Chad Charming, the Beast Prince Part 3 Field of Chrysanthemums.
Back at Ashley and Sean's home, in the back garden, Chad is sat down on a patio chair looking down at his school notes which he has laid out on the patio table. He detests studying and not just because some of the subjects could be boring. Studying isn't the boy's only problem. No, the boy has been finding the past few nights difficult to sleep.
"Sunshine, rain or snow, you're always in the garden," A voice commented from behind Chad. The boy still sat downturns his around a little and sees Ashley, his mother's Storybrooke counterpart standing at the open backdoor.
"It's one of my favourite places to be in a place that doesn't consist of four walls," Chad replies.
"Ah yes, I forgot about the whole your parent's favourite flowers making you sick," Ashley said.
"I haven't and my parents made sure I never did," Chad says.
"It's okay to miss them," Ashley replies.
"I know, but at the same time, I don't want them to think I hate them," Chad confessed.
"They already know, you don't hate them," Ashley said.
"They loved me; they went against all their morals to have me. And I couldn't just want to be their son, I had to have more. Did I tell you; I was supposed to be named after my grandfather, but when he saw me saw how disgusting looking, I am he forbade it?" Chad replied.
"No, you didn't tell me that, but to have a child named after you is a great honour. It sounds to me, that you were lucky not to inherit his name," Ashley says.
"I wish, I could let them know, I'm grateful for them bringing me into existence. That I could tell them, I love them and if there was a way for them to be here, I would do whatever it took," Chad responded.
"I'm home," Alexandra announced walking from the living room into the kitchen, carrying a large bouquet of violets, that have a card attached to it. Chad and Ashley look in Alexandra's direction.
"Ah someone's got an admirer," Chad commented.
"Yeah pity there not for me," Alexandra sighed, passing them over to her mother. Ashley smiled accepting the flowers and card from her daughter. She sniffed the flowers and smiled. She then carefully put the flowers down on the patio table and opened the card and read it.
"Your father is so romantic," Ashley blushed. A few seconds later a white dove fly's overhead and drops a Chrysanthemum precisely in front of Chad on one of his textbooks with a small card attached to it by twine.
"Aww Marcel," Chad says, as he untangles the card from the twine. Chad picks up the small card. "Just to let you know that I'm always thinking about you, can't wait to be able to see you again,"
"I still can't believe he threw you across roads and trapped you in a mirror. And now he's sending you a flower by air," Alexandra confessed.
"We've never been the conventional couple," Chad replies.
"Chad that flower isn't it the Chrysanthemum flower? That is…" Ashley started to ask.
"The best flower of all, why yes," Chad quickly answered smiling as he held the flower. "I remember when I first discovered these, it was with Marcel,"
"How, I thought you could only leave with their permission?" Alexandra pointed out.
"The spell was more specific to my bedroom; Marcel can be rather creative at times," Chad responded.
"Alright spill it, I want to know how it all happened," Alexandra insisted as she sat down at the patio table.
"You know almost all of my dating experiences and all I know is literally nothing about yours Alex," Chad replies.
"There is a perfectly valid explanation, as to why that is," Alexandra said.
"Which is?" Chad asks.
"Mom and Dad spying," Alexandra answered.
"We weren't spying, we were observing," Ashley defended herself and her husband.
"One in the same thing and only people who were spying would duck behind a bush!" Alexandra says. Chad just laughs.
"All right moving along, it was a week after Marcel saved me from my grandpa's hunters." Chad starts to recall.
Flashback:
Young Chad is lying in bed, tired not sleep deprived tired. But tired of what his life consists of. Every little part of his day was planned to the letter. And the boy despises it so immensely. He's been lying underneath his duvet covers for ages and hasn't felt the urge to sleep whatsoever. Sighing the boy gets out from the covers and carefully tiptoes across from his bed over to the wooden replicas, he carefully lifts the replica of Rapunzel's tower to one side and picks up the silver pocket watch Marcel gave him. He then puts the tower replica back in its rightful place.
"Marcel, Marcel, Marcel," Chad whispered over the pocket watch and the boy waited. The door to Chad's balcony opens by itself. Emerging from navy smoke Marcel appears before Chad. Marcel is wearing a navy jean, navy boots and a white t-shirt with a navy leather jacket. Clothes which he had conjured from magic.
"Miss me already," Marcel commented with a smirk.
"You bet I did," Chad says, Marcel walks over to Chad.
"Nice bear pyjamas," Marcel complimented. Chad looks down at his pyjama t-shirt and bottoms each having little bears printed on. The boy blushes.
"I so didn't totally think this through," Chad admitted.
"I can tell, so Rapunzel what do you want to do tonight?" Marcel asks.
"Take me anywhere let me experience something, tonight Patrick comes tomorrow for a check-up, and grandpa will be staying for a week in a couple of days," Chad answers.
"That I can do, you better get changed. While I sort out your little predicament about leaving for tonight," Marcel says before walking past Chad and leaving Chad's bedroom through the bedroom door. Chad walked over to his wardrobe and opens it quietly and starts to pick out the right clothes. About five minutes later Marcel returned. Lucky for Chad he was able to pick out and change into some new clothes. Blue trousers, a white t-shirt which he covered with a thick white jumper. All he needed was shoes something he lacked there wasn't really a point to him having shoes since he spent all his day inside the palace.
"I just need shoes," Chad said.
"Leave that to me, prince," Marcel replies clicking his fingers seconds later Chad finds his feet in glass trainers.
"Glass trainers!" Chad said.
"I'd thought you would look cute in glass trainers; shall we go?" Marcel asks.
"We shall," Chad answered, Marcel then leads Chad over to the balcony, "Wait, how did you get their consent?" Chad asks
"A simple mimicking spell on your mother nothing too serious," Marcel answers.
After answering that question the two left, Marcel used his magic to transport them far away from Cinderella and Edward's palace. Marcel and Chad reappear in a vast field of Chrysanthemums. The night air is cold which made the boys shiver a little. But Chad loved it. Nature was something his parents couldn't control. The moon is full, and the stars are all on display.
"This is beautiful," Chad commented.
"I came across this place the other day when I needed to find herbs for my mother, I thought it would be a nice play for just the two of us," Marcel said.
"You have excellent taste," Chad complimented.
"I know, now if our last conversation I recall well, you said you always wanted to ride a horse, b…" Marcel started.
"But mommy and daddy think it's too dangerous," Chad interrupted.
"Yes, well I decided to change it tonight Chad Charming, you will finally get to ride a horse like the fine prince you are," Marcel says.
"I don't own a horse and I have no idea how," Chad pointed out.
"Leave that to me," Marcel said and with a flick of his wrist, a black horse appears before them with a saddle and everything. It took almost half an hour to earn the horse's trust but once earned the two hopped on and rode for ages. Marcel couldn't not stare at Chad's massive smile it was so captivating.
End of flashback:
"How sweet," Ashley commented.
"It really was this flower was the only flower I encountered after the incidence in my parents' gardens," Chad says.
"Did you ever go back to that field?" Alexandra asks.
"Many times, I wanted to build a home there someday a place in the middle of the nowhere where I wouldn't be found or judged," Chad answers. "I'll be back just popping to the toilet," Chad then left the garden.
"Alex," Ashley says.
"Yes, mom," Alexandra responds.
"The Chrysanthemum flower is the flower that symbolises death!" Ashley reveals. Alexandra is shocked and doesn't respond straight away not until five minutes later.
"Maybe to everyone else it symbolises death, but to Chad it symbolises love," Alexandra said.
End of chapter.