Truth and Lies

Just a Glimpse

TV Shows » Once Upon a Time » Just A GlimpseAuthor: ouat-forevsRated: T - English - Romance/Adventure

Emma's POV:

Royal yellow flags with their one of a kind snowbells flower, hanged from each wooden roof of the kingdom's residence. Everyone women are in a fuss to decide what fancy dress to wear, while the men were too busy trying to finish their work to be able to go to the event.

'In a rush' would be the words I will say to describe the people running all around the castle floors carrying a dish or some sort.

Making my way to the royal family's tailor, I bumped into one of my loyal friend and guard, Pinocchio. But, he prefers to be called August, as the name Pinocchio outgrown him.

Wearing a big armoured suit with our royal seal in its chest piece, he has a brown hair, grey eyes, a well built man used to rough labor and not bad for a lady's eye either. Don't get me wrong, just because I admire him doesn't mean my heart beats for him.

I longed for a man who will make my heart race and put a smile to my face. A love so true that it is called to be rare, yet I still pray to meet that someone. Whoever he may be, I know he will protect me and love me the way my dad looks at my mother.

"I apologize pri... Emma" he said, quickly correcting himself. Walking down to the hall where the tailor is waiting, he opened the door and stood aside.

"Thank you for not forgetting to call me by my name August, you and I know how much I hate my friends calling me by my title." I smiled at him and walked inside hearing the door closed behind me.

Before it didn't bother me, but when I was a young girl, everyone would treat me different. I hated it. I wanted to be just like them, to be able to play without someone making a fuss if I get hurt. Getting nice treatment pushed me away from everyone and since that day, I stopped trying to make friends and focused on my responsibilities.

Thinking about it now, maybe I did regret not being able to have someone to call as a friend. But then again, if it weren't for my dedication for our kingdom, the trading process through seas wouldn't exist.

We only had the carriage as our means of transportation and trading purposes. I have convinced the most of the other kingdoms to accept our contract of being able to come in and out of each others land with the sole purpose of trading. I guess all ends well.

The moment I entered the room I was pulled into a tight hug by my mother. And for those who are not aware, my mother is the Queen of the Enchanted Forest, the very person who bravely took on the queen and won. The queen has bee quiet for the past 3 years, therefore peace overflowed as people lived their life to the fullest.

"Why the late arrival? I was getting worried you have gotten distracted again by your father's endless lecture of swords and survival" she banter.

"I still prefer it than that dull lessons about the etiquette and proper posture" I mumbled to myself. "I apologize for being late Eduardo" I said strolling over to the small platform in the center. The circular room has a glass window providing plenty of sunlight, while he walls are holding different pattern and colours of clothing. Sketches of dresses and hats paints the wall and a big curtain in the corner for the privacy of dressing.

Eduardo was our royal tailor since I was born, I'm guessing. He's the only tailor I've seen with all my time living in the castle. With his usual tape measure dangling in his shoulder and fancy style of clothing he wears, you can already tell he's an expertise.

"It's alright princess, now just stay still and let me measure..."

"Actually..." I paused slightly feeling bad for interrupting him.