Love Like This.
(Chapter One)
Reunited.
A/N: I just wasn't happy with how short the chapters where so I've taken the liberty of rewriting them to make them longer. Also I have to explain some things. Only Emma,Henry, and Daniel have magic because they magic is light magic, yes the land is still without magic. It's just that the Emma and her family's brand of light magic is the only kind free of consequences unlike the rest. Oh and I didn't write the pit stop part because I didn't find the need to.
Tonight's the night, my twenty-eighth birthday. The night my whole world changed. The night my destiny would finally fall into place. I'd normally be celebrating this special occasion with my older brother august. But he ended up making last minute plans, something about he needed to take a trip. So for tonight I'm all alone.
After catching the no good piece of shit that tried to skip town. I headed home exhausted. If you haven't guessed it I'm a bounty hunter. As I enter my dark and lonely apartment with a brown paper bag, containing a french vanilla creme cupcake. Once I closed the door, I immediately kick off my heels. Leaning my back against the wall. Taking a moment to rest myself.
I planned on going to the pub, But I don't feel like going out anymore. All I'm going to do it light my candle, blow it out and make a wish. Same as every other year. not to be alone anymore, to find my sons, and my parents, to break this curse. Staring at the red star candle on my cupcake.
"Please let me find my family" I mumble to no one in particular, chin resting on my folded arms. I close my eyes shut tight and blew out the candle. Not to be alone. Suddenly the door bell rings and I snap my eyes open in surprise. It couldn't have been august because he has his own key. I walk over to the door, but before yanking it open, I wipe the single tear that managed to fall away.
Once all traces of the tear were gone I yanked the door open, lowering my gaze to a pair of twins occupying the welcome mat in front of my apartment. Instantly I freeze.
"Can I help you boys? "
"Are you Emma Swan?" the boys ask. Their both maybe nine or ten. both boys are well dressed, one with his hair neatly combed. The other had a quiff.
"Yeah I am" frowning my brows. "Question is who are you guys"
"My names Henry." One of the boys say.
"And my name's Daniel." The other replies.
"We're your sons." The boy of them say in unison, hopeful smiles etched on their faces, as they bounce up on their toes nervously. Still frozen in place, I stare at them blankly. They smile again, then duck under my arm. Still in shock I just close the door behind them.
Whoever raised them needed to sit both of them down to have a nice long chat about stranger danger.
"You kids got it wrong I don't have sons." I lie. "Where's your mom or dad?" they turn looking at me.
"Ten years ago, did you put use up for adoption?" They ask. I just started at them bewildered. God, yes, I did.
"That was use." They say. Oh god I think I might hurl, or faint. This is all too much.
"Give me a minute will ya?" I turn and leave,heading straight for the bathroom. After slamming the door shut I breath in and out trying to compose myself. While my thoughts circle in my head faster and faster. How on earth did they find me?, why was thing all happening tonight of all nights until:
"Hey got any juice? Henry and Daniel's voice filters through the door. These kids. This Henry, and Daniel. "Never mind, we found some!" They call. Part of my wish came true rather quickly turning into a very emotional day, and one of the best. I open the bathroom door and comes out to find my princes sitting at my kitchen counter gulping down sips of the orange juice in my fridge. Right from the container like me.
"We should probably get going." they smile at me with so much love, like I'm their entire life line. "Going where exactly?"
"We want you to come home with us." Their smiles full of hope, and mirroring my own. Feeling completely guilty for putting my babies up for adoption.
"Okay boys I'll come home with you, just let me pack a bag first."
After packing my duffle bag with at least two weeks of clothes, and other necessities I ask.
"So where's home fellas?"
"Storybrooke,Maine." They answer.
"Storybrooke,seriously?" they nod their heads confirming my doubts.
"Alrighty then, let's get you boys home."
We had been driving for a while now, and I could feel the boys beginning to grow restless.
I looked into my rear view mirror, Henry was in the backseat reading a book, and Daniel was in the passenger seat next to me looking out the window.
"you boys wanna stop and get snacks?, maybe go to the bathroom if you need to?"
"We do have names ya know?" Henry said" I place back at him again.
"So what's that book your reading?" I wonder.
Henry looks to Daniel from the rear view mirror, silently asking if he should tell me or not.
Daniel just shakes his head not knowing what to tell his brother.
"I'm not sure you're ready yet."
"What ready for some fairy tales?"
"They aren't ordinary fairy tales." Henry snaps at me. "They're true,every story in his book has happened." He says angrily, I assumed he was stick of people not believing the book was real. I would be one of those people If I'd of been born to this realm. But in order to keep but appearances I need to seem as if I don't believe.
"Sure it did" After our little pit stop, I turn back on the road. this could be the book august is off looking for.
"If you don't believe me just use your superpower, see if I'm lying." He pleads, angry all but diminished. I turn and look at Henry startled. how on earth did he know about my superpower, did I tell them and some how forgot?
"Just because you believe something doesn't make it true, you should know more then anyone." Henry states.
"Yeah?, so why's that?" I turn to face him at a red-light.
"Because seeing isn't believing, believing is seeing. And in a puff of babble smoke, Henry was now in the front seat, with Daniel in the back. I tried pretending to be shocked, but the boys only smirked at me knowing full well that I believed them.
"So you kiddos have magic too?" I asked, while pulling off to the side of the road. Once the car stopped I simply waved my hand, and Henry's hair was now pink. The usually quite Daniel broke out in a fit of giggles at his brothers new hair color.
"Emma change it back!, change it back now please!" Henry cried embarrassed. I laughed at how adorable he looked angry then changed his hair back to it's normal color, and resumed driving. Finally passing the "Welcome to Storybrooke sign, relief spread throughout my body, we made it safe and sound.
"One of you wanna give me an address?" I prompt as I'm driving around, the small sleepy town. Daniel was about to tell me when Henry shot him the meanest glare that said don't you dare tell her.
"We leave up on 44th not telling you street." He answers. I slam on the breaks, the car skidding to a halt. I throw u[ the door, getting out, and slamming the door shut. I should have seen that answer coming after I changed his hair color. the sarcastic little runt is definitely my kid.
"Look, it's been a long night, I say, as my princes get out the car too, "it's almost, eight fifteen?" No that can't be right, it was eight fifteen when I got home earlier.
"That clock hasn't moved our whole life," The boys spoke. "Time's frozen here." they both explain.
"Ugh seriously!"
"The evil queen did it with her curse, she sent everyone from the Enchanted Forest here."
"Holy shit!" I whisper to myself.
If everyone from back home is here then, that means so are august and I's parents are her too.
A/N: Hopefully this is better then the first, and also if you could review this newest chapter and let me know your thoughts on the changes. I'd be very great full to you all.
p.s: Next Chapter Regina and Emma finally meet!