Scents.
Regina had always given the impression that she smelt like apples, not by choice but it had just happened. Adeen had learnt this because other people complained about the smell of apples; they had come to terms that the scent was a bad omen.
However Adeen had come to the conclusion that Regina only smelt like apples when she had been outside working with her apple tree. Adeen would sit under the tree on top of a blanket, because god forbid Adeen got her clothes dirty, whilst the older woman worked.
Most of the time the former evil queen smelt of vanilla and the scent of the outdoors.
Regina however had noticed the girl would still smell like ginger but had now developed the scent of apples. She had first put it down to being outside with her but she soon found out that the girl had discovered her love for apples and would take some from the tree.
The two of them had begun to complement each other in scent, and Adeen had adapted to knowing if the woman had come through a door.
Adeen was currently sitting on the white porch, in a pair of blue jeans and a short sleeved t-shirt; she shrugged at her conclusion and took a great bite from a shiny red apple. It didn't bother her if she would be mistaken for the Queen in scent. It also hadn't bothered her when the older woman had told her not to eat so many apples before dinner.
But Regina was more than pleased that the girl was swapped her high sugar content food for fruit; mainly her apples. She opened the door of the mayoral house and walked to the girl, taking a seat next to the young girl - plucking the apple from her hand and taking a bite from it. "What have I said about eating so many apples?"
Adeen grinned and took the apple from the woman, taking another bite and lean her elbows on her knees. "That you're happy that I'm not being so unhealthy anymore?"
"Dinner is almost done, my sweet." She spoke the last couple of words in a whisper. She placed her hand gently on the girls back and began to draw patterns with her slim fingers, something she'd picked up that she knew the girl loved. "As much as I'm pleased with you bring healthier, don't spoil your dinner by eating so many."