Emma and Regina walk into Granny's on Saturday morning for breakfast. They were spending the day just the two of them and Emma couldn't wait. She knew why everyone saw Snow as her mother (mostly because biologically it was true) but she didn't see things that way. Snow was more like an aunt or big sister (which she kind of was). Regina had raised her and Emma couldn't imagine ever having a bond with Snow the way she did with Regina.

"Oh no." Emma whispers when they are seated and see Snow and Charming walk in. Regina sends Emma a smile, silently telling her it'd be okay.

"Hey there!" Snow exclaims, clearly happy to see her daughter. Emma sends her a half hearted smile and greets her kindly despite her urge to grab Regina's hand and dash out of the diner.

"What are you up to today?" David asks his daugher. Emma sighs.

"I'm spending the day with my mom." She replies.

"How...lovely." Snow says trying to sound genuine.

"Would you like to join us?" Regina offers. Emma glares at her. "I mean for breakfast."

"That'd be great." Snow says. Before she can slide next to Emma, Emma moves across the booth so she's sitting close to Regina. Snow sighs as David sits beside her.

"Mom, can we stop at home before we go out? I forgot my jacket." Emma asks, ignoring her biological parents who are staring at her intently.

"No need, I grabbed it." Regina smirks. Emma smiles gratefully at her mother.

"Thanks mom." Emma replies. Ruby arrives before Regina can answer. She's eyeing the group curiously, wondering why Snow and Prince Charming were sitting with the Evil Queen. But she doesn't say anything in front of Emma. Ruby takes the orders before leaving them again. She comes back a few minutes later with the food. Regina and Emma immediately split the pancake stacks in half and swap 2 for 2. That way they both got two blueberry and two chocolate chip.

"I almost forgot." Ruby says smiling at Emma. "Extra syrup." She places the container on the table before going to take another order.

"Do you order the same thing all the time?" Snow asks trying to make conversation.

"Yup." Emma grins. "Mom and I used to have a hard time deciding between the two flavors so we ended up doing it this way once and now it's our regular."

"But we don't come here too often. That'd be a bit unhealthy." Regina smiles as her daughter dumps syrup over her pancakes, not leaving one spot on the plate uncovered.

"I see why you say that." David chuckles. "Do you want some pancakes with that syrup?"

"Ifts befter thifts wfy." Emma mumbles with her mouth full. David and Snow look at her trying to decipher what she'd said.

"It's better this way." Regina translates before adding, "Em, don't talk with your mouthful." Emma swallows.

"Sorry." She grins sheepishly.

After breakfast Emma and Regina head off to the stables but since it had started to rain they decided to head home and spend the day watching cheesy romance movies. Even though Regina had invited Emma's birth parents to join them for breakfast, she was pleased they had the rest of the day to themselves. Regina was stuck, on one hand she knew she couldn't keep them from seeing Emma, but on the other hand she didn't want to share her daughter with them and she most certainly didn't want to force Emma to spend time with them.

"Mom?" Emma peeps up as they sit cuddled on the couch.

"Yes baby?"

"What do you think of going on a trip. Just the two of us?" Emma asks hopefully.

"Oh honey, it'd be great. But I don't know if Snow and David would let that happen." Regina explains.

"But YOU'RE my mom." Emma cries sitting up. "I hate this." Regina pulls Emma back to her, stroking her long blond hair.

"I'm so sorry, Em. This is my fault." Regina says sadly.

"No! I don't mean it like that. I just hate that I can't be with you all the time and that I have to be their daughter too." Emma sniffles. "I wish they'd leave me alone."

"I know baby. But things are getting better right? They're coming around." Regina reasons even though she hates to say it. "They're doing the best they can. Just like us."

"If there was a way...would you take me away with you?" Emma questions. "Then it could be just us again and we wouldn't have to worry about Snow White and Prince Charming."

"Emmy, honey, they love you." Regina replied trying to avoid the question. "It would be wrong of me to take you again."

"But would you?" Emma demands looking right at her mother. Regina vowed she'd never lie to her daughter again. She wasn't backing out now.

"In a heartbeat."

After school on Monday Emma reluctantly makes her way to Snow's classroom. She waits for all the fourth graders to file out before entering and sitting at one of the desks. Snow was on the phone but waves happily at the teen. Emma pulls out her homework and pretends to work on it, even though she'd finished it in class. But she didn't want to talk to her birth mother and she knew if she was doing her work Snow wouldn't bug her. After a little while Snow is ready to leave.

"I have a stop to make on the way ho- to my house." Snow tells Emma. "I have to talk to Mr. Gold."

"Who is he?" Emma asks.

"You don't know Mr. Gold? He owns half-" Emma cuts Snow off, even though she knew it was rude.

"No I mean WHO is he?" Emma tries again. Snow realizes what Emma means and goes on to explain.

"Rumplestiltskin...the Dark One. A very powerful sorcerer. He can do almost anything." Snow explains.

"Like travel worlds?" Emma asks as the gears in her brain start to turn. Snow thinks for a moment as they continue to walk.

"I'm not sure...if anyone could surely it'd be him. Why do you ask?"

"Oh….just wondering." Emma says as she forms the plan in her head. If she could convince Mr. Gold to help her, than she and her mother could leave. They could go and never have to worry about this town or it's citizens again. Things could go back to the way they should be. The more Emma thought about it, the better and better her idea seemed.

When they arrive at the shop Emma waits until Snow is distracted, looking for something in Gold's shop. Emma turns to the older man and gives him a smile. He almost laughs aloud, knowing the young girl clearly wanted something.

"I hear you're a wizard." Emma says. This time the man does laugh.

"Something like that yes." He replies. Emma checks to be sure Snow is still preoccupied.

"I need help." Emma tells him. "And before you ask, it's not something my mother can help me with."

"And what's that?" Gold asks. Emma sighs.

"I need help traveling to a different realm." Emma answers.

"Impossible." Gold says shortly. "It's something I've been trying for a very long time. I can't help you."

"You have too!" Emma exclaims. Snow turns but doesn't come over so Emma turns her voice back to a whisper. "Please, Mr. Gold."

"Tell you what...I'll look into it….if….you help me something." Gold replies. Emma nods eagerly.

"Anything! Just name it." She practically begs.

"I need you to help me find someone." He answers with a smile.

A/N So people keep saying I'm making David look like a bad guy. I'm not saying Regina is in the right...but they did send Emma through a portal...Regina just got to her before she went in the system. And besides in this story Regina IS Emma's mom. Also, I might take a while to update again. I have to get a new laptop and I'm gonna be crazy busy but I'll post a new chapter ASAP! Thanks guys! -Kaila :)