Kingdoms In Ruling <Jamilton>

Chapter Three..."Oh, but I Did, Mon Amour"/

Exactly three hours had passed since from where we left off.

Let's see how our dear Tailor is doing, shall we?

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\Hercules POV/

I wiped the water off of my face with one hand as the little girl giggled, hiding the cup, now empty, behind her back. She was in a faded green dress, now too small on her, and was tattered. Pigtails held her blonde hair on either side of her head, sticking out.

I clicked my tongue and grinned playfully, putting down the tool I was holding. "What up, Daisy? How's it goin'?" I chuckled deeply, picking her up and swinging her around carefully, hearing loud giggling.

"Put me down! P-Put me down, Herc!" The little girl squeals, patting at my hands. I did as she said, getting on one knee to face her, grinning. "Did you finish my dress, Herc? Is it done?" She clapped her hands excitedly.

I pretended to think, sticking my tongue out slightly. "Hm, lemme check in the back." I left her out there as I searched around for the finished dress, spotting it. It was perfect for her.

"Found it!" My voice boomed through the tiny cabin I owned in the village, bringing it back to the main room. "Here you go Daisy, why don't you go and try it on in the back room, yeah?"

She nodded excitedly, grabbing the dress and running into the back. I sighed as I heard a door shut, laughing a little.

Daisy soon came back with her old dress in her small hands, setting them on a chair nearby. She smiled brightly up at Hercules, causing him to smile back. "You look so pretty, Daisy!"

She did a little curtsy, giggling. "Why, thank you mister! I love it!" She fiddled with the white collar at her neck and brushed the light green fabric down, still smiling. "Are you sure you don't want momma to pay you?"

I chuckled again, shaking my head. "Like I said, hun, free of charge." I squatted down to her height, eyes mockingly wide. "You ready to go meet some boys?" I gasped playfully.

But to my surprise, she shook her head. "Nope! I'm gonna tell you a secret, you best not tell momma!" I nodded and she leaned into my ear, hands cupping over it. "I like girls!"

I again smiled brightly, patting her shoulder. "That's great! You like whoever you want to like, okay? Don't let anybody take that away from you!" I pretended to look around, leaning closer. "But be careful, yeah? Someone people don't like it when girls like girls, so you gonna be good?"

Daisy nodded, eyes gleaming. I nudged her shoulder playfully, wiggling my eyebrows. "So...do you have a girl in mind?"

She giggled again, nodding with bright eyes. "Her name is Rose! She's so pretty, she's got brown hair and blue eyes! She doesn't wear a skirt either, despite what everybody tells us that we have to, but she doesn't! I like that about her!" She looks down shyly, smiling uncontrollably.

I laughed again, turning Daisy away from me and putting her white blonde hair into a bun. "That's so sweet, have you talked to her yet?"

"Nope, but I'm planning to! I want to be her friend!"

I smiled softly down at her and nudged her slightly, looking out the open doorway to see a little girl that seemed to be Daisy's age, matching the description. "Is that her?"

Daisy looked out the doorway and smiled brightly. "Yep!"

"Well, go get 'em, tiger! You got this!" I gave her a thumbs up. Daisy nodded quickly, skipping towards the door and turning around quickly.