A/N: This is a short chapter for now. I've been working on the outlines for other stories that it haven't been completed. So, let me have some patience to write the outline. My writer's block is still here to attack my thinking.
Enjoy it.
Song: My Immortal by Evanscence.
Chapter 6: My Immortal
Several days later, Emma felt tingly lately while she was in classes and didn't pay attention to her teachers and her newfound friend, Regina. She went at her odds, walked in the hallways and ignored the calls from the brunette girl that she befriended. After her science class, the blonde girl finally left on her way to the cabin and found Ella, Neal, and Rumpelstiltskin. Emma spoke lightly while she was standing in front of them with her worries.
"What are you doing?"
"We have an issue." Neal retorted.
"Yes dearie, we do." Rumpelstiltskin.
"Nice to see you, old man." The blonde girl snarled back. Ella rolled her eyes and acknowledged her presence.
"Cora Mills is here in Storybrooke. I need you to get Regina and Henry with you. Go get them before she catch them."
"What!?" Emma yelled. Other winced at the blonde girl's tone and waited. The blonde girl vanished in 2 seconds flat to arrive at Regina's house and knocked on the door. Emma didn't realize that Neal was with her all times. She waited to see if they are there until Mr. Mills opened the door and went relieved then panicked about Regina's well-being.
"Is Regina here?"
"Yes, she is in living room. Want me to get her?"
"No. Can I come in?"
"Sure, come on." Mr. Mills nodded and gestured her to come in the foyer then closed the door and nodded to the living room. Emma looked away at the brunette girl who was watching television and back to Mr. Mills then continued with her concerned tone.
"I need you to come with me and sit there beside your daughter. I think that you guys need to know what's going on here in Storybrooke. I am sure that you are the mayor after all."
"Ok, let's go."
They strode into the living room, and Mr. Mills sat down beside his daughter then reached the remote to turn the television off. Regina glared at her father then looked up at the blonde girl who was standing in front of them and gaped in shock. The brunette girl shot up from the couch and lunged at her in a tight hug. Emma was surprised that she got a tight hug from her and looked away at him with a questioning look.
"Regina has been loner since you had been busy with your days." He answered. The blonde girl softened her looks and squeezed her waist lightly then kissed on the brunette girl's forehead. They released in few minutes later and Emma let Regina sit down beside her father then continued with her serious tone.
"I have a bad news for you both."
"What is it?" Regina mused. Mr. Mills felt worried.
"I have a task to do with you both and I have to take you guys out of this town."
"What's wrong, Emma?" The oldest man asked with his neutral tone. The blonde girl looked away at the window and spoke again in a worried tone.
"Cora Mills is in town. I believed that my supervisors told me that she came by searching for you both. I am sure that she has been coming to plan everything to kill you both in her bloody hands."
"My mother is here? How?!" Regina replied back. Others winced at her tone, and Emma sighed deeply. She stared at the brunette girl and walked toward her then crouched in front of her.
"Remember I told you about my unique powers?"
"Yes dear, I remember." The brunette girl frowned.
"I felt something was coming, and it would be worst than I expect it to be. But I want you both to be safe in my hands at once. I won't let you out of my sight at all. I have a good team who can protect you both. Let's halt our conversation for other time." Emma spoke in a non-committed tone while getting up. Mr. Mills knew that sound and nodded. Regina looked away at her father and whimpered.
"It's ok. I trust Emma on this one. Let's go with her. Before I go, how can you get us out of here?"
"Easy. Meet Neal, my best friend." Emma beckoned the brunette man from the doorway behind The Mills family. He walked around the couch and bowed out then spoke lightly.
"My name is Neal Cassidy. I'm here to protect Mr. Mills. As our supervisors told us to do it on our tasks."
"Also, I am here to protect your daughter at no price." The blonde girl said. Regina lit up at her savior and nodded then went back to her bedroom to get changed. Emma knew that she had to get changed before they left in no time. Mr. Mills raised his eyebrows, nodded and went to his bedroom. The blonde girl gestured Neal to watch over him. He nodded and left to find Mr. Mills. Regina finally came back from her bedroom and had her 50L Black Duffel Backpack consisted of her clothes and necessaries. The brunette girl wore her blue jeans, leather boots and black zipped hoodie with a white t-shirt. She tightened her hair in the ponytail.
Mr. Mills brought his small duffel bag with him and tugged Neal out from the bedroom to meet the ladies in the living room. Regina and his father embraced with kisses and hug then squeezed their hands and looked away at their protectors. Emma nodded at Mr. Mills and looked away at Neal and continued.
"Please be careful and keep Mr. Mills safe. See you back there."
"Ok, you ladies too." Neal raised his eyebrows at Regina and winked at her. The blonde girl rolled her eyes and extended her hand to the brunette girl. They finally held their hands and walked out in the front door. Regina looked back to her father and mouthed, 'I love you, dad.' Mr. Mills nodded and held his hand for Neal to hold it tightly. The blonde girl tugged Regina to embrace her in her arms and whispered in her ear, 'close your eyes and you won't get dizzy.' The brunette girl nodded and went to tighten her hold around on Emma's neck then felt the blonde girl's arms wrapping around her waist tightly. Finally, they vanished in two seconds flat to be in haven away from Storybrooke but mostly from Cora. Neal and Mr. Mills did the same thing but not embracing each other.
Regina tightened her hold around the blonde girl's neck, felt her hair in the wind and wondered her dad is okay. In her thoughts, she felt comfortable in Emma's embrace, and it reminded her like the home she can belong. Emma felt her emotions and knew she needed it. The blonde girl kept going thoroughly the woods, knew that they were out from Storybrooke and went relieved that she heard Ella's voice calling her.
"Emma! Come here!"
Emma finally arrived in Vancouver, Canada, stopped running and tapped on the brunette girl's shoulder then continued in her ear.
"We're safe. Open your eyes. Please meet Ella, my supervisor like you saw her last time."
Regina opened her eyes, blinked around herself and found that she was in a contemporary and glass mansion. She looked away at the redhead woman, studied on her face and nodded. Ella smiled, met the ladies and spoke lightly.
"Nice to meet you, Regina Mills. Emma told me about you. So, welcome to Emma's mansion. I think you need some rest since Emma had to get her strength back from vanishing from the small town. Do you mind to follow Emma to your bedroom?"
"Yes, thank you, Ella." The brunette girl smiled and looked away at Emma, who was standing and smiling at them. The blonde girl nodded at Ella and extended her hand for Regina to reach it then led them to their bedroom. They walked into the hallway from the foyer; Regina looked up at the medals and awards on the billiard pool size in 50 x 100; the brunette girl was impressive with Emma's accomplishments in her years. Emma squeezed her hand, led in another hallway full of the photos of her childhood and finally reached their bedroom.
The brunette girl was in awe when she took a look at Emma's mansion, looked away at the photos of the blonde girl's childhood and remembered that dream she had few days ago. She moved to find Emma in their bedroom, entered and absorbed the look around in the bedroom.
In the bedroom, the two walls were the dark mahogany wooden panels and another wall was the light gray. The glass windows were in front of the view from the platform bed. The lights were inbuilt in the ceiling. The nightstands were on the side of the black platform bed with thick mattress. The comforters were the dark blue and black in stripes. The closets were in the built in the wall. It was cozy and rustic at the same time.
Hearing Emma's voice, Regina looked away at her from the glass windows and tilted her head.
"Do you like it here?"
"Yes, it is beautiful. Ella told me that you were living here."
"To Ella's information, yes I'm living here for my retreat times. I heard Mr. Mills is arriving in few minutes. Due of my hearing." The blonde girl spoke lightly. The brunette girl lit up at her daddy's arrival and looked away at the glass windows then strode to them. The view was astonishing, and they could see the beautiful woods and lake in their sight.
Emma smiled, heard Neal and Mr. Mills on foot to her bedroom and popped her head out from the door then beckoned them to their room. Regina was in her deep thoughts while she was looking at the lake out of her bedroom with Emma. The brunette man nodded at the blonde girl who was smiling at them. Mr. Mills walked inside and found his daughter standing in front of the glass windows then spoke in a light mood.
"Regina?"
The brunette girl whisked to look away at her dad and lit up then ran to hug him in a tight hold. Emma held her sympathy and held her tears in her eyes. The oldest man smiled, squeezed her in a tight grip and kissed her forehead. Regina looked up at him and gave a kiss on the cheek. They finally released their hold and Mr. Mills informed Emma to lead him to the bedroom. The blonde girl nodded, looked at the brunette girl, continued in a soft tone.
"Regina, you need to get a rest. I will be right back."
"Ok," Regina said, walked back to the bed and took her boots off then she finally laid down on the soft bed. Her head was on the pillow, and it made her feel sleepy then she fell asleep in few seconds later. Emma and Mr. Mills finally strode out from her bedroom and led him to next bedroom. The design in the bedroom was same to her room, but the colors were different. It was the oak wooden panels and the red walls. She gestured him to enter inside and spoke lightly.
"We will have breakfast at 8 am. So, it will be delivered in the dining room. Please feel free to explore thoroughly in my Adobe. Enjoy your stay. I promise you that this place has security guards on 24/7. No worries, you and your daughter are in safe hands. No one finds here at all. I protected this house with my blood magic. No one entered here except Ella; Neal and Rumpelstiltskin included me. So good night, Mr. Mills."
"Good to know. Thank you for letting us stay in your beautiful home."
"You are welcome." Emma nodded and closed the bedroom door then flicked her wrist for the blood magic. She strode back to her room, closed the door behind her and walked to the bathroom for changing her clothes. The blonde girl walked out from the bedroom, looked at Regina, who was in peaceful sleep and grabbed the remote to click on the window blinds to close on the glass windows. It went dark in the bedroom, and she snapped her fingers to dim the lights from the ceiling. Emma crawled on the bed, lying on the mattress and looked at the brunette girl for a while. She scooted closer, rested her left arm around Regina's waist and whispered, 'good night.' Emma finally fell asleep.
For Regina, she was pretending to sleep but still awake at the noises around in her bedroom. The brunette girl felt Emma's arm on her waist, smiled at her gesture and opened her eyes to look away at the blonde girl. After hearing her good night, Regina shifted her position to face her and studied on the blonde girl's face with her index finger to caress the touch. She scooted closer, rested her head on the blonde girl's chest and whispered, 'good night Emma.' She missed Emma's smile on her face and fell asleep.
In the brunette girl's dream, Regina was in the hallway, in her black dress and walking. She heard the water running from the bathroom; strode to the door and looked away at the ends of the hallways. The lights were flicking, and the music started to get loud in the hallway. It echoed in her ears. The brunette girl was not sure that she felt that way when she had these dreams and opened the bathroom door. She looked around in the room, found the red paint on the walls and looked down on the wet floor. The first verse of the song, My Immortal seemed familiar to her, and she remembered the song when she was a young girl.
I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone
Regina was feeling afraid of the voice in the hallway, turned around to see the door slam and jumped in a scaredy-cat when she heard the similar voice behind her. She looked away at the blonde girl in the bathtub, the water flooding, and the brunette girl looked away at the faucet then went to turn it off. She looked away at the blonde girl with emerald eyes in the tub, shook her shoulder to wake her up and found out that it was Emma. She yelled.
"Emma! Wake up."
The blonde girl looked up at the brunette girl with her tears and opened her mouth to sing the second verse and tilted her head to look away at the door. The brunette girl felt her stomach upside down, walked backward to the sink and gripped her fingers to bend on the counter. It was getting loud in the bathroom.
These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
Emma stared back at Regina, held a razor blade and put it on her forearm then cut it. The brunette girl was crying while she watched Emma cutting her forearm and saw the blood coming out. The blonde girl smiled at her and felt no pain. The pool of blood was dropping in the water, and the flood turned to be dark red. The razor blade was drifting away, and her forearm was still bleeding. The third verse came out of the blonde girl's mouth, and it was getting worse.
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me
Regina looked away in the mirror and found the towels from the rack then grabbed it and went to wrap the blonde girl's bleeding forearm. She looked up at Emma, who was in deep thoughts and pressed on the forearm. The bleed finally stopped, and Regina shook her shoulder and whispered.
"Emma? Are you there?"
Emma looked confused, reached her free hand to touch on the brunette girl's hand and squeezed her with a soft touch. She finally nodded and looked away at the door. Regina looked away at the door and found out that it was banging with no noise then looked back to Emma who was whimpering. For the brunette girl, she heard the fourth verse coming out from the door.
You used to captivate me by your resonating light
Now, I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me
The blonde girl pulled Regina in the bathtub, went to hug her tightly and closed her eyes. The brunette girl wrapped her arms around Emma in a tight hold and looked away at the banging door. She felt nauseous when the fifth verse came out from the blonde girl's mouth. Regina finally closed her eyes and felt wet on her dress in the bathtub.
These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
Regina swayed a little while she was holding the blonde girl and reached her hands on the blonde locks to pull her head back then stared at the emerald eyes and continued.
"It is okay. I'm here."
Emma nodded, rested her head on the brunette girl's shoulder and tightened her hold around on her waist. Regina let her tears out dripping on her cheek and looked at the dark red water on the floor. The lights kept flickering above their heads. The sixth verse came out from the banging door.
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me
The brunette girl closed her eyes and remembered that song from her mother's music room. It was haunting her since she was a young child. She knew the lyrics and swayed a little in their embrace. Emma closed her mouth and waited until the banging stopped. It went silent for a while. Regina looked away at the door and went relieved, but she heard the seventh verse coming out from her mouth. The blonde girl pulled her head to stare at her.
I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me, I've been alone all along
They were surprised that Regina could sing that song. The echoes finally stopped, and the dark red water dried up on the floor. Emma's figure started to vanish in the brunette girl's hold. The lights stopped flickering and turned on. Regina looked away around in the bathroom, found out that it was back to normal and looked away at the blonde girl who was fading away. The brunette girl started to sing the last verse as she watched Emma gone and wrapped herself in her arms in the bathtub.
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
You still have all of me, me, me
Regina finally cried, whimpered and closed her eyes. She was alone in the bathtub, and no one has embraced her like she has Emma in her arms. Everything stopped, and she was in her silent time while she was looking away at the door. She got up and got out from the bathtub. Her dress was still wet, she reached the knob to open the door and entered the hallway. The brunette girl looked away at the ends of the hallway and found out that it was burning in the flames. She finally escaped away from the bathroom to reach the foyer. Regina looked away at the figure who was standing in front of her. It was her mother. She whimpered and finally escaped again. Until, her breaths got ragged, and she looked around in the woods. She realized that she finally got out from the burned house. The brunette girl looked up at the black sky and found the black flakes falling on her face. The she heard the similar voice in her ear and looked away at the empty road.
"Regina! Regina!"
She walked over the road and started to run toward the calling. Until, she fell in the hole and looked up at the black sky then she finally closed her eyes. The brunette girl felt something shaking on her shoulder and shot up in the bed.
Finally, she woke up in a nightmare, her breaths got ragging and looked around in the bedroom. Regina was relieved at first and looked away at Emma, who was standing beside her. She heard her voice in a concerned tone.
"Are you okay? You seemed to have a bad dream."
"Yes, it was different." The brunette girl spoke in uncomfortable tone. Emma sat down on the edge of the bed and rubbed on Regina's back then continued.
"What about it? If you mind talking about it?"
"No, it is not now. Later. So what time is it?" Regina shook her head and replied.
"It is 8 am, it is breakfast time," Emma said with a nod. Regina nodded and got up then walked away to the bathroom. The blonde girl knew that the brunette girl needed a comfort from her and waited. The brunette girl strode out from the bathroom and walked along with her to the dining hall. They met Mr. Mills, Neal, Ella, and Rumpelstiltskin.
"Hello, my name is Rumpelstiltskin Gold. Welcome back." The old man in a business suit sat down in the black chair with his cane in his hands. Ella smiled at both ladies when they finally arrived. Mr. Mills sipped his tea and focused on them. Neal went to dug his breakfast as usual. Emma pulled out the chair for Regina. The brunette girl nodded in her greetings to everyone and finally sat down on the chair. Emma got her seat beside her and sat down to eat her breakfast. Regina looked away at her father who was talking to Ella about the Storybrooke update. The brunette girl was disorienting at first but continued to eat her breakfast in silence. The four vampires felt Regina's emotions and knew right away but won't disturb her breakfast.
A/N: Next Song: Under The Influence by Comsat Angel.
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