Chapter 8: Princeton
She ran, her footfalls as loud as the thunder above each step bringing her closer to me. She knelt near me, the soft silk of her torn gown being tied around my side; she looked into my eyes smiling with quivering lips as she saw I was awake. T tried to muster up enough energy to tell her how much she meant to me. Instead she started talking "well now you've gotten us into quite a muddle haven't you, you got your best outfit all muddy and bloody and made me have to rip my dress…" her feeble attempts to make me smile drifted away as tears fell from her beautiful doe like eyes. Finally the words I had wished to say came pouring out "Snow, my wonderful Snow, are you ok, are you hurt?" she shook her head but whimpered as she looked down at the make shift bandages which now had my blood stains on them. "Good, I heard you fight him, I always knew your strength didn't only lay in your quick wit" a smile glimmered on her face for a moment before disappearing again as she heard the groan escape my mouth. I knew what I had to do, I couldn't leave her, I didn't want to. I couldn't bare to think of myself in heaven as she remained here it was almost as bad as the prospect of hell. I urged my hands to enclose hers and looked at her with all the strength I had left. "I know it's customary for the man to kneel, but you have to excuse me as I'm not in a fit shape to do so…" She looked oddly bewildered as she stared down at me. "Snow White I have loved you since the day you were born, the moment your mother showed you off, when I saw little ruby mouth and those beautiful eyes…" my words blurred and I fought to remain in the present and in her presence "I have loved you even when all I could glimpse of you was a raven curl and the beautiful notes that you sung, I have loved you since the day that stupid dove gave me your kiss instead of your magical lips, I have loved you with all my heart from the day I awoke you to this moment. And no matter how much this wound pains me; I would stand and fight if that is what you wished... I need you Snow, I want you, all I can say is that I hope that this moment will not end with tears of grief and pain but of sighs and smiles." My hand left hers only for a moment as I groped in my pocket and came out with the ring box. I opened it; the ruby and sapphire were thrown into a glimmering and shimmering array only to be out done by the diamond that lay in between the two. The mix of red blue and sparkling white lay on the golden band that was engraved with the saying the came pouring our of my lips next "I will love you Snow White forever and for always." She looked at me as tears silently dripped down her porcelain cheek. "Snow White will you marry me?"