A/N

This chapter and possibly the next few chapters either have references or actual "use" of physical punishment used on a minor (just a fancy term for the word spanking) If this offends you, then stop reading now. It is used lightly, and only in a few chapters beyond this point. This chapter begins in the enchanted forest after Gem rejects Regina. R&R please.


Enchanted forest.

"What are you going to do to me? I meant no harm." Gem asked as the Queen closed the door locking it behind her. Her eyes met girl with the familiar evil glare she had when Gem first arrived. Regina took the girl by her hand and sat on the edge of the bed holding Gem in front of her. She took a deep breath to collect herself. "Tell me, after everything I have given you; why do you reject me?"

"I don't mean to hurt your feelings your majesty. I love all the things you have given me. But I cannot love someone who doesn't love herself enough to let the vengeance die and move on with her life."

Regina raised her eyebrow, and let go of Gem. "Is that so? I have given you everything you could ever dream of." She snapped harshly standing over Gem. "However; since you are still so insistent that you find your dead parents. I will allow you stay here in the new chambers I have arranged for you down the hall."

"But I don't want to stay here. I want to go home."

"Home? To those little bugs? They can do nothing for you. I thought you said you loved it here."

"I do. I just..."

'You lied to me." Regina accused.

"I didn't lie. I like it here, but I will never be your daughter." Regina walked away and pulled down a satchel from the door. She pulled out her riding belt and gloves."Your insolence towards the Queen will not be tolerated." Regina pulled the gloves over her hands. "You have misused my kindness towards you, and stolen the precious time I spent with you." She scolded slapping the belt between her hands.

"Are you going to kill me?" Gem gulped as Regina walked closer.

"No dear." Regina laid her belt on the table, leaving it there. "I told you already, I will not kill you. However I have changed my mind. You will be punished for breaking into my castle and stealing." She said walking closer to Gem.

"What are you going to do?" taking a step back towards the door.

"Hush!" Regina shouted. Gem backed away slowly "Come here" Regina demanded watching as Gem tried opening the door. "No." Gem tried fighting back tears. For the first time since she had met the Queen. Gem was truly afraid. "I said to come here." Regina's tone was fierce. She sat back on the bed and waited on the girl to comply.
"Do as I say! " She screamed pointing to the spot on the floor where she wanted her. Gem quickly moved from the door but stopped "No" her voice broke. She shook in place standing just a few feet from the Queen. "Insolence!" Regina stood from the bed and pulled Gem by her arm slapping her hand across the girl's bottom a few times while walking back to her spot on the bed. Angry, and hurt was just an understatement. Her hardened angry heart had felt loved again; but it wasn't real. Gem didn't love her. She only wanted the things Regina could give her.

"You will live here for the rest of your years as my prisoner. You will do what I say and if you even dare to cross me I will punish you." Regina slightly shook Gem by her arms, making sure she was clear. Gem closed her eyes and spit in Regina's face. "You're not my mother!" She screamed stomping on Regina's foot. "You little brat" In a fit of rage Regina hoisted Gems light body over her lap. "How dare you defy the Queen?" Gem moved and squirmed until she was free from Regina's grasp. Regina pulled her back on her lap "Stop fighting or it will be worse" She scolded. Gem cried loudly when the Queen smacked her bottom again with her hands. "I brought you here to talk things out with you, however you refuse to listen. You are being punished for defying me and spitting in my face. Regina scolded. Once again her hand came down slapping Gems bottom. Regina stopped and held the whimpering girl in place. Then quickly finished her spanking.

When she was through Regina helped the girl up. The queen softened her eyes and leaned in to wipe a tear from her eye. Regina leaned down to Gem eye level. "Living with fairies you never understand how to treat the person who cares for you. You will go to your bed chambers at once and stay there until I say otherwise." Regina said opening the door following Gem down the hallway. "Just remember little girl. If you defy me, the worse it will be." Regina said coldly.


Norah snuck around the bushes of Regina's house. She pulled out two bottles of spray paint and sprayed the purple can on the apples on Regina's apple tree. "How about them apples?" Norah laughed then ran back around the front then took the other can which was blue and sprayed the windows that she could reach. Norah pulled out her phone and took a picture of the windows. Casey waved her hands to Norah signaling that Regina was coming home. Norah ran and hid with Casey and laughed to herself.

"Casey, Your cigarette" Norah whispered. Casey quickly flipped her cigarette on the ground away from her but the wind blew it on the other side of the bush in the Mayors yard.

"Oh no" Casey whispered. Norah shushed her and motioned her to watch as Regina got out of her car.

It didn't take long for Regina to notice her newly painted windows. A rage began to boil inside her as she walked up to one window and wiped her finger across the glass. Regina could smell the paint, she knew it was fresh. Then she found herself smelling the air. Across the yard she spotted cigarette smoke coming from the grass in front of a bush. Norah and Casey both sat quietly, afraid to move. Before either of them noticed; Regina had pulled Norah up by her hair and through the space between the bushes. If Regina had looked over to the right an inch more she would have seen Casey sitting on the other side.

Regina had a tight grip on Norah's hair dragging her out in the yard. Regina pulled her by the neck of her shirt to the porch and stood her against the pillar. In the back of her mind Regina really just wanted to pull Norah into a hug and tell her that she was mother. To tell her that she loved her, but the smirk on Norah's face quickly reminded the Mayor why she was there in the first place.

"What do you think you are doing?" Regina hissed in anger.

"I figured you needed to redecorate." Norah smirked. Mission accomplished, this was exactly what she wanted. She tried to keep from laughing as Regina glared at her.

"I see you still haven't learned your lesson." Regina let go long enough to reach for a small limb from a bush next to the steps. "I have given you chance after chance and you still refuse to listen." Regina said while cleaning the limb of its leaves and thorns. "I should have you arrested for this, but I realized after our conversation that the punishment of spending time in jail will teach you no lesson. Maybe you need a more direct punishment for your misconduct." Regina scolded.

Norah stepped up closer to Regina. "I told you, I don't answer to you."

"Maybe not directly, but today you will" Regina spun Norah around quickly and pushed her stomach into concrete support. "How many chances do I have to give you?" She growled in anger. Regina pulled Norah's hand's aside gripping them tightly. She could hear Norah laughing under her breath, so when had enough room, she pulled the limb back ready to swing. Norah tried to wiggle to free herself from Regina's hold, but she just held tighter. "I will give you one more chance. Say you're sorry and I will let you go." She said into Norah's ear. She paused and waited for Norah to apologize because that was really all she wanted to hear. "Anything you want you to say?"

Norah mumbled something that she didn't hear. "What?" Regina released her grip a little so she could hear what Norah had said. "I said fuck off" Norah screamed "Fine" Regina pulled the limb back in the air and swung it across Norah's rear.

"Wait! Stop it!" Casey screamed from the driveway running towards them, but Regina was too angry to turn around. She ignored the screams behind her and raised her hand again and swatted Norah this time harder. Norah chuckled so softly it almost sounded like a cry. When Norah laughed louder, it didn't take long for Regina to realize that Norah just wanted to get under her skin. She gripped Norah by the back of the shirt again cuffing her wrists together with her hands, moving her to the front door. "We're going inside" Regina turned the door knob but was pulled back by her jacket.

"Please Madam Mayor, Stop." Casey begged "It was me, I did it. I painted your windows."

She turned around letting go of her grip on Norah. She focused on Casey for a moment then back to Norah. Her mind battling the thoughts of telling Norah she was her mother, she knew Norah wouldn't accept her. She held back her smile, and the urge to reach for her daughter and hug her tightly. For a second in her mind it almost didn't matter how angry she was. Yet; angry was a safer choice and unfortunately for the girls, Regina was pissed.

"Whichever of the two of you did this, it doesn't matter. Miss Phillips, this sort of action is unacceptable, and you both know this. Both of you will come inside and give me ten reasons why I should not have you arrested and thrown into jail. Then you will scrub this awful color off my windows."

"Yes ma'am'" Casey said quietly walking inside and Norah followed.

"Please, have a seat on the couch and do not move until I say to. Neither one of you are to speak unless you are spoken to. You will give me ten reasons to excuse you from jail and you will number them one by one" Regina instructed handing them a paper and pencil. Regina placed her hands on her hips watching the two teenagers.

Norah dropped her pencil on the floor. "But I didn't do anything, remember?" She stood up with her hands on her side mocking Regina's stance.

"Really? You think that I believed that this was not your art work?"

"Then why am I in trouble? If you don't believe me?" Casey chimed in.

"Trespassing, delinquency, lying. Shall I continue?" Regina jerked the papers from Casey's hand.

"What about you? You attacked me!" Norah argued pointing her finger at Regina. Her eyes widened when Regina stepped towards her.

"No, you vandalized my home, I have every right to defend my property." Regina pointed her to Norah "Sit down. Now." Regina stepped closer to Norah moving her back into the couch to sit down. "You have ignored everything Mother Superior, the Sheriff, your teachers and I have tried to tell you. You completely ignored your grounding and today you vandalized my home." Regina stood with her arms crossed standing over the girl.

"Oh, yeah that explains it. I'll get right on this list." Norah snarled.

Regina's eyebrows rose. "Shall I continue what I started outside Norah?"

Norah was unfazed by the Mayor's question. "What was that Madam Mayor?" Norah mocked. Regina grimaced leaning down into Norah's ear. "Maybe not now, but I will. I promise." Regina whispered. "Now, both of you sit here and remain quiet until I return." Regina said then left the room.


It was almost dark outside and Norah was tired. She wanted to go home finish her homework and go to sleep. Not to mention get away from Regina. "Um, Ms. Mayor? What time will Emma be here?" After everyone finally calmed down, Regina called Rebecca to come get Casey. While Norah was stuck alone in a house with the Mayor waiting on Emma to take her home.

Regina was busy reading the excuses she had Casey and Norah write. "She will be here shortly. I have decided to allow Henry extra time with her." Regina answered while reading Norah's paper. She shook her head in disbelief at some of the things she had written.

"Is Casey going to get into a lot of trouble? Are they going to kick her out again?" Norah didn't hear the conversation between the three of them. Regina told her to stay inside, but she watched from the front window. Rebecca didn't look to happy when she pulled Casey by the arm to leave. Regina took a deep breath. "No. I won't let that happen." She sat the papers aside.

"Why? You don't even know her."

"I know her parents, she's had it hard." She answered softly. Her mind and heart fighting to just tell Norah she was her mother. This was a perfect moment. She even asked Emma to keep Henry out longer so she could tell her. "However; that is not important anymore." Regina sighed "We need talk. I need to tell you something."

Regina stood up and left the room and came back with her brief case. "A few weeks ago you asked Emma to help you with something." She pulled the journal from her briefcase and slid it over to Norah.

"Where did you get that?" Norah grabbed the book holding in close to her.

"You asked Emma to help find the owner of this book, am I correct?"

Norah nodded. "I think the person in this journal could be my mother."

Regina smiled and her eyes filled with tears. "That journal is mine. I am your mother" Regina choked out softly.

"You're what?"

"Your mother" Regina leaned in close to Norah "I have waited so long for this."

Norah couldn't wrap her head around the news a small part of her wanted to hug the Mayor but what she really wanted to do was scream. Norah stood up from the table. "Excuse me Madam Mayor." and quietly walked outside in shock. Regina didn't know if she should follow or wait, her gut told her to follow so she did. Regina found her sitting on the front steps, lighting a cigarette.

She hated the smell of smoke and to see someone especially a teenager smoke just pissed her off. "I will not condone your nicotine habit." Regina stepped down in front of her. "Where do get these anyway?" Asking so she could find the person that sells to her underage daughter.

"Where ever."

"Where ever? That is not an acceptable answer. Not that it matters. Put it out, give me the rest and come back inside."

Unsure if Regina was speaking as the Mayor or her new found mother. It didn't matter to, she had truly just had enough. "Uhm, Thanks, but no thanks." she put her cigarette out on the ground then stood up. "No offense, but taking a small pack of tobacco away from me; does not make you my mother. Pick another battle."

Regina did not have much patience for sassy teenagers. She grew tired of the back talk very quickly. In the enchanted forest no one dared to cross the Queen. If they did she would have them punished or killed. Here in Story Brooke Regina didn't have much choice, lucky for her she had ten years of parenting under her belt. Not including the few years in the Enchanted Forest with young Snow.

"Mother or not, I am an adult, and you are a child. Inside now." She demanded, pointing her finger towards the front door. "I'm not a child." She muttered under her breath. To Regina's surprise Norah obeyed. Regina followed her daughter into the living room. She sat down quietly on the couch in front of her. Norah didn't speak, or even look at her. Regina raised her head. "I am sure you have questions for me. When you are ready to ask, ask." Norah didn't even acknowledge the mayors presence until moments later. Regina skimmed through paper work at her desk when Norah finally broke her silence.

"Where will I sleep?" she asked slowly.

Regina's heart filled with the hope that she had actually meant which room was hers. "If you mean what room will be yours, I have a guest room. You can decorate it however you like."

She nodded "What about Casey? Can she come visit?"

"Yes" she finally answered after taking another deep breath. Norah's face showed no expression or emotion. She sank into the back of the couch. Regina turned back to her paperwork. Silence again filled the air, until the doorbell broke the silence.

"Is that Emma?" Norah asked sitting up. She would rather let Emma arrest her then to be in the Mayor's presence at the moment.

"Why would she ring the doorbell? Henry is with her." Regina responded while opening the door. There stood a tear filled Mary Margret.

"What are you doing here?" Regina grimaced.

"Madam Mayor it's Henry... He's in the hospital." Mary Margret's brittle voice broke Regina's expression. "Why didn't someone call?" Regina asked grabbing her coat.

"We tried, but Emma figured you were talking to Norah. So I came to tell you I could stay with her."

"Norah will come with me." Regina argued, but more worried about Henry. "Fine, you can stay with her. In the waiting room." she retracted. "Now get out of my way."


A/N

so I was a little hesitant on posting this chapter because I didn't want to go out of character, everyone that has read this part of the story reminded me that the Queen did take out an entire village.. and some other pretty awful things, Hope everyone likes this chapter. :) R&R