I DO NOT OWN : SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN.
A/N: Hallo guys. How are you doing? Thank you for reading, putting my story as your fave, putting it on alert, and for the AWESOME reviews! You guys are THE BEST! And LOVELY of course! :D Love you loads. Here is chapter 12. I hope you like it. Tell me what you think in a review? Pretty please? I REALLY need those reviews, dear readers. :)
Hold on to your seats, you guys. Snow will have the 'memory' of the day she spoke to Eric centuries ago, making him leave her. Afterwards she spoke to the mirror and decided to go to the witch Alditha for help.
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Snow's POV
It was almost 1 AM, but I had trouble sleeping. I was at Eric's and was lying on his very comfortable air bed. He gave me a lot of pillows and blankets, so I wasn't cold. He was such a sweetheart. He insisted for me to sleep in his bed in the bedroom, but I didn't want to be a burden to him. We 'argued' about it for a while, till he gave up because I wasn't planning on changing my mind about it. So he decided to sleep in his bed anyway. Though he said that if I'd change my mind, he would gladly give up his bed for me.
I sighed, thinking how thoughtful and kind he was to me. An hour ago, he acted very weird though. I got out of the shower and saw that he fell asleep on the couch. So I walked over to him to tell him that I was done using his shower. Apparently he was having a dream; he didn't want to wake up. So I called his name and gently shook him till he was awake. He then walked to the bathroom in a hurry, without saying a word. I wondered what that was about. Guess I will never know; after that incident he acted normal again. So I just let it go. I was yawning and felt that sleep was slowly taking over me.
Suddenly I was awoken by someone repeating a name. It took me a couple of moments to realize were I was. Oh yes, I was sleeping in the living room at Eric's place. It was Eric! He was repeating a name with his voice trembling. Without hesitation, I practically ran to his bed room. He was tossing and turning in his sleep with his hand stretched out and saying:" Sarah, Sarah, Sarah. Please don't leave me." It broke my heart to see him like this.
I walked towards his bed and lightly grabbed his upper arm and tried to wake him up. Apparently I wasn't gentle enough, because he woke up startled and swiftly grabbed and pinned me onto the bed. I yelped and when he realized it was me he let go of me and apologized." I am so sorry, Snow. I thought you were an intruder. I'm not used to having someone over. Sorry." He said softly, not even looking at me. I sat up and said:"Hey, it's okay. Don't worry about me, I am a tough girl." He still wasn't facing me, so I asked:"Eric, will you please look at me?" But he refused to do what I just had asked . So I cupped his face gently and made him look at me. But he still didn't look into my eyes."Would you look at ME, please?" I asked him once more. He then closed his blue eyes for a couple of seconds and then finally looked into my eyes.
What I saw in his eyes, made my heart ache so much. The pain that I saw was overwhelming. It still hurt him enormous, that Sarah was gone. It was almost too much for me to take, but thank goodness I still had the strength to try to comfort him. With tears rolling down my cheeks and my voice breaking, I whispered:" Hey, you are not alone. I am here for you, don't forget okay?" He nodded, so I hugged him and held him tightly in my arms. He held onto me for dear life, squeezing me so tight I almost had trouble breathing. His whole body was shaking from the sobs and he whispered:" I didn't do enough to try to find her. I should've done more, maybe then I would've found her." I shook my head and whispered:" No, you did all you could. You shouldn't feel guilty about it, because you did everything in your power to find her." He disagreed with me and shook his head furiously." I should have done more!" He said, dismissing me. So I just held him tightly, realizing at this particular moment he was going to disagree with me no matter what I said. I didn't say much after that; I just tried the best I could to comfort him.
All of a sudden, I had a 'memory', while holding him in my arms:
Yesterday morning Greta brought me a letter in an envelope that had my name written on it. The maid was cleaning up my parents' bedroom; it had been a long time since someone went in to clean. But I decided yesterday that I wanted it to be cleaned. She accidentally found the letter in a very old and small chest, which was hidden under my parents' bed and gave it to Greta. When I had read the letter, the following afternoon I went straight to Bevis. He was an old, nice man. A very good friend of my father. When I arrived at his cottage, I had a very good feeling. I felt like I was home; no wonder my father loved to come here whenever he had the chance. Just as I was about to knock on the door, he opened the door and welcomed me in. He smiled and said that I looked like my mother. I took a seat, while he made me some tea. We talked about the kingdom and he said that my parents' would be very proud of me, if they were still alive. Then I told him what I came here for and told him about the letter. I gave the letter to him, so he could make sure that I was telling the truth. He looked shocked and told me that he was going to do what my father had asked him; he also said that he didn't do these things anymore. The last time he did, it was more than 10 years ago and he almost died. But he will do it this one LAST time, because it was my father's last wish. And so he did…
The next morning, I waited for my huntsman. Yesterday afternoon I went to see Bevis; it was almost 7 PM when I returned back to the castle. At night I had trouble falling asleep and was tossing and turning in my bed. The reason for that was the conversation I was going have with my huntsman.
He came into my office with a huge smile on his face, making my heart ache more. What I was about to do, will be one of THE hardest things I will ever do in my life.
"Good morning, Queen Snow." He said and gave me a bouquet of gorgeous red roses. I looked at him and said:" My huntsman, please take a seat." My voice was trembling and I had a huge lump in my throat. He looked at me puzzled, sat down and said:" Snow, what's wrong? Why are you not calling me by my first name?" I closed my eyes for a couple of seconds to try to think which words to use. Last night I stayed up late and had a speech prepared, memorizing every word. But all of those words left my mind at this very moment.
So I opened my eyes and decided to tell him without a speech beforehand. After a few moments I said:" Huntsman, I am sorry to say this. But within a few weeks, I will be wedded to the Duke's son." When those words left my lips, I felt a pain in my heart. The kind I had never experienced in my life before. And the look on his face made it even WORSE. He looked at me with disbelieve in his eyes; the pain my words had caused him was written all over his face. And the spark in his blue eyes vanished in those seconds. He didn't say a word for a few minutes; I guess he needed time to process what I just had said.
Suddenly he got up and stood in front of me. With desperation in his voice he said: "Why are you saying these harsh words, my Queen? It was only two nights ago that we made plans for the future. What or who made you change your mind? Are you being forced by someone? "While asking me those questions, he gently grabbed me by my shoulders and looked me deep in the eyes. I tried to look away, but he demanded:" Please, my Queen. Look at me? I beg of you." So I looked him in the eyes and almost told him everything. About the letter and Bevis, but I shouldn't be selfish. I should think of him; I am doing this to protect him!
I closed my eyes, sighed deeply and opened them. And said the harshest words I could ever say, that would hurt him very badly and make him hate me:" No, nobody is forcing me to do anything! I am Queen and as Queen I do as I please. I am marrying William, because with him I have a future. I am of royalty; William comes from a noble family. He can offer me anything my heart desires. Tell me, huntsman. What can you offer me?" I tried my very best to keep my voice steady, though it was very hard to do. The pain in his eyes that I saw made me want to tell him that I was lying. That I wanted to be with him, that I didn't care about money and stature. But I had to do this; I was protecting him.
He let go of my shoulders and shook his head." I do not believe you have changed your mind this fast, my Queen. Please tell me, I beg of you. Who is forcing you to say these words? Tell me, we can figure this out together. You said only two nights ago that your heart belonged to me" He insisted; even after those words he still didn't hate me. I needed him to leave; I needed him to let me go.
So I said:" Nobody is forcing me to marry William. I was foolish to say that my heart belonged to you. I see clearly now and know that I do not want you, but him. I lied to you; I do not feel love for you. How can I give my heart to someone like YOU? What can you offer me, huntsman? An old cottage? Or a hut? Do you think I want that? I am the Queen of this kingdom. Do you really think that I want to be with a PEASANT like you? "
He froze after I said that; I had hit a nerve this time. The look in his eyes told me that I had reached my goal; I had hurt him in the worst possible way. Seeing him like that broke my heart into a million pieces, but I had to keep up my façade. This wasn't the moment for me to break down and cry.
I was taken out of my thoughts by something heavy on me. Oh boy, what a VISION!
But I didn't have time to linger too long, because Eric was still in my arms and had fallen asleep on me. He was a very big guy compared to me. So with all his weight on me, I almost had trouble breathing. Even with him almost crushing me, I had to smile because he was sleeping like a baby, so peacefully.
I moved so that he wasn't lying on me anymore, but he was still holding me. So I tried to get out from under him, but his hold on me was very tight. After a while trying, I eventually gave up. I sighed and decided to just lie next to him, with his arms still around me. I moved so he was lying next to me; what a warm feeling. I didn't want to wake him, so I decided to sleep next to him. Tomorrow I had some explaining to do. But for now I wanted to stay here with him. So with a huge smile on my face, I too drifted off to sleep.
A/N again: Hey guys! What do you think? What was written in the letter? What did Snow's father requested from Bevis? And why did Snow have to break Eric's heart?
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Ruby.
