So this is my first Dragon Queen fanfiction! I hope you like it. Please enjoy and leave a review!

It was late. Regina was tired but her mind was racing. So many things were happening right now. Since the curse had been broken by Emma Swan, the Savior, everybody's hero, she felt as lonesome as she had never felt before. Henry, her dear little baby son, lived with his birth mother in a small filthy apartment and Regina wished for nothing more than somebody to keep her company. She wished for someone to love her, someone who would hug her when she was sad and someone who would cherish her, stroke her hair and whisper reassurances into her ear. She lay down on the couch and as soon as her head hit the pillow she fell into a deep and dreamless slumber.

Slowly she opened her eyes. She lay on a cold stone floor. Her blond hair was sprawled around her head. Water was dripping from the ceiling but apart from that it was quiet. Maleficent groaned quietly and sat up. She felt like she had been lying there for years. Her limbs were stiff and her neck hurt. She stood up and looked around. Without being trapped in her dragon form she noticed how big the hall was. She had to get out of here. The blonde shivered lightly because it was pretty cold as well and she was only wearing a thin robe. With the flick of her wrist she wasn't trapped in this cave anymore. It was a cloudless night with brightly shining stars. A small smile played around the witch's pretty mouth. Then she looked around. She wasn't familiar with anything she saw around herself. Strange carriages, strange roads, and strange houses- everything felt unfamiliar and suddenly she caught herself feeling homesick. She wished desperately for someone she knew. 'Regina' she thought and smiled even more. Maleficent made her way down the road until suddenly she heard a quiet cough next to her. She turned around, preparing herself for whoever this may be.

"Hello, I'm Emma Swan, the Sheriff of this town. Can I help you?"

Maleficent recognized her immediately. 'The savior, the woman with the sword, this would be the perfect opportunity for revenge' Maleficent dismissed this idea immediately. Finding Regina was more important right now.

"Hello Sheriff Swan, nice to meet you. I'm looking for Regina Mills" Maleficent felt Miss Swan eying her suspiciously so she added calmly "She's an old friend of mine" Miss Swan nodded but didn't look away.

"Come on, I show you where she lives" Maleficent and Miss Swan walked side by side, turned left and walked down Mifflin Street. They stopped in front of a giant mansion. It was beautiful and so like Regina.

"Here she lives" Maleficent nodded her thanks and approached the front door. She noted the neatly written name plate and pushed the button next to it. She flinched. It took a long time before the door opened. Maleficent almost didn't recognize her friend. She looked pale, small and weak. The brunettes eyes widened and tears formed in her eyes.

"Maleficent" she whispered and the blonde took a step forward and hugged her friend tightly. She needed it. Desperately.

Regina closed her eyes and a single tear rolled down her cheek. "Maleficent" she whispered once more and a sob escaped her throat. "Shh…" Maleficent mumbled and rubbed consoling circles on Regina's back. They separated and Regina grabbed Maleficent's hand and pulled her into the living room. Again Maleficent spotted many unfamiliar objects but this time she wasn't sad. No, because she wasn't alone. Regina was with her. Now they stood really close, closer than it was socially accepted for friends but they didn't care because it felt so good.

"I'm sorry" Regina whispered and closed her eyes once more. Her breath hitched and she had problems to hold the sobs at bay. Maleficent stroked the brunette's cheek lovingly.

"For what?"

Regina's eyes snapped open and she had to smile involuntarily. "I'm sorry for not listening to you because you were so right about the void, and the emptiness. I was so lonely and I'm still. And I'm sorry for holding you captive for the last twenty- eight years, my friend. My only friend" Maleficent nodded and pulled the other woman to the couch and sat down with her.

"I want you to listen to me, Regina. You are not alone anymore. I'm here and I'll never leave you. Let's start all over again, okay? Because, you know, I still love you and I will always love you"

Regina gasped for breath and then she smiled. She smiled like she hadn't smiled for more than twenty- eight years. "I love you too"

Maleficent was the one to close the distance between the two of them. At first their lips barely touched but then they kissed like they had never kissed before. Both women felt warmth spreading through their whole body. Regina couldn't help it anymore and started crying. Her small body was shaken by sobs and her crying echoed through the whole empty house. The house wouldn't be empty for much longer because now Maleficent was here and she wouldn't leave. Maleficent pulled Regina on her lap, hugged her, stroked her hair and whispered reassuring words into the brunette's ear. Maleficent was everything Regina ever wanted.

"Shhh…it's okay, I love you"

"I love you too"

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