Blood and Apples

Chapter 16

As Count Dracula walked down the stair case of his castle one last time he watched Snow dressed in her finest dress play and pet his black wolves making them pant and bark with joy. He couldn't help but smile at her treating his animals as her own and with the same heart she always had.

"You ready me pet?" He asked walking up behind her. Snow quickly stood before him with a weary smile that didn't not go unnoticed.

"What is it my princess?" He asked running his finger along her cheek only to see her stare move down to her feet.

"Snow, what's the matter?" He asked again lifting her chin so she was looking at him.

"I was just... w-would it be alright if I- I... would like to say good bye to someone" Snow finally said with a hopeful look in her eye. Dracula clenched his jaw thinking of her request.

"We only have a few hours of night left Snow, once the sun comes up we'll be trapped" Dracula stated. He looked at Snow's large pleading red eyes as she took his hand and held them to her lips.

"I won't take long... just one goodbye to a person dearest to my heart whom I may never see again" she begged. Dracula wanted to say no, it would've been easy, but there was something about Snow White that made his heart bleed.

"I suppose I can send the servant ahead with the carriage and we may meet him after you express your fair wells" Dracula stated causing the biggest smile to appear on Snow's face. She practiced leaped into giving him a kiss.

"I love you" she blurted before the room became dead silent. Even the wolves fell quiet as the two vampires stared at each other. Both in shock.

The night was cold but Rosa still had much to prepare for before finally retiring to her quarters. She placed the batter for her pie out of a bowl and onto the wooden table that was covered with flower.
Rosa press and push the batter making a firm mountain of Dow before suddenly hearing a gust of wind fly past her. Rosa looked away from the dow scanning the kitchen only to see a cloaked figure standing across the room from her. Quickly Rosa grabbed her rolling pin and held it front of her.

"'Oo the bloody 'ell are ye!? Get out of me kitchen!" She demanded to the stranger. The figure removed their cloak revealing themselves to be Snow White.

"Good Lordy" Rosa gasped dropping her rolling pin to cover her mouth.

"Hello Rosa" Snow said with a shaky voice, she too ever so excited to see Rosa again.

"Bless the 'eavens above, they told me ye were dead" Rosa said, tears rolling down her eyes as she moved forward but stopped when Snow stood back putting out her hand.

"Please don't come to close" she quickly said sadly. Snow wanted nothing more to run into Rosa's arms and have her hold her close like she did when Snow didn't her most. But Snow didn't trust herself.

"Tell me what happened? They told me yer were killed by the count that monster" Rosa almost sobbed uncontrollably.

"He didn't kill me, just kept me in his castle"

"He touch ye?" Rosa asked suddenly sounding less sad and more angry.

"... that's not why I came here Rosa... I-I'm to say goodbye" Snow finally said doing her best to hide the tears.

"What are ye talking about?"

"I have to go, it best for everyone"

"Best for everyone? Snow my dear yer not making and sense" Rosa moved forward again much faster trying to pull Snow close but she kept stepping away.