The Girl With a Rose on Her Forehead -Once Upon a Time Fanfiction-

Season 1: Episode 15: Red-Handed

(Azalea outfit^^^)

-Storybrooke-

Azalea knocked on Davids door. She felt extremely awkward, but she did want to help the man for some reason. Maybe it was because she had been the one to find him so long ago when he wondered out of the hospital. But Azalea couldn't quite place why David had such an affect on her heart, maybe it was just his charming ways. The door opened and David gave a grim smile to the teenager. "Is this a bad time?" Azalea asked, seeing the bags under the mans eyes. "No, just didn't get a lot of sleep...come in?" He asked opening the door further open for her to step through. The house looked a bit different, some things gone. They probably has belonged to Kathryn before she left. Azalea handed the vase with flowers over to David. "For me?" He asked. Azalea nodded, ducking her head as David gave a real smile. "Thank you, but can I ask what for?" He said as he walked into the living room setting them down. "I just wanted to give you something, to say that...um to show that your not alone." Azalea said blushing at the choice of words she used. But David didn't seem to mind as he patted the girls hair, being mindful of the flowers in her hair. "Thank you, I remember these. They are the same kind you got for me when I came back from the hospital." He said looking at the deep colors. "You said they were your favorite." Azalea said. "Yea, that was my first real memory I got back..." It was peacefully silent for a few moments before Azalea's phone alarm went off. "Oh! I need to get back to work." Azalea said before David showed her out. David sighed, watching Azalea leave as his house became empty again. So much was going on he felt like his head was going to explode. Kathryn being missing, Emma finding the odd phone call he never made, he sighed and sat down at the couch. He looked up at the flowers and pulled one of them from the bundle. It felt smooth between his fingers. His vision suddenly got blurry as the petal in his finger glowed.

"Where is she?!" James asked running into the room "She is with Azalea! She took her to the wardrobe." Snow said, panting as Doc cleaned up the bed around her. "I'm going to find them," James said before kissing Snow's forehead. "Please, keep my babies safe." Snow whispered. James nodded, before running out of the room and down the hallway. He had to hurry and find Azalea and his newborn baby, he trusted Azalea completely, but with the curse on it's way...everyone was in danger. James kept running down halls, getting closer to the room that held the wardrobe, he heard a cry that turned his blood to ice. It was a babies cry, his babies cry. He ran faster, turning down yet another hall to find Azalea, but she was pinned under Rumple, Emma was wrapped in her blanket on the floor a few feet away. "Looks like I win dearie!" Rumple shouted. "No you don't!" James shouted, he picked up the baby and held it to his chest, pointing his sword at Rumple. "let Azalea go," He commanded. "Oh I don't think so Charming...the curse is only moments away, and the wardrobe is so far away. If I were you I would worry more about your kingdom and less about this child." Rumple pushed the sole of his foot against Azalea's back. She groaned and looked to James. "Run! Hurry and get Emma away," She coughed. James looked to the baby in his arm, he knew what he had to do. Even if it broke his heart. "I will come back for you," He said a tear running down his face before he turned away from the two and ran down the hall. Emma pressed to his chest.