'Did I… did I just do that?' Emma asked, her voice heavy with disbelief.
'Yes.' Regina answered, almost annoyed, 'When all I wanted was for you to retie the rope.'
Emma looked back at the bridge she created with her magic. 'It's like you said. Instinct.' Emma finally had the idea she was beginning to understand magic. All the magic that she had performed before was fairly small or together with Regina. Now, she had done something on her own, she had built a whole bridge! Regina, however, didn't seem very pleased. Emma was getting annoyed. Regina had almost killed her and now she was complaining about the way she saved herself? 'Why are you pissed? I did it. Why does it matter how?'
When Regina answered, it didn't sound angry, more disappointed. 'You think I'm mad because you didn't listen to me?' Regina sighed, 'I'm mad because- look at all this potential inside of you and you've been wasting it.'
Emma looked into the cliff while Regina's words washed over her. She had expected a lecture about how she was not good enough, about how she had to listen to the rules if she wanted to succeed. She never was very good with rules or listening. She always trusted on herself and when Neal had come and shared that burden with her it was a relief. However, when he betrayed her trust, she promised herself that from now on she'd only rely on herself. Now here she was, on top of a by her magic-conjured bridge, being told that she is good enough, that she is even better than anyone could have suspected. For the first time in a very long time, she felt like she was good enough and she could actually be of help to Regina to defeat Zelena. She was going to destroy the woman who threatened her family, with a pistol, a sword or her developing magic.
After the lesson Regina had poofed them back to her vault and Emma had invited her for a cup of tea at the loft. Regina had agreed and was now sitting down at the dinner table, pulling of her red gloves.
'Sugar?' Emma asked, holding up a porcelain cup of sugar.
Regina nodded. 'Please.' She said while Emma made her way over to her with two teacups and sugar. Regina took the tea from Emma and wrapped her hands around the steaming cup, warming her hands before she added sugar. She really was a sweet tooth, but since Henry she tried to cut down on her sugar intake. The result was that she now took two scoops of sugar in her tea instead of three.
'I'm still trying to come up with a reason for Zelena to steal Mary Margaret and David's baby.' Emma pondered, a deep thinking crease in her forehead.
'I am wondering if Zelena specifically requires a baby for this curse she is contriving. If she needed a Charmings True Love baby, she also could have taken you.' Regina questioned, trying to keep the repulsion out of her voice when she spoke of Snow and Charmings True Love.
Emma shrugged. 'Maybe it is because she can't take my heart, just like your mother couldn't. Or because a grown woman is harder to fight.' She finished, grinning.
Regina snorted, but replied: 'Well, you are learning to control your magic now and you may not have known it, but you're very powerful.'
A blush spread over Emma's face and when she saw Regina smirking at her, she decided to reply in a serious tone. 'I want to thank you for teaching me magic, though, Regina. I know I haven't always been very devoted.'
Regina looked up from her tea in which she had been staring after catching Emma's blush, thinking back to the time Rumple had said to her how powerful she was and how she then felt. Now she was looking back at Emma and she decided to give her one of her rare, warm smiles. 'I'm just glad that you are now.'
Regina saw something flashing over Emma's face when she said it, just a mere second. It looked like fear, or guilt maybe? But before Regina could think it over, it was gone and she could hear someone knocking on the door. The three knocks pulled her out of her thoughts and when Emma stood to open the door, she could hear the pirate talking on the other side.
'Swan. I didn't expect to see you here.'
'What do you mean? Where's Henry? Is everything alright?' Emma asked and Regina could feel a stir of fear settle in her stomach. Hook removed it quickly however with his answer.
'He's fine, he's with his grandparents. I thought they might be back here.'
'We haven't seen them. If… you're not with Henry, what have you been doing all day?'
Regina listened with a half ear to the conversation. When she heard Henry was okay, she tuned out. She was not at all interested in the conversations where Emma and Hook would turn around each other. She was sick of the pretending, the longing looks Hook shot Emma and Emma pretending they weren't there. When she heard Ariel's name, however, she sprang back to attention. 'Really? That fish is in Storybrooke?'
Regina could feel the weight of all the drama pressing down. This whole drama couldn't end fast enough for her.
I am sorry for the late update! I had the story finished before the weekend, but still had to reread it. This weekend was a national holiday in my country, so I didn't have the time. I just saw the episode and am glad my stories still fits in the story Adam en Eddy have in store for us! If you would like to see other scenes or have an idea for another story, send me a message or come visit me on tumblr: onceuponajisbon.
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