So this is the first actual chapter of the book! YAY! Still trying to get the hang of Fanfiction so Review? Haven't had any yet so I don't really know what it is. But I hope you enjoy the chapter! :D
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A cloaked figure rides through the forest, getting closer to the rider ahead. The figure was cloaked by not only it's hood but also the night's shadow. Something of it's has been taken and that person shall pay. Ahead the culprit's horse jumps over a fallen tree, but not high enough. The animal's legs collapse, causing both man and beast to the ground. The dark figure circles the fallen thief. The thief jumps up on his feet and pulls out his sword. "What do you want?!" He yells, turning around in circles, trying to keep the shadowed stranger in sight. The stranger slides off of the horse and strides over the to the scared man. The stranger lifts it's gloved hand and pushes back it's hood. The thief gasps in confusion, "You're a girl? Wait! I know you! You're Des-" She waves her hand and the man's neck snaps. She reaches down and pulls a small sack off of his belt. "Woman." She states, then turns back to her horse, leaving the man's body.

I was pulled out of my daydream by the sound of our front door opening. The closer and closer the Time of the Savior gets, my memories appear more often. Each passing day brings a new memory back to the surface, not caring if I'm in the middle of a conversation.I groan and pull myself off of my chair, "Star! Someone's here." I close my eyes and rub the bridge of my nose, a headache already forming.

"No! I did it last time! It's your turn!" I hear her yell from further in the store. Cursing at her, I leave my small 'office' and head out to the front.

"Welcome to the Cupcake Shoppe! How may I help you?" I recite through my fake smile.

The woman in front of me smiles, then looks at the menu. "Hi Kailee! I'll have a dozen of your White as Snow Vanilla Cupcakes. They're my favorite."

"Of course they are." I mutter as I reach down behind the display case. I pull a fresh pan out and place them on the counter. I look under the counter, and frown. "Star! We need more boxes up front!"

"Got it!" A couple minutes later Nova rushed through the curtains blocking off the back of the store. "Sorry! Here you go! Oh, good morning Mary Margaret! White as Snow Cupcakes I see? How yummy!"

Mary Margaret smiles in greeting, "Good morning Star! Yes they are yummy."

I finish wrapping up the cupcakes as the two girls talk. I drop the box on the counter interrupting their gossip. "That'll be $15.36."

Mary Margaret hands me the money and then grabs the box, "I'll see you two tonight right?"

I look over at Nova, "Tonight? What's tonight?" I whisper.

Nova nudges me, "You know! The party we are hosting… To give people a break from their everyday lives?" She says through a smile.

"Oh yeah! You will be able to be there right?" I ask Mary Margaret.

"Of course! My job is during the day. At night I usually just eat dinner then go to bed. It'd be nice to spice things up, don't you think?" She smiles and walks out of our shop.

As soon as Mary Margaret was out of the door, my smile disappeared and I turned to Nova.

"You planned this party didn't you? Why didn't you talk to me about it? I know I said I wanted to change people's routines but a party really?" I say with a frown.

Nova had a smile on her face that made her look innocent, even though at this moment in time she was far from it.

"I thought it'd be fun. It's just a get together here at the shop. We can make cupcakes to serve tonight, and then you can dig through people's dirt to find out about their normal routines and what happens when they stray from them. But Regina isn't going to be happy with this." She says with a soft shrug.

"Nova you didn't invite her did you?" I frown.

Her innocent smile stayed on her face. "I'm sorry Destiny. I couldn't not invite Henry, and I knew Regina would have to come too, so I just invited her. What's the harm? It's not like she can do anything to us. There isn't any magic here. She wants the best for her son, and he loves it here, she might not even turn up, but I couldn't invite the whole town and not her, that's just cruel."

Sometimes I couldn't understand Nova's train of thought.

"Oh!" Nova jumps up and down, "Can we serve the people their cupcakes?"

I make a face, "Well aren't we hosting the party?" This girl, you'd think after how long we've been together I'd get her logic.

"Of course! But you know how we have White as Snow Vanilla Cupcakes? Well I made a cookbook of sorts with loads of different cupcakes for almost each resident in Storybrooke!" She jumps, clapping her hands.

Quickly Nova made her way to the oven beginning to bake, making me help as well since there were so many variations of cupcakes we had to make. I was also on lookout, making sure I could take care of any customers, of which we didn't have.

As I iced a cupcake the bell jingled to notify us that we had a customer. Seen as Nova was knee deep in dirty pans and flour, I made my way towards the shop counter to serve the customer.

It wasn't just a customer who stood in the shop, it was Regina, standing there with her signature scowl on her face. In the twenty-seven years we had owned this shop, not once had she bought a cupcake from us, and I didn't see it starting now.

"What is this party I hear you are throwing?" Regina said with venom laced in her words.

I tried to smile nicely at her but it was clear that it seemed overly fake. "It's just a simple get together Regina. A couple of cupcakes here and there, civil conversation. I thought it'd be nice to talk with the other residents of our town."

If it was possible, her scowl held more hatred than I had ever seen before, but caused my fake smile to become real.

Regina opens her mouth as if to say something, but what can she do? Ban us for throwing an 'innocent' party? Now I understand Nova's reasoning! With Henry here, she can't touch us! Instead of replying she grabbed a cupcake from the top of the counter and left.

"Are you going to pay for that?" I call in a rhetorical and rather sarcastic tone, knowing she wasn't going to reply. Confirming my thoughts, the shop door slams shut.

Nova pushes through the curtain, "Who was that?" She asks, dusting her dirty hands on her now stained apron.

I shrug, "Just Regina stealing one of our cupcakes." I turn to Nova and contemplate our options, "Do you think we can charge her for that?"

Nova giggles, "Well the sheriff is pretty cute!"

I roll my eyes, "Did you finish all of the cupcakes?" Trying to get her mind back on track.

Nova claps her hands, "Yes! They're so pretty! Come on!" Before I could object, she grabs my hand and drags me into the kitchen. I blink a couple of times, trying to register what was in front of me. Over 150 cupcakes were displayed on the counters, name tags neatly placed in front of each. Each cupcake, like snowflakes, unique and completely different from the next. Some of them were easier to guess who's they were. There were Magical Confetti for the Blue Fairy, Hi Ho Chunky Chocolate for the Dwarfs, Spotted Oreo for Pongo, Royal Dark Chocolate for Regina, and of course the White as Snow for, well, Snow White. And those were only the first row!

I gape at Nova, "You made all of these in the five minutes I was away?"

Nova shuffles her feet, "Not exactly…"

I glare at her. "What do you mean?"

"I had, um, some help?"

"What?!" I yell.

Nova throws her hands up, "Shhh! She's still here! I'm sorry for getting her to help, but you're as useful as a chocolate teapot, when it comes to deadlines." With that Ruby walked in wiping her hands off with a paper towel.

"Hey Kailee. Are you looking forward to the party?" Ruby smiled putting the paper towel in the bin.

"Yeah I guess." I shrugged.

I'm sure the party would be more trouble than it's worth but at least this way I'd be more likely to find out about the curse and how straying from their routines affected the people of Storybrooke.

With our minimal party preparation, the three of us had the shop set up for the party just in time for our first guest to arrive.

In the first 30 minutes of the party, most of the guests had arrived. Then the one person I was hoping wouldn't show walks through the door.

"Henry why don't you go over to the other children." Regina demands her son rather than ask. She pointed towards the corner of the shop where Nova was knelt on the ground surrounded by most of the town's children entertaining them. It was surprising how good Nova was with children, but they loved being around her.

Henry sighed hunching his shoulders forward, making his way towards the other children, whilst his mother stood in front of me.

"So what is the real agenda for this party?" She scowled.

I gave her my best smile, "I have no idea what you're talking about! We just thought it's about time that the town got together."

Regina huffs, crossing her arms, "Would you care for a cupcake?" I offer her a tray of cupcakes with the Royal Dark Chocolate Cupcake facing her. "We won't charge you for these." I wink at her.

She grabs the cupcake, confusion and uneasiness obvious in her eyes. The door dings and I look over Regina's shoulder to see the latest party goer.

"Mr. Gold! So glad you could make it!" I shoulder past Regina, making my way over to him. He gives me a nod.

"Thank you for inviting me. I had to come considering you paid your monthly pay early as a bribe." He smirks at me.

I shrug my shoulders innocently, "I don't know what your talking about! Cupcake?" I offer him a gold and green sprinkled yellow batter cupcake.

He takes the cupcake, "Gold. How appropriate."

I give him a mock bow and start circling the room, making sure everyone had their cupcake. When I was convinced everyone was good for now, I place my tray onto the counter and watch everyone. No one really seemed too much on edge. My gaze cuts across the room once more, trying to spot someone acting even a little bit off. Then I saw him. It was Graham. He was standing by the side door, absentmindedly eating his Hunter's Caramel Chocolate Cupcake. He seems like the perfect person to talk to at the moment.

"Hello, Mr. Officer Sheriff Sir!" I salute.

"Good evening, Ms. Jones." He smiles, tipping his imaginary hat. "What do I owe the pleasure of your company?"

I shrug, "I just thought you looked a bit lonely." I look down at his hardly eaten cupcake, "And to ask if our cupcakes are really that bad."

Graham looks down at the cupcake like it's the first time he's seen it, "No! I'm just kinda out of it." He places the cupcake on the counter. I grimace at it, knowing I'll have to clean that up later. I try and ignore the cupcake and focus on Graham.

"What's wrong?" I ask, putting a hand on his arm.

He looks down at my hand and shrugs, "I don't know. I just don't feel…. right."

I look around the room, making sure everything was still good. Over in the corner I spot Regina and Gold talking. And I have a good guess on who it is they are talking about. They then throw away their cupcakes and leave. Torn between following them and comforting the hot sheriff I decided to do both.

"How about this?" I look up at him, gaining his attention. "Why don't we discuss this over dinner? I could use a night out and I think you could too." I smile at him, knowing this is another activity that will break his schedule.

Graham smiles at me, "I'd love to. How about Thursday?"

I give him my number and say good bye. I walk around the shop, trying to blend in before slipping out the front door. At first I was afraid I took too long and they had already disappeared when I saw two shadows turn onto the boardwalk. I quickly run down the road and peak around the corner. Sure enough, Gold and Regina were there, illuminated by the night's moonlight. I get as close I can without being noticed.

"I don't know who they are! What are they doing here in Storybrooke?" Regina crys out, throwing her hands up.

"Do you think I could possibly be hiding something from you, Madam Mayor." Gold asks, stressing the mayor part.

Regina huffs in annoyance, "Just figure out why they are here and who they are!"

"A deal, dearie, is what you want? What could I possibly gain from this little extraction of knowledge?"

"I know you like games. You haven't had any real compitition as of recent."

Gold swings his cane, "That's no good. How about you just owe me a favor?" With that he leaves her, heading in my direction. I catch Regina's pissed expression before running back to the Cupcake Shoppe.