The Dark one's demoness.
I am here with my first (hopefully) big once upon a time fanfic and thank you all for stopping by to read. This is a story of Rumple's adopted daughter the dubbed "Demoness" by everyone in her past life and this one. This starts right in season one I don't plan on making any big changes to the canon until I get to season 3. Now I invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy!
"What truly makes a monster? Is it the way they look, their actions or simply what other's think of them? Evil doesn't have a root I believe people are just molded to be what they are….."
Amara Gold sighed and put the book down on the polished desk she was sitting at. The girl didn't go the public school like everyone else in Storybrooke, but instead was home schooled. Having the richest man in Maine as your father did have its perks after all. One of the assignments she had to have completed soon was questions on a philosophy book about evil and its nature. The book tackled interviews, excerpts from books and many other references she was too bored to care about. The subject of evil didn't seem that complicated to her: there were those who did bad things just to do them and then there were those who did them to either help other or were jaded enough to become that way. Every book she had read tackled the subject in a simplistic manner though, making her wonder if anyone saw the world the way she did. Either way it was an incredibly ridiculous assignment her father would have to grade for her. Just then the shop bell rang and someone walked in, which was unusual because most people never entered the shop due to fear of her father . . . except for two people. One of those two people were here now.
"Hello, Madame Mayor," Amara said in her low teasing voice, never looking up from her book. Regina Mills, who looked distraught to say the least, (Amara liked seeing her flustered and not in control like she always was) and glared at the girl.
"Amara, put that book down." The teenager obliged
"What can I do for you?" she asked.
The Mayor sighed. "Henry's gone missing" she said bitterly.
"Has he now? I don't have knowledge to his whereabouts if that's what your implying Miss Mills. I haven't seen your son since last night when I was on babysitting duty."
"Well who else could know where he is? He barely has contact with any other humans except for you, though it doesn't say much for his taste in company. You'd be the first person he'd tell if he ran away."
Amara smirked at the insult instead of being abashed by it. "Maybe he went to go find his birthmother and she'll take him away from you!" Amara recalled when Regina first adopted Henry she came running into the shop like a madwoman afraid Henry's birthmother would be her demise as if she and her father had anything to do with that.
Now the Mayor had an angry flare about her. "Do not test me, young lady. If I find out that you've been helping my son sneak out and go into harm's way . . ." She was dangerously close to strangling the impudent child . . .
"Ah Regina what a pleasant surprise." Mr. Gold's voice entered the room as he came down form the upstairs storage space. "I assure you Mari had nothing to do with your son's disappearance. She doesn't let her business affairs mix with personal interactions"
This got Regina out of her violent stupor and she turned to the middle aged man. "Ha! Like father, like daughter I suppose." Regina turned back to Amara. "Oh and Mari."She said the girl's pet name with sarcastic venom. "I better see you over my house in an hour to be questioned by Sheriff Graham."
She left the shop with dramatic flair causing the young girl to roll her eyes. "Does that woman know the definition of the word subtlety?"
Her father laughed. "No, princess. I don't think she ever did."
The girl got up and stretched. "Father, I think I'll let you run the shop. I'll get to that assignment later," she said reaching on a coat jack for her black jacket and parasol.
She may not be "stylish "per say but she sure did leave a lasting impression on people . . . which was to make them fear her.
"I understand. Just don't be home late."
"I won't." Amara picked up her black parasol from the counter and started walking to the most feared place in town besides anything her family owned: the Mayor's mansion.
Amara's POV:
There are some things, where no matter how beautiful they are, the sense of how unwanted you are can't be ignored. The Mayor's mansions and the Mayor herself were like that.
Sitting in the living room I flipped through a book Regina had lying around pretending to read it as I eavesdropped on the conversation Regina was having with Graham in her office.
After realizing I had no idea where Henry was the sheriff stopped asking me idiotic questions but Regina wasn't entirely convinced.
"The girl doesn't know anything Regina just let her go home."
"Oh please she has to know something! Henry doesn't have friends and would tell her where he was going."
Rolling my eyes I realized it was dark outside and glanced at the grandfather clock which read 11:00.
Just where was this boy? Didn't he know it was well past his bedtime and we were both going to get in a lot of trouble?
Despite not being a people person by any stretch of the imagination, Henry and I had formed a strange bond since I started babysitting him.
Regina also wasn't wrong, necessarily, to accuse me. Henry did confide in me about everything. His latest obsession being this book of fairy tales he got from his teacher Mary Margaret Blanchard.
I hope he didn't try and pull anything insane to try and make us all believe in it. If he ever got hurt . . .
Just then a car's lights shone outside from the blinds on the window and I heard the rumbling of a car. I glanced outside the window just in time to see Henry pop out of an extremely tacky yellow bug.
When I stepped outside, Henry ran to me embracing me in a hug like no one else did.
"Hey, Marshmallow!" He smiled, tightening the hug while giving me those big brown puppy dog eyes.
"Don't try and act cute, Henry, it won't work," I scolded. "Do you realize I spent the past four hours being interrogated by your mom and . . ." I was about to say not so secret lover but stopped. "The sheriff? Where the hell have you been?"
"In Boston," he replied smoothly, as though it weren't such a big deal.
"Boston? Oh they'll have to cut down a million trees to provide the whippings your mom's going to give you . . . and me." I bent down and cupped his chin in my hand. "Why were you all the way in Boston?"
"To find my birth mother and bring her back here."
I just then realized there was a young, blonde-haired woman standing outside the bug. She was wearing a red sports jacket that was tackier than her transportation.
Henry's birthmother was here outside the mayor's house and had been the reason he'd been gone all day.
A smirk crept onto my face. "Henry wait outside with Miss . . .?"
"Emma, Emma Swan," she answered, a bit taken aback.
"Miss Swan. I'll go get your mother. I want her to see this image just as it is."
I don't usually waste the energy to run but this was just too rich to miss a second of.
I knocked on the door to the still closed study.
"Oh Regina! There's a surprise outside for you!" I sang.
Third person POV:
"You gave your mother quite the scare Henry," Amara said taking at seat on the side of Henry's bed. The boy had already changed his into pajamas and was lying under the covers.
"You weren't worried or anything, were you?" Henry asked, looking surprised at the concept.
The baby sitter rolled her eyes. "I was just as worried as your mother. Not as openly perhaps, but I was. Now I'm going to go. I'm sure you'll get a lecture form your mother about how irresponsible you were in due time so I'll spare you it."
Henry laughed. "You're right. But you did give me a good talking to when you first saw me."
Amara decided to get to what she really wanted to know
"How did you locate her anyway? I thought your adoption was closed and the records were sealed."
"I used my teacher's credit card and found out where she lived then hopped a bus to Boston."
"I still can't believe you had the nerve to do it! What was her name again?"
"Emma Swan."
"That's a lovely name." Amara gave him a light smile not sure why but the name this time gave her a wave of nostalgia.
"Well I better get going. My father will want me back by now." As she was about to leave the room, a meek voice asked,
"Mari?" Amara stopped dead in her tracks and turned to the boy with that rare expression of fondness that she got whenever he used her pet name. "Yes?"
"Do you think she'll want me . . . Emma? I really like her. "
She sighed. "I can't say, Henry. She did come back with you though."
This seemed to appease him. "Okay good. Because I need her to believe in the book."
"I told you, you can't just tell people that we're a bunch of fairy tale characters, Henry. It sounds ludicrous."
"I know you don't believe it but Emma's the savior. She has to eventually right? Do you think she'll save this place and stop my mother?" He said "mother" with distaste.
Well what was she supposed to say to that?
Amara closed her eyes and took a deep breath before reopening them. "I think you should get some sleep, kid." She walked over to the nightstand and shut the light off before giving him a peck on the forehead and leaving the room.
After walking down the staircase, Amara collided with Emma.
"Oh sorry didn't mean to almost knock you over there." Emma laughed, probably intoxicated from Regina's drink.
"Yes well it's quite alright, Miss Swan."
"You can call me Emma."
Amara chuckled at that. "No I prefer Miss Swan for now, I think. I must say it's interesting to finally have a name and face for you."
"Who are you exactly?" Emma asked looking a bit intimidated now.
Typical first reaction, Amara thought.
"I'm Henry's baby sitter, Amara. Now I really must be off. Do be careful drinking Regina's drinks. They pack quite the punch or so I'm told." After walking out the door, the girl poked her head in the doorway again.
"Oh and I hope to see more of you. New visitors are . . . so very rare around here." And with that the teenager was off into the night almost disappearing with the help of her black jacket.
Emma could not remember the last time pleasant advice and a goodbye sounded so cold and malicious.
When she got home, Amara found her father sitting in the living room reading, her work probably. He looked up when she entered however.
"You're home awfully late, how'd it go?"
She shrugged. "Well, I suppose. Henry's back."
"That's good to hear. Where was he anyhow?"
She snickered. "Oh that's the best part. He went all the way to Boston to find his birthmother and she's here in town."
Her father had a strange reaction to this news almost as if he was pleased. "Well that seems good for Henry"
"I suppose so. I wonder how long before Regina tries to run her out of town. She can't possibly be happy with this news."
"No she won't be and won't tolerate her for very long," Mr. Gold agreed.
Amara let out a yawn. "She did looked tough though. Perhaps she'll give our Mayor a run for her money mmph?" she asked sleepily but with a sly smile like a cats.
Her father grinned. "I'm counting on it." he tapped her nose. "You look exhausted, dearie. Run along to bed."
That night Amara couldn't stop thinking of that damned name.
Emma, Emma Swan.
The teen also couldn't shake the feeling that this woman was going to change things for them all and her father knew just what that was. One thing was certain though she thought with a smirk as she drifted off to sleep:
Things were about to get interesting.
A.N. Well that's all for now! I know it's only the first half of episode one and I promise all the chapters aren't going to be two episodes split in half this one just was. In case you're wondering Mari has the same type of curse breaker her father has where it happens if they hear Emma's name but his won't break quite yet. Also I wanted Amara home-schooled because I didn't feel like writing high school antics and since the Storybrooke memories only last 1 season it doesn't matter anyway. She will have a friend her age though you'll see. I hope you enjoyed and see you next update! Reviews are always appreciated and PM me if you have any questions.
On a side note thanks to my BETA Dreamer-girl96 your amazing!