1. Welcome Back
A/N: Getting my files back is taking WAY too long, so here's something I worked on meanwhile. I'll start off by apologizing for not updated this sooner, I had to gather my thoughts on how I'd write it. Anyhow, sorry for the long wait. Cx I'll place the long A/N at the end! (:
P.S., who else was blown away by the season finale? Nothing against the CS ship, but the "I love you" moment between that pair hurt lol I was like 'nooo!' but hang in there SQ shippers!
For the guest who asked what G!P Regina was, it's essentially Regina having a penis, so there you go (: and to those who are reading both my stories and are a bit confused about Henry, no he is not in either of them, not because I don't like him, I do, but I'd fail horribly if I tried to. I don't want to butcher the character cx
*all mistakes are mine*
"Not now, not over the phone… Just come back, I… we need you."
Emma sighed as she hung up on Regina. She hadn't meant those last words to slip from her mouth. But they were true, and there was no point in denying it. Emma didn't think she could do this on her own, what did she know about being a mother? Granted, neither she nor Regina had had a motherly figure in their lives, but at least they'd figure it out together.
Emma groaned and tilted her head back to rest on the car seat. What the hell did together mean for them anymore? Regina had hurt her, abandoned her after she had begged her not to. Emma sure as hell hadn't forgiven her, in fact, she was still pissed off and heartbroken. They really needed to talk when Regina got back. Would they simply co-parent? Was there anything left between them? Did Regina even want the baby? As the last question came to her mind, she absentmindedly placed her right hand over her still-flat stomach. She wasn't going to abort her child, it was out of the question. If she and Regina didn't come to some sort of agreement, Emma would have to face her fear and raise her baby on her own.
But she was getting ahead of herself. For now she had to act like everything was normal until Regina got back in town. There was no way in hell Emma was telling her parents on her own that Regina knocked her up. Emma turned on her bug and drove to Granny's.
"Emma! What brings you around at this time of the day? Or well, night actually."
"Just the hunger I guess Rubes." Emma replies with an awkward laugh.
"Of course. So what can I get you, your regular?"
"Yeah, just not the hot cocoa, oran- no apple juice instead, thanks." Ruby just stared at her oddly for a minute before she nodded and went to place her order. Emma grabbed her phone and sent a text to Snow letting her know she was at Granny's, everything was fine, and that she'd like to meet up with them tomorrow for lunch. She didn't want to go home right now, her parents would drop tens of thousands of questions on her. Maybe she'd stay at the mansion. It was where Regina would most likely go anyhow when she returned. They'd get a chance to talk before they met up with Emma's parents. Her phone buzzed when Snow replied.
Mom: Are you sure honey? What did the doctor say? Are you coming home?
Emma smiled at the word 'home', it was something she thought she'd never have. However the smile disappeared when she wondered about how Snow would react when she found out about the baby. Emma didn't want to be in a position where she had to choose between her family she had finally found and her baby. She simply shook her head to push those thoughts aside and replied to Snow's text.
Emma: Everything is fine like I said it would be. I'm just gonna stay at the B&B tonight though, doc said what I have might be contagious.
Emma hated lying to her parents, but it was a necessary evil at the moment.
While she headed to the table, Ruby noticed Emma's faraway look, and cleared her throat to catch the girl's attention.
"Here we are, cheese burger, fries, and apple juice." Ruby said as she set everything down on the table.
"Thanks Ruby."
As Ruby walked away, she considered going back and talking to Emma. It was late after all and the diner didn't have anyone else at the moment. Making up her mind, Ruby set the tray down on the counter, and walked back to Emma's table, sitting across from the blonde. Emma just starred at her questioningly as she bit down on her burger. They continued to stare at each other until Emma had had enough.
"Can I help you with somethin'?" Emma asked as she swallowed the last of her burger.
"Have you heard anything from Regina lately?" Emma faltered a bit as she was grabbing a fry from her plate, but she schooled her features and the falter went by unnoticed by Ruby.
"Um no I haven't actually. Why?"
"I just- I need to talk to her about something." Ruby replied cryptically while looking down and rubbing her stomach. Emma noticed the movement and felt her blood draining from her face, breathing was suddenly very difficult.
"Ruby are you-?" Emma choked out
Ruby looked up with confusion, not knowing what Emma was asking.
"Am I what? Emma are you okay?" Ruby asked, her voice full of concern. Emma just stood up abruptly, leaving money on the table and left the diner in a hurry. Ruby just sat there, completely baffled by what had just happened. When Emma got to her car, she tried opening the car with her keys, but her fingers were shaking. Frustrated, she threw her keys to the floor and put her forehead on the car. After a couple of moments passed, Emma began to sob.
"Goddammit Regina! Why do you keep hurting me so much?" Emma kept mumbling in the dark as she cried.
After minutes passed, Emma got her emotions under control again and cleaned her tears with the sleeves of her sweater. She bent down and picked up her keys.
"Damn hormones are making me emotional." Emma sniffed and she finally unlocked her car and drove to the mansion.
An hour after Emma left Granny's parking lot, Regina's Mercedes pulled in. Shutting off the engine, Regina grabs her duffel bag on the passenger seat and gets out of the car. She locks it as she heads inside the diner. Once inside, Regina takes a moment to take in the diner she had known for years. She had been feeling homesick lately, and being back regardless of the circumstances felt great.
"Dame Regina, what brings you back here?" Regina spun around and saw Granny going around the counter to turn off the lights.
"I just- um, I came to rent a room for the night."
"Well Ruby is the one who usually helps with the bags, but she's already asleep. Therefore, any luggage you might have, you're using your ass to carry it upstairs." Regina saw Granny smile lightly at her as she headed to the back to check her into one of the rooms. Regina fixed her bag on her shoulder, and followed Granny with a grateful smile. Granny checked her in, Regina paid for the room, and got the key to the room.
"If you don't mind my asking, Dame, why did you come back?" Granny asked as Regina began to walk away from the counter. Regina didn't turn around to face Granny, she stood staring at the wall, key in hand. Then she looked over her shoulder and replied,
"Family brought me back, Widow Lucas." Without further explaining, Regina climbed the stairs, stumbling slightly as she was still a bit drunk, and went into her room. Granny was left standing behind the counter, hands still on the check-in book. Granny watched Regina's retreating form until she could no longer see her. She looked down at the dusty old pages and thought about what Regina had said.
"So she is pregnant." Granny mussed out loud, pushing her glasses up her nose.
Emma got to the mansion and used the hidden key to get in. When she got inside, she didn't bother doing anything else other than walking straight to the room she and Regina had first gotten acquainted with a few months prior. Emma peeled off her clothes and dropped them on the floor carelessly. She climbed into the comfortable bed with thick warm blankets, and buried herself in it. As she buried her face on one of the pillows, Emma caught the barely there scent of Regina. She hugged the pillow close, and cried herself to sleep. The memories of how they created their child were bouncing off the walls. The memories of all those times she had thought they were making love, but in fact were probably quick fucks for Regina. Those were some of her last thoughts as she let the stressful and emotional day go and allowed sleep to carry her away.
Regina walked into the decent room and locked the door behind her. Leaning back against the door, she looked around. Regina saw the modest little table to her left with two chairs and a flower vase on top of it, the bathroom to her right, the body sized mirror next to the bathroom door, the nightstand next to the bed, a quaint bed right in front of her, and the odd wallpaper. She walked into the room and settled her duffel bag on the table. She stretched her arms above her head, and removed her clothes, folding them neatly on the nightstand. She plugged her phone to charge and set an alarm, placing it on top of her clothes. She once again settled in for the night, climbing into the bed, and let sleep overtake her.
Regina is breathing hard as she runs through the forest. As she is sprinting, the bushes and twigs scratch her skin. Her left hand clutches the wound on her stomach that one of the White Kingdom's men had inflicted on her with his sword. Dead leaves and branches crack under her feet. She hears the horses running and men yelling from behind her. She has to keep running or she knows she'll die. The burning in her lungs keeps getting worse, her vision is blurring, but she keeps running, letting the cold air hit her face. And she continues to run like this for what seems like forever, until she hears running water nearby. Making the decision in record time she runs towards the sound. The men are getting closer and she knows it. Her best bet would be if she jumps off the waterfall and survives the fall. She spots the river and uses more of her energy to sprint even faster towards it. At the edge of the river she trips however, and falls face first on the ground.
"There she is!" Regina hears a man a few feet behind her. Soon enough several armored men riding on horses surround her. She pushes herself on her knees.
"Did you really think you'd get away?" One of them sneers at her.
"What do we do with her, Sir?"
"Our orders are clear, kill the bitch."
One of the men gets off the horse and walks towards Regina, sword on hand. Regina can barely see, but she feels her magic buzzing beneath her fingertips, ready to disperse.
"This is for trying to kill our Queen you stupid witch."
'Now or never' Regina thought. Just as the soldier was about to sling his sword, Regina lets a burst of power out, sending all of the soldiers flying towards the trees and bushes. The sound of their pained cries is the last thing she hears before she goes unconscious.
The birds chirping and the current of the river hitting her face is what Regina is awoken by. She slowly opens her eyes. She tries to move her body, but pain shoots through her from head to toe. She groans and rolls on her back. She is covered in dirt, blood (not all hers), as well as many bruises. She wasn't dead, that was all that mattered at the moment. Moving her right arm slowly, she unclasps her armor. When the seals are unclasped, she removes her upper body armor gently, trying to prevent hurting herself further. The injury on her stomach is still bleeding, but barely. She tries to sit up again, and this time she is successful. She takes in her surroundings, and notices the horses and dead soldiers a few feet away from her. Judging by the sun, she's been out a couple of hours, and sundown will be hitting soon. She reaches for the sword her near-executioner had had, and places it in the scabbard on her left side. She staggers to her feet and walks towards one of the horses. When she reached it, it takes a step back. She extends a blood and mud covered hand and slowly approaches the horse. The horse lets her, and she pats him lightly on the nose. Feeling like her feet would give out any second, she cautiously makes her way to the side of the horse. She gets a grip on the saddle, and seeing as how the horse doesn't protest, she pulls herself up with a strangled cry of pain. Finally mounted on the horse, Regina began her journey back to the Dark Palace, where she would inform Her Majesty of the attack the White Kingdom had made against her small group of men.
'They're going to pay for what they did to my men.' Regina thought darkly as she rode towards the palace, struggling to stay awake despite her injuries.
Regina sat up covered in beads of sweat. She threw the bed sheets off herself and went to the bathroom. Her heart was thrumming in her chest wildly, and she turned on the cold water.
"Why the hell did I dream about that?" Regina said aloud as she stepped into the freezing cold water. She gasped at the cold water, but quickly got accustomed to it. As she stood there under the shower-head, she tried to forget about what she had dreamed about. Both the event and the way it ended were things she didn't want to remember. Her nerves were not letting down though, and both the nausea and magic were assaulting her. She could feel the dark magic surfacing. Regina took deep breathes, trying to settle down. Just as she got her emotions in check, she heard the alarm clock go off in the bedroom. She turned off the water, and stepped out of the shower. She wrapped a towel around herself and brushed her teeth. Once that was done, Regina walked out into the bedroom, and got dressed. She grabbed her cellphone, and dialed Emma. It rang twice before Emma answered.
"Hello?" Regina heard Emma's groggy voice.
"Emma, its Regina. Sorry to-"
"Regina do you have any idea of what time it is? And where the hell are you?" It was waayyy too early to start an argument in Regina's opinion, so she tried to keep it short. Not only had she not had her cup of spiked coffee, she also had her magic she was trying to keep under control. Losing her temper was really not the way to go right now.
"Time did not stop you from calling me yesterday, so this makes us even. I'm in Storybrooke, at the B&B in fact. Where are you?"
"Oh, I thought you would have come to the mansion when you arrived. I didn't want my parents chocking me with a shit ton of questions, so I stayed at your place."
"Language Ms. Swan…"
"Oh shove it Regina. I will use foul language all I fucking want."
"Emma, there's no need to be so confrontational."
"When was the last time you slept with Ruby?" Regina was completely thrown off guard by this question.
"What? The last time I slept with Ruby was…nearly a month before we had our talk."
"Mhm. She was asking for you yesterday, sounded like it was important. Talk to her then come here so we can get this conversation over with." Regina had expected Emma to be upset, but this was something she had no clue about. Feeling a migraine on its way from the nightmare and her hangover, Regina replied:
"I'll be there in fifteen minutes."
"Yeah, sure. Whatever. Bring me something to eat while you're at it. Buying me breakfast is the least you can do right now."
"Alright, I'll see you soon." With that Regina hung up, brushed her hair, gathered her things, and headed down to the diner.
Ruby was setting down the breakfast plates of one of the customers when she saw Regina walking down the staircase. She saw her walk into the diner and take the empty booth at the corner. Of course she would. Ruby quickly finished her orders and walked towards the other brunette.
"Regina, you're back. Since when?" Ruby asked and Regina lifted an eyebrow.
"Lovely to see you again Miss Lucas. If you must know I arrived late last night."
"Look, I get a break in a couple of minutes, can you hang around? We need to talk." Regina looked at her analytically.
"Yes, Emma mentioned something about that this morning when I called her," Regina said skeptically, "I'll wait. Just make it quick."
With that Ruby nodded and went to finish the rest of her shift as quickly as she could.
A/N: So how was that? Bit of a cliff-hanger, I know, I'm sorry. I was also wondering, since I want to leave this decision up to you guys, and I will post this question again on the next chapter. It's a very, very, very important question: What gender do you want our little SQ baby to be? Twins are also an option, but you know, let me know the genders and all :) Review or PM me your vote. Whichever gets the most votes wins (obviously cx), but I won't give it away until you find out in the story! And Ruby, what was all that about? I wonder…
Now, about the way I'm going to continue writing... I initially started writing these stories because there weren't many Magic!Baby (where Emma's pregnant) stories around, but per people's comments, there aren't many G!P Regina stories either. So I want to tackle that challenge to write both magic baby stories, as well as G!P Regina. There won't be much of G!P in this story, but there might be in some of my other future stories. So to avoid extending this further, what are your thoughts on that? PM me or leave a review, I will gladly read your input on that.
Well, have a lovely week everyone, see ya in what will hopefully be just a week! And thank you all for the reviews (: I may not get the chance to answer back most of the time, but I do read 'em. I'm going to quote Charming here, just slightly modified in reference to your reviews:
"There are good ones and "bad" ones, but they're all worth reading." ;)
-E.V.