Make It Rght.

AU. Prequel to "Soul of Steel" When you feel like you are losing your way, all you can do is try to make it right.

David Nolan was a young boy of twelve when he felt utterly and completely in love with Mary Margaret Blanchard. There was this one play and David would forever be thankful for it. It was Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.

A/N: I HAVE HAD A VERY LONG WEEK AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WRITE... FINALLY HAD A BREAK AND PUT THIS DOWN, WHICH HAD BEEN SWIMMING IN MY MIND FOR A WHILE... ENJOY! DEDICATED TO ALL ONCERS WHO ARE AS ANXIOUS AS ME FOR APRIL 22TH TO COME AND SPECIALLY ALL MY "SOUL OF STEEL" FANS.

A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO SnowandJames4eva :) WHO INSPIRED ME TO DO THIS!

(David and Sean are 10)

"I'm telling you!" Sean smirked at his best friend "This is going to be the coolest camping trip ever!" Sean had been talking about this all week. His father was taking them to the woods to their first real camping experience. One that didn't involve having David's Mom checking on them every five minutes. David beamed at him

"I've got all stuff packed!" The blue eyed boy smiled as he kicked away a rock. They usually walked home from school, especially when they had soccer practice. Once they reached Sean's house, David stopped dryly. "Okay, see you tomorrow then"

"Okay!" Sean climbed the house stairs and closed the door quickly. David waited for Sean to be safely inside before making a move. It was like he didn't want to get home. In truth, he preferred to be at school, were he wasn't around.

ONCE UPON A TIME

"I've told you!" Albert snapped at his wife "That boy is nothing but trouble! I swear he gets worse every time!"

"He just wants to go have fun with Sean and I've already told him he could" Ruth said calmly.

"And what?" Albert continued "He doesn't have to study? I am the one supporting him, because I married you"

"And I have always been grateful for it" Ruth told him "You know I have, but he is just a boy" That was the moment when David arrived home. He could hear the yelling inside. He had always hated Albert. He had never liked the guy in fact, he despised him and for a young boy to have such dark thoughts was disturbing.

"David" Ruth said calmly as the two quieted down once he entered "How are you sweetheart?"

"Uh" David said giving Albert a look "Fine Mom, hey Albert"

"Where have you been?" Albert said harshly making him drop his bag to the side "It's awfully late, you can expect us to be waiting for you forever, do you boy?" David gulped.

"No sir" He managed to say "I'm sorry, I just walked Sean home and we got caught up in…"

"I don't want to hear it boy" Albert told him darkly "Go wash and then up to your room"

"Albert…" Ruth tried to say, but David waved his head "I'll go up in a moment" David nodded and grabbed his bag pack. He swung it over his shoulder and then heard a low blow behind him and his mother pleading. Closing his eyes, he wished he could just disappear.

The next day at school he arrived with a limp. He knew it was impossible to hide "Hey man!" Sean said excitedly "It's all set, Friday at 7" David swallowed hard. He didn't want to let Sean down. He hated letting people down "D, you heard me?"

"I can't go" He heard himself say "Mom changed her mind, say I have to stay studying that weekend" Sean touched his arm to make him look at him and he flinched in pain "Sorry"

"You are lying" Sean said firmly "He said something didn't he? Albert? Your mom has nothing to do with this"

"I'm sorry" David repeated and shoved his arm hand away "I have to get to class" He didn't see where he was going and he suddenly bumped into something, rather said someone. "Hey…!" he lifted his face up, his cheek still red from the night before.

"I'm so sorry!" Mary Margaret Blanchard looked at him with embarrassment as her books flew away from her "I should have been looking!"

"I wasn't either" David leaned to pick up her books "Here you go Mary"

"Thanks" She said with a sweet smile. That was the first time he had ever really noticed Mary at all, seem weird considering they had known each other since kindergarten. He gave her a dashing smile making her blush. "Mary!" a girl said from behind her "Come on!"

"Right" Mary said "Thanks anyway and sorry for… " She noticed he kept limping "Did I hit you?"

"Not really" David said quickly "its okay, I just hurt by leg"

"Oh" the green eyed little girl muttered "Okay, I will see you in class, David"

"Okay" He waited until she crossed the corner of the hall to look away. And rubbed his cheek again to calm the pain. That night while he lay on his bed. For the first time in a long time. He felt. Different. Butterflies inside his belly.

"David?" Ruth knocked on the door "You should be sleeping"

"You should be too" David countered as she sat next to him on the bed "Where's Albert?"

"He…" Ruth trailed off touching his unharmed cheek "He went out"

"Mom?" David asked nervously "Why did you marry him for?"

"David…" Ruth told him sweetly "We've talked about this, he is a good man, and he supports us"

"And he hits you" David said bluntly. It was okay for him to get hit. He didn't mind. But his mother. That was another matter.

"Oh, my sweet boy" his mother leaned to hug him "It is not that easy"

"Yes it is" David spat. Ruth gave him a sad glance. He couldn't possibly understand all she had to sacrifice to give him all he had. When he had kids, he would.

"Go to bed, you have school tomorrow" Again, evading the argument. "Good night" As his mother closed the door behind her, tears began to stream down his face.

FIRST CHAPTER IS DONE! SHORT BUT IT IS JUST TO SET UP THE STORY... THIS IS A LITTLE DARKER THAN ALL I'VE WRITTEN BEFORE...