I forgot to write that I own nothing of ouat and all that fun stuff in the first chapter. Also, the song in this chapter is Delta Goodrem - Angels In The Room. Listen to it while reading!

Thanks for all the support so far!


I slowly walked out of the curtain and on stage where I was momentarily blinded by the bright lights. I let my eyes focus for a second before I heard David pushing the grand piano out. I walked over to him and he grabbed my hand while kissing my cheek.

"I'm proud of you for doing this. No matter the outcome, be very proud of yourself. Love is worth the risk..." He whispered in my ear and I looked at him with so much confusion that he smiled at me. "I squeezed it out of your mom while we were loading the piano into here." We both laughed.

"Go get your girl." And he walked off the stage. I closed my eyes once more just remembering to breathe. I opened my eyes and walked over to the piano and situated myself on the bench. The only thought in my mind right now was that she's sitting in that audience, that she is actually here.

The silence of the auditorium was reading until I heard Henry yell, "You got this, Ma!" I heard a couple of people laugh, as I had to chuckle as well. Leave it to Henry to give me that motivation at the perfect timing. I grabbed the microphone and looked out to the crowd.

"As you all I guess can tell, I'm extremely nervous. I have never played in front of a crowd, especially one where there are people that matter to me. Most of you know me as the Savior, still. But I want you all to see me as Emma. So no expectations please. This is nerve wracking as it is..." I hear a couple of laughs.

In that moment, her eyes connected with mine. Her reaction to me being up here is definitely helping me right now. She sends me one of those incredibly sexy smirks, and I instantly smile back shyly. I look down at the piano and I take a deep breath. I hit the first keys and I'm instantly flooded with emotions.

I got this.

I know there's something here

There's more than meets the eye

More strange more beautiful

Than these words can describe

Don't know how i got here

The past has come and gone

I just know i have found

The place my heart belongs

I take a deep breath and at this point, I see Ruby walking onto the stage with her violin and a chair. She smiles down at me and winks at me. That instantly calms me down and I concentrate on the next verse.

I don't dare to look at the audience. If I do, I know me resolve will crack because I know I will instantly lock eyes with her. And I'm so scared to see what's hidden in her eyes. At one point I hear Mary Margaret squeal and that snaps me out of my thoughts.

Every word that I'm singing has so much emotion in it and I start to tear up. I kept my eyes closed as I got through the next part of the song, putting as much feeling into the words and the notes on the piano.

And i want to stay

I feel safe here in your light

This must be what heaven's like

Must be angel's in the room tonight

At this point, Ruby begins playing her violin and making this an even more emotional performance for me. I'm holding the tears back the entire time and I know that if I break that resolve, the floodgates will be open.

For so many years I have watched as everyone found their equal part. After the whole fiasco with Hook and I, I took a step back and realized that I deserve to be happy as well. Don't get me wrong, Hook treated me well but there was never that spark. There was no romance and there was definitely no real love. Hook was always that safe option.

When it came to my heart, only one person knew how to keep it beating a mile a minute. Granted, she never knew of my true feelings, but throughout the years, there was always flirting. We became close once Robin left and I was there to pick up the pieces. Never romantically, but I was always there supporting her and helping her to move on.

Wanna know the sad truth of all of this? I've been in love with her since she tried to kill me with that apple turnover. That's when I knew that she was an incredibly passionate woman who loved dearly and gave it her all. That was a 'duh' moment to me though remembering why she initially enacted the curse.

She's always loved with every fiber of her being. As frightening as that is to some people, that made me incredibly jealous because no one has ever loved or cared about me that much.

She is the one I've been looking and waiting for.

So much here in this world

I'll never understand

I'll have to learn to trust

I'll do the best i can

All the mistakes i've made

The wrong turns on this road

Have only led me to your arms

And all i know

At this point, the tears are flowing freely down my cheeks. Normally I would never be seen crying in public, but I couldn't stop. And I didn't care.

I took another deep breath knowing that I only have one verse left and my world could possibly come crashing down. One more deep breath and I finally look out into the audience, only to see her eyes tightly shut, taking in all the words. I keep my eyes on her until she opens her glassy eyes and stares right back at me. I can't turn away now and knowing that we have this connection, I start singing the last verse without tearing my eyes away from her.

I want to stay

I feel safe in your lights

This must be what heaven's like

Must be angels in the room

Oh can you feel it too

Must be angels in the room tonight

As I sing the last line, it's barely above a whisper but everyone in the room can hear it clearly. I see Regina pull her hand up to her mouth and instantly I'm flooded with fear. Did I royally screw this up? I immediately look down at my hands, and in that second, everyone in the auditorium stood up, cheering for me. Ruby walked over to me and pulled me up, hugging me and telling me to bow and thank the audience.

I looked over to my parents, and of course Mary Margaret was bawling like a baby. She's such a sucker for love and I wave at her as David gives me a thumbs up. I looked over to where Regina was and she was no longer there…

I didn't know how to feel at that moment.

Scared? Absolutely.

Worried? You bet.

Ruby pulled me off of the stage and into the back where my parents joined us and Henry instantly ran into me, hugging me tightly.

I put him down and looked at him, "Henry…?" I was pleading him to tell me what to do.

"Go after her, Ma. She cried throughout the whole song… go get her!"

Hearing Henry telling me to go find her, snapped something in my brain. I kissed his cheek and ran out of the auditorium as fast as I could. To where you ask me? I haven't the slightest clue where to even begin. As I stepped outside and into the street, I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. With shaky fingers I opened up my phone and saw a text.

I closed my eyes and took a steadying breath, it was from Regina.

This must be what heaven's like… -R

I can't help but laugh while tears are streaming down my face. I instantly hit her name to call her and she picks up after one ring.

"Emma.."

"Regina… where are you?" I asked desperately, not caring how it sounded. I was met with silence on the other end and I didn't know what to think. I hear a gut wrenching sob finally and before I can even say anything, "I'm right behind you…" I instantly drop my phone and turn around.

The sight that I turn around to is almost heartbreaking. There she is, looking completely vulnerable with her arms wrapped tightly around herself and her head down. I take a few steps forward and she finally looks up sensing me coming closer. The fear and the vulnerability I see in her eyes makes my heart stop beating for a few seconds. I slowly lift my hand up to her cheek, caressing it and wiping her tears that are freely flowling.

That snapped Regina out of the trance she was in, and before I could even think about doing or saying something, she wrapped her arms tightly around my waist. She broke down completely and all I could do was wrap my arms around her and hold her to my chest. I kissed the top of her head and just held her as if my life depended on it.