Chapter 3

Enchanted Forest

It had been a couple of days since the curse over took everyone and although everyone had busied themselves into putting the kingdom back together, Snow and Charming held back too anxious over their daughter's downfall and heartache. Even Henry couldn't bring himself to do no more. He was once excited about returning to the land, to his heritage on both his mother's sides but now he couldn't bring himself to adventure out knowing that his birth mother was devastated and his adopted mother was still nowhere to be found.

Emma had hardly slept since leaving Regina's side and had spent every hour confined to the same room she had taken herself to when she had broken down to her mother. Snow never wanting to leave her alone and had sat herself if not next to her but nearby wishing there were some way of making her only child feel the slightest bit better.

The only way she had decided to solve her daughter's problems were to face them head on. To find out exactly how she was feeling and if she had any inkling to what the former queen may have felt towards the blonde.

Sitting on the bed hugging her knees, Emma glanced over helpless to her mother also wishing for some sort of help or guidance. Looking at her child, Snow leant forward sitting on the end of the bed and took Emma's hand. "Emma..honey please talk to me. I need to know so I can see if I can help...Henry's worried about you"

When hearing her son's name, Emma looks to her mother with sad eyes. "We have to find her...for Henry if not anything else.."

Snow nods knowing exactly who to ask. Squeezing her daughter's hand, Snow looks determined. "Emma I promise you I will find a way. You will see her again"

Emma nods also feeling more determined for the sake of Henry. "I know you will because I know it isn't over"

Snow attempts a smile and heads out the room leaving Henry who had walked in, to stay with his mother. Curling up at her side, he also knew what was going on. Hugging into her, he smiles up at her. "You will get her back mom, if there is two things I know is that, one. You are the saviour and you will find her and two. She deserves her happy ending too despite what may of happened in the past, I believe in you. I believe in you both."

Emma looks down at him with tears. "I believe it too kid, I just hope your grandma can help like she says she can"

As Snow and Charming sit within the main hall, they call upon the Blue fairy. As the small blue person flutters her wings towards the pair, she stops mid air wondering what she has been called for. Looking towards Snow as she knows her the most. "You called your majesty?"

Snow nods. "Blue I hope you can help. It's about Emma. Normally if it were the past and we were here I would not ask such a thing but I need to ask you of two questions?"

Blue nods still hovering. "Ask away my Queen?"

Snow stands up leaning against the round table in which they call their meetings upon. "Is Regina in this land?"

Blue looks down remorseful noticing the hope within Snow's eyes. "I'm afraid she is not. What she had said was true, she did sacrifice those she loved for them to get their happy ending in place of her own"

Snow looks to Charming who is as equally confused as she is. "Those she loved?"

Blue looks towards her. "Emma and Henry...were you not aware?"

Snow shakes her head. "We knew of Henry being his mother but..as far as I was aware, it was Emma who only loved Regina"

Blue looks shocked. "Forgive me your majesty I thought you knew, that Emma had said..."

Snow looks sad, again for her daughter. "She has told me...of her feelings for Regina but not that they were reciprocated"

Blue looks guilty at this then looks at the pair again. "You had one more question?"

This time Charming spoke up at his concern for his only daughter. "Is there a way..a portal..or something to reach Regina?"

Blue looks around her wary. "There is...but only for one to do so"

Both Snow and Charming frown. Blue points with her wand. "The wardrobe..although used once, the wood has magical properties that can be used again"

Snow looks curious. "How?"

Blue bites her lip. "Emma..her magic is more powerful than you come to realize...she is the saviour, therefore she can restore what has been lost"

New York

Regina was sitting in a restaurant on what appeared to be a date, although right now she did not think the term would be an appropriate choice of words. Staring at the man in front of her, Regina tried to her best to not look unimpressed but her raised eyebrow failed to do so. Without even a moment's thought, Regina shook her head to comment. "I'm sorry but when at some point are you going to stop talking about yourself and actually take an interest in the fact that you have date?"

The man pauses mid conversation looking rather insulted at how forward Regina is and stands immediately throwing some money down and walking away, muttering 'screw you' in the process.

Regina sighs and also stands to leave the table annoyed at herself for wasting a perfectly good night. "That was not the type of date I was looking for"

Leaving the restaurant, Regina heads straight home having had enough of people trying to impress her. Walking yet again into her apartment alone, Regina goes and changes into her silk nightwear before settling on the couch with a video game she has no clue in which she came to start on and a hot chocolate, extra cinnamon.

'Maybe next time..' She thought allowing the game to overtake her interest.

Author's note; some people asked for me to continue so here goes! Not sure if it is gona be to 'A Real Family' standard but I will try unless any new ideas come to pass. Can Emma find a way back to reality? And is Regina's constant signs of familiarity bugging anyone yet? ;)