away by their father into a portal of light.

"Sora," Valerie screamed with tears running down her face.

"Valerie," Sora cried back.

Then, he realized that he hadn't given his sister the music box and she only had the key; but before he could protest, his mother walked through another portal and they were surrounded by light. Sora then heard his mother humming and started to drift off to sleep; not knowing his mother was erasing his memory of their home world. Valerie was in the same predicament and soon, the once close twins completely forgot that the other existed. Sion and Evangeline regretfully agreed to do this so that they could try to live a happier life. The spell would be lifted when the children neared closer to their eighteenth birthday.

And that is where our story shall begin...

Ok, bit of a long prologue, but i wanted to put out the background story so that the real story makes sense...and this will be clarified in the next chptr. I changed the original lullaby from Anastasia cause I thought it would be fun to try and make it more interesting!

Hope you enjoyed! PLZ R&R!

your's truly...Riku'sgirl19