Hello all! This is my first dabble in fan fiction. I am hoping to make it a multi chapter story and there will be spoilers up to season 5 of OUAT. I'm a huge Snowing fan and miss their interactions on the show so this will be mainly from their perspective. However, most of the characters (and new ones) will appear! Currently rated T but I will warn if M is needed. Hope you enjoy!
2/28/16 A/N- Hi! So, this story has expanded even more than I ever dreamed. It was supposed to just be a few one shots then morphed into what it is now. I encourage you to get through the first couple shorter/slower chapters and then the story really gets going. Thanks for coming on this adventure with me!
Snow and David walk Neal's stroller down the main street towards Granny's for the town meeting. Their son coos at them, trying to catch their attention. David pretends not to notice him, looking around as if confused, then says "Aha! I found you!" as he brings his face close to his son's. Even though this has happened at least fifteen times already, Neal giggles like it is still brand new. Snow watches her husband and son, smiling at them. Nothing warms her heart more than watching them interact. In another life, she would have wished for her daughter, Emma, to have had these sweet moments with her father as a small child. Those hopes were ripped away from her when she and David were forced to send a newborn Emma through the enchanted wardrobe to the safety of this world in order for her to escape the curse Regina, her step mother and former Evil Queen, had cast. After twenty eight years, Emma came to Storybrook and broke the curse, saving all of their happy endings.
Now, more than anything, Snow wanted to save her daughter. Between leading the people of Storybrooke alongside her husband and trying to find a way to save Emma from the darkness, Snow had very few things to smile about these days. The whole town was determined to find a way to save Emma just as she saved them from the curse. Henry, Emma's son and Snow and David's grandson, was staying with his adopted mother Regina until the real Emma returned to them. Snow let out a sigh, still smiling at David and Neal, grateful for these moments of emotional reprieve with her little, but not yet whole again, family.
David, hearing her sigh, stops the stroller and inspects her face inquiringly. Snow's green eyes look into his blue ones, both of them silently reading each other. Snow smiles again, and wraps her arms around David's waist to ease his concern. Satisfied that she is alright, Charming kisses her temple, places his right arm around her shoulders, and continues pushing Neal's stroller with his left. He has been worried about his wife. It has been weeks since Emma had become the Dark One, and the time spent in Camelot was still a mystery that was only beginning to become clear. The strong princess that led their people by day cried against his chest during the hardest nights. The prince was uneasy, more so since they had found the dream catcher that revealed Emma had purposefully broken Henry's heart. He felt torn, wanting to shield his loved ones from danger, but now, Emma was the danger.
Nothing in David and Snow's relationship had ever been easy, even from the very first moment they met, but they had always overcome their obstacles by having faith in one another and their love. He never wavered when it came to protecting his family. At least, until now. He may be one of the best swordsmen in all the realms, but he could not fight the dark magic with his sword. As a man of action, he felt useless and helpless. His heart wrenched as he thought of his daughter being overtaken by the darkness that night. His beautiful, brave little girl… His chest begins to tighten, so he releases a sigh of his own. Snow tightens her arms around his waist in understanding.
"I love you, Charming."
"And I you," he replies softly.