** Here is another ATTEMPT at a new chapter. I was a little lost :( but that's okay. I usually am when I start off. :)

Also... I'm sorry for any major mistakes this time around. I was a little unfocused but you should get the point I think. **

Chapter 7

After Rumple comes by the apartment to warn of Regina's new quest to use a spell to get Henry back while simultaneously looking to exact her vengeance on Mary Margaret, everyone is quick to jump in to action.

Emma's first thought of course was getting Henry to safety but she knew there was little chance of him hearing her out so she enlisted the help of Neil. She managed to call ahead of time to ask for him to wait for them at Granny's. She also asked him to convince Henry to leave town with him so that he could not just spend time with him but also stay out of harm's way should Regina carry out some sort of attempt to get Mary Margaret's heart and enact that spell on Henry.

"Henry. Come on. Let's get out of here for a while alright?" She calls to him from the bottom of the stairs. He does not reply but she does hear him move around the room which meant he would make his way down. He hops down the stairs, grabs his coat off the hook, and puts it on still not saying a word to her. He does however say goodbye to David.

Emma internally sighs and rolls her eyes before meeting eyes with David who is waiting to send them off. He offers her a sad smile and a comforting pat on the back before he goes to grab the door for them.

"We'll be back." She says quietly to him.

"Alright…" He looks back over his shoulder to where Mary Margaret is in bed. "I'll be… here." He says to her with a shrug of his shoulders.

Henry walks down the hall and she turns back to David to whisper, "If you do get a word in edgewise… remind her that we miss her okay?"

"Of course," He says with a nod before shutting the door behind them swiftly pulling the lock over it.

He makes his way over to stand in the bedroom and look his wife over. He knew she was not going to talk to him today. It was evident the moment she turned away breakfast in the morning. She just wants to be left alone but he couldn't help but yearn to be close to her, to offer some comfort. She was his true love after all. You cannot be separated from your true love for long.

He sighs sadly and walks back out to the living room. Things were not going well right now and though he did manage to get some sleep during his sleep over with Henry he spent the other half of the night lying awake with worry.

It had been hard having Emma explain to Henry that Mary Margaret was partly responsible for the death of Cora. Henry's initial reaction was one that David shared. How could someone so pure of heart so easily turn to darkness? He didn't believe for one minute that she was now a vessel of pure evil but he also couldn't believe what she had done.

He remembered her argument days before when Johanna was murdered before their eyes. She questioned how making the "right" decisions all her life cost what she held most dear. While at the time the argument did make sense he never imagined it would lead to her actually being a part of ending someone's life and at the same time he somehow felt responsible for all of this.

It wasn't a need to be the hero and take responsibility. It was because when he first met Snow he knew instantly that she had goodness in her heart. When he fell in love with her and wanted her in his life he had given himself the task of keeping her on that path of goodness. He knew she would be a wonderful Queen as she was a natural born leader. When she almost seemed to lose herself in vengeance against Regina he brought her back to the light then. This time however he did not get to Snow in time.

If only he had been one step closer. If only they had gotten back to the shop in time to stop Regina, none of this would have happened. Regina would not have put her Mother's cursed heart back in her body and essentially killed her. They wouldn't have to be worried for Mary Margaret's safety right now. Though he is not sorry that evil witch of a woman was dead he wished it had been at anyone else's use of that black magic.

David is so caught up in his thoughts that the ring of his cell phone jolts him quite forcefully back to reality. "Hello?" He answers. It's Emma and she seems to be a bit frantic. "What's wrong?" He asks. "Alright I'll… I mean… I can't leave her here alone." He says frantically. "Gold?" He questions quite confused. "Okay. I'll wait for him then and head out with you to look for him."

He hangs up the phone and looks over at Mary Margaret who does not seem to be reacting to hearing his side of that panicked phone call.

Apparently Henry gave Emma and Neil the slip when they were at Granny's and they need help finding him. David could not simply get up and go without knowing that Mary Margaret was safe but Emma had already suggested Mr. Gold as a replacement to watch over her. While he did not inherently trust Gold he knew that their newfound kinship had to be of some consolation.

A swift knock on the door and Gold was there. David hurriedly ushers him in to the living room. "Please, watch over her. That is all I ask." David pleads.

"I will. Now go find young Henry before he runs in to trouble out there… for the sake of our children." He says emphasizing the word children so that David will realize that they do indeed have a common bond.

David looks over to where Mary Margaret is one last time before he heads out to catch up with Emma and Neil.

** Oops, I think this was another filler Chapter. I was hoping not to do that again. :( I am almost certain thought that I can fix this. I have some plans for a pretty heavy Chapter and it'll be posted in a matter of time. ;)**