Hey All, so welcome to chapter two. I hope everyone likes it as they did the first and, by the way, thank you all for those reviews, and to the person who said the suggestion about how emma and snow should meet thank you so much, you will see that idea come to life next chapter. If anyone has any thought about how they might continue please leave a review of PM me i am open to any and all suggestions, in fact i greatly appreciate them. they really aide in my inspiration for this story- anyone enough rambling, hope you enjoy the chapter and let me know-
xx Autumn
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Snow fled from the castle on horseback as swiftly as the beast would carry her. It was the dead of night, her pink flowy dress flapped in the wind as she rode, the wind whipping her face with her hair, leaving it red and blotchy, her tears flooded from her eyes as she replayed the scene of her step-mother laying on the ground, withering in pain, bleeding, crying, whimpering. With every bone in her body she wanted to return, to go back, drag Regina from the bedchambers and throw her on the horse so that she can ride away with her, and they can live happily ever after together, like sisters.
Finally, when she felt she was far enough away from the castle she slowed down the galloping horse, then brought it to a stop, she jumped down and tied the reins to a near by branch before settling down in the dirt. She didn't even care that her perfect pink dress would dirty its self. She just wanted to cry, she wanted to sob and she wanted Regina to be here with her, holding her, telling her that everything was going to be ok. But she knew that wasn't going to happen. Regina was lost to her. Gone for now, but never, ever forgotten. And Snow vowed, her and now, sitting on the forest floor alone in her puddle of tears, that she would get to Regina, and she would save her, no matter the obstacles that stood in her way, no matter how long it took, she would do it.
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Regina lay shuttering on the ground for what seemed like an eternity, the bleeding had stopped, but her head still felt fuzzy, and the lack of movement was making her stiff. Snow had left hours ago, at least, that what Regina hoped. She remembered the girl finding her, she remember telling the girl to leave, but after that it gets fuzzy, then black.
Regina laid on the stone ground until morning came when two maids came in, with obvious instructions of what to do with her.
They uncuffed her, carried her weak and trembling body to the bed, where they laid her down on her stomach, face buried in the pillows, she only whimpered as they began cleaning out the wounds, with warm water and soap, then applied a green looking paste which, almost immediately began to sooth the burn of the whip lashes. She sighed into the pillows as they pulled her up into a sitting position, but she more leaned on the body of the old woman than sat up herself.
"It's going to be alright dear, you'll be better in no time..." The kindly old woman whispered to her as she brushed her hair from her eyes, while the younger maid went to fetch a nightdress for the queen, a loose fitting white gown that wouldn't press against the wounds.
"T-than-" she began to give her thanks but was rudely interrupted by it coughing fit with shook her whole body.
"hush child, you have cracked ribs, don't speak, I'm Granny. This is Red. We'll care for you your majesty..." The old woman spoke as she helped her to lay down once the nightdress was on her, they laid her on her side so that her lashes wouldn't be irritated and neither would her ribs.
"I'll go and fetch some breakfast, red, stay with the queen." The woman spoke in a more stern tone to the brunette known as red.
The girl nodded and waited for Granny to leave before she walked to where she could be in the line of sight of her queen.
"Anything you need your majesty?" Red spoke softly.
"N-no... Tha..thank... You..." She mumbled her eyes drifting shut once again.
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"The princess is missing! The princess is missing!" Granny screeched as she ran back into the bedchambers shortly after she'd left.
Regina was startled away at the sudden outburst and she gasped for breath.
"Oh your majesty! I apologize for my sudden outburst but the castle is in a panic! That princess has been taken!" Granny rushed to the queens side as did red, as Regina started to breath heavily.
"S...snows... Gone...?" She stuttered out, playing the part of a concerned parent. "W..where... King... Leo-" her words were cut of by the sound of her large wooden doors suddenly slamming open. The King and two Knights following him entered and stalked to her immediately. The king motioned for the maid to move away and they did as asked, stepping away from the horrified looking queen, he motioned again, this time to the Knights and each of them grabbing one her her arms and holding her in her place on the bed, the king stalked up to her and grabbed her chin roughly, forcing her to look at him. She whimpered slightly, she could feel the bruises from his iron grip goring on her forming already.
"Tell me what you've done with my snow!" He screamed suddenly, right in her face, and everyone in the room jumped a foot in the air.
"I...I... I haven..haven't... Even... Left this... Room..." She stuttered as gasped at her aching ribs.
"I know you've done something! You think last night was painful! You should wait to see how tonight will be then!" He yelled, punching her once in the jaw and twice in the stomach before leaving the room, the Knights on his trial.
Red was the first to reach the queen once she's fallen back onto the large bed, a small amount of blood dripping from her mouth.
"Your majesty are you alright!?" Red asked, her hands hovering close in case the queen needed her assistance. But to both Granny, and Red's surprise, the queen just smiled, it was a weak and broken smile, but a smile all the same.
"She got away... She really... Got away..." She smiled again before falling into the bed fulling and passing out.
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For two weeks Snow camped on the ground, she ate wild berries and drank stream waters every day moving father from the castle. Somewhere along the way she lost her pink dress in trade for bread and a tattered cloak, but it was warm, and it covered her body nicely, for all she wore under was her slip. She stayed hidden mostly, not wanting to risk getting caught by the royal guards and taken back to the castle.
One day, about two and a half weeks after she'd fled the castle she was watering her horse, Kyla, in a stream near a small village, it was peaceful, she was singing with the little blue bird that had perched itself on Kyla's saddle. Suddenly, two big black crows came swooping in, screeching things that even she couldn't make out, and normally, she could understand the birds, to a degree. But these crows, they were just yelling, so, being the frightened thirteen year old girl she was, she crouched down and covered her ears, having no idea that only thirty feet away ten Knights were on her trail. Suddenly the blue bird from the saddle came to her side, chirping that she needed to go, that the crows were warning her to leave, so she did just that, she grabbed her back and jumped up on Kyla, nudging the horse a little harder than normal and riding off.
She could hear the clicking of the horse hooves as the Knights behind her gained on her. She had tears running down her face. She needed help real help, so she wished, she would for someone to help her get away. And suddenly, the whole scene faced and she and Kyla disappeared in a cloud of blue sparkles, they re-appeared in an open field somewhere else, she looked around, in search of her savior and she found the blue fairy hovering her the head of her horse.
"Oh thank you!" Snow exclaimed.
"I heard your wish princess. And so I came, but I must ask, why are you running from your own Knights?"
"I am no princess any longer blue, I am just Snow White, common girl..." She said softly, gesturing down at her clothing. "See.."
"I do see, but may I ask... Why?"
"I fear if I tell you... You will take me back and try to help, but trying to help will only worsen it... And I mustn't feel that guilt on my shoulders, I already have enough..." She spoke softly, fresh tears welling in her eyes.
"Tell me princess..." Blue asked again, waiting for snow to explain.
"Father... He... He hurts Regina...will you... Will you help me...? I need to save her!" She said quietly.
Blue almost scoffed, "Regina? Her mother was Cora! The one who ripped out hearts! This is not a woman you can help snow, she is surrounded by darkness, whatever pain she's in, she surely deserves."
Snows face dropped and she looked utterly horrified.
"You didn't... You didn't see what he did to her!" Snow yelled at the fairy.
"I'll just save her myself! I don't need you!" She cried and nudged Kyla forward until the horse was running fast away from the fairy, who stood dumbfounded.
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Snow had been gone for 3 weeks now, and every day that the princess remained missing, was a day she would be beaten and raped, her only days of calm were the days he would leave the castle, like for the last three days he'd been out, she didn't know where he went, she didn't care, he was gone, and she was at peace.
Today he was due home though, so she spent her last moments of peace sitting my her Apple tree, praying for snows safety.
"Regina!" His deep voice shook her very soul as he approached.
She knelt in front of him. "Your majesty"
"Stand, I have a gift for you" he said, his voice laced with sarcasm beneath the sickly sweet tone.
But she did as she was told, she stood, but did not raise her head, she did not dare look him in the eye.
He raised his hands to her neck and clasped a leather strap around it, the was a big metal ring in the front and on the inside, pressed against her skin was many metal points, she swallowed hard and felt them claw into her skin, and she cried out.
"The more you struggle and fight the more it will bite into you, this is your collar, you are to never take it off" he instructed and she nodded tearfully. Then he clasped similar leather straps around her wrists, with the big metal ring, but no points.
"You cannot remove these, only I am able to, they are filled with magic that blocks your magic." She whimpered at another freedom lose.
"Now, to the playroom!" He yelled and slapped her ass as she scurried to his room.
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