Chapter 1: Past Mistakes

Enchanted Forest-Past

David or as his lover Snow White calls him Prince Charming was just heading back from meeting with Snow. He hated lying to his wife while she was home with his child but the heart wants what the heart wants. They had been meeting in secret for months now, with him helping his father being a prince and snow trying to defeat the Evil Queen. Unbeknownst to him he wasn't secretive enough for his son William had been following him.

His father had been spending less time with them. More so than usual. His mother was well known throughout the kingdom as the Evil Queen. But to William she is simply Regina Mills his mother, he k new all of her secrets, he knew why she could have turned evil, but to him she was just his mother.

William knew his father loves him, he knew he also knew of the talk of the Evil Queen caused his love for his mother to falter, wondering if she used sorcery to make him love her. He knew his mother loved David, David filled the whole where Regina's heart used to be. She loves David so much if not more than she did Daniel.

Rumors of the Evil Queen seducing men to her will reached David's ears causing him to come home drunk screaming at her and once asking if William was even his son. Well this 'Evil Queen' was really Grandmother disguised as Regina. Every evil thing done was Cora Mills Regina's mother, but they suspected Regina.

The truth was she might have gone down that path if it were not for David. Had she not fallen in love with him she might have been the Evil Queen for real, but now that his parents' marriage is failing due to the rumors William is the only thing keeping his mother sane and from going dark. David knew all about her magic, her history with Snow and Cora though he doesn't know she is alive. So he knew there is a chance of Regina telling the truth but he won't listen. His pride prevented him to face the hurt he is causing his family because if this as well as his love for Snow they decided to marry. Though Snow knew he is married she had no idea to who or that he has a son.

As David was heading to his old farm where he used to live as a shepherd before taking his twins place a cold hard voice stopped him, his sons.

"How was your little meeting with that strumpet?"

Stopping in his tracks, rage filled him at his love being called such a thing. Taking a deep breath to reign in his temper he growled "Don't call her that!"

It was then he realized what his son had just said as dread filled him. "You know?" David murmured. He never wanted his son to find out, then again he hasn't been around much/ Things between he and his wife are strained from all of the lies between them. David with his infidelity and Regina what he assumed as her denial of being the Evil Queen.

William scoffed of course he knew! William may be a lad of seventeen but he knew it is wrong to betray one's wife like this. William was the best of his parents. He has their kindness, compassion, intellect, valor, courage and strength as well as their temper. William is the general of his father's knights. He is a true spy and hunter, meaning if he does not want to be seen or heard he won't be seen or heard unless he wants to. Not to mention he also has his mother's magic. He is known in the realms as the Shadow for a reason.

"Of course I knew FATHER!" He sneered and spat the title father as if it was an insult to call him thusly. "I have known for months. You know if I don't want to be seen or heard then I won't be. I have been the one comforting my mother while you gallivant around with my stepsister. I have been the one keeping her from going dark. While you the man who has my mother's heart spit on it by being with her. Grandmother is the Evil Queen not mother! You have more faith in that wench then your own WIFE!"

By the time William finished David let his rage consume him. Withdrawing his sword he attacked his only son. Luckily for him William conjured his sword in time to prevent him from being beheaded. If they had turned around they would have noticed a boy of seventeen immortally young yet lonely feel the call of a lost boy watching the duel. They continued dueling as David let his rage out on his son for his slander against his fiancé' and for being right about how low David had become. William let out his anger on his father for abandoning them, for hurting his mother, for thinking he is not his son. Soon William missed a parry allowing David to stab his son in his shoulder. Realizing what has happened he tried to stop the bleeding but couldn't, then for some reason David felt relieved his son is dying and left him there. Unbeknownst to him the young immortal boy influenced him to leave so William could join him.

Seeing the boy standing above him William begged him for help. The boy granted it as long as they became brothers and had his undying loyalty above all others. After agreeing William and the boy introduced as Peter Pan fled to Neverland with the promise of seeing his family again.