Notes: Thanks so much for the great reviews i will try to update as often as possible and yes Emma and Regina will get on better terms...eventually lol it will take some time both these women have many issues and demons to face. TW for implied rape and violent attack.I hope you continue to enjoy this story!
Emma shivered from the memories that she's now being reminded of and Ruby put her hand on Emmas shoulder in a show of support.
"Yea well Its not like i knew that werewolves exsisted in this world as well much less that the bounty I was chasing was one." Emma snapped out at him not liking feeling vunerable again especially in front of the dark one.
"So I take it no one else knows but Miss Lucas and her grandmother I assume?" Rumple asked he could use this agaisnt the sheriff but he wouldn't not after what he saw.
Ruby looked down and had a sheepish look on her face, she never told granny about Emma but she didn't have to she could smell it on her as well as Ruby could she just forgot to mention that to Emma.
Emma glared at Ruby the softened when she saw that Ruby look on Rubys face and said " It's ok Rubes I should have known nothing can get past Grannys nose."
Ruby smiled then looked at Rumple and went to speak but before she could he interuppted before she could.
" Dispite what you may think of me Miss Lucas I won't tell Miss Swan's secret that is not my story to tell" Rumpled stated before the wolf could speak. " However I would advise in telling your family soon not only that your expecting and a wolf but of the event that you two did last month and I would advise in including the Mayor despite what happened earlier Miss Swan." Rumple warned the blonde.
Emma looked at the imp and saw that he was concerned for her and she could tell that he'd never admit it so instead of telling to shove it she said " I will keep that in mind, now can you tell me If sifting will harm my baby?"
"Ah no Miss Swan your baby will be fine, your magic will automatically protect the unborn pup when shifting so you can continue to go about as normal." Rumple answered.
"Good, that's good...wait you said unborn pup does that mean..?" Emma asked nervously she had not even considered that her baby would be a wolf as well.
"Oh yes Miss Swan and a very powerful one at that, they will be more powerful than you and Regina. You will also find that once everything comes to light that you and your unborn child will be in great danger, you yourself Miss Swan have become more powerful than you realize now that you are a wolf as well as the Savior add to the fact that you are pregnant with the most powerful being to exist well i'd say you better prepare yourselves." Rumple regrettably told the savior. Once upon a time he would have been one of the people who want to acquire the unborn child but he wouldn't do anything to hurt his grandsons mother however there was nothing wrong with toying with Regina. Ah Regina, for someone as brilliant as she is (he will never tell her that) she can more of an idiot that the Charmings.
Emma paled at hearing that her unborn baby was already in danger, she didn't care about herself but she be damned if she let anything happen to her baby. Emma felt Ruby move to wrap a arm around her shoulder and she sunk into her embrace, if anyone saw them in this moment you would think they were lovers, and although that wasn't the case, with what they did last month it would be understandable that people would think that.
One month ago...
Ruby was nervous, she was standing in front of Emma's door to waiting for the blonde to answer. She remembered when the blonde had returned to storybrooke during the second curse, she had been wiping down a table in the diner when she heard the bell ring she had froze when the smell of a wolf hit her and spun around to see none other than Emma. That was six months ago and while she learned that something had happened to the blonde during her time away that had caused her to be changed and was sworn to secrecy, she didn't know the story as to what it was that happened Emma had yet to tell her granted she really hadn't had the time between defeating the wicked witch, magic training, time travel and frozen walls. Ruby had been surprised when the blonde didn't need much help when it came to her wolf but Emma had been living with it for a couple months before Hook found her and she had gotten her memories back.
Ruby was shaken from her thoughts when Emma opened the door, Ruby raised a eyebrow when she caught Emma's scent, she was pregnant and she knew the blonde had only slept with one person recently 'well then wouldn't Regina be in for a surprise' Ruby thought to herself while walking into Emma's apartment.
" So what's up Ems?" Ruby asked the blonde, she had gotten a text from the sheriff asking her to come over after her shift. She wasn't gonna comment on the fact that Emma was pregnant she was sure Emma would tell her soon if she was even aware of it yet.
Emma ran a hand through her hair as she sat down in her chair pulling her feet underneath her. "Well I figured it was finally time to tell you the story as to how I became a wolf" Emma said getting straight to the point before she lost her nerve. She needed to tell someone and Ruby was her best friend and the only one who knew she was a wolf.
Ruby's eyes widened at hearing that Emma was gonna tell her what had happened, she knew how big of a deal this was to her best friend. Even though she was thrilled to have someone else who was a wolf to run with, she would never wish this on anyone and from the way Emma had closed up like a clam when Ruby had tried finding out how she was changed, she knew this wasn't gonna be a pretty story.
"You don't have to do this Emma i don't need to know." Ruby told her
"Yes I do, I need someone to know and i want it to be you" Emma told her
"OK Ems whenever your ready I'm here" Ruby said
"Well about two months before hook found me and I got my memories back I was chasing a bounty, some guy who was up on murder charges had gotten out on bail and then skipped his court date. I found him in a bar as soon as he saw me he bolted out the back door into the alley which was a dead end, should have been my first clue as to what was coming I mean why would a guy run into a alley with a dead end right?" Emma said then turned her head from curious brown eyes and got lost in her memories as she continued the story. " So I ran after him and there he was just standing there, staring at me with a evil grin on his face. Right then i knew with everything in my being that i needed to get away from the guy, every instinct i had told me to run. Just has I started turning around he jumped, we weren't even standing close to each other he shouldn't have been able to reach me but he did and before i could blink i was on my back with a set bright yellow eyes and sharp teeth inches my face..." Emma paused and closed her eyes tightly,
"Ems.."Ruby started
"I need this Rubes" Emma said in a whisper
"OK" Ruby said quietly
"I could smell his nasty breath, i tried throwing him off but he didn't even move a inch just laughed in my face. The next thing I knew is a white hot pain across my chest and when i looked down there was four deep claw marks, I looked back at him and he whispered into my ear "Pretty girls like you shouldn't be chasing wolves" and he then proceeded to but into me all over. I screamed loudly but no one could here me over the loud music from the bar..I don't know how long it went on for before i finally blacked out from the pain, I later found out that a couple ,who happened to come out to the alley for a smoke saved my life. They interrupted him before he could kill me..I woke up to find Henry by my bedside about 24hrs later." Emma was slightly shaking now and was so lost in telling her story she didn't notice that Ruby had moved from the couch to kneeling in front of her with a hand tightly clasped around her own.
"Emma did he.." Ruby trailed off knowing Emma would know what she was asking without her having to finish.
Emma looked down into to caring brown eyes and she couldn't bring herself to lie "..yes" she said so quietly that even with Ruby's wold hearing she almost didn't catch it.
Ruby felt so much rage in that moment than she ever had, she knew without looking into a mirrior that her eyes were glowing bright gold and she swore if she ever got the chance she would hunt down the man and kill him with her bare teeth. She felt her wold rage inside her and knew she needed to get better control or she would end up shifting.
"How does Henry not know what you are? I mean you don't have any scars now that I can see and I know how he can get about getting answers." Ruby asked knowing the best thing to do to help the blonde right now was to keep her mind occupied.
Emma gave Ruby a small grateful smile, she knew what Ruby was doing " I did have scars to begin with actually right up till i crossed the town line when coming back. While the change healed most of the damage, it wasn't till i got my magic back that all the scars disappeared. As to how Henry doesn't know that's because i told him half of the truth he knows that I was attacked by a bounty that I was after but I told them it was with a knife instead of claws. I knew they wouldn't believe me if I told them the guy had claws hell I didn't believe me." Emma chuckled nervously. "I honestly convinced myself that i was delusional until a few weeks later when it was time for a full moon and I had woken up butt ass naked with no memory of the before and a strange blonde woman named Elena wrapped around me." Emma continued.
" Ah so I take it she was another wolf who you had run into when you first changed and ended up explaining everything to you." Ruby said as the last of the puzzle pieces fell together.
"After i had freaked the fuck out and she calmed me down enough to explain everything yea basically. We met up nightly in that same spot we had first woken up and she taught me enough to know control and to be more aware and remeber things when I shifted." Emma explained to the tall brunette. " Never learned her full name or how to reach her if i had a need to she disappeared around the time hook had showed up and the rest you know." Emma said.
Ruby had gotten up and returned to the couch there was one more thing she wanted to ask the blonde but she was nervous and didn't know how the blonde would react.
Emma could smell how nervous Ruby had gotten all of a sudden and said " What is it Rubes? Just ask I can tell you want to ask me something."
"U-uh well you see.."Ruby started then thought to herself 'this is ridiculous just ask the woman, shes your best friend stop acting like a scared teenager.' "I want to create a pack bond with you" Ruby blurted out.
