Chapter 8 Unexpected

Emma woke up in her cabin with an empty bottle of rum next to her. She was well worked last night and her muscles felt relaxed. All she needed was her usual night of pleasure to get back into her usual calm state. Emma taught Graham, Snow, and David how to use a pistol as well as the first few pirate laws. Snow took to the pistol and laws nicely but David struggled with the pistol and Graham struggled with the laws. All in all it was progress. Emma then decided it was never too early to get ready for dinner with a queen. She took a long bath and thoroughly scrubbed herself down. After drying her hair and brushing it she went to her wardrobe and took out her finest white leather pants, form fitting but not her usual skin tight fit. On top she wore a fine black silk shirt with a red silk sash around her waist. Atop, as always, she had her red coat and pirate hat. Below were her finest black boots that she had freshly polished the other day.

Before Emma knew it she was dressed and ready for dinner with the queen. A carriage was waiting for her to take her to the castle but she insisted on a quick stop for some roses. Once at the castle she couldn't help but recall the past. Last time she was here she was bringing roses to congratulate King Leopold and Queen Eva for conceiving. Now she was here to talk about the child they had and why she is wanted for treason. It was only when she was standing just outside the dining hall did she remember about Cora and the fact that the queen she was to dine with was her daughter.

As the doors opened Emma was more nervous than she had ever been in her life. She walks over to the evil queen who was sitting at the head of the table and gave a polite bow. "Well it seems I can no longer call you a filthy pirate. You clean up quite well dear." "I never expected her majesty to pay a pirate a compliment. Without the venom from our last encounter I dare say you have a lovely voice and your dress is..." "Has my attire caused the poor captain to lose her tongue?" "Love, your dress has done something to me but let's just say it isn't a thing a lady should hear about." With a wink she raised her gift in the air and continued. "A gift. I didn't mean to be so rude last we spoke." She put the rum down and took her hat off nervously looking anywhere but at the queen.

The Evil Queen looked Emma up and down and couldn't help but lick her lips. Now that she knew what was under those fitted pants she understood why the captain was so confident. The captain before her now was different. She wasn't being forward with her advances and her insolence was gone. This was making the queen feel like a secret was being kept from her and that was not going to stand. "Instead of rum Captain Swan, why don't you tell me what it is that is bothering you?" With a smirk and a small sigh Emma replied, "This is no ordinary rum. It's liquid gold, the most expensive and rare rum in all the realms." "While I can appreciate the gift I would also appreciate you not dodging my question." Another deeper sigh from Emma then she took a seat.

Emma opened the bottle and served them both a cup, downed hers, and the filled it again. "I hate not to savor this rum but considering what I'm going to tell you I need to." The queen nodded and took a sip of her rum so Emma continued. "You see, Regina, we've met before." Regina hid her surprise well but Emma could see through it so she continued. "You were a baby then, more than a few days if your mother's appearance was anything to go by." This time she didn't even try to hide her shock. "So you knew my mother? Were... were you involved with her?" Emma laughed. "While Cora was quite lovely in her early days she was far too wicked for my liking." Hearing what she had just said made her laugh again.

"What did you want with her?" Emma's face fell. "Wasn't your mother I was looking for when I killed all her guards and burst through her door to find her watching you sleep in the arms of a maid. I was drunk off my ass and I wanted... well it doesn't matter what I wanted because just like the other night I was called a fool and by no means was it inaccurate." Regina looked at Emma completely shocked by what she just heard. "What did you want with my father?" "It's nothing. Something from before your time, and his." "In your drunken assault of my father's castle you could have killed me so I demand you tell me what you wanted now!"

Emma was ashamed of her actions but Regina just gave her a whole new reason to be. She never thought about it, no she did. When she kept looking back at the baby that night. When she kept looking at Regina she knew what she could have almost done. "Your great-great-grandfather killed my parents for having magic and left me to die. I wanted revenge. I was foolish and I am sorry." For some inexplicable reason Regina wasn't furious. She could relate to wanting revenge. "I understand revenge well captain so I will let the attempt on my father's life go. I trust that you no longer want him dead?" "No. Henry isn't a bad man. You needn't worry love, I'll not touch him."

Just as she finished her sentence a parrot flew through a wall and dropped a scroll on the table then landed on Emma's shoulder where she pet him. "Mist! You know Belle has been worried about you; where have you been?" Mist just shook his head towards the scroll and left. "A friend of yours?" "Aye. He's Belle`s, my navigator, and he brings me messages sometimes." Emma picks up the scroll and reads it. If the look on her face said anything it was that someone was going to die very soon.

To be continued…

AN It's the one year anniversary of my dad's death so I've been away with family and so I haven't posted but depending on some input this story might start to get a little more "interesting". No not sexy times, you are gonna have to wait a little for that, or maybe not. ;D