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Chapter 26

Snow reluctantly left Emma's room. The last thing she wanted to do was leave her daughter, but she understood that Emma needed some time alone with Henry. She still could not understand what had just happened.

Emma had woken up from a coma, no not only a coma she had come back from the dead. But the women that came back was not the Emma she had known over the last few months, this Emma was different. She was distant and cold, she looked at her with so much hatred and pain that Snow felt lost. She felt like she had lost her daughter all over again. She didn't know what to do or say to make the blond feel better.

She understood that Emma did not remember a thing after the curse had broken, but she didn't remember this being so difficult. Their first reunion was far from what Snow had expected but at least Emma allowed her to touch her, at least her daughter looked at her in the eye. Yes she had said something about them inflicting a new curse on her when they left her alone, but she had never looked at them with so much hatred, she had never looked at her like that, and to be quite honest this scared the hell out of Snow. What if Emma never remembered, what if she never forgave them again for what they did. There where so many what ifs going through Snow's mind that she hadn't even notice Rumpelstiltskin had come into the waiting room and was now talking to a very concerned looking David

"… there is nothing to thank your highness" she heard Rumpelstiltskin answer "as I told your wife back in the dungeon… I am invested in your daughters…"

"You don't have to lie Rumpelstiltskin" Charming interrupted "I heard you telling Snow that you did it for your son" he said as a small smile escaped his lips at the look that took over Rumpelstiltskin face "do you really think I could sleep when we were locked up in a cell with the two people responsible for everything that has gone wrong in our lives" he said in disbelieve "especially when one of them has wanted my wife dead for as long as I can remember" he asked

Snow could not help but smile at Charming's confession, it made her happy to see how over protective he actually was.

"Point taken" Rumpelstiltskin mumbled "but still there is nothing to thank… this is what Bea would have wanted me to do so…"

"You did it for him" Charming interrupted once again "I know, but still… thank you" he said while placing a hand over the broken mans shoulders

"Yes thank you" Snow said in a weak voice, as she made her way next to her husband

Rumpelstiltskin gave them a small smile as he turned his attention back to Emma "what are you two doing out here" he asked "shouldn't you be inside… its not every day that your daughter comes back from the dead" he said in a lighter tone.

Snow and Charming turned their attention to Emma's room once again, as if they suddenly remembered that she was in the other room. The look in their eyes was filled with so much pain that Rumpelstiltskin couldn't help but feel sorry for the pair "whats wrong?" he asked with curiosity after a long silence filled the room

"Well… she doesn't really want us inside" Snow mumbled so quietly that he barely heard it

"What do you mean she doesn't want you in there" he asked a little confused, if he remembered correctly Emma was in good terms with her parents, she was even starting to call them mom and dad

"Well…" Snow stared but was quickly interrupted by a strong sob that escaped her lips, one thing was knowing that Emma had forgotten everything and the other was saying it out loud, she felt that once she said it at loud it became real

Rumpelstiltskin stared at them in confusion, he had no idea what had happened between the blond and her parents but from the pain in Snows expression, he was sure it wasn't good

"Care to explain" he said turning his attention to David, realizing that Snow was in no condition to talk at the moment

Charming gave his a questioning look, as if he was deciding whether to trust him with this information or not. But apparently Rumpelstiltskin had done something right in the past few months because it didn't take him long to come up with a response "Emma doesn't remember anything after the curse broke" he said as he pulled his wife closer to him "it's as if she just realised the curse was broken" he explained.

Rumpelstiltskin could not hide the shock and confusion that took over his expression, what did they mean with Emma not remember anything after the curse had broken. Was it true that the blond forgot everything she had been through on the past six months. But how was that possible, how could Emma forget everything she had been through, how could she…

"of course… MAGIC" he mumbled to himself

Emma had been tortured by magic, she had suffered greatly by the hands of a man who wanted nothing more than to suck the magic out of her, which would make sence as to why she would want to forget everything involving magic, and that would include the first time she had used it, which was when she broke the curse. The second she kissed Henry's forehead Emma had activated the magic within her, the second she broke that curse she became magic, she became the saviour.

"What do you mean Magic" Snows worried voice interrupted his thoughts "what does magic have to do with this" she asked with strength and a bit of fear.

"Emma remembers everything up until she used magic for the first time" he explained quickly "your daughter most have wanted to forget everything that has to do with magic considering what she went through because of it…"

"But how is that possible" Snow interrupted "can you just wish to erase your memories" she asked in fear

"I don't think she did it willingly" he answered

"What do you mean"

"First you have to understand that what Peter did to your daughter was…he… lets just say that the extends to which your daughter was tortured is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy" he explained with a sad voice "magic when used to hurt people can be… it can be painful… but when it's used to drain magic from another person against their will its agonasing… which will make sence as to why she would want to…"

"No Emma would not want to forget US" Snow yelled

"Which is why she remembers breaking the curse" Rumpelstiltskin interrupted "she remembers you being her parents but she doesn't remember having magic" he said "her subconscious wanted to forget everything that involved magic, anything that involved Pan, and there she…"

"Will it come back" Snow interrupted with curiosity not really sure she wanted the answer.

"The real question is would you want it to come back dearie?" he asked in a serious tone.

Snow looked at him for a long moment, what did he mean by that. Of course she wanted Emma to remember everything, of course she wanted Emma to remember that they finally were a family, but that ment remembering what that monster had done to her. Did she really want Emma to remember that. But before she could form a proper answer she was interrupted by Emma making her way quickly out of her room.

"Emma" Snow yelled after her daughter in shock, she wasn't supposed to be out of bed

"MOOOOM" Henry yelled

"Henry what happened" David asked with authority on his voice

"She ask me to tell her what she had forgotten" he cried "she asked me to tell her everything she had missed…and…and when I… when I… told her about…"

"When you told her what honey" Snow asked

"When I told her about my dad she just…" he mumbled "she just ran" he said in defeat "I didn't even see her take the wires of… she just ran" he cried as he fell into Davids arms "she doesn't remember anything… she doesn't…"

"I know kid" David mumbled in his ear "I know… but she will remember soon" he said with more determination "she will come back to us once again"

"I'm gona go find her" Snow said with determination in her voice, she was not about to let Emma handle all this by herself.

"Snow…"

"I'm going David" she said with strength "she just came back from a coma and she needs to get back into that hospital bed" she yelled as she made her way to the door "I am not losing her again" she said and before anyone could stop her she made her way out into the cold.

"Henry who was Gold's son" Emma asked with panic in her voice, her sons silence was freaking her out

"Neal" he said in a small voice "Neal Cassidy"

Emma felt her world crumble into a million pieces, Neal Cassidy was Golds son. Neal, her Neal. The man responsible for sending her to jail pregnant, the man who ruined her life, the man who destroyed her future, the one that destroyed her trust in life, the man responsible for eleven years of pain, he was Golds son. No it couldn't be, this had to be a joke, this couldn't be possible, God couldn't be so cruel, NO Henry was lying, Neal could not be Golds son, he could not be Rumpelstiltskin son.

She suddenly felt like the air was escaping her lungs, she felt her world turning black and a sudden need to run away took over her, she needed some air, she needed to get out of that stupid hospital bed and into the cold. Her flight instinct took over and before even noticing she was making her way out of the room.

She saw Mary Margaret's questioning look and heard her and Henry desperately calling her name, but she didn't dare stop, she needed to get out, she needed to be alone, she needed space.

The cold air felt good as it filled her lungs, she could feel her body weakling with every step she took but she didn't care, there was no way she was going back. She needed to be as far away from that place as possible,she needed to be alone in order to proses what Henry had just told her.

So she had apparently broken the curse six months ago. And in those six months she had reunited with her parents and gone to the Enchanted Forest with her mother. Mary Margaret was her mother and if that wasn't enough David Noland was her father, the man who had broken her best friend heart into a million pieces was in fact that woman's husband and no other than Prince Charming.

And judging by the expressions they both had on their faces when they came into the room, they were surprised by Emma's hostility towards them, which could only mean one thing, she had forgiven them. She had forgiven them for abandoning her and that was something she couldn't understand. How had she managed to forget and get over the fact that they were the ones responsible for everything that had gone wrong in her life. No that couldn't be possible, she would never forgive them, they gave her up, they abandoned her, they sent her to a world they knew nothing about, they sent her alone so that she could come back and save them, and that was something she would never forget.

She took another deep breath as she felt a cold breeze make its way into her body. Without noticing she was now standing in what used to be Henry's castle. A surge of anger took over her as she realised that this was another thing Regina had taken from her, this place used to be the spot where Henry would tell her about Operation Cobra, this was the place she shared with her son, and thanks to Regina, this place no longer existed. A small tear came down from her eyes as she thought of all the things she had lost thanks to that women. She had lost the opportunity to be a daughter, if it wasn't for her need for revenge, she would have never come to this world, she would have never suffered, she would have been a princess. A freaking Princess, the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, the ruler of the Enchanted Forest.

She made her way to the shore as she finally allowed her body to collapsed in the sand. She felt drained. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to run away from the hospital. But the second Henry told her about Neal she felt the urge to run. She didn't know why but knowing that Henry knew Neal sent a surge of guilt and fear towards her. Did he know that Neal was in fact his father or had she managed to hide that from him. If he knew Neal's identity had he forgiven her or did he secretly hated her. No Henry wouldn't hate her would he? No she thought strongly, Henry couldn't hate her, if there was someone Henry needed to hate then it was Neal. Neal was the reason that Emma had to give him up, if Neal hadn't sent her to jail then they could have been a family, the family they both so desperately wanted and needed. But no, he had sent her to jail, he had abandoned her to take the blame for a crime he committed.

She closed her eyes in an attempt to erase those memories from her mind, the last thing she wanted was to be reminded of the man who had destroyed her life.

She felt the water quickly made its way into her cloths, it felt so good to fill the cold water make its way around her hot body, she was sure this was the last thing she was supposed to do, she knew that she needed to get back to the hospital considering she had just come back from a coma, but she couldn't go back, she couldn't face them.

Her thoughts were all of a sudden interrupted as a strong but gentle hand made its way into her body. Emma didn't need to open her eyes to know that the hand belonged to Mary Margaret, even though she couldn't deny the fact that she actually liked the womans proximity, Emma couldn't help the anger that took over her at the women's touch

"What are you doing here" she asked harshly as she moved away from Snows touch.

Snow could not help but feel hurt by Emma's hostility towards her, but she knew that her daughter was hurting. She understood that her daughter was confused and therefore her walls were up. Which meant that she would have to be patient if she wanted to get her daughter back into the hospital

"Emma you can't be out here" she managed to say "you just came out of a coma and..."

"I'm fine" she interrupted before Mary Margaret could even finish.

"Emma" Snow said as she desperately attempted to get through to her daughter. She had just come back from a coma and it was rather cold outside, Emma needed to get inside as soon as possible.

"I said I'm fine" Emma said with more strength this time.

"I know what you said" Snow said a little frustrated "but you just came back from a coma" she yelled "Emma you just came back from the dead" she said with a pleading voice "and whether you feel fine or not you need to get back into the hospital" she said as she attempted to get Emma up, but was shocked when the blond moved away from her touch.

"Please don't touch me" Emma said with a little annoyance, why couldn't this women understand that she didn't like to be touched

"Emma" Snow pleaded once again, desperately trying to get the womans attention.

"No Mary Margaret..." Emma said with more authority this time "I don't think... I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive you for leaving me" Emma said in a small voice. She knew that the faster she told this women what she felt the better.

Apparently this comment stroke one of Snows nerves because she desperately got closer to Emma while holding her chin up so that the blond was forced to look at her straight in the eye "but Emma you already did" she said in frustration

"Stop saying that" Emma said "I don't know what the hell you are talking about" she yelled "I know you think... I know you all say that I've forgotten many things" she paused "but I don't remember forgiving you and if I did I don't know what possessed me to do it, alright... but right now... right now I just can't forgive you for what you did to me. I can't forgive you for putting the wellbeing of your kingdom on top of me. You wanted a savior… well you got it" she yelled "I saved you and your people. Now go to them and leave me the hell alone" she finished as she got up and attempted to make a run for it, but was surprised when Mary Margaret's strong grip held her in place.

"You don't mean that" Snow said with so much hurt in her voice that for a second Emma felt the need to give in and hug her, but her anger and resentment kept her in place "How can you say that emma? How can you ask me that" she cried in frustration "I can't and I won't leave you. Not again" she said with strength

"Well you did it when I needed you most. You left me when I was a baby. You left me when I was defenseless… you left me alone with those monsters. You let them hurt me. And now… now I don't need you to protect me. I don't need you. You lost your chance, since now Mary Margaret... No no sorry... Snow White... now I can protect myself" she yelled as she released her hand from Snows strong grip "now I am old enough to take care of my self. And I don't need you or anyone to tell me what to do. I've done pretty well on my own for the past 28 years so just leave me alone" she yelled

Snow felt her heart break into a million pieces, the words that had just come out of Emma's mouth were like daggers on her heart but she knew that she needed to be strong, she couldn't let Emma push her away, not this time not ever "Emma...I underst..."

"No I don't think you do" Emma interrupted " how cold you ever understand what I've been through. How could you. You were a freaking princess for crying out loud. You were loved and cared for. You had people who didn't have to pretend to like you. You had people who treated you right. People you could call family you..."

"Emma..."

"NO" Emma yelled "you don't get to interrupt me... I've waited for this for 28 years and the least you can do is have the decency sit and listen to me"

At this Snow could only nod in agreement, not really trusting her voice.

Emma saw the pain in Snows eyes but was to consumed by her anger to care about it

"I thought... I thought you left me in the middle of the road to die... Do you have any idea what that does to a child. Do you have any idea what that makes her think of her self. If you didn't want me when I was a baby then why would anyone else want me… If you didn't love me why would anyone else would… I spent my whole life thinking I was trash because of you. I spent my whole life hating myself for something you did... I waited for you for so long. I cried myself to sleep so many times thinking that you would come save me. Thinking that you had made a mistake and wanted me back, but now I know that you didn't even look" she cried

"Emma the curse..." Snow whimpered in an attempt to explain herself, but Emma was lost in her own thoughts to even notice Snows attempts

"I don't care about the curse. I don't care about the prophecy... I don't care about the savior" she yelled as all the anger of being alone and abandoned came through her "I was the one that needed a savior. I was the one thy needed you. But you weren't there... You weren't there" she cried "you weren't there to protect me from them. You weren't there to protect me from this world. And now that you are here. Now that you are here I don't need you..." she said as she felt her body weakening.

Apparently yelling at her mother had taken all the strength away from her. She was sure she was about to collapse on the floor but she willed herself to stay put. She had been waiting for this for so long that she waned to get it out of her chest "I don't need you MOM" she said with sarcasm and with that she finally collapsed on the floor.

Snow felt all her energy drained away from her, Emma's words acting like daggers on her heart. But now was not the time to break, she'll have time for that later. Right now she needed to be strong for her daughter she couldn't let Emma's words get to her. Not now not ever.

She quickly made herself towards Emma's body and pulled her closer to her, taking advantage of this brief moment, knowing that the blond would be uncomfortable with this amount of contact. A small tear escape Snows eyes knowing that her relationship with Emma was back to square one.

She quickly pulled her cellphone out of her pocket "Charming... She collapsed just like Whale said" she said in a broken voice

"Snow are you ok" he asked in a worried tone

"No" she mumbled "but I will be" she said with a smile "is the ambulance ready" she asked but he had already hung up on her

"Hey" Charming yelled from the distance

"Kate I need you to bring the stretcher" she heard Whale yell from behind him.

"There's no need for that, I can carry her to the car" Charming said as he pulled Emma into his arms

"Alright. But make it quick" Whale commanded "she managed to give herself another fever, I swear your daughter is so stubborn"

"Yeah she's pretty stubborn" Charming chucked "just like someone I know" he said turning his attention back to his wife while giving her a small smile. But once he looked at her, his heart broke into a million pieces. He had never in his life seen his wife so broken.

After a few minutes they arrived at the hospital with a unconscious Emma once again. Only that this time she wasn't in any real danger.

"Mom" Henry yelled once he saw his mother being pulled back into the room "is she ok" he asked in the verge of tears

"Yes kid she's fine" David told him as he held him tighter "remember she just got out of a coma so she got tiered on the way back"

Henry gave him a small nod as he made his way next to his mother's bed "why is she wet" he asked in curiosity.

"Well, we found her on the beach" David explained once again

"Oh" Henry said as a small smile escaped his lips. His mother had been in the castle. She had gone to their place to think, just like she used to before the curse broke. Which meant that she was still the Emma he knew

"Grandma are you ok" he asked after a long moment of silence had befallen the room. He had noticed that Snow hadn't said a word since Emma was brought back to the hospital.

No "yes Henry. Why wouldn't I be" she said with a small smile "she's back with us and she's ok" she mumbled as she made her way next to her daughter's bed.

In reality she was far from ok. She felt like she had been ran by a bulldozer. The things Emma had yelled at her in the beach were repeating in her mind over and over. Had this been the way Emma had felt since the curse broke. Had her daughter felt this way about them all this time and with all the things that happened in the past six months she hadn't been able to express them. Did Emma really hate her or was she just speaking out of anger. Did her daughter really feel that way about her or was she so stressed out and scared that she needed to hurt someone in order to protect herself, and Snow was the first in line.

She felt her body weakening, she felt like she was about to collapse every time she thought of what Emma had told her. Because it was a constant remainder of what her daughter felt towards her. Emma told her she hated her, well not in that word exactly but everything she said pointed that she did. Emma hated her, her daughter despised her and the worst thing was that Snow couldn't really blame her.

Yes they had placed her in he wardrobe to save her life. But that doesn't change the fact that they had left her. They abandoned their little girl and left her in the hands of other people. In the hands of people who hurt her. Those people hurt her daughter and she wasn't there to protect her, just like with Peter Pan.

Just thinking about Pan sent a surge of loathing but at the same time longing. Since even though Emma had been captured and tortured by that monster she at least trusted them and loved them.

Emma had told her so many times that she loved her, she had called her mom so many times that Snow couldn't help but miss it. Will her daughter call her mom again or will she have to live with the fact that Emma had lowered her walls once, but this time they were high and strong, designed to keep her out, made just to keep her mother out.

She pulled her chair closer to her daughter's. She knew that once Emma woke up she would probably kick her out of the room again. So she would take advantage of this time. She took Emma's hand into hers an gave her a gentle squeeze, smiling when the blond squeezed back.

"David you can go home and rest. I'll stay here with her" she said after a long moment. She knew that her husband and grandson where as tiered as she was, they hadn't slept in a real bed for as long as she could remember

"No Snow…" he said gently "Emma is already out of danger, which means that we can both stay here" he said with a little more authority

"But..."

"No buts. I'm not leaving" he said with more strength as he pulled a chair next to his wife and daughter

"Good because I'm not leaving eider" Henry said in a small voice

"Henry" Snow said in a strong but loving voice "you have to go hom..."

"No I'm not leaving" he interrupted "plus I think I'm the only one my moms not mad at" he said with a shrug, but felt a surge of guilt make its way over his body when he saw the pain and sadness in his grandparents eyes "Sorry I didn't..."

"You don't have to apologies honey. It's ok your right" Snow said in a weak voice "why don't you pull those two chairs together and get some good night sleep" she said with a smile

"Ok. But..."

"When she wakes up we will tell you" Snow said while placing a kiss on the crown of his head

Both Charming and Snow smiled at the little boy with longing. This were the simple things they had missed as parents. They never got to tuck their little girl into bed or give her a kiss good night. They never got to do any of that.

"She hates me" Snow said interrupting the silence

"What" David asked in surprise, he didn't understand where this was coming from

"You should have heard what she told me at the beach" she cried "she hates me"

"Snow..."

"No Charming you should have seen the way she looked at me. You should have heard the things she told me. Our little girl hates me and the worst part is that I don't really blame her" she said as sobs started to escape her mouth

Charming looked at her with comparison and confusion written all over his face "hey" he said as he pulled her chin so that she was forced to look at him "she doesn't hate you. She's just over whelmed" he smiled "you have to give her some time"

"I... I can't..." she cried "I don't think I can"

"Yes you can" he said while placing a small kiss on her forehead once again, as both turned their attention back to their sleeping daughter.

"I just… I just wish we knew a little bit of what she went through… that way" she cried "that way we could understand her a little better" she said with a sob "that way we could at least know why she hates us so much" she finished as she placed a kiss in her little's girls forehead

As if on q Emma's body started to glow and before they could do anything the whole room turned white.

So here was chapter 26
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