Authors note: It's my first fan fic I hope everyone enjoys it!

Setting: Storybooke, Maine - after pan had reenacted the curse and Regina had to send everyone back. Everyone gets sent to the enchanted forest and Emma and Henry go back to Boston.

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to once upon a time or any of the characters used in this story.

Chapter 1

In the Enchanted Forest

After the curse had sent everyone back to their homes, Regina, Snow, Charming, Neil, and Belle all landed back in the woods of the Enchanted Forest. It was warm and sunny the wind blowing ever so gently through their hair. They were home, finally home they thought but at what cost? The ones they love are gone and never again to find them. For a moment Regina fell to her knees staring up at the sky with tears slowly running down her face, her wonderful son she could never see again. Her happy ending was never to be had she thought. Her face grew white as she took a deep breath she slowly stood up and wiped away her tears. Snow looked at her with great concern and slowly walked over to comfort her. Regina turned around and brushed Snow off as she went to consult her.

"I'm okay, thank you though. It's just been a really long day and I just want to go home." Regina said calmly as she tried to smile at Snow.

"But where do we go?" Belle said with concern. Charming looked around and then back at everyone, "Yeah, wasn't everything destroyed with the curse?"

Everyone stared at Regina with question as she just stuttered her words together, "Well, yes technically it was. But I put a protection spell on my castle so it should still be standing unharmed."

"Well then, that's just where we should go!" Snow said with a positive high pitched voice. As she turned to Regina before walking back to Charming she said firmly, "Just so you know it's OUR castle now. We all will live there together as a family."

Regina tried not to choke on her words as she gave Snow a fierce look of dismay, "Excuse me? Family? Since when? Look, just because I saved all your asses numerous of times before do not get to wrong impression. I did it for Henry not the likes of any of you." She rolled back her eyes and brushed off her knees as she began to walk past everyone.

"Look Regina I know you have been through a lot. We all have but you have to understand we are family whether you like it or not. We will always be there to protect one another and I love Henry just as much as you do. I lost him and Emma today just as you have so do not go there with me right now." A disgruntled Snow spoke with haste and concern in her voice.

Charming walked over to Snow and wrapped his arms around her to comfort his displease wife. "Look let's just all work together to get to the castle to rest for the night and discuss everything over breakfast. Fair?" he said in a stern tone to consult the situation.

"Fine then, let's just get there I can't stand these woods anymore." Regina spoke plainly as she swung around towards a dirt path.

Everyone else just looked at each other puzzled as they gave each other the silent nod and walked off following behind Regina to their new home together.

As everyone lingered a distance behind Regina they spoke softly to one another, "So why is her loss so much greater than ours? Henry is my son yet to her it seems to be nothing. On top of that I lost my father who gave his life to save us and the love of my life had to leave so she could protect our son?" Neal argued angrily.

Belle remained quiet and kindly replied," I think it's because the queen can't seem to get to close to anyone right now. You are right we all lost Henry, Emma, and Rumple today but we all are used to confronting our sadness for she does not know how to. She's never been given a shoulder to cry on she just holds it all in and out comes her anger."

"Yes but that doesn't give her the right to be like this." a flustered Charming spoke out.

"Charming!" Snow gasped with dismay. "Belle is right and you know it, as do you Neil. I think all Regina needs is to know that there are people that understand her and will be willing to cry with her and support her!"

"Look all I'm saying is Neil makes a fine point, we lost our daughter and our grandson whom we finally got to rejoin with. Yes Belle makes a fine point but it doesn't mean that Regina can act like our loss was any less compared to hers." Charming said holding on tightly to Snows hand as he looked at her with a disgruntled look on his face.

Regina stops suddenly as everyone shuts up quickly and watches as she turns to look at them and puts her finger to her lips to silence them. Cautiously Regina steps over to her left towards a brisling bush that seemed rather interesting. As she crept towards it with caution Charming stepped slowly behind her with his sword wielded in hand. Regina leaned towards the bush as a speckled cat jumped out at her startling her backwards with a loud yelp.

"What the hell was that!?" Regina whined as she spun around in the direction that the cat jumped.

Regina took small settle steps walking over to the cat. The cat was just sitting there curiously looking at her on the pathway near a tree. She kneeled down in front of the cat slowly to pick it up. She was astonished that it was not skittish to her touch. Holding it closely it began to nuzzle her neck and knead at her chest. A small smile came across her face until broken shortly by a small chuckle. She whisked around swiftly glaring at everyone seeing them all trying to maintain a straight face.

"What?" she asked annoyingly, "It's just a strange cat…that seems to have taken to me rather quickly."

Everyone could no longer hold it in anymore and busted out laughing nearly falling to their knees. Snow responded between laughs, "Oh Regina, it must have saw the scowl on your face and wanted to make you smile. We should take it home with us!"

"That's what I was planning on thank you." She huffed, "Hey!" suddenly realizing Snow's remark, "I do not have a scowl on my face thank you! I'm just focused on getting us home safely is all, is that okay with you?"

"Our home?" everyone said aloud with a smile.

Regina turned back around, "Yes, now don't get used to hearing it." She proclaimed slight bit of regret. "Now let's go already."