Once Upon a Time

Alexander watched her from behind a tree. Not knowing weather he should be here or not.

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Aurora nodded and walked inside the house. Snow and Belle followed

She nodded. "Oh...Ok."
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Peter watched them go before he went back to what he was doing and after a few minutes, he walked inside to join them.

The three of them were sitting on the floor just talking

Feeling his gaze on her, Faye looked over her shoulder at him and grinned. Patting the spot beside her gently for him to sit.

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"Why?" Giovanni asked quietly.

He looked at them, before he left them to talk.
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"Well I wanted to know if you wanted to come for a moonlight walk with me...But if you're busy then I can go alone. it's ok."

Giovanni let out a small sigh, "You know I don't have a choice, Marion."

"I know, that's why I said that it doesn't matter."

Giovanni just frowned.

Alexander smiled at her and sat down beside her.

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"hi" Aurora said stopping their conversation of what Belle's father was inventing next.

Faye leant into him a little bit, "I'm surprised your family haven't hurt you," she admitted quietly.

"Hey." He smiled.
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She kissed his lips gently. "Anyway, you had best go and get ready to go."

"Had I?"

"Oh no." he said. "They have" he showed her a cut surrounded by a black bruise on his shoulder.

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"Her dad's weird" Snow said pointing at Belle. As she said this Belle hit her hard in the arm

She nodded to the setting sun.
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"I'm sure all of us have at least one weird parent."

"Ah Alex," Faye whispered with a frown, running her fingertips along the edge of his bruise. "You want to stay at mine from now on.. I know there's a big difference between a castle, palace thing and a little village house but least you won't get hurt."

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Giovanni frowned.

"I can't." he said. "They would know where I'd be. And I can't let you be hurt because of me"

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"Yes" Aurora and Snow agreed.

"They're going to end up killing you, though." She whispered, brushing her fingertips through his hair.

"They may hate me, but they would never kill me, I'm their only son, I'm the heir to throne." he said this in a bitter way

"Bet they're going to make you marry some princess soon," She whispered sourly, moving her gaze to the floor.

"That would never happen" he said lifting Faye's head up to meet his gaze. "I would rather die than be with anyone else"

"They hate us as a couple. You'd have no choice in it and you know it, even if you didn't like it you'd still have to." Faye whispered quietly.

Alexander looked away as he could hear what she was saying, he preferred not to talk about that fact that the chances of them staying together were very slim.

Faye just sighed softly, and pressed herself against his side. Resting her head on his shoulder lightly and closing her eyes.

Alexander stroked her hair softly

Faye just sighed softly, whispering, "Does your shoulder hurt?"