SWANQUEEN No Dark One story line. No Hook. No Robin. Just our two girls falling in love. Story picks up with their relationship just like at the beginning of 4B where Emma is bringing Regina lunch. They are friends. Commences from there. Just some fluff that I felt like I needed before we delve into season 5. PLEASE let me know what you think.
Emma sat in the ridiculously boring city council meeting spinning her pen frantically in her fingers. She was slouched in her chair trying desperately not to fall asleep. She absolutely hated these meetings, but it was one more task the good sheriff had to do. She chewed the tasteless gum like a cow, smacking and snapping it even as her pen continued to swirl. Suddenly her eyes flicked across the room and met the dark eyes of the mayor. Emma froze in the icy glare, as Regina screamed internally at her to shape up. Emma's eyebrows shot up and her mouth tweaked like a child being caught with her hand in the cookie jar. She cleared her throat and put down her pen. She smiled sheepishly at the people around her as she slowly pushed herself upright in the chair. Once situated in a more professional manner she laid her forearms across the desk and intertwined her fingers. Straightening her posture she looked back over to Regina who was clearly fighting back a smile, secretly enjoying the blonde's childlike mannerisms. Regina just shook her head slightly before turning her focus back to the speaker.
Emma tried to do the same, but found her gaze instantaneously brought back to Regina. Her face was profile to Emma now, and the soft features were concentrated, as Regina was apparently doing a better job of paying attention than Emma was. She was staring so intently, she didn't notice herself pick her pen back up. Emma felt a flutter in her stomach as her eyes travelled the length of Regina's profile, following curves and perfect lines down her forehead and nose, and slowly around her chin. 'Perfect', Emma thought. She watched as Regina's eyes would roll or her lips would tweak every so often as she listened to someone ramble on about one nonsense or another. Emma smiled as Regina reached up and tucked a strand of hair behind an adorable ear, revealing a sparkling diamond earring. Emma imagined herself nibbling on that earlobe and nearly let out a chuckle.
Emma was lost in her thoughts of what Regina's skin might taste like when she heard a sharp crack. Startled from her thoughts, she realized she had bit her pen so hard it had cracked between her teeth. She looked around and noticed all eyes were on her. She sat upright again and blushed as she looked over to see Regina looking at her with mirth. Emma muttered an apology and put the pen down on the table. Only then did she see the blue ink spilling from the top of the pen. She turned her hand over as she surveyed the blue dripping from her fingertips. She felt her face go white. She glanced up at Regina in embarrassment and could swear her eyes were laughing despite the scowl she wore. Emma looked over at Granny who was seated next to her. She looked sheepishly up at Granny and swallowed.
"It's all over my face, isn't it?" She already knew the answer. She could taste the bitterness of the ink as it sat atop her tongue.
Granny just chuckled and shook her head, and muttered "Child..." under her breath.
"Sheriff Swan!"
Emma's neck snapped and her eyes flew open as the booming voice of the Mayor echoed through the room. She grinned as Regina just glared across the table at her. Emma could sense the mayor was fighting back a smile, she just knew it. "Yes?" She asked innocently, knowing full well she looked like a fool, no doubt with blue ink dripping down her face.
Regina nearly snorted when Emma smiled that adorable Emma smile with blue ink covering her face and those normally pearly white teeth. Instead she steeled her jaw and commenced with the ridicule. She knew Emma could take it. Although they had called a truce and even become friends, she still enjoyed their games of antagonistic banter and arguments. "Perhaps you could take your circus act into the ladies room and clean your clown face up so that the rest of us might proceed without further distractions."
Emma looked at Regina like a scolded child and pursed her lips. "Right. Sorry," she nearly whispered. She pushed up from her chair and glanced around the room. Most were amused, but Emma couldn't help but notice Snow looking down in embarrassment. As she walked off to the bathroom to clean herself up, she took one last look at Regina who this time, allowed a small smirk to grace her lips. Emma smiled to herself and slipped into the bathroom.
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Emma was scrubbing her teeth with a wet paper towel when she heard the door swing open. Her effort stopped short when she saw Regina in the mirror walking up behind her. She lowered the paper towel and met Regina's eyes in the mirror. She stood frozen, waiting to be scolded again.
Regina crossed her arms and leaned her weight on one foot as she scowled at Emma in the mirror. She finally cracked a smile as she shook her head. "You really are a child," she laughed lightly.
Emma flashed a brilliant smile and finally let herself laugh at the ridiculous predicament she had gotten herself into. She turned to face Regina and leaned against the bathroom counter. "I'm so sorry, I don't know how I managed to do that."
Regina shifted and dropped her arms. "Well, no doubt you were so engrossed in Miss Muffet's report on the status of her neglected tuffets that you just forgot yourself."
The two laughed lightly, and Emma couldn't help the fluttering in her stomach as she noticed how beautiful Regina was when she laughed. Slowly their laughter ceased as they found themselves just looking at each other.
Regina took in a breath and smiled as she stepped toward Emma. "Come here," she said as she took hold of Emma's shoulder with one hand. The tension was palpable as Emma froze at her touch. Regina tried not to notice the blonde's eyes dilate as they were inches from each other's face. Instead she swallowed down the attraction she pretended not to feel and cleared her throat. With a wave of her hand she magicked the ink off of Emma's face and teeth and slowly stepped away.
Emma felt her whole body tingle at Regina's nearness and finally took a breath when the brunette stepped away from her. She smiled and tried not to fidget. "Thank you. You could have easily let me walk around like that for a few days until it wore off." Emma smiled sarcastically. "Come to think of it, why didn't you?"
Regina let out a single chuckle. "Well, as amusing as I would find that, I don't think Henry would appreciate you dropping him of at school like that."
Emma nodded and looked at her own feet. Of course it was for Henry. "Right. Well, thank you."
Regina paused. She sensed Emma had suddenly become upset at something but Regina had no idea what it was. She only stewed for a moment before she decided to ignore it. "Well, lets go. We finished the meeting while you were here in the big top scrubbing your grease paint make up off."
Emma smirked and pushed herself off the counter to follow Regina out the door. They walked to the elevator in silence, Emma with her hands in her back pockets. Regina pushed the down button and they waited in a charged silence. Both women could feel a sexual energy passing back and forth but did nothing but shift awkwardly. Both women took a breath when the elevator dinged and the doors finally opened.
They stepped into the elevator and Regina pushed the number one. Emma stood slightly behind her, far enough away to not be obvious but close enough to still feel the spark. They stood in silence, silently reveling in the feeling of sexual tension bouncing back and forth. Suddenly the elevator jerked to a stop, sending Regina off balance, careening backwards into Emma.
Emma stumbled backwards against the wall, but her eyes only flew open when she felt Regina's body fall against her. She instinctually grabbed the brunette around the waist with both hands attempting to catch her fall. She closed her eyes as the back of Regina's head was inches from her lips.
Regina's fall was broken by Emma's firm hands around her waist. Her hands went up to cover Emma's, and instantly she froze as she noticed their proximity. Her eyes rolled back in her head as she felt Emma's hands slide just a bit, inadvertently bringing their bodies closer.
Emma let herself take in the scent of Regina's hair as she tried not to notice how her body had instantly come alive. Her nose grazed through the brown locks as she felt Regina's breathing pick up. "Are you alright?" Emma breathed out, her voice an octave lower than normal.
Regina pried her eyes back open as she realized her hands had been sliding up Emma's hands and almost past her wrists. She nearly shook herself back into reality as she turned her head slightly to acknowledge she had heard the blonde. "Ye-yeah," she stuttered out, remaining in the intoxicating embrace for a moment longer. Finally she pushed herself off the warm body behind her and cleared her throat, reflexively running her hands through her hair.
Emma remained in the same position even as Regina's body had gone, still leaned against the cool metal of the elevator, willing her body to stop buzzing. She was still dazed when she heard Regina speak.
"This blasted elevator. We've had too many problems with it."
Emma shook her head in an attempt to clear it and stood up straight. She ran a hand down her face. "Well. What do we do now? Call maintenance?"
Regina turned to look at her and gave her a dirty look. "Really, Miss Swan? You and I are two of the most powerful magic makers in all the realms. You seriously think we're going to sit here and wait for maintenance?!" She watched as Emma simply raised an eyebrow. With a smirk, Regina waved her hands and suddenly they were whisked in a purple cloud to the parking lot.
Emma stumbled as her feet felt pavement. "Geeze! Can you at least warn me before you so that?!"
Regina just shrugged her shoulders and smirked. There was a silence as they just looked at each other and smiled slightly. Finally Regina broke the silence with a sarcastic smirk. "Well, I'll let you get back to the clown car that is Snow's apartment," she smiled as Emma appreciated the joke. "Have a nice evening, Emma."
Emma gave a genuine smile as Regina retreated to her car. "You too, Regina. And thanks again, for the-" she pointed to her now white teeth. She bit her lip at Regina's laughing smile and sighed. She suddenly remembered something and raised her arm to stop Regina as she called. "Oh, hey. What time should I be there for dinner tomorrow?"
Regina had started the tradition of Thursday night dinners with her, Henry and Emma. -For Henry's sake of course. Thursday seemed like the only evening that none of them had something else going on. She turned slightly, not stopping her short walk to her Mercedes. "Seven sharp. Don't be late, Miss Bo Bo," Regina congratulated herself at her clown reference and trotted confidently to her car.
Emma just took a deep breath and let it out as she watched Regina walk away, a new, delicious stirring of butterflies in her stomach. Her and Regina had always had this dazzling connection. But ever since they called a truce and had become friends, that relationship was brewing and slowly gaining speed. Suddenly she felt they were at the precipice of something beyond friendship. And it electrified Emma. "Good night, Regina," was all she could say before walking backwards toward her bug, watching as Regina gracefully slinked into her car without another look. Emma pulled the door of the bug open and fell heavily into the seat. She pulled the door closed and watched Regina drive off toward the mansion. As the car drove out of view Emma let her forehead fall against the steering wheel. 'What the hell am I doing?' she asked herself. She sat back with a sudden, shocking realization. 'Falling in love, that's what.' Emma felt her stomach drop and churn deliciously as she also felt fear trickle into her brain. 'Holy shit. I'm falling I'm love with Regina Mills.' With one more cry of agony Emma let her forehead hit the steering wheel again with a bang and shook her head.