Chapter 1.6 - "This isn't good.."

I stood before the bathroom mirror, eying my hideous reflection, wishing that I still looked as I did before all this happened.

I heard a creaking noise and turned immediately, seeing Katana holding Karlia and looking a little shocked.

"I'm sorry!" She said quickly, as I followed her into the kitchen.

"No, no, it's okay." I say miserably, running my fingers through my hair.

 

"Is something wrong?" She asked, her tone of voice changing to slight worry.

 

I shook my head at first, but decided that I might as well tell her. "It's just, I didn't always look like this, you know?" She nodded, "Sometimes I just wish I could look how I used to again.. It's just frustrating."

 

She scratched her head, then looked as if she had an idea. Suddenly Karlia began to sob, so she quickly put her in her crib and returned to me at once. "I think I can help.." She whispered as she returned, smirking slightly.

 

 

I quirked an eyebrow at her, how could she possibly help me?

 

"The Witch." She said simply, "She's the one who made me this size, she can surely help you too!" She said, a look of excitement played across her face.

 

My eyes lit up, "A witch? Is that really such a good idea?" I asked, nervous about the thought.

 

"Of course! This is perfect! We'll leave tonight, come nightfall!" She jumped excitedly, and I reluctantly agreed.

 

 

That night Katana and I snuck out, heading in the direction of where Katana remembered The Witch's cottage to be.

 

 

"Here it is." Said Katana, stopping infront of a modest sized cottage.

 

"Do you think she's home?" I asked, examining the building.

 

"Where else would a witch be?" Katana snorted, approaching the cottage.

 

 

We stood outside the house after knocking, waiting for a response.. Nothing.

 

 

"See, I told you, she's not-" I was suddenly interrupted by a loud poof!

 

"Trespassers!" A surprisingly beautiful woman with a high pitched voice called at us, scowling intensely.

 

"No, no! Remember me? You made me-" Katana started, but was cut off.

 

"Of course I remember you, elf, and now you hope I'll be able to help your little friend.. Isn't that right, Miss Snow White." She whined in a baby voice, shooting a glare at me when she said my name. "Well," She snapped suddenly, "You're in luck! I help all who come to me- Er- For a price of course.." She said, twiddling her thumbs together.

 

 

"You can make me look like my old self again?" I ask, smiling hopefully.

 

"Yes, yes of course. Now, now, let's get on with it!" She demanded.

 

She smiled and mumbled some magic words, not pausing or stumbling once. When she had finished all I saw was a flash of black, then nothing.. Nothing at all.

 

 

When I first wake up I realize that I am in an enclosed room with four bookcases, one on each wall. I stumble up, feeling confused, and look around the room.

 

 

I look over to one bookcase and my eyes drift downward, and I shreek instantly. I see a girl with a green dress and bright red hair propped up against the shelf who, to my relief, wakes at the sound of my screaming.

 

"Excuse me," I start, "Do you know how I got here?" I ask, hoping she knew. The girl simply shakes her head, not saying a word.

 

 

I watch as the girl's attention is drawn to the corner of the room, so my eyes follow hers. Nothing could've prepared me for what I saw.. It was me, the real me. My face lit up and I looked at my hands, noticing their colour, this is really happening!

 

 

 

"So how do we leave this place?" I ask the girl, excited to tell Doc of the wonderful news. Just then I realized the absence of Katana, and remembered the witch.

 

The girl's expression became sad, and she shook her head.

 

"What does that mean?" I asked, starting to panic. "What does that mean?!" I demanded, frantically searching for an exit.

 

 

The girl's face became sad, she opened her mouth for a split second, but then it faded shut. It was as if she was about to say something, but remembered that she couldn't. It was as if a light bulb had just gone off in my head, "Wait, you don't not want to talk.. You can't talk.." I said, as everything suddenly become clear to me. Oh no, this isn't good..

 

 

 

 

Chapter 1.5 - "Surprise..."

This may seem a bit silly, but every time I found myself in this position, hugging the toilet for dear life, vomitting my guts out, it just didn't bother me. I'm going to be a mom, and something like this is just a small price to pay.

Doc got a job working at a clinic in town, which provided us with a fair bit of money. One day he came home and surprised me with a new dress I could wear while pregnant, since my old outfit was bursting at the seams.

"Doc, it's beautiful!" I said excitedly, looking down at the flowery dress. I wrapped my arms around him tightly, how did I get so lucky?

 

Doc then left to sell my paintings in town, and I was left alone. I didn't mind though, I just got to work on cleaning the house. I do this quite a bit, actually, it just makes me feel relaxed

 

 

I was peacefully cleaning the dirty toilet, when suddenly, I heard it... A sneeze.

 

I quietly crept into the kitchen, turning the corner, when I saw her...

 

 

 

I approached the pink-skinned girl furiously, "Who are you and what are you doing here?!" I snapped at her, and she shot back innocently.

 

"Calm down, please! It's not what it looks like!" She exclaimed worriedly, her high pitched voice pierced my ears.

 

I took a deep breath and started again, this time much more calm, "Who are you and what are you doing here?" I repeated.

 

 

"My name is Katana Heartwing, and I'm an elf. I lived in the elf kingdom of Nightlock in a flower patch far away, but I wanted to be more than just an elf. I visited a witch who gave me a potion that made me human size, I was so big I couldn't even see the kingdom after I grew. I was terrified, I didn't know what to do! I ran through the forest until I found your house, the door happened to be open, so I came in.. I- I'm sorry! Please don't hurt me..." She said, my face remained blank. This was so much to take in... Elves, kingdoms, witches! I'd never been exposed to such strange things my entire life.

 

Finally I spoke, "I'm Snow White, and you're welcome to stay here as long as you need to." I said, for if Doc hadn't taken me in, then I don't know where I'd be today.

 

Her face lit up and her green eyes twinkled, "Oh thank you Snow White! Thank you so much!" She sang, pulling me into a hug.

 

I laughed softly, eventually pulling away. "I'll have Doc make you a bed." I said with a smile. She tilted her head slightly, "Oh my apologies, Doc is my husband."

 

She smiled, "Oh." She said simply.

 

 

"So, what do you do?" I ask, raising an eyebrow.

 

"Hm..." She scratched her head, "I can garden!" She says excitedly, and her eyes widened.

 

I jumped slightly at her excitement, "Great..." I start, "I'm sure we can work something out." I conclude.

 

 

It's not long before Katana has a little garden planted outside, and she's already hard at work tending to it.

 

"I'll be inside if you need me..." I tell her, but she barely notices, she's much too consumed with her gardening.

 

 

I finally get back to my cleaning, and rush to finish the job before Doc gets home.

 

 

I finally finish my cleaning and decide to take a quick nap, just until Doc gets home.

 

 

"Snow... Wake up, Snow... Snow... Wake up..." I open my eyes slowly and find Doc hovering over the bed.

 

I slowly get up, trying to find out what's going on.

 

 

"Is something wrong, sweetie?" I ask curiously.

 

He crosses his arms, "Oh no, nothing... Oh wait, there is something... Who is the pink girl gardening outside my house?!" He snaps, and I suddenly remember Katana.

 

"Oh- Erm- That's Katana..." I say, and he gives me a look that says 'go on', "Well, she really needed a place to stay, so I might've told her she could stay here..." I say, speaking slowly, not wanting to upset him.

 

 

"I know, I know, I should've asked you first.. I'm sorry." I say, tilting my head down slightly.

 

He laughs a little, "Oh baby, I can't stay mad at you when you were just being a good person. I love you, and I forgive you." He says before pulling me into a warm embrace.

 

 

I pull back momentarily, "Oh, by the way, you kind of have to make a bed for her.." I say nervously.

 

"Snow!" He whines, frowning at me. "You'd better get painting then, since we don't have enough money to pay for materials." He says.

 

"But it's late.." I start, but he cuts me off.

 

"Snow.." He says, as if I'm a child.

 

"Fine." I say, turning and facing the easel unhappily.

 

 

I paint and paint, watching Doc sleep soundly. On one hand I'm exhausted and completely not in the mood, but on the other it's nice to just to feel isolated and relaxed, like it's just me and the canvas.

 

 

Then, suddenly, just as I'm finally relax, I hear the sneeze. "Katana!" I snap, turning around. My eyes dart to the spiral staircase and, sure enough, she's standing there watching me. She opens her mouth to speak, but I motion for her to go downstairs. Her head disappears to the first floor and I follow behind her, carefull not to wake Doc.

 

 

"I'm very sorry Snow, you were just so interesting, I didn't want you to stop.." She says, and I blush a little.

 

"Doc was sleeping, and he already doesn't have a very good impression of you.." I start, and her face drops.

 

"H-He doesn't like me?" She asks sadly, and I see tears forming at her eyes.

 

"No, no, no! Of course he likes you!" I say frantically, not wanting her to cry.

 

 

The conversation was cut off there, as I felt an intense pain growing in my stomach. "Ouch.." I said, leaning back to crack my back.

 

Katana gasped, "You pregnant?!"

 

I nodded slowly, hesitantly allowing her to feel my stomach.

 

 

"Speaking of which," I started, "I'm exhausted, I need to get to bed."

 

Katana nodded quickly, "Yes, yes of course! Don't worry about me, us elves don't sleep much anways." She said, smiling slightly.

 

"Okay then, goodnight." I say softly, heading upstairs.

 

 

I woke up to sounds of laughter coming from downstairs, so after getting dressed, I curiously headed downstairs.

 

 

"Goodmorning everyone.." I said hesitantly, surprised to see Katana and Doc together. "What are you guys up to?" I asked curiously.

 

"Snow! I have something to show you before I leave for work, follow me!" He ordered enthusiastically, and I followed curiously.

 

 

That wasn't there before.. I thought, looking at the out of place door.

 

 

"Surprise!" He exclaimed, opening the door and leading me into the beautiful room. "It's a nursery for the baby, and Katana will be staying in here too.

 

My jaw dropped, it was stunning! "Doc, I- I don't know what to say.. It's perfect!" I said excitedly, admiring the work of art.

 

 

 After Doc left for work, and Katana was hard at work on her garden, I decided to do some painting out on the balcony.

 

 

 Then suddenly, there was a pain worse than all previous ones I'd felt, and I immediately knew what was coming next..

 

 

 

Karlia White, my baby girl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 1.4 - "The happiest moment of my life..."

Click, clack, click, clack went my boots as I walked across the stone floor. My stone floor, it's still hard to believe that I have my own house now. I nervously approached the wooden door, opening it slowly, listening to the creaking noise.

Today's the day. The day I'd never thought in a million years that I would get to have, yet here I am, about to marry the man of my dreams.

There he stood, Doc, the most incredible man I've ever met in my entire life. It was still a shock to me that, of all women, I'm the one he wants to come home to every day.

"You look beautiful." He said softly, smiling and gazing into my eyes.

"Thank you. You look very handsome." I said in return, blushing slightly.

"Are you ready?" He whispered, I giggled softly and nodded, pushing some of my black hair back.

"I Doc, promise to make you my number one priority. I promise to always make you feel special and loved, you will always know how much you matter. I promise to do anything and everything to provide for this family, no matter how hard it may seem. Finally, most of all, I promise to love you."

"I Snow, promise to make you proud to call me your wife. I promise to always lift you up and support you as much as I can,  I will always be there for you. I promise to always ask you how your day has been, no matter how bad mine was. I promise to love you and to care for you like nobody else in this world because, well, you are my world."

After we said our vows, we slid the rings on each others fingers, and shared a special kiss together.

"I can't believe we're married now, just like that." Doc said with a smile, as we walked up to our house.

"Neither can I... I'm so happy." I agree, smiling softly. We come up to our room, and stand at the foot of the bed, Doc turns to me and grabs my hands.

"Is it too soon?" He asked, glancing over at the bed. I shook my head quickly, giggling softly.

"I'm ready." I say, wrapping my arms around him.

We lay together on the bed for a moment, our bodies craddling one another. He slowly leans in to kiss me, I melt by the touch of his lips.

He slides his body on top of mine, kissing me all along my neck. "I love you." I whipser.

"I love you too." He says in return.

The next morning I wake up slowly, slipping out of our bed. I slip into my clothes and head downstairs, where I find Doc, who is preparing breakfast for us.

"Goodmorning, beautiful." He says with a smile, continuing to cook.

I giggle slightly, "Goodmo-" I stop and clutch my stomach, cringing in pain.

I run straight to the bathroom, vomitting in the toilet.

I run into the kitchen, straight to Doc. "Doc, what's wrong with me? Should I go to the clinic?" I ask nervously.

"Snow... Don't freak out, but you're pregnant." He says, not a hint of doubt was in his voice.

"What... No... You don't know-" I begin, but he cuts me off.

"Snow, I have six younger brothers, I can tell when a girl is pregnant." He says, putting his hand on my shoulder.

I gasp at first, but it fades into a huge smily. I leap into his arms, "Doc... We're going to be parents!" I exclaim, this is the happiest moment of my life.