AN: Sorry for disappearing for so long! I had injured my hand and took a small time off. Also, I wrote a smut scene and I apologize if it's rusty, I hadn't written one in a while . Anyway thank you for comments, likes and follows ^^ -R.M

Light seeped past the thick red curtains and a knock at the door came, awakening the sleeping blonde.

"Emma Swan, you're being summoned to the courtyard for a breakfast with her Majesty. " A heavy voice came out from the other side of the door. Her arms slowly rose above her head as she sat up in her large bed.

"Mmn I will be right there, tell her majesty I shall not keep her waiting." Emma called out in her thick raspy tone. She brought her fists to her eyes and rubbed the sleep away with a groan. She was definitely not a morning person and had not once had coffee while here, which had definitely been a hell all in it's own.

Swinging her feet across the bed, she got out and walked to the closet of clothes that was given to her by her majesty. She had been here for an unknown length of time and wondered if at all, when she would make it to her own time. She didn't mind being in Regina's company, honestly she did love how Regina was as the evil queen; but you would never hear those words come from her lips.
Her fingers skimmed across the various clothing but settled on a cotton red tunic shirt that had white puffy sleeves. As she slid the women's undershirt, she then slid the tunic on and the thick leather belt across her waist and then settled on a pair of brown fitted pants that were slightly loose but comfortable and presentable enough. She walked to the door where she kept her several shoes and settled on a pair of black knee high boots and laced them up before tying them and stood up, bouncing on her soles to test out how they felt and nodded to herself.

"Time to see you, Regina." She whispered to herself and then grabbed her brown rucksack bag and slung it over her shoulder before walking out of the room, her shoulders squared and head held high. Mary had definitely commended her for her quick learning and how her poise had changed. Emma still refused to wear the dresses unless specifically asked by the queen herself, but she did try to look semi feminine.

Walking through the large double doors that were so graciously opened by the knights guarding the door, Emma found herself in the courtyard and immediately bowed her head to the woman in charge.

"I was wondering if dinner would have been more appropriate." Regina's voice came out thickly and it took all of her strength to not bite back with a banter worthy remark.
With a deep breath, Emma closed her eyes and bit her bottom lip. "My apologies my queen, I was trying to settle on which outfit would please her majesty more and settled on this. I hope to please…"
"Rise." Regina brought her china cup to her lips and sipped the herbal tea within.
As Emma's head rose, she looked at the queen who was wearing a beautiful red dress that wasn't nearly as regal as most her outfits, but definitely hugged her curves well. Her hair was up-done in a half bun with long curled tresses that reached her shoulders.

""It appears your color choice was wise." Regina mustered a small smile as she continued sipping her tea before signaling the servants bring their breakfast.
Emma took a seat at the spot beside the queen as there was no other option, the stone table decorated with a vase that held white roses and lilies along with a tea tray.

"I hope you do enjoy poached egg with toast and some cut up fruit." Regina stated while adjusting in her seat.

Their relationship, though not very progressive, was progressive enough to where Emma was slowly growing more accustomed to Regina as well as the queen warming up to her subject.

"That does sound delightful, my queen." her thin pink lips upturned in a soft smile while her green eyes examined Regina's features. "Did you rest well?" She asked while pouring herself a cup of tea carefully.

Brown brows pinched together as the brunette shook her head. "Restless night, it's not uncommon though for a ruler." She affirmed more to herself than to Emma.

Dropping it, to not push her, Emma nodded and took a sip of the strong earl gray tea and hummed at the strong flavor. "You know…sometimes if you pick lavender and chamomile it makes a good tea that helps promote sleep….or….when I was young and I couldn't sleep…I would sometimes hum a song or before it was taken…we had a device that would play music and I would listen to that before falling asleep." The blonde suggested before setting her glass down and picked up the fork and took a piece of melon and brought it to her lips and ate it slowly.

In deep thought, there was a light pause between the two. Regina slowly ate her food while thinking about what was suggested to her. "Did it work well for you?" Regina asked and looked up at her subject

"Mmn it did for a time…,but some things are too much and sometimes confiding in someone can help, you know cleaning the air and making your shoulders lighter. I know, that my place with you is one you allow my queen and I would never suggest to entrust such things to me, but if you ever want an unbiased opinion I will gladly be your ears." Emma smiled and took a bite of her toast that held the poached egg on top and hummed softly at the taste.

"Well we may see on that, but…" Regina thought back to when Emma played her guitar and how beautiful it had sounded along with the girls voice that in a way, did soothe her dark heart.

"Do you play any instruments?"

"I do, I play guitar and piano primarily….I learned at a family's home I stayed at and for whatever reason it stuck till this day." Emma rose a brow and wondered what the woman was concluding to.

"Should I have a difficult time, would you mind if I pay a visit to your chambers and you play for me?" Regina asked softly, almost shyly and it was at that moment that Emma concluded that if Regina's chapter was added to Henry's storybook that Regina would definitely not be painted as a bad guy.

"I would love to. I'm a little rusty and probably far from good compared to many musicians, but I will do my best." Emma grinned a child like smile that melted the latter's heart.

'What about her makes me feel so soft.' Regina wondered to herself and shook her head with a smile to herself and proceeded to eat. "So Emma, I was thinking…do you know how to ride?" Regina asked and looked at the woman who had half the toast and egg shoved in her mouth and it almost caused the brunette to choke and laugh at the ridiculous sight.

Green eyes snapped wide, Emma finished chewing and swallowed quickly before clearing her throat. "I apologize, it's so messy and that's the only way I could think of eating it quickly…" Cheeks turning a slight pink, she felt a soft hand graze the corner of her lips and brush away what she could only assume was crumbs away; she felt her heart race in a way she didn't expect. "But I do not know how to ride a horse…" She whispered and felt herself shrink in her seat.

Regina's brow arched at the reaction of the blonde and hummed a bit before taking a slow sip of her tea. "Well would you mind to accompany me today?"

With a curt nod, Emma adjusted her pants a bit and looked at her queen. "I would love to."

"Well I will change into my riding clothes and expect to see you at the stables in….around thirty minutes or so." With a flick of a wrist, she disappeared in a purple fog and left Emma alone.

"Jesus.…" Emma grunted to herself in embarrassment before walking down to the stables, wanting to be early rather than make the queen wait.

Regina was in her room, appearing with purple fog around her before she felt a pair of thin arms wrapping around her waist and a pair of plump lips caressing her neck in a soft attack.
"You've found a liking for that new girl." Her slightly deep voice came and caused shivers to run down her spine in a both thrilling and shocking way.

"Mmn, trying to get to know my subject and shape her into someone worthy of being in our courts."Her voice dropped a bit as she ran her fingers up Maleficent's forearms and found them bare but the lace of the sleeves that were loose had gently tickled her fingertips.

"Is that all my love?" Maleficent growled against her flesh before softly sinking her teeth into olive skin, earning a soft moan.
Regina felt her back arch slightly as tender hands slid from her stomach and up towards her covered breasts. "Mal." She moaned out huskily as her head fell back against the taller woman's shoulder.

"Tell me, is that all?" Her possessive hands slowly undid the leather belt that held the dress and let it fall before her, her lips caressing the now purple mark before nipping at the woman's earlobe, tugging it softly between her teeth.

Her breathing quickening, Regina felt her hands slowly run up through Maleficent's thick naturally curly blonde hair and tugged it softly, her ass softly grinding into her lovers core and earned a groan to rip across her ear and send shivers through her body. "T-that's all."

Maleficent slowly turned the younger woman around in her embrace and gently grabbed the sleeves of the woman's dress and tugged them down a bit, causing the dress to rip slightly and she let the fabric messily fall to the floor and she took in the beautiful sight. Her blue eyes scanning over each inch of the queen that she had so willingly gave her heart to.
"You're beautiful and I want to be the last one to look at you like this." She whispered, her voice slightly insecure yet firm in it's want before she walked forward and took the brunettes chin between her thumb and index finger, tilting her head up before softly capturing her lips and closed her eyes.
Regina slowly got lost within the tender kiss, lips that worshiped her in so many ways that she found comforting. She felt herself being backed up until the back of her knees hit the bed and she was pushed down on the plush bed.

"Look at me." Maleficent whispered as Regina slowly lifted her hooded eyes up at her lover and gasped as the woman began to slowly strip herself of her clothing, the dress tantalizingly falling from soft skin and revealed absolutely no underwear beneath it. "I will never hurt you." She whispered and slowly crawled up, straddling the woman and began to undo her corset; their eyes not breaking contact. The moment more intimate than intended, but Maleficent needed this, she wanted to make sure that she was not going to lose this woman that she had invested everything in, this woman that so tightly held her heart.
"Lift." Her voice came out and soon she tossed the clothing before Regina flicked her wrist and her underwear had immediately came off and the two women were now both bare to each other.

"I know you won't Mal." Regina's voice came out softly, endearingly as her smaller hands slowly ran up Maleficent's toned thin thighs and up to her hips; tugging her forward before one hand reached up and cupped the back of her head.

"Then never leave me." The woman whispered before leaning down and meeting the brunette half way and captured her lips in a deep passionate kiss that sent jolts between both women. Regina's eyes fluttered shut as she felt a soft hand squeeze and massage her left breast, fingers gently rolling her hardening light brown nipple and softly pinching them that caused soft moans to vibrate within their kiss. Her hips slowly bucking upwards and begged for more friction.

Regina's fingers slowly laced up through thick blonde tresses, tugging them slightly and urging her partner to continue with her ministrations. A small groan had passed Maleficent's lips as she broke the kiss and began to plant hungry kisses down her lovers neck and towards her breasts, nipping the flesh on her descent before her eyes glanced up momentarily and the red faced beauty above her. She would never tire of this sight.

With a hum, she slowly latched onto Regina's left breast, tongue slowly flicking across the peaking nipple as she reached down between them and began to gently run two fingers up and down the length of Regina's wet folds; parting them slightly as she done so and caused her lover to whimper in desire.
Regina's chest rose and fell quickly as she felt heat pool between her legs and deep within her stomach, churning with the utmost need as she gripped the pillow above her head tightly, knuckles turning white as her hips slowly rose and fell; her pulsating core urging to be filled with the woman's digits.

"Please, please Mal." She moaned and her eyes went wide as the woman's teeth bit lightly into her nipple while she felt a hard press against her clit. "Oh fuck." She nearly screamed as she opened her legs wider, her juices pooling between her legs.

"Please what, my love?" The blonde grinned up at her lover before her lips brushed between the valley of olive breasts before she proceeded to capture the other breast between her lips and suckled it tenderly while her thumb began to rub slow tantalizing circles against Regina's throbbing clit.

"M-m-mal" Her lips pursed slightly as she closed her eyes, her neck craning lightly as she began to roll her hips in time with her lovers ministrations. Nails embedded into the pillow before finding a more rewarding place at the base of her lovers neck. "Take me….god I need you inside." Regina whimpered as she felt the pace quicken against her clit, her bundle being rubbed in quick motions that caused her hips to jerk with each touch and her breath to be caught in her throat.
"Do you now?" Maleficent growled out. "Are you wet enough? Do you want me bad enough?" Maleficent whispered against her peak before giving it one more soft flick with her tongue and she slowly slid her body up and with no warning, she lightly pressed the tips of her two fingers against Regina's soaked entrance, stilling them at just the entrance.
"Y-yes, I want you so bad." She cooed while her eyes clamped shut, arousal pulsating painfully through her veins.

"Only me?" Maleficent's voice was thick with desire and want as she watched the brunette writhe beneath her; sending throbbing desire to pulsate between her legs.

"Y-yes, only you please please." Regina begged and before she could ask for more, she was silenced with a hard kiss before she felt two long digits slide deep within her and her eyes rolled back shut. The feeling of the two digits stretching her and filling her was indescribable.
Biting down on Maleficents bruised bottom lip, she slowly ran her nails down her lovers back and gripped it as she felt the woman thrust slowly in and out of her, the tips gently grazing her most sensitive spot with each powerful yet slow thrust. She bucked her hips and whimpered against her, her body molding and perfectly pressing up into her lovers as she leaned up and gently bit her shoulder.
"Oh god yes, oh god oh god." She chants out as a soft glimmer of sweat coated her forehead and the pace of her lover quickened, she slowly reached down and slipped her hand between them and began to rub her own bundle of nerves as she felt her impending climax. Hips jerking and body shaking slightly beneath them, she felt herself climbing higher and higher to ecstasy as Maleficents thrusts began to grow nearly erratic and the sounds of her skin slapping against the wet mound was all too erotic to the brunettes ears.

"Cum, Cum for me Regina." Maleficent demanded with a low husky grown that sent Regina to her high, her fingers stilling on her clit as she cried out loudly for all to hear as she trembled uncontrollably beneath her lover. She felt the woman's fingers retract and pull from her before enveloping her in a gentle embrace before lips pressed tenderly to hers. "I love you." Maleficent confessed softly as she smiled at Regina with a tenderness and before the woman could reciprocate, she felt herself being gently pushed down and Regina's body slowly crawled upon hers.

"It's your turn."

Emma sighed as she sat down at the stables, tossing stones towards the forest and looked up at the sun. It had been well past several hours and all she got from the servants were non committing promises that the queen never misses her daily rides. She looked around and spotted an apple tree and walked towards it, sitting at it's base while picking up one of the fallen apples beside it and inspected it. It was a bright red with nothing but a small bruise on it and decided it would be good enough to snack on while she continued her wait.

"I wonder what's taking her…." She wondered aloud while looking at the clear sky, wondering if her family was missing her or noticed if she was gone.
She sighed softly as she finished her apple and closed her eyes, deciding to nap for a moment and since the tree was right beside the stables, if the queen came she figured that she would be awoken.
"Excuse me lassy, we're closing up the stables." A husky voice came laced with apology.

Her eyes slowly fluttered open and she noticed that the moon was high and the stars were out. She sighed and shook her head with a small smile, disappointed that she didn't get to even see the queen for the night.
"Mn, thanks for waking me." She nodded her head and the man reached his hand out, offering it to her in which she gladly obliged. Standing up, she rolled her neck and sighed softly at the cracking. "How long was I out?"

"A couple hours, the queen never left her chambers apparently." The stableman stated and nodded towards her. "Don't get too beat up though lass, perhaps another time and if not we would gladly teach ye the way." He smiled a toothy smile and patted her shoulder slightly. "Now go get ye some rest." He nodded and walked to the field to bring in the horses.
Emma picked up her rucksack and began her pursuit up towards the castle and felt her stomach rumble, but ignored it as her desire for good sleep trumped her want for food. As she walked through the corridors she heard murmuring between maids and could only pick up that the queens mentor was in.
The feeling of jealousy slowly strummed her heart, shaking her head she knew she couldn't begin to feel such emotions as she was stuck in a time of the past and she needed to not change the happenings of the future.

"'You kind of already began to do that' She reminded herself and groaned in frustration. As she rounded the corner she felt herself bump into another person and nearly fell backwards.
"Oh hello." A husky voice called out and Emma's eyes looked up.

'Oh hell…' She thought to herself as she saw the taller blonde in front of her, wearing a smirk. "Hello, mistress." Emma nodded her head slightly as she stepped to the side. "Sorry, I was lost in my thoughts and was walking back to my chambers."

"It's alright, I was just taking a stroll before I sleep." She nodded and pulled her silken robe close to her body before looking down at the girl with inspecting eyes. "I see there's a lot to you isn't there." She said in a cryptic way that sent chills down the latter's spine.
"I have no idea what you mean." Emma stated firmly before nodding her head. "I bid you a good night mistress, I must urge that I am exhausted and would like to retire for the night." She turned from the woman and began to walk to her chambers, her heart thumping in her chest.

"Mmn, I will find out Emma…" Maleficent rose a brow before walking back to the queens chamber's.

Emma closed her door and sighed softly while leaning back against the door. "Damnit." She whispered before unlacing her shoes and tugging at her tunic and underclothes; ridding herself of all the clothing before she was just left bare and walked to grab a night dress and slid into bed, blowing out the candle that was lit by the maids so that she wouldn't stumble in her dark chambers. She closed her eyes and felt the darkness consume her and she always had a feeling that Regina perhaps found comfort in her mentor but it was reality now. She knew she could not change this and that those feelings would change in Storybrooke, but then could that mean that Regina could have feelings for her? But there is Robin now, and ugh this was just too much for her mind to wrap around right now.
"Emma found that after a couple of minutes of tossing around, sleep slowly began to set in./

It was as if no sooner as her eyes fell shut, was she being shook awake once more and dazily looked up at a perplexed woman.
"Emma." A husky tone came out, her brown eyes boring into the blondes flesh that could almost shake her awake as well as her own hands were.

"Mmn come back to sleep." Emma groggily whispered as she reached up and gently held onto the brunettes hand and tugged her softly, bringing her down with a thump.
"Emma!" The tone was slightly sharper, but not venomous and it caused the sleeping woman to almost snap out of what slumber she was once in.

"R-Your majesty?" Emma blinked a couple of times and saw the woman that was pressed slightly against her in a disheveled night gown, crimson slowly spreading across her cheeks in embarrassment.

"I'm sorry." Emma whispered as she released the womans thin wrist and slid up in her bed, pressing her back against the headboard. "Are you ok?" She asked while furrowing her brows.

"I am.…" The older woman cleared her throat before taking in the sight of the disheveled woman and took a slow deep breath. "I just couldn't sleep and…I realized that I had left you alone and that was out of line of me…I had some….pressing matters and got pulled away." Regina confessed softly, her eyes downcast in a somber way. "I don't usually do such things and I do feel it was wrong, especially when you had shown loyalty to me." Regina cracked a small smile before pushing herself up in a sitting position.

"It's ok, things happen." Emma barely mustered a smile as she remembered overhearing the maids and running into Maleficent earlier. "Well….did you want that song or do you think you can sleep now?" She asked in a gentler tone, barely audible as she felt like words could harm Regina. It was so much different, the woman in the night seemed so much smaller and fragile than the queen during the day.

"I will save your song for another night, but I do apologize for both waking you tonight and for leaving you at the stables. Should I be riding anytime, I will personally fetch you." She squared her jaw slightly as she tried to restore her composure. Emma nodded with a smile and hummed a bit before she reached up and gently tucked a piece of the woman's dark brown hair behind her ear.

"Sleep Your Majesty, I hope it's peaceful." Emma earnestly stated before pulling her own covers up a second later.

"You too, Emma." Regina stood up slowly and took in the sight of the woman before she walked out the door and shut it with a soft thud and went back to her room.

"I really hope you have sweet dreams Regina." Emma whispered with a sad smile as she could see the haunted look on the brunettes face before she slid down within the bed and covered herself to try and find the sleep that had left her.