Snow

I sat in the house alone, David is at work, having nothing to do. Well I guess I should go clean the attic since I haven't gotten around to it for like 5 years and I would prefer not to be left alone with my guilty conscious.

I was going through the one box when I found the necklace from all those years ago.

Flashback

I was getting ready for the banquet , ready for it to be over. I hate these things.

"Hey can you give us a moment" Regina said from the door and I smiled as the makeup lady left.

"Your dad asked me to give you this" she said putting a necklace on me .

"I love it" I said and she smiled at me. I hugged her and she tensed up seeming shocked and uncomfortable but for just a brief moment she hugged me back.

"Ok kid you have to get ready and your hair is still knotted,. How?" she asked and I shrugged. She sighed before grabbing a brush and started to try to get the knots out.

"They should have added that your hair is intangible" I said and she looked at me confused.

"What?"

"Nothing." she said before finally getting through my hair.

"Get your dress on, the 'fairest' of them all can't be caught dressed as a normal person she said in a joking way.

"What are you even talking about?" I asked not know what she was trying to say.

"You getting ready" she said before going to leave.

"Yes mom" I said but she didn't hear me.

I laughed a bit at the memory. If she heard me call her mom she would have killed me. It's ironic how times have changed.

And now I enslaved her. I need to fix this because despite what she has done in the past deep down there is that girl that gave me the necklace.

Emma

I got back to Regina's house trying to keep tears from my eyes. I shouldn't let this get to me. When I was younger I did anything to keep myself safe from other people's disappointment I got used to it.

"You ok" Regina asked.

"Yeah just you know…." I said blinking away the tears. I blame pregnancy for this.

"Hey it's fine" she said and for a second I thought I was dreaming because she hugged me for the first time. This feels great.

"God I don't know what's wrong with me" I said and she rubbed my back and when we pulled apart for a second I was insane enough to lean in and kiss her. I could have sworn she kissed me back and it felt amazing.

When we pulled apart I got bright red, there is an awkward pause.

"I-I'm sorry let's just pretend that didn't…" I said but was interrupted by her kissing me.

"Henry can't know" she said and I nodded kissing her back. How is this happening?

Henry

I slid down to the step as slowly and quietly as possible so they don't know I saw them. They just kissed… more than once. I smiled hoping eventually that they will realize they are true loves. In the book they end up together and they can't fight fate forever.

I went to get up, despite being happy not wanting to actually see anything else and as I got up slowly but tripped over my own feet landing flat on my face.

"Shit" I silently cursed so they don't hear that too. God forbid mom would have my heart.

"Henry" they said and then went over to me.

"I'm fine" I said standing up and they both went red in the face as I think they realized they got caught when I smiled at them.

"So is it true that mama is moving in?" I asked mom nonchalantly trying to see how this ends. Mom does this to me every time I get in trouble she talks about something related to it until I break and admit it all.

"Yes Henry we talked about it yesterday" Mom said. "It will just make raising your brother…"

"Sister" mama interjected since I think they have bet going.

"Easier" Mom said ignoring what mama said.

"Cool… you know between pregnancy and moving in people are going to assume you are getting married" I said and mama laughed nervously but mom didn't stop giving her warning look.

"Henry don't be ridiculous" she said and I smirked.

"Just saying… might make it easier" I said and mom looked at me angry.

"Henry that isn't going to happen and let's not talk about things you shouldn't" she said and I can't read mama's reaction to that.

"Alright mom calm down… I had a few friends ask me if my moms were… lesbians" I said and mom glared at me. She knows exactly what I'm doing but i'm not lying i've gotten that question plenty of times followed by did you really do… and then whatever crazy thing I did that they can't believe.

"Well you can tell them no" she said bitterly. Hell attacking her reputation is the easiest way to get her pissed off. Mama on the other hand looked amused despite herself.

"Ok I did but kissing on the couch doesn't help your argument" I stated and she looked mad, frustrated and embarrassed. Mama looked embarrassed but still a bit amused.

"Well i'm gonna go upstairs… homework" I said.

"I'm so glad you are moving in " I said hugging mama before going upstairs.

Regina

I stood there shocked. I knew he caught us but really he had to do that. That was evil.

"Excuse me I'm gonna go talk some sense into our son" I said and she nodded awkwardly. I walked up the stairs.

"Ok that was just wrong" I said and Henry laughed.

"Oh i'm sorry is it not fun"

"Stop it, ok? What happened on the couch doesn't mean anything…"

"It seemed like it meant something… besides does Emma know that." he said and I sighed.

"Exactly… good luck telling the woman pregnant with your kid that you also just kissed that it didn't mean anything"

"We just can't and you know that?" she said and I think I know what she's trying to say but I want her to say it.

"No mom I don't know that. Actually it seems perfect you have two kids by her just in case you forgot and well honestly you keep trying to save each other are acting like middle schoolers who secretly like each other… I have a lot of reasons why you can but none of why you can't. I mean menus your reputation." I said leaving out the other thing (more or less true) that she is actually talking about.

"If the book is right and i'm not saying it is you know how it works. I can't have a happy ending" she said kind of sad and kind of in a matter of fact way. She also just called Emma her happy ending.

"You're not a villain anymore mom" he said. Maybe not to them and maybe I have done some good deeds to 'make up for it' but what I have done to people and how I hurt them not only haunts me but will never be erased. It can't be unwritten and so I am a villain so I won't get my happy ending.

Emma

Well now what? I didn't mean to kiss her, I don't know what is wrong with me lately, it just happened. Nothing can happen between us she made that very clear. I don't even want that to happen, right?

Regina came back downstairs.

"Sorry about that." she said and I shook my head.

"No i'm sorry I shouldn't have kissed you. Pregnancy got me all… weird" I said and she shook her head.

"No I kissed back… we just can't do this now" she said and I nodded. I don't want to date her!
"No I was thinking the same thing" I said. I don't want to be with her.

Emma

I woke up needing to pee and as I went passed Regina's room I heard her fussing like she's having a nightmare. Unsure of what to do I decided quick to go to the bathroom and when I go back if she's still upset I will do something. When I was in the system there was this little girl, around 5 (when I was 9), that would have nightmares nightly. She would wake up screaming and the other kids would get mad at her for waking them (exactly like Annie). I got used to climbing in bed and comforting her so she doesn't get in trouble.

However Regina is far from a little five year old and I wouldn't even know if she would be mad at me for it or not but she sounds scared. I paused by the door the sounds of her having a nightmare getting worse. I lightly knocked on the door not wanting to startle her.

"Regina" I whispered and I pushed the door opened slightly.

"You ok?" I asked as she woke up looking at me shocked.

"I'm sorry I just… you sounded scared" I said and she sat up turning on the lamp.

"I'm fine, Emma. Go back to sleep" she said and I went to leave but stopped.

"My grandfather enslaved you didn't he?" I asked. My mom always paints him as this great guy but Snow White isn't that perfect either.

"Don't worry about it Emma" she said.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to pry… I just…" I trailed off unsure of what to say next. How do you say i'm sorry that my grandfather that I never knew was an asshole that ruined your entire life well that and your mother was awful.

"It's fine… I'm fine. Just with everything going on it's on the top of my mind." she said and I wasn't sure what to say.

"Well if you want to talk about it ever just let me know. I can be a good listener" I said before turning to go.

"Emma" her voice stopped me.

"Yes?"
"Thank you, you're the only friend I've had" she said shocking me. She thinks of me as a friend? Then suddenly what she was actually saying hit me. I'm the only friend she's had?

Snow

I got to Regina's house hoping that they will be able to forgive me. What I did wasn't right. Regina was right it makes me no better than the villains.

I knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer it. Regina opened the door.

"Is there anyway we can talk about this. I shouldn't have done that and I want to help undo it" I said and she nodded letting me in.

"It's ok, understandable actually" she said and I know she's talking about her past.

"No I was wrong you have tried to fix yourself and you really had and what I did wasn't justified... " I said. Sometimes I miss when I was a kid. I really looked up to her you know before she turned into the evil queen.

Emma came downstairs and I know it's going to be harder to get her forgiveness.

"What are you doing here?" she asked bitterly.

"What I did wasn't ok, I realize that. If you could just give me another chance?" I asked hoping that she will let me redeem myself.

"No" she said like I feared she would.

"Emma" Regina said in a warning way. "Holding a grudge isn't healthy"

"You would know you had one against my mom for years because of what she did when she was 8. You cursed an entire village for your own selfish reasons tearing me away from my parent's. You have no right to tell me how to react" she yelled and I watched as tears came to her eyes before she blinked them away putting on her queen and mayor mask again.

"You're right. I held a grudge against your mom for a long time when in reality I should have blamed my mother. That grudge lead to me killing people, tearing apart families, you had to grow up in the system because of it and as a result my heart went dark. I'm sorry for that and you both have every reason to hate me. But you don't. You're mom somehow forgave me for all this. I have to live every day with the baggage caused by that grudge. You have the same amazing trait to forgive people like your mom did" she said and I smiled at her. Despite all we have been through we somehow managed to get passed it.

Emma nodded, "Ok, you're right everyone deserves a second chance"

Sorry about the wait. Not going to promise anything but now that i'm done with school (graduated a week ago) I may be able to post more often. Hope you like it.