"Charming I know she's our child but we can't have her around with her magic she's a danger to the kingdom and you know as well as I do that magic is forbidden unless it's the fairies."

"I know Snow I just wish there was another way."

"Well there isn't."

David was shocked at how cold Snow was being after all this was their daughter they were talking about.

"So what do we do?"

"We send her away to Regina."

"You want to send her to the woman who hates you more than she hates her own mother?"

"We have no other choice."

"And what if Regina turns her against us what's to say our daughter won't come back and try to kill us?"

Suddenly there was a plume of purple smoke and there stood Regina.

"So you're going to send your brat to me? What if I refuse to take her?"

"Then we'll have no choice but to have her put to death."

"Snow!" David was horrified that his wife would even consider killing their daughter.

"I'll take her if just to save her from another one of your mistakes, I was prepared to forgive you for Daniel's death because you were just a child but now you're an adult and are willing to have your own child killed just because she has magic, that is inexcusable she is just an innocent girl and has done nothing wrong."

Suddenly a teenage blonde girl caught Regina's eye.

"You must be Emma? I'm Regina."

"Hi."

"How old are you dear?"

"I'm 14."

"You're 4 years younger than I was when I first learnt magic, that makes you a very special girl."

"Mamma wants to get rid of me even if it means killing me."

"How do you know?"

"I could hear her from my room, I spend a lot of time with the werewolves that I ended up with some of their traits such as their excellent hearing."

"Well my horse is outside waiting I just used my magic to appear in here for dramatic effect. Shall we go dear?"

"Yes please."

Taking Emma by the hand Regina led her outside to where her black stallion was waiting, she climbed on his back then leaned down reaching her hand out to the girl who took it and lifted her up placing the child in front of her so she wouldn't fall, and turned her horse around and rode away.

When they arrived at Regina's castle Emma was silently crying but Regina could feel the girls shoulders trembling.

"Dear are you alright?"

"I just don't understand what I did wrong to make mamma and papa not want me anymore."

"Oh sweetling you did nothing wrong your mother is an idiot always has been."

This got a giggle out of the girl.

"Let's go inside shall we?"

Regina took the girl inside her castle and the first thing she did was change Emma's gown from the blood red color for it didn't suit the girls pale complexion to tropical ocean blue and the design was different as well instead of full length sleeves they became bejewelled wide straps and the base wasn't as bulky as the one Snow had, had her dressed in, and her hair which was hanging down was now in a French braid with a blue ribbon woven through and a beautiful tiara on her head.

"That's much better than that awful down your mother got you to wear."

"Does the corset have to be so tight I can't breath properly."

Regina noticed how shallow Emma's breathing had become.

And using her magic loosened Emma's corset and suddenly the girls breathing got instantly better.

"How's that dear?"

"Much better thank you."

"You are certainly nothing like your mother."

As the years went on Emma grew into such a beauty that the people in the surrounding villages said she must have been created from a jewel.

On Emma's 16th birthday the young princess had decided to go for a swim suddenly she was pushed under the water strong hands held her down and Emma fought tooth and nail trying to break the grip this person had on her but she was loosing the battle and her remaining air just as Emma about to loose the last bit of her oxygen the person disappeared and strong but gentle hands pulled her out of the water which she was coughing up as she struggled against the person who was carrying her out of the water.

"Calm down sweetling you're safe now I have you, just breath darling."

Hearing Regina's voice Emma wrapped her arms around the queens neck and started to cry.

"Shh sweetheart it's ok you're ok now."

Regina said soothingly to the girl who was shaking.

When they arrived back at the castle Regina turned with Emma still in her arms.

"Huntsman take this piece of trash who used to be one of my guards to the dungeon and then I'll deal with him once I've taken care of Emma."

"Yes your majesty."

Regina took Emma up to her room and placed her down on the bed as she went to run a bath so Emma could warm up.

Soon Emma was in the bath Regina started washing the girls hair.

"Thank you for saving me."

"That's alright dear."

Emma's shoulders started to shake as she started crying again.

"Emma dear what's wrong?"

"I thought I was going to die I could feel the water entering my lungs and all I could think of was how I would never see you again, and how I'd never get to tell you..."

"Tell me what dear?"

"How I feel about you."

"And how do you feel about me?"

"I'm in love with you. I know we can never be together I'm only 16 and it'd be wrong and..."

Emma's ramblings were cut off by Regina pressing her lips to Emma's.

Then Regina pulled away.

"Emma need I remind you this is my kingdom that you are in and I am the queen I make the rules in this kingdom and everyone else has to deal with them. And just so you know I fell in love with you when I first laid eyes on you."

Soon Emma was out of the bath and dressed back in the gown Regina had modified and her hair was once again in the same braid as before.