A/N: Rowark you inspire me! I wrote this as a Xena Fan Fiction like... 15 years ago. and I have been reading Second Chance by Rowark and she was like... I want to read it! and I was like okay I'm gonna make it Swan Queen. I had to change so much of the story but the main growing pains will remain the same. Plus, I am a much more mature writer now so this is bound to be way better LOL I hope you like it! Enjoy.


Trial of True Love


"Through the bonds of magic, this marriage will endure." The Blue Fairy said. "Henry and I serve as witnesses. No other magic is greater than yours except..." Blue fairy stopped our hands.

"What?" I asked

Blue looked at Regina. "If the magic is incompatible you will lose your heart forever."

I looked at Regina. "What is she talking about?"

"Please... We don't have time." Regina hissed. "It has always been compatible before."

"You will be linked forever-" blue was interrupted by a roar overhead.

"Do it now!" Regina growled. Blue sprinkled our joined hands with Fairy Dust and a light ribbon appeared tying our wrists together. Then a light shines from the wrists and shoots straight out at our hearts.

Regina watched the light shoot into me and her eyes widened. Then she looked up at me then back to blue. "We're ready."

"You knew?" Blue asked.

"I suspected." Regina answered as she let go of my hand… so the rest of that was a haze… I didn't really understand what was happening except we bound our magic together to defeat this stupid Cupid gone monster all over town.

It was supposed to make me stronger. It was supposed to help Regina control my emotions. It was supposed to be a temporary marriage with a permanent magical tie. I trusted Regina, and I was glad to see she trusted me… but what did Blue really mean.

Once the cupid was defeated and everyone came back to their senses Regina and I walked into the Diner Henry. Sitting at our booth I looked to her. "What was Blue talking about"

"Magic is emotion." Regina reiterated to me for the thousandth time. "Our magic works well together because of our mutual… fondness or each other. If the fondness of one was greater than that of the other…"

"But, Cupids arrows weren't real emotions." Henry said. "only True…" He trailed off and looked at me.

I was listening. I was listening and all I got was… "Oh my god you're in love with me." I whispered in shock.

"You're in love with me." she answered.

"I know!" I said. "why are you always so mean?"

Regina looked at me with a raised brow and begins to laugh. "I can't be in love with you. I can't be married to you."

"But you are." I said my heart beginning to beat hard against my rib cage.

"I am," she asserted.

"This is so cool." Henry said with a grin. Just then Blue rushed toward us with her book.

"Regina, Emma." She said and sat on the chair at our table. "There's a problem."

"The trial of Miles." Regina said in a bored tone

"What is that?" I asked.

"Tomorrow, one of us is going to disappear." Regina answered.

Blue looked at me then at Regina. "You know what you must do."

"I was getting to that." Regina said through gritted teeth. "Henry… see if you can stay with your grandparents tonight. Emma and I have a lot to do discuss before the dawn."

"Seriously?" I asked as Henry hugged both Regina and I and headed toward my parents. Regina took my hand from across the table without looking away from my eyes she waved her hand and teleported us to her vault.

"Regina, what's going on?' I asked. She searched through her books and opened the Tome identical to that of the Blue Fairy.

"This binding spell has three trials." Regina said. "there is a ritual to be done after each trial to strengthen the bond so that the next trial will be passed flawlessly."

"Okay, so what are those Trials?" I asked sitting

"Trial of true love." Regina answered. "we have established that we passed the Trial."

"Right."

"Next is the Trial of Miles. Which will happen at dawn. Your parents will always find each other. That's their trial of miles. It was tested twice. THey aren't magic and didn't produce magic until they consummated their non magical bond."

I was trying to understand what she was saying. "Consummation?"

Regina nodded. "It strengthens the Bond so that we may find each other."

I looked at her. She looked nervous. Suddenly I felt nervous, I hadn't had sex with a woman in years. "What's the Third Trial?"

"Trial of Extremes" Regina said. "For your parents it was me. It is different every time."

"Do you feel comfortable with the rituals we must do?" I asked in a whisper.

"Oh Emma… I have wanted you for ages." Regina answered and shook her head. "We haven't shared our first kiss yet and here we are talking about … you know."

I smirk. "consummation?"

She sighed putting away the book. "do you want to do the Ritual?" She asked.

She hadn't realized that as she looked away from me, I had come close to her. She turned to face me and I was there. I wasted no time in kissing her. She stiffened in surprise then began to respond running her tongue along my lip to deepen the kiss. She was trying to take control and I let her pulling her tightly against my body. She moaned into me and I could feel my magic and hers surge through my body making me want her even more.

I pulled back to breathe and realized that Regina had transported us to her bedroom. "Good call," I said. She hummed as she kicked off her heels and pushed my jacket off of my shoulders. I began to unbutton her blouse while she struggled with the buttons of my jeans. I helped her with them and she slid her hands inside my jeans and pushed them down my hips and thighs.

We worked on each other getting rid of our clothes piece by piece. This was by far my favorite ritual. "I could do that over and over again." I said once we were done.

Regina was looking at the window. "We will do it again soon. Find me Emma."

"Wait what?" I asked and looked out of the window. The first Rays of the sun were beginning to appear.

"It's gonna be me Emma." She said waving her hand and dressing herself.

"How do you know?" I asked I was hoping it would be me, because I knew this world better than she did.

"Because Finding people is what you do. It's your strength." Regina said and leaned toward me and kissed me deeply

"six weeks, meet me in New York if all else fails. Get a phone text me anything." I said. "It's much easier when you want to be found."

"I love you Emma." she said and then she faded away...


A/N: Ro I couldn't help it it nagged at me till I started on it... you know how it is.