Emma didn't react, not even after Snow's cries when David and her discovered the now unmoving body of Cruella, not after the reassuring, yet void, words that both of them tried to tell her between tears. They were supportive and yet the only thing Emma could think about was how her parents only saw her as an extension of themselves; Good, pure, a hero even if she was starting to feel that neither of them were exactly one.

She didn't say anything, not even to Henry when the boy looked at her and smiled weakly, his tears starting to dry as he tried to hug her one more time, Emma's own heart beating fast for a second before stilling completely when she heard another voice, deep and calm making both her parents and Henry go.

Then, with a few steps, the owner of the voice reached her side and touched her shoulder while Emma kept staring at the nothingness. Silence finally filled the place and Emma permitted herself to look at her side where Regina stood, her umbrella in the other hand and a inscrutable look on her face. Still, the only thing Emma could muster was a quiet thanks before finding that she didn't see the point of talking anymore; not after what had happened.

Regina nodded and kneeled graciously next to her, her eyes never leaving Emma's face, not even after the blonde woman tried to look away from the brunette's soft brown pupils, so different to the looks Snow and David had looked at her.

They didn't say anything for the longest of times, so much that Regina's legs starting to tremble because of the position but she didn't complain, her hands now on Emma's right arm keeping her steady while the blonde sighed and tried to look away. Emma didn't react, feeling only shame of herself and the tears that kept pooling on her eyes before starting to roll down her cheeks, the salty drops feeling hot against her cold skin.

Then, a sob filled the place and it wasn't until Regina hugged her strongly murmuring reassuring words in her hair that Emma realized she was being the one trembling, shock running through her body as the true realization of what has she done hit her.

"I killed someone" Her voice was raw against the soft material of Regina's coat and for a moment she wondered if she could be like that for a little longer, wrapped up between Regina's arms and safe from the outside world.

Regina hugged her one more time before moving away, her clothes wrinkled and muddy but she didn't seem to care as she looked at Emma with understanding written on her face.

Emma felt the void in her chest starting to beat once again when Regina's hand touched her cheeks and caressed them until every trace of tears were gone, the brunette's own lips trembling for a moment before stilling, her movements soft and tender, never hurried and little by little Emma felt herself once again. Even if she knew that she had changed forever.

No because the savior crap, no because good heroes couldn't kill but because she had killed someone and yet she knew that everyone was going to saw her as the fallen hero instead of the woman who craved for sleep and woke up far away from where she was, far away from the choices she had been compelled to make.

And yet, Regina was the only one looking at her, protecting her with a quiet understanding emanating from her eyes, soothing her pain.

"I killed her" Emma repeated with a sob growing inside her throat and this time it was herself who moved towards Regina and hugged her, catching the whiff of apple scent and fire before the brunette broke down the hug once against and kissed her temple with her hands caressing the blonde's back in soft and gentle circles.

"Sometimes we only see a correct answer" Regina finally said with her deep voice covering Emma's body like a blanket "Even if we know that what we are doing is wrong we decide to go for it instead of thinking anything else. You didn't know Cruella couldn't kill Henry"

"And yet" Emma said with a bitter smile and Regina sighed and nodded alongside with her.

"I'm not going to move away" The older woman finally said when Emma started to get restless, her hands now on her lap as vivid images of her family moving away starting to fill her mind.

"You are not?" The blonde replied weakly, her eyes red with unshed tears and tiredness that she felt on every part of her body like a curse.

"I'm not." Regina responded "We are going to figure everything out, together"

The words weren't void, not like David speech of how Emma was still his daughter even after what had happened. Regina's words were a promise, a safe place between the craziness her life had become and so when the older woman stood up and offered her one of her hands Emma stood and hugged the woman one more time as the brunette poofed them away from there.

"I trust you" Emma whispered in Regina's ear while they were traveling, purple mist circling them, keeping them together and even if the words she had thought were others Regina nodded and hugged her a little more strongly as if she knew what she had wanted to say.

"I know"