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Age: Seven

"Mother, can Snow come over again?" David was in the bathtub, avoiding his mother's hand and her sponge trying to wash him. She won.

"Of course, Baby. Snow can come over whenever she wants."

"Can she come over now?" Ruth laughed wistfully, while David wondered why she was laughing at him.

"I'm sure she's busy. Whenever she isn't busy, she can come over."

"Well, is she busy tomorrow?"

"I'm not sure, I'd have to ask."

"Then ask! A maid can wash me."

"If you insist, my little prince." David pushed her out of the lavatory as someone else came in. He splashed around in joy. He couldn't stop himself from thinking about her since the ball. If George didn't find it endearing, David wouldn't have a tongue by morning. Ruth came back into the bathroom quickly.

"Thank you Jo, you are dismissed." Jo handed over the sponge to Ruth, who was looking at her son with a huge grin and kind eyes.

"Snow will come over tomorrow. If her mother let's her, she may even stay the night."

"Thank you mother!" He leaped up from the water to wrap his arms around his mother's neck.

"Now I'm all wet!"

"Well, maybe you needed a bath tonight," David said, sounding like he was giving advice like a doctor.

"Perhaps so." She wrapped the small boy in a fluffy blue towel that nearly smothered his small figure. "Now it's straight to bed, okay? No monkey business." He smirked proudly then jumped out of her arms, taking the towel and tying it around his neck, running around his and James's bedchambers without clothes, save for the "heroes cape." Ruth glared at him, barely stopping herself from laughing, and he took it off and let Ruth dry his hair.

She handed him his nightclothes from his dresser and wished him and James goodnight, before shutting the door and running off to her's and George's chambers.

"It seems like our first prince has a bit of an infatuation with the fair Snow White," Ruth remarked thoughtfully at her husband, who was just tucking himself under their covers.

"I can't say I'm surprised. She is quite the charmer."

"She is indeed."

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Snow bounced around her parents' bedchambers still clad in silk pajamas.

"Snow, why aren't you in bed," her mother asked."The sun hasn't even risen yet."

"But we have to go see David," she whined. She looked up at the tall bed towering above her and tried to climb on. She had her head under the sheets, jumping desperately and grasping at the sheets. A pair of arms lifted her into the bed. She crawled over her parents legs and popped up between them.

"Leopold!"

"What, she wanted to get up." Snow settled down between them and huffed.

"I'm bored," she complained. "Can we do something fun?"

"I have a game for you. It's called 'who can fall asleep the fastest.' Ready?" Snow closed her eyes and listen to her mother's countdown. She pretended to fall asleep while her parents changed into their clothes. Leopold tried picking her up after he pulled on his royal garb, but dropped her back to the bed when she opened her eyes and jumped at him. He tried catching his breath while Eva was giggling to herself, and Snow rolled around the bed in laughter.

"I scared you, Daddy. Did you see?" Once Leopold felt his heart slow, he laughed along.

"Alright Snow, to your chambers so you can get dressed. When you do that, we can see David and James. Okay?"

"Yes Mommy." She hopped off the bed and ran through the corridor to her room, where a cream-coloured dress lay on the chest at the end of her bed. She quickly wriggled into the dress and back to her mother's room, so she could string up the back of her dress. Once that was done, she ran off to the dining hall.

"Not so fast, darling." She caught Snow's wrist and pulled her back. Snow grumbled before dragging herself back to her mother. She heard Eva pull open drawers for something in her vanity, until she turned back to Snow. Eva sat down on her vanity chair and Snow felt the snag of brush bristles in her hair.

"Ow," Snow cried out to herself.

"Just a little bit more," Eva told her. Once the strokes of the brush stopped, she went to run off once more.

"Snow, get back here, you know I'm not finished." She pouted and turned around to face her mother, holding a red ribbon between her fingers, smiling down softly at her. She faltered and turned her back to her mother once more.

"What do you want in your hair today?"

"I don't know. Choose for me." She felt a tug on her hair once more, than she was set loose.

"There. Now you can get breakfast. Once you finish, we can go." Snow climbed onto her mother's lap to see her hair. Her dark curls were pulled back, with the ribbon tied in a bow on top of her head.

"Thank you, mommy."

"You're welcome, dear. Now let's see what Tom cooked you for breakfast." Snow jumped from her mother's legs and flitted out of the room.

She had always to slide down the quartz hand railings on the stairs, but she could never get high enough to climb on. Instead, she sat down at the top and slid down.

Leopold was waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs, watching her pensively.

"I've never seen anything quite like that."

"That's 'cause I invented it, daddy." She giggled and took his outstretched hand. She still managed to get lost in the castle at times, but she was getting better with it. The dining hall was probably the easiest to find, but she liked having Leopold take her there anyway.

"Princess Snow, you're looking very pretty today," their chef said. "I made this specially for you." He held out a tray of pancakes mixed with chocolate chips, apple juice, and blueberries.

"Thank you, Tom." She took her tray and walked carefully.

"Do you need help," Leopold asked from behind her. She shook her ear and kept wobbling her way to the tray, arms shaking under her metal tray.

Leopold scooped up her tray and put it on the table, helping her up to a chair beside his.

"Is mommy having breakfast?"

"She will, she's just getting ready." Snow dug into her meal and finished before Eva descended the stairs.

"We can wait in the carriage for your mother," Leopold said. She nodded and followed him outside. They were waiting in the carriage when she gasped in shock.

"I need to grab BunBun," she cried out. Leopold had to cover his mouth from laughing as Snow sprinted into the palace with every ounce of energy she had. She tore through her door and frantically looked around the room. She found him sitting on the bed on top of the fresh bed.

She hopped on the bed and snatched him up, before running out of the room, leaving the maids to make her bed all over again.

"Daddy, I'm ready," she shouted to the carriage waiting for her, with Leopold and Eva watching her scramble down the steps of the castle and into the carriage, breathing heavily afterwards.

She bounced her rabbit toy on her knee until they arrived at the palace. David and James were sitting on the steps when the carriage pulled up, talking between themselves before they heard the carriage bumping along the road. The carriage wasn't fully stopped by the time she got impatient and opened the door. She ran out and pulled David into a fierce hug.

"Hi, David!"

"Hey, you got my name! How did you know it was me?"

"I just knew," she told him, before pulling away and hugging James. He was caught off-guard and stiffened a bit.

"James doesn't like hugs," David told her.

"Oh, I'm sorry." She dusted off his tunic and backed away. "So what are we gonna explore today?"

"I can't go exploring today," James said,"father said he wants me with him today. I might be able to go after."

"Okay then. Let's go!" Snow took David's hand and ran off with him to the gardens, while James went up the steps and back into the palace.

She pulled David to a stop on top of a hill and sat down onto the soft grass. He sat down with her and didn't let go of her hand.

"Your gardens are pretty," she said to him. She looked out across the wide expanse of the fields, the small paths in the gardens beside them, and the forest on the horizon. She could see carriages barreling down dirt roads, and little specks of people.

He looked back at her, just as she let go of his hand and flashed him a wicked smile. She layed down in front of him on her stomach, and slowly rolled herself forward, holding her bunny in the crook of her arm. He stood up and watched her tumble down the hill like a log and heard her giggle at the bottom.

"Are you okay," he called down.

"That was fun," she replied, before standing up and smoothing out the wrinkles in her dress. "Now you go!" He tentatively laid down and slowly pushed himself forward. He watched the world spin in circles around him, finally landing at the bottom, where he crashed into Snow's legs.

"That was fun," he said, before standing up and helping Snow onto her feet. "Where do you wanna go next?"

"Let's go look at the gardens," she said, before sprinting off to her left. He followed behind her and caught up, grabbing her hand once more.

She slowed down once she got to the path and looked around. Dozen of different flowers, all colours and types sprinkled around them. Trees filled some of the flower beds as well, the most noticeable being the cherry tree in full bloom, sprinkling pink petals over them and the path.

David reached over and plucked a white flower from the bed beside her.

"For you, m'lady." A blush matching the cherry blossom pink lit up her fair cheeks. He tucked the flower into a strand of hair tucked into her bow.

"Thank you. My mother taught me about this flower. It's called a Calla Lily. She said it symbolizes magnificence and beauty."

"Just for you, then." She rolled her eyes and elbowed him slightly. "Your mother seems smart. I don't even know any kinds of flowers."

"Well, this is called a daffodil, it symbolizes regard and chivalry." She plucked the flower and gave it to him. "There. I'm beautiful, and your chivalrous-whatever that means."

"Father taught me that word. He said it's when a boy is polite to a girl." She smiled brightly.

"Then that flower is perfect for you too." He laughed and led her over to the bench under the cherry tree.

"Mother always likes to sit here. She said when James and I were in her tummy, she'd come out here with us and sit on the bench." He pulled Snow down next to him and smiled.

They sat for a while, before Snow sighed.

"I'm kinda bored."

"Me too. Wanna see the horses?"

"Yeah!"

She held BunBun's leg in one hand, and David's hand in the other. They skipped along in the fields, hand in hand.