Got a bit excited with this chapter so its early!
Chapter 12
Pushing through the double doors with force, the Queen walks through into the dining hall of the dark one's castle with purpose. Seeing the imp sat at his spinning wheel, she raises an eyebrow while placing one hand on her hip. "We need to talk"
Rumple wriggles his eyebrows with a smirk and looks over towards the brunette. "Oh we definitely do dearie"
Regina once again looks unimpressed with the lack of talk and heads over to him swiping her spare hand along the dining table as she goes. "I'm here to make you a new deal. One in which benefits both of us"
The imp stops spinning intrigued and stands. "Name your price..."
The Queen clears her throat looking at him. "As you are aware I am more than fed up of your games...as much as you like to get me to play I can also see that you too are growing tired to the fact that I no longer need you, despite what you may think"
Rumple scoffs and dramatically points to himself as if offended. "You no longer need
me?, let me point out one thing. You are here to make a deal with me!"
Regina sighs frustrated. "The last one I will ever make with you that's for sure"
The imp chuckles. "Don't be so quick to say so dearie..you may need me in the future! If a certain...blonde damsel shall we say? Needed saving well..."
The brunette fists her hands with a glare. "Do you want to hear my deal or not?!"
Rumple waves his hand. "Very well..spit it out"
Regina takes a deep breath. "If you break whatever it is you have on Emma and leave her alone, you can have my magic..all of it. You will have more power..."
The imp raises an eyebrow giving a sly look. The Queen rolls her eyes and holds a hand up. "But..one other condition as I know what you are capable of, you will also leave the kingdom alone, more so its people. With regards to any personal vendettas you may have, I don't care..do as you please"
Rumple looks as though thinking and grins. "Let me see...no!"
Regina's face drops turning into a glare. "No? What do you mean no?!"
The imp walks circles around the Queen and wags his finger. "Don't take offense dearie..it's very tempting but I could just as easily use the goblet I took from you"
The brunette huffs following his circling with her gaze. "Of course you couldn't you ignorant fool! To do so I would have to drink from it and considering it has been displayed in my castle for the past few years I would recognise it!"
Rumple stops pacing and shrugs before giving a mock cringe. "It's still no..."
The Queen grits her teeth hard and storms out, breathing heavily with anger.
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Being left behind in the castle so Regina could go make the deal, Emma and Ingrid sit in silence with the blonde fiddling with her hands while the older woman takes in the surroundings. Feeling the tension, Ingrid looks over and attempts to break the ice. "The decor here is quite different to the castle in Arendelle.."
Emma looks back at her nodding, leading to more silence and encouraging Emma to think. "Why..why if you are the King's only surviving daughter is Elsa the Queen of Arendelle and not you?"
Ingrid looks a little startled and goes to open her mouth to answer before hearing the doors being pushed violently open.
"That..idiotic meddling imp!"
Emma stands on impulse even though Regina cannot see her. "I guess it didn't go to plan.."
Ingrid shakes her head and approaches the Queen. "What did he say?"
The brunette paces throwing her hands up in the air. "He said no! Just...no! I'm starting to think the whole never killed thing just might come to an end because for him..him I would make an exception!"
The older woman's eyes widen as Emma cringes, hunching her shoulders at Regina's anger. "Please tell her not to..and try to calm"
Ingrid makes a bold move of grabbing the brunette's arm, stopping her from pacing. "Emma said not to kill him and try to calm down.."
Regina freezes realizing Emma is in the room forgetting and looks around. "No..I..Emma I'm sorry I..I never wanted you to ever see me..like this"
The blonde again makes an attempt to reach out for the brunette's hand but cant looking sad. "It's okay..."
Ingrid watches the pair try to communicate and takes a breath, looking towards the Queen. "May I have a moment with Emma please? There is something I need to discuss.."
Regina nods trying to work out that now may be the time Emma gets the truth and leaves the room.
Emma looks to Ingrid worriedly then follows her back to the chairs they were previously sat in. "What..what is it?"
The older woman looks at her a moment, taking her in before starting. "When..I was younger..I had a baby..and unfortunately it was around the same time Rumple decided to repay me a visit. My sisters and I had a brief encounter with him before, due to my magic that I could not control. When he came back, he reminded me that the first deal we made I hadn't completed the bargain and owed him"
Emma frowns then gulps. "The baby?"
Ingrid bites her lip. "Yes and no. At first he only requested that I take lessons with him but I was too scared to end up like him and so because I refused him, he said there would be a price..my baby. Of course I did not want it to happen and I panicked and offered the goblet which he accepted with ease"
The blonde clears her throat trying to find her words, knowing deep down she is talking about her. "Did that not seem... odd?"
Ingrid nods and gets teary. "Well yes but I had my baby so I didn't care and I was so happy, however..my magic grew more out of control, the King found out and threatened to put me in this..urn for being a monster. My first thought was what if my baby were the same..my parents already thought of me as a monster and wanted to lock me away, what would they do to a baby no one knew existed yet?"
Emma looks down to hide the tears forming in her own eyes especially as Ingrid had a few already fallen. "So...so you gave the baby away.."
The older woman nods with a sniffle. "Then the King died and I was supposed to be Queen but I couldn't take it.. I couldn't live with myself for what I had done and when the time did come, it were a few years later so I stood down and gave the crown to my youngest sister..Elsa's mother. Which is why Elsa is now Queen.."
The blonde swallows hard. "You..never went looking?"
Ingrid shakes her head pausing a moment to compose herself. "No..because as far as I was aware..I gave my baby to a loving couple who wanted children but were never blessed and I thought that if I stayed away then... magic..Rumplestilskin..all of it would never be found out and my baby would be happy and safe"
Emma wipes a stray tear away quickly. "Only she wasn't.."
The older woman glances over at her in shock. "You.."
The blonde looks back. "Know?..I have done since I saw you, I just don't understand why you didn't tell me when you had so many chances to" Emma then looks down. "You were wrong by the way, you might of gave me up for the right reasons but you were still wrong. The couple did end up having their own and I was abandoned..again and again until my friend's Granny allowed me to live with them"
Ingrid looks heartbroken at Emma not being happy and gets choked. "I am..so...so sorry. I wanted to tell you, as soon as Elsa said your name I knew who you were but I was worried because yet again Rumple was around and due to our past, I thought if he knew I was here and figured out that you were mine when you have a problem with him already...I wanted to wait until all of this were over" the woman blinks a couple of times growing quiet. "All I ever wanted was for you to be safe..happy and loved"
Emma nods getting upset herself. "Well I am..was.. with Regina..all those things.."
The older woman hesitantly reaches out rubbing the blonde's arm prompting her to lean over and hug her mother tightly. Ingrid hugs back just as tight and runs a hand through Emma's hair soothingly. "You will again I promised you before and I intend to keep it. I am going to sort this.."
The blonde pulls back having another tear fall as she watches Ingrid stand. "What..what are you going to do?"
Ingrid wipes the tear from Emma's cheek and attempts a smile. "It doesn't matter...now I want you to promise me something. When this is all over and you get your happiness..if you have children yourself one day..promise me you will never ever let them go.."
Emma's eyes widen in worry standing quickly, grabbing Ingrid's arm. "What do you mean if I have children? You will be here...won't you?"
Her mother just looks at her seriously. "Emma promise me.."
The blonde looks desperate for an answer. "Ingrid!"
Ingrid moves closer and presses a kiss to Emma's forehead before prising the blonde's arm off of her. "I'm sorry..." The older woman turns and heads to the door leaving a distraught looking Emma behind.
A/N: Emotional rollercoaster much?! Hope Ingrid's story was okay aside from the tears! I know I'm tormenting you guys with Emma and Regina. I promise you in the next couple of chapters it will be sorted! Thanks for reading and reviewing :)
