AN: I Haven't wrote a story for fanfiction in ages! But after years of simply reading stories, and roleplaying on other sites, I've decided to come back to my roots with a new story.
A few things to note in this story, this is a CharmingQueen story, meaning it is Regina and David centered. If you don't like that, this may not be the story for you. This story will feature other characters and follow canon to some extent. Also, in this story, David and Regina are around the same age, so when David meets Snow, he'll be some years older than her. Now I have the outline of how this story will go, but that is subject to change. I hope you like it!
Prologue
It was hard getting away from her mother, especially at a time like this. But the young Regina Mills was a very determined little girl. She ran through the town's square with a bright smile on her face, and a giggle leaving her lips every now and then as she continued to look behind her to check and see if anyone was following her. And when she noticed that no one was, she ran even faster with a satisfied smile.
Her mother was very annoying and a little intimidating when she got like this. The King of the Enchanted Forest was having a ball in just a few days time, and her mother was determined to make sure Regina was there, in the most elegant and radiating gown she could find. And Regina often loved the gowns at times, she just thoroughly despised the amount of time it took her mother to actually finish with the fitting. So Regina had ran as soon as her mother had turned her back. You would think, after so many times of the young girl running, that her mother would learn not to turn a blind eye on her.
As the ten year old girl rounded a corner of an inn, she ran right into someone. At first, Regina feared that it was her mother, and she immediately went to wince and back away as she fell. She looked down at the ground, ready for the scolding and reprimanding. But it never came.
"Are you okay?"
Regina found herself looking up at a boy around the same age as her. She stared at him as he held out a hand towards her. It took her a moment to realize that the boy was trying to help her to her feet. She went to grab his hand and stood up from the ground, wiping at her dress. She quickly went to nod her hand at the boy. "I'm okay." She offered the boy a grin, smiling more when he returned the gesture.
"Good, my mom would be upset if she knew I hurt a girl." The boy admitted, sheepishly rubbing at the back of his neck. "I'm David."
"Oh…. Hi David!" Regina smiled brightly at him. "I'm Regina!" She quipped and waved at him.
"Why were you running so fast?" David looked behind Regina, as if to find someone chasing after her.
"I was running from my mom, she takes an awfully long time with my dress fittings." Regina gave an annoyed look and she rolled her eyes.
"I'm glad I don't ever have to do that then." David replied, and the two children let out laughs that filled the air.
The two continued to talk and laugh about things around them, Regina didn't even know anything about the boy, besides his name, but she found herself really enjoying their short lived time together. That is, until she heard the shrill calling of her mother.
"Regina!"
Regina froze next to David, her eyes wide in fear as she heard her mother's voice. She looked over at David, "Sorry!" She quickly told him. "I have to go!" She exclaimed, and she turned and took off running, leaving a curious and smiling young David in her wake.
The two children had no idea that they would cross each other's paths again in the near future, in more ways than one...