AN: I don't own OUaT or its characters. I don't have a beta so all mistakes are my own, and I apologise for them.

This is the first chapter of the story I mentioned in 'When Friendship Becomes Something More'... I'll continue with this the moment I upload the last chapter of WFBSM. Enjoy!

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Eighteen year old Regina Mills was sitting on the grass in her backyard, reading a book.

"I can't believe you still wear that!"

Regina looked up at the sound of her best friend's voice, and her hand automatically took hold of the plastic ring hanging on the silver chain around her neck.

"You gave it to me, Em." She said, sounding taken aback.

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Emma Swan was Regina Mills' best friend. They have been friends since kindergarten when, Emma, fended off a boy who kept pulling on Regina's pigtails. Regina had started crying and Emma tried to calm her down. When Regina wouldn't stop, Emma got an idea.

[Flashback]

"Hey, wanna know something cool?" Emma asked, her eyes shining brightly.

Regina's tears stopped as she looked at the girl who was smiling at her, eyes big waiting for an answer.

She sniffed and nodded.

"It's magic." Emma said excitedly, taking off a ring from her forefinger.

Regina's eyes widened a little as she watched Emma take the ring off.

"My mom gave it to me when my fishy died. She said it makes you feel better when you're sad and she was right!"

Regina gasped, her teary eyes fixed on the ring. "Really?" She asked in a meek voice.

"Yeah! Give me your hand, I'll show you!" Emma said.

Regina tentatively held her hand out toward Emma.

Emma bit on her lip as she focussed on putting the ring on Regina's finger.

"It's too big." Regina said sadly. "It won't work."

Emma looked alarmed when the girl's bottom lip started to quiver.

"It works on any finger." She said, putting it on the brunette's thumb. "See?" She said happily when the ring stayed put.

Regina held her hand up, and stared at the ring, a smile slowly appearing on her face.

"See! You're not sad anymore. I told you it's magic." Emma said in a 'I told you so' voice.

"Wow." Regina whispered in awe, still staring at the ring.

[End Flashback]

And that's how they became best friends. They've been inseparable ever since. No one could understand how the two could be so close. They were complete opposites, in appearance and personalities.

Regina was a brunette with long wavy hair, mocha coloured skin, dark brown eyes, and full lips.

Emma was white-skinned with barely noticeable freckles, and long blonde hair. She had piercing green eyes, and thin lips.

Both were very athletic, but in different sports.

Emma was captain of the Female Hockey and football team, while Regina was on the swimming team and part of the school's dance program.

Both were fairly popular amongst their peers.

Emma for her loud, outgoing personality, and Regina for her book smarts.

Yet, they got along perfectly well.

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"I gave it to you in kindergarten!" Emma said, plopping down beside the brunette.

"And?"

Emma shrugged, laying down with her head on Regina's lap.

"It's magic, remember?" Regina said, putting her book aside and threading her fingers though blonde locks.

Emma snorted, "Ha! I sort of need its magical powers right now."

Regina's fingers stopped their massage on the blonde's scalp, making Emma whine in protest.

"What happened?"

Emma placed Regina hand in her hair again, closed her eyes and sighed blissfully "You know what happened."

"Kendall?" Regina asked, rolling her eyes.

"Don't you roll your eyes at me, young lady." Emma said, opening her one eye to look at Regina.

"I don't know why you're still with her, Em."

Emma groaned. "Please, I don't need another speech."

"She doesn't deserve you." Regina softly said. "You're like this whenever you come home from a date with her."

"That's not true." Emma said defensively.

"It sort of is." Regina said, deciding to be honest.

Emma opened her eyes and looked at the brunette. "Really?"

Regina nodded. "She's your girlfriend, she should know that she can trust you. I mean, anyone who knows you, knows you're trustworthy so I don't understand why she gets jealous when you talk to your friends. We've been friends since forever, and I never once got jealous when you spoke to other people. It's part of your annoying personality."

Emma chuckled, "Yeah, but we're different. You're not my girlfriend." Emma said, staring into deep brown eyes.

"Hmm." Regina said, her eyes breaking the intense gaze. "That I'm not."

Emma looked at her friend and her brow furrowed. "Hey, you're not supposed to be sad, you're wearing this." She said, her hand reaching for the ring around Regina's neck.

Regina looked at her and smiled. "I'm not sad for me, I'm sad for you."

"Well don't be. I'm okay." Emma said, closing her eyes as the sun shone on her face.

Regina looked at her longingly and said, "Okay." Before picking up her book again, her one hand still lightly scratching Emma's scalp.

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A/N Should I continue or nah?