Okay I had a review come in from a somebody named 'mudpiegirl' and I fretted over it a lot and I mean seriously a lot. So I've decided that yes the character will age because she did have quite a point to her review so I thank her, although she did give me quite a few restless nights. Also I've gotten a few reviews about Ocean, so I'd like to point out that Ocean, Regina and Kyler's daughter is actually Kyler's daughter from a previous relationship but I'm calling her Regina and Kyler's because well they've been together for quite a while, quite a long while. Any questions I've missed or that you want answered as long as it doesn't interfere with the storyline I will happily answer. Thanks for the reviews, follows and favorites.
P.S. Wow thanks for the reviews seriously that's the most amount I've had for one chapter so thank you each and everyone of you.
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Storybrooke...
Hadn't changed a bit. Still cold. Still green. Still a small town. Still the same dreariness. Still the same magical feeling. Still quite. Still...Storybrooke.
Regina pulled to a stop out front of the mansion. The very mansion she hadn't seen in over ten years. It still looked it's pristine white color, the lawn was still manicured and some of the bushes that lined around her property were still in good shape that was part of the curse deal that her garden - that her properties value was never reduced.
"Holy shi-eezes," Kyler finished with a glance in the rear view mirror at their daughter sitting in the back looking at the large house. Kyler turned her attention back to the house and then to her fiancee, "Your weren't kidding when you said you lived in a mansion. I mean look at this thing, it could house my apartment, my car and Ocean's school...okay maybe not Ocean's school but her classroom at least."
Regina chuckled. "It is quite big."
"Big? Mom it's huge!" Ocean exclaimed from the back seat.
"See even your daughter thinks it's big and you lived here all by yourself?" Kyler asked.
Regina swallowed the uncertainty. There was so much she had yet to tell Kyler about her past. So much she hoped she would never have to tell the woman. So much that she would never tell the woman. "Yes all by myself."
Kyler blinked. "Must have been lonely," She whispered sincerely as she reached across the small expanse between the driver's seat and passengers, to grab Regina hand.
"A little," Regina nodded with a smile in Kyler's direction.
Kyler wiggled her eyebrows. "But just think of all the places we can get up to things in there."
Regina laughed. "We are here to sell and take what is necessary not to christen every surface in the house."
Kyler smirked, "How about just walls, floors, showers and beds?" At the look on Regina's face she held up her hands, "I'll settle for anything with a surface." Kyler barely made it out of the car before Regina could give her the playful slap she knew was on the way.
"Can I see the Apple Tree?" Ocean asked once she had jumped out of the vehicle.
Regina glared playfully at Kyler who was laughing on the opposite side of the car. Regina had to hand it too the blonde she knew when to run, she might not have been scared but she knew danger when it started to rear it's head. Turning to look down at their daughter Regina nodded, "But maybe a little later. Don't you want to see the inside?"
Kyler clapped her hands together, "I know I'd like to."
Regina pointed towards Kyler with a smile playing on her lips. "Be good."
Kyler drew a halo around her head and put her hands together like she was in prayer mode and smiled innocently at the brunette. "Me promise."
Regina rolled her eyes but took the offered hand from their daughter before making her way up to the mansion. She was surprised she hadn't ran into anybody yet, she would have suspected a car parked out front of her mansion would have given way to suspicion and although she doubted that nobody would pull up to big off a fuss with a twelve year old girl and another stranger about she did know they wouldn't be too kind.
Slipping the key into the door she turned it hearing the familiar click that had been with her for close to thirty years. Pushing open the door she allowed Ocean to step through first and was waved inside by Kyler who followed closely behind her.
"Wow forget LA, let's just stay here." Kyler said as Ocean moved towards the living room.
"Your kitchen smells Mom!" Ocean called out from the kitchen.
"I left and must have forgotten to clean out the cupboards," Regina said stepping into the large kitchen.
"I'll open some windows," Kyler said moving towards them at the edge of the kitchen.
"Thank you dear." Regina said with a warm smile.
"Can I see the upstairs?" Ocean asked with a smile up at one of her mothers.
"Yeah I want to see the bedroom," Kyler smirked out the window as she pushed it open with ease.
Regina smiled but rolled her eyes playfully saying, "It's a good thing I have more then one guest bedroom."
Kyler laughed and moved over towards her soon-to-be wife, pulling the woman close to her and wrapping her arms around the slightly shorter womans waist. With a playful pout she inquired, "You won't even sleep with your fiancee in the same bed?"
Regina rolled her eyes again but pressed a chaste kiss to the womans lips.
"Eww!" Ocean cried out from below them, "Can you two get over the mushiness and hurry up, I want to see the upstairs."
Regina and Kyler both chuckled. Regina slipped her hand down to grasp one of Kyler, "She has your pushiness."
"I wouldn't call it pushiness, I'd call it determination." Kyler said as she was yanked along behind Regina as Ocean dragged Regina up the stairs. "Plus you love it."
Regina rolled her eyes again. She came to an abrupt halt at the last step of the stairs - ten years ago she had left, she had left leaving the bedrooms in the same state. With a quick thought she continued praying her magic still worked. Together they made their way down the hall and looked into one of the rooms before continuing on. The second room that they looked into, Regina held her breath.
"So where's yours?" Kyler asked.
Regina peeked around the corner and into the room that had previously been occupied by her son...no used to be occupied by her son...no not her son. It held a bed layered with cream colored bedding and the walls were white along with white carpet and some oak dressers, it looked like a regular guest room. Looking back at her wife she smiled, "That room over there." She nodded to the room not very far away from the one they were currently standing in front off.
"Great so Ocean can sleep here in this one. Closer to us then." Kyler ruffled her daughters hair.
"Mom! I just brushed it."
Kyler rolled her eyes but smiled, "I know where she gets that from." Kyler winced, "Ouch!"
Regina laughed lightly but continued onwards. "There's a bathroom right here and one in the main bedroom and one down stairs." She stated as she continued down the hall in the lead. "And ta-da this is the bedroom I used to sleep in."
"Hottest Mayor in the world and the biggest bed in the world. Ocean sweetheart you won't have to sleep in that room, this bed is big enough for the three of us...plus more. What did you get up to Regina?" Kyler asked with a playful raise of a brow.
Once again Regina rolled her eyes but laughed quietly to herself.
"Can I see the Apple Tree now Mom?" Ocean asked taking both her mother's hands.
Regina smiled down at her. "Of course follow me." With that Regina led them down the hall, down the stairs, down more halls and too the backyard were she quickly unlocked the door and stepped out into the cool Storybrooke air.
"Does someone mow your lawn and tend to your gardens or something? It doesn't look like it's aged in years?" Kyler asked looked around the large yard as Ocean ran towards the big apple tree.
"I uh had a gardener come in and fix it up only last week." Regina patted herself on the back for the convincing lie especially against someone like Kyler. Kyler always saw through lies it was her job too, well previous job in some capacity.
Kyler nodded. "Nice and wow would you look at those apples. Are they safe to pick?"
Regina nodded.
Kyler stepped up to the tree picked an apple and handed it to Ocean then picked another one and took a bite. "Oh my god! These are good."
Regina smiled at the child like enthusiasm on her fiancee's face.
"You weren't kidding when you said you had an apple tree. You really love apples huh honey." Kyler said as she stepped up to Regina handing the woman the apple she had just taken a bite out of. "It really is good. Try it, I know you want to."
Regina did so and was surprised to see that even without the TLC she had given it that the Apple Tree remained to produce it's lucious fruit and yet there didn't appear to be any on the ground from falling from the tree. "It really is good."
"Mom's got an addiction to apples." Ocean said in a sing-song voice from the bench under the apple tree.
Kyler's stomach rumbled and she smiled sheepishly. "I got to eat something more then apples. I need a burger."
Regina rolled her eyes with a smile once again.
"Mom your eating habits are terrible." Ocean said stepping up to her blonde haired mother. "Eat apples they're good for you."
Kyler looked from Ocean to Regina and gave the woman a pointed look a grin on her face. "Your influencing our daughter on bad behavior."
"Your bad behavior."
Kyler laughed turned and picked up their daughter. "Must get her away before you corrupt her anymore." With that Kyler took off laughing with a laughing brown haired girl in her arms through the backyard and around the house.
Regina chuckled and followed after the pair.
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"So Lisa told me that Michael told her that Steven told him that April told him that Jack told her that he wanted to go on a date with me but I told him we were moving. I think I broke his heart." Ocean spoke as she walked gripping both her parents hands as they made their way down the streets and towards the diner.
"Ahh our daughter a heart breaker already and she's only twelve." Kyler smiled down at their daughter before looking up at her fiancee, "Everything okay?"
"Hmm?" Regina looked up towards Kyler. She was dreading this moment. She knew she wouldn't be able to hide out at the house for two weeks whilst she got everything in order but she really didn't expect it to be so soon that she would come face to face with anyone. Much less the Charmings - or god help her Emma. "I'm fine dear."
"I'm sure your friends will be happy to see you." Kyler said releasing Ocean's hand as the girl walked in front of them. Kyler wrapped her arm around her fiancee's shoulder and pulled her into her.
Regina grimaced at her fiancee's words as she wrapped her arm around the blonde. "I was Mayor. I didn't have many friends."
"You had to have some or otherwise you would never have been elected." Kyler pointed out.
Regina grimaced again. This was starting to eat away at her but how do you explain to someone the truth. She had a feeling 'start at the beginning' wasn't going to work this time.
Kyler pulled them to a stop a few stores away from the diner. "Hey honey," placing both hands on the brunettes shoulder she turned the woman towards her. "Even if they hate you, their going to have to get through me first to get to you. I promise you that I won't let anything happen to you."
Regina nodded.
Kyler pulled Regina towards her wrapping her arms around the shorter woman, hugging her tightly until she felt the embrace back. "I'll kick their asses I promise." She placed a kiss to the top of her fiancee's head and pulled back. "Ready?"
Regina nodded. She was as ready as she could ever be.
"Let's go then." Kyler took Regina's hand and pulled them onwards and after Ocean who awaited at the front of the diner.
Hand in hand Regina walked with Kyler, Ocean in front of them as they moved up the steps to the diner. Ocean pushed through the diner door first and Kyler held the door open for her to step through. A deep intake of air and she stepped through herself. She could feel the silence, it was pin drop quite. The shock was evident especially when Ruby dropped the plate and glass she was holding to the ground in shock, the shattering as solid met the floor was the only thing that could be heard throughout the room.
"Re-Re-Re-Regina?" Ruby managed to get out between her shock.
Regina immediately fell into her cold facade. "Miss Lucas." A tightening on her hand pulled her back to reality though. She wasn't that person anymore. She wasn't the person without a happily ever after. She wasn't the person who was alone anymore. No she was Regina Mills soon to be married to Kyler Haevan who she shared a daughter Ocean Haevan with. No she wasn't the lost woman from before, she was different, better even.
Kyler noticed the silence and quickly ushered Ocean to the nearest booth pulling Regina along behind her. She meant what she said. She'd kick anybody's ass who tried to mess with her fiancee. "You got menus?"
Ruby blinked a few times and took in the two occupants that were with Regina. Looking between the three for a few minutes she finally came back to her senses. "Anything you want?"
"I could do with a burger and fries with a coffee," Kyler nodded. "Regina?"
Regina blinked and turned to face her fiancee, looking into the calm green eyes that had given her so much over the years. "I'll take the salad with apple and water."
"I'll have the same but I'll have juice instead please." Ocean said with a smile oblivious to what was going on around her.
Ruby nodded and quickly scooted of to the diner kitchen still somewhat in shock.
Regina heard the bell to the diner sound again and the laughter flowing through the building she recognized. She had despised all her life and truthfully...she still despised.
"Hey what's going on. Looks like you all have seen a ghost." The gruff laughter sounded.
Regina figured there was no point in hiding herself any longer and turned to face the two idiots standing in the middle of the diner looking around at all the occupants surprised faces. "Hello Mary-Margaret, David."
The room went pin drop quiet once again.
"You!" David spoke sharply stepping up towards Regina.
Regina wasn't scared but she was grateful she wouldn't have to deal with the imbecile herself or she might have to explain to her fiancee and her daughter how she managed to inciderate the idiot...wouldn't be an easy conversation to have. She was saved however from having to when Kyler leapt to her feet and jumped in front of her.
"Hey back off buddy," Kyler said sharply giving the man a rough push.
Charming lost his balance for a split second and stumbled backwards. Once he gained his footing he looked towards the blonde woman standing in front of him blocking his path towards the brunette. "And who the hell are you?"
"All you need to know is that I'm the person that's going to kick your ass if you start a problem with her."
Regina placed her hand on Kyler's shoulder feeling the woman calm considerably. "Kyler please."
Kyler shook her head and looked towards her fiancee, "He starts a problem with you-" she looked back towards the man and glared "-you start a problem with me."
"David, Mary-Margaret I'm only going to be here for two weeks at most and then I'm gone." Regina spoke. She hated pleading but if this continued someone was bound to get seriously injured and everything was bound to come down around her once again.
"David," Snow placed her hand on her husbands shoulder. This was no place to have this conversation especially in front of guests who knew nothing about them.
Charming calmed and looked down at Snow. He knew what the point was. Regina or not people couldn't know about them, it was dangerous. Turning back to the blonde and the brunette he took a step back. "I'm sorry let's start over again. I'm David Nolan, this is my wife Sn-Mary-Margaret."
Kyler continued glaring at the man before turning to the woman beside him, "Keep your husband on a leash or el-"
"Regina?" The small voice barely a whisper was barely heard.
The room turned away from the scene and towards the occupant who had spoken. Snow paled, Charming seemed to have steam coming out of his ears, Kyler looked curiously at the woman with the Sheriff's badge hanging from her jeans and Regina swallowed nervously. This was the most part she had been dreading.
"Miss Swan." She nodded briskly.
Emma looked the brunette up and down. She looked...good better then when she had been here all those years ago. Looking towards the blonde she took in the womans posture and protective stance and then the little girl sitting in the booth. "What are you doing here?" Emma asked looking back towards Regina. She wasn't going to jump to conclusions.
"I'm here to grab the things I need from the mansion and sell it."
Emma swallowed. This woman was really going to come back to town and pack up and then leave again? Emma had a hard enough time getting over the brunette the first time and in fact she still hadn't moved on. The first few nights she had snuck out of her mother's and father's place and slipped into an ajar window of the mansion and curled up in Regina's bed and cried herself to sleep, leaving early in the morning before anybody had seen her.
Kyler looked between her fiancee and the blonde. "I'm Kyler, Kyler Haevan." She nodded to the girl who was currently staring at everything with some fear in her eyes, "That's Ocean."
Snow inquired even further, "And you are?"
Kyler answered, "I'm Regina's fiancee and that's our daughter."
Emma shifted her eyes between the three before falling back onto Regina. "Your getting married?"
Regina nodded.
"Mom?"
Regina froze again when a talk brown haired man stepped inside the diner and Regina had to wonder whether or not it was her imagination that made that bell ring louder. This just kept getting better and better.
Okay hopefully you enjoyed and yes I know Kyler seems to be really nice and I mean really nice and yes Charming is still a douche but that will never change. Hopefully you enjoyed.
