Hello guys :3 this is my new story which I hope you'll enjoy ;) If you don't like it please don't read it but I also appreciate negative reviews though so that I can better my story.

Enjoy chapter 1 !

It was dark outside and storming like hell. The rain was hitting the roofs as if someone tried to destory the houses with an ax. Apart from that the town was silent and everyone seemed to be asleep or at least trying to. As well as Emma Swan. Though she tossed and turned in her bed, not having a peaceful sleep.

She ran down a long corridor in the big castle. Whose castle ? She didn't know. What she knew was that someone was running after her.

"Turn around and face your fear !" The figure shouted over and over again. She couldn't recognize who or what it was. It's appearance was blurred as most of the things in this castle.

Not knowing what else to do Emma just kept running and running untill she came to a big hall which she entered and quickly closed the door behind herself, hoping that this 'something' didn't follow her. She waited a few seconds before taking a deep breath of relief and relaxed her body from the tenseness that had taken over her.

She turned around to look for an exit to escape the castle somehow but before she could check her surroundings that thing was suddenly standing right in front of her. Not 3 steps it needed to reach her. "What the..!" she shouted fully startled and took a step back.

Trapped between that figure and the closed door now, she made out that it was a person holding a golden necklace in one hand. It was golden and there was a big green stone set on it. But before she could find out who this person was and why that necklace was there a loud thunderclap woke her up.

She was breathing heavily and her body was covered with sweat. The blonde turned to the right and looked at her clock. 3 in the morning. Great, she thought as she steadied herself. If she tried to sleep again or stayed awake now didn't matter, she would be tired at work anyway.

Deciding that sleep was not what she wanted again right now she got up and walked downstairs while rubbing her eyes. Henry was with Mary and David so she was alone in her house.

A look around in her kitchen which lingered at her coffee machine and a sigh as she took a cup from the shelf. "Coffee sounds good..." she mumbled while waiting for the coffee to fill the pot. She then poured it in her cup and leaned against the kitchen counter, carefully nipping at her coffee to not burn her tongue.

Emma looked up at the clock over the door frame. 3:15 AM. In less than 3 hourse she would normally get up. But she decided to stay awake instead of risking to oversleep or to have a dream like that one again which brought her everything but some needed sleep.

She had already been dreaming about that castle a few times lately. It was always that figure running after her and telling her to face her fear..At least now she knew it was a person. Not that she feared anything about that dream but she just wanted to find a way out of this castle. It seemed like there was no door that led out.

Not thinking about it any longer she decided to take a shower to wash down the sweat that was still covering her body though she was finally out of her warm bed.

It felt so good to feel cold water coming in contact with her skin. Emma closed her eyes and finally let herself relax as she leaned against the shower wall. She remained like this for a few minutes before turning the shower off and stepping out of it. She took a towel out of the drawer and wrapped it around herself.

5:30 in the morning and a rather tired mayor made her way outside to her car. The storm woke her up a few times that night as well and she was everything but happy about it. Branches and leaves laying around all over the streets, caps and hats, even an umbrella Regina noticed. The wind seemed to do quite a job that night.

That's certainly a great morning, she thought and sighed before parking her car at her office and making her way inside.

Not 5 minutes that she was sitting at her desk when the phone rang. The brunette cleared her throat before picking up. "Mayor Mills, who am I talking to ?" she asked in her usual harsh tone which instantly changed after hearing the person on the other line answer.

"Mom, it's me. I couldn't reach you on your phone so I thought I try at your office." she heard her son say before she responded.

"But Henry why are you awake already? It's saturday, you don't have to get up that early."

"I know I just didn't want to disturb when you're working so I thought calling now would be best. I just wanted to tell you that you don't have to pick me up for lunch later. I'm staying with Mary Margaret and David if that's okay with you ?"

Regina felt slightly disappointed that he cancelled their lunch meeting for the second time this week and after a few seconds of waiting for an answer Henry asked again "Mom ?" which snapped her out of her thoughts.

"Of course I'm okay with that Henry." She replied softly with a slightly sad smile on her lips.

"Awesome ! Thanks mom, will you pick me up after work ?"

"I'll see you then."

"Alright, bye mom."

"Bye."

Regina hung up with a sigh before she took out her paper stuff and looked through it.

When the day started like this one it was not going to be a good one for the mayor. Not that she hated Mary and David as she did back in the enchanted forest, -their relationship turned out to be...okay- it was rather that she had to share Henry with all of them. They were a big family after all. He didn't avoid her or something like that but she still had to get used to it.

At the same time Emma arrived at the sheriff station and with shock she had to find out that a tree broke one of the windows and it looked like after a storm. She frowned at the irony and looked around the room. Papers were laying around everywhere as well as the shards of the window.

"Shit.." She mumbled before starting to pick up all the papers as she realised that she needed to put them back in the right order again. Phone numbers and paper work that she was supposed to check on and give back to the mayor all mixed on the floor.

She took out her phone and called Marco who she was sure could help her with a new window. Then she called David to help her with everything else. Fortunately he agreed and it didn't take long till he arrived at the station and found a swearing Emma sitting at her desk and trying to get the papers in the right order.

"Hey. What a day, huh ?" He greeted her with a kind smile before looking around with a frown.

"Hey. Yes.." she nodded and with a sigh. "Could you help me with the calls ? 12 people have called during the night. I need to finish Regina's paper stuff by the evening if I don't want her to take my head off." "No we don't want that." David said with a grin before sitting beside her. "Well, let's see who called."

"Oh, and Marco will come over later and help us with the window."

After a short lunch break Marco brought the new window and he and David tried to put it in and Emma swept away the shards of the old one.

"Emma !" Suddenly Ruby stormed inside with Emma as her target who stared at the brunette who startled her by throwing the door open like someone stole her high heels.

"I need to tell you something." She said barely above a whisper so that David and Marco couldn't hear her nor she wanted to disturb them at working but the shock in her voice was still very much there.

"Ahm, okay.." Emma said, still slightly wide eyes as Ruby didn't let her say more and started to talk right away.

"You remember that Tinkerbell you brought here from Neverland ? She is now at Granny's. And I had to explain her how to take showers and how it's possible to turn the lights on even in the night. She asked me how the people got inside the TV !? I was at her room 4 times this week now because Granny said she had better things to do. Tinkerbell needed 2 fucking days till she finally got how to use the TV and 2 fucking days to finally be able to take a shower ! And that's not the top of the chocolate cake, no ! Cuz Granny even forced me to give her some of my things cuz everything she had was that green fairy dress."

Emma really needed to concentrate to be able to follow what Ruby telling her. Cuz she kind of didn't stop talking and give Emma a chance to respond.

"I even have to help her find a job now. She's probably going to work as a waitress at granny's as well. Like she couldn't look for a job herself but noo Granny said that our guests.."

Suddenly there was a loud smash and a loud "Shit !" coming from David. The window. Now that was the second one..Emma frowned with a sigh. "What now ?" she asked and looked at Marco who gave a shrug in return. "Well, I'm afraid the only thing we can do is try again.." he said in his usual accent and Emma nodded.

Until the two men came back with another window Emma had to listen to Ruby's story about Tinkerbell that seemed to never end. "Do you think I shouldn't always do what Granny wants me to ? Because I kind of feel like she gives me orders."

"I don't know, I.."

"Because you know Tinkerbell was actually very nice but that's not the point.."

Marco and David came back with the next window and David gave his daughter a knowing smile as Ruby was still continuing with her novel.

"AWW Shit !" David shouted as he stepped in a shard and in the same moment the phone rang but just before Emma could pick it up someone stormed inside the station with a warning and angry "Miss Swan !?"

Oh god...

sorry but I just needed to stop there xD

to be continued...