A/N: Song: Under the Influence by Comsat Angel.
Grammatical Errors are mine.
Enjoy it.
Chapter 7: Under The Influence
After the breakfast, Regina and her father walked outside to the back porch and sat down with a beautiful view of the lake. They held their mugs in their hands, and the brunette girl was worrying about her home, Kathryn and everything she lived in her mysterious ways without her mother in her life. For one thing, she couldn't stand whom to reach her in her life was her falsely dead mother, Cora Mills. No goodbyes kisses, no fake hugs, small conversations between two girls and a lot of dull memories of her mother that Regina lived with her for few years before the car accident.
Even, though, Henry Mills was her father but he couldn't protect a truth from his daughter. He kept wondering how Regina survived without a mother around in her life but went to have many regrets about a lie of her mother's death. He owed a lot of respect to his daughter though he still regretted to have his marriage with a falsely accused wife. It went into a deathly sin for both of parents who blamed themselves to not tell a truth to Regina. In his mind, Henry knew that he was not the one who kept a secret away from his daughter and felt that Regina could find a truth in any ways that she had in her whole life.
One thing is that Regina didn't know about herself, she was a powerful one to behold the powers above the supernatural and nature. But, several people knew Regina's prophecy; the brunette girl was a powerful sorceress with many abilities to win them over in her control. There were several people who knew Regina was Rumpelstiltskin, Ella, Henry, and Emma. Yes, Emma Rosalie Swan knew Regina's prophecy. If Regina dies with no powers, she could be reborn with the different supernatural and her abilities would be same. For example, the brunette girl died from the magic war then Emma would bite her to turn her into a vampire.
But, Regina would be a vampire, AND she is more powerful than her mother. The big problem is that the brunette girl didn't know that she is half-witch in her whole life. No one told her. Only Emma, Rumpelstiltskin, Ella knew her identity before Regina was born in Cora Mills's womb on the day. They watched the brunette girl growing up with Henry Mills, a mayor of Storybrooke.
For Emma, she had no knowledge about The Mills family before the car accident with her parents. After turning into a vampire, she watched Cora on the track and found out that she found a perfect candidate for her side to beat the powerful witch-vampire. All the blonde woman did was watching Regina in her life.
Meanwhile, Emma, Ella, Neal, and Rumpelstiltskin discussed in the training camp for Regina to discover what she have in her abilities and be resourceful to them if they need her to fight against Cora Mills. The blonde girl looked away at Regina and spoke lightly.
"Rumpel, do you think that Regina could do it alone to beat her mother?"
"Dearie, I believed that her prophecy was to kill her. If she couldn't do it, then it would be you."
"He's right. It would get ugly and dangerous if Regina didn't survive in the bloody war." Neal said. Ella fidgeted her thumbs and analyzed on the blonde girl's looks then spoke in a neutral tone.
"I know that you are concerned about Regina. She would be fine."
"Do you think that Regina knew that she is a half-witch?" Emma retorted while tapping her fingers on the table.
"Oh no. I can tell by Mr. Mills' look few hours ago while on our breakfast. He didn't tell her about that one, dearie." Rumpelstiltskin watched the Mills family on the back porch and sipped his tea. Ella and Neal looked at each other and discovered that they felt sorry for Mr. Mills to tell everything then looked away at Emma, who was growling.
"I felt something's coming toward us. Neal, check outside. Ella, get Mr. Mills and Regina inside and protect them. Rumpel, tell me who it is." The blonde girl commanded while getting up and started to walk toward the front door. Others went on the alert, and the redhead woman ran to get The Mills inside then stayed with them in the living room.
Rumpelstiltskin limped on the way to reach the front door and looked away at Emma, who was glowing the red in her eyes. Neal ran into the backyard to check out until he spotted the werewolves and strode back to the front door. Emma and Rumpelstiltskin looked away at the brunette man, who was breathing rapidly and spoke lightly.
"It was the werewolves."
"What did they look like?" Emma commanded.
"The brown ones and gray ones," Neal said.
"It's Ruby Lucas and her family," Rumpelstiltskin informed the blonde woman and held a doorknob then waited. Emma nodded at him and mouthed, 'open it'. He went to open the door and found Ruby standing in a red cloak with the basket of the muffins.
"Hello, Rumpelstiltskin and Neal." She smiled at them then looked away at the blonde woman and spoke again.
"You are supposed to be Emma Swan. The infamous vampire. I'm Ruby, pleased to meet you."
"Welcome dearie, do you mind that you inform your wolves to change the forms and feel free to secure the house for us? We have two special guests in Emma's living room." Rumpelstiltskin said. Ruby nodded and turned away to yell at her wolves then informed them to do freely as the security guards in 48 hours. The brunette woman in a red cloak impressed the blonde girl. Neal smiled.
Ruby came in, strode away with them to the living room and found The Mills in the lounge. The tallest brunette looked away at Ella and curtseyed then spoke lightly.
"Your knightly, I'm honored to be here under your command."
"You may rise, my pet." Ella murmured. Ruby got up and looked away at the brunette girl then spoke lightly.
"You must be Regina Mills. You are beautiful. Oh well. It's nice to meet you. I'm Ruby Lucas."
"Nice to meet you, Miss Lucas," Regina spoke in a worried tone. Emma smirked. The tallest brunette woman nodded and looked away at the old man then sighed deeply. Henry gulped and spoke lightly.
"Hello, Ruby. It's nice to see you again."
"Likewise, Henry. I'm sorry about your marriage. By the way, Granny Lucas said hello."
"Oh is she here?" The oldest man asked with a smile. Regina couldn't put anything on her father's friendship with Ruby Lucas.
"No. She is training the werewolves back in the camp." The tallest brunette woman shook her head and spoke in an amused tone.
"What!? Werewolves!?" Regina yelled. Emma glared at her, and the brunette girl went silent. Rumpelstiltskin sighed and looked away at Ella, who was shaking her head at him. Neal was quiet. Ruby laughed and replied back.
"Yes, werewolves. I'm one of them. I'm an alpha of Red. Don't worry, I'm a good friend with Rumpelstiltskin. Ella is my grandmother's sister. I think that one of them hasn't yet told you about their plans. By the way, I have a great hearing quality."
"I think that it's enough of the conversation. Mr. Mills, would you have a privacy with your daughter and I in the office for a moment?" Emma asked. Mr. Mills froze and hesitantly nodded. Regina knitted her brows at the blonde girl and followed her out to the home office. Rumpelstiltskin gestured Ruby back to the back porch and explained right away with his plan. Ella and Neal went into the kitchen and cooked the lunch for everyone.
In the office, Emma walked around her desk and sat in the leather chair then gestured the Mills to sit down in the leather chairs in front of her desk. She flicked her wrist to close the door and snapped her fingers to silence the office so everyone couldn't hear their conversation in a room. Then, the blonde girl intertwined her hands in a tight hold and sighed deeply. Mr. Mills swallowed a lump in his throat and took a glance at his daughter who was fidgeting her thumbs. Hearing Emma's voice in a serious tone, Regina tensed up and stared into the emerald eyes of the blonde girl in front of her. Mr. Mills exhaled in the air while he was listening to the blonde girl's voice.
"Mr. Mills, I believe that you have something to tell your daughter. By the way, I silenced the office so everyone couldn't hear our conversation outside. Regina, if I were you, I would be calm right away. It would be overwhelmed at the first to absorb the words from your father. I wanted you to know that I'm here to protect you no matter. Is that clear?"
"Yes." Regina nodded and said. Mr. Mills exhaled in the air while he was looking away at his daughter, and his palms were sweating. Emma cleared her throat and spoke again.
"Now, you can tell her from the beginning to the end. No miss. You may start by now."
"Ok, Regina. I know you are scared to know what's going on with you." Mr. Mills said. Regina knitted her brows and looked away at the blonde girl who was staring at her father with sympathy then looked back at him.
"Don't freak out, Regina. Your father and I are here for you no matter what. Please promise me." Emma said.
"Ok, I promise." The brunette girl hesitantly said. Mr. Mills looked away at the blonde girl who was studying on Regina's face then gulped in a nervous state and looked away at his daughter.
"I kept a truth away from you since you were born from your mother. It's been a long time to keep it a secret. Only Emma and I knew that secret as well. I'm not sure how she knew about this one."
"I knew because I observed on you since you were born in your mother's arms for the first time. I felt something to draw me to you in a connection. That's why we are bounded in your dreams. I'm not sure, but I would bring Ella to explain why the dreams you had me in yours. After this conversation, you and I will have a conversation with her." The blonde girl murmured. Regina nodded and looked away at her father with her curiosity.
"Regina, you are an enchantress. Well, half-witch." The oldest man retorted. The brunette girl widened her eyes and went dumbfounded. Emma bit her lip while she was watching Regina's reaction for few minutes. Mr. Mills looked down at the ground and spoke again in a soft tone.
"You are a witch from your mother's side. I only knew her story, but she is a sorceress and has been practicing the witchcraft for the years. No one knew her history."
"How long did Cora studied on the witchcraft?" Emma asked.
"Long time before Regina was born and our marriage." The oldest man replied back. Regina looked back and forth at her father and the blonde girl with her curiosity. In her silence, she was overwhelmed that she was a half witch from her mother's side and wondered why the truth harmed her much since she didn't know about herself. Until, Regina cleared her throat to interrupt the conversation between Emma and her father then spoke lightly.
"I'm a witch. So, why didn't Mom tell me a truth?"
"I think it is a part of her protection, I assume." The oldest man said with a shrug. Emma knitted her brows and looked away at the wall then wondered why Cora won't tell her daughter that she is a witch and spoke in a concerned tone.
"Mr. Mills, haven't you talked to your wife about the witchcraft or Regina's powers or something related to that situation?"
"I believed it was not. Why?" Mr. Mills knitted his brows at Emma and asked.
"Because Regina didn't know that she is a witch, and it's not part of the protection. I think that Cora was afraid that she would beat her mother in the battle with her powers." Emma indicated her points of her defenses and murmured in a neutral tone.
"Really? I have powers?" Regina stuttered her words. Emma nodded at her with a small smile then acknowledged her presence.
"Yes, Regina. You are requested to have a manual training with Rumpelstiltskin today from now on until you are ready."
"Rumpelstiltskin? He is a vampire." Mr. Mills exclaimed.
"He is a sorcerer before he turned into a vampire. You may let him tell you both about his story. He is powerful. He helps me out with my magic. I had no magic before I turned into a vampire. He was the only one who knew my abilities before I identify these skills."
"Like speed," Regina spoke.
"Yes and others." The blonde girl retorted. Mr. Mills surprised himself when he heard about Rumpelstiltskin's story and nodded. The brunette girl sighed and fidgeted her hands while she was looking at the blonde girl then went with her thoughts in her mind. She had many questions, but she was sure that she had unanswered issues and decided to calm herself before Emma invited Rumpelstiltskin to train her with magic in the back porch. Mr. Mills decided to end the conversation and decided to hold it on other time.
"Dearie, time's up. Regina and Emma, you may come to follow me to the back porch and start the training. So, Emma is your supervisor from now on because she is protecting you no matter what. I think that you would have a long conversation with your father, Emma and Ella about your life as a sorceress." Rumpelstiltskin opened the doors and limped on the way to them then spoke lightly. The blonde girl looked away at him then nodded and walked away to the back porch. Regina hesitantly stood up and looked away at her father who was in deep thoughts then strode away with her training coach. Ella came in with a tray of tea and smiled at the brunette girl then went to sit down next to Mr. Mills.
Rumpelstiltskin walked away to the back porch; Regina followed him along until she reached the patio deck and looked away at the blonde girl who was in the conversation with Ruby, an alpha of the werewolves. She wondered how Emma knew about her life and decided to hold it until later, she would have a private conversation with the blonde girl in their shared bedroom. She sighed and looked away at her mentor who was searching for the methods to help her out with magic.
Rumpelstiltskin tested on the brunette girl's magical abilities and spoke with Emma, who was paying attention to every test that he provided Regina to take it. Ruby practiced her defenses with her team of werewolves in the open field near the lake. Mr. Mills and Ella were standing outside and watched the brunette girl growing tired of the test. Neal was there to supervise the werewolves and vampires at the camp. Emma tilted her head and stared at Regina's purple magic glowing to blast out with Rumpelstiltskin and spoke lightly.
"Rumpel, try to tap into Regina's magic and let her do it."
"What!? It's dangerous!"
"No. It's not dangerous. I tried it before on my own. It would be not harmful to her. I promise you. Do it." Emma sneered at him, and Rumpelstiltskin looked away at the brunette girl who was focusing on the levitating spell to lift the bucket of water then nodded at her. The blonde girl nodded and gestured him to tell her. He sighed and limped over to Regina's spot. Ella narrowed at the blonde girl who was staring at her back with a silence of nod. Mr. Mills went worried and looked away at the redhead woman beside him.
Meanwhile, Rumpelstiltskin arrived to meet the brunette girl in the magic training and sighed. Regina was concentrating on her magic to levitate the bucket of the water until she finally dropped it in the pool. She groaned and dropped her hands in the air then looked away at her mentor. He smiled at her and spoke lightly.
"Now, you will practice it with Emma once you get up with her in the morning. Don't worry. She is good at that area. So, I was requested to teach you about tapping your magic with me. Don't worry; it won't hurt you at all. I promise you."
"Ok. What can I do?"
"Just focus on emotions you feel through your magic. Magic is Emotion." Rumpelstiltskin explained right away with a serious look. Regina nodded and went into a concentration of her magic. She closed her eyes and remembered to use her emotions through the feelings. But the problem is she didn't know how to express her feelings. She was getting used to shut herself away from everyone since her mother falsely died.
Emma stared at Regina and found herself in a similar place she was formerly learning from her mentor, Rumpelstiltskin. She strode to them and spoke in a light tone.
"Regina, you didn't focus on your feelings. I can tell by my observations. Try to feel something positive. Focus on the positive. It could help you with tapping your magic." The brunette girl nodded and exhaled in the air. Rumpelstiltskin was surprised that Emma knew about emotions and went impressed with her explanation to Regina then looked away at the brunette girl.
Regina closed her eyes and remembered her happy days with her daddy at the mansion then gave a smile on her face. It finally glowed in the purple magic, and it went in a blast to tap into Rumpelstiltskin's red magic. Ella and Mr. Mills went slack-jawed when they saw the magic out of their hands. Emma smiled at the brunette girl who was in her concentrations until she flicked her wrist to stop the magic. Rumpel fell on the ground and stared at the brunette girl then looked away at the blonde girl who was smiling.
Regina was breathing hard when she finished her magic training, looked away at Emma and felt sweating from her forehead. The blonde girl walked to her and looked away at the old man who was on the ground with his cane to get up then spoke in a neutral tone.
"Rumpel, I think it is enough for magic training. You and Regina can do tomorrow afternoon at 2 pm. Is it fine with you?"
"It's fine, dearie. I think that I need to go supervise with Neal to train new vampires."
"You're dismissed," Emma told him and watched him leaving with Ella. She looked away at the brunette girl and extended her hand. Regina reached her hand to intertwine it together then walked along with her to get inside the house. Mr. Mills was still dumbfounded. Ruby was still working with her alpha team of werewolves. The blonde girl decided to take the Mills family to get some lunch and moved to work on the sandwiches for the trio of them in the kitchen. The brunette girl found a water bottle and went to drink it. The old man sat down and fidgeted his hands then looked at the blonde girl and spoke lightly.
"Emma, do you think that Regina could beat Cora with her magic?"
"It's possible. You saw her magic. It's powerful and stronger to beat her mother. But the problem is that she had no formal training since she was born. No excuses for Cora to teach her."
"Hey! That was my mother you talked about. I know that I am mad at her because she won't tell me that I'm a half witch. It meant nothing to me." Regina spoke in an anger tone. Emma looked away at the brunette girl and sighed deeply. Mr. Mills looked back and forth at both of the ladies in the kitchen then went in silence. Until, Emma placed the sandwiches for them and spoke lightly.
"Eat it and I will send you both to the bed for a nap. I am going to fetch Ruby and her werewolves for food. They won't starve until tonight."
"When will you come back?" Regina asked. The old man dug his meal while he was listening to the ladies. The blonde girl looked away at the brunette girl and acknowledged her voice in a neutral tone.
"I will be back tonight. Don't worry. I will have a private conversation with you when I get back."
"Ok." The brunette girl retorted. Mr. Mills finished his lunch and kissed on his daughter's forehead then looked away at Ella, who was walking into the kitchen. Emma looked away at the redhead woman and spoke in a commanding tone.
"I'm going to see Ruby. Ella, you better stay here and protect The Mills family under your protection no matter what. You call me if something happened in this house. Is that clear?"
"Yes, your royal highness." Ella retorted with a nod. Emma looked away at The Mills family who were opening their mouth and widened their eyes at her. The blonde girl smiled at them and vanished in a speed to catch up with Ruby. The redhead woman made a sandwich and gestured them to their bedroom. Regina and her father looked at each other, jumped off on the stools and walked back to the staircases to retreat their room. Ella followed them along, and she made sure that they arrived in their bedroom safety.
Until, they reached Mr. Mills' bedroom and the redhead woman held her hand out to stop them to enter into the bedroom then went to investigate around in the bedroom. She finished with her investigation and let Mr. Mills come in and set himself to sleep. The redhead woman came out of the bedroom and waved her hand to magic some protection spell on the bedroom door then gestured Regina to her room. The brunette girl walked to her shared bedroom and let Ella do her investigation in her room. In few minutes later, the redhead woman came out with her smile then nodded her approval that she finished with her investigation. Regina smiled back then went inside her bedroom and decided to get changed in her pajamas in the bathroom. She heard the whoosh of the magic and knew that Ella put a protection spell.
In the brunette girl's mind, she wondered how Ella got her magic and went suspiciously of Rumpelstiltskin when she was training with him on her magic training. She moved to the bed and crawled upon to the headboard then sat down for a while. She was staring at the glass windows, saw the sunset setting down on the horizon of the lake and smiling at her. She remembered her memories when she was a young girl, and she ran into the lake with her daddy. They danced playfully in the water until her mother yelled at them for the dinner's time. She frowned at her mother's voice when she heard the harsh tone.
When the hour settled down, Regina felt sleepy, couldn't stay long as she waited for Emma to come home. She fell her head on the pillow and crouched under the blanket and went to sleep. The brunette girl was dreaming of her in the dark place with the mirrors. She was scared of being alone and didn't know what to do with herself in a single location with the mirrors.
In her dream, Regina woke up from her sleepy state of the small brunette girl on the bed, got up and looked away at the brunette girl who was in a sleep state. The music echoed from the hallway, she looked away at the closed door and walked to the door. Regina was perplexed while she was listening to the music outside of her door and opened it. It was leading her to the house of mirrors. Lastly, she looked back at the brunette girl on the bed and jumped in a scaredy-cat when she heard the banging noises from the inside of the mirror house. Finally, she strode inside the chamber of the mirrors.
In her path, she walked through the narrow mirrors and looked at herself then found out that she saw Emma being a newborn in the bassinet. She gasped in awe when she saw Emma's parents who were fawning over their infant daughter. Elizabeth was a beautiful woman; she was in her 30s and has Emma's blonde hair. Chad was the brunette man in the 30s and in his pajamas who was holding his wife's waist with his arms. He was smiling at his new daughter. Regina tilted her head when she heard Elizabeth singing an angel lullaby. It was a familiar song to her when she was a little girl, and she heard her mother's singing.
Until, Regina moved on to the fun size mirrors, she looked away at the little Emma, who was in pigtails and staring at the brunette girl with her straight face. The brunette girl felt scared when she saw the emerald eyes staring at her like a scary movie, The Grudge. She looked up at Elizabeth and Chad, who were staring at her with their blank faces. She wondered how it got them into a confused state and stared at her like they have seen a ghost in their life. In few minutes later, the music finally echoed in the house of the mirrors, Regina looked away and decided to follow the sound.
In the big sizes mirrors, the brunette girl stopped and stared at herself in the mirror. She was investigating on the mirror and found the beautiful design of the edges, flowers with the vines. Regina looked away at the glass and studied on her face until she leaned toward the mirror and found Emma, who was playing the piano. The blonde girl was in her twelve years old's body, focused on the black and white piano keys. The music kept echoing in the brunette girl's ears until Regina closed her eyes to find herself out of the zone.
After few minutes later, Emma stopped playing and walked to the mirrors. Regina went confused when she heard the piano pause then opened her eyes and screamed in a bloody rage. The blonde girl who was staring at her in her bloody clothes and her face was dripping blood. The brunette girl widened her eyes and looked away at the empty path then heard the music echoing in the room. Regina looked back at Emma, who was staring at her with her smile.
The brunette girl's heart started to beat rapidly, she walked away from the big sizes mirror and ran quickly to catch the music sounds until she stopped by the tallest mirrors. She walked toward the mirrors and stared at the blonde girl with her guitar then heard her voice in a singing voice in the first verse.
There's a deep sea in your eyes
And they haunt me all the time
Regina was confused at the lyrics that Emma sang, felt her legs moving toward on the path until she reached the wide mirrors and found the blonde girl in her eighteen. She gasped in awe when she saw the scene of the car accident. The blonde girl looked away at her and sang in a timid voice on the second verse.
And there's so many reasons I cannot say
Still the feeling won't fade away. I am
The brunette girl shook her head and walked backward then ran away from the mirrors until she reached the distorted mirrors. Emma was in a red dress with her black hoodie in a cloak and singing in a haunted voice for the third verse.
Under the influence and it won't stop
Under the influence I can't seem to shake it off
Emma went transitioned in the body of Regina's mother, Cora. The oldest woman in her brunette hair was standing in front of her on the mirrors. The brunette girl covered her hand with her mouth and went shocked when she saw her mother transformed from the body of the blonde girl. The music kept echoing in Regina's ears, and she felt nauseous while Cora was singing in a harsh tone on the fourth verse.
But there's no room in your life
It's the wrong place and I have no right
Regina let her tears dripping on her cheeks and shook her head then ran away to the weird mirrors. She stopped and found Emma in a vampire mode. The brunette girl saw the fangs dripping with the blood and looked down at the blonde girl's hands, holding the amputated hand. Regina cried, covered her mouth with her hands and shook her head at the blonde girl covered in blood. Emma tilted her head and sang in the fifth verse.
And though I try my best to control myself
Have you noticed? I'm not doing very well. I'm still
She moved her legs to run away from the mirrors, and she let her tears dripping on her cheeks until she reached the figure of her mother standing in the statue. Cora gave an evil smile at her, her eyes went yellow glow and sang in a hollow voice in sixth verse. Regina screamed in a bloody rage and ran away from her mother.
Under the influence and it won't stop
Under the influence I can't seem to shake it off
The mirrors were everywhere that Regina ran toward and found herself stuck in the maze of the mirrors. She palmed her hands on the mirrors and spotted Cora behind her who was creepily smiling. On the other side of the mirrors, the blonde girl who was there and tilting her head with her bloody fangs. The brunette girl turned away and looked at both figures in front of her. The music was echoing in Regina's ears, and the brunette girl closed her eyes in her cries. It was the seventh verse that Cora and Emma sang in their hollow voices.
There's a deep sea in your eyes
And they haunt me, they haunt me all the time
The brunette girl's breaths got ragged, decided to run away from the maze of the mirrors and jogged until the mirrors got shattered in the pieces. It went on the bomb of the broken mirrors. The brunette girl got cuts on her body and face when she tried to cover herself away from the pieces of the broken mirrors. Regina looked up at the blonde girl who was standing in front of her and looked away at the empty space. Hearing the blonde girl's soft tone, the brunette girl got up, looked upon Emma's face and gaped in awe. The blonde girl's bloody clothes and fangs were gone, and she moved back to the normal and Regina went relieved. It was in the eighth verse.
And there's so many reasons I cannot say
Still the feeling, it won't fade away. I am
Lastly, Regina lunged to embrace the blonde girl and closed her eyes in a peaceful. Emma slowly wrapped her arms around the brunette girl's waist and swayed in a little dance. The blonde girl swallowed a lump in her throat and sang in the ninth verse.
Under the influence and it won't stop
Under the influence I can't seem to shake it off Shake it off
The music stopped. The ladies were in their embrace, Regina opened her eyes and found her mother standing behind them who was still smiling at them. The brunette girl whimpered when she saw her in a figure of the oldest woman and felt a shiver. Emma slowly tightened her hold around the brunette girl's waist, opened her mouth to grow her fangs and lunged at Regina's pulse point. The brunette girl gasped in a scream, tried to get herself out of their hold and went fainting. Regina slowly stopped her struggle in her hold, blinked her eyes until she closed her eyes for good. Before she fell asleep in Emma's hold, the brunette girl saw the blonde girl's face for a few minutes and finally, her head fell on Emma's shoulder.
Meanwhile in Emma's mansion, Regina shot up in bed and opened her eyes. Her breaths got ragged. She stared at the glass windows and found herself surrounding in the bedroom. The brunette girl looked away at the clock, it was 6 pm and realized that she was sleeping for 3 hours since 3 pm. She felt someone's hand and jumped in a scaredy-cat when she heard the blonde girl's concerned tone. Regina looked away at Emma, who was sitting in the armchair in the corner near the glass windows and closer to the nightstand.
"Regina, are you ok?"
"I guess, I am."
"Nightmare?"
"More likely."
"What about this time?"
"House of mirrors." Regina responded. The blonde girl was pale when she heard the words from her. The brunette girl narrowed her eyes and tilted her head. Emma shook her head and spoke lightly.
"Want me to lie beside you and hold you?"
"No. perhaps later. So, dinner?"
"Oh yes. Your dinner is there on the nightstand." Emma said while she pointed to the nightstand, which the dinner tray was on. Regina looked away at her dinner plate and found her starving for mashed potatoes then reached her tray to her lap and started to eat it. Emma smiled at her and went to read the books.
In the blonde girl's thoughts, she knew it was all about the memories that she made her moments with her parents a long time ago. It was a house of mirrors that it scarred her for life. It was scary when she went alone. She couldn't believe that Regina shared her memories and dreams. For a while, she kept it to herself until she was ready to have a conversation with Ella and Regina about the bounded dreams and memories.
For Regina, she was more scared to have her truth with Emma about the witchcraft that she had for a long time ago since Cora was her mother who falsely died in her life. She wondered how Emma had her knowledge about her mom and Rumpelstiltskin's magic. She couldn't have to get the burden off on her chest and get over it until she move forward to have a battle with her mother. The brunette girl was not looking forward to seeing her mother again for a long time. But the problem is when Regina and her father come back to Storybrooke with Emma and Neal.
The truth is coming on both ladies, and they knew that they had one thing together was they need each other for good. Also, they would have Rumpelstiltskin, Neal, Ella, Ruby and her werewolves to fight against Cora and her army. Emma knew that Regina need more time to practice on her magic, and her feelings went tingly when she had to tell that the battle is coming.
Only the battle is beginning at their ends. All they know is the worst coming out in the beginnings to fight against the odds. Only the truth prevails.
A/N: Next Song: Dancing in the Dark by Rihanna. (It was supposed to be on chapter 11 but I decided to use that one for next chapter because I already have my vision for that song.)
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