**I feel the need to explain my choice of story here because it is VERY different from any other I've written. A lot of my usual followers might not like it because I mostly write Charming Family FLUFF. This is not that. That being said this is a pretty PG story but one that needed to be let out into the world of fan fiction nonetheless. **
I'm not really a SWAN-QUEEN shipper. I am more of an EVIL REGAL and the only reason is that Regina makes being Evil in nature very alluring. Had she been a hideous hag this story might not have come to fruition. She's exciting when she's mad. There were plenty of other altercations to choose from in Season one that might have fit in to this story's mood but I chose to create a whole new one that could take place in the background of a season two episode. Here goes...
Up In Smoke
"I think it's best we separate. She's here somewhere. I know it." Snow says to Charming and Emma.
Emma groaned at this conclusion her mother has drawn. "She's got magic... how do you know she's not just gonna disappear in a puff of smoke and reappear somewhere else if we find her?"
"Let's just split up here and meet at the end of the dock where we last found Hook's ship." James says definitively.
"Fine." Emma concedes if only to appease her parents for the moment. This is pretty stupid if you ask me. There's no way in hell we're just gonna run into her out here.
She makes her way down one of the paths of the harbor village near the dock. It is early in the morning where the sun is not fully risen but there is enough light to make it down the dirt alley without a flashlight.
Charming and Snow decided to seek out Regina and this was the last place anyone had caught a glimpse of her in the past few days. They had it in their heads that Regina wasn't really on Cora's side and they really needed to find her if only to reassure themselves of this possibility.
As she passed up a few doors and windows Emma suddenly had this eerie feeling she was being followed. She turned about to look in the direction she had left her parents. When she sees nothing there she turns back to head on towards the dock but nearly runs into Regina.
" Jesus! You scared the crap out of me. What... are you doing here?" Holy Crap she thinks to herself. I found her! That was easy.
"You left town with Rumpel and took my son with you!" Regina quickly blurts shaking her head in the negative.
"I've already told you Regina... he's my son." Regina only levels her gaze but says nothing. "I took him with me because your mother was in town. You didn't expect me to just leave him behind did you?"
"I could have protected him!" Regina says angrily. "You didn't have to run off with him!"
"Well no one knew where you were and we're back... nothing happened to him."
"Yet!" She adds before asking, " Where is he?"
"He's safe."
"I want to see him!" She demands.
"Regina..." Emma slowly starts to argue.
"No! I want to see my son!" Regina says as she shoves Emma.
Taking this as a challenge Emma cannot help but react. She gets her balance back and uses two arms to shove Regina which only causes the brunette's anger to grow. She takes a hand full of the Blonde's jacket sleeves and thrusts her around to slam her up against the wall of one of the harbor dwellings.
As Emma tries to push her off she asks through gritted teeth. "Why aren't you attacking me with your Magic?!"
"I want the satisfaction of overpowering you myself!" Regina replies fiercely.
Spurred on by her words Emma reaches forward and attempts to choke the life out of Regina. As the brunette claws at the hands gripping her neck she pulls them both to stand in the pathway. They struggle to overpower one another until Regina gains the upper hand and paws at Emma's face.
Emma closes her eyes to prevent getting poked and releases her hold to step out of Regina's reach. She grunts angrily as she rushes up and backhands Regina.
Regina puts a hand to her own cheek growling before once again throwing Emma up against the wall of another harbor dwelling. She stares Emma down and when the blonde shows no signs of backing off she says emphasizing each word, "I... loathe... you."
"The feelings mutual." She barks back. They take another moment to glare daggers at each other while trying to catch their breath.
It is Emma who breaks away from the eye contact to lower her gaze and watch as Regina's chest quickly rises and falls as she tries to regulate her breathing. She looks back to meet Regina's gaze realizing the brunette had just given her the same form of look over.
There's a quick flash of uncertainty written in Regina's face as she and Emma hold each other's gaze before Regina suddenly lurches forward to press her lips to Emma's in an urgent and quite forceful kiss.
She feels Emma tense slightly, pressing an open hand to her shoulder as if she intended to push her off, but relaxing not a moment later giving in to the intimate act. She feels Emma reach up and rest a hand at the back of her neck, pulling her close to deepen the kiss.
Regina reaches up and rakes both her hands through Emma's blonde locks before ever so slowly breaking away from the kiss. They keep their bodies pressed up close and their faces mere inches apart staring at each other's lips. Before either of them can say a word or Regina can attempt to explain what has just happened they hear someone say rather distraughtly, "Oh... My... God..."
Emma quickly shoves Regina off and leaps away from the wall she had been pinned up against while simultaneously touching a hand to her lips, shooting a fleeting glance to Snow who just happened upon the scene.
Regina takes a moment to shoot Snow the same sort of panic stricken face before throwing her arms upward and disappearing into a puff of purple smoke.
Snow then stares at Emma not sure she knows what question she wants to ask first. She opens her mouth several times but nothing comes out. She lets her eyes roam around and knits her brow in confusion and still nothing is said.
"I... um... I found Regina?" Emma finally says not sure where to go with this information.
"... and you had to give her mouth to mouth?" Snow asks with a shake of her head, squinting her eyes.
"I didn't do that! That... that was all Regina!" She says defensively with her own eyebrows shooting up and a wave of her hand as if dismissing an ugly thought.
"I know I didn't share any plans or explain what you were supposed to do with her once you found her but I'm pretty sure I didn't tell you to... to make out with her!" Snow says as her expression turns to one of disgust.
James comes jogging around the corner to find Snow and Emma standing together, "What happened? Did you find Regina?"
Snow does not answer him only looking back at Emma willing her to offer an explanation.
"She... um... she was here but she..." Emma averts her eyes uncomfortably, still fully aware of the intense stare her mother is giving her.
"She disappeared in a puff of smoke?" James adds. "Just like you said she might." He shakes his head not even noticing the flustered looks on either woman's face. "We have to approach things differently. Let's regroup in town." He suggests walking away.
Snow gives her daughter an angry glare before she follows her husband down the path leaving Emma standing there grimacing.
"What the hell was that?!" She asks herself before she finally jogs along to catch up with her parents.
**Like I said, if Regina had been an ugly hag this story would not have come into fruition. Regina got caught up in the moment. What can I say? I mean even Graham was assaulted by her in Season one but he's dead and I didn't want to bring him back for that :) It was just an angry kiss anyway. No harm done. I feel no shame at all. :)
This was my first and probably only Swan Queen story so take it easy on me in your reviews. I'm going back to what I know. Bye bye.**