A/N: Firstly I want to apologies PROFUSELY for not updating yesterday...I took my laptop to work with me with the intention of updating but I had to go to the prison and interview a client and it was just a mess...I didn't get in till almost 4 this morning, the joys of a lawyer my friends! Secondly I can't thank you all enough, the support this story has got is unbelievable, I love waking up to all the reviews, favs, and follows! Literally 106 follows, that is just UNBELIEVABLE! ALSO I know these flashbacks can be confusing guys, but I hope they actually start to make sense!
Storybrooke
Emma bounced down the street beside Claude as two of Regina's Royal Guards dragged Snow and David in front of them,
"Where are we taking them?" Emma asked with glee, Claude couldn't help but laugh at the Princess' excitement,
"Where no one will disturb us" He said with an evil grin, Emma laughed and linked her arm with Claude as they turned a corner and walked a small path into the forest.
Fairy Tale Land
"You asked for me Your Highness" Claude said as he entered the throne room, Regina nodded and set her goblet down and nodded her head,
"Yes" Regina said, "I want you to take Emma, under your wing, as they call it, and train her up, she has shown interest when she watched you all train yesterday" Regina said with a smile, Claude was Regina's first guard of the Royal Guard, he was second in command but with Graham's, unfortunate departure, Claude has become First Guard,
"Of course, is there anything specific you wish me to train her in?" Claude asked, Regina smiled,
"She will be a great Swordswoman, and also Archery, she will put both her parents to shame, train her well" Regina said, "I will send her down shortly" Regina said dismissing him.
"So I will actually become a knight?" Emma asked excitedly, Regina couldn't help but smile,
"Yes my love, you will become a knight, you will be initiated into my Royal Guard and shall be my personal protector" Regina said with a growl, Emma raised an eyebrow,
"Personal protector, and what is it, My Queen, that I shall be protecting?" Emma asked as she stood from the bed and walked slowly towards Regina, Emma knew that she had yet to touch Regina, and Regina had not touched her since her name day, she wanted to, oh how she wanted to, but she was scared, worried that she would not impress the Queen, Regina on her part however, did not want to rush Emma, even though she gave up her innocence freely, Regina would never make her do something she was uncomfortable with, Regina smiled and licked her lips as the Princess approached,
"My heart Princess" Regina said honestly, Emma stopped in her tracks her eyes wide a huge smile on her face, she walked, much quicker, to Regina and wrapped her arms around her waist,
"Do you really mean that?" Emma asked, Regina simply nodded, Emma smiled and connected their lips.
Two Weeks Later
"The key to being the best fighter is not just speed, not just skill, but discipline, if you have all three, no one will beat you" Claude said as he looked directly at Emma, Emma was dressed in a black loose fitting shirt, a dark pair of trousers, black boots, a sword on her hip and arrows and a bow on her back, Claude had to admit, she looked fierce, "your first task is to disarm as many men as possible without taking a hit, you do this, well, you do this, and there is no need for me to keep you in training Princess" Claude said with an evil smirk, Emma glared at him, 'just watch pretty boy' Emma though as she took her sword and held it with one hand, she reached behind her and took an arrow, breaking it so she had only the point in her hand, she looked at the four armed and armored guards and growled, Claude looked to Emma and then to them and nodded, all at once all four ran at Emma, Emma stood still and crouched down, she stabbed the first guard to get close enough in the thigh with the tip of the arrow, she then spun and hit a second guard in the stomach with her sword, surely to slice him open if not for the armor, she spun and threw the tip, hitting a third guard in the helmet, the fourth and final guard stood toe to toe with Emma, they circled each other, their swords touching every now and then, everyone stood speechless, Claude especially, he set her against four of his best fighters and he was down to one, with not even a mark on the Princess, Regina watched from afar, the smile on her face noticeable for miles,
"Well done Princess" Regina said as she watched Emma lunge forward and disarm him while knocking him out with a punch to the face, Emma kicked his sword away before dropping her own and turning, she saw that the trailing area was surrounded by not only guards but students and workers, she looked at Claude who stood speechless, he smiled at her and walked over,
"That was four of my best fighters Emma, I think I may have found my greatest" Claude whispered in her ear as he walked her out of the training area, "Two weeks of training where did that come from?" Claude asked once they we're well out of sight,
"I do not know" Emma said honestly, Claude smiled,
"I have no doubt you will wear this with pride" Claude said as she took his arms from behind his back and produced a black uniform, Emma looked at it and then to Claude, "I have never given this to anyone until after they have proven themselves worthy of this uniform and have proven themselves in front of the Queen" Claude began, "However, I think her Majesty will agree that on this occasion there is no need for you to prove yourself, you done that by beating my best men" Claude stuck out his hand, "Welcome, to the Guard Emma" Claude said with a smile, Emma smiled widely and accepted his hand, even accepting the hug he pulled her into.
Later that night.
Emma walked into the throne room proudly wearing her uniform; Regina lifted her head and smiled,
"Well, I see congratulations are in order Princess" Regina said with a smile, Emma walked forward and kneeled before Regina,
"If Her Majesty permits, I would very much like to show my gratitude" Emma said confidently, now, now she was ready, she was ready to feel the Queen, ready to feel the Queen shake underneath her, she smiled, the desire evident in her eyes, Regina looked at her and gulped, 'this is it' Regina thought,
"You may Princess" Regina said trying to take control of her voice, Emma smiled and stood, she reached her hand out for Regina, Regina accepted and Emma pulled her up,
"I want you Regina" Emma whispered in her ear, "right" kiss, "NOW!" Emma said as she bit down on the lobe causing Regina to moan and pull her close, they reappeared in a cloud of smoke in Regina's chamber, Emma was quick to push Regina on the bed and straddle her, Regina moaned when Emma went straight to her neck,
"Emma" Regina moaned when she felt Emma's hand snake lower and start unbuttoning her riding trousers, Emma smiled into Regina's neck and bit down gently as she slid her hand into the incredibly small space, she left her hand stay on the outside of Regina's underwear and stoked her, much to Regina's annoyance, "Emma" Regina said more forcefully, Emma pulled back and looked at Regina, "don't make me beg" Regina said with a small smile, Emma smiled and kissed her taking her hand out of Regina's trousers altogether causing Regina to growl and bite Emma's lip, Emma hissed and ran her tongue over it to numb the stinging before shoving it into Regina's mouth, Regina wrapped her arms around Emma's neck while Emma let her hands get to work on Regina's boots, not once breaking the kiss.
Storybrooke
They rounded a corner and a small cabin came into view, Claude smiled at the smile that came across Emma's face,
"What is this place?" Emma asked as they approached the small cabin, Claude smiled,
"The woodsman, Robin was it?" Claude asked turning to one of the other guards, they nodded and he turned back to Emma, "showed us this place before Regina ordered him to leave town with his, Merry Men" Claude said with a laugh,
"Robin? As in that thief I ordered beheaded?" Emma asked slightly irritated, Claude smiled and nodded, "and he is still alive?" Emma asked crossing her arms, slightly annoyed that an order she gave was not followed, Claude chuckled and pulled Emma towards the cabin door,
"It seems so Princess, do not worry, he has not gone far" he said with a smile as she pushed open the door to only have Robin and two of his men bound and gagged, Emma smiled widely and looked at Claude, Emma leaned over and kissed his cheek,
"Thank you Claude, you never disappoint" Emma said squeezing his hand before following him into the small cabin, she watched as the guards tied up Snow and David and placed them beside Robin and his, not, so Merry Men, "Well well, Robin Hood, we meet again" Emma said with an evil smile, Claude walked over and took the gag from his mouth, he spat on his boot which earned him a slap in the face from Emma, "How dare you disrespect my men" Emma said, Robin spat blood onto the floor and glared at Emma,
"I don't answer to you" Robin spat, Claude grabbed him by the collar,
"You will speak with respect while in the presence of the Dark Knight and her Royal Guards, peasant" Claude said into his face as he threw him back on the ground, Emma smirked when he looked at her and bowed his head in defeat, Emma's attention then turned to Snow who was starting to come around, she pulled a chair and sat in front of her waiting for her to come back, she pulled the gag from her mouth and sat patiently,
"Wha…where….DAVID!" Snow shouted once she was fully awake, she looked around, Emma's laughter snapping her head in the direction of the laughter, she gasped when she saw just how close Emma was to her,
"Ah, nice of you to finally join us Snow" Emma said gleefully, Snow looked around and her eyes widened, she brought her gaze back to Emma who was grinning evilly,
"What are you doing?" Snow asked fear in her voice, Emma just shrugged,
"I wanted to catch up, is that a crime?" Emma said, Claude smirked and the other two guards just laughed, "Besides I want to know the reasons behind you treason against your Queen?" Emma said suddenly serious,
"She isn't my Queen" Snow said bitterly, Emma stood and pulled Snow to her feet,
"Well you're certainly not!" Emma spat, Snow tired to turn her face away but Emma's other hand come up to keep it in place, "Now.."
"There you are, Regina has been looking all over for you" Red said from the doorway, she gazed around the room until her gaze feel on Snow and Emma, Red growled and walked into the room, "I should rip you to pieces for what you have done!" Red shouted, Claude holding her back, Red growled and he let go, she nodded in his direction before turning her attention back to Snow and Emma, "I would kill her, get it over with" Red said, Emma smiled,
"No, death is too good a punishment, besides I haven't had any fun yet" Emma said running her tongue up the left side of Snow's face before patting it and throwing her to the ground, "Tie them all back up, they are not to be left unattended" Emma said, the two guards nodded and she pulled Red and Claude out of the cabin, "is Regina alright?" Emma asked worried, Red smiled and placed her hand on Emma's cheek,
"She is fine, she just got, worried, you seemed far too happy when you left, she thought you might, hurt yourself" Red said with a chuckle as the scowl that formed Emma's face made her laugh, "calm yourself Emma" Red said leaning over and kissing her head, "she also has dinner prepared" Red said causing Emma to smile widely and pull a laughing Red through the forest with Claude not far behind laughing himself.
I'm really loving the dark side to these characters…also…I HATE Robin Hood…I hate Outlaw Queen with a passion so Robin may get some 'torturing' in this story…MWUAHA…MWUAHA…MWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!