Regina wakes up in the morning and is getting ready for the day. She moves her hand to her night table to put her necklace on, but she notices that it's gone. She begins to panic and is tearing her room apart to find it. She had never taken it off because it had been a gift from her Father. He wasn't one to focus on materialistic things, but he had made it for her on her eighteenth birthday. It was the most precious gift that she had ever received from anyone.
She rushes out the door to wake Emma up so that she could help her find the necklace, but she sees that the bed was empty. She was beyond furious that her necklace was gone and she quickly came to the conclusion that it was Emma. She used her magic on the bedframe and it cracked the wood, causing it to fall onto the bed.
Some of the servants rushed in to see what had caused the loud noise. They were running around the room trying to fix the damage as Regina made her way to breakfast. As she was walking down the hallway, she saw her mother talking to the guards.
"Do you remember that bloody peasant that followed my daughter around like a lost puppy? Well, I found out she is nothing but a thief! I wonder if she will bleed just like Henry did when I killed him. I don't care if I have to force Regina to love me by using a curse."
The blood drains from Regina's face as she heard what her Mother had been planning and saw her hold the necklace out for the guards to see. She made her way back to her room and made a rope by tying her bed sheets together. The fight with Emma had left Regina drained of her magic. If she had slept longer, then she would've regained it through sleeping.
Regina felt so betrayed by the woman that she had fallen in love with and the Mother that was supposed to love her. Instead, she ended up with a woman that had used her to steal a necklace and a Mother that was willing to put a curse on her to receive Regina's love.
When Regina had climbed over the castle wall through her garden, she was running towards the village to find Emma. Even if she was drained of magic, Emma didn't know this. She could use it as an advantage to get Emma to steal her necklace back for her. She wished that Emma hadn't been so damn charming.
As Regina walks through the forest, she hears a snap. A net appears to have surrounded her and it ascended into the trees. She was trying to regain her composure as she hung in the net. She could've easily magicked her way out if she had the strength. Instead, she might have to wait for someone to rescue her. She hated the idea of being rescued.
Emma was walking through the forest and heard yelling coming from a few feet ahead. Her curiosity takes the best of her and she walks in that direction. She's surprised to see Regina in the net.
"You do know that the net your caught in is for small game, right?"
"Why would you use a net to capture one? Do you know how dangerous this is? I wouldn't be in this contraption if it wasn't for you!"
"Oh, so this is my fault that your trapped?"
"Yes it is. If you hadn't run away with my necklace, then none of this would've happened."
"I was doing it to help the poor. You didn't have any use for it."
"It was given to me by my father!"
"Why didn't you tell me? I wouldn't have taken it if that were the case. I know how precious things are if a parent gives it to you."
"Will you help me get it back?"
"Of course, anything for you."
"Can you get me out of here first? I think I hurt myself."
Emma took out a knife to cut into the net and caught Regina.
"I told you that I wouldn't let you fall."
Regina scowled, "I'm still not very happy with you."
"Let me make it up to you then."
Emma kisses Regina and tries to put her on the ground.
Regina winces and says, "Please carry me, I can't put any pressure on my ankle."
"As you wish."
Emma lifts Regina into her arms effortless and as Regina relaxes in her arms, she feels at home. She wraps her arms around Emma's neck and snuggles closer to her.
"Where to, Princess?"
"The castle."
"Why?"
"Everything you said about my Mother was true. She's going to try to make me love her."
"You can't force love though."
She looks up at Emma.
"I know."
Emma's legs were much stronger than before as she walked towards the castle. She couldn't imagine doing it barefeet like Regina had. She saw that the bottom of her feet had been cut up by the rocks or branches that were everywhere.
"You must've been pretty angry with me if you ran out here without anything on your feet."
"I didn't have any time to think. Father had given that to me for my eighteenth birthday before he…"
Regina wasn't able to finish her sentence as she tried to hold back her tears. She silently cursed Emma because ever since she had come into her life, she had cried more than she ever had in her life. She didn't even cry this much during her Father's funeral.
The guards at the entrance didn't ask any questions as they let Emma inside the castle. Regina was able to rest some in Emma's arms and felt her magic being replenished once more. She healed the bottom of her feet. Although Emma saw Regina using her magic, she didn't put her down until they were inside.
