A/N: I hope you guys enjoy this story, I've had the idea in my head for a while. Please leave a review and let me know what you think! :)
Prince Charming watched The Evil Queen suspiciously as she approached his cell in the cold dungeon.
"Leave us." The queen spoke to the guards surrounding the cell.
"What do you want?" Charming asked.
Regina ignored his question and approached him.
"Hm…I suppose I see the allure." She purred and raised her hand to run it across his chest before it was slapped away by the prince. She continued talking as if nothing had happened.
"I wonder if you'll be quite so incorruptible after your precious Snow is gone." She inwardly smirked at the angry expression forming on Charming's face.
"Whatever she did to you, leave her alone and take my life instead." He bargained.
"Oh, who said anything about taking her life?" The Evil Queen pouted playfully. "Oh, no. I have a far more satisfying brand of punishment for her."
She gave him a wicked smile before turning to walk out of the cell. Whilst closing the cell doors with her magic, she takes out her leather satchel, and pulls a blood red poisoned apple from it.
Prince Charming pulls at the iron bars that enclose him, but it's useless. All he feels is utter devastation.
~EC~
David shot up from the bed. His whole body was covered in a thin layer of sweat and his heart was racing.
What the hell? His dream had felt so real. But how?
"David?"
He jumped at the sound of his name and turned to see a worried Katherine sitting up next to him.
"Are you alright?" She asked.
"Uh yeah, sorry to wake you. It was just a bad dream." He reassured her.
"You're sure?" She asked.
"Positive, I'm going to go grab a glass of water. Get some rest." He smiled gently and placed a soft kiss to her forehead.
She smiled in return before turning over and falling back asleep.
David's mind was spinning. What was that dream? As he was entering the kitchen, he realized why that woman from his dream looked so familiar. That was the mayor. This revelation caused a frown to appear of his face.
Why her?
~EC~
Once again, David jumped awake from another crazy dream the next night. This one involved Mary Margret who he had kept calling 'Snow'.
Then all of the sudden, his memories hit him like a ton of bricks.
Snow White. The Evil Queen. The Curse. His Daughter.
He jumped out of bed. Katherine also woke up from the movement.
"What are you doing?" She asked.
'Princess Abigail' He realized.
"I have to go, I'm sorry." He said before slipping on his jeans and running out of the house.
He got into his truck and made his way to Mary Margrets apartment. He quickly realized that wasn't a good idea. The curse was obviously still intact considering Katherine didn't remember anything. He must have been the only one.
If he went to see Snow she would just think he was crazy.
The Queen. She obviously knew what was going on! He felt an immense rage build in him. This was all her fault, she needed to pay.
~EC~
Regina shot up from the bed when she heard someone start banging loudly on the front door.
She immediately became grumpy. Why the hell would someone be knocking on her door at-
She glanced over at the clock.
-3:00am?!
She sighed loudly and make her way down the stairs in her silk pajamas. The banging was getting louder by the second.
"Regina?! Open up!"
'David?' She thought.
When she got to the door, she looked out the side glass before opening it. Davids hands were on her immediately and she was slammed against the wall, unable to stop the yelp of pain.
"What the hell are you doing?!" She yelled.
"I came to talk, your majesty." He responded. His voice sounded calm but she could feel the rage emanating from him.
"W-what?" She paled.
"That's right. I remember, Regina." He answered smugly.
"How?" She seethed.
"I don't know." He answered honestly. "But what I do know is your going to find a way to break this curse and then when you do, your going to burn at the stake for what you've done." He raged.
Regina let out a deep laugh. "And why would I do that?" She snarled.
"Because you don't have magic here."
"You think I need magic? I could kill you with my bare hands." She replied angrily and pushed him off of her.
David was taken by surprise how strong she was and wasn't expecting the move. He stumbled back, barely catching himself from hitting the floor.
When he met her gaze, she was smiling smugly.
"Your threats are empty. I suggest you make your way out of my home. You may remember, but there is nothing you can do with your new knowledge. The only way to break the curse is your daughter-"
"My daughter!" He smiled. "That new woman in town, Emma. She's my daughter isn't she?"
Regina mouth fell open from shock.
No.
She had known this woman seemed suspicious. No one was supposed to be able to enter Storybrooke and yet she drove right through as if it was no big deal. If she was the Savior, David would surely find a way to make her break the curse.
"She won't believe anything you tell her. Have you not seen Henry going around telling everyone about his book and telling them they were cursed? That means he's probably told Miss Swan and she hasn't believed him." She feigned confidence.
"Well who would believe the 10 year old son of a delusional mayor. He's probably just as crazy as you." He faked a smile.
"How dare you!" She roared. "First you come to my home. You pin me against my wall. Then, you insult not only me, but my son!"
David knew what he had said was a low blow. Henry was probably a great kid, but around The Evil Queen he just couldn't control his temper. However, why apologize to her when she hadn't apologized about any of the evil crimes she's committed?
Regina didn't wait another second before grabbing David by the collar of his stupid flannel and pulling him towards the door. She used all her force to push him and he stumbled out the door.
"Come back here again and your ass will be in my fireplace." She threatened.
After hearing the slam and lock of the door, David started walking away.
"Witch." He mumbled.
~EC~
David was currently in granny's drinking his second beer.
His mind was going in circles as he tried to process the past 24 hours. He thought back to his visit with Regina. He regretted his comment about Henry, he had spoken with the boy a couple times and he seemed like a good kid. It made him feel even worse once he realized he had insulted his grandson.
His thoughts turned in the direction of his daughter. He had missed out on everything. She was 28 years old and had a son. He never got to see her first steps or witness her first word.
He downed the rest of his beer and slammed the bottle onto the counter in frustration.
His phone started ringing and he dug it out of his pocket. Katherine.
She had been calling nonstop, he knew he should answer her, but he just wasn't ready to talk to her. He wasn't ready to talk to anyone.
He felt as if he was in a daze. Maybe he was dreaming and would wake up soon.
How was he supposed to continue from here? Was he to try and convince Snow that the curse was real? Was he supposed to sit around and wait for Emma to somehow break it?
He sighed heavily. "Granny?" He called out to the woman that was wiping down the counter.
"Do you have any rooms available?" He asked.
~EC~
Regina sat in her study nursing a glass of wine. Dried tear tracks could be seen on her flawless face.
Everything was going downhill. Now that David remembered he would surely convince the savior that the curse was real. She would lose again.
She heard the front door open and a "Mom?" echo through the hall.
Henry had luckily been at a sleepover when David came over, but now he was going to find her like this. She was a wreck.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Henry frowned as he took in the sight before him.
"Nothing much, baby. I'm just thinking." She smiled lightly.
"Okay well, I was wondering if I could spend the night with Emma tomorrow?" He smiled brightly at the thought.
Regina smile on the other hand, fell as quick as it came. Of course he wanted to see his 'real mother'. Jealously and hurt boiled within her.
"Um..we'll see okay?" She gave him a forced smile.
He seemed somewhat content with that answer and nodded. Then, he ran out of the room and Regina could hear him bounding up the stairs.
A fresh wave of tears fell over her cheeks. As soon as she gained a piece of her happy ending, it was taken from her and she was left with an even bigger void then she had started with.
(The Next Morning)
Mary Margret was awoken by knocking at her apartment door. She waited for a couple seconds to see if Emma would answer, but when she didn't hear the blondes footsteps she forced herself out of bed.
She made her way down the stairs and answered the door.
"Katherine." Mary Margret smiled.
"Hey, Mary Margret. I'm sorry for bothering you this early, but it's an emergency."
Mary Margret immediately became worried. "What's happened?"
"It's David. He left the house early yesterday morning and I've been trying to call him, but he hasn't been answering. I'm really worried, what if something bad happened to him?" Katherine was crying hysterically now.
Mary Margret took the woman into her arms. "It's going to be alright, Katherine. I'm sure he's fine, we'll find him." She reassured.
Mary Margret led Katherine over to the couch and they took a seat.
"Okay we'll figure this out alright." Katherine nodded in agreement. "Why did he leave in the first place?"
"I'm not really sure." Katherine sniffled. "I know he had been having these crazy dreams and he would wake up sometime in the middle of the night and I would try to comfort him. So, when he jumped up yesterday morning I figured it was another crazy dream, but then he started getting up like he was going to leave and so I asked him what was wrong.
He just apologized and ran out of the house. I've called him so many times. I just wish he would let me know he was alright." She sobbed.
"Alright it's going to be okay. Let's just talk to Emma, we'll have her look around and see if she can find him." Mary Margret smiled.
Katherine gave a light smile in return. "I guess it's a good thing to have a roommate that's a police officer." She gave a watery chuckle.
"Definitely." Mary Margret laughed.
~EC~
Okay just be casual.
Regina walks up to Henry, who is sitting on the couch playing video games.
"Sweetheart?" Regina asks.
"Yeah?" He replies distracted.
"You haven't happened to see David Nolan today have you? Maybe on your way home from school or something?" She said in a monotone.
Henry pauses his game and looks up at his mother with a frown. "What are you up to?"
Regina scoffed. "Nothing."
"I don't believe you!" Henry exclaimed and stood up quickly. "Your going to hurt him aren't you?!"
"Henry stop it, you being ridiculous!" She scolded.
"No! Your the evil queen, I don't trust you!"
"Henry honey, please calm down. I was just asking you because..." think Regina think "I was going to ask him to come over for dinner." Damn. That was not what she meant to say. She had only been asking because she wondered what David was doing. Was he going around babbling about the curse? Maybe he had already started trying to convince Emma.
"Wait what?" Henry asked in shock. "Why would The Evil Queen want to invite Prince Charming to dinner?"
"Because despite what you think this town isn't filled with fairy tale characters. David and I have become...friends."
"Friends?" Henry started to smile lightly. "Really?"
Regina couldn't help but give him a small smile back. "Yeah, but you probably don't want him to come for dinner so I'll just...invite him another night." She said quickly and started to walk away hoping Henry wouldn't say anything.
"Wait!" Henry said.
Regina sighed defeated and turned around.
"I would love for him to come over! I seen him today at Granny's. I heard people saying he rented a room there. I'm sure he'd be excited to have dinner with us!" Henry kept talking about how much fun it would be.
Regina could already feel dread settling in. Now what had she done? She got herself a dinner with the insufferable Prince.
~EC~
David was cleaning up around the pet shelter when his phone started ringing.
"Hello?"
"David."
"I'm not in the mood, Regina."
He heard Regina sigh. "Look, I don't want to talk to your either. In fact, if you were near me right now I'd probably behead you after your little disturbance last night, but I need you to do something for me."
David laughed. "Wow. First you talk about how you wish to behead me and then proceed to say that you need a favor from me."
Regina grumbled angrily under her breath. "Would you stop being so annoying and just hear me out." She spat.
"I'm all ears, your majesty."
"I need you to come to my house for dinner tomorrow night."
He laughed once more. "What? Come have dinner with you? No thanks. I don't want to be poisoned."
"My son wants you too." Regina said. "And after the rude comment you made about him, I feel like you owe him."
David clenched his jaw in frustration. "Fine." He hissed.
"Excellent. Be there at 6:00pm tomorrow evening."
With that, she hung up.
David was left in confusion.
Thoughts? Should I continue?
Any mistakes are my own, sorry.