First Day on a Brand New Planet

Disclaimer: None of these characters are mine. If they were Neal would not be dead. And because I find that a stupid decision it will not be acknowledged.

Summary: I'm so bad at these. Here's background. Emma kissed Neal awake with True Loves kiss. They defeated Zelena and all went back to the EF. Neal and Emma are sort of dating but I guess in EF it would be courting? She doesn't want people mainly Henry to know because she doesn't' want him to get his hopes up. The rest you'll just have to wait and see. Constructive Criticism is appreciated. Though I am in soon weeks going to be on my summer vacation, I've never really done a chaptered story before. So it will take Time.

Special Thanks to Alice who suggest the name Somewhere over Tallahassee (then it was voted on) and for the home quote.

Author's Note: Don't ask me about Hook, he will not be in this story, he may be spoken of but I feel because of my feelings towards that character I will make him to ooc (more than I think he already is) and I don't want to do that to him if some of my readers like that character. Also I have heard how some other authors totally assassinate Neal's character to make their story work; I refuse to assassinate Hook (than I personally already think he has been). Other than that I hope you enjoy this story. One last thing this is a Swanfire Story first and foremost. However with what I have planned there will be Regina, Snowing, and Rumbelle. But again it will mostly be Swanfire. Okay now I'll really stop talking!

"Home is not the place you're from or where you grew up. It's not even a real place. It's just a mental thought, an emotion where you feel the most comfortable and you actually belong for a change."

Emma's P.O.V.

Emma was sitting up in her new room in the castle she was meant to grow up in but never got the chance to do. After everything with New York and the Wicked Witch, and the resurrection of Rumplestilskin and Neal she was exhausted emotionally and physically. She was hoping that when they came here to the Enchanted Forest because no big bad so far was threatening them she could relax, but the first things her parent's want to do is present her and Henry to people she had known for about 3 years, and for Henry his entire life.

Emma regarded herself in the full length mirror, her hair was done up in an intricate hairdo with stray strands of waves framing her face. For the first time in her life she was wearing a ball gown. It was a one shouldered, soft lavender color. The jewels that were on the dress hugged her bodice nicely, circulating around each hipbone and curve in the right place. It flowed down leaving a little train behind her. Emma looked over at the shows she was meant to wear during the ball. Emma heard chattering from the window, she went over and looked outside.

As she viewed the outside of the castle and saw all the people coming to the ball, her body tightened up, her breath started to become short and shallow. It was in this moment that her so familiar flight of her body response activated and she hightailed it out of her room. She went down the halls barefoot, went down the staircase and out to the gardens of the castle. Once she felt completely isolated she sat on a bench in the middle of the gardens and started to cry. Emma felt someone come up to her and she tensed up even more till she turned and saw that it was Neal.

Neal's P.O.V.

Neal was getting ready in another room of a castle and was looking at him in the mirror and as he looked around the room all he could think was "I'm so not a castle person". Neal started walking down to the ballroom where Henry and Emma were to be presented as the Princess and Prince of the Northern Kingdom. As Neal walked down the stairs he glanced out of one of the many windows the castle had and saw a flash of familiar blond hair running out to the gardens. "Emma?" he then went and followed her out to the gardens to see if she was alright. As he came upon her he saw that she was crying and her whole body was shaking.

"Emma…What's wrong? Emma looked up at Neal through tearful blue eyes and started rambling "I can't do this. It's too hard. I'm not Princess material. And I'm definitely not a castle person, who needs this much room!" Neal sat down next to her on the bench and said "Ems, you have to breathe or you're going to choke. You're parents love you just the way you are. If it's not too bold of me, I think I know what the problem is; you Emma are holding yourself to this high pedestal. These people tonight are people that know you, they trust you." Emma gave Neal a small watery smile "Logically I know that but I can't help it. I mean-you understand- when you grow up thinking no one ever really wanted you, then being thrust into this position of power and have to help them find their own happiness, when you don't even know what it means is very nerve-wracking."

Neal gave Emma a sympathetic smile "Well I understand the home thing, not the happiness thing per se. But what I think you should do which may make you feel a bit more comfortable tonight is take down your hair because it looks like you will have a headache early on if you wear it all night. May I?" Neal asked motioning to her hair. Emma smiled and nodded silently. Neal took out the pins that kept Emma's hair up and as he took them her hair started to cascade down her back in loose blonde waves. "Doesn't that feel better Emma? There's the woman everyone knows and loves." Emma smiled and gave Neal a hug and replied "Thank you, my head does feel much lighter and doesn't hurt as much. It was already starting to give me a headache and the night hasn't even started yet" Emma laughed.

Neal laughed along with her, as he stood up from the bench he held his arm out to her and asked "Should I escort you to the ball your Royal Highness Princess Emma?" Emma stood up still smiling; hit Neal square in the stomach "Don't ever call me that again or I will call you Baelfire for the rest of our lives". As she walked away towards the castle, she half turned and winked at Neal. Neal was not at all shocked by what she did and he said to himself "There's the woman I fell in love with."