***Bound Chapter 1***
Regina never thought that this year's events would lead to this. For a millisecond she had everything she'd ever asked for. Snow's forgiveness, a man who absolutely adored her, and a son who truly loved her. Sure she still had the issue of her evil wicked sister, but in due time she knew that they might reach a truce…well eventually. Regina once held that same hate and jealously in her heart for Snow so she could sympathize with Zelena no matter how deranged she was. She never could've predicted how one decision could lead to her losing everything she held dear, and worst of all, Henry.
The day started off normal enough. She'd met Robin, Henry, and Roland for breakfast at Granny's diner. She can't remember what they were talking about, but did remember staring into Robins eyes. She was so grateful that she had finally found true love. A small part of her still felt like she wanted what Snow and that idiot David had. Although the Charmings weren't the smartest couple, she still envied the connection that those two shared. Regina and Robin had only been dating for a couple of weeks before he'd dropped the L word on her. According to the spell Tinker had enacted, Robin was definitely her true love. He looked at her as if she was the only woman in the world. Sometimes she wondered was he in love with her or in lust. He literally wanted to devour her every time they were alone, which she didn't mind. She still felt like something was missing but figured their love would grow greater with time.
Breakfast had gone pretty fast. She gave Henry a kiss on the forehead before he wiped it off while rolling his eyes. She couldn't believe he was growing up into a young man and reminded her self not to do anything "uncool" while they were still in public. Regina watched Henry and Roland attentively as her son walked Roland to the school bus. Given that he inherited some lack luster genes from his family, Henry still managed to excel in school. He had graduated from Storybrooke middle school at the top of his class and was doing really well as a freshman. "Bye Ma! I'll be in home for dinner I promise." Henry shouted as he hopped on his bike.
Regina was so proud of her son and impressed by his new role as the Author. However, Henry hadn't recorded anything in months simply because there was nothing to record. For once there was no threat to Storybrooke. Zelena was still locked up and Dr. Whale confirmed she was about 7 weeks pregnant. Although she was upset with her current situation, she knew that leaving the psycho locked up for the rest of her life was the simplest solution. A waste of Story brook's tax payer's money, but still a simple solution.
Before her 10 am mayoral duties started, Regina made her usual pit stop at the hospital crazy ward to visit her dear sister. The red head sat on top of her bed and appeared to be talking to herself when Regina peaked in. They never spoke much. In fact the only thing Regina cared about was the little life growing inside of Zelena. The poor baby had no say on how he/she was brought into existence, but Regina was going to make sure that baby had sane parents. Something was definitely different about Zelena today. Sure Zelena threatened to rip Regina's heart out and crush it every time she visited the padded cell, but today just felt different. Zelena, for once in her life, was completely quiet. She simply stared at Regina and smiled.
"What's wrong sis, cat got your tongue?" Regina spewed, but to her surprise she received no response. The lunatic normally had some snarky comeback, but today Zelena just seemed "eviler", if that's a word. Regina stood behind the door for a few more minutes but was too unnerved to even unlock the cell door. From her birds eye view she could still tell that Zelena was wearing the magic cuff. Without her magic, Regina felt relieved to know that she wouldn't be able to terrorize the town. Zelena stared directly at Regina. Those green eyes were as cold as ice. The glare Zelena gave Regina literally made her heart skip two beats.
Remembering to breath, Regina quickly added, "very well dear, I truly hope you enjoy your day." Although a steel door and entrapment spell held the witch in her place, Regina could still feel the witch's eyes on her as she walked toward the hospital basement exit.
Regina shook the odd feeling off as she made her way to town hall. The 10am meeting finally ended, which left Regina scrambling to meet Emma in her office. She had been meeting Emma for lunch twice a week for the past few months. In exchange for lunch, Regina would help Emma practice her craft. She was proud of Emma, the uncoordinated blonde was no longer a beginner in magic. Although she was hesitant to train Emma due to her past with magic, she felt the town would be safer with someone just as competent as herself. The Scooby gang was great, but the savior combined with magic, would be ideal.
Regina would never admit this, but training Emma was something she had begun to look forward to every week. The infuriating Charming offspring really knew how to challenge Regina. She always had a snarky comeback and of course they would spend half of their hour simply discussing Henry. Regina even felt comfortable enough listening to Emma speak about her handless boyfriend. Although Regina didn't approve of Hook, both Henry and Emma seem to have accepted the captain. Regina wasn't convinced of Hook's intentions with Emma but she definitely would have to accept him into the family. She never thought that she would consider Emma "family" but that's sort of what they were.
"Emma you have to feel it from here." Regina said as she placed the palm of her hand above her own dark heart while trying to get Emma to complete a spell. The blond was still struggling to produce a small cyclone in her hand. Regina could produce a fireball in her sleep, but didn't want Swan playing with fire. They were starting off small. A cyclone was simpler and could be guided by Regina if Emma screwed up. She also didn't want Emma to get hurt. Regina was starting to become very protective of the blonde. She knew Emma could take care of herself but magic was a whole new ball park and Henry needed both of his moms alive.
"Like this!" Emma shouted as a small whirl winded cyclone twirled its way toward Regina. It was small but quick, Regina thought as she tried to stop it. Too bad the small whirlwind knocked Regina forward causing her to fall toward the blonde. Fortunately for her she landed on top of Emma after they both tumbled over. "I'm good, I believe my ass broke the fall." Emma said as she stared up at Regina who didn't seem so amused. They were way past the point of personal space. Sorry? Emma said again with the puppy dog eyes. It reminded Regina of the sour patch commercials. First they're sour and then they're sweet, Regina thought as she slowly began to pull back off of Emma. "Ms. Swan I believe this concludes your lesson for today." Regina said politely as she began fixing her hair and blouse.
Before Emma could say anything, Regina's phone began to ring. It was Henry's ringtone, which was odd because school wasn't over for at least another hour. "Henry is... is everything okay?" Regina asked after answering her phone. "I am afraid everything is not okay," a familiar voice said on the other end of the line, as Regina's facial expression quickly went from concerned to absolutely stunned and terrified.
"You see your little twit refused to write me my happy ending so I am afraid I had to turn to plan B." Zelena's voice uttered as Regina stared at Emma, trying to hold herself together. Trying to remain calm, Regina placed the call on speaker phone so Emma could listen in on the conversation. "Tell me Regina how much do you love your little Henry?" Zelena asked, not with her normal little giggle, but with full on malice in her voice. "You lay one hand on my son…." Emma nearly said, before being cut off by Zelena.
"Oh, my my my, you have company?" Zelena asked before continuing on with her evil plan. "Since your dear son won't write me my happy ending I have no choice but to kill him. This my dear, will definitely ensure that you won't have yours.