Author's Note : This story was a request by JoySingWritePoemeLive a while back, but as it is close to Christmas this is a gift for you. I hope you like it ;o)

Teaser:

"What is the most valuable lesson you could give me?" Snow asked.

"In the matters of the heart always follow it, in the matters of your family trust your heart then your brain, in the matters of the country and warfare, trust your brain then your heart," said Regina wisely before she started to walk away.

Her Goddess

Chapter 1.

"Oh shut it you damn brat," Regina snarled at her stepdaughter Snow. She was nagging her about playing with her, whereas Regina's concern was her birthday party that was to be held the same night. After all there was coming guests from all around and all needed to be perfect.

"Regina, sweetheart, that is no way to talk to her," she heard her husband's voice behind her. She turned to look at the older male. He was giving her a glance, clearly not happy about how his wife was talking to his daughter. A grin of triumphant was gracing Snow's blood red lips.

"You always take her side," Regina snapped at her husband, it was true though, young Snow was what was closest to the King's heart.

"Surely that is not so," he said, trying to near her in a softer tone. He like her knew it was, but he hated to admit to it.

"I need some time," she excused herself in a cold tone. He nodded and let her go. Best way to do it, let her cool down, and then talk to her after he had talked to his daughter.

The young queen changed her clothes and walked towards the stables, where she put bridles on her mere Rosie. Slowly she got her outside and got on top of her. Regina never cared much for a saddle and therefore she seldom used one. She rode hard and fast into the forest, shivering with anger. Why on earth did she have to be so weak back in the days and not dared to go against her mother, and marry this man? This old man. She wrinkled her nose in disgust, thinking about the times they had made love. The first time being on their wedding night, he was in a rush and she wasn't ready. It had hurt a lot. He was not her first though, that had been her beloved Daniel, the stable boy, behind her mother's back. Or so she had though, she of course should have known that her mother knew the whole time. But to kill him, God she hated that woman. She wanted out of this life, she didn't want power, to be a queen she just wanted to love and be loved.

She stopped her horse in the middle of the forest and got off his back, panting heavily from pushing herself so hard. She knew she was needed back at the castle, after all who was to be the main responsible if not her. She sank down to the ground head in her hands, crying. This was not the life she wanted and she hated every part of it. She just wanted to run away and never ever come back.

"Anything wrong?" a soft voice startled her and she looked up to see another woman.

"I'm…fine," the brunette answered, she did not wish to talk to strangers after all.

"You do not look okay, and then again it is not the first time I have seen you upset," said the other woman, putting some of her read locks behind her air. In the golden sun her hair looked like fire.

You have seen me before?" Regina looked confused.

"I have, after all I am Goddess over these forest," she said and smiled at Regina.

"You mean like a forest fairy?" the brunette seemed even more confused now.

"No I mean Goddess, I watch over these forest and the lands that does connect with them and you have not been happy in a very long time," she answered.

"If I am or not I don't see if that is any of your concern," said Regina in a rather harsh tone.

"What if I can take you away from your troubles?" asked the Goddess.

"That would in truth be a blessing right now, or I fear I will not survive much longer," the brunette spoke, her voice was serious but sad now.

"Take my hand and I promise you will not have to return unless you wish to," the other woman held out her hand for Regina to take, and she took it. After all, everything was better than the life she at the moment was living.

"Daddy, isn't Reg…mommy coming son?" Young Snow asked her father, her party was about to start. The nine year old had never really meant to upset her stepmother so.

"I'm sure she will soon be here, look there are the guards I sent to look for her," King Leopold said, looking at two men coming his way.

"We are sorry sire, we found her horse, but your wife is nowhere to be found," One of the men said.

"We have searched high and low," the other added.

"She is not coming is she?" the young girl's voice sounded disappointed. She was gone and it was all because of her.

"I'm sorry, Princess," he said, looking at his guards saying, "Keep looking, she has to be somewhere."

"I never meant to upset her," the young girl whispered, making her father lift her up and hug her tight. Of course he knew, and he wouldn't take his wife to be the one running away like that. He hoped she would come back, because fights or not his little girl did love Regina.

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