Prompt: Swan Queen, angsty


"Regina." Emma whispered her name, leaning forward and pressing her lips to the mayor's.

It was as though she was kissing a live wire. Energy crackled in the air between them. Emma could feel it. The darkness seemed to be slipping away, replacing it with light. Emma held tight, pulling her closer.

With a gasp, Regina realized what was happening. She pulled back and angrily pushed Emma away.

"Enough!" she shouted. "You think that you can break the curse and take away my power? You think I would allow that? You will never win. I will never let you take away my happy ending. I will destroy you first."

Emma stared at her in disbelief, angry tears slipping down her cheeks.

"You're a fucking idiot, Regina." She growled.

Pulling out Henry's book, she flung it at Regina's feet, laughing bitterly as it flipped open to the perfect page.

"True love's kiss will break any curse." Emma said, motioning to the book in front of her. "You're the one who said it. You're the one who knows it better than anyone. And you're too damn power hungry or stupid to realize what it means. Well, I hope you're happy with your happy ending."

And with that, Emma turned on the heel of those damnable boots and stalked out of the house, slamming the door angrily behind her.

It was only after she'd gone that Regina looked down at the book, her eyes widening as she took in the picture of herself with Belle all those years ago. The words she'd spoken flashed through her mind.

"A kiss born of true love would do it."

Her heart suddenly sped up, as Emma's tear filled face flashed in her mind. "You're too damn power hungry or stupid to realize what it means."

True love's kiss. But that meant... Emma loved her?

And then her own words taunted her again.

"And if he doesn't love you, well then, the kiss won't even work."

But the kiss had worked. For a few seconds, she had felt it all breaking apart. But that couldn't be. Because that would mean... No.

"Oh, yes, dearie." Gold's voice sounded and she whirled around to see him sitting at her desk. "Our poor little Miss Swan loves you. Truly. And you love her the same. But you've pushed her away, broken her heart and forever trapped yourself."

Gold's smile was vindictive. Regina felt her stomach turn. "Fitting, isn't it? You told my Belle the truth and I told your Emma. But we were both too blind to see it ourselves."

"No." Regina still refused to believe it.

"The power meant more than anything. It still does." Gold stood up and moved over to Regina. "We'd do anything to keep it. We have done everything to keep it. And now we'll pay the price. All magic comes with a price, your majesty. And you and I, we've paid the biggest price of all."

And then he was gone, just as quickly as he'd appeared and Regina was left alone, with only Henry's book.