Chapter 1: Show White by the Well
A/N: in this story, I'm going to make Snow White have longer hair, since it was more appropriate for the time period. However, I'm going to make Snow more of an Alto and the Prince more of a Tenor. If you don't like it then you don't have to read it.
Snow White was young when Queen Grimhilde took over the kingdom. The cause of her mother and father's death was mysterious to her, but she didn't like how quickly the Queen took over afterward. After the Queen took over, she made her step-daughter act as a maid towards her. She stripped her of her Princess attire and forced her to wear rags, cook, and clean.
Snow White, as I said, was very young and didn't know what else to do but follow the queen's orders. Even though the hard work was tiring, Snow White tried to stay positive."At least I'm learning new skills," she thought, "maybe one day they might come in handy if I want to leave this place." She smiled at the thought of leaving, "Maybe when I'm older I can run away and get a job as a maid, or an innkeeper." Sure it didn't change her current situation of work, but at least she would be free from her step-mother's clutches. "When the time is right, and when I'm ready..." she told herself.
Secretly, however, she was scared to leave. The castle had been the only place she'd ever known. She didn't know what the outside world would be like. She hoped in the back of her mind and the bottom of her heart, that someone would arrive to take her away. That way she wouldn't be alone. If someone like that ever did come, even if they didn't stay; she knew it would be a sign that it would be time to leave.
The only thing in the way was her step-mother. She noticed the girl's enchanting beauty when she took the throne. She had put her in rags and ordered her to do chores in hopes of removing that beauty, but Snow's beauty was never fading. In fact, it was quite the opposite and growing every day. The Queen decided to keep a close eye on her, and dispose of her if she had to. Yet, every day the mirror confirmed that she was the most beautiful. So she smiled, knowing that for now, things were right. "When the time is right, that is when she will die." The Queen told herself. Every day she would look down at Snow cleaning the courtyard singing her sad little song of how she wished someone would save her, and the Queen smiled. She was amused with her step-daughter's futile sense of hope.
Every year, the queen would receive a shipment of jewels for her wardrobe from the diamond mine. When the shipment was delivered by the young man, the queen would give him a small pouch of gold. However, as the queen got older and vainer she handed out less and less gold to the miners. When they complained, she offered them a new deal. They give her a shipment of jewels in return they could keep their lives. They knew they had to keep up with that offer, even if that meant they were no longer paid.
On the day Snow turned 14, the Queen asked the mirror yet again who was the fairest one of all, but this time the Mirror answered differently. "Yes my Queen, you are fair, this is true, but the young maiden Snow White is fairer than you." Said the mirror,
"What?!" gasped the Queen, the time had come. Then a messenger sounded for the queen, and she went to her throne room.
"Your majesty, your shipment of jewels is here." Said the messenger,
"Excellent," Said the Queen, "Send them in." The Queen sat in her throne as the messenger ran out to the front gate to let in the wagon full of jewels for the queen. The Queen watched as a young man she had never seen before entered the palace throne room.
"I have not seen you before." She said to the young man, "You must be new to this operation."
"Yes, my Queen." Answered the young man,
"Do you know, perhaps, the terms of the agreement the miners have with me?" asked the queen. The young man was hesitant. He gulped, and fixed his collar before answering.
"Yes, my Queen." He answered nervously,
"So I hope you do not expect any payment." She said,
"No, my Queen." He said,
"Good. Now, leave the jewels and be on your way." She said waving him out. He gave her a deep bow, and turned towards the door.
Upon exiting he heard a voice coming from within the courtyard.
"I'm wishing (I'm wishing)
For the one I love
To find me (To find me)
Today (Today)
I'm hoping (I'm hoping)
And I'm dreaming of
The nice things (The nice things)
He'll say (he'll say)"
The young man decided to climb over the wall to see who it was. He hoped he looked nice, considering how he was trespassing. He did dress in his best clothes to visit the queen, so he hoped he looked nice. So he used his horse to boost himself over the wall and climb over it.
On the other side was a servant girl dressed in rags singing by the well. He decided it would be fun if he joined in, so he crept over next to her as quietly as possible as she finished her song.
"I'm wishing (I'm wishing)
For the one I love
To find me (To find me)
Today (Today)" he ended her song by added an almost harmonious final Tenor note to match her Alto, "To-day..." She turned around to face him, her face filled with surprise and shock as she let out a brief high pitched shriek and backed away from him a few feet.
"Who are you?" she asked, still half frightened.
"My name is David." he told her, "What is your name?" he asked her,
"Snow White." She said quietly, he was a bit surprised. It couldn't be the Snow White. As in, the Princess; a princess would never wear rags or fetch water. Yet again, it would explain her beauty.
"What are you doing here?" She asked him nervously,
"I came to visit the Queen." He told her truthfully,
"Oh..." she said sadly, "Then I probably should not be talking to you." She added running back into the castle.
"Wait!" He called after her, "It's not like that!" but it was too late, she had already shut the door. He had to get a way for her to listen. She liked to sing...
He thought he would try to finish her song, maybe make it a duet. So he sang,
"Now that I've found you, here's what I have to say...
One Song...I have but one song...
One song...only for you..." Snow White was impressed. Not only could he sing, but he was finishing her song. Maybe this was her sign; maybe he would be the one to take her away. She walked out onto the balcony to see him, and listened to him sing.
"One heart...tenderly beating...
Ever entreating...constant and true..."
Meanwhile the Queen was looking down on the young man.. The man from before was singing to her step daughter. The Mirror was right; Snow was more beautiful than her. Someone had become enchanted with her, and if they were to marry they could take over the kingdom! She had to act quickly in removing Snow White from the problem.
However, what the Queen didn't know is that they were simply attracted to each other. When Snow sang of her love coming to find her in her song, she simply meant that she would be eternally grateful to anyone who would rid her of this castle. In David's song he wasn't singing about his love for Snow. He was singing about his attraction to her. He was simply matching the theme of the song Snow was singing earlier.
So as he sang,
"One Love...that has possessed me...
One love... thrilling me through..." Both Snow and David knew they didn't mean it, but the queen was fooled.
"One song...my heart keeps singing...
Of One love...only for you." He finished. Snow White smiled down at him,
"I guess you're not seeing the queen?" she called down to him,
"No, I'm not." He called back, "Can you come down?"
Snow nodded and came back down to the court yard. "You're a good singer." She told him, "Did you make that song up?"
"Yes," He told her, "Did you make your song up?"
"Yes..." she told him, "but it was a while ago."
"I guess you've wanted to leave for some time now?" he asked her,
She nodded in response, "So why don't you?" he asked,
"I haven't left yet because I don't know what's outside." She sighed deeply, and then straightened herself, "But I'm going to be leaving tonight." She told him happily, "Do you want to help me?" she asked hesitantly.
"I don't know if I should..." he said slowly,
"That's okay." She told him, "I'll make it on my own. Maybe one day we'll see each other again." She said hopefully,
He smiled, and said, "I hope so as well."
For a moment, they just stared at each other and smiled. Then, David realized he should go. So, he bowed to the young maiden, and left. Snow White smiled as he climbed back over the wall. She was glad she got a chance to meet him. After her new friend was gone, she skipped back into the castle to finish her chores, unaware of the Queen glaring down at her.
So that was the first chapter. You may have noticed it was a little different, you should know I put my own spin on it (it's a fan fiction, duh). However, if I got the parts out of order I am terribly sorry but I have not seen the movie since I was five and I hardly remember it. This should be blatantly obvious but since I am a girl and therefore not the brothers Grimm or Walt Disney (also because they're both dead) I do not own Snow White. Also, for those hardcore Disney fans out there, I know that it was officially stated that the prince's name is Ferdinand and to that I say: 1, it's never said in the movie; 2, if you might have noticed David might not be a prince; 3, I like David better. If you don't like it you don't have to read it.
