The moment you've all been waiting for has arrived. Connected is here! Just so things don't get confusing, this universe is a combo of things from 365 and new stuff. You can read "365 Days of Swan Queen" if you want to know what I did with this the first time, but you don't have to. This started as a prompt that I saw online and readers asked for it to become its own story, so here we go!

To also get rid of confusion about timeline, this is taking place after the whole Evil Queen thing, but before the Black Fairy mess.

As usual, I don't own any OUAT characters. Although I really wish I did.

Regina thought that the idea was ridiculous, but Emma kept insisting. Over and over again. Eventually, Regina left the living room and escaped up to their bedroom. There was no way she was going to let Emma win this one.

Unfortunately for Regina, Emma followed her upstairs. "Why won't you even consider it?" she demanded. "You can't deny that it's a good idea."

"To connect my emotions to yours?" Regina asked. "How in the world does that sound like a good idea?"

Emma sighed, calming down. "Because then I can know if you're hurt. Think of all the chaos we could have avoided if I had known that someone was attacking you!"

Regina shook her head. "You and I both know that your magic connects to your emotions. If you're feeling mine, who knows what your magic will do."

"What could you possibly be feeling that would make my magic go haywire?" Emma asked. She grew even more concerned when Regina just shook her head and didn't answer. "Gina?"

"There are things that I feel and go through that I don't want you to know," Regina said, sighing. "Look, just forget this. Gold was dumb to plant this idea into your head anyway."

Emma rolled her eyes. "I asked about it. It's not like he randomly started the conversation."

Regina waved her hand dismissively. "It doesn't matter who started it, I'm ending it and all mentions about it. It's not happening, so let it go."

"No, I'm not going to let it go," Emma said firmly. "It works both ways. Maybe I want you to know when I'm in trouble."

"No," Regina said, walking out of the room.

Emma groaned before dramatically plopping onto the bed. It wasn't even that hard to do. Gold had given her the potion for it, and all they had to do was drink while holding hands. Easy enough.

The problem was that, for some reason, Regina was completely against the idea. Emma couldn't figure out why, besides having her privacy of emotions invaded, but it wasn't like they hadn't shared emotions before. Many nightmares led to many talks.

Sighing, Emma got off of the bed and went back downstairs. She wanted to have this issue resolved before Henry got home. He hated when they argued over anything.

Regina was in her study, flipping through one of her spell books. But Emma knew that she wasn't really reading it. Her eyes weren't even following the words on the page. Emma cleared her throat, alerting Regina to her presence.

"What?" Regina asked, not looking up from her book. "Come to tell me again and again how ridiculous I am?"

"No," Emma said softly. She walked over to Regina's desk and sat down in front of it. "But I want to know why you won't agree to it."

Regina sighed, but refused to look at Emma. "I just don't want to."

"Regina," Emma said. "Please just tell me what's going on. Why don't you want to do this?"

Finally, Regina looked up at Emma. "There's no privacy. Everything I feel, you'll know. Every fear, every time I look at Zelena and feel this uncontrollable anger, you'll know."

"But every time you're happy, or excited, I'll feel that too," Emma said. "It's not all bad."

"Why are you so determined to do this?" Regina asked. "Why do you want to do it so badly?"

"Because I can't protect you if I don't know you're in trouble," Emma said. "Every time that you would leave the house, I had this awful fear that something was going to happen to you. And I wouldn't know if it did because I can't feel your emotions. Please."

Regina sighed and bit her lip before groaning. "Okay. Fine. We can do it."

"Last chance to back out," Emma teased, squeezing Regina's hand.

"You keep suggesting it, and I'm going to back out," Regina said, glaring at Emma.

Emma just laughed. "Sorry. Trying to diffuse the obvious tension." She let go of Regina's hand and opened the potion bottle, then grabbed Regina's hand again. "Ready?"

Regina took a deep breath before nodding. "Let's do this."

Emma nodded before taking a drink, then handed the bottle to Regina who also took a drink. Both women shuddered at the same time as the potion coursed through their systems.

"Well?" Regina asked. "Is it supposed to work right away?"

Emma shrugged. "I wish I knew. But I'm not feeling anything, so my guess is that it takes awhile. Let's just wait."

"Okay," Regina said, letting go of Emma's hand. "Let's not say anything to Henry. At least not until we know that it-"

Emma and Regina's eyes both widened at the same time. "There it is," Emma said. She smiled and laughed as she felt emotions that weren't hers. "This is so cool."

Regina tried to keep a straight face, but ended up laughing anyway. "Yes, it is very cool."

Both women jumped as the doorbell rang. Regina looked at the clock in confusion. "Who in the world would be coming over?"

Emma shrugged, following her to the front door. She hung back as Regina opened the door, revealing Snow on the other side.

"Hi," Snow said awkwardly, bouncing Neal in her arms.

"Hello," Regina said slowly. "What are you doing here?"

"I know this is last minute, but I was wondering if you would be able to watch Neal tonight," Snow said. "You and Emma that is."

Regina glanced back at Emma, who nodded at her. But Regina knew better. She could feel Emma's emotions, and they were saying the opposite of that nod.

"I actually think that we're going to have a date night," Regina said apologetically. She almost gasped as she felt the overwhelming love that Emma was throwing her way. It was thanks to years of training that she managed to hide the noise.

"No problem," Snow said. "Have a good date night!" She turned and left, cooing to Neal the whole time she was walking.

"Isn't he too old for the cooing?" Emma asked, coming to stand next to Regina.

Regina shrugged. "I cooed to Henry for quite a long time. Makes you feel more connected."

"Connected," Emma said, chuckling. "I'd say that's what we are now. If you know what I mean."

"I do," Regina said, laughing. "But thank you for clarifying thoroughly."

Emma smiled at Regina. "You know what I can feel from you more than anything?"

Regina looked at Emma, curiosity written all over her face. "Anger?"

"No," Emma scolded gently. "You're not all made of anger, you know. What I feel more than anything is love. It's radiating off of you, like an aura."

Regina laughed. "I think that's your fault."

Emma smiled before kissing her. "I'll gladly take that blame."