Hey guys so check it out I finally got a new chapter up! Enjoy and let me know what you think.


Season 2 Episode 1: Happy Birthday

"You should stop being so serious, my love." Emma walked into her office plopping herself into a chair.

"I would if my mother hadn't of left me with all this garbage." Regina sighed running her hand through her hair. "I have no idea what any of this means." Emma stood up seeing her wife's stress and walked around the other side of the desk. It had been a month since her mother's death and now the rule of a kingdom now fell on her. Taking the paper gently from Regina's desk Emma carefully studied it. Regina found herself lost taking in her beautiful wife. Emma was gorgeous her chiseled jaw was firm and sharply. Her green eyes like stones that glowed.

"You know staring can be creepy." Emma chuckled as she took in the paper some more.

"Are you creeped out?" Emma smiled at her causing her heart to stutter.

"By you?" Emma leaned in chastely connecting their lips, "Never." Regina smiled as Emma placed the paper on the desk. "It's our Crop production."

"I understand what it is, but I don't understand what its saying." Regina rolled her eyes.

"Well I would see why you don't get it. The information is off." Regina just looked at her still confused. Emma chuckled a little. "See this right here is what we produce in a month. Here is what gets allocated to the producers, so the farms to sell at the markets for profit. This is what we get for our distribution, so the poor, military, our own consumption, etc. While all these numbers for the producers are correct but low the numbers for our piece are wrong. It looks like we are missing 25 percent of share."

"So all those crops are missing? Where are they going?" Emma shrugged.

"No clue if it were me I would call in the Crop inventory counsel. I would have them explain where these numbers came from and were the rest of the crops have gone. I would all look over the other production stuff like livestock, water, and things of that nature." Regina just stared admirably.

"You should be running this kingdom." Emma chuckled, "you are so good at this stuff."

"I was just raised on how to do all this doesn't mean I am good." Emma leaned on the desk so was partially sitting on it. Standing Regina took the blondes lips as her own.

"I love you," Regina moaned in between kisses.

"Your Majesty," Regina blinked clearing out the memory from her head. It had almost a year since Emma's return then departure.

"What is it Coswald," she eyed the pudgy man.

"The White queen is requesting an audience with you." he nervously stuttered. "She in communication via the mirror and is awaiting answer." It had been years she had spoken to her mother-in-law. There was a time when they had gotten along well, but that all changed when her mother had taken the thrown. Sighing Regina nodded her head signaling she would take the call. Scuttling to the door Coswald opened the hall door ushering a large mirror and its holder into the room.

"Queen Snow." Regina stated dryly as Snow White came into the view with her charming husband standing behind her, "What can I help you with."

"Where is my daughter?" Regina raised an eyebrow.

"Excuse me?"

"My Daughter."

"What makes you think I Know where Emma is?" Regina stated truthfully as she leaned back nonchalantly. She hated thinking about Emma. Would never admit it out loud but she missed Emma. It sounded crazy she knew that considering everything they went through. She missed the good times though.

"You were the last to see her alive. So either you have her imprisoned or you killed her."

Did you just asked to speak to me to ask about your Emma? Just now? Why not a year ago when I actually knew she was here?" Snow did not say anything, Regina rolled her eyes. "I don't know where she is. She left when she got her memory back and I have not cared enough to search," she lied she had searched, but Emma had disappeared. "It's the truth, if you don't believe me then so be it." Regina waited for Snow to continue, but she didn't, "If that is all you wanted I need to be going." She motioned the mirror away.

"Wait!" Snow yelled causing Regina to hold the movement of the mirror. "That is not why I have sought consul with you."

"What is it then?"

"What do you know about this?" Snow held up a parchment with a swan wearing crown above its head.

The parchment read: Dear White Queen,

The time has now come for the kingdoms to unit as one. All those who stand in the way of progress with face the wrath of our eyes. Heed our warning and know that if you do wrong. Death will soon fallow.

"I know that you have upset someone." Regina spoke.

"What is the meaning of this?"

"How should I know?" Regina calmly shrugged her shoulder.

"Because it reeks of you."

"Please if it were me I would not hide behind that calling card." Again she rolled her eyes.

"So it's not you?"

"No."

"My people are being assassinated. Very important people and every time someone dies a crown is found on their body."

"And that is my concern how?"

"Have you not seen the crowns? Have people not died in your Kingdom. Or are you so obtuse and committed in your own evil was you have not seen them." Regina stood from her throne anger coursing through her body.

"If I didn't know any better I would say that only reason you are not here personally is that you fear that I would slap you into the next kingdom. Do not think I can't reach through this mirror at rip that birds nest off your head." Regina stood in front to the mirror "I will have someone look into these 'Crown' claims." She waved her hand over the mirror clearing the image of her peeved mother-in law. Rubbing her for head Regina let out a sigh.

"Your majesty?" Coswald as he waited for his next orders.

"Please have my advisors and my general meet in the war room in an hour till then I will be in my room." she need a moment to collect herself. Snow had a way of irritating her. Closing the door to her chamber she proceeded to her balcony for a bit of fresh air. Staring out over the city Regina felt a sudden sense of sadness filled her body. At this point in her life she did not ever think she would be here. She never wanted to rule a kingdom. She never wanted to be in charge of a kingdom. She never wanted to have people rely on her. She just wanted to be a loving devoted wife and mother.

She thought by now she and Emma would have had at least one child by now. They would be living in their own little cottage on the white Kingdoms land. Every day she would wake up kiss Emma who would smile that amazing smile ravish her in love. Then she gets up get their child ready for the day as Emma got ready. After Emma left or not left she would spend the day dotting on her child by teaching horseback riding or taking it to picnics.

Alas, that is no longer her reality. She had a wife, but only by title. She may never have a child. Her dream for a family was gone. Hell today was her birthday and no one cared to even acknowledge it. For the third year in a row she was alone on her birthday. "I need to stop feeling this way." Frustrating herself Regina stepped back into her room and headed for the war room.

Everyone silenced when she walked into the room. She hated it. "Gentlemen," she greeted them coldly, "I have called you all together today because as you all already know the White Queen has brought to my attention the increasing number of deaths in her realm at the hands of these 'crowns'. I told her I would look into this group. So what, if, anything do we know?"

"Your highness," Lord Remy a short man with stubby arms and pot belly spoke up, "there have been a few questionable deaths with such symbol in the last three months in our kingdom."

"Why have these suspicious deaths been brought to my attention?" she started to pace her room.

"They were deaths of no value we did not think it was necessary to notify you."

"People are dying and you don't think it necessary for your me to know." She turned to face them, "it makes me wonder what else you lot are keeping from me?"

"Nothing your majesty there was not enough evidence at the time to worry you about such trivial occurrences as there had only been three murders fitting this criterion and even then the last death was a month ago." Lady Ivy spoke up in a panic Regina had a feeling she was hiding something. "An investigation was started on these murders but not much has come up."

"So what is known?"

"Not much," General Stanton spoke, "1 was an owner of tavern who used dabbled in prostitution. The other 2 were mercenaries from the white kingdom but not much else is known."

"Well find out what you can then report back to me as soon as you get any information. Is that clear?" They all nodded.

"Your highness," Ivy spoke again you won't be willingly giving information to White queen Right?"

"Not that it is any business of yours, no I will not. If there is a group of murders in my kingdom I do need to find out as much I can about them before they go off killing the whole kingdom." She snapped. She really was not in the mood. "Now that I have made myself clear this meeting is adjourned." With a slam of the door she exited the room escaping to the confines of her room. Sighing she found herself want to do nothing more than sleep or read a book as the day passed her by. Deciding this was what she would do for day of birth Regina started to strip her clothes not caring if they landed carelessly on the floor. As she passed behind her screen she realized something in her room was out of place. Throwing silk rob over herself she came out from behind the screen. On her coffee table sat a dozen red roses in a vase with a note.

I know I can't say thing to fix us. That I have made mistakes that have hurt you. That although the love had is gone does not mean it has ended. It has just evolved into something greater. I will show you it if you give me the chance.

Happy birthday my queen

It was signed by a swan in a crown. Tears fell from her eyes. Emma had sent the letter to her mother. Looking around she had sudden sense that she was being watched. She knew it was Emma. Emma was the only one to be brave/stupid enough to sneak in her chambers.

"I know you're here Emma, come out." The room was silent for 3 minutes, but still there was no movement. "Fine. I know it's you who sent that letter to your mother and I know it was you who had those 3 people killed in my kingdom. I am ordering you to stop before this gets out of hand." Still there was no movement. Both happy and sad that Emma would not come out Regina resigned to bed. Maybe she was being paranoid and Emma was not there. Maybe she had just sneaked into her room then left. Maybe it wasn't even Emma at all. "Thank you for the flower," Regina said as she closed her eyes letting the exhaustion take over. In the middle of her sleep felt a presence over her and the faint feel of lips on her skin and the small whispers of a voice saying, 'you're welcome happy birthday my love'. It frightened her so much she woke with a start to find it was not pitch black except a fire that had not been started by her.