He called out to her
"Emma? Emma where are you?" He was getting worried she'd been out of his sight too long
"Emma?" A sneeze sounded from a pile of stuffed animals in the corner of the room, James dug through it until he found Emma buried in stuffed animals glaring at him
"What are you doing out of bed?" James asked
"I said I wasn't going to bed" Emma replied which came out
"I wed I wasn't going to wed" because of her cold
"And Doc said you were to go straight to bed and to stay there." James countered lifting his four year old out of the mound of stuffed animals he smiled when her saw her clutching her teddy bear Snuggles that James had given her for her second birthday.
"I think Snuggles agrees with me don't you Snuggles?" James said sitting his daughter down on the bed and picking up the bear he made the bear nod. Emma crossed her arms in annoyance as James pulled back the covers
"In you go" James said tucking Emma in
"Twell Meh a stwory" Emma begged
"Alright what do you want to hear?" James asked although he already knew
"How yew meb Momma" he smiled
"I was riding in a carriage to my then fiancée Abigail to her palace. When a felled tree blocked our path suddenly a thief swooped down and snatched a bag of jewels that had my mother's ring inside so I went after the crook, after capturing her in a net we set off in a quest for the ring, along the way she tried to get rid of me numerous times and we had a run in with trolls but when it was over we got the ring back and I promised your Momma I'd always find her." A short laugh sounded behind them James turned to find Snow standing in the doorway holding her pregnant belly
"Don't listen to him Emma he never could tell the story right."
"And like you can do better?" James scoffed good-naturedly
"I'd tell the truth"
"That was the truth!"
"But not the whole truth, I got rid of you once and I didn't do a very good job at it." Snow laughed James rolled his eyes just then Emma yawned
"Momma sing me the lullaby please?" She begged
"Alright" Snow said sitting down on the bed.
"Deep in the meadow, under the willow a bed of grass, a soft green pillow Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes And when again they open, the sun will rise.
Here it's safe, here it's warm Here the daisies guard you from every harm here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true here is the place where I love you.
Deep in the meadow, hidden far away a cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray forget your woes and let your troubles lay And when again it's morning, they'll wash away.
Here it's safe, here it's warm Here the daisies guard you from every harm here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true here is the place where I love you.
Badadadada...
Here is the place where I love you.
Deep in the meadow, hidden far away a cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray forget your woes and let your troubles lay And when again it's morning, they'll wash away.
Here it's safe, here it's warm Here the daisies guard you from every harm here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true here is the place where I love you." Snow sang as Emma dropped off.
"Deep in the meadow, under the willow a bed of grass, a soft green pillow Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes And when again they open, the sun will rise.
Here it's safe, here it's warm Here the daisies guard you from every harm here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true here is the place where I love you.
Deep in the meadow, hidden far away a cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray forget your woes and let your troubles lay And when again it's morning, they'll wash away.
Here it's safe, here it's warm Here the daisies guard you from every harm here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true here is the place where I love you.
Badadadada...
Here is the place where I love you.
Deep in the meadow, hidden far away a cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray forget your woes and let your troubles lay And when again it's morning, they'll wash away.
Here it's safe, here it's warm Here the daisies guard you from every harm here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true here is the place where I love you." Emma heard her mother softly singing to her father who was in a comma (again) the melody struck a chord with her. Snow saw Emma face
"Your father used to sing that when I was pregnant with you I'd wake up and he'd be singing softly to you, his mother sang it to him." Snow explained Emma's mind instinctively went back to her painful childhood she used to hum that melody to herself every night when she was younger tears sprung to her eyes
"Emma?" Snow said panicked
"When I was little I'd hum that melody to myself it was always running in the back of my head…" tears rolled down Snow's face
"He can't leave us we just got him back!" Emma whimpered tears running down her face to match Snow's. After a while Snow fell asleep. Emma stayed up gripping her father's hand
"Daddy please wake up" she whispered.
Henry sat on his bed hugging his knees crying there was a knock at his door.
"Come in" he said not caring who it was.
"Henry?" He looked up Grace stood in the door.
"Hey Grace" Henry said wiping his eyes
"Are you ok?" Grace asked
"My grandfather's hurt he could die I'm the heir, I'm not ready to be king!" Henry said
"He'll be ok you'll see" Grace said hugging Henry as the ten year old cried.
Ok I know you hate me BUT this was key to my story you'll see why later, please keep reviewing!