Once Upon A Time: The Princess and the Huntsman

Chapter 3

I decided to walk to Mary-Margaret's class to check up on Henry and apologize to him about leaving him the other night

I got there and her class was empty, I got here to late, but then Regina came in

"Miss Mills what are you doing here" Mary-Margaret questioned

"Where's my son?" She asked

"Henry? I assumed he was home sick with you" Mary-Margaret said

"You think I'd be here if he was?" Regina question, then Emma walked into the room

"Did you give him your credit card so he can find her, with her?" She asked looking at Regina and then me

"I'm sorry who are you?" Mary-Margaret questioned

"I'm his.... I'm his..." Emma just couldn't say it

"The woman who gave him up for adoption" Regina answered annoyed

Mary-Margaret sighed as she checked her wallet for her card and it wasn't there

"You don't know anything about this do you?" Emma asked Mary-Margaret

"No, unfortunately not" she said sighing as her wallet credit card was gone

"Cleve boy" she whispered "I should never have given him that book"

"What in the hell is this book I keep hearing about?" Regina question, lightly shouting

"Just some old stories I gave him. As you well know, Henry is a special boy--so smart, so creative, and as you might be aware...lonely" she said "He needed it"

"What he needs is a dose of reality. This is a waste of time" she said, then she purposely knocked down a stack of books

"Have a nice trip back to Boston" she muttered to Emma walking out fuming mad

I went to pick up the books as did Emma and Mary-Margaret

"Sorry to bother you" Emma said

"No, it's...it's okay. I fear this is partially my fault" Mary-Margaret said

"How's a book supposed to help?" Emma questioned

"What do you think stories are for? These stories... the classics? There's a reason we all know them. They're a way for us to deal with our world, a world doesn't always make sense" we started to walk out "See Henry hasn't had the easiest life"

"Yeah, she's kind of a hard-ass" Emma commented

"No, it's more than her. He's like any adopted child, he wrestles with the most basic question they all inevitably face-- 'why would anyone give me away?' " Mary-Margaret then realized what she said and quickly apologized

"I am so sorry. I'm so sorry, I didn't mean in any way to judge you" She said quickly

"It's okay" she mumbled

"Look, I gave the book to him because I wanted Henry to have the most important thing anyone can have... hope. Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a very powerful thing"

"You know where he is don't you?" She asked Mary-Margaret

"I do" I spoke, she turned to look at me "He's probably at his castle"

"Castle?" Emma questioned

"Down by the docks there's an old abandoned playground" Mary-Margaret stated

"Come on I'll take you" I said, then we headed out to Henry's castle
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Snow looked out in the balcony with a bird on her finger, and it soon flew away as Charming walked in