New Beginnings 2
Chapter 21 Claire's Worst Nightmare
Regina was asleep on the sofa bed in Katherine's room, and Emma couldn't sleep. She was sitting in a chair next to the bed running her fingers through Katherine's hair.
"Hey baby girl, it sucks to see you like this. It should be me in this bed and not you. You are a perfect mix of your Mommy and me. You got your Mommy and I's stubbornness, but you got your Mommy's temper. I am so proud of you for standing up to that mean lady defending me. You are a courageous little girl and you are loved very much. I promise you that Mommy and I will defeat that mean lady so that you can wake up."
Emma felt her hand get squeezed. She looked down, and it was her right hand that was holding her daughter's. Emma started to get hopeful.
"Kat, baby girl, can you hear me? If you can hear me, squeeze my hand."
Nothing happened, and Emma hung her head in sadness. She closed her eyes and then she saw red. She opened her eyes, kissed her daughter's forehead, and stood up. She looked at her sleeping wife who finally looked comfortable. She smiled then looked at the closed door. Anger built up inside her, and she opened the door. She walked out and closed the door behind her.
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Emma opened the door to room 123 and walked in. The flaxen-haired woman was sound asleep. Emma didn't care, so she decided to flip on the big light. Claire squinted her eyes and noticed the Deputy Mayor standing next to her bed.
"Oh great, I'm having a nightmare. First, Regina came and now it's you. I want to be left alone if that's alright with you."
Emma magically choked her and levitated her, "No, it's not alright with me. It's not alright that my daughter is in a magical coma and you are fine! It's not alright that you continue to make my wife a nervous wreck and she's expecting twins. If these twins are born early, you think this is bad now? You haven't seen anything yet."
Claire was turning purple, and the monitors were beeping like crazy.
Emma continued, "You deserve to be in a magical coma just like my daughter is in, but you are lucky that I will not stoop down to your level. Get well soon, so this can end with your head on a stake!"
Emma released her and Claire fell back into the bed hard. Claire groaned in pain and gasped for air. Emma turned off the light, opened the door, and left.
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-Somewhere in Dreamland-
Regina recognized the same forestry area whenever Katherine would appear to her. She got hopeful.
"Katherine! Sweetheart!"
Two little girls about the age of ten appeared from behind a tree. One had long blonde wavy locks with green eyes, and the other had long dark brown wavy locks with brown eyes. Regina sat down on the fallen log smiling.
"Hi Mommy," they said at the same time.
Regina was in tears, and the girls ran up to her, "Mommy, it's okay."
"Are you alright?"
Regina nodded and motioned for them to go to her.
They sat down on each side of her, and she took a hand in each of hers, "I am crying happy tears my little ones. I am so happy that I get to see you both finally."
The brown haired twin rested her head on her mother's shoulder, "We felt you and Ma feeling very sad because of what happened to Sissy."
"So, we wanted to be with you while you sleep," the blonde haired twin said as she too rested her head on her mother's shoulder.
Regina kissed the top of both her daughter's heads, "I have a question to ask you both. When the shadow creatures almost took Katherine, did you two bring me to her before I had a chance to do it?"
The twins smiled and nodded. Regina rubbed her thumb across the top of their hands, "So your Ma and I were thinking about your names. We both agreed that the twin that looks like Ma her name would start with an E and the twin that looks like me her name would start with an R."
The twins hugged their mother with smiles on their faces then Regina continued looking at the twin that looked like a mini Emma, "I haven't told Ma yet, but I want her name in yours, so I thought about Emily but spelled E-M-M-A-L-E-E."
"I like it, and I know Ma will love it," Emmalee replied then Regina turned to her mini-me, "For you, I was thinking of a name that would rhyme with Emmalee that started with an R, so I came up with Rylee."
"I like it and Ma will too," Rylee said then the twins looked up and smiled.
Regina furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, "What?"
"It's Ma," Emmalee said, and Rylee continued, "She has her hand on your tummy. We feel her warm touch, and both of your magic helps us grow magically."
Regina smiled, and a tear escaped without her permission, "I love you, both, so much."
"We love you, too," Emmalee said, and Rylee concluded, "It's time for you to go back. Ma needs you. We are going to help, but we are limited since we used a lot of magic to do this."
They kissed their mother and darkness took Regina.
-Katherine's Room, Storybrooke General Hospital-
Emma walked into the room and noticed Regina was still sound asleep. She looked at her daughter, and she still looked the same; hooked up to beeping machines, IV fluids, and still out of it. She walked up to the bed, leaned over, and kissed Katherine on her forehead.
"Good night, baby girl. I'll see you in the morning."
No response; Emma solemnly walked to the sofa bed where her wife was sleeping. She waved her hands, and she magically changed into her pajamas. She slowly slid her way under the covers to not disturb her sleeping pregnant wife. Emma placed her hand on Regina's swollen belly and smiled when she felt the twins move to her touch. She felt a hand touch hers and looked to see her wife awake smiling at her.
Emma was now kicking herself, "Regina, babe, I'm so sorry if I woke you up. I didn't mean to."
"You did no such thing," Regina reassured her, "I woke up on my own accord. I have something to tell you."
"What?"
Regina smiled, "The twins graced me with their presence in my dream just like Katherine did."
Emma was beaming with joy, "Really? Who do they look like?"
"One looks just like you, and one looks just like me," Regina smiled and cupped her wife's face in her hand, "I came up with names for the twins if you want to hear it."
"Of course," Emma intertwined their fingers and Regina said, "Our baby girl who looks just like you…Emmalee spelled E-M-M-A-L-E-E (Emma smiled) and our baby girl who looks just like me…Rylee spelled R-Y-L-E-E."
Emma had a tear escape the corner of her eye, "I love them both, and I love you."
"I love you, too, dear."
Emma kissed her wife's lips so tenderly and took her into an embrace where sleep took them both.
-Somewhere in Dreamland-
Emma recognized the forestry area whenever Katherine appeared to her and she got hopeful.
"Katherine! Baby girl?"
The twins ran out from behind the tree, "Ma!"
Emma immediately fell to her knees and held out her arms. The girls ran into them, and Emma wrapped her arms around them. Emma began to cry, and the girls hugged their mother tighter.
Emmalee said, "It's alright, Ma. Sissy will be alright."
Emma broke the embrace and looked at her mini-me, "How do you know this?"
"She told us," Rylee replied, "She appeared to us in a dream."
Emma hung her head, and the tears just poured free, "Oh my baby girl…"
Emmalee and Rylee hugged their Ma then Emmalee said, "Mommy is going to need you soon."
Emma, again, broke the embrace and looked at her daughters with a questionable expression then Rylee explained, "Mommy is going to face the mean lady. Mommy will get very angry and will use a lot of magic. Ma, we will end up coming early."
"No, it won't happen! I will make sure of it!"
The twins make the same annoyed face Regina would make when she wouldn't listen to her, and Emma laughed, "Alright, I'm listening."
"Ma, we will be scared, and we will need you too," Emmalee said, and Rylee added, "We will need to feel your touch and hear your voice."
Emma smiled, "Don't worry, baby girls. I will be with you and Mommy every step of the way."
The twins hugged their Ma and kissed her on the cheek. Darkness took Emma, and she went into a deep sleep.
