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The office's inside was dark. No light has been lit. It was late but Regina was still sitting there alone. She called Henry and said she had to make some paperwork. What she really did was not so far away from that activity. That girl, Sarah, left her bag when she was there. She did it on purpose. She wanted Regina to open it and find something what looked like her diary. It wouldn't bother Regina if there wasn't a memo stuck to the cover that said 'Read me - S'. Actually the diary was one of three things Regina found inside the bag. The other two were lip balm and ten bucks. The diary was like a book, there was a story of the girl. When Regina opened it and read the first sentence she wanted to skip a few pages to find something that actually could help, but she read another one and that made her read every page.

"My name is Sarah Kennedy. Born February 16, 95'. Or actually adopted. My mom is a cardiac surgeon and dad owns the hospital. We're quite rich, but it doesn't mean we're happy. Mom is really upset because she can't have a baby on her own and dad is working till late so I don't get to see him often. We used to live in a huge house with eight bedrooms but it only made my mom even more sad. Dad bought us a small apartment on Upper East Side. It's enough for us. I'm the one who spends the most time there. My mom works till 6 p.m. and dad works till 10. That's what my parents say so I can't be mad at him for knocking his assistance. They think I don't know about it but I'm not blind, neither deaf. Mom's also got a lover. She wants me to call him an uncle, but he isn't and he never will be one..."

A few pages further Regina found first mention of girl's abilities. She was reading line after line what made her feel like Henry when he read the book he got from Mary Margaret.

"... I'm not very popular at my school. I don't go to parties and I'm one of the nerds. I just got my braces taken off, still need glasses. My vision got kind of blurry because of the daydreaming. I never told about it anyone. Not even my friends. The word friends is too much. They're just kinds I spend lunch with. It's kind of sad but, anyway, I have this thing. I dream about something. I'm getting a full picture of this. I'm finding out about its story and then... Something happens. I dreamed of Lucy's dog and its leg was crashed. I dreamed of grandma Jo and she's in coma..."

A few pages more and Regina found what she was looking for. Everything that girl wrote about the Enchanted Forest was like a copy of Henry's book. Storybrooke's story was like a continuation. But there was also something else. The headline said "Future". She didn't want to know what's there, but when she saw the words "We can still change the future." her lips curled and she decided to keep on reading.

"Henry was spending time with his biological mother. I'm still not sure if I should call her Miss Swan or Emma. But that's more like Miss Mills' thing..." Regina felt the heat on her face. Yes, she blushed. "... Emma tried to cook but it didn't work out. Poor Henry. His stomach was making noises. They went to Granny's. When she saw Ruby, she asked her to have an eye on her son. She left. She had to do some sheriff stuff. That's what she said to Henry. She asked him to not ask questions..." that was the last sentence, Regina thought. She went through few more pages to find something. There wasn't anything else. 476 pages of a diary, yes, she numbered them, full of her personal story and her visions. Only a few sentences about the future of Emma Swan. It wasn't really helpful. She spent her entire evening on reading the diary of some mysterious teenager. Maybe the girl wanted Regina to trust her.


Emma was sitting in her office. She wasn't sure what had just happened. There was something wrong with the girl. She felt it in her gut. She helped me with baby Neal, but it doesn't mean I can trust her. She logged in to the police register and typed the girl's name. She was hoping to find something interesting but there was nothing, so she typed the name in the browser and found some articles about Dean and Louise Kennedy who... appeared to be the girl's parents. Shit, the girl's rich. But there was no reason to trust her, neither to the opposite. She gave up, but just for that night. She was already grabbing her stuff and heading home. She climbed on the top of the stairs in the apartment she was sharing with Mary Margaret. She laid on the bed. She didn't want to sleep. Emma Swan was a doer, but she really needed to think. Henry was spending the night at one of his friends and her mother was spending time with her father and her brother. Emma had the apartment for her own. She was waiting for it really long but all she did was laying on the bed and having weird thoughts. What if the Sarah girl is Zelena's new embodiment? What if she's here to get close to Regina, to steal her heart the way no one expects? No. Not Zelena. And even if something wrong was about to happen, I would help her. She can't trust Gold, who can?, the Blue Fairy wouldn't help either, and I have my magic now. Oh yeah. I have magic. With the last thought, Emma looked up and the ceiling looked like the sky full of stars. Cool. She wasn't controlling her magic, yet. But she was so proud of herself when she did something magical. Even if she wasn't sure if that was her. She needed discipline, that's what Regina said. But she wasn't her magic teacher anymore. She was her betrayed friend. And that was killing her. Emma had to work on Regina's trust again. It wouldn't be easy. It would be even harder than the first time. What can I do? Leave Storybrooke? Henry would just hers then. But, would I come back? They would track me down. It wouldn't work. And Henry would be disappointed. I don't want to leave him. I don't want to leave this town. But maybe that's what is best? No, Emma Swan couldn't follow the same way again. She spent so much time in Storybrooke. It finally felt like home. But you don't hurt your family. And she hurt Regina. Yes, she's Emma's family. She's her son's mother. And she gave up her trust. I miss the connection. I miss doing magical tricks together. I miss that wonderful cider and the best lasagna I've ever tasted. She was so right about this. People don't understand Regina. They don't understand her pain. It's not like I understand it, but at least I wasn't trying to kill her. And people are still pissed at her for the crimes she committed. But so did Red, she ate her boyfriend. And Snow, she was like some ancient warrior with arrows. People justify anyone but Regina. She was in some fury then. I was there. I was in the past. Her eyes were so dark. She was just trying to avenge her boyfriend, or I don't know how should I call him. I don't blame her for wanting Snow to be miserable. I really don't. I'm not telling she had to kill all these people but she was just after my fucking mother. And Snow, she blames her for sending me here. But it was her who put me in a magic closet. And somehow Pinocchio hid there and went with me. Regina had magic. My mom could learn if from Rumple instead of blaming Regina for everything. And, Regina, she still is miserable. But she changed. She's not the same crazy witch or sorceress or shit. She's a mother who loves her son, who lost her every chance to be happy. My family is like a bad fate for her or something. She deserves her happiness and I'm going to give it to her. But how? How the hell am I suppose to do that? Should I find some freaking guy she would like and what, make him love her? Nah, it would never work. But what can I do? How can I bring her a happy ending? Her true love died like forty years ago or something. Maybe I could bring him back to life? Shit. Cora crashed his heart. It's impossible. I'm terrible. It would be better if Mary Margaret never gave kid the book. He wouldn't find me and I wouldn't mess his mother's life. She's his real mother. I am not. I love him but she was raising him for ten years. I appeared and he's spending more time with me than with her. It's not okay. I fucked up her chance for, um, another true love, and for raising her son the way she wanted. I'm not the best role model. He'll be wasted with me. Regina is great mother. Really. And I'm like his older sister. I feed him with things Regina would never call food, I swear a lot and easily fall in love. Shit. First Neal, then bunch of guys I never told him, Graham, Walsh, Hook. Shit, I'm slutty. I don't know how many lovers or shit Regina had, but it was like private. But me... Damn, I need to change. But it's too late. And then Emma Swan fell asleep.

She woke up in a strange pose. She looked in the space around her. Her clothes were on the floor, her pillow was also there. She found her phone on the nightstand. She checked what time was it. 5:50 a.m. She slept only four hours. She rubbed her eyes and went downstairs. At first she went to the bathroom. She didn't spend there a lot of time. The two idiots were laying on the couch together. Emma agreed on calling them like that with Regina. It fitted them perfectly. She went to the kitchen, dressed in a gray tank top, skinny jeans and her favorite red leather jacket. She opened the fridge and pulled a jar of peanut butter and some jello out of it. She made a huge sandwich and ate it like she never ate sandwiches before. Well, that's so Emma. She grabbed some cash and left.

She went to Granny's. She wasn't surprised when she saw Sarah sitting at Emma's usual place. Emma joined her without asking. Ruby approached their table as soon as she noticed Emma. "Hi girls." she said with a fake smile.

"Hi, Rubes." Emma said.

"Are you ready to order? Because I have other clients..." Ruby sobbed. Her face was covered with her hair, but Emma noticed a tear that Ruby didn't wipe. Sarah didn't even look at her. She was looking at the window. She looked like she was hypnotized but the older blonde didn't pay so much attention at her, as she did at Ruby. Emma stood up and took Ruby's hair away from her face. Her eyes were swollen and red.

"What happened?" Emma asked.

"Granny can't see me like this." she tried to act calm but she just cried harder.

"Whose fault is it? Ruby, we're friends. Tell me." Emma begged. She felt bad for her. Everyone around her was in pain and she was sure she caused it.

"Outside." Ruby said. They used the front door. When young waitress was sure no one was around, she finally said "Belle...". Emma grabbed her hand.

"Did Rumple find out about you?" her eyes were getting full of anger to that man, but Ruby shook her head.

"There was nothing going on. She's my friend and she's attracted to me, but that's all." She was still sobbing.

"Then what's wrong?" Emma questioned.

"She's missing..." she wasn't just sobbing. She burst in tears.

"Can't you smell her or something?" Emma hoped she hasn't checked yet.

"She's not in Storybrooke. That's for sure." They went back inside. Emma took her previous place.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Emma finally asked Sarah.

She got her conscious back. She looked into Emma's eyes and quietly said "I had a vision."

Emma got herself closer to the girl. "Is it worth of taking you to Regina?" the girl nodded.

"I rather go myself." she said.

"No, I'm going with you. No discuss." She sounded emotionless what made her feel like Regina. But just for a second.


"Miss Swan..." these were the words said by Regina when she saw Emma entering her office. She obviously wanted to say something else but she stopped herself when she saw the other girl.

"Hi, Gina. Sorry for interrupting."

"I'm busy." She was. She corrected her reading glasses while typed something on the keyboard of her computer. Emma tried to interrupt her but she just waved at her. When she finally finished, she put her glasses on the desk. She stood up and approached her guests. "You may speak now."

"Regina, first of all, Belle is missing."

"How do you know?" she raised her eyebrow.

"Ruby told me."

"Miss Lucas, the one who told you about the magical creature that did not exist." She clearly was done listening about her.

"It exists! Don't you get it? This danger Sarah told us about must be him, um, it. I don't even know what is it." She tried to pud down her nerves but it was Emma Swan. She had to said first, think later. "And Sarah has a vision or shit"

"A vision?" Regina's eyes were steady but her pulse got faster.

"I don't know. She looked like, um, freaking Houdini hypnotized her or I don't know, like she was cursed."

"I'm not cursed!" The girl spoke.

"Aren't you?" Emma was sure that was it. The younger blonde wasn't sure about the answer.

"I don't know, but that's not what we should be worried about."

"How come?" Emma was very suspicious.

"Mr. Gold is going to be here in a while. He wants to find his true love." Sarah stated like she spent here her life. That was her second day in Storybrooke. Regina smirked to the sound of the two last words.

"But that's not out biggest concern." And then Emma and Regina widened their eyes. " It's something far worse."

"What is it?" Emma was very impatient.

"I'm not exactly sure..."

"Miss Kennedy"

"Miss Mills" she imitated Regina.

"Okay, I'm outta this. I'm going to Gold's shop to get some answers and Regina, don't act like you were talking to Snow." And Emma left.


"Miss Mills" the girl repeated.

"I don't know what game are you playing..." some purple smoke started to twist around Regina, but Sarah stopped her.

"I gave you my diary. What else do you need to trust me?" she was clearly frustrated.

"I need to find out who you really are." her voice was neutral.

"I told you my name." she said.

"You weren't born here."

"Why? Because you have magic and you happen to feel it from me?"

"How do you know?" Regina grabbed her arm.

"I have these visions, dreams, stuff. It doesn't mean I wasn't born here. I'm just..."

"If you tend to say you're a human, you'll be clearly wrong, my dear.

"Right. Because Mayor Mills knows everything." Regina gazed at her with an angry glance. "Sorry. Would you at least let me tell you what I saw?" Regina nodded. She also grabbed a strand of her hair and put it behind her ear. "I saw this all over again. The same vision. Emma Swan was laying in the woods, pinned to the ground."

"Who pinned her?"

"I don't know. But you rather should ask me what. I clearly doubt it was a human."

"Please, continue."

"Usually right after that there is an image of Emma's dead body." When Regina heard it, squeezed the hand that was holding the girl. "This time I saw something else. But I suggest you to let go of me before you crash my arm." Brunette put her hand on the desk behind her. "Something ripped her throat." Regina tried to act calm. She used to rip people's hearts of their chests. But this time it was different. This time it was about someone who matters.

"Can you help me with not letting it happen?"

"What about that part where you tell me you don't trust me enough to believe all this crap?"

"I will, eventually."

"After you'll find someone related to me."

That girl knows everything, Regina thought.

"Go ahead. But if something happened to Emma before you realized I don't have any relatives besides my adoptive parents' ones, don't make me say I told you so. Because we both know it would be really unpleasant. Unless you can prove I'm from Enchanted Forest."

"Of course I can." Regina Mills thought there may be some hope. And then, the girl did something unexpected. She pulled a razor from nowhere and cut her palm.

"Here's my blood. Call me if you find anything. You can find my number in my diary..."


I was going to put Sarah's history a few chapters later, but maybe this way is also okay. Thanks for the suggestion.