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Regina stood at the edge of town, staring intently at the world outside. It was safe for people to walk across the town line, and Regina was actually beginning to consider it. Another town meeting had left Regina feeling like she was back to being the Evil Queen. That was all that she was going to be.
But if she went over the town line, she could just be Regina. The only thing holding her back was Emma and Henry. Especially Emma. Regina had to be careful not to feel any kind of bad emotion, especially guilt, or Emma would poof herself exactly to where Regina was.
Taking a deep breath, Regina made up her mind. She would leave for a couple days, take some time off from the town, and then return feeling new and improved. Regina hoped that Emma would understand, and would wait in town for her.
She allowed a little bit of guilt to be felt, just enough to get Emma's attention, before walking straight over the town line.
Emma was freaking out. She had felt guilt that wasn't hers for a couple seconds, and then she had felt nothing. She couldn't feel Regina anymore.
Emma frantically parked her bug before running into Gold's shop. "I can't feel her anymore," Emma said.
"Can't feel who?" Gold asked. He was polishing some kind of magical object, and hadn't even made eye contact with Emma since she had entered his shop.
"Regina," Emma growled. "I can't feel Regina."
"The only way that could happen is if she walked across the town line," Gold said, setting down the object.
"So you're saying that she left town?" Emma asked.
Gold nodded. "It's the only way that your connection would be broken."
"How do I find her?" Emma asked.
"You don't," Gold replied. "Once she crossed the border, her magic was gone. The same will happen to you. Finding her would be impossible."
"So I just have to sit tight and wait?" Emma shouted.
"No need to shout dearie, I'm right here," Gold said. "But yes. You just have to wait for her to return."
Emma groaned and turned to leave the shop. "One second Miss Swan," Gold said. Emma turned back to him as he came out from behind the counter. "You have payment that I'll be needing to collect."
"Fine," Emma said through clenched teeth. "What do you want?"
Gold smiled before plucking two hairs off of Emma's jacket. One was Emma's, and the other was Regina's. Gold smiled wickedly before putting the two together in a vial. Once the cap was placed on the bottle, the two hairs glowed. Emma's gold, Regina's purple.
"That's all," Gold said, waving his hand as if dismissing Emma. "Feel free to leave now." Emma glared at Gold's back before storming out of the shop.
Regina walked towards where she knew the town line was. It had been a week, and already she felt much better. But she did miss Emma and Henry. That was the only reason why she had come back.
Taking a deep breath, Regina walked over the town line. She was immediately hit with an overwhelming feeling sadness that she knew wasn't her own. Her bond with Emma was back.
Regina waited for several minutes, and finally Emma appeared in a cloud of white smoke. "Where the hell have you been?" she hissed.
Regina winced at the anger that she felt. "I'm sorry," she said. "I just needed to get away for a little while."
"And you couldn't think to let me know?" Emma asked. "Or take me with you?"
"I really am sorry," Regina said. "I missed you. And Henry. A lot."
Emma sighed and Regina felt the anger drain from her system. "I missed you too," Emma said. She walked forward and wrapped Regina in a tight hug.
"I couldn't feel you," Emma said shakily. "And it scared me more than anything."
Regina squeezed her tighter. "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to scare you."
"Since when do you run?" Emma asked. "That's my thing."
"It wasn't running," Regina argued. "It was like a vacation."
"A vacation without the people who love you the most," Emma said. Regina winced. She had a point.
Emma sighed as she felt all of Regina's guilt coursing through her. She pulled out of her embrace with Regina. "We're connected," she said. "That's pretty much the most intimate thing that two people can do. I love you, and I don't want you to go anywhere."
"I love you too," Regina said. "And I love being connected to you. Most of the time."
"Most of the time?" Emma teased. Regina laughed at the fake hurt on Emma's face. Emma was feeling nothing but love in that moment, and Regina felt it.
"Don't even act offended," Regina said, laughing. "You know that I can feel differently."
"How inconvenient," Emma said. She smiled before pulling Regina in for a kiss.