In this chapter starts right after the beginning of Season 2 and officially introduces my character. Just give it some time and a chance and remember to R&R! And to everyone I wish a very Merry Christmas!

Chapter One~

The Curse had at long last been Broken, and as those in the street celebrated; the Dwarves, Granny, Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Prince Charming, their daughter Emma and her son Henry, it was Henry who noticed someone walking down the street towards them.

"Emma, look." he said pointing at the person causing everyone to turn and Emma to do a double take, blinking and rubbing her eyes. The person was wearing torn jeans, a black shirt underneath a navy blue denim jacket and was carrying a suitcase. With peach skin, she had long scarlet hair and violet eyes that shined with relief and joy as she cried,

"Emma!" dropping her suitcase, the stranger ran over to the confused Emma and engulfed her in a hug laughing before pulling back saying,

"I was so worried about you! When I found out you left I just had to come find you!" the stranger said before Emma asked in a bewildered voice,

"Darcy? What are you doing here wait no back up—how did you get here?" Darcy only smiled telling her as she playfully slapped her shoulder,

"What I'm doing here is I came in search of you and how I found you was when I found out by your landlord that you left with some kid to someplace called 'Storybrook Maine' I got my stuff and started driving. Eventually I had to stop and just happened to meet a traveler who said he knew the way and drew me a map on how to get here." at this she pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket and showed it to Emma who found a very detailed map drawn for her as Darcy continued,

"So I followed it here, and here I am and I found you!"

"Yeah but uh—why?" Emma asked folding the paper as Darcy sobered from her joy over finding Emma to say in all seriousness,

"Because you're my family Emma, you're my only family." at that they heard someone clear their throat and they both turned to see everyone staring at them.

"Oops, sorry guys." Emma said before realizing that her—parents?—where watching her with expectant looks, even Henry seemed clueless.

"Emma, why don't you introduce us?" Mary—Snow?—asked politely so that Darcy stepped forward putting out her hand saying,

"Yeah sorry hi, my name's Darcy and I'm Emma's best friend that she left behind in Boston." Mary blinked but took the hand shaking it saying,

"And I'm Snow—I mean Mary—Mary Margaret." Darcy noticed the slip as the man standing next to her stepped up taking her hand next saying,

"And I'm Charm—I mean David."

"Ok then, well is there a hotel or something that I can stay in?" Darcy asked but Henry decided to speak up then saying,

"And I'm Henry, I'm Emma's son." at this Darcy's eyes grew wide and she turned to Emma whose face became sheepish as Darcy said,

"This is your kid? You found your kid and didn't tell me!"

"Wait how did you know about Henry?" David asked wanting to know how this complete stranger knew about his grandson. Here Emma stepped in saying honestly,

"That's a really long story David but right now we need to find Darcy a place to stay before Regina finds out."

"Yeah, if that happens we're doomed." Leroy—Grumpy?—said from the Dwarves causing Darcy to ask,

"Who's she?"

"The Mayor."

"The Evil Queen." Both David, Mary, Emma and Henry said at once with Henry being the only one to say 'Evil Queen'. This caught Darcy's attention and turning to him was about to ask what he meant but Mary piped up,

"How about my place then? For a while of course until you decide to leave."

"Well I can't, see, my car got into a fight with a tree. It fell on my car hood the moment I crossed into town. Why do you think I was walking in?" Darcy asked sarcastically pointing her thumb behind her as David turned to the Dwarves to say,

"We'll have to clear that up before Madame Mayor finds it."

"What's the big deal? She'll kick me out or lock me up or something?" Darcy asked jokingly but Emma was already starting to lead her down the street saying,

"Not funny Darcy." Henry and Mary followed leaving David and the Dwarves to start getting the car out of the roadway. As they walked down the street Darcy looked around at the seemingly ageless town and asked Emma,

"I can't believe you didn't bother to give me a call."

"Kind of hard to do that when your best friend is a home hopper." Emma replied so that Henry and Mary gave an exchange of questioning looks so that Darcy told them,

"It's not what it sounds like, I just go shelter to shelter for the night when I need to or have to or whatever." by then they had reached Mary's apartment and opening the door the four stepped inside as Mary asked tentatively,

"So back in Boston are you—homeless?" Darcy entered into the place, setting her suitcase on the couch as she looked around saying,

"Nice, cozy and rather plain but nice." then she turned to look at Mary and smiled a joking smirk and said,

"In the sense of not having a roof over your head every single night to call your own? Then yes, I'm technically homeless. Though when not out and about I'm with Emma but since she up and left me I couldn't very well do that now could I?"

"Hey I said I was sorry!" Emma said in all honesty before going over to Darcy to say to her looking her right in the eye,

"If I told you what was going on and still is you would never in a million years believe me. And that's why you need to leave."

"What no way I just got here!" Darcy snapped before stepping away saying waving a hand over towards a silent Henry who was sitting reading his Book,

"Is this because you found your son? You're perfectly happy with him and so don't need a street rat in your life?" Emma turned to Henry who looked up upon realizing they were talking about him as Mary stepped a bit closer asking,

"How is it exactly you do know about Henry?"

"When Emma was drunk one night she told me she had had a kid and gave him up for adoption. She never ever, ever went into details and I never asked—but if this is the kid and he's the reason why—"

"You shouldn't be here." Henry said finally standing from his seat and bringing the Book with him so that Darcy threw her hands up in the air asking,

"The kid now too?!"

"No I mean no one from outside of Storybrook is supposed to be allowed inside. Even though the Curse is Broken I don't know if anyone from outside can enter or leave. You prove you can enter but what happens if you try to leave? What if something horrible happens? This isn't supposed to happen!" Henry told her determinately so that Mary walked over saying to him gently,

"Henry, everything will be alright."

"No it won't, if the Evil Queen finds out an outsider is here then who knows what she'll do! If she leaves something horrible might happen but if she stays something might happen too," then turning to Emma Henry said to her,

"She's got to stay Emma, either way she's in danger now."