Narrator=Narrator
Emma's POV:
Growing up I never had my life planned, there was always an absence of things in it. No love, no lasting friendships or relationships, no doubting charming loving parent's like kids have in the movies or in story book's.
Or so I thought because you see when I was very young I stopped believing in stories realizing them as just something people made up. In my life things never were looking up only down, and yes sometimes it did look a little less bleak and going somewhat good for me but it always turned to shit sooner or later.
This isn't how I imagined beginning this story, let's just say it starts off at a sad note...
No one's POV(only Narrator which isn't Emma):
There was a funeral taking place in the Storybooke cemetery the whole town showed up for it, this was no simple town person's funeral. The royal family was the main family and the king and queen had lost their .
You know some times life is all planned out being born, school, job, family Emma Swan's wasn't like this at all. All people know that there's no choice in the matter were all going to end up in the same place whether we like it or not.
People were gathered around the light wooden casket which had the Royal family crest carved into the wood top hanging over the already dug square in the ground. There were white roses being placed on top of it.
Snow White was standing next to her husband in unstoppable tears a white rose clutched in her hand. David was in tears as well he didn't care who saw he was grieving his daughter, someone who seemed to be indestructible until now. He now regrets saying that Emma could take care of herself, he should have been there any way just because for the fact she was his daughter and now she was gone.
They found her body cold and lifeless, at night in the middle of main street they saw her defeat The Shadow when he went to exact his last revenge on her for restoring Neverland. Emma used magic creating a powerful bright light blinding them mixing with the Shadow's darkness then The Shadow was no more and then she fell to floor and was..just gone. The Shadow took her down with him, Neal ran over to her seeing her on the ground and tried to wake her but never kissed her. They found no pulse and she was dead.
David had a white rose in one hand and his other arm around his wife as they both cried for the lost of their daughter as did the whole town. It felt like when Emma died the town did as well, the happiness and love just vanished like she did.
Henry was standing in front of Regina who had Killian to her side for they had been dating for a while. Henry had tear stains down his cheeks and a lost look in his eyes, he held a white rose in his hand.
Henry silently walked over to the casket and placed his white rose upon it, he cried and sniffled after he placed it on top with the other white roses.
He remember's perfectly clear running towards the group of his family standing in a circle crowding something or someone on the ground all were crying, he remember's running over to them and breaking through them not caring for he knew who they were crowding around, for he had not seen her in the circle.
He remember's seeing her lying there in his dad's lap, his father crying hard as he gripped her in agony of her death. He remembers saying her name "mom" seeing her then he went down on his knee's next to his dad saying her name "Mom!?" then again noticing she wasn't breathing, he shook her tears storming in his eyes as he tried to deny what was in front of him as he screamed her name "MOM!" he stopped shaking her speaking his thoughts out loud "No...NO!..Don't leave me!..you can't!...Mom!...Mommy" he remember's his father pulling him towards him in a hug crushing him crying as it started to lightly rain around them as if the world was crying with them.
"I miss you mom, it's so unfair after everything you did for everyone you deserved to be happy. Why did it have to be you mommy, you were supposed to have your happy ending with me and Dad just like in my book"
That had been the dream Henry and his Mommy dreamed Once Upon A Time...
Henry cried as he walked back over to Regina who brought him into a hug sprouting tears herself. Emma was the only one besides Henry who believed she could change, she gave her the courage to change for herself and for Henry. Hook stood next to his love as she hugged the little lad he was crying himself over Swan the only women who bested him more than once, she didn't deserve this fate so fast. She deserved happiness, and what pained Killian Jones is that he was alive and she wasn't and he had done horrible things and he was getting his happy ending and as for Swan she had done amazing things helping people and yet where was her happy ending?
Snow and David went over to say their final good bye to Emma. Everyone watched with red teary eyes as Snow and David approached the casket together. They were the one's who hurt the most they had to bury their baby, they had folded her baby blanket and placed it under her head in the casket to be buried with her during the wake so they were always with her.
Snow trembled as she approached with David not wanting with everything she had in her heart for the person in the casket to not be her baby girl.
They joined hands, they lowered their hands down together placing the two rose's together on the top of the casket. David held Snow as she cried even more being near the casket, people looked upon them with a great sadness.
Snow slowly got out of David's grip she turned towards Emma's casket with tears in her eyes and tear stains on her cheeks. Snow placed her hand on the wooden top casket as she started to speak "I'm so sorry baby girl, mommy couldn't protect you. I wish more than anything I could have seen you grow up, I always imagined you with blonde pink tails running around the castle hallways with a huge smile on your face. You would had your mommy and daddy wrapped around your little finger and probably the whole kingdom" Snow got choked up as she tried to stop her crying, but she let it out.
"I am so proud of you baby, you beautiful girl. I waited twenty-eight years for you and I would wait forever more just to have you back her with us. Mommy misses you so much, everyone misses you and I will always be with you sweetheart" Snow crumbled as she finished David was right there he held her crying as well.
David looked over Snow's shoulder towards the casket, he imagined what Snow had said when she spoke and he cried even more. Tears fell off his cheek onto his wife but she didn't notice nor care.
Snow let go of him knowing he wanted to say something, David steeped closer to the casket and went down on one knee and put one of his hands on the wooden casket. He cried as a lone tear landed on it.
"Hi sweetheart it's daddy, I know I wasn't as close to you as your mother and I didn't express my love in open ways but I always wanted you to know I have always loved you from the moment I knew you existed. For you Emma were part of the light in my eyes and I would never ever leave you, I love you my little girl daddy loves you and I always will Emmy" He was trying not to cry too much, but failed when he slowly stood up and hugged Snow once more letting it out. They slowly walked over to where they were once were before.
But sometimes lives aren't so simple without even knowing it you can end up hurting the people you love the most, leaving the people you want to be with for the rest of your life...
Neal who was dating Emma for a month was standing off to the side holding one single white rose in his right hand with tears on his face. His father and Belle were behind him, Belle in tears and Gold with a saddened face but no tears. For he was crying on the inside for the fallen Hero he was a fan of and the sadness for the lost of his son's girlfriend who he had known since last week his son planned to Marry.
Neal had placed the ring box which contained the engagement ring he picked out inside Emma coffin in her hands, before they closed it. He was crying silently but not sobbing, for he was numb inside like a part of him died with Emma.
Neal approached the casket holding the rose in his hand with tears still flowing, with shaking hands he placed it on top. Everyone noticed him with sympathy knowing he was going to ask Emma to marry him and knowing how they were seen in town together she would have without a doubt said yes.
That's Emma's boyfriend almost fiancé 'Neal' one of many she did not want to leave behind, they had dated ever since they reunited in Neverland they found Henry together. Emma restored Peter Pan by giving him a permanent shadow with the power of true love. With Peter Pan with a new Shadow attached, Neverland was restored for Orphans to run and play and never grown old. Peter offered them in thanks a magical bean to return Home to storybooke, sadly a year later this happened. Sadly they had forgotten the Shadow for he had disappeared, he showed up after they went back to storybooke getting his revenge.
"I miss you so much Emma, I don't know what I'm going to do. I do know that Henry will not grow up like we did, he will have a loving family who will be there for him till his end. This I promise you" Neal spoke to the casket honestly and sincerely knowing his words to be true, he released some tears silently as it fell onto the casket and glowed white and sparkled seeping through the wood and into Emma's heart. He hadn't noticed the glowing sparkling tear nor did anyone else. He soon walked away from the casket. He silently cried as he walked back to where he once was near his father and Belle.
The officiate in charge of the service finished his words. They had loyal royal guards who were to help lower the casket into the ground gently, the sunset shinned over the casket as if touching Emma for the last time making it look peaceful. The casket was lowered down and then the loyal former palace guards let go of the straps and took them out, they bowed to the Royal's and the rest of the closest family before steeping away.
Before everyone left they each sprinkled dirt over the casket in the ground, most of the town dispersed until it was just the immediate family left. Snow, David, Regina, Killian, Henry, Neal, Gold, and Belle stayed after everyone left. Gold and Belle turned to Snow and David and conveyed their condolences and how they remembered Emma. Henry was sanding near the casket which was in the ground staring at it with tears in his eyes, he felt someone come up behind him and place their hands on his shoulder's. Henry didn't need to know who it was for he recognized the touch it felt like his mom, it was his grandma.
Henry looked behind him to see everyone behind him together Snow behind him with her hands on his shoulder's David next to her right, Neal on her left ,Regina and Killian behind Neal's left and Belle and Gold behind Neal to his right.
They had her near Graham one plot over, they all stood there in black clothing dressed up most with tears in their eyes. Henry cried once more spilling tears before going towards Regina who brought him into her with a hug with tears of her own. They soon left, Gold and Belle were going to leave soon as well with Neal he lingered for a moment looking at the casket then at the sunset before going towards his father's car then leaving with them.
Snow and David stood there side by side near Emma's grave, they were still crying. They looked upon the gravestone marking the grave. It said..
Emma Ruth Nolan
1983-2014
Beloved Daughter, Mother, Girlfriend, Friend, Savior
Storybrooke's Sheriff and Hero
She saved all of us
They were holding hands, they stayed there for a half an hour more before deciding to leave to come back tomorrow to see her.
"Good-bye Emma" Snow whispered to her daughter one more time, knowing the last time she said that she decided to put her in the wardrobe knowing she wouldn't see her baby again only a women and no she wasn't going to see her baby again and no women. She sobbed and cried in her husbands arms as they slowly walked to their car in tears at the lost of their child. David cried the same when Snow said those words knowing the meaning.
They drove back to their new house, they had moved when Emma had passed. Snow couldn't handle the emotions and memories even photo's brought her to tears. For now the apartment was vacant and empty.
The couple drove to their house but was it in no way a Home, it never would be not without Emma.
The dark night sky covered the town of Storybooke people were sleeping, some crying some crying in their sleep.
At the storybooke graveyard a newly covered grave covered with dirt, a dead blonde women lied in her casket buried underground for rest.
Things were peaceful when underneath the ground inside the wooden casket the dead blonde women's heart glowed being touched by a tear of love. The women's deterioration started to reverse and the women's heart started to pump blood through out her body once more. The blonde women breathed in air and opened her eyes not knowing what was happening.
She started to become aware that she was in a box and air started shortening she need to get out she felt in her hands was a small box which she put to the side, she started to move inside it scared now knowing what the box was. She screamed scared for being in a casket and couldn't get out.
She figured a way out she punched trying to break through the wood, she finally broke through the wood realizing there was dirt behind it she continued tearing at the wood desperate for air.
She dug her way out of the casket and dug through the dirt and towards the surface, she clawed through the surface layer of dirt her hands reaching through it reaching to get out. She continued to get out of the ground and reached air she breathed in greatly and pulled her body out of the ground. She lied on the ground covered in dirt breathing trying to breathe normally again holding her still white baby blanket in one hand, she lifted her looking around at where she was she noticed she had blurred vision.
She tried to stand up fast and fell, she tried again slowly and carefully stood up.
When she stood up fully she noticed the a gravestone it was new, she tried to read it through her blurry vision and blinked her eyes and rubbed them trying to see.
She wish she didn't she notices the writing on it, the words she read them. Realization took over her now knowing and connecting the dots. The box under ground, the gravestone she started hyperventilating a little. She knows that's her name...some how she died and she can't remember how.
She looked around her, she heard noises the dark the cold her senses were coming back to her. Her hands hurt, she started to walk out of the grave yard towards a street.
She was scared she had no idea what was going on where she was, she just found out she died and doesn't even remember how.
She walked down a road with street light's it turned red as she approached it then turned green. She stared at it, it was the only light she had seen since she woke up everything was so dark.
A bright light was right behind her and getting bigger she heard a deafening beeping sound, she saw a large object coming her way. She ran out of its way covering her ears, the car moved around her seeing her trying not to hit her. The driver slammed on the brakes seeing the women, the saw who it was and watched as the women ran off down the street scared.
The driver called the police station which was directed to the current Sheriff's phone, they saw The Savior alive and clear as day. The driver was on the phone impatient as it rang then someone picked up who the driver head someone crying in the background.
"David it's Leroy,Emma's alive!"
She ran down the street before stopping to breathe seeing no bright light's, she looked up and around where she was it was the middle of a main road. Emma looked around the area noticing things, she just stood there and stared at a spot in the middle of the road where street lights were changing from red, green, yellow then red again.
She still stood there not moving when she heard a screeching behind her. She stood there covered in dirt and the nice comfortable dress she was buried in.
They got out of their car not believing what they were seeing there she was, she was in the dress they had buried her in like she just woke up from a sleep or something. This never happened before they were told once someone was dead they were dead not... alive.
Snow and David got out of their car as did Red and Granny, Regina and Hook they were shocked to see the women they all knew for dead standing up in the middle of the street alive. Snow with tears in eyes hoping this isn't some sick joke, because she has been through enough her and David had been though enough.
Snow slowly approached her supposed Dead daughter who was staring down at the spot she had 'died'. Snow tried to get the name out of her mouth but it wasn't happening and then she tried to say it again.
"Emma?" It was a whisper and a silent prayer all at once, they all shook as they heard the name said out loud.
She didn't respond but had heard her, they all thought she didn't hear Snow.
"This is where it happened didn't it, this is where I died?" She whispered it but it was heard by all of them. Snow closed her eyes as tears silently seeped out once more that night, David was standing next to her he had heard Emma as well as everyone else. They both didn't have the courage to say what needed to be said, thankful Red was the bravest she walked up to Emma with tears in her eyes and said what no one else could say.
"Yes Emma this is where you died"
