A/N:Here's the next chapter! Sorry about the wait, I got headaches for three nights in a row, so much so that I couldn't bare to look at my laptop's screen! It did give me more time to think about my story though and I also thought of a few future stories. Because sadly this one will come to an end soon. I'll post those ideas at the end of the chapter for you guys to see. This is set in 2x18 and because Regina wasn't in it as much there's a quite a bit of fluff I guess but also a bit of angst. Thanks for all the reviews, subscriptions and favourites! Hope you enjoy this chapter!

Disclaimer: Don't own OUAT. Only Amelia!


Regina was up early the next morning; of course this meant that Amelia was still fast asleep in her room. Regina was grateful that the past events of the week meant that Amelia didn't have as much energy as normal. Even last night when Amelia had been trying to avoid taking her medicine she could see that the girl was getting tired. It was a lot easier to get the girl to have a nap though, so Regina wasn't going to complain. Also, because Amelia was still sleeping, Regina could try mixing her antibiotics with something else without the girl knowing. So now, Regina was stirring the medicine into a glass of apple juice, smiling slightly when it didn't change the colour. She just hoped it still tasted the same.


Regina had waited for a while before she put the glass in the fridge to keep it cold. It was about another half hour after that she decided to go wake Amelia up. When she entered the room she couldn't help but smile that Amelia was still sleeping peacefully. Somehow after everything that had happened, the girl's constant nightmares had stopped, at least for the moment. She stood in the doorway for a few minutes before she sat down on the edge of the bed, gently shaking Amelia's shoulder as she called her name. As usual, Amelia announced her waking with a groan, slowly opening her eyes as she adjusted them to the light. Regina couldn't help but smile as Amelia sat up, clutching her pillow, before she slowly tipped over onto Regina.

"You have to get up Amelia." Regina wrapped an arm around her, watching as Amelia shook her head.
"No, sleep is better." Amelia tucked her head into Regina's neck, letting go of her pillow as she held onto Regina.
Regina sighed, "You are so difficult sometimes. I guess that's one of the reasons I love you so much."
Amelia giggled slightly before trying to snuggle into Regina more, "I love you cause you're cuddly."
Regina smiled, "Well if you're going to hug me then you're coming downstairs."
Amelia groaned slightly but didn't make any attempt to move, so Regina stood up and walked downstairs with her.

"I don't want medicine!" Amelia's eyes widened as she realised they were walking into the kitchen.
"Well that woke you up…" Regina frowned slightly, "I was just getting you breakfast anyway."
"So…no medicine?" Amelia looked up, watching intently as Regina got her a bowl of cereal and then the glass of apple juice from the fridge.
"As long as you drink your juice, you don't need medicine." Regina put Amelia down at the table before sitting opposite from her.
Amelia grinned enthusiastically, eating her cereal before taking a large gulp of apple juice…and then spitting it out. "Yuck!" Amelia stuck her tongue out in disgust, before looking at Regina's crestfallen face, "You put icky in my juice!"
Regina looked at the mess and sighed, "I thought you wouldn't be able to taste it. Obviously I was mistaken," Regina stood up, "I'll go get a cloth, but this means that you have to have your medicine by itself again."
Amelia whimpered slightly as she watched Regina go into the kitchen before coming back with a spoon and antibiotics in one hand and a cloth in the other.

Amelia stared as Regina poured the medicine onto the spoon, twisting the bottom of her pyjama top in her hands without realising it. Regina finished and looked up at Amelia who had now closed her eyes and had her mouth open waiting. It was a surprise but it was a welcome one at that, so before the girl could change her mind, Regina quickly gave her the medicine, making sure she swallowed it all. Amelia shuddered and opened her eyes again, looking at the spoon before looking at Regina, "What if it's not working?"
Regina smiled before she realised Amelia was serious and she quickly shifted closer, "Of course it's working! You're getting better aren't you?"
Amelia shrugged slightly, "It doesn't hurt anymore…"
Regina wrapped an arm around Amelia's shoulders before lifting up one of the girl's arm and drawing a circle around one of the group of stitches. "This isn't infected, you see, because your medicine is stopping that from happening." Regina stopped and placed the hand on Amelia's forehead, "You also don't have a fever, so that's another sign that it's working."
Amelia nodded slightly before resting her head on Regina's shoulder, "Where does daddy live?"


Regina was completely caught off guard by the question, so much so she was speechless until Amelia looked up at her expectantly, "He…died from a heart attack."
Amelia's face fell as she looked down before she looked back up at Regina, her face hopeful, "You said that about mummy, but she came back. He'll come back as well!"
Regina shook her head, swallowing the lump in her throat, "I thought mother had died, but she hadn't. I know for sure that father died. He's…not coming back, Amelia."
Amelia looked Regina in the eye, slowly breaking down into tears until Regina pulled her into her lap, that's when for the second time in a number of days Amelia was wracked by sobs, "That's not fair!"
Regina held back her own tears as she placed a hand on Amelia's back, rubbing what she hoped was soothing circles.
Amelia was clutching onto Regina tightly, trying hard to stop crying. Regina just stayed there, letting a few of her own tears slip out.

It was only once Amelia finished crying that Regina realised just how much everything was affecting the girl. She was still so young, and their parents were gone, Regina was older so she knew how to cope, but after being away for so long to come back to this, it was a lot to take in. It was a while before Amelia spoke up again, only adding to Regina's heartbreak, "What if I go away again too?"
Regina quickly looked down at Amelia, meeting the girl's eyes, "I promise you Amelia, that I won't let anything happen to you."
Amelia held her gaze for a few moments before she finally nodded and flung her arms around Regina's neck. Regina returned the hug tightly, hoping the rest of the day would go a little better.


Granny's for lunch was the least Regina could do to try and cheer Amelia up. So the two sat at the counter and ate together. Amelia was just about finished her lunch when Regina noticed the man sitting in one of the booths. So after ordering some pie for the man Regina watched him out of the corner of her eye. Once her order for him was fulfilled she told Amelia to stay put before walking over to him.

"I hope you enjoy your pie. It's on me." Regina looked at Greg before sitting down opposite him in the booth. "I'm Regina Mills, Mayor of Storybrooke, I'm also Henry's mother."
Greg watched her as she sat down, "Oh he- he's the cute little kid that was wondering through the woods, right?"
Regina smiled and nodded, "Yes…I just wanted to thank you for calling me about him."
"Yeah no, no sweat. I- I have a soft spot for little kids in trouble."
Regina continued to look at him, "I'm fairly certain we haven't met before but…you seem oddly familiar."
"I don't see how that's possible unless, have you spent a lot of time in Carlisle, Pennsylvania?"
Regina laughed and shook her head, "No, I can't say that I have," she paused for a moment as he took another bit of his pie, "Well if there's anything you need during your stay here, please don't hesitate to ask."

Regina walked back over to Amelia, "All finished?"
Amelia nodded and hopped off the stool, Regina grabbing her hand as they walked towards the door. Mary Margaret burst in the door, right in front of Regina, causing the pair to stop. Regina smiled at the woman before speaking up, "If I were you I'd try the fish special. It's right up your alley; Blackened Sole." Regina pushed behind Mary Margaret, opening the door and letting Amelia out before she followed.


It was later on that afternoon when Amelia was having another nap that Regina went back out.
She was standing in Greg Mendell's room, watching out the window as she waited for him to come back. It had taken a while for her to place who he was, but now she was so certain that it was Owen she couldn't believe she hadn't recognised him straight away. So now she waited and hoped he wouldn't be too long.

What felt like years later Regina heard the door open behind her.
Greg walked in, calling someone on his phone before he saw her and stopped the call. "You know, I'm all set on towels. If that's why you're here, I air dry."
Regina slowly turned around, looking at him, "I'm here because I realised why you look so familiar to me. It's because we have met before, haven't we, Owen?" Regina had moved closer and watched him smirk as she pulled out the item he had given her all those years ago. "I kept this all these years as a reminder of our time together. You were just a boy when you gave this to me. Now look at you, all grown up." Regina walked even closer to him and reached out a hand towards his chin only for him to move away, "No wonder I didn't recognise you."

Greg watched her, "Yeah but I recognised you, because you look exactly the same, Regina. It's as if, no time has passed for you."
Regina smiled and brought a hand up to her own cheek, "Monthly juice cleanse. Does wonders for the skin," she paused for a moment again before speaking, "You could've come to me Owen, you could've told me who you were and why you're here."
"I think you know why I'm here."
Regina looked down briefly, "I honestly don't."
"I'm looking for my father."
"Your father? He left shortly after you did, I never saw him again."
"I don't believe you."
Regina's look hardened, "Be that as it may it's the truth."
"People don't just disappear, Regina." Greg walked up to her again.
"Scared little boys tend to have overactive imaginations."
"I'm not a scared little boy anymore, Madame Mayor. It's taken me a long time to get back here. I'm not leaving without my father."
Regina smiled, "I'm afraid you are, because he's not here."

Regina brushed past him and headed for the door, only for Greg to speak up.
"You got your family anyway; you have a son and a daughter now. I'm getting my father."
Regina nearly turned around to state that Amelia was not her daughter, until she realised that wouldn't make any sense to him. So she simply shrugged off his comment, "I'll let Granny know that you'll be checking out tomorrow."
Greg watched her, "Or what?"
Regina walked back to him, "Contrary to what you might think. People can just disappear."
Greg watched her until she left, wondering just what she meant by her last comments.


Back at the mansion Amelia was looking around for Regina everywhere. She hadn't disappeared right? She'd been having a nap until the nightmares had started again. They were worse than ever it seemed, not only were her parents dead, Regina was as well. All of them were just lying in her room, their bodies twisted in ways that were far from natural. The blood that covered them only added to the horror, but then when she had stood up in the dream, a dark figure had grabbed her, refusing to let go until she had woken up practically screaming. She ran into Regina's room, the last place she hadn't checked, only to see a cloud of purple smoke appear before Regina. "Regina!" Amelia cried out as she ran over and hugged her tightly, burying her face in Regina's jacket.
Regina frowned but returned the hug, "Are you okay Amelia?"
Amelia shook her head, "Bad dream."
Regina's face fell as she continued to hug Amelia, "I'm here now, everything's okay."


It was later that night, just before eight that Regina and Amelia were sitting in front of the fire playing Snap. Even though she'd never played the game before, Amelia got the hang of it very quickly. Regina couldn't compete with the girl's reflexes, she was sure about that, the few remaining cards in her hands confirmed that as well. Amelia was grinning like mad as Regina placed her last card before she started to rapidly place her cards, missing several snaps herself along with Regina who was blinking rapidly, trying to look at all the cards. They played a few other simple card games, like Uno and Go Fish. Amelia enjoyed taking Regina's cards in that game, especially when she took all three of Regina's apple cards, giving her a set. The only thing that Amelia got annoyed about was when Regina took her unicorn cards.

After that they both just sat in front of the fire staring at the flames. Amelia sat on Regina's lap, leaning back so that her head was resting against Regina's shoulder. Regina just wrapped her arms loosely around Amelia and rested her chin lightly on the girl's head. She had lost track of the time when she realised that Amelia was asleep and that the fire was going out. She sighed slightly before tightening her hold on Amelia and getting up, walking upstairs and into her bedroom, using her magic to change them both into their pyjamas. Regina's head barely hit the pillow before she was asleep, Amelia tucked tightly into her front; protectively, to keep the nightmares away.


Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Write a review, favourite or follow if you wish! With the stories below they are possibilities for what I might write in future. If you write a review tell me which one you think sounds the most interesting!

Neverland: Island of dreams or nightmares?
The group arrives at Neverland and are met by a brother and sister who are fighting Peter Pan and The Lost Boys. When they explain why, the group fear more and more for Henry's life. Can the siblings help them? Or will the group be worse off?

Happy Ever After?
Henry finds a book, titled 'Ever After' which tells the story of post-curse Storybrooke. When the main protagonist of the book arrives in Storybrooke after a horrific accident Henry enlists the help of Emma, Regina and the rest of the family to convince the girl of who she really is. But will the events in the book come to pass or will the citizens of Storybrooke be left stranded?

Portal Jumpers
When a group of Portal Jumpers arrive in Storybrooke looking for magic beans, the citizens of the town fear the worst. But are they good or not?

Another option is a series of Regina/Amelia one shots that are set in The Enchanted Forest!