Title: Snow White Queen

Chapter Title: Looks Can Be Decieving

Characters/Pairing: DG/Cain , Azkadellia/Glitch

Summary: If your a princess stay away from apples

Disclaimer: while i will own a copy of tin man in 1 week i will never own the rights sigh a/n : in response to purplerhino prompts #1 at livejournal

DG and Azkadellia walked through the forest in Finaqua.Their 'guard dogs' were not far behind them. The guard dogs being Cain and Glitch. DG was now Queen of the O.Z. She had been for nearly a annual. She was viewed as a beloved queen by most of the kingdom An old lady walked by . She was dressed in tatters. DG looked her over the poor old lady was selling strings and apples. " Let's buy something from her, the poor thing." DG and Az walked up to the lady.

" Oh such pretty ladies you two are so beautiful and fair. Would you like some strings and apples ?" said the old lady.

Cain and Glitch looked warily at the old lady. " Cain ,something's off. Maybe I'm hanging around you to much buddy but I don't trust this dame."

" Neither do I. " Cain agreed. Cain walked over to the old lady. He heard her saying something about a free apple. Now Cain's DG in danger senses were really going off. " Free ,old lady ? What's the catch? How do we know it's not poisoned ?"

" Mr.Cain?! She's just a begger woman not an assassin!" DG said.Cain still didn't look convinced.

" So sweet ,your lover is worried about you. " said the old lady.

Cain and DG turned bright red. " We're not lovers!" they both said. DG continued. " I haven't even gotten to first base ,let alone a home run."

Cain looked at DG. "Huh?"

" Nothing." DG rolled her eyes. Men so blind to the obvious.

" Oh I'm sorry it's just you two seem so perfect for each other. Such obvious chemistry." said the old lady. DG smiled. 'Obvious to everybody but Cain.' " Here to ease your friends fear you can pick two apples. One of them I will eat , the other you can have and eat when you please."

" See Mr.Cain how could they be poisoness if I choose the apple. How would she know which one I would choose?" Cain rolled his eyes at her comment and motioned her to hurry it up. DG picked two apples and gave one to the lady. The old lady ate it and nothing happened. DG thanked her and paid her anyway. Az chose a red string that she thought would make an excellant choker . The old lady walked off only turning around when she heard them leaving. She snickered. " Enjoy your final moments little princesses. I better drink the antidote. " She gulped down a green elixer and went on her way.

The foursome sat near a lake. Az motioned to DG that she wanted some alone time with Glitch. " Mr. Cain can you show me ,ummm... Hells just come with me. " She dragged the shocked tin man away. They didn't go far ,all the better for DG to snoop on the lovebirds.

" You crazy queen ,why did you drag me away ? Umm what are you doing?" Cain was blushing and she didn't know why. She finally realized she had pushed him against a tree and that one of her knees were in between his legs grazing his ,uhhh ,family jewels.

" Oh ,I'm sorry. I didn't realize. I wanted to give Az and Glitch some alone time. See ." DG pointed to Az and Glitch who were now having a heavy make out session.

" Wow ,umm. Yeah let's leave them alone. Go Zipperhead." Cain chuckled. They walked a bit.

" You didn't think I pulled you away for us to make out ,did you?"

'' Of course not. " ' Why fall for a tarnished ex tin man when there is younger , active men courting you ? You probably don't see how much I love you.' he thought to himself. He could've sworn she said 'Pity'. " What's first base ?"

DG blushed. "It's a baseball thing that is used to well... First base is kissing...I don't really know what second and third base but I'm pretty sure home run means...sex."

Cain's jaw dropped. He actually knew what it meant he was curious as to how much she knew. " Interesting. "

"I'm never gonna get to first base with you am I ?" She froze.'Crap please tell me I didn't say that out loud. He's blushing,oh my I did say it out loud. Is he leaning in to kiss me? He is! ' Their lips had almost touched when he heard Glitch screaming his name.

" Stay here, he probably saw a bug or forgot he was making out with Az. " He started to walk away but came back and whispered in her ear what second and third base was. " Your definately getting to first base when I get back and with your permission a home run whenever you want. "

" Tonight . I want a home run tonight. " She smiled.

He kissed her forehead. " Then tonight my Queen. "

" Hurry back . I'm hungry so I'm gonna start eating the apple." He nodded okay and went to see what Glitch was hollaring about.

What Cain saw when he reached Glitch horrified him. Az's throat was being strangled by her red string. Glitch cried. " I couldn't get it off. She put it on and it started choking her.I don't think chokers are literally supposed to choke you?!"

Cain grabbed his razor and cut the string and just in time too. Realization came over him :DG's apple . He ran back to where he had left her. She was lifeless on the ground. He checked for a pulse,breathing, there was nothing. He noticed her hair was darker and her lips were as red as blood. Her skin was even more pale .As white as snow.

He saw the half eaten apple. It was poison and he had let her eat it. Their was just enough for him he thought. It would be so easy to join her. He wanted to. She must be so alone. He needed her. Where she went ,he went. He started placing the apple in his mouth but Glitch yanked it out.

" You know she wouldn't want you to do that. " Glitch tried to comfort his best friend. Cain pulled away and pulled his queen close. He carried her back to Finaqua. He carried her all the way up to her room. He placed her on her bed and lay beside her. All through the night , the night that they should have been making love , he held on to his ice cold queen. He didn't eat or sleep.

He noticed her face and skin remained the same. This wasn't normal even by O.Z. standards. Something was off. His queen was dead...or was she...

TBC