A/N: Hey guys sorry it has taken so long for this to get posted, I've had it done for a while but I wanted my Co-Author to tell me what she thought. Anyway it's now up and I just wanted to thank you guys for all the comments and the support I've received. I'm having so much fun writing this and I can't wait for you all to see where we are taking this. We have wonderful things planned as the story continues so please stick around! And please I love ALL feedback. -Eva

Chapter 5

Smiling to myself I walked out of my bedroom pulling my hair into a braid, almost running into Regina. We both froze. I opened my mouth to speak, but my mouth was dry. Clearing my throat I apologized quickly before walking away.

"Elsa, wait." Regina said, calling after me.

I turned and looked at her. "Yeah?" My heart was pounding hoping that she would finally talk to me.

"I didn't want to give you away. My mother, after I had you, she told me that you had died." She explained glancing down.

"So y-you are my mom?" I stammered out.

"I got to thinking about it, and it makes sense. I was out of it after I had you, but I know I heard you cry."

"You really thought I was dead all these years?"

Regina nodded with a smile. "I was so young and, at the time, I trusted my mother even after everything that happened. I honestly thought she had changed… You have your father's eyes, you know that?"

"What happened to him?" I asked.

"He died before you were born. My mother, um, ripped out his heart. We were trying to run away together. I wanted to get away and have you."

My heart sank, realizing that one half of the parental equation was lost here, just as it had been in Oz.

"I'm sorry I reacted so badly. It seemed, in a way, too good to be true."

"Too good to be true? How is me losing everything then coming here as a last resort too good to be true?" I asked bitterly. Terry came out of the bedroom and I looked at him.

"Everything okay?" He asked.

I nodded, suggesting, "Why don't you go help the guys set up the hall. The party for the return of the last group is tonight. They could use you."

"I'm here if you need me." He whispered kissing my temple before heading off. Regina looked at me.

"What?" I asked a little annoyed.

"So you found him." She said simply, I tried to hold back a smile.

"Yeah, he came in with the second group." I said feeling awkward.

Regina looked at me but I tried to avoid her gaze.

"So you grew up in OZ?" She asked, I nodded finally looking at her. Jealous of her beauty.

"Yeah, I lived with a munchkin family till I was 5 but they sent me away to the Emerald City. Oswin and Alexandra raised me after that." I said glancing at her, I could see the pain in her eyes, I had seen that look many time's in Oswin's eyes, it was loss.

"How did you meet, Terry?" She asked I smiled softly.

"We grew up together, he was in the orphanage and Ali use to work with the kids so she would let me go play with them when they had recess." I said with a small smile. "To a lot of people I was the quiet girl that lived with the wizard that no one had wanted, but not him."

"Elsa, I want you to know that I really did want you, I was so happy when I found out and was your father. I was devastated when my mother told me you were dead." Regina said, I could tell she was holding back tears.

"When I was little I always wondered what my mother would look like and if she looked like me. But my imagination didn't do you justice, you're stunning." I said looking at her.

"So are you, though I'm not sure where the blond hair comes from." Regina said I laughed softly.

"It wasn't always like this, it use to be dark brown when I was little but my magic changed it."

"Magic?"

"You're the evil queen, you really didn't think your daughter had magic?"

"Dark or light?" She asked concern flooding her face.

"Light, but it can be both sometimes. I've struggled with controlling it for many years."

"What sort of magic?" I smirked flicking my hand towards the door knob making it glaze over with ice.

"I can make it snow, or freeze or really anything. Just please don't say anything to anyone, Terrence knows but no one else." Regina nodded still shocked. "I should probably get ready the ball." I said shuffling my feet.

"Of course so do I." Regina said quickly, I nodded telling her that I would see her in a few hours before hurrying into my room. I closed my eyes tightly letting out a sigh, tears streamed down my cheeks in relief.