Hello, this is just a fic idea that's been in my head for a while and i finally decided to write it out. Concerning my other fic Foster Parents, i may continue it I've just hit a road block on ideas of where to take it. So yeah, give this a chance, i love reviews. It will be Swan Queen eventually. This is Kind of AU I guess, it's the same settings but sort of different story. xx

Oh yeah, Once Upon a Time is not mine, I own nothing but this fic.

The Mayor of Storybrooke, Regina Mills, was standing at the counter at Granny's diner, waiting for her coffee to go. The diner was pretty much empty, a few people taking up a couple of booths, and one Emma Swan, the Sheriff, at a table by herself. Regina rolls her eyes at the blonde woman as she hears her laughing.

'Probably the comic strip, immature child'

The Mayor thinks to herself.

"Here you go Madame Mayor" The older woman's thoughts are interrupted by the bright and bubbly waitress, Ruby Lucas.

"Thank you Miss Lucas" Ruby's smile didn't fade at the coldness in Regina's voice. The bouncy woman nods happily at the Mayor before turning back to the kitchen.

As Regina turns to leave, the bell above the door chimes. A teenage girl enters, with dyed red hair and piercing blue eyes, which brighten the minute she spots Regina.

"Hey Regina, I'm glad I caught you before you had to go to work" The red haired girl walks toward the Mayor, whose eyes flash with concern.

"Is everything alright?"

"Yeah, yeah everything's good, I was just checking to see if I'm still taking care of Henry tonight" All concern is washed from Regina's eyes.

"Of course, thank you for doing this tonight Cassie" The sincerity in the brunette woman's voices causes a certain blonde haired woman to look up, confusion in her eyes.

'I….is she being….nice. No it has to be some sort of act'

Emma focuses her eyes on the two woman standing near the diner door, she sees Regina place a hand on the teens shoulder and smile at her; a real smile.

'Whoa, that's just weird'

"Okay then, well I'll see you tonight, seeya Regina" The brunette rolls her eyes playfully at the young teen.

"Goodbye Cassie" With that the red head turns and leaves.

Regina watches as she walks down the road, not noticing the blonde sheriff come up behind her.

"Well well well" Regina jumps at the voice right behind her, she turns to face Emma, her eyes narrowing as she sees it's her.

"Miss Swan, what on earth do you think you're doing?" The brunette says, with power acting as if she didn't just get startled.

"Did my eyes deceive me or did the one and only cold hearted Mayor of Storybrooke just flash a real human smile?" Said Mayor just rolls her eyes at the blonde's words, "Who is she? I haven't seen her around before, and you don't smile at anyone like that apart from Henry."

"Who she is, is none of your concern Miss Swan. Now if you don't mind I have to get to work" Regina turns to open the door, "Shouldn't you be working as well Sheriff?" She calls over her shoulder before leaving the diner.

Fairy-tale World

"No please, let go of me I'll do it, please don't put me down here" A very young Regina pleads to guards who pulling her along.

"You are now King Leopold's wife you should have done your duty of consummating the marriage and you have refused to do so. The King has ordered you stay down here until you do so"

"I just said I'd do it, please don't lock me down here" She practically begs the guards.

"You are to stay here as a punishment for not doing what you were told straight away" The guard turn and leave, Reina still shouting for them. She finally gives up when her throat becomes soar. She walks to the back of the cell she's been placed in, down in the dungeon. She leans against a wall and slides down it; her hands coming up to her face as the tears come streaming down.

The only sound of Regina's crying is broken by a shy, quiet voice.

"Please don't cry" Regina's head snaps up at the voice, she tries to push herself further back into the wall. "My father once told me that beautiful things shouldn't cry"

"Who are you?" There was no answer; "I asked you a question" Regina speaks with as much power she can muster.

"Please, I mean you no harm, even if I wanted to I couldn't get any closer to you than I am now" The brunette scrunches her eyebrows in confusion, she pushes herself up and away from the wall and walks towards the voice. She gasps as the figure comes into light. A badly bruised girl, sat on the floor leaning against the cell door, her ankle shackled to one of the bars.

Regina kneels down to the girl; she reaches her hand out slowly to brush away some hair in her face. Regina scans the girl's body taking in every bruise, every cut, it was difficult to separate what were wounds and what was just dirt. She looks at what she's wearing. It looked to be a slip, but it had been cut, badly, to rest just above the thigh. The poor girl was barely covered.

"Are you not freezing? I'm more covered but even I can feel the chill" Regina asks the girl.

"Does it really look like I have a choice? I'm lucky to be wearing anything." The small girl snaps at her. She sighs heavily before speaking again, "I apologize, that was uncalled for"

"No, no I wasn't I saw the." She points to the chain around her ankle," It was silly of me to say I should be the one apologizing" The younger girl offers her a weak smile.

"So I haven't had company in a while, why are you down here?" The girl breaks there silence. Regina, still kneeling in front of the girl, casts her eyes down to the floor before answering.

"I was married to the King today, I didn't do as I was told" The chained girls eyes widened, she struggles to push herself onto her knees and bows her head.

"Your highness, I apologize for my rudeness earlier, I should not have even spoken in your presence"

"I already forgave you, don't do that" Regina takes a hold of her chin to pull her face up so she was looking at the girl, "I'm down in this dungeon to, there is no need to knees" The girl looks hesitant to sit back, "Please sit back, your knees have cuts that could very well be infected, I don't want you to worsen them." The young girl nods before moving to lean back against the cell." The pair sit in silence until Regina breaks it.

"My name is Regina, What's yours?" The girl looks back up to stare at the older woman.

"Ariel, my name is Ariel"