A prompt from EvilQueensDaughterRapunzel :Can you do a story where Regina is locked up in a tower by her mother like Rapunzel and Emma is there to rescue her?

Well that's the topic of this story:) I will update this twice a week because of other projects which are in work right now. This will probably a story with 7 to 10 chapters.

I hope you enjoy the first chapter:)

Chapter 1

Regina Mills was a 18 year old young woman. Her father Henry had died when she was 5 and since then her mother had locked her away. She wanted to have Regina all to herself so she locked her in a high tower. Cora was mostly kind to her but the solitude made Regina sad. Her mother would always visit her in the afternoons and brush her long long hair. Regina enjoyed the time with her mother because during the day she would cook,eat and read but had no one to talk to. She didn't knew anything about the world outside this tower except for a few pieces she remembered from the time her father had been alive. She was highly interested in the outside world but every time she asked her mother about it she would interrupt and scold her. Regina gave it up some years ago and just dreamed about the world outside her tower. Every night she would watch the stars and talk to her deceased father.

Her mother had visited a few hours ago and she was sitting at her window like usual. "Hey, daddy... how are you?" She asked and sighed. "I feel lonely... Mother... she is not letting me out here since you died... I miss you, Daddy. I miss you and our old life... Hopefully mother realize that we need other people too. That they mean no harm...ugh... I love you, Daddy." She said and suddenly heard a horse neighing.

She looked down and saw someone stumbling of his horse and leaning against the tower.

"Hello?" She asked and the person flinched and looked up.

"H-hi." The other person answered and winced again. "Could... could you help me? I'm wounded and need help to remove my armor to tend to my wound." The person asked and Regina looked a bit insecure.

"I-I don't know." She answered and the person fell on his knees.

"Please... I even let my sword down here... I promise. I die otherwise." The person said and Regina nodded. She gathered her hair and threw it out of the window so it reached to the ground.

The person took the hair and hesitantly pulled himself up. When the person was up Regina pulled the person in and helped him down softly.

"Hi..." The person said and Regina noticed that the voice was rather female.

"Hi. Can I take your helmet off?" Regina answered and the person nodded. Regina pulled softly the helmet off and was faced by a blonde beautiful woman.

"Where is the wound?" Regina asked and blushed slightly.

"Shoulder." The woman answered and Regina nodded. She slowly undid the armor and helped the woman taking it off.

"How did that happen?" Regina asked when she saw the wound and got up. "An ogre thought that hitting me would be nice." The woman answered with a soft smile and Regina tilted her head amused.

"What are ogres?" Regina asked her and tended to the wound with some alcohol. The woman hissed.

"You never saw an ogre?" She asked and Regina shook her head.

"Mother told me that the world outside the tower is dangerous... too dangerous for me and that it's better to stay here." Regina mumbled and the woman gasped.

"The world may be dangerous from time to time but there are many great things. Love for example. Or friendship." The woman said and Regina looked at her softly.

"My mother is my friend... that's all I need." Regina said and the woman shook her head.

"That can't be enough... what's your name?" The woman answered and Regina sighed. "Regina. And yours?"

"Emma. Emma Swan but many know me rather as White Knight." The woman answered and Regina smiled. "

Impressive name, Emma." She told her and Emma sighed.

"She can't lock you up here for forever. That's not good. Did you never wanted to know how the world is? How it looks... Did you ever tasted freshly picked apples or wine or did you ever smelled at a flower which was freshly picked? You ever laid in grass and enjoyed the feeling of sun warming your face?" Emma asked and Regina sighed.

"My mother brings apples to me every other day..." Regina said and Emma smiled at her saddened.

"Come with me and let me show you the world." She said and Regina shook her head.

"I don't know you. I only let you up here because you were about to die... and I can't leave my mother. Not after my father's death." Regina recoiled and Emma sighed. Regina bandaged her and helped her up.

"Well, if don't knowing me is a problem then I'll return. Over and over again." Emma said and stepped close to Regina. Regina gulped and studied Emma.

"Why is it so important to you?" Regina asked and Emma smiled softly.

"Because you have a good heart and in my opinion you get mistreated and your mother will see that I will be able to protect you." Emma said and Regina bit her lip. "How do I get down again?" Emma asked and looked at the window.

"Same way you got up here." Regina mumbled and Emma nodded slowly. She turned back to Regina with a soft smile.

"I guess I have a few minutes." She said and Regina smiled back shyly.

"How old are you?" Regina asked and Emma smiled.

"I'm 20 summers old." Emma answered. "And you, mylady?"

"17 summers and 18 winters..." Regina answered and Emma nodded slowly.

"You look older a bit. Thought you would be 20 too." Emma said with a grin and Regina blushed. Emma liked it when she could make her blushing.

She pulled her close and then moved her to dance. Regina stumbled slightly and then followed her moves. They danced together and they laughed. Regina felt so incredibly save with Emma. Something that just happened with her mother. Afterwards they pulled apart and Emma smiled at her cheekily.

"I'm going now, princess."

"I'm no princess." Regina said and Emma shrugged.

"A knight only dances with princesses or royals." Emma answered with a wink and moved to the window. Regina let her down and on the ground Emma realized she had forgotten her armor. Regina threw it down and Emma caught it easily. "See you soon, princess." Emma called and Regina blushed.

"See you soon, White Knight." Regina called back and Emma chuckled and bowed before she mounted her horse and rode away.

TBC...?