A/N: hello everyone! I'm glad you guys enjoyed the last chapter! I decided to update really super early due to the last one being late and messing up. This is one of my fav's so i really really hope you all like this one! This is not beta'd so sorry for all the mistakes! i try and catch them all but i miss a few here and there. I Huge shout out and thanks to my friend hope2x for reading these chapters before you lovelies do! Thanks to everyone who fav'd, followed, and reviewed!
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******Chapter 8******
Emma looks down to see dark hair spilled over her chest. An arm wrapped around her waist clinging to her even in her sleep. The moonlight shines in the open window casting a blue light around the room. She feels peaceful and at home something she misses greatly. As she looks at her surroundings nothing looks familiar to her at this moment. Her bedmate slowly stirs looking up at the blonde a gasp escaping her lips as their eyes meet. She reaches up to caress her jaw softly.
"I've missed you" she smiles softly at the blonde her voice full of emotion.
"Regina?" Emma is confused, while she is used to having the woman in her dreams this feels different than the others.
"Yes My Love" Regina smiles swinging her leg over Emma's hips taking advantage of her confused state as she straddles the woman under her.
"Are you real?" she asks softly as if she were a small child.
"In a way, yes I am." Regina leans down using one hand to keep herself up as she leans over the blonde. "Let's not talk of that now and enjoy the time we have my beloved" Regina's soft smile is one of the most beautiful things she has ever seen.
With Regina hovering over her, her brain short circuits and all she can see is the soft body above her. She throws caution to the wind as she reaches up and pulls her down the rest of the way as their lips meet both woman moans loudly. Regina relaxes her body into the toned body under her moving her hand to cup the back of Emma's neck pulling her closer. Emma opens her mouth slightly letting her tongue flick over red plump ones. The brunette eagerly opens her lips inviting Emma's tongue her mouth sucking softly on the muscle offered.
The blonde groans as her tongue is released when they break for air. Regina leans her forehead against the princesses sighing softly before leaning back in to capture her lips once again. Emma lets her hands wander over the soft body covering hers, reaching up she cups the brunette's soft breast. The queen moans into their kiss as she reaches up to cover Emma's hand with her own. They break for air again both panting heavily, their eyes meet. Regina gives the blonde a sexy smile as she stared into the deep green eyes of her lover.
The queen sits up as she pulls Emma's other hand to cover her other breast. The blonde allows herself to be guided as she squeezes the soft flesh under her palms. The brunette's head rolls back as she arches into the touch as she clutches their hands tighter as she closes her eyes moaning. She rolls her hips forward pressing her center against the woman under her trying to create some sort of friction to quell the deep ache in her core.
Emma's hips move on their own accord as she removes her hands from the woman above her. Regina whimpers at the sudden loss. The blonde swiftly removes the woman's night shift leaving her bare. The cold air hits Regina's warm body, making her shiver slightly as she moves back to undress the woman under her. Emma sits up quickly as she helps Regina shed her clothes. Rolling them where Regina is now under her. The brunette smiled lovingly at the woman on top of her as she pulls Emma between her legs not wanting to waste any more time. They both hiss as their center's met. Emma reaches down opening them both up so that their wetness can mingle.
Regina places her hand on Emma's ass digging her nails in softly as she pulls her closer. Emma sparks up a rhythm as she leans down to capture a hard nipple. Swirling her tongue over the hardened flesh. She sucks hard on the nub as Regina arches her back trying to get her closer than she was.
"Oh...Emma!"
Emma smiles as her moans and breathing become louder, heavier. She grunts as she feels herself reaching her climax riding it's peak. She knows Regina isn't far behind her, by the way she is clawing at her. This is their favorite position. They feel as if they are one, so close to each other.
"Emma...oh Emma..."
"Regina...uh...my lo..ve "
"Emma... I love you!"
She looks down to see dark eyes looking directly into hers. She stops all movement as she pulls the other woman closer to her in one last hard thrust they both explode over each other their juices mixing with each other's.
"I will always love you..." Regina says softly smiling as she caresses the woman's cheek softly. She remembers feeling loved, she misses this, even if she won't say it out loud.
Suddenly the room is engulfed in a deep red puff of smoke and Regina is gone. She is clothed in a black leather duster, a black tunic and leather trousers the bed is gone, and all she can see are the walls and the red smoke. The room shifts and she sees her parents on their wedding day. No one can see her as she watches The Evil Queen enter as the door's are thrown open. The guards are thrown back by her magic and everyone cowers in fear of the dark woman.
She hears the Evil Queen speak in a husky voice, "I shall destroy your happiness, if it is the last thing I do!" her face is twisted up in a cruel sneer as she turns to leave.
Her Father yells "Hey!" as he throws his sword at the woman she loves. She can't help the gasp that passes her lips as she see the sword and the queen engulfed in a cloud of purple smoke. She looks at her parents again as they hold each other in a tight embrace.
The red smoke is back as the room shifts Regina is being held by a tall man with brown hair. She looks so much younger than the woman she is used to, so innocent. Emma feels a stab of jealousy go though her as she watches them kiss.
"Marry me" she hears the words fall out of the woman's mouth. Emma wants to yell, scream, to do something other than just watch as she sees the man pull out a ring. The utter look of happiness does two things to the woman it makes her feel happy and heartbroken at the same time. She feels so confused by her emotions she doesn't hear the gasp that falls out of the young child's mouth. She knows the young girl, but can't place her at the moment.
She sees Regina run after the girl, hears her tell her about True Love. She sees them embrace as the words become muddled her surroundings become blurry as time seems to fast forward. She is back in the stables as an older woman appears. This time the only words she can hear is the words the older woman speaks "Love is weakness, Regina!" She watches as the woman rips out the heart of the young man crushing it in her fist as if it was nothing, maybe it was.
The agony on Regina's face is truly heartbreaking. She wants nothing more than to gather her up in her arms and hold her as she grieves. The pain in her heart becomes sharper as she watches the brunette kiss the man over and over not minding the tears that stream over her face. She wants to look away, but can't. The smoke fills the room again but this time she doesn't want to go she tries to scream but no sound escapes her voice box.
She is back in the room where she started but Regina is nowhere to be found. Instead there is a tall woman with curly blonde hair. Her eyes are a light shade of blue, but they seem to stand out above all her features. She is sitting on a large red leather armchair that is next to the fireplace she didn't notice before. The moonlight bathes the room in a blue light, which makes the woman seem younger than she is. She motions for Emma to sit, the blonde is hesitant at first but complies as she senses no danger from the strange woman.
"Its nice to finally meet you." she says with a small child-like giggle.
"Hello, uh should I know you?" The blonde asks as she crosses her legs in attempts to make herself comfortable.
"No my dear, but I know you. We have a friend in common."
"And who is this friend?"
The mystery woman laughs as if that was the most ridiculous question she ever heard. "Well she is more than just your friend I would say. She is your beloved Regina"
"Regina is NOT my beloved!" Emma's face is set in a hard look as she watches the other woman study her.
"Yes she is you foolish girl! You have no idea what you have done, do you?" she asks as all friendliness vanishes from her face.
"What I have done? What about what she has done? She killed my MOTHER!" Emma stands as she yells at the woman. Suddenly she is pushed back by an unknown force making her sit once again.
"Your mother is not dead dear." it was so softly spoken she almost didn't hear it.
That simple statement stops Emma cold as all the fight leaves her body as she sags back into the chair. "What? Is this some sort of trick?"
"No its not, I don't have much time left. We both will wake soon. I came here to show you what you never wanted to see. Regina tried to tell you her past, but you refused to know. Then you found out who she was. You broke your promise and left. YOU caused all this!"
"Who are you?"
"That is not important now! Think about what I have shown you. The battle nears and even though Regina seems too preoccupied to notice forces making their way toward her. I am not! And unlike you, you stupid girl, I will not leave her in her time of need."
Emma just sat there. She couldn't move. 'Regina, what have I done?' she thought. Closing her eyes she saw the honey brown eyes she had come to hate, but this time she welcomed them.
"Yes, now I must go before I'm caught. Your bond, whether you want it or not, makes it hard for anyone to enter your dreams. It's a good thing I'm not just anyone." She said with a small laugh.
"Wait..." Emma stood again as she felt herself becoming lightweight, as if she was floating off into the air, she shook her head as she tried to shake the feeling away. "Is... is she okay?"
"She... she is strong, but far from okay. I will try and be back." she gave Emma a small hopeful smile as everything faded to black.
Emma jolted up off the cot, sitting up she winced in pain as she was reminded of the day before. The fight with the general that had caused her a great amount of pain and blood. She thought back to her strange dream, the strange woman who had shown her so much and yet so little. Mulan was at her side in an instant.
"Are you okay?"
"Yes, I will be." Emma tried to move to get off the cot.
"No, Blue is on her way to heal you. Thomas is watching guard right now. Don't cause yourself any more pain, you stubborn girl" Mulan grabbed her legs swinging them back on the bed.
Emma grunted at the dark haired woman before doing as she said. The blonde was too tired to fight with her at the moment. Her back ached with every breath she took. Just in that moment Blue breezed in. Mulan let out a huge sigh of relief, happy to see the fairy.
"My my young one. You sure like to get yourself in trouble." she said with a small laugh as she waved her wand over Emma's back healing.
Her back scarred over, but she was healed. Blue looked at her back she didn't understand why her magic didn't heal the woman all the way, but said nothing of it. She had an idea why, she thought about the brand that was still healing.
"They are all healed" she said as she moved to face the woman. "I have a gift for you Emma. Mulan if you would please, the bracelet Emma gave you." Blue held her hand out.
Mulan gave her a strange look, but did as she was told. She unwrapped her hair, pulling the bracelet out handing it over to the older woman. Blue took the item as she muttered a few words then pulled out the three strands of hair she had collected. She placed all three stands on the bracelet, both women gasped as they watched; the item glowed with a bright white light before fading away. The hair's gone casted deep inside the hardened steel.
"What did you do?" Emma asked as she was still in awe of the magic she witnessed.
"I took a strand of hair from your son and your True Love. Then added you hair. I enchanted this bracelet with a protection spell. This will help you so you don't get hurt as easily." she explained as she put the bracelet on Emma's wrist, she waved her wand and made it invisible to anyone but a selected few.
Emma had stopped listening when she heard 'son' and 'True Love' "When did you see my boy? Is he alright?"
"Yes he is fine. Don't worry about him. He is well guarded."
"Don't worry about him? How can you tell me not to worry!?" Emma felt her anger rise as the fairy dismissed her.
"All will be right soon. I can't tell you anymore."
"My True love? What of her?" that was a loaded question and she knew it. She had a tiny idea who the other hair belonged to, but she wasn't going to voice that out loud. With her dream still fresh in her mind she felt more confused than ever.
"I can't say anymore, Emma. You must learn all of this with time."
"Tell me!" Emma demanded,
"I can't, Emma." Blue said sadly.
"Then tell me of Red and My Father!"
"They are safe. They are holding strong for the day they see you again. I must go, there is much i need to do."
Without waiting for a goodbye she flashed herself away in a puff of blue smoke. 'And they called her a runaway' she thought as she watched the blue smoke fade.
"Well that was interesting" Mulan says after a moment of awkward silence.
"Yea..." is all Emma can muster up.
"Lets get you some food. We know you are hungry!" she said with a hearty laugh as she hears Emma stomach growl loudly
"ha ha" Emma says jumping off the bed. Changing quickly as they head to the dining area.
Regina wakes up with a gasp as she clutches her chest where her heart beats wildly. Her dream was so vivid she can still smell Emma's sweet arousal in the air. Her body thumps softly as she tries to shake the feeling away. She runs her fingers through her hair as she moves to get up. She feels a sharp pain running the course of her back. The queen winches as she gets up slowly moving to the mirror.
"Mirror!" she calls softly
"Yes my Queen?"
"Tell me what's on my back" she turns and exposes her back to the man in the mirror. She hears a gasp pass his lips.
"You have been marked my Queen."
She turns to see him showing her what he had seen. A mark fully healed located on her lower back. A brand of wings and a crown. She has no indication where it came from, thinking back to her dream she remember the last thing she saw before being ripped away from Emma was light blue eyes. She knows whom they belong to, but doesn't understand why she would be in her dreams. She needed answers and fast.
"Call Maleficent!"
"Yes my Queen."
She turns and begins to pace her room. She uses her magic to dress and freshen herself as she doesn't have time to do it the long way today. With a wave of her hand she makes her bed cleaning everything.
"My Queen she is not at her castle. I could not find her anywhere."
"Then she must be coming here" she says out loud more to herself than to her mirror.
"Do you want me to check the others?" he asks
"Yes!" this was unexpected they never came. She thinks of Aurora and her other guests in the castle. She was going to have to put some sort of truce up otherwise there would be bloodshed.
"They are all gone."
She sighs heavily, this was something she did not expect, nor planned for. "Make the preparations! Tell Graham, maybe this will give him something to keep himself occupied other than picking on slaves."
"Yes my Queen. Do you want me to keep an eye on the camp as well?"
"No I'm sure my Father will do that for us. Just make sure he is kept busy."
"He seems to have grown a fixation on this particular slave your majesty."
"Well she did best the man. I'm sure he wants revenge." She smiled at the thought of the man being bested by a mere woman with no armor.
"Yes I'm sure that's all he wants" he said with an evil laugh.
For some reason this made the Queen's blood run cold as she thought about it. Just the look on the mirror's face disgusted her to no end. She couldn't shake the feeling as it overcame her.
"Go! Make sure all is done!" she said startling him, he left without even saying his usual goodbye.
All the slaves and guards gathered in the large training area as Sir Henry Mills made his announcements. Emma, Mulan, and Thomas stood in the back as they watched Sir Henry stand nervously on the wooden podium they were forced to drag out there.
"Now I have spoken with my daughter, The Queen, and she has demanded that we start training for the Games." his audience was quiet as they took in this new information. Emma couldn't help the small gasp that escaped her lips as soon as she heard him call the Queen his daughter.
"So we must start this at once, we only have a few weeks till they start." He continued as he looked over to the Captain. "This afternoon we will group you in small groups to start your training. Now head off to your rooms and rest for a bit. You will all need it." He gave them all a small smile as he turned and walked away. He headed towards a small group of guards speaking with them as in a hushed whisper. Emma watched him for a long moment before heading back to her room.
Her mind was reeling from this new information; Henry was the Father of the woman she held close so many times. She had asked to meet him, but Regina had always refused making up some sort of excuse and yet there he was. The man that had saved her life from the General. She laid on her back looking up to the stone wall when she heard Mulan enter the room.
"Hey" she said softly as she sat up on her bunk.
"Hello Emma are you feeling better?" She says as she sits down on her bunk across from her.
"Yea just tired so tell me about you Mulan. Anyone hoping you will come home?" Emma turns her body so she has her back on the stone wall l behind her.
"Yes" Mulan mirrors her move so they are facing each other
"Just yes?" she laughs lightly, "Tell me about him or...her."
Mulan stares off a bit before answering her "She...she is the most beautiful woman I have ever met. We are to be married or we were...I...just have to find her again." she clears her throat trying to push away the emotion in her voice "What about you? You have said something about a Red?"
Emma laughs before speaking, "Red is my girlfriend and my best friend. We have been together for about three years. She helped me raise my boy, well her and my Father. I miss her" Emma's voice breaks with emotion.
"Do you love her?"
"Yes!" Emma answer quickly
"Then you two will be together again nothing can stop True Love!" Mulan's words were fierce.
"She...she is not my True Love," Emma says before she can stop herself.
"How do you know?"
"There was...another before her...We are bound," Emma can't believe she is saying any of this out loud.
"Bound...as in..." Mulan is interrupted by a voice at there door.
"We are being summoned." Thomas says gruffly.
"Already?" Emma asks while moving to stand "It hasn't been more than a candle mark"
"They wish to start with the most skilled" He says smirking at her.
She nods to him before turning to her friend, "We will finish this later."
Mulan nods as she stands, the trio makes their way to the grounds where the other guards are. Emma looks around sending a prayer to the Gods that the General is nowhere to be found.
Regina is in her study looking over her paperwork she has drawn up for when they arrive. She knows she needs to speak with both Kings, but she is putting that off till the last moment. King Midas has been doubling his efforts to get her alone with him and she has no desire to give him any help in the matter. She knows that they will be there soon and she must make haste.
She stands and walks over to the large bookcase pulling off three large books. They are leather bounded held closed with a leather strap. She places them on the desk with a loud thud sending dust flying off of them. She sneezes as she inhaled the dust, rubbing her nose softly she sits down and begins to flip through the first dusty book.
With a wave of her hand she conjures a cup of tea to her liking as she begins to read. Hours pass as she reads book after book. Yet she can't seem to find the answers to her many questions. With a heavy frustrated sigh she pushes the book away, standing to stretching her back that has began to cramp due to hunching over the large books. The brunette rubs her lower back where her mark is located. She still has no idea why she has this mark.
She waves her hand to put the books back in there place as she leaves the room heading to the dining room where she is sure the Kings are eating their evening meal. Two large guards open the doors for her as she nears. She sends them a curt nod to show her appreciation. Both Kings stand as she nears the head of the table.
Midas is the first to speak, "Good evening my Queen. We were wondering when you would grace us with your presents." sending her a small smile as he sits down.
"My apologies King Midas, I lost track of time in my study.." she says as she is served her meal. Though she has no appetite at the moment she must sit with them every evening.
"All is forgiven Regina," King George interjects "We know you are a busy woman."
She sends him a grateful smile as she takes a small sip of her wine. "I do have some business to discuss with the both of you once dinner is complete."
"Then lets not wait, tells us the news now." Midas says as his eyes map her body in the tight dress she is wearing.
She suppress the urge to roll her eyes at the man before her, "It is business matter King Midas, such things should not be talk over food."
The King laughs as he takes a large gulp of his mead "Woman and their need for things to be proper. Just speak of it. We are all comrades here." he was already on his fourth mug of mead and it was showing.
"Father please" Abigail pleaded her cheeks growing a soft pinkish blush.
"Hush Girl!" He said loudly as he slammed his mug down on the table.
"King Midas I suggest you slow down before you make a fool of yourself." George sneered
Regina watched the King closely as he glared across the table at the other King. "Gentlemen there is no need for this." she said softly, "I will tell you before more spirits are drunk making you unreasonable." she took a large breath preparing herself before she continued. "It has come to my knowledge that Maleficent, Meg, and Ursula are on their way to the castle as we speak. I had no indication that they would come, now or ever. However it seems that they have decided to join us for the Games."
The room was so silent you could hear a pin drop if it decided to. She held her breath as she waited for the anger she knew would follow her announcement.
"What!" King George was the first to speak up to her amazement. "That WOMAN is coming here?"
"Yes, it seems so," Regina pushed her plate away as she took a large sip of her wine.
"No! We will leave at once!" he said as he stood up.
"My dear King please, I have drawn up a contract they will sign before they are allowed to enter."
"NO!" this time it was Aurora who spoke up.
"Princess you have no say in this matter." she stated coldly, glaring at the woman.
"Father?" Abigail spoke softly as she looked at her Father's red face.
Before anyone else could say anything else the doors slammed open. The three witches they were speaking about all strutted in with amused looks on their faces.
The first to speak up was a woman with dark long black hair, she wore a long flowing dress that hung to her womanly curves. Her deep green eyes surveyed the room before landing on Regina's honey brown ones. A cruel smirk covered her ruby red lips as she spoke.
"Hello dear Sister, my my… it has been quite a while since we last seen each other." she laughed as her dark green eyes landed on King George and Midas. "Hmm Hello Royals!" she said with a sneer.
"Hello Sister, it has been too long Meg" Regina said as she crosses the room to give her sister a hug.
"Don't worry Dear, We are not here to cause any problems. We will sign your little contract as you wish." Meg said with a small evil laugh.
"How?"
"Please Baby Sister you must give me more credit than that." she said with feigned hurt, as she clutched her hand over her heart.
"Yes of course" she turned to greet the other two women "Hello Maleficent, Ursula." as she locked eyes with Maleficent's light blue eyes. She knew they would talk later.
"Hello Aurora dear, how's that knight of yours?" Maleficent asked condescendingly.
Aurora clutched the other princesses hand for dear life as their worst dreams had just walk through the front door. This changed everything.
TBC
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