This is only going to be a couple chapters, I hope you enjoy my first Once Upon A Time fan fict. This Chapter is takes during Stable Boy. I quoted the show but did it on an abridge method.
Regina was lying in Daniel's arms in the bed of the inn they were staying at. She rested her head on his bare chest; stroking her fingers up and down muscles. She was starring at her ring on her finger quietly and she couldn't have felt any more whole than she did right there in that moment.
Daniel brushed her hair with his fingers, "Are you okay? I'm sorry, I should have waited" He began asking her after she gave herself to him for the first time.
Regina propped herself up to face Daniel, to look in his blue eyes. She placed her index finger on his lips to have him stop talking. "I'm fine, and don't apologize. It was worth it, you're worth it. We are going to be together forever, now that we are free from my mother. I love you."
"I love you too." Their lips moved closer to each other to begin a soft kiss. Daniel broke the kiss to look at Regina, he caressed her cheek with his hand.
Regina covered his hand with hers. "What?" She broke the silence, they were sharing while starring into each other's eyes.
"Do you have any regrets?"
Regina kissed the palm of Daniel's hand. "No, not at all," She stated, "I will miss them, but she wants me to marry the king and won't listen to me, than I am better off without them."
"But,"
"You are my life now, and I couldn't be happier."
Daniel was satisfied with her definite answer, "Okay, then we must sleep before we start our new life."
Regina smiled from ear to ear, "I love that sound 'our life' and it is actually happening." She began a goodnight kiss.
They broke their kiss with the sound of a knock on the door. Regina got up from the bed to put on her night gown , with the knocks becoming harsh and louder. Regina opened the door, to a very livid Cora. "Mother," Regina gasped out of shock. Cora walked into the room, and closed the door not to make a scene in front of the entire inn. "How did…"
"You run away in the middle night with him and you wouldn't think I would notice?" Cora's harsh voice attacked Regina.
"You don't understand. We need to be together." Regina step back into Daniel's arms; who was now standing up after Cora entered the room.
"Need? You don't know what you need. You need to listen to your mother, you have an opportunity to marry the king and have such great power."
Daniel placed one of his arms on Regina's shoulder, "Those are your priorities; I don't care about status or power. This is my life," Regina tucked her arm behind her back to hold Daniel's free hand.
"You foolish it's mine, I didn't make the deals I made for you to be on the cusp of greatness for you to throw it all away, for him?"
"Be strong Regina," Daniel whispered in her ear.
"You or your magic can't keep us apart, I love him."
"And I love her." Daniel stated to Cora.
"And I love her too." Cora snapped daggering her eyes to the man standing her way to the life she wanted for her daughter and her.
"If you love me than you wouldn't try and keep us apart," Regina commented to her mother who just wanted to be free away from her. "I'm sorry if I am disappointing but this is my happiness, and I would like you to leave this place."
"So this is really it? And he is what's going to make you happy?"
"He already has."
"Then you are right, and who am I to stop you. I'm sorry my darling."
Regina smiled from ear to ear hearing her mother's acceptance. She broke free from Daniel to hug Cora, "Thank you Mother." Regina smiled looking her in the eyes.
Cora brushed Regina's hair out of her face with a warm smiled she rarely gave her child. "Why don't you two pack your things, so you may have a proper wedding."
"What about the acceptance of the king's proposal?" Regina questioned.
"I'm sure King Leopold would understand that I made a mistake." Cora simply answered Regina's question. "Now let's please you two let's go back home and take care of this whole mess."
"Yes, let us gather our things." Regina explained to her mother, Cora nodded and left their room while they gathered their belongings and to change back into their travel clothes.
"See what I told you what would happen if you just told her, she understood." Daniel commented to his love.
"I guess I was wrong about her." Regina smirked finished packing her bag. She took Daniel's hand and smiled at him ear to ear. "Thank you for wanting what's best for me."
He tucked her hair behind her ear, starring into her eyes, "You deserve the best, and I want you to have it all. I love you." He pulled her chin with his index finger, to begin a kiss of true love before they travel back.
They were walking back to Regina and Cora's land in the night air, in the deserted forest. Cora was a couple of paces in front of them. Regina and Daniel were walking hand in hand out in the open finally. Regina now was happier than she has ever been, allowed to be with both her family and Daniel.
"Daniel," Cora called to him.
Daniel walked forward to Cora, breaking his hand locked with Regina. "Yes, my lady."
Cora glanced back at Regina and placed her hand on Daniel's shoulder, "I would love to give you some advice, if you don't mind taking it." Daniel nodded to her. "To have a family, you have to make sacrifices for the people you love, even if that means it might hurt you. But you will always know what is best for them."
Daniel stopped and faced Cora to give her a warm smile, "I couldn't agree more and I see that is what you are doing for Regina, I know you might not approve of me but I will treat her like a queen that she is."
"Yes, I know, and she should be treated like a queen." Cora meant every word she just said causing her to thrust her hand in his chest to grab his beating heart that her daughter clung to so dearly.
Regina's heart sunk as she watched Daniel's heart get ripped out his body and as he fell to the ground. "Mother!" She ran to her love; she rested his head on her knees, catching his very last breath as Cora crushed her heart into dust. Regina tried to kiss him to wake him up, and tears streamed down her face. She looked up at Cora, "Mother, why have you done this?"
"Because this is your happy ending."
"What?!" Regina didn't want to hear Cora's nonsense, to look down at her dead love.
"I'm sorry, my child but you will later thank me. Love is weakness. You are capable of doing so many things, but he was holding you back, and now you can emerge into the queen and have a kingdom."
"You ruined everything. I loved him. I loved him!" Regina snapped at her cold hearted mother.
"Enough, I have tolerated this long enough." She made Regina stand up as Daniel once again hit the ground. "You must forget him, wiped away your tears because you in a mere couple of weeks you are to be queen."
I hoped you enjoyed the first Chapter Please Reviews are always welcomed... please tell me what you think :-)
