Hey guys!
Just a quick OS that popped into my head... Let me know if I should continue or not.
Mwah!
It was an exception, really. Getting drunk on a school night while Henry was (hopefully) fast asleep at the Charmings'.
Their night had begun at Granny's, just the two of them.
They had just come back from hell, literally.
With Hook betraying Emma and trying to kill her family –again- and Robin Hood meeting Marian, the real one this time and deciding (again) that even though she was dead, he belonged with her. So they'd made a deal with the god of the underworld. He could keep Hook for all Emma cared and brought Marian back with them. Hades had allowed Hood to 'transfer' 15 years of his life to hers. The others had tried to talk him out of it but he didn't listen. Right now they were probably at home, playing house.
So naturally Emma and Regina felt like drinking.
"You know," Regina begun, after drowning her fourth shot of tequila simultaneously with Emma,
"It's not so bad actually."
"What is?"
Regina gestured vaguely around.
"Our- situation. I mean – Robin would've never been truly happy with me if he knew he could have Marian. And –"
"Well, he's still an asshole. The way he treated you like a second choice. You deserve to be someone's first choice. And – and you deserve to choose, too. Not the one some fairy dust picked for you like a hundred years ago." The blonde fumed.
Regina raised her eyebrows.
"Are you saying I look like I am a hundred years old?"
Emma's eyes grew comically wide and she began shaking her head violently, which made her so dizzy she almost fell out of the booth.
"No! Not at all. You're gorgeous, really, very pretty. The fairest Queen in all the realms."
She made a point of nodding her head multiple times for emphasize.
A blush crept onto the brunette's cheeks at the compliment, before refilling their glasses with the bottle already standing on the table (Granny had grown tired and cranky of running back and forth every ten minutes for a refill)
"Nice save, Savior."
They clinked their glasses and drank.
"And just for the record" Regina continued after putting her glass down again,
"The pirate never deserved you."
"To be honest after everything that's happened with Cruella and all I'm not sure what I deserve."
Regina gently laid her hand atop Emma's on the table and looked at her, dead serious.
"Emma. You did so many good, heroic things. You saved lives. You brought back all the happy endings for everyone. It's only fair that you get one too."
The blonde swallowed.
"Not everyone's. Not yours."
She whispered, lowering her head.
Regina smiled at her.
"But you did. Sure, the whole Robin ordeal wasn't exactly fun but– I am happy. You gave me Henry. I've got friends and a family. I've gotten to start over, to get a chance to right a few wrongs… You helped me find myself again, Emma."
At that the Emma looked up and smiled.
When Granny finally kicked them out an hour and several (they had lost track) drinks later, the two drunk women stumbled giggling along Main Street and Regina even linked arms with Emma, which made the blonde grin like an idiot.
Twenty minutes later they finally arrived at 108 Mifflin Street, both reluctant to let their night end.
Just then a childlike expression of excitement crossed Regina's features.
"Come on I want to show you something."
She grinned and took Emma's hand, leading her to her backyard. Emma was a little confused but let herself being dragged into the dark yard.
"What? There's nothing here"
Regina rolled her eyes in exasperation and immediately felt dizzy, so she unceremoniously sat on the grass, tugging on the savior's hand until a very reluctant Emma sat down next to her.
"Look." Regina said her slender finger pointing to the night sky.
Emma gasped.
She had never seen so many and so bright stars in her entire life.
Then again the booze very likely made her see double.
"Wow." She breathed.
Regina smiled happily and let herself fall on her back. Emma looked over to her.
She really liked this (literally) laid back version of the Queen, with her smiles and her walls down.
Deciding to be too tired to sit Emma joined Regina on the ground.
For a while they said nothing and just watched the stars.
It was the brunette who broke the silence first, her voice raspy and quiet:
"Back in the Enchanted Forest there were even more stars. And on some special nights, there would be a shower of shooting stars, hundreds of them. And after they were gone every child went outside to look for star dust."
Regina smiled fondly as she recounted the story.
Emma turned her head to look at Regina.
"Star dust? That's a thing too? Like pixie dust?"
"No. Stardust held absolutely no magic whatsoever. It was just a shimmering powder, which fell from the stars tails and onto flowers and leaves and my father and I would go and collect it. I would put it in a jar on my nightstand, because when it's dark, stardust glows. The more you have, the brighter it glows."
"When I was a kid I always wished on a star. You know, foster care was pretty shitty and I wanted out. I wished for a nice family, for my parents to find me, for anything that could make me feel better, but…"
"Your wishes never came true." Regina finished for Emma. The blonde nodded.
"When we first met I told you that I made a wish. Not to be alone on my birthday. And then- Henry came. And brought me - here."
Regina nodded.
"Well, seems like your wishes were granted after all."
"One wish is still open." Emma confessed silently.
Neither of them spoke for a while until Regina sighed and stood up.
"Well, it's late, I guess I should get to bed. I've got an early meeting tomorrow."
Confused, Emma stumbled to her feet. Did she do something wrong?
"Umm, okay. Well, uhh, Goodnight, Regina."
"Goodnight, Emma."
And Emma scuffled home, irritated by the sudden dismissal.
The next morning didn't make Emma feel any better. She had one hell of a hangover and was still confused about Regina's behavior. In fact, despite her tiredness she hadn't been able to sleep. Her mind had reeled almost all night, trying to make sense of the night before.
Groaning she sat behind her desk at the station, throwing her empty coffee cup in the trash. She took her sunglasses off and placed them on her table.
That was when she noticed a small dark blue velvet box sitting on top of her cluttered desk.
Emma frowned. Who put that there? Did David get a gift for Snow and forgot about it?
She eyed the box warily before taking it in her hands and opening it.
A small folded paper fell out but Emma ignored it because she was too stunned by what was inside the box.
It was a delicate silver necklace with a little star shaped pendant, covered with a shimmering layer that reflected the light. No, it didn't reflect the light in the station, it glowed on it's own, like- like a real star.
Oh!
Finally Emma's brain began to work.
It was Stardust, Regina's stardust.
Now Emma remembered the note she ignored earlier.
She quickly unfolded it and began to read Regina's neat handwriting:
For your remaining wish.
I hope it comes true.
You deserve it.
-Regina
PS: You should really consider cleaning up your desk, Sherriff. One might take your disinterest for the mayoral paperwork personally.
Emma smiled. Regina had made her a wishing star.
No one else had ever done anything like that for her, something that meant so much.
She had known for a while now, what she'd wanted.
She had convinced herself that she loved Killian, that he'd changed for her, that he was right for her. But he wasn't.
Maybe it was time to take a chance, to make her happy ending possible herself.
She closed her eyes and thought about Regina smiling at her, the both of them hugging Henry, fleeting touches, lingering glances and Regina saying her name.
Emma put the necklace on and made her wish.