*Flashback*

"Emma, we can't do this." Regina says, stepping away from the blonde. "I can never be who you want me to be."

"Did you not hear a word I said?" Emma demands, reaching for the Mayor and pulling her back to her. "I. LOVE. You. Just the way you are."

Emma closes the gap between them and from that moment on the two were inseparable. Regina, against her better judgement let herself fall for the daughter of her arch enemy. They had become a family: Regina, Emma and Henry. But that was before Emma believed the truth about the curse. It was before she left Regina, taking Henry with her. Before Regina's whole world collapsed.

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The mob charges toward the Mayor's mansion with murder on their minds. Despite how angry and hurt Emma and Henry were, the didn't want Regina to die. They had to stop the citizens from hurting Regina.

"We have to save her!" The pair exclaims to Snow and David. Emma's newly found parents agree, because that's what heroes did. Without another question the four make their way to the residence of the women who had cast this curse.

Whale has Regina pinned to a pillar on her porch. Despite the fact that Regina had a good poker face, Emma saw through it and knew Regina was afraid. Regina could hide her emotions from the rest of the world...but not Emma.

"Let her go!" Emma all but snarls. There's a flicker of hope in Regina's eyes.

"She needs to pay." Whale growls, tightening his grip on the mayor's neck.

"Not like this." Charming says. Whale finally lets go of the Queen, but the moment she's free, Charming attaches metal cuffs to her wrists.

"You're arresting me?!" Regina scoffs. Emma wants to stop this, but she can't. She has to remind herself that Regina did this to herself and that she had to be held responsible.

"Yes, your majesty," David snarls. "For your safety, but more importantly all of ours."

After placing Regina is the jail cell, Emma sends Henry off with Granny. While Mary Margaret had a feeling that something had been going on between the two, Emma and Regina had tried to keep a secret. Emma had insisted that she'd moved into the mansion for the sole reason of being closer to Henry. She and Regina had enjoyed their little bubble and hadn't been ready to pop it by putting their relationship. But now that Emma knew that David and Mary Margaret were actually her parents, she had to tell them.

As to be expected, both of the Charmings freaked out when Emma told them. They assured her that they'd keep Regina locked up forever, but that was the last thing that Emma wanted. She wanted answers and there was only one person who could give them to her..

Emma hears the sniffling before she even gets into the room fully. It takes all of Emma's strength not to open the cell door and hold Regina close to her.

"Don't let her trick you." Snow warns. Emma sighs and turns to her parents.

"Look guys, I need you to wait here. This is something I have to do on my own." They look hesitant. "Please."

"Be careful." Charming says. Snow nods.

"We'll be right here if you need us." She adds trying to sound motherly.

Emma enters the cold room, Regina was always cold. Emma hoped she had enough blankets. When Regina comes into view Emma can see her face hidden in her hands. Emma's heart rate picks up at the sight. She clears her throat to make her presence known. Regina immediately wipes the tears off her face and stands as Emma comes up to the iron bars.

"Miss. Swan." Regina says as she attempts to hide the pain in her voice. "What a surprise."

"Cut the crap, Regina." Emma snaps. "I want to know how you could use me and pretend all that time! How the Hell did I not know you were lying!?"

"Because I wasn't!" Regina exclaims. "I wasn't pretending, at least not with you."

"You knew!" Emma yells. "Who I was, who my parents were. It was all revenge for you!"

"Yes, Emma the curse was revenge!" Regina cries. "But loving you wasn't. I didn't plan it. God, Emma, don't you remember how hard I tried to push you away? I couldn't though because I-I just couldn't." A sob escapes her and Emma hands her a tissue from the desk.

"Why did you poison Ruby?" Emma asks quietly. "That turnover that Henry ate on accident, you said it was meant for Ruby...why?" Regina's lip begins to quiver again.

"I changed my mind, that's why it was on the counter, I was going to get rid of it. Henry was so desperate to prove that he wasn't crazy and he was right...but I wasn't going to give it to her. I was just so...Ruby...she likes you, Emma. If you haven't noticed she's always flirting with you." Regina admits. "Emma, I swear to you I didn't mean for our son to get hurt. You KNOW I love him. I promise, I wasn't going to let anyone eat it. I was going to get rid of it! I've changed, Emma, YOU changed me."

Emma freezes. Nothing made sense anymore. Henry was the woman she loved, crying and locked in a cold jail cell. Emma couldn't leave her there because despite everything, Emma loved her. Emma grabs the keys from the hook and starts to unlock the door.

"Emma!" Snow calls coming into the room. "What are you doing!?"

"I can't do this to her." Emma replies as Charming gently stops her from turning the key. "Stop it. I am NOT doing this to her."

"What about what she did to us?" Charming asks glaring to the brunette behind bars. "What she did to our family was much, much worse than being imprisoned."

"You can't believe anything she says, Emma." Snow adds. "It's not true, she is manipulating you." Emma looks at Regina and sees the truth in her eyes. She yanks her arm from Charming's light grasp.

"I'm sheriff. This is MY call!" She snaps. "She won't hurt anyone."

"That's not a risk we're willing to take." Charming state firmly. "Emma, give me the key."

Emma ignores his demand and finishes opening the cell door. Her parents watch in horror as their daughter embraces their greatest enemy. This could not be real.

"Are you okay?" Emma asks. Regina nods.

"Thank you." Regina gives Emma a small smile. "I better go."

"Will you be safe?" Emma asks worriedly.

"I'll be fine. Take care of Henry and tell him that I'm sorry." Regina instructs, reluctantly pulling away from Regina. The blond nods. They share a final bittersweet look. When Regina is gone Emma feels tears on her cheeks. No words had been said but they both knew; it was over.

A/N Okay so I've been writing this in a notebook and decided to type the first chapter and see what people think. This is my first attempt at SwanQueen and I'm super nervous because this story is my baby. If you all like it I'll type up the rest ASAP (so far it's seven chapters but it'll definitely be longer!) -Kaila