Chapter Four

Lost in the Rains

After driving past her house with no evidence of the Mayor having been there Emma drives down to the docks as if by instinct. She knew wherever Regina went was on foot for she found her car a block away from granny's by the ice cream parlor. On more than one occasion she has met Regina here at the docks. Sometimes the meetings were to discuss Henry, other times Regina became defensive but on a few occasion she had found her looking serene, staring off into the ocean and on those days they had spoken civilly.

As Emma pulls up, panic strikes her to the core. She found Regina. She jumps out of the car so fast she leaves the motor running. Emma is running towards Regina without any other thought than to save her from herself. To save her from what she's done to her in spite of what Regina may do to her.

"You have no magic" she remembers Hook said to her as she left.

She only answered, "I don't care."

She is drenched by the time she reaches Regina. Despite her yearning to pick her up and take her out of the rain this is still Regina and she is aware she is treading dangerous waters.

"I know I'm the last person you want to see right now.."

"Let me guess you're here because Henry sent you." Regina says this with less hate in her eyes than she had back at Granny's diner and with the sound of defeat in her soul.

Emma doesn't like this. She'd rather have angry, bitchy Regina throwing fire balls at her than to see her like this...so vulnerable and uncaring.

"No he knows I'm here but he didn't send me this time. Regina I know I'm sorry doesn't cut it. I don't know how to fix this...shit you're bleeding."

At that Emma throws herself over Regina trying to lift her up off the ground.

Regina moans in pain despite her grand effort to hide it, "No don't! Don't!" she finally screams and pushes Emma off balance landing on her ass.

"I'm fine. I don't need Your fucking saving! As a matter of fact that's the last thing I need." Emma sees the red blotchy eyes from Regina's tears, she notices the black makeup running down her face. She can't remember the last time she felt this horrible. Her heart is breaking to see Regina like this after all that she has accomplished. After all they have accomplished together.

Regina looks into Emma's blue eyes and she sees the hurt there. She caused her pain. Yet Emma Swan's eyes are welling up because she caused Regina pain. Regina can't remember the last time someone cried because they hurt HER. Emma's sympathy is too much for her to bear right now. She wants to hate her with all her might but those pleading eyes are making it so very difficult.

Regina tries to get up again and cries out even louder from the injuries to her bleeding feet.

"Fuck! Fuck you Emma Swan!"

"That's fine yell at me all you want! I know I deserve it! But let me help you! Regina, I have to get you out of here."

Regina's gaze is as intense as the lighting bolts crashing in the horizon, "Ok Ms. Swan you want to help me? Take me to Tinker bell!"

So we are back to 'Ms. Swan' Emma thinks to herself. Well it could be worse. She could have turned me into a Swan. Emma decides not to argue and tries to put an arm around

Regina's back and have Regina lean on her like the time she saved her from the burning building except Regina can't get up. She's in terrible shape and she can't bear any weight.

"Can you poof us?"

"Don't you think I would have already "poofed" to get away from you?" Point gotten.

'Regina what have you done to yourself? No Emma what did you do to her?' Emma pushes her thoughts aside and at the risk of Regina killing her as soon as she recovers she picks her up "bride style" with her right arm under her back and her left under her knees.

"And just what the hell do you think you're doing?" Regina starts wiggling in Emma's arms making it very difficult to keep a hold on her.

"Do you wanna get to Tinker bell or not?" Emma gives her a stern no-nonsense look she only reserves for Henry when he's giving her a hard time.

At that Regina relaxes in her arms and allows her the trek back to the yellow bug.

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