I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING
The curse has been broken but he still feels like that little boy who was left with a baby in a land without magic. He feels like a traitor and how could she ever love someone that had brought her so much pain.
A/N: POST 1X22. ENJOY!
chapter 3:
"James" Snow watches as Emma slams the door.
"We must talk to him" James tells her giving her a gentle kiss "But a doubt he would listen to us"
"Something tells me he is too afraid of giving the first step" Snow says wisely "He was only a child when he was asked to take on such a difficult task" James turns to his wife and smile. Pain in his eyes. He feels ashamed about not giving the boy the benefct of the doubt. It seems important to Emma. "He didn't make the choice Charming, someone made it for him"
"Just like we did with Emma" James admits "She didn't chose to be the savior and yet everyone expects things from her"
"She will not be alone in this fight and we must be okay with whom she choses to have by her side" Snow stands up "We must really go to bed" o
"Subtitle change of subject" They heard Emma say from the stairs. They hadn't realized she had been listening.
"Emma.." Her father begins.
"You did the best thing you could under the circumstances" Emma tells them with a smile "And I don't blame you for that, I mean it was all Regina's doing"
"That is why it was wrong for us to misjudge Pinocchio" Snow says softly.
"August" Emma says quickly "Can we just stay on to August?" James turns to Snow and they smile.
"August it is" Snow says reaching out to hug Emma. James stays back as he understands Snow must do the mending with Emma as he is still unsure about the man in question. He doesn't doubt his right intentions. He only doubts his intentions to his daughter.
"We need to talk" James encounters August along side Snow Emma and even Henry at Granny's. He is sure Henry's presence will sooth things if they go the wrong way even if he isnt used to losing his temper.
"I am not sure about what I will have to talk about" August tells the Prince. Emma shots August a look as she knows her father is really trying.
"Please August" Henry begs the man "They want to say they are sorry"
"why would you have to be sorry?" August asks in confusion. He can see Snow and James exchange looks. James offers August a seat and he finally gives into "I failed you all"
"You were just a boy" Snow tells him "It is too much to ask a young boy to protect a little baby, no matter how good you are" August smiles sweetly at Snow. August then turns to Henry who assures him it will be fine.
"I didnt really want to go" August says bowing ashamed "I wanted to tell you the truth, Go and get you so you could..."
"You did?" Henry says looking up at his grandparents who seem startled "Then why didnt you?"
"My father" August said "He wanted to protect me from whatever danger would come with the curse, He wasnt even aware of.."
"The dangers of this world" Snow finishes and he nods. Emma is worried about her father's silence. James simply watches the man he knew as a sweet boy. Emma touches his arm and gives him an urgent look even if she understands James is really trying hard not to blame August for leaving Emma behind. "He sent you as blindly as we sent Emma, hoping you would have a better chance of surviving"
"That's all I could understand at that time, yes" August tells them. James is tensing and he clears his voice. "I made a promise I broke because I was just a scared title boy and Emma payed the price for my mistakes... She didnt know anything about where she came from and how much her family really loved her"
"Instead all her life she felt as if she wasn't important" James says barely in a whisper and August knows it wont be as easy to face him as it was to do so with the kind princess "She felt like we had just tossed her away"
"Yes" August raises his face "And not a day goes by that I dont regret that" James can feel all eyes are in him now. Emma fears for what's to come next but she waits.
"Why didnt you come back?" James asked "When you were older? You just left my baby in that horrible place and you didn't come back for her, If I hadn't been under a curse..."
"I was afraid" August said fighting back the tears as he could feel James was being harsh but trying to contain the tears as well "Emma didnt deserve after what I had done to her.."
"You were all she had" James tells him huskily "She didnt have anyone else to lean on... she was all alone and you..."
"I was drowned in my own loneliness and pain" August says "And guilt" August gives Emma a sad smile which she returns.
"But you still didn't come back" James is tying and he hopes Emma and Snow and even little Henry understand because next they know he is on his feet and shoves Snow's arm away. He hears her whisper his name but he is too hurt and he doesn't want to look back on the others. He understands but he still cant come to accept the reality of what August's actions cost Emma and he imagines his little girl in pain and all he cant think of is of resentment.
Okay so.. Done. I just figured that since Charming had to go trough so much after he assumed his brother's identity he cant just come to terms about August just yet!
next chapter Charming teaches August an important life lesson by sharing his secret...