A/N: The song was not mine.

In my math time, I have a equation. Ok, you remember that Emma is a vampire and stood still in nineteen years old. She got a vampire cure when she was eighteen in 2009.

Now, 2009 - 18 years old. In this story, it is in 2015 and Emma is '19'. It was missing six years from 19 to 24. Emma's alternate birthdate: 1991.

2009 to 2015 = 6 years missing

(2009 - 18 = 1991)

T.I.V. - normal age = Alternate Birth Date

By the way, T.I.V. meant Turned in Vampire.

(1991 - 6 = 1985)

Alt. BD - missing years = Age In The Childhood.

(1985 - 3 = 1982)

A.I.N.C. - years = Real Birthdate.

Here you go. Hope it doesn't get you confusing.

Song: The Everlasting Scar by Draconian.

Grammatical Errors are mine.

Sorry about a long delay! Enjoy it!

Chapter 4: The Everlasting Scar

In a dream, Regina woke up in the pile of dead leaves on the ground, looked around her then found her in a black dress. She got up, wandered through the woods and looked up at the black sky with the stars. The sound was whistling through her ears, and she kept rummaging around in the woods to get lost. Until, the brunette lady finally arrived at the rusty old mansion, looked behind her and the breaths she took ragged. In her mind, she wondered how she got there. But her heart was still beating rapidly. Regina heard the doors clicking; the wind blew the doors to open, and the brunette lady looked back at an empty space in the foyer.

Arriving in the hall, the doors slammed close and Regina jumped in a scaredy-cat when she heard the doors. In her eyes, she looked at the detail in the building and found out that the wall was black. There were no photos on the wall, but the candles were flaming still. Her walks led her on the way to the staircase. Regina looked in every room, wondered the rooms were cold and empty and found out that the furniture covered with the white linen. Finally, she stopped by the staircase and heard the sound of music echoing through the house. It gave her a shiver.

The brunette lady knew the song very well, and it took her heart to understand the song meant. She remembered her mother's piano when Cora played a beautiful song like this song in the house. She didn't get it why her mother passed away without a goodbye. In her mind, Regina wondered why her father wouldn't tell her everything about her mother's death. She just remembered her mother's smile and piano. The brunette lady didn't feel her tears dripping on her cheeks, stepping on the stairs leading to the second floor and felt nervous.

The second floor went into a luxury decorations, the photos of one person Regina was familiar, and it was the one and only Emma Swan in every portrait. The brunette lady didn't understand why Emma was in all pictures. She studied the photo of Emma when the blonde girl was a child at the age of three. In the picture, Emma was smiling at the camera, wore the overalls with her blonde curls in twin ponytails. Regina tilted her head while she was walking to other picture and saw Emma in her age of five. The image of her was the blonde girl smiled at her father who was making a balloon. She realized that Emma had her parents and remembered her saying, 'another thing is I have no parents. I'm already past eighteen and on my own.' She understood that Emma meant that about her parents who died, moved on to another picture.

In the portrait of Emma, she was eleven and played with a boy in the backyard. The blonde girl was in her blue jeans and t-shirt. Regina could tell by studying the picture and knew that photo took in the rain. The brunette lady smiled while she strolled on Emma's photos of the childhood until she stopped by finding a last picture of Emma in the age of eighteen. The blonde girl was still same, and Regina realized that Emma's looks were same. She looked down at the small print, and it was in 2009. The brunette girl was confused about the date of the image and looked away at other pictures then studied on them. She looked at the dates on every picture until she found out that Emma is oldest than her. When Regina walked back to the first picture, looked down at the date, and it was in 1985. She figured it out on math equation and muttered under her breath.

"Emma is 33 years old." The brunette girl looked at the picture of Emma, who was smiling, walked to the last picture of Emma's eighteen. She tilted her head, studied on the blonde's facial and saw the skin tone. She remembered she saw the blonde girl's skin and it was different than the photo. In a real person, Emma looked pale and deadly but in the picture, the skin tone was a light face. Regina went confused by the skin tone difference.

Until the sound was echoing in her ear, the brunette girl looked around and found the wall crumbling. Regina panicked, didn't know what to do but followed the sound. Reaching the sound, it got closer, and she landed herself to face the black doors. The brunette girl looked around her, gasped in shock when she found the photos were burning in the flames and felt a wind blowing on her face. She finally opened the doors, and she walked while taking a look in the beautiful room.

In the room, the walls are gold, the designs were beautiful in cherubs and laces with flowers everywhere on the ceiling and the grand piano was there near the huge French Style Marble fireplace. The lights dimmed with the blue lights around in the ceiling. The view was breathtaking. The windows closed with the sheer curtains.

Regina looked at the windows, it was nighttime and took a view in the room once again until she heard the piano keys playing then glanced over at the piano. No one was there. She strode to the piano, felt a shiver and looked back at the black doors, which shut tightly. The sound of the blonde woman's voice was echoing in her ear. The brunette lady looked back at the piano and found Emma in a tuxedo suit playing a song. She gaped in awe while she was staring at the blonde girl. She remembered the similar voice from the talent show and the music room. The song was haunting but a similar taste to Regina's mother. The brunette lady knew that song and strode closer to see the blonde girl's face.

Emma looked up from the keys and showed her face. She looked older than being a nineteen years old. She finally sang in the first verse. It gave Regina more chills, and the brunette girl stepped back in two feet away from the piano. She felt her calf hitting on something, fell back on the chair and looked down at it then looked up at the blonde girl who was watching her.

Behold me now, I'm lost somehow

Summoned up in sorrow from a world beyond

Never let go my crimson rapture...

Can you touch my soul?

The blonde girl tilted her head while she was hitting the keys on the piano. Regina caught something in her eye, looked away at the floating candles and went dumbfounded. Emma looked down at the piano and sang in the second verse. The brunette lady took an eye on the blonde girl once again. The lights were flickering, it made Regina shifting on the chair and the music got loud and still haunted.

I feel you in every shade,

In every moment I breathe

You came as the silent wanderer,

travelling to distant shores

The piano took over to play itself. Emma finally stood straight, strode to the brunette girl's spot and walked around her while she sang in the third verse. Regina looked at her while she was swallowing a lump in her throat. She felt something to bother her but couldn't put her finger on it. The music kept echoing around in the room. The floating candles were in the air; the blonde girl reached one of the candles then put her hand on the flames. The brunette lady went slack-jawed when she saw the hand in the flames.

I am the life that learned to die

I have no choice, I've lost my voice

I am the tear who broke with fear

I won't return, to death I turn

Emma looked away at her, smiled with a grace and changed her eye colors. Regina knew that the blonde girl had the emerald color but saw the red color in her iris. The blonde girl tilted her head in other way and sang in the fourth verse.

If humans were like swans,

I could bear this burden with ease...

Never to witness this heartless disease,

As the wounds of time neglect me

The piano was echoing with the sound wave in a beautiful music of a somber song. Emma closed her eyes while swaying around in her elegant footwork. Regina watched her in the presence and wondered how Emma knew how to dance in her graces. The brunette lady looked away at the piano, found her appeal on the music instruments and heard the blonde girl's singing to match the sound from the piano. The fifth verse came out in a deathlike tone.

Walking the earth as the solitary reaper...

Dressed in the lost voices of time

I bathe in quiet waters of tearful shades,

(And) I suffer in every corner of your sanctuary

Emma stopped dancing, turned around to face the brunette girl in the chair and strode to her. Regina took a glance on her and didn't feel that she was getting up from her seat. The blonde girl smiled at her and extended her hand. The brunette girl looked at the pale hand then up at her. She reached her hand to hold Emma's hand and felt a cold shiver down her spine. The touch was very bland but chilly. Regina couldn't put a finger on the blonde girl's body temperature. Emma finally sang in the last verse.

Embrace me now, for I will die

The pain I feel inside will never leave

But never let go my crimson rapture...

Can you heal my soul?

They gazed into their eyes longer; Regina felt drawn to get closer to her, but she felt the floor shaking her. Emma smiled sadly, walked backward and released her hold. The brunette lady yelled 'no!', tried to reach the blonde girl's hand and looked away at the crumbling walls. Lastly, Regina looked back at Emma, who was fading away in ghostly. She looked around in the room and decided to escape away from the room. It led her to downstairs then in the foyer. She looked at the walls, crumbling and the photos went into the flames. The brunette lady finally got out from the mansion; her run took her in considerable distance away to the woods and her breaths got ragged. Finally, Regina stopped, looked away at the demolished mansion and stared up at the black sky. She felt a push on her chest, fell in the pile of dark leaves and closed her eyes in a peaceful sleep. For a last time, Regina heard a similar voice.

"Good night, Regina Mills."

Regina shot up in her own bed, and her breaths went rapidly. She felt sweat on her forehead, wiped it and didn't realize that she was crying. The brunette girl looked away at the window and saw the sunrise reflecting through the glass window then checked on her alarm clock; it was 6:30 am. She finally flipped her cover, strode into the bathroom and got ready for school. After getting ready for school, the brunette girl made her breakfast and greeted her father in the kitchen. They hugged each other and parted their ways to their places for a day. Regina took her car and drove away to Storybrooke High School.

Reaching her location, she parked in the parking lot, got out of her car and walked toward the front entrance of the building. The brunette girl found Kathryn at her locker, met her in a greeting and opened her locker to get her books. They chatted about the talent show. Regina kept her eye open to search Emma while she was walking to her Science class. She entered the room, met her teacher and went to sit down in her usual spot. The brunette girl kept a glance over the blonde girl's seat and found that it was empty. In few hours later, Regina got frustrated that she couldn't find the blonde girl and looked around in the hallways even in the bathrooms. She sighed and wondered where Emma was.

Until, the school was over, Regina bid her best friend a goodbye before Kathryn went for her soccer game in another town. She walked back to her locker and opened it for gathering her homework. She stopped, heard the sound from the music room and glanced away in the empty hallway. The brunette girl closed her locker, strode to the music room and opened the door. She gulped and cleared her throat to speak lightly.

"Hello? Are you there?"

The silence took over in the music room. Regina looked around in the room, went confused and heard the sound again. She followed the sound, led her to the piano and lifted the lid then found a hammer beating on the strings. The brunette lady looked away at the piano key, it was playing itself and gaped in shock. She walked backward and hit something then turned around to find Emma standing there with the red glow in her eyes. She went horrifying and let a scream in the room. The blonde girl clamped her hand on the brunette girl's mouth and shushed her.

Regina went fainting and fell in Emma's arms. The blonde girl grunted and waved her free hand to stop the music then decided to take the brunette girl's backpack and strode out from the music room to the car Regina parked. She opened the passenger door and laid Regina there closed it. Emma ran around to get in the driver's seat and drove away to the cabin in the woods.

Arriving at the cabin, Emma called Regina's father on the brunette girl's phone and informed him that she had her to keep company. She told him that she would drop Regina off by her house before the dinnertime. Regina's father approved it and gave thanks. Emma was relieved that Henry agreed to have Regina to hang out with her for an afternoon. The blonde girl turned it off, put the keys in her pocket, got out of the car then went to get Regina and backpack out. She strode toward the cabin door, unlocked it then let them come inside and closed the door. Emma looked away at the couch, took a glimpse on the bed then made a decision to make Regina feel comfortable in the bed. She sighed, dropped Regina's backpack on the kitchen counter then walked off to her bedroom. The blonde girl laid Regina on the bed, got the brunette girl's shoes off and covered her with a comforter. She studied on her then shook her head and heard the knock on the door. She walked out from the bedroom door and closed it then answered the front door.

It was Ella, her supervisor. Emma let her come inside and took a long chat with her. She knew that Regina was inside her bedroom, took sleep and raked her blonde curls. In several hours later, Emma and Ella were in the living room, discussed on the newbies and Regina woke up in the bed. The brunette girl went confused, took a look around in the bedroom and found out that she was in somebody's house. She flipped over the cover, put her shoes on and strode out from the bedroom. Others took a glimpse of the brunette girl who was confused. Regina gasped in shock when she saw Emma sitting on the couch with the redhead woman then spoke lightly.

"Where am I?"

"You are in my cabin," Emma replied. Ella got up, took a look at her then at the blonde girl.

"Oh. How did I get here?" The brunette girl asked.

"You fainted. I decided to bring you here. I didn't want you to be alone in the house. By the way, I informed your father that you were hanging out with me for a day before the dinner. I hope it is okay." The blonde girl acknowledged while getting up from the couch. Regina nodded, looked away at the redhead woman and responded.

"Thanks. So who are you exactly?"

"I'm Ella. Emma's supervisor."

"Nice to meet you, my name is Regina."

"I know." Ella smiled then looked away at Emma and spoke again.

"We have to meet up again tonight unless you have plans."

Regina was confused at the redhead woman's voice, looked at the blonde girl who was nodding. The redhead woman nodded, looked at the brunette girl and smiled then left the cabin. Emma looked away at her and gestured her to the kitchen. Regina followed her along and finally sat down on the stool. The blonde girl took a glass of water and brought it to her. The brunette girl drank it and swallowed then spoke.

"What did Ella talk about tonight?"

"It's a business."

"What kind of an enterprise?"

"Medical stuff." Emma lied. Regina caught a ding in the blonde girl's saying and had her superpower to detect a lie.

"You lied." The blonde girl was hiding her shock and won't tell her about her business with vampires. She held her breath. Regina tilted her head and mused.

"Emma, you look pale. So what's going on?"

"I am fine. I never had been out to the beach for getting a tan."

"Another lie. I can tell by my superpower. I can detect a lie out from you. So try it again."

"I won't tell you. It's complicated."

"Try me. We have a plenty of time."

"I promised your father that I have to bring you to your house at 5:30 pm. And it already passed. He might be worried."

"No. I texted him in few minutes ago before I came in to hear your voice. He said that I can spend a night with you."

Emma forgot that she didn't get Regina's phone from the bed and looked down on the kitchen counter. The blonde girl sighed and looked away at her then replied.

"You are smartass."

"Thank you. It's part of my charm." Regina flashed a smile, caught something in her eye and peeked to find a blood bag in the cooler. She spoke lightly but in a concerned voice.

"Is that the blood bag?" Emma widened her eyes, looked away at the cooler then closed her eyes. The brunette girl walked around to grab the blood bag then studied on it and put the pieces together. Red Eyes, Cold Hand, Pale Skin, Age, and Speed. Vampire. She gasped in shock then looked away at Emma.

"Are you a vampire?"

The blonde girl swallowed a lump in her throat, stood still and crossed her arms over her chest then closed her eyes and nodded right away. She walked out from the kitchen to the living room. Regina wondered how Emma turned out to be a vampire and put a blood bag away in the cooler then strode toward the living room.

"Yes, I'm a vampire. How did you know?"

"That's obvious. You are pale, have red eyes and cold. I just saw you from other night; you vanished like two seconds flat and you were gone. I couldn't find you anywhere at the nighttime. I just put the pieces together by finding a blood bag." The brunette girl made her point and flicked her hand in the gestures.

"When was that night when you saw me vanishing?" Emma said.

"On the talent show night," Regina remembered that night and replied.

"Oh, shit." The blonde girl widened her eyes and muttered under her breath. Unfortunately, Regina caught it and spoke lightly.

"Yes, shit. Where have you been in the morning? I couldn't find you in school."

"Business." Emma acknowledged it again.

"What the fuck is about the business?!" The brunette girl fed up and yelled. The blonde girl winced at her voice and exhaled in the air then turned around to see her.

"I AM TRAINING NEW VAMPIRES IN CANADA!" Emma snapped while she showed her red iris. Regina stepped back and gaped in shock.

"There are more vampires?" The brunette girl whispered. The blonde girl slowly nodded and retorted.

"Yes, there are more. Remember Ella?"

"Yes, she just left a few minutes ago." Regina looked away at her and mused.

"Ella is my supervisor, and she's a vampire too," Emma explained right away, and the brunette girl widened her eyes then exclaimed.

"Oh my god. I need to sit down." Regina's breath went ragged; she sat down on the couch and stared at the coffee table. Emma rubbed her forehead and knew the next answer. The brunette girl slowly looked at her and asked.

"How did you turn to be a vampire?"

A/N: Next Song: Bring Me To Life by Evanscence.

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