Hey guys. So, I was going to post this chapter last night but I had to go to bed before I could finish it. No thanks this time Please review! Anyway, here's The Shepard and if you have any idea on how I can make this chapter better please review and I'll fix it.
I sat on the stairs of the Nolans' house, waiting for Henry. Since David was coming home from the hospital, Kathryn had invited the whole town over to celebrate. Mary decided not to come so it was just Emma and me. I wore a soft pink shirt, jeans, my boots, my jean jacket and a pink rose in my half braided hair. I sighed. Finally, Henry and Regina walked in. The wicked witch of Storybrooke west went into the kitchen while Henry came to hide with Emma and me.
"Hey kid." Emma smiled.
"Hey Emma, Hope." Henry smiled and sat next to me. "Check it out." Henry whispered. I looked and saw his book was open and the picture was a man with shaggy, sandy blonde hair and piercing blue eyes. He was dressed like a shepherd and looked like Prince Charming.
"Is that…?" I started but Henry was already nodding. "Read it to me." I said and Henry began.
There was once a shepherd who lived with his mom. He loved his life but missed his father very much. One day, an imp appeared and when the shepherd's mother, Ruth, saw him, she explained to her son that he had a twin brother his father sold to the imp, Rumplestilskin, to receive money to live. His father felt guilty and died.
"How could you not tell me?" the shepherd asked.
"Your father died of the guilt and I didn't want you feeling like it was your fault." The shepherd sighed and went out to Rumplestilskin asking,
"What do you want?"
"The King needs someone to slay a dragon." Rumplestilskin explained.
"I'm not a dragon slayer." The shepherd said.
"If you succeed, you will become a conquering hero and your mother shall want for nothing the rest of her life." The shepherd thought about it and said,
"Deal."
"You don't have to do this." Ruth said.
"It'll save the farm." The shepherd reasoned. Ruth, seeing she couldn't change her son's mind, gave in.
The shepherd went to Rumplestilskin, unaware of what fate had in mind.
"Hi." A voice interrupted. I looked up and saw David. "You guys are basically the only people I recognize here."
"Well," Emma smiled, "You can hide back here with us." David chuckled and asked,
"Where's Mary Margaret?"
"She couldn't come." I explained, "She's hanging up birdhouses." David nodded and Henry suddenly asked,
"Hey, have you ever used a sword?" David laughed,
"Can't say I have." Henry looked disappointed. Henry and I spent the rest of the time asking David questions like,
"What's your favorite story?" or…
"How do you like Storybrooke?" or…
"Are you happy to be out of the hospital?" Soon, David left to find Mary. Henry sighed and got back to Charming's origins.
The new Prince James was getting ready to leave to slay the dragon when King Midas and his 'father' King George walked over.
"Son, if you do this you'll be a legend." Midas smiled. James smiled and Midas walked away. James wasn't confident or ready. He knew nothing about using a sword or fighting, let alone slay a dragon! The knights told him when they get to the dragon's cave to let them take care of the beast and for him to do nothing. The group traveled to the cave and most of the knights went in. Two stayed back with James. Suddenly, fire escaped the cave. James wanted to help them but the knights said know and pushed him back.
"Our men are dying in there!" James cried against the resisting soldiers, "We have to help them!" The soldiers wouldn't give in to James so they went in themselves. When more fire escaped, James ran forward and saw the Head Knight. He helped him out of the dragon's path and put him behind a rock. The dragon spotted James and came after him. James, having been a shepherd for his whole life, led the dragon to rocks and chopped its head off. James stared at the golden sword in his hand and then to the sky. This was his destiny.
Henry stopped reading as the witch came to get him saying without David this party is a waste. Emma and I left too and found Mary at the apartment.
"David came." She said before either of us got a word out.
"What?" Emma gasped.
"He came by, helped me put a birdhouse on a branch, asked why I resigned as a hospital volunteer and said he was leaving Kathryn for me."
"Really?" I gasped. Mary nodded. "Mary Margaret, that means he knows he loves you."
"He doesn't love me." Mary said.
"If he didn't love you he wouldn't say he's leaving his wife, for crying out loud!" I exclaimed.
"She's right." Emma said.
"What?" Mary and I gasped in unison. Emma never says I'm right.
"A guy wouldn't come here, help you out and say he's leaving his wife for you if he didn't mean it or didn't love you."
"Really?" Mary gasped. Emma nodded. I smiled.
"I'm going to bed." I said and left. I held my necklace. Ever since I had the flash, I've never taken it off. It's weird but I just don't do it. I put on my white pajama top and purple bottoms and climbed into bed. I got caught this morning by Mary Margaret for sleeping in the tree. The scolding went,
"Blah, blah, tree sleeping is blah, blah wrong. You could've fallen blah, blah, blah." Needless to say, I got a long scolding. I closed my eyes and dreamed of a strange kingdom.
I was standing on a balcony and there were trees and flowers everywhere! Nobody harmed nature here, they lived with it! It was beautiful and I lived in a palace that was stunning. A carriage pulled up and Mary stepped out. Her black hair fell down her back and she wore a white gown.
"Hope!" she cried.
"Snow!" came out of my mouth instead of Mary. It was like I couldn't control myself. I hugged Mary and we went into a room. She told me that I had a step aunt in her kingdom and she can't wait to meet me. I sighed and went to the balcony. "Someday, I'll live in the forest." I promised and Mary laughed,
"What about Briar Rose?" I sighed,
"You're right. But I feel trapped!"
"How?" Mary asked.
"I can't go anywhere by myself, I can't leave without knights and the Head Knight says I won't be allowed to climb my tree anymore!"
"That won't happen." Mary promised and hugged me.
I woke up and got ready. I hurried and got to the classroom to help Mary set up when there was a knock on the door. I looked up and saw David. I smiled and got back to organizing books. I tuned out but I heard David invite Mary to meet him at the Toll Bridge tonight.
"Go." I whispered as David left. Mary shook her head and started teaching.
Later that night, while Emma was patrolling and Mary was meeting David, Emma and I convinced her, I curled up with Henry's book and finished Charming's origins.
Midas congratulated James and said he was going to give him a valuable prize. His daughter Abigail walked out and Midas gave James her hand. James protested but George threatened his mother's life so James was forced to agree. James was allowed to visit his mother one last time and she gave him something special. Her simple silver band emerald wedding ring saying,
"True love follows this ring." They embraced and James left. James and Abigail went in a carriage to get to George's castle. They took a path along the Troll Bridge but a fallen tree blocked their path. James left a pouch of jewels that contained his mother's ring in the carriage and a thief stole them. James chased the thief only to discover it was Snow White. And a great and dangerous adventure began for the lovers that couldn't be together.
I smiled. It was like Romeo and Juliet. Except they didn't die and kind of won in the end, even if the 'end' isn't the end. I heard the door open and close and I walked out to find Mary. She looked sad.
"Mary, what happened?" I asked.
"David ch…chose…K..K…Kathryn." Mary stuttered and walked to the couch.
"Oh. Mary." I sat next to her and hugged her. Immediately, Mary's head rested on my shoulder and she began to cry. I knew better then to try and soothe her. How can you soothe a broken heart when you encouraged the act that caused it? Just then, the door opened and slammed shut. I looked up and saw Emma. Her features were harsh and she looked angry and…sad. She saw me holding Mary and knew what happened. She had encouraged Mary to see David too. Emma came over and hugged Mary and me. So, we sat there. Me holding Mary and Emma holding us while Mary's head rested on me. Mary cried and cried until she cried herself to sleep. Once she was, Emma nodded towards my room, signaling me to get some sleep. I nodded my thanks and got in bed. I closed my eyes and fell into a dream.
I was sitting on a bed when I heard,
"He was bitten by poisonous snakes!" I gasped and let my tears fall. Mary, who was standing by the door, came over, sat on the bed, leaned on me and cried. I held her as my own tears fell.
"He shouldn't have died." Mary cried.
"Uncle Leopold was a good man, Snow." I said shakily, "Everyone will miss him." Then, we cried ourselves to sleep.
I woke up with tears on my face. Why am I crying? I thought. I wiped the tears and put my hand on my necklace. It was my hope that there is happiness out there for me. Somewhere.
Ok, so what'd you guys think? Like I said last chapter, I made total guess work here and that's why it's on the shorter side. Next is The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. I might not update later since I have to go to my aunt's but if I can't I'll update tomorrow. So, just wondering, when do you guys think Hope should wake up? I want to do it before the finally but I don't know which episode. Give me your opinion and a happy Thanksgiving!
