After Henry (Once Upon a Time)

Chapter Three: Tallahassee

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Henry: I felt small even as a prince, staring at the immensity of my fairytale-like realm. Birds chirping in the morning, scratching the high skies and making them bleed red, red that came from the melting of the sun amongst the clouds. The star lied on its rest, prepared to die, but the burst of flames was a delightful spectacle.

Feeling so insignificant amongst the delightful realm of beauty, I ran away, and as I passed through the palace, I stared upon a door I hadn't seen in a long time. Something that shouldn't even be there.

My eyes called out my attention and as I stared upon the door, I felt the urge to open it.

It didn't take long for my impulses to take the whole of me, as I lied my eyes on the vision that took breath inside that room.

A crib, a shelf filled with books, toys, and many other kid's stuff. The floor was covered with stuffed animals, there was an elephant, a giraffe, a tiger, and even Mickey Mouse. The room was so colorful, filled with life, and in the corner, there was a wardrobe carved from a tree that looked just like the one I pictured when I was writing the scene where Prince Charming sends his daughter to our world, in my book.

"This is insane". I whispered only to myself. "This isn't supposed to be here." I mumbled under my breath because I knew far too well that fairytales are not supposed to be true.

"It's ridiculous, right?" A woman appeared to agree with me. My eyes wandered the room, looking for the owner of the melodic voice. "Never understood why baby Emma would have a room so small and the unicorns above the crib are so foppish." She said, with a smirk I knew all too well.

"Lauren..."I whispered. My girl was back from the dead because there was no way Death could cover her in beauty, making her outstanding in a fairytale-like dress. Blue, with hints of white, her brown hair covered with little diamond sparkles. Those golden brown locks fell on her back, highlighting her brown lips and hot cocoa face. The only other princess I was missing was our daughter, Aby. "Honey...is it you?" I asked, holding her chin up and admiring every inch of the face I missed so much.

"Yes, just because you never saw me in glass slippers, doesn't mean it's not me." She explained, with a smirk that suited her so well, pushing her dress a little bit up so that I saw her shiny new shoes.

I laughed gently, admiring that moment and holding it deep in my heart. I just wished every second of it were longer so that I could bask in that lovely moment for as long as I could.

"Where's Aby?" I asked after my arms wrapped around hers's and the timepiece on the other corner of the room threatened to reach eight-fifteen, the hour that seemed to take away everything that I hold dear.

"She's sleeping, tomorrow will be a tough day for both of us. I just came here because I wanted to see you one last time." She told me, as both of us danced to the sweet melody that played in the background and all I could do was stare at my wife and wonder where my little Aby could be.

"I don't understand? What's in it tomorrow?" I asked, my eyes already wrinkled in concern, face, pale blue like the ocean.

"Don't you know?" She asked, tenderly, upon biting my ear with her sweet lips.

I looked at her, having no clue of what would set place tomorrow.

"I thought you were going through with that trip."

"The trip?" I asked, knowing all too well what she was referring to, but too afraid to put it in words.

"Yes. The California road trip with that girl you met."