Rachel sat in her chair looking at the Mirror as Aaron was braiding her hair, she smiled at the boy her face glowing. "Are you going to be nervous, meeting your cousin for the first time."
"NO" he shrugged his shoulder "Grandma and Grandpa weren't anything special so Why would I be"
Once he finished, he put a bow at the end and smiled as he seemed proud of himself.
"What about his majesty, do you like him"
The boy pulled a disgusted face at the mention of his soon to be stepfather.
"Ha-ha" Rachel laughed and pulled him close with a hug "My baby is so cute" she squeezed. Aaron blushed in embarrassment, while the maid servants in the background giggled.
"Oh, your Highness wait" Someone said outside the room, and a little girl burst through the door. Surprising Aaron and Rachel as soon as the young girl's eye landed on Rachel she froze in shock.
Rachel snapped out of her surprise and smiled "You must be Snow" She said to the little girl who was still frozen along with what looked like her caretakers behind her. "Aaron looks its your cousin" She smiled at the boy who turned away from her his face still red from her embarrassing Mom acts from earlier.
"Why wont you come closer, I'm not that mean" Rachel smiled her voice sweet and face full of innocent delight.
Snow White looked at the women who was nearly the exactly copy of her Queen mother in stunned surprise. Her Queen Mother should nothing but disgust towards her, so seeing the same face give her such an expression made her feel things she couldn't understand.
"Come here" Rachel beckoned the girl.
Snow White stepped forward with hesitation, this person was her Aunt her mother's younger sister and the person her mother despised so much that she would become a raging fury in a heartbeat. So, of course she was hesitant
"If you not going to come over then don't come at all" Aaron said with and impatient tone as he stood closer to Rachel as if not wanting his mother's attention to be taken away from him. Snow White paused and frowned.
"Oh, so you stopped being embarrassed at your mother's antics already" Rachel said and then her eyes had a tint of mischief as she pulled him into her arms again and started tickling him.
"No…. Stop" he began to laugh through for ruining forever the maturity he pulled of earlier. The room turned light and harmonious and it was filled with the laughter. Aaron eventually rolled away from Rachel and her tickling claws
"Oh, you got away."
Aaron collected himself right away and began to pout his face still red as he looked at everyone around the room. He really wanted to bark at the them but felt it wasn't the mature thing to do.
Snow White looked at the two a ting of Jealously rose in her heart as she walked closer while the Mother and Son duo where on at a stare-off. The little girl reached her hand out and tugged on Rachel's dress lightly and with a nervous look lifted her head to gaze Rachel.
Rachel felt and arrow hit her heart 'too cute, just like her baby', she couldn't help but raise her hand and pat the small girl's head and "Hello Little Snow, I am Saira your Aunt" she introduced "But, in another week I'll be your Mom"
Snow White felt like crying at Rachel's word, it was her own mothers face saying such sweat words to her. The little girls eye was somewhat red so Rachel pulled her up on her lap and hugged. Making Snow White Freeze but soon relax at the warm embrace that had a sweet scent to hit. She feel asleep moments later.
Rachel paused "Oh, She actually fell asleep"
The maid's servants surrounding them had their hearts touched at the scene, Aaron included as he looked at his mother. When her gaze sharpened for a moment, he realized what she was doing she was testing the little girl and the people around them. Sure enough his mother was the best out of the corner of his eyes he saw the servants that came with Snow White there expression where blank but he could tell their eyes where sinister.
"Aaron" the boy looked back at his mother who smiled at him, making him walk closer so she could pat his head "I'll have little Snow sleep her tonight with us, Okay"
He understood his mothers hidden meaning "Watch out for your Little Cousin, Okay" as he nodded.
"But, that wont do, her hi-" one of the servants that came with Snow White began to speak.
"I take responsibility" she cut off the maid "Afterall, I am to be the princess mother soon."
"But"
"I have just said she will be in our care, So please take your leave"
"But"
"For a mere servant you have some Gull, are you going to disobey" Rachel's tone never went cold but was still in fact warm and sweet. Making the servants sweat on their backs, a moment later Rachel laughed "My goodness look at all your faces", the mood in the room lightened immediately
After a while all the servants left leaving the three alone in the room.
"Mom" Aaron came closer and looked at his cousin still sleeping in his mother embrace he felt a twinge of jealousy arose. Rachel who noted her son expression smiled brighter in delight, as she pulled the little girl closer.