Trials and tribulations of Princess Emma Swan
DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything to do with once upon a time. Wish I did because if I did season 2 would be starting Sunday.
SUMMARY: Emma's past, present and future.
PREVIOUSLY: rumple has just found out henry is his grandson.
SNOWS APARTMENT
It had been a strange day, the whole rumple bae thing had taken its toll on everyone, but Emma knew it had hit henry hard. She had seen the evidence in henry's face when he had seen bae. Emma was a little nervous when she woke up. She had gone to sleep soon after snow had left. She hadn't been awake when henry came home. She looked at his side of the bed and it was still tidy, he hadn't come to bed last night. She waited for the panic and fear to rise in her but it didn't. She knew in her heart henry was safe; he had been with her father. She made her way downstairs to find her parent and her son talking in the kitchen.
"morning." Emma said as she approached them. Snow and James reciprocated but henry didn't. She was afraid that she was losing her son. Losing him, because of bae and this whole mess. Her fears were soon cast aside, because when she got closer to the kitchen, and to henry, he grabbed her hand and pulled her. She must have gone to the place he wanted because when he let her go he just hugged her middle. Snow and James just smiled at each other. When James had gotten home with henry, snow had told him what Emma had said and James had told her how henry was feeling. So they knew things would be alright as long as the two in question stopped trying to protect the other from them.
After breakfast the 4 of them just relaxed, they didn't have to worry since they knew rumple would honor his deal. So all they had to do was give him some time, time to get to know bae before they brought up the subject of sending them home. Snow and James were telling henry and Emma about their home, about all the things they would show them and where they would take them. Henry was enthralled by it but Emma wasn't paying much attention, the things she had heard snow mention was already niggling at her. Their world was so different from this. Could she really manage without the things she took for granted her.
RUMPLES PLACE
After rumple had told bae they would get henry bae had fallen asleep on the sofa. Rumple had been too angry to sleep. From 10 years he had watched henry growing, for 10 years he had seen a boy he had given to Regina, become an intelligent young man. But for 10 years of this he hadn't once known henry was of his blood, was his grandson. Rumple had stayed up all night coming up with a plan to bring henry home. Bring him to his father, and grandfather. When morning came bae and belle found rumple surrounded by magic vials, neither one liked rumple using magic, but when rumple announced he had a plan bae forgot his aversion to magic. Belle however was clueless to what the plan was and why they had needed a plan.
SNOWS APARTMENT
Emma had told them all Regina was coming by at 1 so she was going to head out for a little while, but she would be back by noon and she would fetch lunch from granny's. Henry was still enchanted with James and snows stories, so he would be fine. So Emma kissed henry and left. She had things to think about.
Emma hadn't been gone very long but she had gone down to the bridge where James had been found and sat there thinking about what type of life she would have in the enchanted forest. She knew henry loved the fact he would live in a real castle but Emma wasn't sure if she could. In the enchanted forest she would be stuck. Nowhere to go, nowhere to run. As she sat there the familiar wolf came and sat beside her. Grahams wolf. She sat there stroking it, but a thought came to her so she turned to the wolf "I don't know what to call you and grahams wolf doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. So what if I just call you gray? Does that sound ok." When the wolf didn't object by growling or biting her she figured that it was in agreement with her. She knew she would have to leave soon as it was almost 11am and if she wanted to get to granny's to grab some lunch she would have to leave by 11:30. She sat there in silence still stroking grays head, when all of a sudden gray turned and nipped her hand. "Owww what the hell." Emma said the wolf hadn't drawn blood but it hurt.
She looked at the wolf that had now moved and was looking at her. "What is your problem I thought we was friends." The wolf just snarled at her and moved a few more steps away, before he turned back towards Emma. "What do you want from me you stupid animal." Emma was royally pissed. This wolf had just bitten her, technically anyway. Gray walked back to Emma, curled its lips and then moved back to where it was stood. Emma finally got the idea; he wanted her to follow him. She got up and headed towards the wolf. But soon the wolf started running, and in order for Emma to follow it she too had to run. She just didn't know where they were running too.
SNOWS APARTMENT
It was just after 11am when there was a knock on the door. "That will be Regina, she is early though. I thought she wasn't coming until 1. That's what mum said." Henry said as he walked to the door. Snow was stood in the kitchen making drinks and James had still been sat down in the living room, waiting for them to get back to finish his tale.
Henry opened the door a crack and then ran straight for James. James and snow both looked puzzled but when the door swung open they understood.
"Henry you didn't need to run away, your father and I just want a chat." Rumple said as he entered the apartment with bae following him. James had picked henry up and moved to stand by his wife in the kitchen; it is easier to protect everyone when everyone is close together. "Oh don't be like that dearie. He might be your grandson but he is also mine, and MY SON would like to be introduced to HIS SON since he has been denied that privilege. Henry moved behind snow then. He was sure his heart was going to explode. Henry could hear his heart pounding in his ears, there was no way he was going to go anywhere near either of them.
Rumple stood there in the apartment and just watched as his son moved closer towards the group in the kitchen. "Henry my boy, I just want to talk to you that is all. Please don't fear me I would never harm you. You are my son." Bae spoke softly and tried to reassure the boy. After 10 years of searching he had finally come face to face with his child. The child Emma had denied him. Soundly a howl sounded around the apartment, bae turned around just in time to see Emma flying passed him and straight towards his son. The howl had come from a wolf that now seemed to be approaching bae with his teeth bared. "Rumple you and your son need to leave." Emma spoke through gritted teeth. She had her hand on henry's shoulder as he stood behind her but they were both in between snow and James.
"This is nothing to do with my father, Emmy; it is between you and me. I demand you to bring my son to me NOW. I have a right to see him. Get to know him. So unless you want me to lose my temper I suggest you send him forward." Bae spoke to Emma in a short manner. He was trying to keep his anger out of his voice for henry's sake but it didn't work. Gray had moved now to stand between bae and the kitchen. It was only just after 11 and if it hadn't been for gray Emma wouldn't be here, and god knows what would have happened.
"You are not getting any closer to MY SON than you are now. It would be a cold day in hell before I allow him near you." Emma said her emotions were in overdrive. Bae was too close to henry. She could feel the slight tremors coursing through henry's body, he was scared.
"He is my son, and you will not stop me. Now Emmy don't make me have to punish you in front of him. I don't want him to see how defiant his mother can be, and how to deal with that defiance. So I tell you again. Send my son to me."
"No way, no how. It isn't going to happen bae, not whilst I am here." Emma said
Bae lost his temper now and started to shout. "IF I HAVE TO KILL YOU TO GET MY SON DON'T THINK I WON'T. HE IS MY SON AND EVERY BOY NEEDS A FATHER I SHOULD KNOW."
Emma let go of henry's shoulders to brace both hands on the counter top. "You want to kill me bae that is your choice but I can guarantee that you will be dead before I am. YOU WILL NOT GET TO GO NEAR HIM."
Snow had placed her arms around henry, because as soon as Emma's hand had left him, he had become over powered with fear. Emma had been the one that was keeping henry together and without her touch he was falling apart.
Rumple, James and snow had seemed to have been forgotten. Bae took a step forwards and the wolf snarled. Bae didn't notice the wolf for he just kept coming forward. Emma knew he would continue to come forward, unless she stopped him. So she moved, James tried to stop her but Emma shrugged him off and stepped from behind the counter to face bae. "I told you, you are not coming any closer to him." Emma said as she was now stood directly behind gray and bae was stood just in front of him.
"No matter what gets between me and henry I will be seeing him Emmy. There is nothing that can stop me. Not even you." Bae swung and punched Emma then. Emma was caught by surprise but the surprise only affected her for a few seconds. When she got over the fact he had punched her she shook her head and punched him straight back. Both James and rumple had taken a step towards their children. Gray had moved slightly to face rumple, the wolf wasn't about to allow rumple to get involved, and Emma seemed to be able to cope with bae. Besides her father was there to protect her.
Bae wasn't affected by Emma's blow at all, he was after all a big built man and he was so angry that Emma doubt he would even feel it if a bus was to run him over. Emma through another punch hope to catch bae off guard but he had been expecting it. Her grabbed Emma's right hand in his left and squeezed. Emma not only felt, but heard the bones in her hand cracking with the force of his grip. The way snow had called her name Emma knew that they had all been able to hear the sounds of the bones in her hand breaking. Bae hit Emma hard in the stomach, Emma's body tried to double over but the grip on her hand prevented her for falling to the floor. Bae just looked at her. James was coming towards them so bae let go of Emma's hand and smashed his fist into James face. Rumple was being blocked by the wolf that was looking back and forth between bae and rumple snarling at each one. James shook his head to clear his thoughts; bae had really rung his bell with that punch. Bae looked down at Emma and kicked her. "I don't need to kill you Emmy. You seem to be a little busy at the moment so I will just take my son, that way you won't need to worry about him, and you at the same time." James had cleared his head and went to get closer to Emma.
Emma still had enough strength to shake her head and cast her eyes towards henry. James understood her, so he turned and went back behind the counter to protect his grandson. Emma grabbed bae's ankle with her left hand as he went to step over her. Emma knew she couldn't get up, when bae had kicked her she had coughed up blood so internal bleeding was a definite. But she couldn't give up. She couldn't let him get henry "as I said you are not getting him while I am here and if you try to kill me, you would be dead before I am." Bae just laughed, he knew Emma was full of it but to prove a point he would have to teach her another lesson. He raised the foot Emma hadn't grabbed ready to kick her again.
Henry had moved away from his grandparents but neither had noticed. They had been watching this evil brute hurting their daughter. His foot was ready to strike her again, when they heard. "DON'T HURT MY MUM AGAIN. I WILL COME WITH YOU. JUST DON'T HURT HER." Henry was walking towards bae; he even had his jacket in one hand. He must have gotten it while no one was paying attention. Bae placed his foot back down on the floor. The smirk he gave Emma made her remember what he was like. He had just found henry's weakness. Just the same as he had found out her weakness had been the other kids in his care. She was henry's weakness, and bae would use that to his advantage. "Kidd please don't do this go back to your grandparents. Please." Emma pleaded with henry. Bae saw henry falter for a moment as he fiddled with his coat. Bae kicked Emma again just to shut her up. "I TOLD YOU TO LEAVE HER ALONE." Henry shouted. Rumple had moved closer to them all, the wolf had forgotten to stop him as he was now at henry's side. Snow and James had come from behind the counter.
"Listen my boy, Emmy here has always had problems and the only way to correct those problems was with force." Bae said.
"He is my son bae and he will always be mine. HE WILL NEVER BE YOURS." Emma said from her position on the floor Emma knew a punishment was coming her way.
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG.
AUTHORS NOTE
I know it is a relatively short chapter. But this was the ending I wanted. The cliff hanger. By now you all know I like them. So any thoughts on what has happened and what is to come in chapter 29?
