Disclaimer: If I owned Once Upon a Time, no way in hell would I have allowed Graham to die.

Regina's shock, her hurt, quickly turned into anger, the bitterness deep inside she had tried so hard to forget quickly consuming her. First it was Henry, now it was Graham – Emma was taking everything from her. This was the second time the Huntsman had gone against her and she had every mind to be rid of him. It wouldn't take much effort after all. All She had to do was take his heart from the crypt and crush it.


Emma couldn't deny that she really did care for Graham. The poor man had been heartbroken and empty for so long and she of all people would understand how he felt. Maybe it was due to this, or maybe it was because of something else, but as Graham tended to her wound, she could not help but feel… what could only be described as… a pull between them. And as he put the first aid kit away, she gave in to that feeling, and she walked over and kissed him.


Regina looked down at the throbbing object she had in her hands – the Huntsman's heart. All she had to do was give it a squeeze and graham would be on the floor. Dead.

However, the Huntsman had yet to outlive his usefulness. He was still a valuable chess piece. Having his heart as leverage made sure of that.


Saying that Graham was surprised when Emma kissed him would be an understatement, not that he was complaining. She had just always seemed so detached, so guarded. But he got over his surprise almost as quickly as it had come, pulling her closer to him as he kissed back.

Then images, no, memories began flashing through his mind – a dead deer, the wolf, Regin- no, the Queen, Mary Mar- no, Snow White!

He pulled back, trying to process everything.

He remembered.

Cupping Emma's face, he thanked her, and moved in to kiss her again.

Emma had broken his curse. Both the curse Regina had cast over everyone in Storybrooke and the curse that had haunted him for so long – his inability to feel.

He knew that Emma would not believe him if he told her the truth. No one in their right mind would. Not without hard evidence. He made a resolution, then and there, that he would help Henry break the curse. But right now, he was content with just enjoying the moment.

It's kinda short, but it's just the prologue and my reasoning on why Regina would keep Graham alive. I was thinking of setting the story in season 2 and just have flashbacks (a little like this) to fill in some blanks of Graham's involvement in breaking the curse. Anyone think it's a bad idea? Anyway, thanks for reading :)