A/N The fault of this is Regina's beautiful dress and that I wanted to do something for having reached 800 followers on tumblr ;)
Sateen memories
Silence filled the house as the first hours of early morning arrived, the slight change of lightening in the sky enough to create drawings made of shadows and sunrays on the mansion's floors. The occasional creak from the house accompanied the ticking from the kitchen's clock and as the oranges and pinks started to disappeared, turning into a soft gold glow, a set of brunette eyes opened, sensing something different not only inside her house but also on her, magic chasing away her will to sleep.
Her room was still shadowed, the thick curtains of her room tightly closed but as she blinked, feeling her body strangely alert for only having been awake less than five minutes, her pupils started to get used to the darkness inside the room, the smell of magic making her wrinkle her nose, the intoxicating scent making her gasp, her own eyes glowing purple for a brief second answering to the call of the power suddenly present on her home.
"Emma"
The name was more whispered than said but it elicited the same response as if Regina would have screamed it; a low, deep chuckle that echoed darkly on the room, a figure slowly standing from where she had been until now, a hand twisting, creating a dim light that barely illuminated the room but created long shadows that licked its casters features as Regina sat at the edge of her bed filling Emma's magic even stronger now, caressing her skin, creating sparks that answered to her own power every time she let her magic react.
"Regina"
The taller woman's voice was filled with both wonder and something that Regina could only describe as a carefully constructed glee that barely reached her mouth but made her green eyes twinkle under the gray light that only helped to accentuate the strong lines of Emma's face, a smirk tugging for a second those lips, teeth glinting slightly before they were hidden once again.
The brunette swallowed, feeling not helpless but certainly shaken by how easy had seemed for the blonde to enter on her house, her green eyes now looking straightly towards her, as if challenging her.
Something Regina answered easily by raising her chin and mustering as much anger as she could, her own eyes stabbing themselves on the younger woman's pupils.
"What do you think you are doing?" She snarled, her hands tightening around her blanket, her body shivering when she felt a soft tendril of magic approaching her conscience, almost curiously.
Emma tilted her head to one side under Regina's stare, her dark clothes glowing in the same silvery way her features did, almost as if she was nothing but a sculpture. Smirking, she took a step closer, now almost touching the bed's edge, her frame towering over Regina who stood hastily, letting the blanket fall down her body, her blue pajamas making Emma raise a brow but said nothing.
"Paying you a visit, like the one you gave me today"
The answer was clipped but full of something close to mirth that made Regina grit her teeth, her eyes now half-closed as she observed the blonde, their bodies so close that she could feel her body heat, the magic light now illuminating both of them from below, elongating their features as they kept looking at each other, magic swirling.
"I thought that you already said everything you wanted to say" Regina replied saucily, her mind going back to Emma's words, how livid the, until now, perfectly composed blonde had been. For a second hurt and jealousy had clouded the woman's features, making Regina almost want to push, want to ask until the blonde caved. A game they had already played thousands of times before.
However, she didn't do that, feeling the power from Emma completely out of control, a memory so deep embedded on her that the eyes of the blonde had glowed with a feeling of longing so strongly echoing inside that Regina herself had felt her own resolve start to waver.
Emma chuckled mirthlessly at that making her focus on the woman once again, lips curling into something that made Regina shiver, the magical light blinking, looking close to dying for a second as Emma stood there, looking at her, almost as if she expected something while chuckling, her chest pushing the leather that hugged her body tightly, making the slowly dying light to fall on it as Regina's eyes fell, awareness of the power present on the room strong as ever.
"There are things I would want to say" Emma started, her voice making Regina raise her chin once again, locking her eyes with the younger woman. She licked her lips as Emma looked at her, something that hadn't been there until now growing at the other side of the blonde's pupils, slowly, almost as if Emma didn't want them to appear but was unable to stop it.
When Regina eyes had first landed on Emma and realization had hit her like a hurricane she had seen deep hurt on the other woman's eyes, hate even and something that could be called defiance. Her pupils telling the tale of a woman that had changed her very own soul for magic, just like Regina had needed to do back when she had been a mere child.
But now Emma's eyes were raw, bleeding pain and desire in a swirl of emotions that Regina felt her own body tremble, her right hand rising instinctively, looking at Emma, daring her to say something else as the light kept dying, color drained.
"Many things" Emma kept talking, the echo of a memory suddenly visible, almost close enough to being visible instead of a mere shadow on her eyes.
Regina stood, her calves touching the bed, her body rigid under Emma's gaze, her own eyes looking straightly at Emma, the smell of fresh air and flowers slowly coating the air, magic becoming prominent on the room.
Freedom and passion Regina thought as the smell hit her nostrils, a sad smirk making Emma's eyes travel from her eyes to them, staying there for a second too long before returning back to Regina's pupils.
"What are those things?" The brunette found herself asking, her voice a whisper, low and smooth, the question rolling off her tongue easily, curiosity burning her fingers and throat.
Emma didn't say anything from the longest of seconds, the light on her hand finally dying, leaving the room on the absolute darkness for Regina's eyes who had grew accustomed to the magical light.
The former queen caressed the roof of her own mouth with her tongue, shuddering slightly at the sensation as she felt Emma's presence still near, mere inches away. She knew that it was her turn to push, that Emma was probably waiting for her to keep asking, to rebuke. But she didn't and so she waited as the tension on the room kept growing, magic already starting to caress her whole body which seemed to buzz under their mixed powers.
Just about she was seconds away to create a magical light, Emma's voice filled the room once again, her voice soft, intimate even, far away from the cold snarl she had spoken to her back on her house.
"You were clothed in the same dress you appeared with"
Regina didn't answer, lost momentarily on the image Emma had painted on her mind, her voice sounding even closer when she spoke again.
"Red, I said something to you about how you looked like you had stolen my leather jacket. You laughed a little"
Now the voice seemed to hold something that Regina could only describe as fondness and even if she couldn't remember what Emma was talking about the brunette smirked; it sounded like them.
"It was a beautiful dress" Emma said, silence falling between them once again.
"I still have it" Regina admitted; she had always preferred to wear blacks, reds, strong colors that accentuated who she was. The dress was certainly a piece of clothing she liked and she had been unable to get rid of it when she had magicked a few more actual clothes back on the dinner.
This time Emma's voice was deep, a growl that made Regina's body to twitch, something close to desire dripping from the blonde's words.
"I know"
The room was filled with light once again, this time the silvery ball illuminating everything a little better, casting shadows on Emma's heavy-lidded eyes as she looked at Regina, the smirk Regina had sensed on her voice present on her curling lips, her stance nothing but predatory.
"And it still looks incredible on you" With those words Emma raised her hand, a swirl of black smoke touching Regina's body for a second, leaving behind precisely the tight fitted dress, the red clothing absorbing the light, accentuating Regina's curves under it.
The brunette opened her mouth, ready to object, when Emma continued, her visible eyes locked with hers once again, the same longing echoing on her voice, her tongue darting between lips, calling Regina's attention, her own lips feeling dry as she looked at them, her heart starting to beat quickly, magic making her feel slightly light headed.
She knew that Emma felt the concentrated power too because of the way her green eyes seemed to change under the light, their mixed personalities creating a powerful concoction that started to make Regina's body to burn, sparks flaring, touching her skin and disappearing as quickly as they had appeared.
"I think it was in that second, as you looked at me, when I knew it" Emma kept saying, now her words more like a mumble. "But it wasn't until later, when you were kissing me, when I saw it"
Regina opened her mouth, ready to say something but found herself unable to think, images of until now forgotten memories starting to fill her mind, the touch of the blonde's skin as they had kissed drowning her, the blonde's own fervent touch making her whimper as Emma stood in front of her, an unreadable look on her eyes.
"And then it was too late"
Emma lunged forward so quickly that Regina didn't see her until she felt the body pressed against her own, strong hands touching her gently, darkened pupils making her tremble once again, desire and magic running down her body, her neck stretched, reacting to the power of the room.
They stood there for a second, a second that was both too long and infinitely short for Regina who saw the silent question on the blonde's eyes, the question that she answered with a nod, starstruck as she realized the permission she had just given so freely, openly, her own body reacting to Emma, her chest burning as the blonde carefully grabbed her and pressed herself against her more firmly, her lips hovering over her mouth but never touching it, the feeling of being denied as electric as the kiss itself.
"And even though I loved that dress you looked even better without it" Emma added, moving a step back, the light that had floated behind her returning back to her hand in where it dissolved in a slightly smaller ball and an object Regina recognized easily.
"The dagger"
"The dagger" Emma confirmed, holding it firmly, the blade glowing under the light as she moved and in one swift movement she was back to be inches away from Regina, her hands playing with the dress as Regina took a deep breath, feeling Emma's digits millimeters away from her body, taunting her.
In one twirl of the blade Emma cut the dress' threads, the fabric falling down Regina's body, caressing the now naked skin as it pooled around her legs, showing the expanse of the older woman body to Emma's hungry eyes as the brunette felt her breath itching, trust glowing on her eyes, excitement and desire mixing while Emma made the dagger disappear, magic growing as strong as ever, intoxicating both of them.
"Turn" She ordered and Regina did it, feeling the open mouthed kisses on her neck and shoulders, her own lips tingling, asking, needing to be kissed but Emma avoided them carefully, her hands finally grabbing Regina as the older woman tried to kiss her by turning, pressing her body against Emma who smirked and shook her head, making Regina to turn once again and press her body to the blonde's pelvis, the feeling making the older woman whimper as her clothes disappeared, warm skin finally caressing her, heat growing, wetness coating her sex as Emma pressed herself, danger and power mixing together, making Regina bit down a moan when Emma sank her teeth on her neck.
"Delicious" She heard and then the magic exploded, taking everything away and only leaving behind the same pleasure Emma seemed so eager to give it to her, her eyes glowing purple, her body falling to the mattress while Emma kept moving, not wanting to stop. Caressing her as Regina moaned, every thought leaving her body.
Outside, a bird chirped.