Hi guys!

I was finally able to upload the next chapter of this story and I want take this chance to say thank you to all the people that started following my story. Thanks for your support and hopefully you will like this chapter too. As you will see I finally start with Emma's point of view. I don't know about you but I love being on her head for some reason :P. I guess is because she is funnier than most. All things said, here is the next chapter, and like always I don't own OUAT or other famous titles that will appear on this story. Enjoy :)

=== CHAPTER 2 ===

- Forgive me -

"Oh my son look at what I've done

But I am learning still

Learning still

...

Oh my God how you make it hard

Not to pick the apple

Pick the apple

...

And all, all, all of my light is for you

And home, home is anywhere you are to

So take this one fallen woman on her knees

Saying please

Forgive me"

(Missy Higgins)

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Emma swan was not a happy women. She knew that any time now her instincts were going to came back, and made her run away from everything and everyone like so long ago. She was sure that this time around doing something like that would destroy her for good.

Taking the bug and driving around until stopping in front of the docks. She couldn't stop the images in her mind to take control and show her all that had happen since the day in which her charming genes had made her pay the ultimate price by doing the right thing and saving the life of an unknown woman.

Even if the Mayor would say other wise, Emma swan was not stupid. She knew that magic always has a price. What she didn't count on was that the price would be the destruction of something so fundamentally important to her life. So important, that she sometimes regret saving that women. Don't get her wrong, she knew that saving Marian was what any good guy would do. But god damn it!, who was she kidding. She would had let her where she found her if she had known that bringing her back would hurt Regina as it did.

Regina had tell her a million times before going back to the past that time travel was something she must not take as a joke. But as a typical Emma Swan, she had mucked it all up by taking someone from the past into the future, even if it was to save a life. Now all hope for a healthy relationship with the regal queen while taking care of their son was out of the question. Regina would never forgive her. Trust, trust was something that both women yearn the most and she had broken the small bond of trust that they had been creating since their moment at the mines. She knew that even if by some crazy miracle Regina forgive her. She would never forgive herself for the damage she had done to the other woman.

Letting some tears fall by seeing in her mind Regina's face. She could remember with perfect clarity the moment Robin had left Regina alone by the bar on granny's.

While he went to his wife yelling for everyone to hear about never letting her go again. That moment was one of the worst moments of her life. But the worst by far was what happen later, the way in which the queen had turn around to seek her eyes, and make sure that everything was just a nightmare had made her soul to tore itself apart. The moment the queen had saw the guilt in her eyes she could see that Regina knew it was not a dream and in that moment something in the regal woman broke. It broke to such a degree, that just remembering made Emma's body start shaking in anguish once again. Her mind repeating again and again those words that still haunt her sleep at night till this day.

'YOU? you did this...'

Closing her eyes. The blonde try to, once again, calm herself by smelling the frosty and salty air coming from the open window. After some time without success in stopping her betraying mind. She decide to drive around town in the hope that doing something exciting would finally make her stop thinking.

'Of course is not helping'

Taking a small breath. The blonde turn to the right on the next light, and was able to see that everyone in town must be in their home or doing something, because all the streets were empty of people walking around as usual.

'This people are going to make me go crazy one of these days.' Emma muse.

She just couldn't understand how before pan's curse took them away. These people could be happy and merry most of the time, but just show them regina and before she could say "Apple pie" they would transform into a crazy and murderous mob yelling evil queen and trying to get the royal women into the pits of hell with their own hands.

Thankfully, now every town people had somehow buried their anger towards her for the sake of pace. Hell, most of the town respect her enough to re-elect her as mayor of the town again and she knew that the other option had been her mother. So it was more amazing to realize that these same people could see that the so called Evil Queen was a better option as mayor than their own White Queen ever could be.

Thinking of Regina made Emma once again to remember this last couple of months. Memories she realize, were a sword of double edge. They could show you the best moments of your life as well as make you remember the worst.. In these case, her feelings of hurt and shame change into annoyance, betrayal and rage at the memory of her parents once again trying to hook her up with Neal last night. It was frustrating to her, the way in which her parents keep pushing her to accept the guy that betray her and send her to prison like nothing had happen.

She knows that she still carry feeling of care for Neal, and they would probably never going to go away, after all he was the father of her son. But she knew that hell would freeze over before she could love him like before. Besides, her broken heart is now just a pail of dust that is already on the hands of someone else.

Driving near the ocean once again, and looking through the window. She could identify the sails of the boat fishing near the coast as killian's new vessel. That sight made her feelings change into shame and disgust so fast that she had to stop the car before the motion and her emotions made her threw up all over herself.

Taking in and out some air with a grimace on her face, Emma was able to stop her disgust by thinking of how was it possible that everyone could really believe that she would fall in love with a pirate that use more makeup on his eyes than herself. And that's not even taking in consideration that the guy throws more sexual innuendo than a horny teenager on a frat party. Seriously, she was sure he must have a sexual disorder or something if every time he sees a woman he has to try to take her to bed.

It was true that she had share a kiss with him on neverland, but could her parents not see the desperation of missing her child and the absence of love on that awful island was doing to her. She had just try to feel like a women for a second in the hope of calming herself, that was all. But of course, like everything on her life it went to hell when the pirate had decide to fell in love and try to make her love him too. Then everything became much worse with the arrival of a living Neal that provoke the two men in that forsaken island to invade her personal space in the hope of showing her who was the better one for her. If they only knew that the owner of her affections and heart was already someone else. Maybe they would had stop that useless pissing contest between them, and things would had solve themselves differently. but well, it was not to be. Emma would rather die from a thousand evil courses or stay all alone on neverland, than to follow her heart and yelled it's true desire into the wind.

Just thinking of the owner of the pail of dust she calls her heart made her depression go to a whole new level. Or that was until out of nowhere, the sad feelings disappear and an unknown feeling of what she could now call love started to fill her whole body. It was by far the best feeling she had felt in her 30 years of life. It was so powerful and peaceful that it would had bring her to her knees in tears if she hadn't been sitting on her car already. Then, an image started to form on her head. She could see three people in it and she was sure for a unknown reason that they were what could gave her this feeling once again. Trying to concentrate, she almost manage to make the people to take form when out of nowhere the image and the feeling disappear like a long time memory.

Shaking her head, Emma try, without much success, to calm herself down by thinking what in the name of god had happen to her. Maybe she had finally snapped and was more kookoo than the bird of kokopuffs.

It took her a great effort to be able to return from her chaotic mind, but she manage it. When she finally was able to think straight, the melody of 'AC/DC Shoot to kill' start ringing from her cell phone and made her reach for it as fast as she could.

She knew that the kid liked to mess with her phone, and any song related to a superhero in any kind or form must be a call from him.

Taking the cell from her leather jacket, and seeing that as she had expected it was a call from Henry. She answer in the hope of making sure the kid was alright, and maybe receiving some answers about what just happen to her.

"Henry?, what's up kid…"

After a long and confusing conversation, Emma's fragile mind settle once again on savior mode and the only thing going through her brain was of how to arrive to gold's store as fast as she could.

After some sharp turns, and a almost collision with a strange shadowy form that must had been a dog or god forgive ruby on a stroll. Emma finally was able to arrived to her destination. Stopping the bug right in front of the store and getting out of the car on record time. Emma was sure that once again something weird was about to happen, and she didn't like it at all.

Running to the back she started to remember the feelings that she felt before henry's call. In her mind, she could truthfully say that it was the first time that she had felt complete. It was weird to her, because she had always look for that feeling all her life. Not even the time she got to lived with henry in new york had made her fill the void in her heart to a point of making her feel complete. Don't get her wrong, she love her kid and they were really happy. But there was always something missing in their lives. And now she knew for certain that it wasn't a something but a someone, if the image in her mind was to be trusted.

She may not been able to remember who the people in her mind were. But she was sure that two of them had been henry and herself. Now she just needs to find who that third person was, and if she was honest to herself, she has a good idea of who she wishes that person to be.

Shaking her head and with a great deal of caution, she had learn her lesson when the Dark one and magic were concern, she begun to open the back door and sneak inside the store.

After a minute of walking in the dark, she began to yell henry's name in the hope that her son could hear her.

"HENRY… where are you kid?"

After some time yelling henry's name and walking while being extra careful of not touching anything by accident in case that her magic wasn't strong enough to protect her from whatever that damn old psycho imp had done to protect his things. Emma was sure that if she touch something she would trigger a course and become something disgusting like a snail or, god forgive, a frog. Ignoring the cold feeling coming down her spine for just imagining herself as the new kermit the frog because of the possibility of falling or tripping in thin air like the klutz she was. She once again, by taking small and careful steps, begun walking further down the store until a small yell she couldn't understand caught her full attention and made her stop completely.

"In here mom, behind you!" she heard once again but a little bit louder than before.

Identifying the voice of the her son. she turn around and could finally see Henry coming out of what she guess was a secret magical hallway.

Scoffing at the thought that having a hidden lair must be a thing that badass people like batman or Regina likes to have. She then change her mind again because maybe it must be some kind of requisite if you want to be a villain. Every evil guy in this town have or have had a damn hidden lair once. And she was sure than even You-know-who, the damn gray mutt that likes to terrorize this town savior, It only made his appearance on Emma's shifts for some reason and for everyone on the sherif station amusement, must have one somewhere because she could never find him when he went into hiding. It was just by kidnaping Lady, the beautiful dog of kathryn, and using her as bait, or by giving him a plate of luigi's spaghetti pasta, that she could capture him and stop him from terrorizing the town for a while.

Also the mutt must have his soul divided or something, because every time she capture him and was taken to the animal shelter. It came back the next day like some freaking cat with multiple lives. Until this day she was sure kathryn still doesn't know why her dog disappear on random days of the month, and she would never found out the truth. Emma was sure that kateryn was going to kill her, or worst, she would tell regina and her majesty would never live it down.

Remembering that something was going on. Emma ran and hugged Henry with all her might until finally ,after checking her son from head to toe without finding anything wrong, she separated herself from him without letting his shoulder go.

Once she connecting her green eyes with his hazel, she decide it was time to asked him what she was dying to know since her phone call had ended.

"What happend kid?... What did you do?... and why are you here? You know that your Grandad is out with Neal and Belle, for their Oh so creepy family dinners at granny's."

Until this day Emma was grateful that her situation was not as nightmarish as Neal's was. Ok she was older than her parents, and they may be royalty and pushing a lot to be in her life. But at least her dad was not a old-murdering-creepy-evil imp, her stepmother a nice but really young and beautiful women, And the most important thing of all, She was not stalked 24/7 by her dad to see where she was or if she was going to disappear. Emma had promised her parents that if they try to even think about follow her somewhere, there was going to be hell to pay.

Keeping the connection of their eyes. She could identify the feeling of shame, disappointment, and most of all, the feeling of love and safety reflected from Henry's eyes towards her. Deciding to stop and wait for the kid to explain. She keep silent until Henry took a big breath of air and begun talking.

"I mess up mom, big time. But...before anything else, I need you to come with me first. I promise to explain everything after".

Trusting her son she give him a small nod and took his hand so she could follow his brisk pace towards an open door and what now she could identify as a basemen concealed by magic. Looking around she couldn't contain herself any longer and let loose a long and sharp whistle.

"Damn kid, your science professor was right. You and any kind of volatile chemicals must stay far, far, faaaar away from each other."

Looking at Henry and finally seeing at his side the body of what looked like a young boy fainted on the floor. She ran to the other side of the boy and started looking for a pulse on the boys neck, simultaneously trying to feel if he was still breathing.

After finding the pulse, feeling the air going in and out of his nose and seeing his chest moving up and down. She finally turned her head up, and give his son a stare that said in all but words that she needed an explanation, and fast.

"Ok ma, this is what happened. I was worried about mom and you fighting until something bad may happen. Then I had this great idea of creating a potion with the help of grandad's potion book so that it would make you two stop fighting until you both could forgive each other or at least be able to be in the same space without yelling or hurting each other."

Nodding her head with shame reflected on her glazzy emerald eyes for making Henry feel worried about her and reginas relationship problems. She signal her son to keep going.

"But it seems that I did something wrong. Because after I turned my back around for a second to make sure I was following the right instructions. A glow from behind distract me from reading and made me turned to see what was going on."

Trying to not let her jaw fall to the floor. Emma's mind started to create a plan of action while her hands keep looking for any injuries on the boy's body.

'Oh god this is worst than whatever I could imagine. Regina is going to have my head for letting henry out of my sight and don't stop him for doing all this mess'

"What happen then kid?" Emma asked while trying to understand what a potion out of control had to do with the boy fainted on the floor.

Nodding to himself, Henry keep talking.

" The potion was not in the cauldron anymore. It was now glowing in mid air, while spinning faster and faster every second. After a minute that felt like a lifetime, the whirlpool imploded and out of nowhere a wave of magic begun to go everywhere. Then something hit me on the chest and throw me all the way over here and I lost consciousness. After I manage to open my eyes and observed my surroundings. I found the girl all over me so I push her into her back and called you right away."

"girl?" Startled, Emma observe once again the boys face and realize that her son was correct. She now could see the small curves on the girls small chest, and the delicate hands and facial aspects she had not noticed before thanks to focusing her whole attention into seeing she was alive.

Turning to her son once again, she decide to ask him again just to make sure that it was not just a boy with feminine traits.

"A girl, Are you sure?"

Moving her head to the side, her curiosity double by seeing a small blush dust her son's checks. But before she could ask him why he was blushing, Henry answer her without hesitation whatsoever.

"Oh Yes she is, believe me."

Lifting her eyebrow at Henry's tone of certainty and embarrassment. She decided to let the fun of asking him about how he was so sure for later and focus on implementing the plan She had made on her head while the kid explained what had happened. She needed answers, she needs to know about what this magic trick will cost them. And more importantly, She had to take the girl somewhere to be treated to some medical attention, and soon.

'I can only think of one place where I can find the answers I need and take care of her in the best way possible' Nodding to herself she started moving.

"Ok kid, first thing first." Taking the girl and carrying her in a princess hold. She started walking out of the basement while her son follow her right behind her.

"Call your mother and tell her to be prepared for an injured guest and that we will explain what happened once we arrive at the mansion"

Now waiting for henry to close the door of the store. His son decide to change her plans.

"Mom, I think you should be the one that called her and explain. You now she would not stop pushing me until I explain what happen."

Looking at her son scared face, she decide to not fight about why it was not a great idea that she called Regina, and started to placing the girl on the back seat of the bug.

Before she could do anything else, she saw Henry going in the back sit through the other door and placing carefully the girls head into his lap, while also making sure that they both had the seatbelts on. Seeing that they were ready to go. She move to the front and sit behind the wheel while taking her phone from her red leather jacket pocket.

With shaky hands she start dialing the number that by now she knew by heart.

Taking a long breath of air and before the call went into voicemail the call took hold and the raspy and graceful voice of the mayor greet her as always.

"MISS SWAN... I hope this call is of the utmost importance. If by any chance it is once again an attempt to apologize. I will take that pretty head of yours and serve it on a dinner plate for later tonight"

Releasing the breath she had withhold without knowing, And signaling Henry on the rearview mirror to hold on. She begun driving to the mills manor as fast as she could.

"Hi Regina, I know that the last person you want to hear right now is me, but something happen and I need your help"

While waiting for the older women answer, Emma decide to dare and go a little bit faster after she was able to see the girl trough the rearview mirror and finding her too stiff and pale for her own liking. After taking a sharp turn, the cold laughter that came from the angry queen made her pay attention to the conversation once again.

"Pray tell me miss swan, Are you going senile or are you too stupid to still believe I will help you after what you did to me"

Taking small shaky breaths Emma answer the other women with all the honesty she could muster.

"I already ask for your forgiveness Regina. I'm not senile, I know I have annoy you this couple of months, but I will not stop until you feel that I'm sincere and you start trusting me again."

After a long silence she decide to move into more urgent matters.

"Painful tension aside, I really need your help Regina. Henry did something and we need your help to fix it"

Taking her phone from her ear and waiting for the regal women to react ass she knew she would. Not even 3 seconds later said women voice could be heard as if it was on speaker for the both conscious occupants in the car to understand.

"HENRY… What happened to my baby? Where is he? Is he hurt? Is he alright?"

Taking the phone once again into her ear. She decide to calm the other women before she started to burn the town to the ground while looking for the embarrassed boy on the back that was trying to hid the small smile at his other mother overprotective nature. Key word "trying".

"He is alright and right behind me, so calm yourself women". She yell, and after finally hearing Reginas breaths coming softly and steady through the phone. She decided to continue.

"Here is the thing, Henry did something that we need to discuss and we have someone injured on the back sit. We are going on the road towards the mansion so we can figure everything out, and most importantly so we can help cure the girl".

"A girl? is it Grace?"

"No, I don't know who this girl is. I have been trying to remember if I had seen her before, but no luck so far. What I do know is that she is part of this situation we are stuck with, and that's why I didn't want to send her to the hospital right away. My parents and the rest of the fairy tales brigade won't let us find out what's going on if I send her there. Besides, you would do a better job healing the girl than at the hospital"

Taking the silence of the queen as thinking about the new information give to her. Emma enjoyed the quiet understanding between them, until the mayor finally decide to give her the new orders.

"All right, take the girl home with Henry so we can make sure she is stable. Then you Miss. Swan are going to answer all my questions. and thats not negotiable."

Smiling a little at the familiarity of the situation. Emma smirk to the mayor with the same amount of juvenile amusement than before everything had went wrong.

"got it"

"Ah… And miss Swan"

"Yes regina?"

"This doesn't change anything. I hate you, and I don't want you to create some semblance of hope about our situation in that blonde balloon you call head. Are we clear?"

Covering her left cheek in the hope that Henry could not see the small tear falling. Emma answer the mayor with a numb and detached "cristal".

"Excellent, don't make me wait"

"Sure"

Ending the call and taking small breaths to calm herself before they arrive into the mansion.

'You mess up swan, And there is nothing you can do to fix it. It is time you realize you are not needed. It is time you accept the cold facts'.

Stopping the bug behind Reginas mercedes, Emma had had enough. After tonight things were going to change. The savior was not needed anymore, At it was time for the swan to fly away once again.

Taking the girl in her arms and walking next to a worried Henry. They made their way into the mayor's front door by getting through the small gate and making sure the girl was comfortable on her arms. Emma could not stop the small upturn of her lips by seeing henry helping her to get in the mansion as soon as possible. She would be damn, if Emma wasn't proud of the way her kid turn up to be. It was all thanks to the effort of regina's parenting skills, and now it was also thanks to her presence on Henry's life this past 3 years. She could see the changes in him, Henry now was more easy going, charismatic, a rule breaker when it was needed, and more suspicious of his surroundings. For some those last traits were not a good thing to teach to a child. But to her, They were the difference between surviving in the real world or laying dead in the cold streets one day.

Taking some time to prepare herself, she finally start kicking the front door with the utmost care possible in case she damage the door and the regal women inside kill her on the spot for it.

Seeing Henry about to open his mouth to ask her something. She decide to answer his still unsaid question.

"Kid I know you have a key to the mansion, but your mom needs the time and total control of the situation to be able to process what is about to happen. and besides, if i'm going to be on her domains is only going to happen on her terms."

Understanding her words, Henry just nod to her and they waited for the other women on both their thoughts to open the door. It didn't take long when they could start hearing the click-clack of heels coming near them, and then after a minute of silence the door was opened.