Hello! Welcome to my newest story.
I wrote this through a series of prompts I was asked to write on tumblr.
Disclaimer: the characters of OUAT are not mine
"Shhh, hush, my little koala," Regina cooed to her two-year-old daughter, Amelia. Every night she awoke crying without fail. Regina didn't know what to do. She knew why, but there was nothing she could do to quell her daughter's cries. Mia missed her Mama. Ever since Emma sacrificed herself for Regina that fateful night, Mia couldn't sleep. "Please, Mia. Sleep for Mommy," Regina pleaded, gently bouncing Mia on her hip. After an hour, Mia's head dropped onto Regina's shoulder and she was fast asleep. Regina hoped she would sleep the rest of the night, but she doubted it. This whole week she'd woken up just about every three hours. Regina tucked Mia back into bed, kissing her forehead. She padded down the hall to check on Henry. He was, thankfully, still fast asleep. She walked back to her room and looked at the clock. It was just past 1AM. She sighed and tried to go back to sleep and get a few more hours of sleep before Mia woke up again.
As predicted, Regina awoke to a crying toddler. She checked the clock: 3:30AM. Regina sighed and rubbed her eyes. Everything was so overwhelming that she broke down and cried. However, just as suddenly as Mia started crying, she stopped. Regina wiped her eyes and got out of bed to investigate. When she got to Mia's door, she heard someone whispering. She peered into the room and was shocked at the sight in front of her. There, holding their daughter in her ams, was Emma. He skin was pale and glittered a bit, her hair was shocking white and pulled back into a tight bun, and she was dressed in all black, but it was still Emma.
"It's all right, Mia. Mama's here, baby koala," Emma soothed, "you can't keep waking Mommy up every night. She still has a town to run, you know." Regina could tell from her vantage point that Mia was gripping Emma's shirt with her death grip. They'd discovered the grip accidentally once when she was younger. Henry had been holding her and lost his hold on her, but she didn't lose her hold on him. She looked like a baby koala, so the nickname stuck. No. Emma wasn't going to get away for at least another hour. Regina nudged open the door.
"I could feel you," Emma said, without looking at her, "what gave you pause?"
"I was just enjoying the sight of our little koala spending some much needed time with her Mama," Regina told her. She walked over and put her hand on Emma's shoulder, "Emma-" Emma jerked aways, as if Regina's hand burned her.
"I'm the Dark One, Regina," Emma growled, "you should be afraid for the safety of you and Amelia."
"Amelia doesn't seem too worried," Regina noted, "this is the calmest I've seen her in a week." Emma clutched Mia tightly, but continued to give Regina distance. "Sit, Emma. I'll leave you two." Emma sat in the rocking chair next to Mia's bed. She looked down at her sleeping daughter and sighed.
"I never wanted this," Emma said, causing Regina to stop at the door. Regina turned and Emma was looking up at her. "I just wanted you to be safe." Regina could see Emma peaking through those emerald green eyes. She was fighting the Darkness inside. Regina knew she couldn't fight it for long, so she soaked in her Emma. Emma stood and strode over to Regina. She was able to untangle Mia's fingers from her shirt and pass the sleeping toddler to Regina. Her lips briefly lingered on Regina's temple as she poofed away, leaving a whispered, "I love you."
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