Chapter10
Henry stood on the sidewalk staring up at the mansion. Smoke danced out from the chimney alerting him that the archer was inside. The teen was angry at the man, but more than that, he was disappointed. He wanted Emma to be happy, he did, but at the same time he thought his adoptive mother was happy. Now thinking about it, his adoptive mother was happiest when Henry, Emma and she were together as a family.
He fidgeted with the house key inside his coat pocket. Twirling the key ring slowly around his finger, he walked up to the door. Before he could pull the key out and put it in the lock, the door opened.
"Henry, you're home early." Robin smiled from behind the open door.
The teen walked passed the man and into the kitchen. He had left the loft before his grandparents had awaked, and didn't eat for fear of waking them. Robin on the other hand had bacon frying in the skillet.
"Are you hungry?" The man asked walking back to the stove to flip the strips of meat. "Roland is still asleep so I figured I would go ahead and cook."
"Sure." Henry said trying to keep his voice neutral.
He watched as the man pulled the carton of eggs from the fridge. He cooks very different from his adoptive mother. She was a bit more healthy when cooking, Robin, not so much. After the meat was finished, he divided it up on three different plates. He then took and cracked the eggs over the same grease filled skillet. His mother would have been in an up roar had she seen this, however Henry liked it.
As the man cooked the eggs, Henry couldn't help but think how heart broken his mother had been when Emma had brought Marion back, and when he walked across the town line with the intent to never come back so he could save his wife.
Robin turned from the stove with two plates in his hand and set them down on the island, "I'll let Roland sleep a bit longer, and then I'll wake him to eat."
The teen watched the man's smile. He felt as if Robin had been lying to him even about their friendship. He couldn't stand it any longer, "You're going to tell my mom when she gets back, right?"
The archer looked up in confusion, "I'm not sure I know what you mean."
"About Zelena." He said watching the man's face.
Robin's face turned a little white as he avoided eye contact with Henry, "What about Zelena?"
Henry narrowed his eyes, "Don't do that. I know your lying, I saw the video footage."
Robin gave a quick glance at the teen, but then looked down at his plate, "Oh, right, cameras."
Henry wanted to laugh at the man's realization. He was glad the man didn't know many of these world's marvels, well when it came to technology. The boy knew Robin would continue to lie for as long as he possibly could. Honorable, his ass.
Henry was hungry, but he pushed his plate away to concentrate on the man in front of him, "Look, I'm not judging you because you love someone else, although Zelena is an odd choice; however, you have been lying to my mom ever since you came back, and it's not fair to her." Henry explained.
"Who all knows?" Robin asked putting down his fork.
Henry sighed, "Grandpa, Hook and me."
Robin swallowed at this new found knowledge, "I don't want to hurt Regina. I don't know what happened between Zelena and me, but I know I love her and I want this baby with her." He said pushing his own plate away.
Henry rubbed his forehead, "Then why didn't you tell my mom this? My mom is the strongest person I have ever known, but when it comes to her heart, she is the most delicate, and when my mother feels weak, she gets angry, yada, yada… You know the rest."
Robin ran his hand through his cropped hair, "I know that, but she has Emma now, she doesn't need me."
Henry glared, "Are you stupid, or something? Emma gave up her own happiness to make sure my mom had hers. That was you man." Henry stood up, "People keep trying to hide things from me because they think I am too young to understand, but you know what, its people like you who need to grow up." The teen started for the door then turned around, "You are going to tell my mom when she gets home, or I will."
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Emma's eyes shot open and she gasped when she felt the warm leg slide up between her thighs. She looked around forgetting where she was for a moment, but a quiet moan made her look down at the silky brunette hair that fanned out over her chest, and her memory quickly returned.
Regina's naked body was half on top of her, as the blonde lay on her back. The other woman was clearly still asleep, but must be dreaming. Her knee had slid in between the other woman's thighs, resting firmly against the sheriff's center.
The blonde bit down on her bottom lip, she had fought all night to keep her hands to herself. She had to focus all of her energy on trying to get them warm, when all she wanted was to admire the woman of her dreams naked. It had been one of the hardest things she thinks she ever had to do.
A soft, warm hand slowly crept up her rib cage and gently cupped her breast. Emma's mouth went dry at the action. She had only dreamed about being naked with Regina, now she was, but not in the instance she would have liked.
How far could this go? The woman would wake up soon, and… Maybe it was not a good idea for the brunette to wake groping the blonde. She was probably dreaming of her Forest boy, and if she woke up knowing she had somewhat molested the younger woman, she would be horrified.
"Emma." The brunette called softly in her sleep.
The sultry voice of the mayor made the blonde's core throb. Emma must be dreaming herself, because she just heard the mayor call her name. Emma closed her eyes taking in a shaky breath, she needed to wake the other woman before things went too far and the older woman would blame her.
Without warning, the hand that had been on her breast quickly moved down and between the blonde's legs, cupping her sex. Emma gasped loudly, and moved the other woman's hand, "Regina." She said hoping the woman wouldn't be hard to wake.
The brunette shifted her body slightly, her head moved just enough that her breath was now on Emma skin. A shiver ran up the sheriff's spine.
"Regina, we need to get up." Emma tried again.
The mayor's knee moved back up between the other woman's thighs, reclaiming it former position. A soft moan escaped Emma's lips at the contact. This was driving the sheriff crazy. She wanted nothing more at this moment than to make love to the beautiful creature beside her, but knew that was not going to happen.
The blonde gently shook the mayor, "Regina, please wake up." Her voice sounded weak, even to her.
The brunette lifted her head from Emma's chest and looked around almost in confusion. She glanced down noticing Emma and then seeming to notice their position causing her breath hitch.
"Sorry." She said pulling away slowly.
Emma closed her eyes as the knee was removed from between her legs. Her cheek reddened at the thought of Regina realizing there was wetness now on the other woman's knee.
The mayor rolled her body back to her side of the pallet without another word. The wetness didn't seem to go noticed, and the blonde let out a quiet breath of relief. She would have been mortified if the other woman had known it was there.
The barn doors creaked open and Emma looked over to see the old woman entering carrying a load of clothing over one arm and food in the other, "You ladies need to get moving. Jacob heard horses headed this way on his morning hunt." She tossed the clothing down to the women, "Here are some dry clothes." She looked at Regina, "These should be more suitable for the forest your highness, because those fancy things you were wearing are going to get you killed."
Both younger women gasped. They didn't know that the woman had recognized the queen. Emma glanced over at the brunette who looked as though panic was setting in.
"Calm yourself. What you did in the past is on you, not me. I mean you no harm. I brought you two some bread and dried meat for your journey, but you must leave as soon as possible." The old woman said turning to leave.
"Thank you for your kindness." Regina called after her.
The old woman turned and winked at the brunette before closing the barn door behind her.
Emma climbed out from under the covers and stood. She began picking through the clothes.
"Which would you prefer to wear?" She asked holding up a pair of soft hide pants and a pair of shiny leather pants.
The blonde looked down at the other woman when she didn't answer. She suddenly realized that Regina was affected by her nudity. She hadn't worried about being modest, because she felt the other woman wasn't interested, but after seeing the deer in the headlight look, she pulled the clothes closer in an attempt to cover herself, "Sorry about that."
The mayor closed her mouth averting her eyes up to the blonde's face, "The shiny ones, I guess."
The sheriff tossed the pants to the other woman. The shirts were nearly identical; they were white loose fitting linen, so fussing over which to wear was not necessary.
Emma started pulling on the pants as she watched the older woman stand. She was incredible. Her olive skin seemed to glow in the poorly lit barn. For a moment the blonde forgot what she was doing. She licked her lips and swallowed, oh what she would give to...
"Miss. Swan, we are in a hurry, remember?" Regina said as she tightens the lace up fly of the pants.
Emma shook her head, "Right, sorry." She turned her back to the other woman as she finished fastening her pants and then she quickly pulled the linen shirt over her head. She closed her eyes; there was no way she could stay when they returned to Storybrooke. The more time she spent with the queen, the more she was afraid she couldn't live without her.
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David had gotten the same phone call as Mr. Gold. Belle and Mary Margret had found something. Granny was nearly finished completing the vase and now David was waiting for his wife at the pawn shop.
The two women all but ran in. Belle looked at her husband, "You were right about the vase being a portal key."
Snow step forward with an opened book and placed it on the counter, "It was used for Gods and Demi Gods to travel from Atlantis to other worlds."
"The only thing we are missing once Granny finishes the vase is the spell." Bell said.
Gold was looking down at the book, "What spell?"
Mary Margret leaned forward turning the page and pointing to a picture of a book, "We can't find the spell, but it would appear we need a book that has this emblem on it."
David watched from over his wife's shoulder, "Where do we find a book like that? It could be anywhere."
A large smile crossed the imp's face, "This book is here in StoryBrook."
David narrowed his eyebrows, "How do you know?"
The Dark one's eyes seemed to gleam in the light, "Because that is Cora's book. I gave it to her."
David's mouth fell open. "Okay, so where is it now?" Snow asked.
"I'm not completely sure, but I do know Regina has it." Rumple said.
The prince sighed, "Well great. That means it could be anywhere."
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Henry banged on the cabin door loudly. Muffled mumbling could be heard from behind the door as he waited for someone to open it.
The narrow wooden door was jerked open, "Bloody hell! Do you know what time it is?"
Henry could smell the rum on the pirate, and knew what he had been doing the night before, "It's six thirty."
The teen shifted in his stance causing the light he had been hiding with his shoulder to shine in Hooks face, "Ahh mate, come back later, had a bit of a long night." He used his arm to shield the light from his eyes.
"I need to talk to you Killian." Henry said.
The man knew he couldn't win so he steps to the side to let the boy pass. Henry watched as Hook walked over to the small table and picked up a dark colored bottle, placed it to his lips and turned it up throwing his head back. Slowly he brought his head forward removing the bottle from his mouth with a disappointed look. The bottle was empty so he slammed it down on the table.
Henry shook his head, "And here I thought you would be an emotional wreck."
Hook raised an eye brow at the boys sarcasm, "I said I would help Emma get her happy ending, I didn't say I liked it."
"Fair enough." Henry said pulling out a chair and sitting down.
The pirate mimicked the teen and sat down, "So what was so important that it had to be said at six bloody thirty in the morning." He gave a slight smile, but it was more to hide his annoyance, which he failed at.
"I told Robin that we knew about him and Zelena, and I asked him if he was going to tell my mom." Henry said looking at the pirate.
Hook scratched is unshaven chin, "I see, and what did he have to say?"
The teen shrugged, "I don't think he planned to tell her. I don't know what he thought was going to happen when the baby was born. Maybe he planned to break her out and run off with her."
"Well, he definitely had some sort of plan, or he wouldn't continue to see the woman behind the mayors back." The pirate said looking off into space. "He was bond to get caught sooner or later."
Henry looked up at the pirate, "Did you know about this?"
Killian leaned forward in his chair, "Well, at first I wasn't sure."
"How long Killian?" The teen asked.
"I didn't know that's what he was doing in the beginning." Killian tried to explain.
Henry stood up placing his hands on the table, "How long did you know Robin was cheating on my mom." Henry's voice was icy.
The pirate adjusted his jaw, "A couple of months."
"Are you serious?" Henry shouted. "Why didn't you tell anyone?"
"Come on lad, it wasn't my business to get involved in." Killian said with a soft smile.
Henry looked at the man with disgust, "I can't believe Emma ever liked you to begin with. You are a selfish coward and are no better than Gold himself."
Killian stood, "Hey now, that's not fair!"
Henry turned jerking the door open and running up the stairs, leaving the pirate with his own thoughts.
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The old woman had left the two women with fresh boots and a horse. The only problem was that there was only one horse and Emma didn't know how to ride, so naturally Regina took the reins.
For the first couple of miles she cursed the fact that Emma was behind her. The blonde's hands rested on the brunette's waist, and every time the horse would trot or hit a dip, she could feel the sheriff's crotch and breast rubbing against her back. She realized that the situation would be far worse for her had she been sitting in reversed positions.
A chill ran up her spin at the memory of this morning. She had been having a very intimate dream involving the other woman, and when she woke up; her knee was in between the blonde's legs. The strangest part was when she moved her knee; she had felt the sheriff's arousal covering it. Her stomach flutter and heat rushed to her core, she shiver at the thought.
Emma leaned in pressing her full front into the mayor, "Are you alright?"
Regina swallowed and then answered, "Yes, why do you ask?"
"I felt you shiver and thought maybe you were cold." The blonde said.
The queen was far from cold, "No I'm fine, just a slight cold chill, but it's gone now."
Regina felt a little exposed. She had been wearing a corset since they got here and now, she wore no bra. The linen shirt was so thin that she almost felt like she wasn't wearing it. Luckily the old woman had not only given them cloaks, but also fur tunics, which was a huge relief.
Regina realized the blonde was still leaning into her. She could swear she could still feel the other woman's body beneath her. It was so smooth and firm. It was very warm and smooth, like nothing she had ever imagined.
Emma leaned back and asked, "Can I ask you a personal question?"
Regina had no idea what the blonde would want to know, probably something about her mother, "Sure."
"Have you ever been with a woman?" Emma's words were loud in her head.
The queen was not expecting that question, "Why do you wish to know?"
Emma laughed, "I was just curious, but you don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I didn't mean to ask something that intimate."
Regina considered for a moment on telling the blonde it was none of her business, but her mouth had other plans, "No, I have not." She rolled her eyes at herself.
She could hear the nervousness in the blonde's voice, "Have you ever thought about it?"
Regina kept telling herself this was not a good conversation for her and the sheriff to be having given the past events, but something kept making her talk, "Umm, I guess." She felt a little awkward so she replayed the question on Emma, "Have you ever been with a woman?"
"Yeah, a few." Emma said without hesitation.
Regina felt a little burn of jealousy at knowing there had been other women who have enjoyed the blonde's nakedness in all its glory, "I see."
She felt the blonde stiffen slightly, "I know that tone, what's wrong?"
"Nothing." She said. She couldn't let on that she didn't like the answer to the question, however see felt compelled to know more, "How many women have there been?" She flinched, waiting for the response.
Emma repositioned herself in the saddle behind the brunette, her hands still firmly attached to the mayor's hips, "Oh no, we are not playing a number game. I know how those go. Those are answers we will never get out of our heads. Let's just say, when I was younger I only dated women."
Regina was a little confused, "Then why were you with Neal and then that guy in New York and then Hook?"
"I thought I found someone special with Neal. All of the women I had dated were older and they all seemed to just want to play, when they were bored they would toss me to the side. I thought for the longest time maybe I was just trying to convince myself that I was gay, so I started dating guys." Emma tried to explain.
Regina nodded an understanding. Before she could ask another question the blonde asked, "How come you've never slept with a woman before?"
The mayor had never been asked that so she had to think about it for a second, "Well I guess none of them caught my attention, nor did I catch theirs, men on the other hand were at my beckon call."
"Oh." The blonde replied. For a second the queen thought the conversation was over, but then the blonde asked, "What made you fall for Robin?"
The mayor blinked, opening and closing her mouth as she thought of the answer, "Well Tinker Belle said that my soul mate had a lion tattoo and she lead me to him. Unfortunately the first time I chickened out and refused to go and meet him. Tinker Belle got into trouble and lost her wings, and I went onto become an even better Evil queen."
"You're telling me that you fell for Robin because a fairy told you too?" Emma asked in a perplexed tone.
"Well, no, I mean yes. When the second curse brought us back here, he was there. He was kind, gentle, and he seemed to want me." She stopped at her own words. The blonde must have thought that was pathetic.
There was a silence and then the brunette heard the blonde take a breath, "Are you happy? I mean with your life back in Storybrooke?"
She knew where this was heading, "Emma, don't do this." She had been so confused about everything after their first kiss and the longer they were here the more confused she became.
"Don't do what? Ask a friend a simple question?" Emma asked.
"It's not a simple question, it's complicated." The queen blurted out raising her voice.
The mayor felt Emma stiffen behind her. She closed her eyes, why had she said that. She should have just said she loved Robin. She did love Robin, right?
A strong pungent odor wafted under the queen's nose and before she could register the horse neighed, stopping in its tracks.
"Oh no." Regina said.
"What is it?" Emma asked.
"There is an ogre somewhere." Regina whispered.
"Oh man, we had to deal with one on my first visit here." The blonde said in a low voice.
Regina turns to look at the other woman, "And did you defeat it?"
Emma smiled sheepishly, "My mom shot it in the eye with an arrow."
"Of course she did, and we have no bow and arrow." Regina huffed.
Giant stomping sounds were drawing closer and the tree in the distance shook. Regina turned the horse kicking in in the sides with the heels of her feet, " Hey yaa!" The queen shouted. The horse bolted forward kicking up snow as he increased his speed.
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Mary Margret sat quietly in a corner booth at the diner. She had reluctantly taken Ashley up on her offer for watching Neal for a few hours. She had to admit it was kind of nice to get away from him for a little while. Most mother's would probably feel guilty at thoughts like that, but then again those mother's had not been awake for the last three days with a teething baby. Luckily for Ashley, the tooth must have broken through last night, because there was a new shinny white one right in the front bottom of the child's mouth.
She sipped her tea reading the latest Harlequin novel she had found at Belle's library. She would have thought she were above those slightly smutty books, but then when she actually read one, it was like a drug. David had not complained about her newly refueled sex drive, so she didn't see the harm.
The bell over the door jingled and she looked up from her book. Henry walked in with a scowl on his face. She lowered her book as she waved him over. She noticed his features softened some, but she knew something was wrong.
He walked over to her table, "Hey Grandma, I didn't think you would be here, where's Neal?"
"Ashley is watching him for me, so I thought I'd come and have lunch. Would you like to join me?" She asked sticking her bookmark in between the pages she was reading and closed the book.
The teen looked like he was going to decline, but after a short hesitation, slid into the booth opposite his grandmother, "Sure."
"What are you reading?" He asked glancing over at the book.
Pink heated the short haired woman's cheeks, "Oh, that? Just a book." She said picking it up off the table and sliding it into her purse.
"Jake said his mom reads those books because there is sex in them." Henry said without an expression.
"Oh, really. I must not have gotten to that part yet." She said hoping she sounded innocent and then she changed the subject, "What's got you in a funk?"
The boy looked around the diner, and then back to her, "Did Grandpa tell you that Robin has been cheating on my mom?"
Mary Margret's raised her eye brows in surprise, "No. He got home late last night so we didn't really have time to talk."
"Yeah, well he is. I went and told Robin that I knew and that he needed to tell my mom. Then Hook agree to work on operation SwanQueen, but come to find out, he knew Robin has been cheating on my mom for months. That's messed up." Henry said everything very quickly and Snow was having trouble following.
She put her hands up, "Whoa, slow down. Start at the beginning."
Henry took a deep breath and then let it out slowly, "Grandpa saw Robin on video footage visiting Zelena at the hospital."
Snow smiled, "He could have just been being nice Henry, and she is pregnant with his child."
Henry rolled his eyes, "Let me finish. The footage goes back several months. So I find out and that's when Hook wants to work on the new mission. I went to see Robin this morning, and he tells me how he is in love with Zelena. I told him it wasn't fair to my mom not to tell her. Then I went to see Hook and he accidentally told me that he had known basically from the beginning that Robin was sneaking around on mom."
Mary Margret's eyes widened, but she regained her composure, "So now you're mad at Killian?"
Henry scowled, "Yes I'm mad at him."
"But Henry, it wasn't his business to get involved in." She said with a sympathetic smile.
Henry was now glaring, "Yes it was. Do you know what this could do to my mom? When she finds out that all this time, her happiness has been fake. Emma could have made a move sooner and maybe they would be together."
"Is that what this is about? You want your mothers together?" She was a little confused.
"No. This is about both of my mother's getting their happy endings. I knew before anyone that Emma was in love with my mom, but I never said anything because I thought my mom had found her happiness with Robin. Now it pisses me off that they could have been happy together from the start, but that stupid archer had to come along and do this. I haven't been able to spend time with Emma in months because she was avoiding Hook and Robin." Henry explained. "And there has been a slight sadness in my mom since Emma stopped coming around."
The woman was stunned by the maturity of her grandson's words. She had been ready to argue all of the reasons Emma and Regina didn't need to be together, but after his explanation, she couldn't think of one good reason why they couldn't.
She smiled at the teenager, "I want to be part of operation SwanQueen."
Henry looked up at the older woman, "Really?"
Snow nodded, "Yes." The smile she received from her grandson warmed her heart. Her family's safety and happiness was the most important thing in the world to her.
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Sweat droplets rolled down the sheriff's forehead. His arms felt as if they were carrying a ten ton grenade, even though it was only a two pound vase. Granny told him she would shoot him with her cross bow if he dropped it. By the crazed look in the older woman's face he believed her.
David kicked at the glass door of the pawn shop. His hands were busy trying to not drop the vase that Granny had spent two days putting back together without sleep. He was concentrating so hard on the item in his hands that he hadn't realized that Gold stood holding the door open.
"You look like a bear in the circus trying to balance on a ball." Gold said with amusement.
David let his eyes glance up at the imp, but quickly moved them back to the vase, "I don't want to drop it."
Gold crossed his arms over his chest and leaned into the door, "You only had to carry it less than a block; you act as if it could explode or something."
"Have you met my daughter? She inherited her grace from me, so I have to be extra careful." David said as another droplet of sweat dripped off his face.
The imp stood up and snatched the vase from the other man. He ran his hand over it causing it to disappear then it reappeared on the counter where it was displayed in a glass box, "If we wait any longer for you, then Henry will be married by the time his mother's return."
David huffed; this man aggravated him to no end. There was nothing he could do about it, except to do as the man said if he wanted to get his daughter back. His only saving grace was that Rumple was trying his very hardest to behave, so there had been no deal struck.
"So what now? We have the vase." David asked.
"We have the vase but no book. In order to bring them home, I need the book to find the correct spell." Gold said staring at the amazing repair Granny did on the vase. It was hard to tell it had ever been broken, unless you were right up on it, but even then there was only a small crack here and a small crack there.
"Where should we start looking?" David asked.
Rumple furrowed his brow, "Must I do everything? I thought you were a sheriff."
"I am." David said with a raised eye brow.
"Then go and investigate officer." Rumple snapped closing the door in his face.
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"I thought the ogres were extinct." Emma said over the brunette's shoulder as she struggled to stay on top of the fast moving equine.
"Apparently not dear." She heard the other woman say.
The horse was running in almost zigzag patterns to avoid all of the trees, Emma glanced behind to see how close the ogre actually was, but when she did, the horse passed under a tree with low hanging limbs. Regina was able to duck, but it smacked the blonde across the shoulder sending her flying through the air and then landing her hard on the forest floor.
"Emma!" The brunette called out as she pulled on the reigns to stop the horse.
The impact of the fall knocked the breath out of Emma. She felt a little disorientated as she slowly sat up and shook her head. The stomping made the earth shake as the creature got closer.
"Emma! Run!" Regina shouted.
Like before, the blonde found her feet rooted. She turned slowly to see the ogre coming straight for her. He skidded to a halt only a few feet from her pausing to roar. His breath was no better than the ogre's she had met previously. Her heart was pounding in her chest; her mind was racing to come up with a plan.
"Hey! Over here you over sized jock strap!" Regina yelled as she threw something hitting him in the head.
The ogre looked even angrier, if that were at all possible. He snorted, turning his attention to the brunette. She kicked the horse causing it to rear up, and then it lunged forward kicking up snow, dirt and leaves as he started running. The blonde's jaw was momentarily stuck open at the incredibly sexy queen on the noble steed in front of her.
As if he had forgotten about the sheriff, he started running after the horse. All at once the blonde snapped to. She couldn't let him go after Regina. As the ogre passed she jumped grabbing a hold of his shin brace.
Emma had no clue what kind of fur his brace was made out of, but he must have been wearing them from birth. The fur was matted with mud, blood and she was not even going to attempt to guess what else. It took all of her strength to climb to the top of the brace just below his knee.
Her mother's words kept playing in her head, 'You have to shot an ogre in the eye'. It was the only way to kill it. It sound much like if she were trying to kill a zombie. This was one of those times she felt herself missing Mary Margret, less for the motherly part and more for the bad ass with a bow part.
The vibration from the ogre's feet impacting the ground as he ran was becoming a hassle for the sheriff. Her feet were balanced on a strip of leather strap that wrapped around the brace, while she clung on with fistfuls of dirty fur.
Emma glanced up, there was no more material other than his loin cloth that she could see, but it was several feet from her. She whipped her head back to see how close the ogre was to Regina and she gasped. He was gaining on her fast. She looked around and noticed a frayed leather strap hanging down between the ogre's legs. She followed it up with her head and could see it was a strip from his loin cloth.
The strip swung back and forth with the ogre's movements. She would have to time this just right, because if she missed, not only would she hit the ground probably in a painful manner, but he would get to Regina.
Emma counted it out each time the strip swung close to her, " One…two…"
She didn't bother with three and she leaped as hard as she could. Her hands grabbed a hold of the strip as her body collided with the inner thigh of the ogre's other leg. Not much time had passed yet she was already worn out.
"Think Emma, what did you learn in gym class?" She asked herself.
She shook her head; gym class was not one of her favored classes so she seldom showed up. This was the one time she was kicking herself for not sucking it up and dealing with that bitch, Mrs. Hinckley. Her hands were starting to slip.
"That's it." She said out loud.
She quickly wrapped the leather once around her left leg and used her right to clamp down on it. This not only allowed her to use her legs to climb, but it also helped to give her arms a break. Once she got the rhythm down, she was climbing up.
As the blonde made her way up the front of the ogre's loin cloth, she realized that she had been in many compromising positions before, but this was by far the worst. She would even say she would rather be in bed with Hook rather than clinging to the urine soaked loin cloth of an unbathed ogre.
Emma reached the waist band. Looking around she wasn't sure what to do. She didn't have a proper place to put her foot, so she could reach up in an attempt to grab onto the ogre's chest strap. She glanced back down at Regina. The brunette was riding the horse as fast as she could, but the ogre's legs made too long of strides to out run him.
The smelly creature leaned down to swipe at the mayor. Emma took this as a golden opportunity. As he bent down, the straps were close enough for the blonde to grab and as he stood, she went with him.
The sheriff knew it was only a matter of time before the creature got Regina. The muscles in Emma's arms and hands were on fire. She was afraid that her body would fail her before she completed her task.
In a similar fashion as with the leather strip before, the blonde climbed the chest strap. This seemed to take longer. She decided to try another method. She pulled her feet up on either side of the leather strap and began climbing it as if it were a rope on a wall.
The ogre seemed to know she was there. He swiped his hand across his chest as if he were swatting at a bug. Emma jumped to the other strap almost losing her grip. She started climbing as fast as she could, ducking random swats from the creature.
Emma reached his shoulder. She knelt down holding the strap with one hand and trying to catch her breath. The ogre appeared to be slowing down. The blonde turned seeing Regina's horse stop abruptly throwing the older woman from the saddle. The mayor slid to a stop mere feet from the edge of a cliff.
Emma's eyes widened with fear. She had to take this monster out before he took out Regina. The ogre shook his body banging his fist against his chest. The sudden movement knocked the sheriff off of her feet. She fought to stay on the creatures shoulder, losing her balance, she fell off. On her way down, Emma quickly reached out grabbing the back of the creature's straps that went across his back stopping her fall.
The sheriff had to get to the ogre's head. Hand over hand she climbed her way back up to his shoulder. She could hear him roar at Regina, and the blonde was starting to panic.
After reaching the creature's shoulder, she could see the fear on the brunette's face. However, it looked more like concern and Emma assumed she was scared for her.
The ogre had attempted several swipes at the brunette, which she was able to dodge. Emma wasn't sure what she could do. Even if she could get up to his head, he was bald and there was no way for her to get down to his eye.
She reached into her boot and pulled out a dagger she had stuck there back at the barn. One way or another there had to be a way. The ogre reached down this time hitting the brunette causing her to fly several feet to the side and she let out a painful grunt.
The ogre went for the mayor again, and as he bent down Emma took off running as fast as she could up the back of his neck and up his head. When the creature stood Emma was standing at the top of his head. With a giant hand he swung it up in an attempt to knock the blonde off, but she ducked.
Emma looked down at brunette and clenched her teeth.
"Here goes nothing." She said as she ran towards to front of the ogre's head. The blonde fell to her hip sliding as if she were sliding for home base over the monster's forehead, grabbing a handful of eyebrow hair swinging her body down and in the direction of his eye.
Emma held the dagger tightly as the milky colored eye came closer. She closed her eyes and held the dagger out in front of her. The sound the dagger made as it penetrated its target was indescribable. It was definitely a sound all of its own.
The ogre growled out in pain. Emma plunged the dagger in further with all of her might causing blood to spray out covering the front of her shirt and her arm. The creatures stumbled forward and then backwards before falling onto his back on the snow covered ground with a loud crash.