Hello all! I thought I would start this fanfic because I wanted to write an Evil Charming one since it is my favourite ship on Once Upon a Time. I will be continuing with my Outlaw Queen fanfic but I wanted to start this one as well.

Before you start reading I will tell you the character ages and some of the differences in this.

Snow White is 19 and in this fanfic she has the ability to talk to birds but she is an innocent princess therefore does not know how to use a sword or bow and arrow.

King Leopold is around 50 and King George is around that age as well.

David is 23 and Regina is 29 but will be celebrating her 30th birthday in the early chapters.

I understand that Regina was 18 and Snow was 10 when they met but for the purpose of this fanfic Regina was 20 when she met Snow but Snow was still 10. I changed the age because I felt that 8 years sounded far too young for a stepmother and stepdaughter and I wanted Regina to be more mature and for Snow to be more naïve or innocent.

For the purpose of this fanfic Henry (Regina's father) will not live at the castle with Regina and Cora is dead.

Hope you enjoy the first chapter and I am sorry for any grammatical errors!

"Leopold, I think a marriage between our two children would be the most beneficial way to ensure our kingdoms prosper" announced King George.

For the past month King Leopold and King George had been discussing the best way to align the two kingdoms with one another. Both King Leopold's and King George's kingdoms had advantageous aspects that the other kingdom desired. Over the course of the month treaties between the two kingdoms were discussed and alliances with other empires were also mentioned amongst them both. However, the kings quickly discovered that this would not solve all of their issues and that a marriage between the prince and princess would be seen as the option that would guarantee that both kingdoms would flourish.

"Very well George, I accept your request. My daughter Snow and your son David will be married and will unite our two kingdoms together" addressed King Leopold.

One week after both kings agreed upon this engagement, Prince David travelled to King Leopold and his wife, the Queen's kingdom for this was now to be his permanent home. King George agreed that it would be better for David to live in the same palace as his wife to be so both could get to know one another before they are husband and wife.

The sun illuminated the flowers and the trees in the royal gardens. David had arrived in the kingdom, enjoying his last few moments as a free person before he met his future wife. As David ventured further into the royal gardens, admiring the wondrous flowers that grew there, he saw a woman who was peacefully standing under an apple tree. This woman had her back towards him but that alone awakened the flutter inside him. After a few moments admiring her beauty from behind, the woman turned around to face David. When David saw the front of the woman his heart momentarily stopped beating. He had never seen someone as beautiful as her. This woman was wearing a long dark blue silk dress which fit her body perfectly. Along the collar of the dress and around the waist, lay diamonds which glistened in the sun. Her face was radiant and her eyes were a dark shade of gorgeous brown. She wore dark blue eye shadow that matched her dress and her lips were covered in dark red lipstick. At this moment he just wanted to kiss her. To top off the beauty of this woman, her dark black hair was tied in an intricate style with half up on top of her head and the other half down with the locks reaching below her breasts. Slowly, David walked over to this woman and joined her underneath the apple tree whilst the woman held a dazzling red flower in her hand.

"I can never see flowers too many times, I can never tire of their sweet fragrance. Each one is a delicate bloom, no matter if it is a formal garden or a wasteland" voiced the woman.

When David first saw this woman he believed that she could not be any more attractive, however he was wrong when he heard the alluring and raspy voice that spoke to him like an angel. From that one sentence alone he could sense this woman hid something deep beneath her walls she had put into place and yet he had already begun to fall in love with her.

"I've always loved that the outdoors is a place to escape too because you never feel trapped or alone" replied David.

This was the first time Regina truly acknowledged the man that stood before her. He was handsome with striking blue eyes and a voice that could simply make you melt. She could not comprehend what she was feeling because she had not felt like this since Daniel. However, with that one simple sentence she felt like this man understood what emotions hid inside her.

Before they had a chance to develop their introductions to one another, Snow White and King Leopold approached the both of them.

"Ah, I see you have already met my wife, Queen Regina" announced Leopold.

Regina...

The name was a perfect match for the beauty that stood before him. Although David fought the sadness inside of him for he thought that Regina was the princess he was to marry.

"This is my beautiful daughter Snow whom you are to marry" spoke Leopold once again.

Snow…

The woman standing before him was indeed very pretty. She wore a feathered white dress with a white necklace and earrings. The girl he was to marry was dressed pure and innocent with her green eyes to match her youth. David reached for the young girl's hand and placed a gentle kiss on the back of it. Snow's pale white cheeks instantly blushed and Regina discreetly rolled her eyes at how naive and childlike this girl looked. David knew that this girl was attractive although her looks did not compare with the woman who he now knew as Regina positioned behind him.

As Regina watched both Snow and her new prince exchange looks and introductions she felt a sense of anger and hatred burning inside of her. She could feel the magic flowing through her eager to show itself and burn the princess standing before her. However, Regina had to contain it because one she could not simply burn her stepdaughter in front of Snow's future husband or the king and two she could not reveal to them that she had magic. It is known in the Enchanted Forest that most kingdoms prohibit the use of magic because of the power it holds and the fear it brings. Only a select few people are born with the power to wield it but wars have broken out in the past to eradicate witches and wizards. Regina knew if Leopold found out she was a witch then she would most likely be sentenced to death by being burnt at the stake.

When the introductions were over Leopold asked his best servants to escort David to his room and to make sure he has everything he needs.

"My Queen, would you do the honours of giving Prince David a tour of the grounds after he has familiarised himself with his new bedchambers? Snow has a horse riding lesson before dinner so will be unable to guide him and I would love to get him accustomed to the palace as soon as possible before the wedding takes place."

"Of course my king" replied Regina. She tried to sound less enthusiastic about the idea but truthfully she was excited to have a full conversation with the prince.

The Queen did not know that David too was ecstatic to spend more time with Regina and that he wanted to know what truly lies beneath this gorgeous woman.

"That is excellent. Prince David and yourself will join us for dinner after the tour and this will give a chance for us all to talk once more whilst dining."

"See you at dinner David" whispered Snow whilst giving him a kiss on the cheek.

Leopold ventured back into the castle whilst Snow headed in the direction of the stables, leaving David with the servants so they could escort him to his bedchambers.

Once David had settled into his room, he was instructed by one of the servants to wait at the end of the corridor where the Queen would be located.

Five minutes later David saw the Queen walk down the corridor towards him. It was impossible but he found her even more mesmerising than he did when they were in the gardens.

"Shall we" Regina gestured for David to walk beside her whilst they made their way down the castle corridors.

After showing him the various rooms around the castle with idle chat about which room situated what, David was unable to bury his need to know the Queen better for any longer.

"Will I ever be able to find my way around this castle because without you directing me, I would be lost three times over?" David asked with a smirk on his face.

Regina smiled unable to contain the flutter in her stomach when listening to David's voice. "It took me some a while but you'll get used to where everything is over time."

"How long have you been married to the king?" inquired David.

"I have been married to Leopold for nine years, almost ten actually" Regina replied, with a saddened tone in her voice.

Almost ten years David thought to himself. He could not imagine what that would be like for he himself had already become distressed living in King George's castle and he had only been there for eight months. He wondered how old Regina would have been when she married the king. David himself had just turned twenty-three and he felt this was too young to be forced into an arranged marriage.

"You've been here for almost ten years, alone in the castle?"

Regina nodded, an unhappy smile appearing on her face "Yes, trapped here."

In this moment David wanted to kiss the woman that stood before him. He wanted to hug her and tell her that she would be alone for no longer. He vowed to himself that he would be there for this woman whenever she needed him because he just wanted to make her happy and to not feel alone. Maybe they could look out for each other since being in this new castle, David had no family to talk to either.

Regina's dark brown eyes locked with David's blue eyes and they stared at each other for what felt like forever but in reality it was only seconds. The moment was shattered when a servant announced that dinner was ready and they should make their way to the banquet hall.

"We should probably go" whispered Regina.

David nodded in response to Regina "Yes, I guess we should."