Lifes A Fairytale : Prologue

There was once a beautiful woman. She was a princess who had the tendency to daydream. She was the 2nd born to the kingdom's rulers. Her twin sister was to be queen, and she would be married off one day for an alliance. She hated the idea of being married to a man she would never meet, and would have a child with him while her sister would have a choice between kingdoms, but due to her good nature, she listened and never made a fuss, only daydreaming of how good her future husband may possibly be.
One day, she met a blonde haired man. He was the prince of the neighboring kingdom, Praaven. When she saw his face she was shocked, for she had heard her sister speaking of him many times.
"I would hate to be whoever was betrothed to him," Her sister had told her. "He's an ugly pig! He got the worst of both of his parents, sandy blonde hair and a big nose. And those eyebrows!"
She had laughed it off then, thinking her sister was just exaggerating but when she met the blonde man, it was true.
However, looks were never that important to her because of how she looked. She was never that beautiful, with a round face and big blue eyes that hid under her long black eyelashes, so just by his looks alone she connected with him. She approached him. His name was Prince Jarret, and soon she and the prince were best of friends after many weeks of sneaking off to talk.
Jarret always brought the princess gifts, like a blue stone the shade of her eyes molded by the ocean. They were never grand and beautiful but she treasured each and every one of them. But one day, he stopped coming to the lake where they had met and he returned with sad news.
"I am to be married soon." He said sadly. The Princess gasped.
"So am I," She admitted, tears in her eyes. She had hopelessly fallen in love with the blonde haired boy.
"Promise me one thing," The boy said, his eyes full of love for her.
"Yes?" She asked nervously as he grabbed her hand.
"I'll always be in your heart, because you'll always be in mine. And one day, whenever we're ready, we'll run away."
"I'm ready right now," She said, blinking her tears away. She was in love with him, and he was in love with her as well, but they could never be together.
"But I'm not. I love you, I always will. I'll see you one day." He said, kissing her deeply and passionately.
"Wait..." She begged as his lips no longer touched hers.
"What?" He asked.
"Is it still adultery if you're not married yet?" She asked. He gave a small grin to her, and his only reply was a deep kiss as they fell to the ground.

A few weeks later her heart was broken. Today was the day she would be married. But worse, it would be the day the man she had lost her heart to would be married. It would be years, possibly decades until they would be with each other. But when she entered the castle church, she saw something she never expected.
"Jarret..." She gasped, unable to breathe, unable to move. She stood there, an emotionless wreck before racing towards him. She was betrothed to him! Her true love! As they exchanged rings, she knew the truth. She was the luckiest princess in the world.

Many years later, however, her luck would not stay.