John Bates works as a psychiatrist at a lucrative practice that gives him no satisfaction anymore. One day, contemplating suicide after his divorce, he meets a woman in the Grantham men's room. She blows him away and leaves only her name, Anna Smith.

Lady Mary Crawley recently hired a nanny for the three children under her care and Anna Smith was the only one to meet her exacting standards. Principle among them, Anna is English. With her family located in the American south she worries her children will lose the heritage that matters most. To help Anna, though not obvious to Lady Mary, is the gardener for the estate, John Bates

Everyone told him she was no one of any particular standing but when John Bates extended his hand to Anna Smith at the ball at the Bavarian Embassy he upset the order of things and they would either be torn apart in the coming storm or seek strength in one another.

John Bates works as a cardiologist and meets Anna Smith at hospital when she's on a routine visit for a music therapy session, one of her volunteer activities away from her work as a professional cellist.

The aftermath of Anna's rape and how they rebuilt their relationship was not really shown in the series. This story addresses those issues, the mindsets of both John and Anna, and what may have happened during the healing process. Adult content, mentions of violence and rape.

Modern AU: Anna can't believe her good fortune when she lands an interview for her dream job...but when she meets the boss, she's not sure whether her luck is so good after all...

Anna Smith is the newest instructor at Downton Ladies' College and one of her students, Emmaline Bates, immediately identifies with her and they form a strong friendship. Little could either of them know, Anna will form a much stronger friendship with someone else. Someone like Emmaline's father, John Bates.

Sometimes our healing isn't at all what we thought it would be. Sometimes it goes much deeper. Will John experience an unexpected healing? Modern A/U

What the world teaches us only matters if we care to learn it. What could John Bates and Anna Smith learn when put to the test? Do they learn it together or alone?

WW1 AU, 1916. Sergeant John Bates has been severely injured in the line of duty at the Battle of the Somme and is sent to a rehabilitation hospital back in England where he meets Nurse Anna Smith. Will she be able to bring him out of the shadows? Will he allow her to help him on the road to recovery?

Anna Smith is a British Intelligence operative assigned to work in Ireland on a kidnapping investigation (Marigold Gregson). She is partnered with John Bates and his partner, Tom Branson, to find the perpetrator before he strikes again.

Two worlds meet and disaster strikes. The repair of a broken heart is never an easy task.

Anna Smith, with her son James, has been hired to instruct the children living on the estate of Lord Wuthering in Bombay.

When Anna Smith decides to take the summer-long research position to finish her PhD in oceanography in the South of France she never expects to meet John Bates, government auditor. When the summer ends, and both must return to their lives. The moment comes to both of them, in the darkest of their abysses, when they rely on the memories of one another and the hopes of making more.

Anna and John are single parents trying to handle demanding lives that include children and careers. They find out they share more than their parental status or international work. What neither of them reveal is they also work as contract assassins. With so much in common yet so much to hide, what happens when their interests in one another align but nothing else does?

John Bates- a single, eligible WWII veteran- returns to his adopted home of Guernsey and begins a relationship with Anna Smith, the local divorcee with a child, and it throws the whole community into a tizzy.

Modern AU: 'When Anna Smith moves to London to start a new job, she has no idea how much her life will change...'

Artist and illustrator John Bates is trying to paint an elusive butterfly. He expects it to be very difficult but he does not expect it to be more difficult to woo Anna Smith

Anna Smith owns a trashy blues bar where many a soul has sold itself to the Devil to sing the blues. But when John Bates, a famous blues singer, comes to play there, Anna Smith wonders if she has nothing else to lose and nothing more to live for.

Army Major Anna Smith and photojournalist John Bates work together in Afghanistan trying to piece people back together. What they do not expect is to piece history back together too. Once there was John Bates, foreign correspondent, and Anna Schmidt, German national… and their tale still needs telling.

Modern AU: John Bates is a football coach, an injury forcing him to retire from playing football at an early age. A visit from an old friend changes his life forever. Has John finally found something more important than football?

After being in prison for more than a year, John Bates decides to participate in the prison's pen pal program. When Anna Smith is assigned to him, will they both find comfort in a handwritten love?

After losing his job at Downton Comprehensive, John Bates is attempting to rebuild his life. Former student Anna Smith is on the verge of small screen stardom. A school reunion brings new perspectives and second chances, bringing two different worlds together once more. Modern Anna x Bates AU. M rated from Chapter 12.

Every actor hopes for that one role to come along that changes their life for the better. Has John Bates found his?

John Bates is a thief on the run from his old boss and trying to steal enough to get by when he breaks into the house of consumptive heiress Anna Smith. When John meets Anna, it's love at first sight and John risks everything to be with Anna.

They all look like normal people getting their morning dose of coffee. Until somebody turns out to be different, and then much more so. Modern AU, Anna/Bates

After going through a bitter divorce, the last thing John Bates is looking for is love. Upon arriving back in Downton to work with his old friend, Robert Crawley, John meets and falls for a lovely waitress named, Anna Smith. Anna is a single mother trying to escape and forget a troubled past. Will the two finally find the happy ending they are both searching for?

A wife who loses a husband is called a widow. A husband who loses a wife is called a widower. A child who loses his parents is called an orphan. There is no word for a parent who loses a child. That's how awful the loss is. -Jay Neugeboren, An Orphan's Tale How will John Bates and Anna Smith bear the sorrow threatening to tear them apart?

Slightly AU - The curse is still in place and Henry has yet to go searching for his birth mother. Regina is forced to leave Storybrooke following an unexpected event, and meets Emma. What would have happened if Emma and Regina hadn't gotten off on the wrong foot? 100% Swan Queen. Rated M for language and sexytimes in later chapters.

At the end of his life John Bates flicks through a box of discount books and finds one with a child's scrawl in the inside cover reading, "This is Averi Smith's Copy, please return" followed by an address. Reading it changes his life to the point where he decides to take up her cause as his own. A cause that leads him to someone else. Someone named Anna Smith.

When John's daughter and Anna's son become friends at nursery school, they don't expect their lives to change forever.

Anna Smith is the head of a mafia-like institution under investigation by John Bates.

A half British-half Belgian woman (Anna Smith) works as the doctor at a mining outpost in the post 1920s Congo. The newest supervisor, an ex-Army surveyor (John Bates) recently released from a contract with British Petroleum, comes and they butt heads over the care of the miners and the locals because of the mining process.

When the scandalous news that Lady Anna Smith had a man die in her bedroom finally breaks, she leaves her home in Yorkshire to ride out the storm in America. After a dismal month in New York, she takes up an offer to ride west to see California. In the company of cowboy rancher, John Bates (who invites her to visit his spread in Northern California), she discovers a new world.

John Bates, poor fisherman, pulled up his net one day and never could have expected what he saw inside.

It's anything but quiet and mild in the town of Downton when noted gunslinger John Bates rides into town.

Anna Smith, Air Force veteran, works as the English and Mathematics teacher at the local high school in an old coal mining town of Southern Ohio. Her town, old and on the brink of falling off the edge, gets a surprise when industrialist and secretive entrepreneur John Bates rents the room above Grantham Bar.

Modern AU. When Anna agrees to help her longtime friend John avoid his ex-wife and navigate murky waters with his family, she never expects to realize she's not quite over her college crush on him. When it turns out that she needs his help as much as he needs hers, will either one of them be able to keep their feelings platonic? Rating change at Chapter 11.

Anna Smith comes to Downton Abbey to work for Lady Mary after a rather scandalous event. Only Lady Mary and Mrs. Hughes know the truth of what happened and, despite misgivings by the family, Lady Mary insists on Anna's services as her Lady's Maid. It is there that Anna Smith, timid and reserved, meets the buoyant and kind John Bates, valet to Lord Grantham.

The World as we know it has come to an end. People survive as they can. Evil men roam the land . With no food, shelter or a chance to rest, the only way is South. And it's on his way South that John Bates saves Anna Smith and their life together begins - Modern

An offshoot of "The Worst Kept Secret" by theglamorfades. How did John and Anna become a couple?

The cycle turns as the immortal being, John Bates, fights against his immortal adversary for the right to escape to the mortal coil and find love.

Modern AU. When John Bates agrees to take care of Isis whilst his best friend is away, he doesn't expect his world to collide—quite literally—with Anna Smith. Cover image by annambates.

Steampunk western: Anna Smith runs her bar the way any single woman living at the edge of the frontier of science and the world does: with an iron fist, a quick laugh, and a sharp eye… aided by her steam powered repeating rifle. Therefore it was a bit of a surprise when she met John Bates. A poet philosopher not quite man for this world… and yet made for no other.

A guardian angel comes to John Bates and begins an introspective journey that will help him find love and love of himself. She is Eve.

In 1895, New York City Police Chief Robert Crawley is faced with a rash of violent murders. To stop the spread of the violence he transfers his old Army friend, now a detective in Five Points, to help him solve the murders. But times have been hard on John Bates and when faced with a killer slaking a savage thirst he might be out of his depth.

Anna Smith and John Bates have been friends since childhood. As they both leave to attend university their futures threaten pull them in separate directions. But will a wild night redefine their relationship?

Dr. Anna Smith works at a private research firm. Tasked with delivering a research update to their chief investor, she travels to French wine country. There she meets John Bates, reclusive investor. Heavy snows trap them together in the house long enough to realize that they may never want to be apart.

AU: Anna Smith finds herself in a predicament when her boyfriend, Graeme Bates, introduces her to his brother, John, who comes from London to Yorkshire for the funeral of Violet Crawley. It's not an easy ride for any but true colours begin to shine through. Characters, except Graeme and Figg, belong to Julian Fellowes. All reviews welcomed and appreciated.

Lady Ravensburg has lived her whole life knowing she had to marry for position, for fortune, and- if she was very lucky- for companionship. But when Anna was young she dreamed of someone else. She dreamed of the Illusionist, long before he was called that. He's always been John to her. Now, after so many years apart, Anna wants him to be John to her again.

Recruited to Naval Intelligence by Admiral Robert Crawley, Commander John Bates (codename: Bernhard) enters the world of espionage during the Battle of Britain. Working with him is Crawley's top agent, Anna Smith (codename: Monday), as they try to uncover German spies in Allied territory and bring Hitler to his knees.

Anna Smith owns a jazz club called the Cerulean Swan and John Bates enters the scene to replace a lagging alcohol maker and distributor, Green. He invites her to come to his alcohol refinery, The Bubble Room, and specializes in refined champagnes and other alcoholic beverages. Together they will create a new kind of night club with his new brand: Ugly Duckling.

As Alex returns from Witness Protection, Olivia is cold and unfriendly. Through cases, stings, and undercover operations will they become closer? Alex/Olivia pairing. Rated M for later chapters.

Inspired by the song "Bus Stop" by the Hollies.

Anna's work brings her to the Lonestar State. Will she find more then just southern hospitality?

Teenage versions of Emma and Regina appear in Storybrooke and to everyone's surprise the girls hit it off immediately... "We have to stop this, Emma. She can't fall in love with the younger you. She has to meet Daniel and fall in love with him - his death starts it all. Or otherwise, Regina won't grow up to cast the curse, Storybrooke won't exist... and Henry will never be born!"

Modern AU! Life is not smooth sailing for the seperated couple Robert and Cora. Both are busy mending thier lives and are at a verge of making a life changing decision. Head or the Heart? Which one to listen to? That's the big question!

Modern AU fic. Anna Smith teaches English at Levinson Academy. One of her students is Ruby Bates, she is the daughter of the Chief Inspector. John Bates. Anna, Ruby and John get close, but when hard times strike, will they be able to stick together or be broken apart?

When John Bates takes over the management and operation of the lighthouse he expects a life of quiet and serenity. What he does not expect is to save the life of prominent Council Member and fishery magnate, Robert Crawley, or to meet the manager of the day-to-day operations of the closest fishery, Anna Smith. What follows, between the tumults of wind, rain, and sea, is unknown

AU Swan Queen:: While pursuing a bounty, Emma Swan stumbles onto the path of Regina Mills, a single mother struggling to cope with her dying son. But when Emma finds herself suddenly dragged into Regina's world, she comes to realize maybe fate was just correcting an old mistake:: A story in which Regina pursues Emma:: M rating for later chapters and SQ sexy times

Emma Swan just wants to get through her final year of Storybrooke High to start a life in Boston. Then she meets her new Creative Writing teacher, Ms. Mills, who turns her plans inside out. SwanQueen. Student/Teacher. M for Smut/Lang. Completed 12/28/2014. SEQUEL ON MY PROFILE

Modern A/U. Different circumstances bring John Bates and Anna Smith to Seattle, Washington. But what if Anna is the one with the secret? Rating will go up as the story progresses.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION! This is an AU Teacher/Student fic. Regina is the professor, Emma the student. With someone else calling the shots her entire life, what happens when Regina finds something she's not willing to give up. And what happens when that something causes a rift in the relationships already in play. I'm known for angst so...be warned. SQ endgame...hopefully ;)

A series of drabbles written in response to the fic challenge, created by awesomegreentie and terriejane on Tumblr :)

They've never spoken but their paths cross every day... can you really love at first sight?

Prompted by a Secret Santa exchange on Tumblr.

They met, they fell in love then they parted. So what happens when they meet again years later? Their circumstances have changed, but have their feelings for one another?

Robert Crawley, a young finance professional and the heir to an English earldom, meets art student Cora Levinson on the New York subway one afternoon. The pair slowly fall in love...and then the unexpected turns their plans upside down.

dou·blet \ˈdəb-lət\ n. Definition: 1 : something consisting of two identical or similar parts: a lens consisting of two components 2 : a set of two identical or similar things 3 : one of a pair; specifically : one of two or more words (as guard and ward) in the same language derived by different routes of transmission from the same source (merriam webster)

Anna Smith is 16 years old and has just been signed up for an arranged marriage. John Bates is an soldier who needs a wife to tend his home while he's off at war. Anna has always wanted to marry for love and it's love at first sight when she meet's John. But it's been reduced to a business transaction. When her husband comes home wounded is this Anna's chance to make him love her?

Modern Day AU, Coffee House Fic. Fluff? Probably. Based on a prompt from awesomegreentie. We started with a T rating, but who was I kidding? We promptly moved up to a strong M at Chapter 5.

When Anna goes to the Harrogate RSPCA to adopt a homeless cat, she finds more than she bargained for.

A hostage situation in City Hall leaves behind a battered, broken sheriff, and a mayor wracked with guilt. Trigger warnings for violence and gun threats and general angst. Slow-burn swan queen.

AU. John Bates' only way to divorce his wife and keep his company is to prove she is having an affair. Anna Smith of Carson's Private Investigators goes undercover on the case. What starts out as an infidelity investigation becomes much more and when John finds himself in serious trouble, Anna's skills and heart are put to the test.

Emma Swan and Regina Mills have never had the best luck when it comes to love but when they meet they are, quite literally, knocked off their feet. It won't be an easy road, but they can make it through because love is unstoppable. Title based on Unstoppable by Rascal Flatts. AU no curse, no magic. College SwanQueen with a twist. Slow burn.

Anna Smith was always so very little...

Modern AU. John Bates, an eclectic Artist and Dr. Anna Bates, a controlling surgeon meet on Christmas Eve while waiting for news about loved ones in the hospital. They are quickly captivated by one another's kindness and caring ways, but will their polar opposite lives prove to be too much chaos for a chance at real love?

Some holiday indulgences can lead to bad decisions and terrible consequences. A/B Modern AU.

Modern AU. She is still the main suspect of Green's murder, but finally out of prison, at least for the time being. Desperately looking for a job, while trying to put her life back together, Anna meets Mr Bates.

Modern AU. The beginning of an affair of convenience and understanding. Anna Smith and John Bates are professionals who live on opposite sides of the globe. When they meet at a conference, things get personal too quickly, and they have to deal with the consequences of a seemingly casual relationship that neither of them was looking for. Prequel to So Long, Lonesome.

They had not planned for it, a surprise gift: time for themselves, finally on their own. [Series 2, episode 8]

Anna is a maid travelling with the Earl of Grantham and his family to Newport, visiting Lady Grantham's family. John is seeking a new life in America, away from his past sins. Sparks fly on the ship of dreams and startling revelations promise to change both of their lives for good, but when the ship hits the ice they are not guaranteed a happy end. Highclere Award '14 nom/winner.

Life is a risky business. Modern AU.

Bates and Anna au that takes place during the logging boom in the Santa Cruz mountains of California in the late 1800s. M for mature themes. It is really not as far-fetched as it sounds. Come on, give it a chance. You won't be sorry. Seriously. Read the reviews if you won't take my word for it.

The strain is taking its toll on Anna's health and the Bates' marriage. Bates longs to be able to take her away, but where could they go? Daisy has the unlikely answer! Rated M from chapter 8! Set sometime post season 4. DISCLAIMER: Downton Abbey is not mine, but it is fun to borrow!

Anna is the only child of Simon and Amelia Smith, owners of a successful cotton factory. When she reaches the age of 21, they decide she's old enough to learn the family business and wed the son of Simon's most trusted business partner. However her parents plans don't go as they wish when Anna discovers that the world holds more than an arranged life. AU, begins in 1851, London

Modern A/U John Bates is an international acting sensation who has just bought a vacation home in St. Andrews. Anna Smith is a grad student at St. Andrews University. When John hires Anna as his house sitter will the two of them finally find forever?

Anna investigates a curious mystery, but she soon finds herself struggling to tell what is real and what is in her mind. Post Series 5.

Modern AU. John Bates is struggling to get his life back on track after a traumatic experience. He follows his mother's advice and seeks help with a therapist, Anna Smith. Can she help him get through this difficult period and ignore the growing connection between them?

The annual Mayor celebrations across Maine are about to begin and Regina, one of the most notable Mayors in the state, hasn't got a date. She reluctantly resorts to her last option and hires Emma Swan, an escort who becomes her lawfully wedded wife. Slightly AU but not much.

Modern AU. Life can always come up with a few surprises. (completely A/B, but with other characters' appearances as well)

Bates and Anna couldn't have known where that first handshake would lead them: short vignettes covering on- and off-screen scenes in their romance.

A/U: Emma starts work at the local hardware store and finds out the woman who caught her eye is her new boss. Regina seems to be happy and is engaged with a son but the more time they spend together, the more Regina finds Emma is filling a void she didn't realize was there. Fic will cover several years. Multi-chapter, slow building of relationship, but definitely SQ! Rating change.

Can lovers who were ripped apart in one life find each other and reconnect in the next? AU Anna/Bates reincarnation story. What would have happened if Bates had hanged? Romance with a heavy dollop of mystery as Anna and Bates's paths cross once again and they are inexplicably drawn to each other. Will they figure who they were in the past? And how does that affect their future?

Massachusetts State Police Capt. Emma Swan leaves her red-hot career to become the police chief of sleepy Storybrooke, Maine. She's hoping for a less-complicated, less-dangerous life, a desire that is dashed on both counts. AU. No magic. Crime drama and romance. Swan Queen is endgame. Cover art by the wonderful lrbcn.

They were married and then he was taken, but oh how joyous (and steamy) their reunion was after he was released from prison and they moved into the cottage. Anna and Bates get to know each other and various rooms of their new home...

A collection of stories written for prompts on Tumblr. Mostly Swan Queen, although a few others. Various genres and ratings. Prompts and warnings will be noted for each story.

"I loved you and you left me without so much as an explanation. Vanishing from everywhere I knew. You didn't return my calls or my messages. I couldn't even know if you were still alive." Modern AU, Christmas.

AU Swan Queen - Emma is a straight laced school girl from a good home, close to graduation, with a clear view of her future. Regina is a graffiti artist that has grown up in foster care, she lives in the moment with reckless disregard for what the future might hold. Until their paths cross, and Regina discovers life might be worth living after all.

Set in a present day modern A/U- John Bates is a fire fighter struggling with the law and life. After a court order forces him to get the help he needs, John meets Anna, his saving grace. The timing could not be more wrong and John's past continues to haunt him. Plus, Anna has a few secrets of her own as well.

A series of daily drabbles I did on Tumblr back in September. All fluff and smut…so basically all the happy Banna for your enjoyment!

Out on the open road, Emma Swan meets a broken woman, claiming be a failed singer. AU, Swan Queen

A belated Halloween contribution from Downtonluvr and A-Lady-To-Me in which Anna and John meet at a Halloween party. But will both of them prove to be more than what they seem?

The shelves in bookstores or libraries hold all manner of secrets about their racy readers. John and Anna have some adventures. Slight mentions to M/M. Modern AU. The plot thickens...

Emma gets a surprise visit from a girl who's future is linked to her and Regina, in ways neither Emma or Regina are quite satisfied with. Storybrooke isn't safe anymore and danger lies ahead. Can they work together in order to keep the girl and everyone else in town safe? Now established Swan Queen.

Modern A/U One shot - Based on prompt from Tumblr

'Another' Modern A/U: Moving to the north of England to put his past behind him, will Anna Smith prove to be John Bates's salvation?

2 years after defeating the Wicked Witch, Emma and Regina now run an elite Royal military training college to ensure that Storybrooke will never be caught without an army again. However, it becomes apparent that running a magical military is easier than admitting to an attraction to a former enemy, much less a co-leader.

Regina could say her life was perfect… and then it got turned upside down. *Established Swan Queen*

John and Anna have been friends for years but suddenly John dreams of something more.

Modern/AU. John Bates has taken up the vacant Deputy Headmaster post at St Peter's Secondary School in York. Here he meets up again with old friend and headmaster Robert Crawley, as well as Head Of English, Anna Smith.

Princess Emma was meant to meet her true love at the ball, it just wasn't meant to be her. Swan Queen AU in FTL. On Hiatus until I decide if this ship and this show is worth all the toxic hurt that come with it. Thank you to all that have read, it remains up because despite everything I love this story.

AU fic set in ancient Rome. Regina, a Vestal priestess, crosses paths with a mysterious gladiator. Suddenly, her life is not quite the same. Historical!Swan Queen.

In the space of a few hours, Anna Smith's life is turned upside down. Can a chance encounter on a Underground train change everything for the better, and guide her to where she is meant to be? Modern Anna and Bates AU, based on the film Sliding Doors. M Rated from Chapter 10. [Winner of 2014 Highclere Award for Anna/Bates Modern AU story]

When Regina asks Emma to come back to Storybrooke and watch Henry for a weekend, Emma thinks nothing of it. But as Regina's secretive out of town engagements become habit, Emma's suspicion grows. Nonetheless, time together allows them to rekindle a romance that goes beyond that of an Evil Queen and a Savior. But how long will they have to embrace their newfound love? SwanQueen.

"Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light." - Helen Keller :: The worlds of Anna Smith and John Bates become unexpectedly entwined, as they both question everything they've based their lives upon. :: Modern A/U

He gazed across the bed at his wife's face, relaxed and innocent in slumber. In these moments, she looked as young and untouched by life as the first day they'd met. Rated M

Based loosely off the concept from What Happens In Vegas. Always competing, Emma and Regina find themselves getting just a bit carried away one night. In the morning both are shocked to find their situation has changed and in a town with magic, not everything is so easily fixed. The two suddenly have to find some way to get along before one does't make it out alive.

Wedding Weekend Smut

Single-girl anxieties cause Emma Swan to ask her ask college professor Regina Mills to be her date for the weekend. Her plan, attempting to fool everyone in Storybrooke that have been dating for a while, proves to be her undoing. This is a different take on how Emma and Regina met and came to Storybrooke.

Divorced Lesbian Mommies AU. For Swan Queen Week (a little late!)

AU Teacher/Student Swan Queen Week "Feel every single inch of my face as if this is the last face you will ever see. You are going blind and this is the last face you will ever get to touch, to learn..."

Miss Swan – looking so much not like a teacher that he suddenly worries about it in her bare feet and jean capris and messy bun that can't contain all her curls because some of them are falling down around her face – notices his mom too. Her reaction is very different than any other teacher's has ever been.

Now that Emma and Regina are married, all they want is to add to their family. With a little help from some magic, Regina ends up carrying their child. This is a collection of little stories of all the wonderful things that happen during the pregnancy. It is mostly fluff with the possibility of sexy times in the future. Enjoy!

Emma Swan works hard every night as a bartender, struggling to raise her son and save up enough to own her own bar. Regina Mills is an upper class New York photographer who wouldn't normally spare a second glance at people below her. When their paths cross, their lives adapt to each other, but how much are they willing to change?

A little mistletoe can make the holidays so much better. Written for the SWEN Secret Santa on tumblr. For Magicmumu

"I loved all of them. But you knew that I would, didn't you? I don't know how, but you knew that I wanted all of these things as a little girl. How did you know? I mean, I never told anyone about some of these things. Well, except for…" Emma's eyes go wide as the thought strikes her again, the same one she'd had days before. "Oh god! Tell me you aren't Santa Claus."

Modern story. Anna and John met at a party just before John left to go to war. They stayed in contact until John cut all ties after his injury. Years later they meet again under different circumstances. Through changes in both their lives, they can't be more then friends. But is friendship enough with their history?

Christmas-themed fluff. Established Swan Queen and Snowing.

Vampires and werewolves own the night, feeding off humans without recourse. As a Hunter, Emma Swan is dedicated to their destruction for her own reasons. But after the son she thought dead appears at her door sprouting fangs and walking in daylight, everything she thought she knew is thrown asunder. Especially in Storybrooke, Maine, governed by a mayor who is more than she seems.

Modern A/U. An encounter on April Fools Day changes Anna Smith and John Bates lives forever.

Emma asks Regina to give her magic lessons. Starts after 2x09. Diverges from there.

AU. Post-curse. "It's the sixth of October. A pivotal moment in Storybrooke's history and the turning point in Regina Mills' life. And it all began with a spell, a Sheriff, and a thief." Eventual Swan Queen.

Afraid of what she'll do to Snow, Emma and Henry kidnap an enraged and heartbroken Regina and take her out of Storybrooke so that she can heal in a place without magic. Along the way, they help each other deal with the traumas and mistakes of their pasts and move towards a possible future together as a family. Post THE MILLER'S DAUGHTER. Semi-graphic slow burn SQ. Now Complete.

Prompt: A spell goes wrong and makes Emma fall in love with Regina. Of course, it's a little more complicated. One shot, Swan Queen, Regina character study.

It's a Dirty Dancing AU. Soon after arriving, Regina meets Ruby and Emma, dancers at the resort who teach routines to bored families to pass the time. Befriending other employees like manager-in-training, Sidney and boss's son, Neal, Regina is soon caught up in the lives of these people who feel like they're from another world entirely.

What if John's reaction was the opposite when Anna admitted, 'I'd live in sin with you.'

Jealous!Emma Fic. Pre-Swan Queen. Emma gets jealous of a soccer mom touching Regina.

The big event on Miner's Day is the annual softball game and this year Snow convinces Emma to play on the Blue Team. Emma thinks it will be all fun and games until she finds out that her pitching rival on the Red Team is none other then Regina Mills. Fluff, humor, slightly scary Snow, softball, scantily clad Ruby and SwanQueen.

Modern A/U. John Bates is a Captain in the British army, about to retire after he has embarked on his final deployment to Afghanistan. Will he and his wife, Anna, get their happy ending?

Multichapter - Anna and Mr. Bates have been reunited at last, yet, a cottage has not been made available upon his return. Newlyweds that have been separated, once reunited, cannot be kept apart as a vigilant Mrs. Hughes finds out. Forced to live in separate quarters, will the Housekeeper put an end to their shenanigans or will she enable their reunions? Will transition to M.

John fights depression and tries to get his life back on track. Anna's past still torments her and she's forced to take some time away from work to move on. They both end up in a place called Calm Waters. Will they be able to help each other and cure themselves? Modern AU. M-rated from Chapter 9. Nominated for two Highclere Awards, winner of A/B angst.

Magic returns to Storybrooke bringing back magical illnesses as well. 'Love Flu' is going around and it's catching. Swan Queen.

Just some fluffy inside on why Emma loves to slowly make love to her wife. Swan queen :)

It might have been reckless and have disaster written all over it, but Emma felt desperate to see behind the curtain again. To just get a glimpse at the girl Regina had hidden behind all the suits and make up and clever dry wit that no one seemed to really get.

Swanqueen AU: Regina is unhappily married to King Leopold. Emma is a decorated knight who arrives with the Prince of the northern kingdom at Leopold's Castle. Their paths cross and entwine. The tale of adventures, magic and love ensues. Our beloved Swan Queen in a whole new world.

AU Modern fiction. John Bates is a single father, former fireman, now a mechanic. Anna Smith is a famous singer. The two meet at Mary Crawley's 30th birthday party. The Crawleys and their daughters also feature heavily...

In an instant Emma Swan watches her life change. Angst SQ one shot. Character Death

More modern Anna and Bates. John moves up to the north to run Robert's chain of Bars and Restaurants. With some baggage in tow...

Ruby makes Emma a dating profile. The only catch is that she's listed as a guy. That wouldn't be such a problem if Emma hadn't found Regina's profile and begins communicating with the Mayor

Modern AU. Anna is a successful ballet teacher with a charming boyfriend. John is a single dad who is going through his second divorce. When Anna becomes John's daughter's ballet teacher, everything can change. Will they give into their feelings?

Three Christmases in Regina Mills' life.

Stay: - it's such a small word; short and to the point, elegant only in its simplicity. But it is perhaps one of the hardest words Emma Swan has ever said, and most definitely the hardest word Regina Mills has ever heard.

Regina has lost. She only sees one option. Swan Queen.

-AU- There is no curse. There are only people, circumstance and heartbreak. Henry seeks to reunite his divorced mothers if it's the last thing he does.

A life time of Swan Queen set in four seasons.

During his Grand Tour, Robert Crawley falls in love with a captivating French woman. He spends a few perfect months with her before the distress of DA's finances forces him back to England and into a marriage of convenience. His new wife is beautiful and sweet, he might not love her, but he is drawn to her. This is the story of Robert and Cora Crawley and their life together.

The woman of Storybrooke play 'Truth or Dare' at a sleepover. One shot, fic prompt response.

Emma Swan expected to spend her birthday alone not with a kid claiming to be her son and certainly not being dragged into the land of fairytales and held prisoner by an Evil Queen. Swan Queen Emma/Regina.

What happens when Emma's ex turns up in Storybrooke? Non-established Swan Queen. AUish.

The war brings many changes to Anna's life.

A story revealing the details of the life of Arizona Robbins from her teenage years to adulthood. CalZona in later chapters.

AU Calzone Love Story Set in High School.