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The lack of soul

"You have no soul, how did you get like this," Emma's words rang in Regina's mind long after they were spoken.

Tossing one of her vases so hard into the wall, watching it break as a scream of anger left her lips. A glass would shortly follow. The words had hurt, deep within, as she had hit it on the nail with her comment. She had said what everyone was most likely thinking, but didn't dare to. She was fuming, standing in her living room, shaking in anger. Mostly because she was right, she had no soul.

Or she did, but it was very well hidden. Sinking down on the floor, she slowly started to cry, this time of sorrow, rather than her anger. If she only knew, maybe she wouldn't be so hard of judging her. For the first time in years Regina let herself fall apart.

It was long after this that Regina were to be in jail, not that that stopped their fights. Emma snarled at Regina as so many times before, she wanted to slap her for being unreasonable, God, she could be such a pain in the ass sometimes. Her feelings would never come to view, if she had any at all. It was like she had a heart of stone.

She startled when Regina suddenly said, "Stop!"

Emma looked at her in shock, her lip shivering lightly as she was, her hand held up for her to be quiet. She couldn't stand this constant fighting, in fact she hated it. Feeling her pulse was raising too fast. She took a deep breath, saying, "I have a soul."

"Sorry what?" Emma asked confused, wondering where that had come from all of a sudden.

"You said before I have no soul, but I do," Regina said with a heavy sigh.

"I must have failed to notice that from the way you are acting all the time, you know you can really be a bitch," Emma said, her voice was like poison.

"I wouldn't speak so loudly as you can be that also, Miss Swan," said Regina in her regular tone.

Their eyes meet, and for a second it was like Emma could see something inside them, some shed of emotion perhaps. Emma couldn't help but smiling even if she was pissed off. She thought before she said, "You are right."

"Oh I know I am, I wasn't always like this you know," Regina said with a heavy sigh.

"What happened to you and please don't say it's complicated," said Emma.

A small laugh escaped Regina as she said, "My mother killed the only man I ever loved before my eyes, so I could marry a king. I rescued his daughter, something I when I look back regret. They were all happy all the time, getting their big love and everything, casting me aside. My own husband didn't even really love me. I just wanted justice."

"You are talking like you are a part of a fairytale, just like Henry," Emma said.

"I was, I mean am, you were as well, but you never learned to know that world," said Regina with a heavy sigh.

"You wanted to kill me, you even tried that once, it is only a shame it backfired. Didn't you even stop to think it would?" Emma wanted to know, thinking about the apple turnover.

"Wrong I wanted to put you to sleep, dearie, I didn't want you to go, and no I didn't think of that fact," said Regina honestly, looking at her through the bars.

"Don't call me that! Ever heard about a thing called talking," said Emma frustrated. Wondering what it was about Regina that sometimes brought out the worst in her. This anger wasn't good for anyone.

"You wanted to leave, nothing I would have said would have helped. You are however right, for the longest time I wanted to kill you, but I for many reasons couldn't," she said with a heavy sigh, looking away.

"But Madam Mayor, are you saying you have fallen in love with me?" said Emma, it was something that told her she might be.

"Of course not, don't be absurd," she said, still not meeting her eyes.

"Why do you have to be so damn difficult always," Emma snapped.

"Because I've been scorned so badly, can't you see it, I've done so many things I am not rightly proud off. I have killed and cursed people all due to a broken heart. Can you blame me for holding back," Regina snapped back.

"Oh Regina," Emma said, her voice soft as silk. It even surprised herself as much as it surprised Regina.

"What?" asked the Mayor, looking at the other woman, her blonde hair was starting to get messy, her clothes not looking as perfect as before, then again it had been a lot going on since they both woke up that very morning. And now she was in jail.

Emma shock her head, opening the door, getting into her cell and closing before again the door, letting her hand slip out and lock it, keeping the key. Regina looked at her with questioning eyes, afraid she would harm her. The blonde walked closer, letting her hand lift Regina's chin, her lips pressing against hers, hard. As she backed away, Regina started to cry.

Never in a million years had the Mayor expected this, that the woman she had argued with constantly, the one she found herself not able to live without would kiss her. She never expected her feelings to be returned, she rather expected to be dismissed.

"I... I do have a soul," she whispered between her soft sobs. And for the very first time Emma could see she was telling the truth. For the first time she let her guard down and let Emma see the real her. She didn't care if she thought of her weak for crying, she couldn't stop herself.

The blonde put her arms around her queen, holding her closely and comforting her, having no intentions to let her go. She were to throw the key out of the cell, knowing she wouldn't get out, then again she didn't care. Right now she rather be locked up with this evil queen than do anything else.

"I know, I see that now," Emma said, kissing her forehead gently, smiling at her.

"Don't hurt me, I can't take it, I already feel like I am losing Henry to you, I can't bear another loss," said Regina with a heavy sigh.

"You won't as long as we are together and I won't break your heart," Emma promised.

"I hope not," Regina whispered, hiding her head in her shoulder, closing her eyes, resting her head against her princess.

Emma didn't let go, in fact when Snow walked in later the two stood still wrapped up in each other, eyes closed. She looked at them in shock, but didn't utter a word, just left.

The blonde had noticed her presence but she didn't care to turn. She smiled to herself knowing she had been so wrong about Regina, she was right, she did have a soul. She was just glad that she discovered it and that she was finally holding her in her arms as she always wanted.

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