This was submitted to me by bauerfanstraten on Tumblr: "Did you do this to yourself?"

Emma stands in the middle of the field, clamping her eyes shut.

"I never wanted to do this, but if you won't come to me," she said. "Aurora. Aurora. Aurora."

"You rang?"

Turning around, she found herself face to face with her girlfriend. Her once curly auburn hair was straightened and hung down her back. Long were the bright pink dresses, in it's place was a black halter top and matching mini-skirt. Her playful and lively makeup was replaced by dark lipstick and far too much eyeliner. On a normal day, Emma would wonder if Aurora was trying a shot at roleplaying.

But this wasn't any ordinary day.

"Did you do this to yourself?" She asked.

Aurora smirked. "Oh Emma, I think you know."

Emma wanted to cry. She wanted to drop to her knees and sob. Aurora, the Dark One. The very thing she would never wish on anyone. Before her own experience, she didn't realize the demons that it caused Rumpelstiltskin. After he found a way to rid himself from the darkness once again, however, the darkness was looking for a new target. They had managed to bottle it up for as long as they could, until Aurora stole the bottle.

"Why would you do this?"

"Regina said there wasn't much more time," Aurora said. "She said it could explode and take on anyone. She can't risk losing her happy ending and you've already been through this before. I was the person who made the most sense. My heart is light, it wouldn't kill me."

"You don't understand what you've done…"

"I do understand and everything will be fine."

Aurora stepped closer and pushed a strand of Emma's hair behind her ear. Emma took in her familiar perfume, wanting to collapse into her arms.

"We can save you," Emma tried to stay calm. "We can find a way…Rumple did…I did…"

"I don't need to be saved. I just need to protect those I love."

Emma was trying to stay immune, she had to try to convince her to change. And yet, there was something intoxicating about the darkness, it made Aurora even sexier. She was insistent on protecting the family they had built together.

"Belle was able to love the man behind the beast…tell me you wouldn't be able to love the woman."

"You could never be a beast. You can control the darkness, Rory."

"I know I can. You know me, I would never hurt anyone that didn't try to harm us first."

Emma bit her lip. "I want to trust you, I really do…"

"But it's hard to trust darkness."

Reaching into the pocket of her skirt, she removed the dagger. The sharp blade now read Aurora, in that thick calligraphy that seemed to mock Emma. She carefully touched it, taking it all in.

"Take it," Aurora said, pushing it into her arms. "If I go too far…you know what to do."

"Aurora…"

"You are the one person I trust. I know you won't abuse the power. You are the one person I can turn to, you know what it's like."

Carefully, Emma tucked the dagger into her bag. She rested her forehead against Aurora's and let out a tiny breath. Aurora's lips pressed against her own.

"I love you," Emma breathed. "I'm not going to let you down."

"Back at you. Come on, let's go get our boys."

"Phillip has been worried."

Aurora rolled her eyes. "Phillip better let me see my son."

"He will. He trusts you."

"Do you?"

Emma looked into Aurora's eyes. She wanted to trust her, she wanted to believe that she could rise above the darkness and not go down the same road she did.

Yet deep down, she knew the real Aurora was in there, buried beneath all the darkness and she trusted her.

Which is why her answer was….

"Yes."

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