A/N: This is a prologue of a fanfic I'm currently writing. So I really hope you like this and look forward to the story I'm writing right now. Maybe I'll post the first chapter in a few days… The amazing idea of this start just came last minute so be kind. This prologue starts with SwanFire but don't worry, the story is about SwanQueen.

PROLOGUE

October 23, 2011

Today is a special day to Emma Swan.

Today is her Birthday.

And she's going out with her brother August, her best friends Ruby, Merida, Lilly and Killian, and last but not least, her boyfriend Neal. They've been dating for months now, and they already slept once. August never agreed to their relationship and never get along with him because of the simple fact that he's older than Emma.

That's why she was going to enjoy this day, no matter what happens, she was going to enjoy her birthday and couldn't be happier about it. She walked to the kitchen to see August making breakfast: Blueberry pancakes.

''Hey Em, Happy Birthday!'' August said happily. ''Here's your favorite breakfast, blueberry pancakes and hot cocoa with cinnamon. Enjoy, little sis.'' She smiled at him.

''Thanks, August. You shouldn't have.''

''Nah, today is your special day, Ems. You deserve it, I hope my little nephew loves it because his cool uncle did it.'' August smirked and Emma looked pointedly at him. August is the only one who knew about her pregnancy.

''It's not going to be a boy… I wish the baby could be a girl.'' August smiled at his sister and hugged her.

''I really hope so, Ruby will be so happy when I tell her…''

''NO! Don't tell her yet… I want to tell the news to Neal first, and then you can tell whoever you want.'' Emma said.

''And when are you going to tell him?'' August asked, looking at her.

''Tonight. I hope he's happy about this.'' Emma said.

''I think he will.''

They ate breakfast in a comfortable silence. Two hours later, Ruby came with a gift for Emma: it was a Swan necklace. Ruby brought it because it reminded her of Emma and decided that it would be perfect for her. They had lunch and Emma was a little nervous about tonight, they were going to spend the afternoon at the beach and then go to the bar at night. Emma changed her mind when she knew she was pregnant but nobody knew except August and when she wanted to tell her friends to take her to another place, that this year she wants something different, but it was too late. Her best friend, Killian, already reserved a table on the bar because it was always packed, so he told his brother Liam to set one for them on Emma's birthday.

The evening came and August and Emma were ready to go. Ruby was waiting for them on the living room with Lilly. When they came out, they went to the beach and meet their friends there. They walked on the beach, they laughed, joked about everything and then the night came. Neal met them at the bar, when he saw Emma, he ran to her, wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her lips.

''Hey Em… Happy Birthday.'' Neal said, showing her the gift he brought her.

''Thank you, Neal.'' Emma blushed. She think about it and decided that now it was the moment, before it was too late. ''Neal, we need to talk…''

We need to talk

That never sounded good.

''Emma… is everything alright? Sorry I didn't brought you a gift or meet you guys at the beach… it's just that—''

''It's not that, Neal. But what I'm going to say to you is very important.'' Emma took his hand and led them out of the bar.

''Well, what is it? If you're going to break up with me… you'd better do it now.'' Emma rolled her eyes.

''That's not why I took you out of the bar, Neal!'' That came out cold. Emma thought. ''Look, it's just that—''

''Then what is it? No, wait! You got the job. Is that it?'' Emma shakes her head a no. ''Oh. Well, what is it? What's the big news?'' Neal asked.

''The thing is that—'' when she was going to say it, Killian came out looking for them.

''Hey, Swan! You need to come and see this… August is about to sing on karaoke!'' Killian and Neal burst out laughing hard.

''What? No way, Pirate! Are you sure?'' Neal said.

''Yeah! We dared him to sing. You guys need to come inside and watch him sing.'' Killian signaled the door and Neal looked at Emma. ''Oh. Was I interrupting something?'' He looked between Neal and Emma and she shook her head.

''No, you weren't. But I need to tell him something and then we'll go inside. Is that okay?''

''Okay, Swan.'' He leaned in and kissed her forehead before getting back inside the bar.

''Okay, I hope we don't get interrupted again… so I'll just say it.'' Neal nodded and placed his hands on her shoulders. ''Neal… Can we live together?'' Emma blurted it out and Neal looked at her wide eyed and took a step back. This wasn't the first thing she wanted to tell him.

''Neal?'' No response. ''Neal, are you okay?''

''Uh… yeah, I'm alright. Em… are you sure about this?'' Neal asked tentatively.

''Yeah, I am. We can live together and start a family, our own family.'' Emma said softly, smiling at him. A sign that she wanted Neal to catch on, silently telling him that she's pregnant and he's the father.

Neal was shocked. Well, not shocked, more like panicked. He wasn't ready for this, he wasn't ready for any of this, and he wanted to run far, far away from here and from her. Neal didn't want to take this step yet. He wanted to say so many things at this moment but today was his girlfriend's birthday, she deserves the best. So he decided he would talk later… or not.

''That's good.'' Neal said.

''Good? Neal, are you sure you're okay?''

''Yes, I am okay!'' He snapped at her and she stared at him in full shock. Seconds later she composed herself and walked back to the bar. Neal followed behind her. ''Hey, Em. I'm sorry.''

''You better be.'' She muttered angrily at him.

''I am. Please forgive me.'' Neal pleaded and Emma looked at him and a small smile started to show on her face.

''Okay. Now, let's go and see August on the karaoke.'' When Emma and Neal found their friends on their table, they saw August with them.

Emma missed it. She missed her brother singing.

''Hey Em, you missed it.''

''Seriously?'' Emma asked.

''Yeah, he sang one of Justin Timberlake's song.'' Lilly said. Emma looked at her brother. ''He changed his mind, deciding between Adele and Justin Timberlake.''

''Don't tell me you sang Sexy back...'' Emma said but he cut her off.

''I sang 'what goes around, comes around' and it's one of my favorites.'' August said. ''Now, Ruby… babe, it's your turn.''

Everyone started laughing at Ruby's glare at her boyfriend. Ruby stood up when Emma and Neal sat down looking at her friend on stage. Emma took a moment to look at Neal and then she turns around to look at her brother when he whispered her.

''Did you tell him?''

''No. But I told him that I wanted to move out and live with him.'' Emma whispered in his ear.

''Not what I expected. How did he take it?'' He whispered back.

''Let's say that he panicked but I calmed him down.'' Emma smiled a little at her brother. She was happy to have him in her life, after everything they've been through. She looks back to watch Ruby singing 'Trouble' by Pink. Everyone in the table cheered and whistled, encouraging her friend to keep singing.

After the song ended, Ruby got off the stage and went back to her table. Everyone, except Emma, were drinking beer.

''Ems, you're the Birthday girl! Aren't you supposed to be drinking too?'' Lilly asked.

''Yeah, Swan. Why aren't you drinking?'' Killian agreed and decided to ask her. It seemed strange that Emma suddenly wanted to stop drinking. ''Are you alright?''

Emma was going to respond but Neal interrupted. ''She's alright, Pirate.'' Killian nodded and continued drinking, he wasn't too convinced but he knew when people wanted some space or when questions are no longer wanted.

He will ask later.

The night went comfortably great. Everyone had a great time and now it was time for everyone to go home. Ruby and Lilly decided to stay over August's apartment with Emma. Killian and Neal already left to their respective homes.

''You're the only one who was sober, Em. What happened?'' Ruby asked.

''I want to stop drinking.''

''That's bullshit, Em. We know you better than you know yourself. What is it?'' Lilly said, looking directly at the blonde's eyes.

Emma sighed. She wasn't ready to tell them now. ''I'll tell you guys tomorrow, okay? Right now, I need to sleep.'' Emma stood up from the couch and walked to her room.

''Something is definitely wrong with Emma.'' Lilly said.

''I know, she had been avoiding all of us lately and tonight she drank just water. She always drinks on her Birthday.'' Ruby said and then took out a long sigh.

Lilly sat down on the couch, thinking.

''Emma had been avoiding us like a plague.''

''No drinks at all, just water.''

''She had this glow lately… I don't know what that is.''

Lilly winded her eyes. Emma was pregnant! She was going to tell Ruby but when she saw her, she was already asleep. She sighed and slept on the couch.

While in the other side of Tallahassee, Killian was sleeping on Neal's unoccupied room and Neal was in his room, packing all his clothes into the bag. He wasn't ready for all this and what's about to come, so he only knew he had one option left: Run. He packed his stuff, he left the keys on the nightstand where Killian was sleeping silently and left the apartment for without looking back.

In the streets, he called a taxi to take him to the airport. When he made it to the airport, he paid the cab and walked in. 'Will I come back someday… maybe.' Neal thought while he was waiting for his flight to be announced. When that happened, he walked into the plane without looking back.

This is it.

He's leaving.

He's leaving Emma behind. He's leaving everything behind.

The plane already took off and fly away.

OUATCATFISH

In the Morning…

Emma woke up because of someone yelling. As soon as consciousness came to her, she recognized that voice: It was Killian. What is Killian doing here and yelling? Emma shakes her head and walks to the bathroom, no morning sickness today… that's good. She took a warm shower and brushed her teeth and walked to the living room. There was Merida, Lilly, Ruby, Killian and August with worried faces but August was very angry but tried his best to hide it.

''What? What happened?'' Emma asked, concerned.

''Emma… is there someone left in this reunion?'' Merida asked.

''Aye, is someone missing?'' Killian asked with an arched eyebrow.

''Emma…'' August started but Emma cut him off.

''Yes. Neal's not here… what is it?'' Emma shot back.

''Neal left.'' Emma looked at Killian with wide eyes. She wasn't expecting that.

''What do you mean he left?''

Everyone looked at Killian, encouraging him to continue what he was going to say. Emma was shocked, when she told him she was pregnant with his baby, he was hesitant but happy.

''When I woke up, Neal wasn't there. I thought maybe he went to the market or something, so I waited for him. Two hours later, he didn't come back and I came back to the room and saw the keys of the apartment, when I saw that, I ran to his room and his closet was empty.'' Killian sighed. ''He left town, Swan.''

''No…'' Emma whispered with teary eyes. ''No, it can't be.'' She ran to her room and closed the door behind her. She didn't paid any attention when they called her name. She just wanted to go to her bed and cry. When she walked to her bed, she finally got her wish, she broke down and cried her heart out.

Outside in the living room, Killian was finishing his story of how he discovered Neal left and they were all upset about what happened. Neal left without even leaving a note, that's what got them so angry, especially August.

''August, is Emma pregnant?'' That question brought a tense silence in the room. Everyone had a shocked expression and August was neutral. ''August…''

''I really don't know.'' He lied. Ruby saw him standing up and walking to his sister's room.

''What did you do, Lil?'' Ruby asked.

''I just asked him a question… that's all I did.'' Lilly replied.

''And what makes you think Emma is pregnant, mate?'' Killian asked with a suspicious expression.

''SHE'S WHAT!?'' Ruby yelled.

''Pregnant. Don't you guys noticed? She's glowing, that's what Merida said. She didn't drink her usual beers on her birthday and suddenly wanted to stop drinking, that's what Emma said LAST NIGHT. She's been avoiding us for days. She's pregnant.'' Lilly said, putting all the pieces together. Ruby was looking at her and after a few seconds of thinking, she knew she was right. She ran to Emma's room and opened the door without knocking and found August hugging her.

''Em?'' Ruby said. Emma turned to look at her.

''If you want to know the truth. Then yes, I am pregnant.''

Something clicked inside Ruby's mind.

''I'm going to kill that bastard for leaving you pregnant and alone.'' Ruby grumbled and walked to Emma's bed. ''I'm here for you. We're all here for you, Em. Please, don't shut us out.'' Emma sniffled.

''I won't…'' Emma mumbled.

''Good. Because I want to be the baby's cool aunt!'' Ruby and Emma smiled at each other. ''Now, let's clean those tears and break the news to our friends.'' August took a tissue and gave it to his sister and before walking out. ''Are you ready, Ems? You know we're going to be here for you and help you.''

Emma nodded. ''Let's do this.''

''That's the badass Emma Swan I know.'' Ruby grinned and high fived her friend.

Emma and Ruby walked out of her room and found their friends waiting for them in the living room.

''Guys, I think you all already know that… well, I'm pregnant. So, if any of you had any suspects, let me tell you that you're right.'' Emma said. There was a pause and then Killian stood up to hug his best friend.

''Congratulations, Swan!'' Killian said before hugging her. ''Promise me that I will be the baby's godfather.'' Emma smiled.

''Thank you, Killian.''

''Anytime, Emma. If you need some help, I'm here.'' Killian said pulling back.

''Congrats, Emma!'' Lilly and Merida chorused happily.

''Thank you…'' Emma said with teary eyes and everyone looked at her concerned. ''Don't worry, guys. Happy Tears.'' Everyone relaxed.

''So, how do we celebrate this?'' Killian asked.

''Let's just go to have lunch and a walk on the park… how about that, Ems?'' August asked and smiled when Emma nodded.

OUATCATFISH

That night…

Emma was relaxed. She wanted to call Neal but decided against it, still hoping he would call her. While that happens, she was on her laptop, looking through her Twitter. She hadn't been in for a few days and decided to get online that night. She was re-tweeting a selfie Ruby posted and then she received a new notification. She had a new follower.

'' RegalQueen? Who is she?'' Emma asked herself.

Another notification came in. She had a new DM. When Emma opened it, she smiled a little.

' RegalQueen: Nice profile picture you got there. I like it. My name is Regina.'

Emma wasn't expecting that.

She decides to reply.

' EmKnight: Thank you. I'm Emma. Nice to meet you, Regina. You look nice too.'

They've talked for hours, getting to know each other. They felt comfortable talking to each other, they had a special connection and they both felt it even if they didn't know it was that. What they didn't know, is that from now on, that's a start of a beautiful story.

That's how they started.

TO BE CONTINUED…

A/N: What do you guys think? Should I continue…? There might be a big time jump but I know how I want this to go and how I want it to end. You guys tell me, shall we discover how this will go? Please leave a review and let me know. Thank You! 3