Wish I Was There
My Swan Queen ending to "Wish You Were There." Starts right after Regina freezes Henry and Emma, as Henry throws the sword at Regina. A one shot for now, but if time lets me write more, I might.
OUAT is not mine.
Henry's arms raised and threw the sword directly toward Regina's chest. Regina threw her arms out and froze her son and his crying mother behind him.
The former Evil Queen's body sagged with emotion. Nothing she had tried seem to be working on her family. She ran a hand across her face and took in what she was wearing.
"God, what was I thinking?!" Regina yelled in frustration. She waved her hand and retuned her wardrobe to her slacks, blouse, and captain's jacket she came in.
She stood with a heavy sigh and walked passed her son's doppelganger toward Emma. "What is wrong with you?! What did this world do to you?! This is not you, Emma!"
Regina moved right in front of the tear streaked blonde, "I've only seen you cry a handful of times, but never like this. NEVER begging for your life. The Emma I know would have already had me… I don't know! Bound or something! We'd be through our first bought of fighting, and on to round two by now."
"This creepy princess cardboard cutout is not you! Singing! Is not you." Regina laughed thinking about ribbing the blonde about it later. "Ugh! Wake up, Miss Swan! Why can't you just snap out of it?"
Looking at the princess's pink fluffy dress, she released a frustrated sigh. "I can't with this anymore."
Regina waved her hand and Emma was changed back to her skinny jeans and cherished red leather jacket. "There. I know you'll be happier this way when I wake your ass up."
Regina's heart skipped a beat as she took in the frozen woman before her. She took a foolish look around, like someone could possibly be watching her. Circling behind Emma, she stood close and took in the back of the woman's body.
"God, these jeans. These jeans in these boots, with that damn red leather. If only you knew…" Regina didn't realize her breathing had kicked up a notch until took a deep breath to calm herself.
'I wonder…' Regina once again glanced around at the castle she knew was empty. She returned her gaze to the firm ass in front of her, and slowly reached out her palms to grasp it.
'I knew she'd be firm, but damn… bet she could crack a walnut with these cheeks… No!'
Regina retracted her hands and shook them out. Instant guilt overtook the feeling of desire to touch Emma. Lord knows she'd lost herself in those kind of thoughts many times before, but touching Emma while she's frozen just seemed wrong.
A maniacal laugh sounded behind her. "I knew you couldn't resist, dearie."
Regina turned to see Rumple sitting casually on a chair, eating an apple.
Regina straightened her stance and stepped forward, placing Emma and Henry protectively behind her. "What are you doing here?"
"I was curious to see how your little endeavor went. I must say, I did not foresee you actually killing the Charmings. That was a surprise, even for me. Especially after you said they were your friends."
"Yeah, well nothing was working… nothing has worked." Regina said a bit deflated.
"Well, dearie. It seems to me there's still one last thing your weakened goody-good hero mentality has yet to think of. And I would think with the lineage of the people you are trying to save, the answer would be obvious." Rumple procured another apple in his hand, and threw it at Regina.
Regina easily caught the apple in one hand. The moment she touched the apple, images began to cross her mind. Snow taking a bite of an apple and collapsing to the floor. Henry, lying unconscious on a stretcher after eating an apple turnover.
Regina clutched her stomach when more flashes passed through her mind. Emma kissing Henry's forehead and the blast of energy that woke him. David kissing Snow and her waking inside her wooden coffin…
Rumple laughed at her. "Right on the tip of the tongue, is it not?"
"It can't be." Regina shook her adamantly. "It's never worked for Emma and me. Hook and Hood, they never…"
"Ah, dearie. Was it not you that told me you were from another world? That there are multiple possibilities, multiple lands? Ones that we don't know about? What's to say that the same rules apply across these realms? What's to say that they don't?"
He stood and sauntered toward the would-be Queen. "And as for the thieves you speak of…" The last part he said in a sing-song tone, "They didn't work for a reason."
Rumple laughed maniacally. It took a minute for the reality to hit Regina, and the woman's eyes went wide.
"It can't be…?" Regina turned to look at Emma's face. The tears still wet on the blonde's face broke her heart all over again.
"Oh come on, your Majesty. Surely this version of yourself can't be that dense." Rumple teased more. "Try saying it."
Regina took a deep breath, licking her dry lips. "True Lo-." Regina couldn't finish the words. She just stared at the frozen Savior. "We can't be."
Regina went to yell at Rumple, only to find the imp had disappeared. She tried desperately to regain her breathing, but failed miserably when she looked back at Emma.
Emma's eyes were wide with fear. A look of such horror Regina had never seen on her friend before. Emma had stared down any and all enemies with such courage, that even as her enemy, she had been impressed by its power. Even when the blonde had been frightened down to her core, she fought through her fears to fight.
Regina lifted a shaking gloved hand to the Savior's face, and wiped away tears. She hadn't wanted to cause Emma pain or heartache. "I just want to wake you… I want my Emma back…"
She jumped at her own words, retracting her hand. "My Emma." She said softly. "When did I start thinking of you as mine? Truthfully, I think a part of me has for a long time now."
She pretended to be angry. "You're the only one that's ever understood my crazy contradicting mind and emotions, and kept me in check, Emma. What the hell am I supposed to do without you?"
Regina's guilt pushed down that anger quickly. Tears began to form in her tired eyes.
"You center me in so many ways. I would be so out of touch with reality without you. You're my best friend, Emma, and I do lo- love you. But True Love… I just can't believe it. I could never deserve someone like you. That we could be… meant to be. That you would ever love… me."
She took a deep breath to try and hold back her tears and looking down at her feet. After a moment, she took a deep breath to look up. She wasn't giving up. Emma would never stop until she got them both back home, and neither will she.
"Remember what we said to each other when we were facing the dragon? We're not leaving each other to do it alone. We're doing this together. All of it. Raising Henry, who is still a kid and needs us no matter what you said the other night. He's a teenager, and we've already established I can't handle him being a teenager alone."
"Emma, I need you. You're my best friend and worst enemy." Regina released a nervous laugh. "You're my solace, my peace, my…" Regina could feel her body shaking and her pulse quickening.
"Oh, Screw it!"
Regina took the plunge and pressed her lips to Emma's. A gust of wind blew around them in a giant swirl of magical smoke. She suddenly felt hands circle her waist and a body pressing back against her. She leaned deeper into the kiss that was now being reciprocated.
She was aware that they moving through a portal, but could frankly care less about anything other than the body pressing harder against her or the lips moving on hers.
The smoke and magic evaporated and the two were standing in the middle of Storybrooke, in front of the clock tower. Neither woman moved from their embrace or lip lock.
Emma was the first to pull back, but did not move her hands from around Regina's waist, or her eyes away from chocolate color ones. Regina smiled nervously at the blonde, and bit the corner of her lip.
"We're back." Regina said softly.
"Yeah." Emma flashed Regina's favorite dimples. "You came after me."
"We're in this together, remember?" Regina showed Emma a vulnerability, the blonde had only seen pointed at their son.
"Together." Emma gently cupped Regina's cheek. "Hey."
"Hi." Regina let out a short nervous laugh.
Emma released an equally nervous sigh. "You grabbed my ass."
Regina's eyes peeled. "You felt that?"
Emma just giggled and nodded. "I also heard everything you said."
Regina panicked. "But how…Rumple." Regina growled and went to move away.
"Hey now." Emma pulled Regina back to her. With a dimpled smile she said, "Aren't you glad he did?"
Regina avoid Emma's eyes in a faux pout. "I suppose…"
"'Gina." Emma used both hands to cup Regina's face to look at her. "I love you."
"You do?" Regina's tears returned.
"You know I do." Emma smiled deeper.
Regina took a shaky breath. "I love you, Emma."
The two women met for another kiss. A rainbow colored blast ignited through their bodies, and through the town. Their hair flew over them from the force of the wave solidifying their connection.
"Regina! Emma!" David screamed he approached them with Henry.
"Moms?!" Henry's voice squeaked excitingly.
Regina and Emma pulled apart to catch their son between them, but keeping the other arm around each other. David joined and surrounded the small family in a hug as well.
They separated and Henry pulled back with a beaming smile. "Was that what I think it was?"
Emma hugged his head, "What do you think, kid?"
"True Love's Kiss!" Henry said enthusiastically.
Behind Henry, was an amused looking David with his hands on his hips, "About time."
"Wait. How'd you guys know?" Regina asked, still trying to gauge if their reactions were positive or negative.
"You guys are acting like you knew about this all along." Emma looked suspiciously at Henry. "Did the book say something?"
Henry shook his head. "Not since I checked last. It's back at the house with grandma."
"Speaking of which, we should head back to her." David began.
"DAVID! EMMA!"
The group turned around to see Snow running toward them.
"Grandma?!" Henry.
"Snow?!" David ran to her and caught her in his arms, instantly drawing each other into a kiss.
"Wait. How are you both awake?" Emma looked around.
Snow stayed close to her husband, "I don't know. A strong breeze came through window and just woke me, like from a nap."
Charming held her tighter. "Longest nap ever."
"Bashful was there with Neal, so I came running toward that blast." Snow pulled back, "It was from a True Love's Kiss, wasn't it? It must have been a powerful one to have broken the split curse we were in too." Snow said excitedly. "But who was it? Did you guys see anything?"
David and Henry bother smirked at Snow and motion to Emma and Regina, who stood still holding hands. Snow practically squealed in delight, making the others jump in surprise.
"I knew it! I knew this was going to happen!" Snow punched David, making him grab his arm in pain. "I told you they were going to happen!"
Emma laughed lightly at her mother. "What do you mean you knew? Why didn't anyone say something?"
"Cause it was something you needed to discover on your own. Both of you." David said. "Pointing out the obvious to either of you would have had you running for the hills."
Emma and Regina shared a guilty glance acknowledging the probability of that happening.
"But how did our kiss break your curse?" Regina asked still puzzled.
"Isn't it obvious?" Henry smiled at the group, four puzzled faces staring back at him. "Ma is the product of True Love, AND she's magical."
"I wouldn't say I'm magical." Emma shuffled.
"I beg to differ." Regina bumped her hip into Emma's with a sly smile, making the blonde blush.
Henry rolled his eyes, and tried to get their attention back, "Anyway… We've already said that Ma's magic is stronger because of her being a TLK baby. Mom is obviously also super powerful."
He motioned to his grandparents and his blonde mother. "The three of you are of the same bloodline. All of you essentially were under a curse at the same time. Ma and Mom's kiss was so powerful, it broke the curses down her bloodline."
Regina and Emma shared a beaming smile, while Henry's face scrunched up in thought.
"What is it kid?" Emma asked her son, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"I have a theory. I'm just wondering how deep that TLK blast healed. Moms?" Henry turned to his mothers. "Can you guys pull out Grandma and Grandpa's hearts?"
His mothers' exchanged worried glances but were met with reassuring looks from the others. Emma and Regina reached simultaneously into the Snow and David's chests. A sudden look of shock reached all their faces as hands pulled out two completely separate hearts.
"David?" Snow steadied herself against her husband.
Emma and Regina quickly replaced the hearts back to their homes.
"The magic healed out hearts!" David pulled his wife into a strong hug, sending a wink and a smile to Regina and his daughter.
"Wait!" Henry turned to Emma. "Take Mom's out."
His mothers met him with questioning glares. Emma looked to Regina for permission, and the brunette simply nodded. Emma caressed her cheek and as gently as she could, removed the Queen's heart.
All five of them gasped out loud. Regina had tears formed in her eyes. In Emma's hand was a bright red heart. No blemishes or spots or black to it at all. It was as red as a candy apple.
"Emma…" Regina breathed out her name. "Is that… is that really my heart?"
Emma placed the heart gently back in its home. After removing her hand, Emma left it resting over Regina's left breast.
"It's really yours." Emma gave Regina a brief kiss, "So is mine."
The two women met for a deep kiss, and hard embrace.
"Yeah, Hey Nick. Do you think I can spend the weekend over there? ... Yeah, no. Grandparents are both awake, and Moms are finally in love. I need refuge, dude… cool, thanks" Henry hung up his phone, and turned to his family.
"So I'm going to run ahead and get my bag from Grandma and Grandpa's. I'll tell Bashful you'll be back in a few. And I'm going to go stay at Nick's for the weekend. I'll be home to the mansion Sunday afternoon. All of you try and behave."
The group laughed at the kid's foresight to give them all some privacy. He took turns hugging them all good-bye, making sure to give his mothers and extra-long squeeze, then left to gather his things.
Emma turned to her parents while her hand reconnect with Regina's.
"How are two so calm about all this?" Emma said nervously.
Snow pulled her Daughter into a hug. "Because it's True Love, Emma. There's no denying that when it happens. But also… 'cause I'm your mother and I love you."
Unlike his wife's cheerful demeanor, David approached Regina with a stern glare, making the brunette take a hesitate step back. He stood, arms crossed in front of himself, and a scolding look on his face.
"So Regina. What exactly are your intentions with our daughter?" He threw a wink at his wife and daughter.
"I, huh…" Regina looked to Emma and her mother for help.
Emma just rolled her eyes at her father, with a smile. "You don't have to answer that, 'Gina."
"No. It's ok, Emma." Regina took a deep breath and spoke sincerely. "You guys don't have to tell me I don't deserve Emma. I know I don't. I mean who, in a thousand years, would have guessed I would fall in love with the daughter of my ex-nemesis. But I did."
Emma took Regina's hands in hers, "And if you'd of told me I'd fall in love with Regina 'Hard-ass' Mills, I would have said you were a clone. But I did."
"Well if that's what you starting your vows with, I'm sold." David dropped the bravado and laughed. Slipping his arm around Snow's waist, he said, "Come wife. We must celebrate your return to consciousness and leave our Daughter be. We have much to celebrate."
Charming wiggled his eyebrows at his wife, and his daughter let out an "Ew!"
Snow shot her and Regina a laughing smile, "Goodnight you two."
"Goodnight girls. Oh and Regina?" David stopped the two women beginning to walk away. "She's in your care now as much as you are in hers. I trust both of you to do so."
"You got it." Regina smiled back.
"Thanks you guys. Love you." Emma bid her parents goodnight.
When David and Snow turned the corner out of site, the women were left alone in the middle of Storybrooke's main street.
Regina gave a wicked half smile and pulled Emma to her for a kiss. It was meant to be brief and meaningful, but intensified rapidly. Emma's hands were at the sides of the mayor's hips and thighs, while Regina' had her fingers deep in blonde curls.
"It's about time! But honestly, get the hell out of the middle of the street before you get run down! For Pete's sakes!"
The women pulled apart to see Granny in front of her Dinner, about to pull her sandwich board in for the night. She shot them a brief smile before disappearing.
"Hi." Emma laughed in nerves, not sure what to do next.
"Hi." Regina smiled back. "So… how'd you like a glass of the world's best cider?"
Emma wrapped her arms around Regina's waist, and the two disappeared in a cloud of white smoke.