Chapter 10
Fuck!
Regina disappears in a flash of purple smoke.
She magicked herself up into her watch tower, it was the one place she always went to think.
"what the fuck!" Regina says, "this can't be happening", she paces the room in distress.
She makes her way to the window and drops down to her knee's in the same stop her father was killed. Placing her hands on the area he had laid, she starts to sob.
"my true love… my true love is the daughter of Snow White. Why would the fates set this out like this? Snow White took away my happiness… TWICE! First Daniel, and then my father. This isn't fair. Why does my life always have to tie in with hers?!"
Regina looks through the window and stares out towards the White Kingdom while thinking to herself.
"this isn't fair. This new beginning was meant to be rid of her. How can I be happy if she'll always be a reminder in my life?... I don't think I can do this. Maybe I should just take another sleeping curse…" she chuckles at the thought, knowing fair well that Emma would be stubborn enough to wake her up again.
"Emma" she says as a smile takes over her face.
"Emma is great. She's been so thoughtful. So patient. She's so sweet. And that smile… I'm going to fall to my knee for that smile. And her eyes, how could I ever forget about her eyes, they're so beautiful and green. They're so alluring and I could get lost in them forever. I'm so hopeless" she slumps over the window at the thought, "I think I fell for her the moment she fell down the stairs. She's such a dork, it's definitely amusing. She makes me smile. I haven't smiled this much before, not even with Daniel… and to think it hasn't even been a full day. This has got to be hard for her too. It must not have been easy for her when she found out who I was. Her mother had to of told her stories about me."
The woman stands back up and leans against the window's edge, "why does my life always have to be a struggle? I am over fighting. I just want to live."
At that moment, Regina looks over her shoulder towards the stairs. she hears someone stamping their heavy feet as they run up them. Shaking her head and smiling, Regina rolls her eyes.
Emma comes bounding in the room gasping for breath and smiles when she makes eye contact with Regina.
Regina is still clearly fuming but Emma still walks in the door.
"hi" Emma shyly says as she makes her way closer to Regina.
"how did you know I would be here?" Regina asked curiously.
"I read you journals" Emma shrugs, "I know this is where you come when you need to think"
"hmmt" Regina groaned out, "yes, well… finding out that it's only been 21 years, my true love is the daughter of the person I hate and my life will always be tied to Snow White … it is a bit of a shock dear", Regina said with sass.
Emma just stands there awkwardly, slipping a hand in her pocket as she adjusts her stance from leg to leg.
"why didn't you tell me who you are?" Regina growled at Emma.
"because introducing myself as 'Princess Emma Charming, Daughter of your Enemies', didn't seem like a good idea"
"and lying to me about it is?" Regina said as she crossed her arms over her chest.
Emma frowned, "I didn't lie to you. I just didn't tell you. I know I should of but I knew you'd be upset"
"damb right I'm upset!" Regina yelled.
"I'm not my parents, Regina. I am more than my birthright. I am my own person with my own thoughts and feelings. The issues you three had, has nothing to do with me. I like you for you and I hope you want to know me for me"
Regina scoffs at Emma and shakes her head, "I'm sure your mother had told you about all the 'evil' things I had done. I'm surprised you're even here"
Emma takes a few steps forward, "that doesn't matter anymore. They were just stories. I know some things did happen but it really doesn't matter to me. I understand that you had a kingdom to run and that my mother was a royal pain in the arse. But I got to know your side of the story through your journals and I think that you did everything you thought right for the good of your kingdom. I get it Regina, I really do. You weren't evil, you were just a strict ruler. Mother just liked to run her mouth and wanted everyone to love her more than you"
Regina just stares at Emma in shock as a tear starts to run down her face. No one had given her a chance before and this was all completely new for her.
Emma walks closer to Regina and offers her a small smile, "I'm going to be completely honest with you here…"
"please do", Regina chuckles mockingly as she wipes her tear away.
"after spending the last few weeks here and reading your journals, I feel like I've gotten to know you, the real you. I've read all the secrets that you've never told anyone. I have gotten to know why you did the things that made others upset with you. You always had a reason for them. You were a great ruler…" Emma smiles up at Regina, "I loved reading how you wished that the people trusted you enough to get to know you. You wanted to be able to make them happy but they fought you all the way because of my mother. You decided that being stricter on them was the only way they'd comply. I loved the fact you tried though. It shows that you really are an incredible person under all that sass"
They both chuckle at the thought of Regina's sassiness.
"see, I love that. You're not some hard arse that wants to be evil and destroy everything. You just want to be loved and fit in so you can be the best person you can be. you do deserve to have a fresh start and now that Mother is gone, I think that can be a possibility for you."
"you think the people will forgive me for my past?" Regina asked timidly.
"I think they'd listen to me at least. if I ask them to give you a chance, I know most of them would. They'd love you" Emma blushed, "I know I am starting too"
Regina just stares at the blonde, not sure if she just heard Emma correctly.
"I don't expect to you to say anything to that. You only just met me really. Well and so have I, but I feel like I really got to know you when I was reading your journals. I know your favourite colour is purple, you fell in love with it when your magic matured and it took that form. I know your favourite flowers have been lilies since you were a little girl, I know that you and your father planted them all throughout the gardens for you both to enjoy together. I know that your father was the only person who saw you for you, he never expecting you to be anyone else. I know that you loved to play the piano as a teenager and that you miss it, I know that you were forced to stop playing when you became Queen because my mother didn't like music. I know you like to wake up early to watch the sunrise. the world stops for the smallest of moments as the sun breaks the surface, and you feel that it brings endless opportunities for you to start new for the day. But in the past, you were always disappointed that it was always the same shit every day."
Emma rubs a hand over her face as she continues. Regina is still just staring at her.
"I'm not perfect Regina, I know that. But I want to make sure you have the new beginning that you've wished for all your life. I'm not asking you to love me, I am just asking you to be my friend and give me the chance to help you get the happiness you deserve. You really deserve a new beginning… Maybe you weren't tied into my mother's life, but she was tied into yours. Maybe everything happened the way it did so we could meet and you could have more chances to be happy. Please let me help you. Don't shut me out because of things that have nothing to do with me." Emma allows Regina a moment to let that all sink in, she can see the woman is thinking.
And think, Regina does.
"this is too good to be true. I can't take my eyes off her. Is she right? Could everything of happened all for this moment. Do I really get a chance for a new beginning? I need this… I need her"
Regina looked harder into Emma's eyes as she contemplated a single thought.
"can I try something?" she asked Emma as she started to walk closer towards her.
"yeah, of course" Emma said as she too walked closer to Regina.
They meet in the middle of the room and breathe in deep as they get lost in each other's eyes again.
Regina brings her hand up to Emma's face and slides it along the blonde's jaw. She smiles as she watches as Emma's breath gets heavier. Their magic dancing a light lilac glow under her hand. Regina leans in closer and whispers to Emma, "I'm going to kiss you now"
Emma smiles big as she wets her lips, "okay" she says as she steps in towards Regina.
Is seems like time stands still as their lips finally touch. It starts small and sweet. No one makes a move to separate. Instead, Emma raises her hands up and cups Regina's face as she deepens the kiss. Regina moves her other hand onto Emma's hip and pulls her in closer.
As Regina digs her nails into Emma's side, she giggles when she hears the blonde moan. Emma slides her tongue against Regina's lips, seeking permission to explore her mouth.
Regina just chuckles and breaks the kiss, "ease up tiger, you have plenty of time to do that another time."
The two women just stand there in their embrace with their foreheads against each other's.
"I could get use to this" Emma giggled as she placed another soft kiss to the woman's mouth.
Regina lifts a hand over Emma's heart and smiles. A shimmer catches her eyes and she picks up the necklace.
"I figured out you were wearing the necklace" Regina said to her.
"yeah, it kind of just happened. I was just holding it as it glowed and then next think I know, I'm putting it on."
Regina snickers, "of course. It's all to do with the magnetic pull that is tied to it through true love."
"oh! I thought it had to do with my magic again, it had been sparking like crazy every time I got close to you. I just thought that maybe the necklace had an essence of your magic in it and it connected us that way. Where did you find it?"
Regina separates from Emma and walks back over to the window. She pulls her own necklace out of her shirt and turns to Emma and sighs, "Daniel got them for us. He was told that it connects those who have true love. I thought he was conned into it, it never worked for us. That all makes sense now though…", she lifts her hand up and grabs her own necklace as she looks back out the window, "If you hold it, you can feel how the other person is feeling or project your feelings over towards them. I have read that you can also find the location of the other person if they're in danger too."
Emma walks over to Regina and stands behind her, wrapping her arms around the woman's waist. She places a light kiss to the woman's cheek and smiles at her, "I can feel you're not angry with me. I can feel happiness right now"
Regina turns her head to the side, letting go of the necklace to cup Emma's cheek, "in this moment right now, I definitely feel happy" she smiles at the blonde and leans in and kisses her.