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A/N: Emma-centric. Short break from addictive Rumbelle.. Trying to remember fairytales. Gah. This is a two-parter. Enjoy - and don't forget to review!
Also, oh, oh - watch out for more multi-chaptered fics. Winkety wink. Enjoy, babes.
¦ Not the Hero ¦
oh you run away
'cause i am not what you found.
This...
This isn't her. She doesn't want to disappoint or hurt Henry, but she isn't the hero he's been waiting for. She isn't going to save him from his bitch of mother or the curse.
She's a fucking mess - she was when she had him and she still is - and she can't drag a child into her life, especially one as sweet and innocent as Henry. Everything about her is too dangerous, too chaotic; he wouldn't be happy with her, she's certain of that. Or, he would be happy and - the thought feels like a punch - he'd get hurt. She'd lose him.
God knows she can't lose anyone else.