(Feeling Good- Nina Simone)
A happy ending was something Regina had wished for since the day she was wed to King Leopold. He had given his daughter the wonders of the world while Regina sat on the sidelines feeling like the outsider. She was always on the outside.
Months prior to her wedding she had happiness in the grip of her hands but soon it was all just a dream left in the past. Regina had gained the first patch of darkness in her heart. She blames Snow White although the child at the time was unaware of her intentions. She had taken away Regina's happy ending. The Queen was ever resentful and she would one day get the revenge she had rightly deserved. The Dark Queen had sworn to avenge her true love even if it be the last thing she do.
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It had been years since Regina had attempted the dark curse and upon her failure she has since to remain secluded in the dark kingdom's castle. She remained away from all diplomatic matters that were associated with the white kingdom and no longer initiated war but rather to remain neutral with fellow kingdoms. Wishing to not come out of hiding.
If you asked the people of the other kingdoms Queen Regina had become soft; no longer resolving conflicts with war and strategic pain. The people in the dark kingdom however, knew the Queen was as strong as ever. Many of them believed the Queen had become secluded because of the anticipation of Snow White's kingdom as they awaited their demise.
It wasn't a secret that Snow had built her army and held them on standby for nights at a time, awaiting the Queen, but maybe that was what Regina had wanted. To allow the monsters to creep into the young queen's head. To allow the anticipation to build and build until one day the kingdom, falls.
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"David she could come at anytime we must be prepared," Snow was arguing with her husband for what had to be the fifteenth time that day after he initiated it with a snarky comment about the guards at every door in the castle.
"Snow she has not attacked until the day she attempted the dark curse," David tried to resign grabbing her shoulders as he faced her, "that was seventeen years ago." He said pleading, "I think it is time to pull the guards and open up the kingdom.
"David," she glared, "you cannot be serious after what that woman has put us through."
"I understand," He said with a groan, "but it has been long enough."
"I don't believe it has." She crossed her arms.
"You can't force us to remain in hiding all of our lives," He said moving his hands through the air as he glanced out of the window, "you owe it to our children"
"Do not bring either of them into this," she pointed. "You know damn well that I love her more than anything. All I want is to keep them safe."
"Sweetheart, you know Emma is fully capable of protecting herself," He began walking to the door of the large hall, wanting nothing more than to leave the conversation. "When is the last time you saw her."
"I saw her on Tuesday David," she pointedly said, "I'm not negligent. She is my daughter."
"Snow," he sighed as he held the door open and looked into her fierce eyes, "it's Saturday."
Her fierce eyes had begun to tear up quickly. She hadn't realized the passing days. She had been focusing on her army and the protection of their kingdom that she had not come to realize she had not seen her daughter in days.
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Emma was born the day of the dark curse, believed to be the savior and the product of true love between Snow White and King David. Although the dark curse had been a failure Emma was still the beauty in the land, the envy of the people. Her beauty cascaded hills and moved mountains but envious is something the princess would scoff at. While Emma was all things beauty she was also pure darkness.
She was the tragedy found in the eyes of the people. She was the hurricane that came with every summer. The fires that swept the trees of the forest in one hard blaze. Emma Charming was anything, but pure light.
Her parents had found out about her darkness after her birth and couldn't have been more afraid for their daughter and although Rumplestiltskin had predicted the importance of the child he had never enlightened the parents on the information on their green-eyed baby girl, until after she was born.
"Rumplestiltskin," David yelled as his wife lie in the bed with their daughter in her arms.
"Hello, dearies," He said as he appeared in a chair across the room, "I hear congratulations are in order, but do tell me why I was invited to the delightful celebration in defeating the Queen."
"You know something," Snow said in a hushed tone.
"What?" He laughed, "Oh! you mean about the dark curse stopping upon the little one's arrival, I might have some enlightening information if that's what you desire, dearie?"
"What do you know?" David threatened holding the sword so the tip was pressed against a glistening neck.
"Well your daughter is indeed the product of true love," He smiled pointing to baby Emma, "and although true love is light magic there is always a counter balance."
"What?" David pressed the sword further into skin.
"Well for all action there is an equal and opposite reaction," He smiled moving the sword as he waltzed around the room, "your true love's magic," he pointed to the king and queen, "created an equal and opposite reaction." He pointed to the infant.
"So you are telling us Emma has darkness in her?" Snow said as a tear ran down her cheek.
"I'm not saying that darkness is in her, dearie," he smiled as he pressed hands together, "she is darkness." He sat back down to explain the rest. "Emma here, is a product of true love's darkest magic." He said joyfully. "In years she will be the most fearsome, and most deadly creature in all of the realms, now whether she act on her darkness is completely up to the child."
"Can you at least tell us what to expect," David pleaded.
"She can feel pain, dearie," Rumplestiltskin stood still as if he was spacing out but he continued to speak. "She can see the tragedies of the people she meets, the hard times they have been through, this will cause her great pain but it shall also teach her empathy which could save her in the end."
"So you are telling us that she could potentially be the most evil creature in our land," David scoffed, "that's preposterous."
"Now what is preposterous, dearie," He smiled holding his hands together, "is how your lovely wife has not birthed your second child as of yet."
"What?" David asked looking to his wife and back to the imp.
"The pain in her eyes you can't see it?" Rumplestiltskin laughed, "she is still in labor." He laughed. "Young Emma's magic must have hidden her brother quite well but I can see him now, clear as a day." With that the man had disappeared. David was left to see his wife with tears in her eyes as she stared into the eyes of her daughter who began to cry as well.
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"Emma?" Snow said walking into her daughter's large room. The room was dark the curtains black as well as the bedding. The accents of the room were rich gold and were seen in the four poster bed and the pillows and lamps and ceiling. But the walls and floors were completely dark, the blonde's choice.
"Hi," Emma said as she sat with her legs under her on the bed. She had been crying but didn't care to tell her mother who had obviously noticed the pain in her eyes.
"Sweetheart, what's wrong?" Snow asked as she sat on the bed. The blonde shook her head.
"It's nothing," she said wiping the remaining tears.
"You can't say it is nothing Emma, I'm your mother," She said resting a hand on Emma's shoulder but the blonde rushed away.
"Please don't," She said. Now in the corner of her room with pain stricken eyes.
"Emma," Snow sighed looking at her daughter, "What did you see?"
"You and Daddy were fighting," Emma said sinking into the corner, "and then one of the new guards was beaten as a child, one of the maids was sexually abused in a forest on her way home from work one evening a few years back." She said as the tears kept pouring out.
"Emma I know it's hard but you have to realize these things happened a long time ago and they can not be solved now," Snow said looking to her daughter as she moved closer to the blonde.
"It won't stop," she threw her hands into the wall beside her.
"I know and I would do anything in my power to make it stop but I can't," Snow began to cry looking at the disparity in her eyes.
"Mom, why am i the only one who is going through this," Emma said covering her face with her hands.
"You are very special, sweetheart," Snow said as she sat in front of her daughter, "and sometime being special comes with a price, but Emma you are able to see the parts people hide behind and you can help them in so many ways, and you can't forget that."
"It's not fair," Emma crumbled in the second and if someone could see her heart it shattered with every single beat. "I need to leave."
"Emma-," Snow started as she saw her daughter rise from the floor and go straight to her wardrobe.
"No, mom, I can't stay here if I am going to have to experience this I have to learn to control it somehow." Emma pleaded with her mother as she picked out her clothes and put them on the bed. "Let me go."
"Honey, it isn't safe," Snow said sitting on the bed watching her daughter who was becoming frantic.
"I can take care of myself and we all know I can." Emma smiled. "I can't stay here and isolate myself into more pain and torture, the amount of times i've been given sedatives to keep me from hurting myself or others is too much to count and I can't handle it anymore." Emma said letting her tears fall. "Please mommy, let me leave."
Snow cried as her daughter made the most heart breaking plea she had heard in her life. She nodded and got up to hug her daughter who was frantically trying to catch air in her lungs and finding warmth in her mother's embrace.
"I love you." Snow breathed with tears staining her cheeks.
"I love you, too."
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Emma traveled for days wandering through forest dressed in black leather vest and tight pants. After the conversation she sat down with her father and told him of the agreement to which he could not deny. She traveled for miles until she had finally reached her destination, The Dark Castle home of the Evil Queen.
Emma had always been curious of the Queen. People had told her of the Queen's beauty and how it almost was in comparison to her own, but Emma was not prepared at all for what she was about to experience. She used her magic tactfully and was able to transport herself inside the palace walls.
Emma had learned at a young age how to use her magic. She was never taught but it came naturally almost as if she could feel it rushing through every vein in her body; in the tips of her fingernails.
As soon as she made it inside she felt the presence of magic surrounding her. The Queen was powerful. But Emma had no time to bask in the feeling as she was transported into what she believed to be the Queen's bedchambers.
"And who my dear, are you?" Emma heard the most sultry voice she had ever heard in her life as she turned to meet the beautiful Queen Regina.
"My name is Emma," Emma said standing her ground not allowing the beautiful brunette sense her fear.
"Princess Emma," Regina laughed waltzing across the room with the sway of her hips. "Running from mommy dearest I see."
"I'm not running from my mother," she said shyly.
"Oh my dear than what are you running for?" Regina asked trying to convey and answer from the young blonde. "It must be something of importance if you have come here for an answer."
"All i see is pain," Emma said as se walked around the room looking to the bed and to the balcony and the fireplace.
"Excuse me, but-," the Queen stopped as she noticed the young princess hold up her index finger to silence her from across the room.
"You were so scared," Emma said tracing a finger across sheets as a tear from her eye. "You screamed but no one came, the guards were told to leave there post before the king came to the room."
"How did you-," Regina said utterly shocked by the information coming from the blonde's mouth.
"Why did you want to jump?" Emma asked sitting on the piece of furniture. She could see the night the Queen had stood on the balcony contemplating whether or not this life was really worth it. Wondering, maybe if she jumped she'd see her true love once again waiting for her.
"I'm sorry?" Regina spaced.
"Why did you want to jump?" Emma asked again.
"I never thought my nightmare would end," the brunette said not believing that she had opened her heart to a girl she was meant to hate.
"I guess the better questionis, why didn't you?" Emma shrugged wiping the tear.
"My father," Regina smiled thinking of the man, "he's a stubborn man, but he once told me that although times are bad now they can and will always be better. Regina sighed sitting near her vanity. "I thought if i've driven myself to contemplating suicide that it will only get better from here."
Emma was crying now pushing the hair from her face as she witnessed the Regina's lifetime of pain on a reel in her mind. She had never seen a person so broken but still holding everything together in her life.
"There is no reason for you to feel sorry for me dear," Regina scoffed. "I deserved it."
"Nobody deserves that much pain," Emma said wiping her eyes, "not even me."
"Oh and what had princess Emma done to deserve so much pain," Regina laughed earning a glare from the young blonde.
"My parents never said anything i guess," Emma said laughing.
"Said anything about what?" Regina was interested now; she was hooked.
"I'm made from true love's darkest magic," Emma said with a sheepish smile, "I am the deadliest creature in all of the realms." The blonde could feel her own pain reeling now. "I am able to see the tragedies of everyone around me."
So that's how you saw-, Regina pointed around the room.
"Yeah," Emma sighed, "it's the worst part of me."
"I think its the best part," Regina said with a smile.
"You haven't experienced it," Emma said hanging her head low.
"You're right," Regina said, "but Emma you are able to feel emotions on a whole other level than any other person in this world." Regina said moving across to sit next to the blonde. "You know the lowest of the lows and are able to use that perspective in your own life without have to experience any of it."
"It's a nightmare that i'm unable to awaken from," she said moving blonde hairs from her face.
"And while that may be true," Regina smiled, "I will show you how to make nightmares a little more enjoyable."
"Your a nightmare and your enjoyable," Emma smirked and then looked away appalled by the fact that those are the words that had decided to escape her mouth.
"While I'm flattered dear," Regina smiled trying to hide her own blush, "I can teach you to control it and use it."
"What are you saying?" Emma said following the brunette ho had gotten up.
"How would you like to be my Dark Knight?" Regina said getting up from the chair, "You have the darkest of souls and I for one haven't met anyone more suitable for the job." Regina said holding out a sword wrapped in black vines that were sharper than the sword itself. "Unless your soul is too pure."
"I lost my soul a long damn time ago," Emma seethed.
"I don't know," Regina shrugged, "it feels as though you are pent up with emotion."
"I have lived in the white kingdom, you can't blame me," Emma smiled as she used her magic to take the sword from the Queen. As she held the sword black vine tattoos wrapped the length of her arm and over half of her chest. The sword was now apart of her and could only be used by the darkest of souls.
"You are beautiful," Regina said as she trace the black lines on the blonde's arms.
"So are you your majesty," she said bringing her hand to rest on the brunette's cheek.
"You're mother must be so disappointed upon your departure," she smirked.
"She told me not to leave but I also could feel her easiness with letting me go," Emma sighed as she stared into dark eyes, "she has my brother she doesn't need me the legacy will continue in the Charming name when my brother is announced king, they don't need me."
"They don't need you," Regina smiled, "but maybe I do."
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I have been holding off on updating any of my stories because life got in the way with the holidays and i was also waiting to get a new computer which i finally got yesterday!
Now I know a lot of people are waiting on my other stories tone updated and trust me they will within the next week hopefully so be looking out for those. Also this story came as an idea to me today and i couldn't get it out of my head so i decided to try it.
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