Here we go peps. There will be a time-skip on this and then another big one. So the chapters to come will have drama.

Chapter 5: The Player's Fall

Hotel – Emma's POV

Months have passed since Emma and Regina's misunderstood with the media, and the two still don't talk that well, whenever they chat its only about business and strictly business and Regina doesn't control her anymore; she doesn't tell her when to sleep, she isn't always telling her about the schedule, and she doesn't nag her anymore about Karlie.

Yeah, the football player and the model have been together for months now, and the media seems to love them because they are constantly putting on new stuff about them.

Emma isn't paying much attention to it cause she is more focused on her practice and on the big games that have been happening, in fact tomorrow was the big final. Karlie seems to adore more the attention because it's also giving her more modeling jobs than ever, and with Emma too, the football player was surprised when some modeling agency wanted to take pictures of the couple, and obviously the pictures wasn't the 'lovey dovey, innocent couple', they screamed sexual tension and then there were others that just were extremely elegant like they were some rich business couple, then they finally decided to use Emma's profession for a theme in the pictures, so there were few pictures of Emma basically playing with the ball while Karlie was watching her.

Emma was actually laying on her hotel bed with some short boxers on and a tank top while watching TV and seeing the news of their pictures; she had to admit the work was well done, the photographs were amazing and so were the other people that edited the pictures, but at the same time she felt like there was something missing. - With time she began to adore Karlie, it wasn't only based on lust, there were feelings too, but nothing she could call love, maybe it was just some adoration, care and lust for the model. So she began to wonder if love is the missing part and she wonders why she can't love Karlie, why she hadn't felt yet those strong feelings everybody seems to get when they are in love; and even though at the bottom of her heart she knew the real answer, her mind refused to accept it, completely denying the odds.

Regina would never look at her like that, and the argument they had months ago was a clear proof of that; plus she had seen Robin around lately, it seems he is living in the hotel with Regina as well, and since her suite was right besides Regina, she could hear their talks sometimes, it was mostly filled with Robin's voice and sometimes she could hear Regina's laugh; that made her feel such awful nostalgia that completely turned her stomach and tighten her heart. She doesn't know what the hell that brunette did to get her falling so hard, but whatever it was it freaking worked and Emma hates it.

Emma just grabbed her pillow and pressed it against her face as she groaned against it.

The final was coming yet she wasn't feeling so excited about it like the others.

Hotel – Regina's POV

Lately this months have been less stressing but for some odd reason Regina missed the stress. She wasn't controlling Miss Swan anymore, she wasn't telling her all the time about her schedule, or control her sleep or even her food habits, because they rarely seen each other. - Emma seems to be more focused on the practices and when the games started, Emma seemed to be always on the field, training. If she wasn't there, she'd be spending time with her lovely girlfriend, that Regina can't help but always feel that jealousy wave.

Regina now takes care of her work mostly through her laptop in her hotel suite, which gives her more time to spend with her son, and also with Robin, because it has been one full month since he decided to live with her in the hotel suite; obviously this wasn't permanent, because once the world cup ended, they would go back to Europe and Regina was debating whether or not she should ask Robin to move in, she doesn't dislike having him around, it's another person she uses to get away from her troubles, and she actually enjoys Robin, but there's something missing that Regina knows very well because she was already once in love, truly in love; Daniel was everything, she knew that was love, and she knew that was a feeling she'd love to have again but feared to get that badly hurt again.

Right now she was in her suite, brushing her teeth so she could go to bed. Henry was asleep in his small crib, that was incredible easy to put together and useful, Regina only needed something simple and easy for this time in America, she has everything back home. - Robin was sitting on the bed, watching TV, or trying to because he was with his eyes half closed and they were closing even more, he was just falling asleep.

When Regina finished brushing her teeth and comb her hair, she walked up to the room and saw that TV was on, and on the channel news, they were playing the photos of Emma Swan and Karlie Kloss, Regina's upper lip twitched as she walked up to the remote and turned off the TV. After that she walked up to the bed and slid herself under the silk thin sheets, Robin moved in a more comfortable position and brought Regina closer to him, she lay her head over his chest after turning off the lights and just stared at the window, seeing how the moonlight still lighten up the room. Was Emma asleep now? Was Karlie in the suite with her? Was the player ready for the big game tomorrow?

Those questions went through her mind as she tried to fall asleep.

Next day – Stadium – The Final: America vs France

"Damn, we are in the final." Solo mumbled as she was fixing her gloves.

"I know right?!" Christie exclaimed with a smile.

"So excited." Christen grinned.

Emma was basically sitting on the bench, fixing her boots as she seemed to be deep in her thought. She was basically focusing herself to this big game, they had to win this; yet her mind keep drifting to other thoughts, to someone specific, her manager. She wondered if Regina come to see her, she even passed by the VIP small suites with seats to see if she could get a glimpse of Regina without the brunette knowing, but she didn't saw her, however people were still coming so maybe Regina was taking her time.

She wasn't sure why she wanted Regina to be in this game, maybe it was because she wanted to show the brunette that she did it, that this months were worth of it and if it wasn't her Emma wouldn't be holding that giant cup, or maybe it was because she felt kind at peace knowing Regina was there rooting for her. The important games was always like that, she knew Regina always come to them, and she knew despite the silly arguments they can have sometimes, Regina would always root for Emma and that gave the football player a certain motivation; but at this final she doesn't have that motivation anymore.

But she isn't going to let her teammates down or her coach or the all fans, she will win this either way.

"Ready to go, Swan?" Solo placed her palm over Emma's shoulder.

Emma snapped out of her thoughts and looked at her mate. "Let's do it." She smiled at her and stood up as she fixed her ponytail and left the locker room with her team.

Stadium – VIP Suites

Regina was with her son and Robin in the VIP Suites, Robin was finding some snacks while Regina stood in front of the large window to take a look at the enormous stadium. It was beautiful and the grass looked decent, and the weather wasn't that bad, now everything else was up to the players.

Regina come to the game for the same reason she always has when she comes to Emma's biggest games, Robin asked if she really had to go because he wanted to spend the whole day with her on a date, but Regina refused saying she had to be there to see the game and root for Emma; Robin wanted to say something about that because Regina once told him about the argument she had with the player and the man isn't dumb, he knows there's more to it but he never mentioned it to not piss off his girlfriend.

The president of the team was in the VIP suite as well and walked up to Regina. "Miss Mills."

Regina looked up at the old man in a fancy suit as she smiled at him. "Mr. President."

"How do you think the game will go?" The president asked as he stood besides Regina taking a look at the field.

"I hope it all goes well for our team." Regina commented not wanting to put too much faith in something that might not end as she wishes.

"Is Emma Swan fully healed?"

"I believe so, the medical reports come yesterday morning saying that she was able to play the game."

"The whole game?"

"It did said the best wasn't the whole ninety minutes."

"As I figured, but we shall see how it goes."

Regina nodded as she watched the players stepping in. - Yes, Emma got injured in a game, some player did a tackle that didn't end so well and Emma fell on her knee; which was one of the worst injuries a player could get, but with time Emma seemed to be healing up, the coach doesn't let her play the full games, in fact there was even a game that Emma did not played at all, and Regina was glad because she doesn't want this knee injury to be the misery of her career. - So she also hoped that Emma wouldn't play the whole game, because the blonde still has a career back in Europe that is going extremely well.

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The first half ended well, the American team was winning but it still was being a tough challenge with the French team. - Right now the players were coming back and as Regina figured, Emma was still continue playing in the game, for some odd reason she had a bad feeling about this, but there was nothing she could do about it; she couldn't go down there and scream at the coach to get Emma out of the game, the blonde would completely hate her, probably hate her more than she does now, at least that's what Regina thinks.

When the game started, everybody could tell the French Team had some flame in them that quickly got them moving, but the American Team was catching up; when the clock hit the 50minutes there was a fault, some woman from the french team basically assaulted Emma, the blonde had the ball at her feet and she was running froward so she could pass the ball to one of her teammates and enter the grand area, but it seems she had constantly one french player behind her, constantly trying to get her ball, but Emma managed to pass it before it was too late, however the french player just smashed her shoulder against Emma's which quickly made her lose her balance and fall against the ground.

The referee only showed the yellow card, and it seems everybody at the VIP suites was against that. "It was totally red card." Regina mumbled with a frown as she was now watching on the large TV, Emma standing up and raising her arms like she was asking the french player what the hell she was doing.

"Completely." The president commented.

While Robin was sitting on the coach eating a meat sandwich.

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Whatever the french team had in mind was pissing Regina off. They seemed to be constantly over Emma and wanting to injury her, because this was already the four fault that happen and that it involved Emma. There was only 5 minutes left for the game to end and both teams had scored a goal so far, everybody seemed to get anxious and worked up on wanting their team to score another one so they would win.

And when there was a corner for the America Team, everybody had their eyes glued on the TV, even Robin who seemed to start enjoying the game.

When the ball was flying in the direction of Emma, everybody was preparing themselves to scream goal because they all knew once a corner was made Emma got her head on the ball it was 98% goal. When Emma jumped to hit the ball, the french goalkeeper was the one more closer to her so she jumped clenched her fists to basically punch the ball away, because there was no way she'd be able to grab the ball with her both hands since it was so high.

However it seems the goalkeeper only slightly punched the ball away and the rest of the strength and punch was right against Emma's temple and eyebrow. - What everybody could see on such quick movement, was Emma basically falling on the ground like a simple lifeless doll, which made everybody in the stadium gasp, even the french felt scared of that.

Regina felt her blood leaving her body as she stared at TV completely shocked.

Back at the field

This is it, you score and the cup is yours. Emma thought for herself as she saw the ball flying in her direction, she pushed herself off the ground and jumped to hit the ball with her forehead and score, the goalkeeper was reaching for the ball as well; all Emma remembers is an extreme painful hit against her head and just pass out.

Her teammates kicked the ball out so the game would stop and just everything be focused on Emma. Hell, even Solo left her place to rush up to the other side of the field to see Emma.

Christie and Christen was already by her side, trying to wake her up, then there was the medical staff who just pushed everybody aside to take care of the player.

The cameras seemed to be focused on the entire scene, it was pretty anxious and it looked like something that just happens in movies.

Back at the VIP Suites

"Why isn't she standing up?" Regina meant to ask that only to herself but it came out.

Everybody in the suite seemed to be extremely afraid of what might have happen to Emma; they were waiting for the worst because of what their eyes just witnessed seemed to be extremely painful and brutal.

"She will be fine." Robin spoke as he placed his palm over Regina's shoulder.

"You don't know that." Regina said as she removed Robin's hand from her. She was feeling too anxious to get touched.

Robin frowned but he was trying to understand his girlfriend's side.

Then what seemed to take hours but only took three minutes, the blonde finally stood up, which seemed very against the medical staff cause they wanted to take her out of the field while she was laying down.

The camera focused on Emma's expression and everybody could see her eyebrow had a nasty cut that was bleeding like hell, the blood was all over the white uniform from the team, and Emma's expression seemed to be in despair at first, then in pain while she groaned out when they pressed a bandage against her forehead and started walking by her side out of the field. The painful expression was turning into a more numb one, and the player was stumbling out of the field, the medical staff stood by her side and she grabbed their arms to not fall down. - When she was out, and the game started again, Regina spoke. "I'm going there." Regina then quickly left the suite.

"Where? Reg- Regina wait!" Robin said as he went after her.

TBC...