This chapter is for KlaineLoverFan525 with the prompt: "Snow and Charming can finally both be awake at the same time and the reunion of them and add some swanqueen and snowing family celebration."

Regina yawned and rolled over, fully expecting to feel the body of her girlfriend beside her. Instead, she was met with an empty mattress. A cold one, to be accurate. Emma had been gone for a while.

Mentally groaning, Regina reluctantly got out of bed. She knew that Emma had been having a problem sleeping lately, but that didn't mean that she should just get up and give up on trying to get some sleep.

Walking downstairs, Regina immediately saw the light on in her study. Emma knew that Regina didn't like her in there, especially considering how many magical books she kept there that could prove dangerous if in the wrong hands.

Regina pushed open the door to her study, fully expecting to catch Emma asleep on her desk in the middle of reading a book. Instead, she saw Emma flipping furiously through book after book before throwing them to the floor.

"What are you doing?" Regina asked. "I don't believe that the books did anything to you."

Emma jumped. "I thought you were sleeping."

"And I thought you were sleeping," Regina countered. "And yet here we both are. In my study. In the middle of the night."

"Sorry if my lack of presence woke you," Emma said. "But I need to check all of these books. They could have the information that I need."

"What information do you need?" Regina asked, sitting in one of the chairs across from her desk. She figured they were going to be up for awhile.

Emma sighed. "A way to wake up my parents. They're the representatives of True Love. If they can't be with each other, what kind of hope does that send to everyone else? I have to find a way to break this curse."

"Emma, that's not possible," Regina said. "No magic will ever be able to break that curse. Their hearts are connected."

"What if we disconnected them?" Emma asked.

"Then they would both die," Regina said simply. "They need to be connected or they'll both only have half of a heart. Which I'm pretty sure isn't right."

"There has to be a way," Emma said, grabbing another book. "There has to be."

"And we'll find it," Regina said, getting up from her chair. She walked over and grabbed the book gently from Emma's hands, setting it on her desk. "But right now, we need to get some sleep."

Emma reached back for the book. "But-"

"But nothing," Regina said, grabbing her hands and pulling her from the study, shutting the lights off with the flick of her wrist. "We are going to get some sleep, and in the morning we can continue this search."

Emma had no choice but to follow her upstairs.

It took another month, but Emma and Regina finally managed to figure out a way to get Snow and Charming awake at the same time. It was risky, but worth it in the end.

"Are you sure that this is going to work?" David asked. He was the one awake at the moment, which Emma and Regina were both glad for. Snow most likely wouldn't have gone along with the plan. After all, it was David who was risking his life more. Snow's heart was the one beating for them both.

"Not completely sure," Emma said honestly. "About 95% sure."

"That's encouraging," David mumbled. "Okay. Let's give it a go."

Regina handed David a vial of pink and gold liquid. In doing research, Regina and Emma had discovered that the solution was way too obvious. True Love broke every curse, including this one.

Emma had stolen hairs from both of her parents, mixed their love together in a vial, and was now presenting it to her father. Essentially, the potion would give Snow and David their own hearts, breaking the curse entirely.

"Bottoms up," David said, downing the vial.

Emma and Regina watched him for any signs of discomfort. If the spell went wrong, Snow's heart would be turned whole, killing David in the process.

"We're awake at the same time," Snow said, walking out from the bedroom. "Am I dreaming again?"

"No," David said, a huge smile blossoming on his face. "This is very real. We're both awake at the same time. The curse is broken."

Snow smiled before running into his arms, both of them happy to be in the waking presence of the other. It was good to be together again.

"Told you," Regina said, intertwining her fingers with Emma's. "True Love conquers all."