Once upon a time, I was a girl, not a queen. Sadly, girls grow up to face their destiny, face hidden truths. I was cursed with the power to shoot frozen water from my finger. My kingly father was forced to tell me who I really was. In all honesty, even he didn't know. In my parent's eyes, I was an afflicted daughter. In my own reflection, I saw a conflicted young woman, fear and emotions running wild. Though society cared not. They expected a queen. I knew if they ever saw my powers, I'd be deemed an evil troll. I'd be burned at the stake. And that was just the beginning...

Once upon a time, I was a man, not a beast. Turned by the vengeful enchantress' hand, my world would never be the same. She called me a beast on the inside, turning me into a foul creature to match. Only true love could save me, something I knew nothing about. Once upon a time, I was a girl, not a prisoner. Papa named me Belle, for the beauty he saw in my eyes. I never saw it myself. Instead, I hid in books. Though, trading my fate for life of my papa, I stepped inside the dungeon of a beast. Not even words of escapism could save me from the mean, cruel creature. Searching my mind, my only...