This chapter is for KlaineLoverFan525 with the prompt: "Emma, Regina, and Snow are at the bar having a girl's night after Hook left. Regina finally gets the courage to make a move and get her true happy ending. She goes up to Emma and kisses her and at first Snow is shocked but then starts cheering."
Emma couldn't believe that Regina and Snow had actually managed to trick her into coming to the bar. It had been a clever trick, calling in a fight, but now she just wished she could be anywhere but here.
Snow was already drunk after one drink, and was currently throwing daggers for her wager against the vikings. Emma was enjoying the entertainment, but she still had the undermining feeling of sadness.
It wasn't that she was entirely devastated that Hook was gone. She thought that she loved him, but him leaving had made her realize that maybe she didn't as much as she thought. Right now, she was more devastated that someone else had left her. Another time her happiness had slipped through her fingers.
"You're still not opening up," Regina said, sitting next to her. "Or watching your mother completely destroy those vikings."
Emma huffed out a laugh. "Sorry."
"I wasn't asking for an apology," Regina said gently. "I came over here because even though you're supposed to be letting go and having fun, you're still sitting over here without anyone to talk to."
Emma shrugged. "No one needs to hear my problems."
"Or maybe they do and you're just not willing to share them," Regina said.
"It's not your problem to have to worry about me," Emma said. "I can deal with this alone and make it just fine."
"You're not alone anymore," Regina said. "Just remember that." She got up without another word, leaving Emma to think about what she had said. Emma sighed and just looked farther into her drink, as if looking for answers.
Why wasn't she more saddened by Hook leaving? It was the concept of being left that was making her upset, not the fact that it was Hook. If Regina just suddenly took off, that would be a whole different-
Emma froze. Why did she care if Regina left? She supposed it was probably for Henry's sake. He needed Regina whether he wanted to believe it or not.
"I totally kicked their butts," Snow said, plopping down next to Emma. "You should have seen their faces when they saw the price of both tabs. Priceless!"
Emma laughed. Drunk Snow was amusing. "I had no doubt the whole time."
"Why are you still over here moping?" Snow asked. "You should be having fun!"
"I'm just enjoying my drink," Emma said. "I don't need to have fun, just need a drink."
"You should be talking to Regina is what you should be doing," Snow said. "She cares about you, and she knows what it feels like to try and keep all of the hurt in. Talking would be good."
"Or not," Emma mumbled.
Snow sighed before getting up and grabbing Emma's arm. She pulled a reluctant Emma over to the pool table, where a man was playing Regina at pool. Both of them looked at Emma in surprise.
"You can play pool?" Emma asked in surprise.
Regina smirked. "I have many hidden talents."
"Winner gets to kiss Emma!" Snow shouted gleefully, winking in Regina's direction.
Both Emma and Regina froze in shock. What was Snow up to? "You are way too drunk," Emma said. "I think you need to just go sit down for a minute."
"I'm fine," Snow protested, but let Emma pull her away anyway.
"What are you doing?" Emma hissed. "Why would you say that my kiss was the winning prize?"
"Because you need to kiss someone to get over Hook," Snow said. "Obviously."
Emma sighed before pushing Snow onto a barstool. "Stay there. I'm going to go get some air." She walked towards the door, stopping when someone grabbed her arm. She turned around, smiling when she saw that it was Regina.
"Going somewhere?" Regina asked.
"Just to get air," Emma said. "I promise that I'll be back."
Regina reluctantly let go of Emma's arm, letting her slip away. She looked over her shoulder, laughing when she saw Snow using a dagger to carve her name into the bar. Aesop didn't seem to care. He was probably used to drunken people.
Walking over, Regina took a seat next to Snow and delicately took the dagger from her before she hurt herself. "Where did you get this?"
"Viking," Snow said, giggling. "He wasn't guarding it very well at all!"
Regina sighed. Now she had drunk Bandit Snow on her hands. "No more stealing or we're going to be kicked out."
Snow's eyes widened. "No more drinks?"
"No more drinks," Regina agreed.
Snow folded her hands in her lap. "I'll be good."
Regina bit her lip to keep from laughing even louder. "You are going to have the worst hangover ever tomorrow morning."
The door to the bar opened, and Emma walked back inside. She didn't look like the fresh air had done her any good, but then again she was very good at hiding her emotions.
Regina took a deep breath before standing up and walking over to Emma. She hadn't had enough alcohol to completely give her courage, but she had to do this. If Emma could change her fate and escape death, she could change her fate and get her happy ending.
"How's Snow?" Emma asked.
Regina shrugged. "As drunk as she was a couple minutes ago. Where did you go?"
"Not far," Emma said. "Just far enough to clear my head."
"Did it work?" Regina asked.
Emma shook her head. "I feel better about things with Hook, but there's still something that's bothering me. Or really someone. And my feelings for them."
Regina's eyebrows raised in shock. "You like someone else?"
"I think that I'm just upset at being left, not that it's Hook," Emma said. "I don't know. My brain is all confused right now." She slipped past Regina, walking over to the dartboard and pulling out the daggers. One by one, she threw them at the target. They all landed far away from the mark, but Emma wasn't trained with daggers.
Just as she went to grab them for another try, she felt someone grab her arm. Turning around, she saw it was Regina. With a very determined look on her face.
Emma looked at her in concern. "Are you-"
She was cut off as Regina's lips crashed into her own. Emma immediately returned the kiss, knowing that this was what she had been waiting for. She hadn't been upset about Hook because she was in love with someone else. And that someone was Regina.
They broke apart, both of them panting. "Are you drunk?" Emma asked. She wanted to believe that Regina had the same feelings she did, but didn't want to get her hopes up if Regina's decisions were impacted by alcohol.
Regina shook her head. "Are you?"
Emma smiled. "Not at all. Buzzed, yes. Drunk, no." She grabbed Regina's jacket, pulling her close and kissing her again.
"Hey!" Snow exclaimed, her eyes wide with shock. She pointed at Regina. "You're kissing my daughter!"
Regina went to step away, but Emma gently grabbed her wrist to stop her. "Is that a problem?" she asked hesitantly.
Snow's face broke out into a huge smile as she ran over and hugged them both. "No way! I'm so happy for you guys! I've been waiting for this day for forever!" She started to skip around the bar, cheering.
Emma and Regina shared a glance before bursting out laughing. "We need to take her home," Emma said.
"Good idea," Regina said. "Maybe the sleeping curse thing will defeat her hangover."
"Well in that case, I would love a sleeping curse," Emma said.
"Then what happens when you never wake up?" Regina asked.
"I would wake up," Emma said, smiling at Regina. "Because you'd be there to kiss me awake."
