Author's Notes: A special thank you goes out to BizarreBard. She has been helping me by Betaing this story and giving suggestions on where to take things. I'm very appreciative of her help.

Chapter 13: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Pt. 2

Dawn, Henry and Graham are sitting on the bed in Henry's room, flipping through the book.

"When did your flashes begin?" Dawn asks.

"Uh, right after I kissed Emma." Graham says.

"You kissed my mom? What did you see?" Henry asks.

"A wolf. I saw that I had a knife in my hand and I was with Mary Margaret." Graham says.

Henry nods, "Were you about to hurt her?"

"Yes! How do you know that?" Graham says.

"How did you know, Henry?" Dawn asks.

Henry smiles, "Because Mary Margaret is Snow White. Which makes you the Huntsman."

"Of course." Dawn says. "Snow White and the Huntsman. I should have guessed."

"So, you really think that I could be another person." Graham says.

Henry nods, "Makes total sense. You were raised by wolves – that's why you keep seeing one. It's your friend – your guide. It's trying to help you."

"I'm remembering this because I kissed your mother? H-How is that possible?" Graham says.

"I think I can answer this one." Dawn says. "Well, you two do have a special connection. She owes you her life."

"Why?" Graham asks Dawn.

"You see, Snow White's Emma's mother and you spared her. If you hadn't, Henry's mom wouldn't have been born." Dawn said. "And I would almost hazard to guess that if you hadn't of spared, Snow. Me and my sisters wouldn't have come to Storybrooke."

"Why?" Graham asks again.

"You see… Buffy, Faith and I are Snow White's half-sisters. Without Snow here I don't think we would have had a reason to be in Storybrooke to begin with." Dawn says.

"Wh-What happened after I spared Snow White?" Graham asks.

"The Queen took your heart. She ripped it out. It's kind of her thing. She never wanted you to be able to feel again." Henry said.

"Let me see that book." Graham says as he takes the book from Henry and turns the pages. He gets to an image with the Evil Queen and a building with the same symbol that he previously saw in his flashback. "What's that? I saw that, too. The wolf was howling at it."

"That's her vault. It's where she put your heart." Henry says.

"The wolf wants me to find it. Thank you, Henry." Graham says, "Dawn will you drive me to the woods?"

Dawn nods, "Sure. I'll even help you find the wolf."

Graham quickly leaves Henry's room followed by Dawn.

Emma is waiting outside the Mayor's house. When Graham and Dawn comes out, she confronts Graham. "Hey. Hear you're having a rough day."

"Who says?" Graham says.

"Pretty much everyone. I think maybe you need to go home and get some rest." Emma says.

"I'm fine." Graham says.

Emma shakes her head, "No, Graham, you're not fine. You just had Dawn take you to see a ten year old for help."

"He and Dawn's the only ones making any sense." Graham said.

"What's going on? What's really going on?" Emma asks.

Dawn lets out a sigh, but bites her tongue. It's not her story to tell. Especially to Emma who doesn't believe in the curse.

"It's my heart, Emma. I need to find it." Graham says.

"Okay. So, how are you going to do that?" Emma says.

"I just need to follow the wolf." Graham says.

Emma frowns, "What? What wolf?"

"From my dreams. It's going to help me find my heart." Graham says.

"I'm sorry. I thought we were talking in a metaphor here. You really think you don't have a heart?" Emma says.

Graham nods, "It's the only thing that makes any sense. It's the only thing that explains why I don't feel anything."

"Listen to me, Graham. You have a heart. I can prove it." Emma says as he puts her hand on Graham's chest. "See? It's beating. It's real." Graham shakes his head. Emma grabs his hand and places it where her hand previously was. "Feel that? That is your heart."

"No. It's the curse." Graham says.

"You can't really believe that's true." Emma says as she suddenly stares at something behind Graham.

"What?" Dawn asks as she turns and she too sees it.

Behind them, is the wolf with the two differently colored eyes. It runs away and the three of them follow it. A short time later they follow the wolf to a graveyard.

"Graham! Graham, be careful." Emma says.

"He's my friend. He won't hurt us." Graham says.

Dawn nods in agreement.

The wolf stops and howls briefly, then runs farther into the graveyard. They follow and eventually lose sight of the wolf and end up stopping in front of a crypt. Graham looks up and sees the symbol from his flashback.

"What is it?" Emma asks.

"Is that the symbol you saw?" Dawn asks.

Graham nods, "It's my heart. It's in there." He takes out a flashlight. "I have to look in there."

"Oh, no! Stop. Stop." Emma says.

"I have to get in there, please-" Graham says.

"Graham, come on! You really think that your heart is in there?" Emma says as Graham nods. She looks to Dawn who nods also. She sighs, "Okay. Let's find out." She tries to open the doors of the crypt, but they're locked. "Come on!" She kicks open one of the doors and they enter the crypt.

There's a sarcophagus in the center with several urns on shelves lining the walls.

"It's got to be in here. Somewhere." Graham says as he begins to scan the walls of the crypt. "There's got to be a hidden door. A lever." He checks one of the urns. "Something."

"I wish Buffy or even Faith were here. They could find it for you." Dawn says.

"Graham. Hey. Graham, there's nothing in here." Emma says.

Graham shakes his head, "There has to be. If there isn't, then-"

"It's okay. It's going to be okay." Emma says.

Regina, who is standing outside the entrance, yells to them. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"

Dawn, Emma and Graham exit the crypt.

"What are you doing here?" Dawn asks.

"Bringing flowers to my father's grave like I do every Wednesday." Regina says as she glares at her youngest daughter.

"Don't blame them. It's my fault. I wanted to look in there." Graham says.

"Really? Why? What were you looking for?" Regina asks.

"Nothing. It was, uh… It was nothing." Graham says.

"You don't look well, dear. Let's take you home." Regina says as she grabs Graham's arm and starts to drag him with her, but he breaks free of her grasp.

"Regina, I… I don't want to go home. Not with you." Graham says.

"Oh? But you'll go with her." Regina says.

"Hey. This is between you two – leave me out of it." Emma says.

"And me." Dawn says.

"They're right – it's between us. And things have to change." Graham says.

Regina nods, "And I wonder why that is all of a sudden."

"It has nothing to do with Emma or Dawn. You know, I've realized that I don't feel anything, Regina. And I know now it's not me – it's you." Graham says.

"So, you're leaving me for her?" Regina asks.

Graham shakes his head, "I'm leaving you for me."

"Graham, you're not thinking straight." Regina says.

"Actually, for the first time, I am. I'd rather have nothing than settle for less. Nothing? Is better than what we have. I need to feel something, Regina, and the only way to do that is to give myself a chance." Graham says.

Regina sighs, "Graham-"

"I'm sorry. It's over." Graham says.

"I don't know what I ever did to you, Miss Swan, to deserve this. To have you keep coming after everything I hold dear." Regina says.

"I told you – it's not her." Graham says.

"None of this happened until she got here." Regina said.

"I'm sorry. Did you ever stop to think that maybe the problem isn't with me, but with you?" Emma says.

"Excuse me?" Regina asks.

"Henry came and found me. Graham kissed me. Both were miserable. Maybe, Madam Mayor, you need to take a good hard look in the mirror and ask yourself why that is. Why is everyone running away from you?" Emma says.

Regina punches Emma in the face, who then falls into Graham. Dawn drops into a combat crouch in front of Emma. Regina looks to her youngest daughter and frowns. 'You're really going to protect her over your own mother, my daughter,' Regina thinks to herself.

"Regina!" Graham says.

Emma recovers from the attack and punches Regina back in the face. Emma grabs Regina and pushes her against the side of the crypt.

Graham also gets up and tries to split them up. "Stop! Stop! Stop!" He pulls Emma away from Regina.

Dawn looks at Regina, she sees something in Regina's eyes almost like she is begging Dawn to help her.

"Not worth it." Emma says as she starts to leave, walking away from Dawn, Graham and Regina.

"Graham." Regina says as she approaches Graham, but Graham ignores her and follows Emma.

Dawn looks to Regina and then turns and leaves heading back to the Summers/Lehane mansion.

Later Graham and Emma are at the station. He has the first aid kit out and puts an ice pack on her head.

"I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me. I kind of lost my mind." Graham says.

"It's okay. You were tired and feverish… And heartbroken." Emma says.

"I don't know why I let myself get caught up with her." Graham says.

Emma nods, "Because it was easy. And safe. Not feeling anything's an attractive option when what you feel sucks." Graham goes to wipe off the cut on the side of Emma's head. She flinches. "Felt that."

"All better." Graham says.

Emma nods, "Yeah."

"What?" Graham asks.

Emma walks over to Graham. They kiss and he has another flashback to his life in the Enchanted Forrest. He sees the wolf with the two differently colored eyes, the fight at the tavern, the Evil Queen when they first met, Snow White, the dagger, the whistle, the deer, the symbol, him reading the letter, the Evil Queen with the stag heart, and the Evil Queen putting his heart in the box. When he comes back to the present, he staggers backwards.

"Graham? Are you okay?" Emma asks.

Graham nods, "I remember."

"Graham?" Emma says.

Graham smiles, "I remember."

"You remember what?" Emma asks.

Graham holds Emma's face in his hands. "Thank you." He and Emma go to kiss, but Graham suddenly falls to the floor. Emma repeatedly yells his name, trying to wake him up, but is unsuccessful.