Pre-reading:
Emma successfully saves Regina from the wraith attack and doesn't get sucked into the portal. How will the two women come to terms with their magical connection?
Chapter One
"Regina!"Emma yelled as she pushed the brunette out of the way of the descending wraith.Both women tumbled to the floor,Emma landing protectively over the newly
exposed Evil Queen as the wraith swirled in the purple vortex, the force so
strong and pulled it in.
By the time everyone in the room looked up,the hat had stopped spinning, and any traces of a soul-sucking creature were gone.
"Is it –" David began, looking over from the smoking banister.
"Yes," Regina answered, breathing out a sigh of relief as she scurried to move to a standing position.
The brunette wasn't aware her hands were shaking until she felt Emma take them in her grasp, helping her steady herself.It was then the two women caught each other's gaze and stilled thoroughly confused.
Emma released Regina abruptly and stared down at her hands as if expecting something to be created within them. Regina didn't miss the blonde's actions and shivered at the intense feeling that coursed through her body only a few minutes prior.
Regina was sure she wouldn't be able to open the portal. Deep down inside the usually put together woman, panic and fear settled deep into the pit of her stomach.
Until she felt it.

Magic bubbled up in her forearm before it exploded and filled every crevice of her body. It was so overwhelming she still possessed a fair amount after opening the portal, but what made Regina shake was the source of her magic.
The blonde standing a foot away from her,staring at her hands dumbly.
"Emma?" Snow ran to her daughter and grasped the blonde's face between her palms. "Are you hurt?"
Emma immediately dropped her hands, subtly throwing a quick glance to the woman she vowed to save, before nodding at her roommate/mother. "Yeah, Mary- Sn-. Yeah. I'm fine."
David hopped over the extinguished banister and joined his family. He engulfed his two girls in his arms before putting them behind him in order to face Regina.
"You're welcome." He said pointedly with a glare and turned to lead his family out.
Regina sneered. The remaining magic within her itched to be used.Instinctively, she created a fireball in her palm behind her back and was ready to throw it.
"Wait," Emma said and halted her parents. The fireball diminished. "We're just gonna leave her here?"
Everyone looked at her confused.
"The wraith is gone, Emma." David said and took his daughter's forearm. "You don't need to protect her anymore."
"Yeah, well what about the angry mob of people that tried to string her up this afternoon?" Emma challenged.
"They won't harm her," Snow promised.
"You don't know that." The blonde remained persistent.

David spared a warning glare at Regina, silently telling her to remain there before he ushered his wife and daughter to the other side of the room where they spoke in hushed whispers.
Regina stood there and glared at the family that had taken away her happily ever after. A faint line of purple electricity crackled from her fingers as the magic slowly dwindled from her possession. Looking down at her palm, she inhaled sharply wondering what the hell had happened between her and the blonde. Her head snapped up when the blonde herself approached her,watching her steps uncomfortably. The token couple of True Love looked back before they exited the court room, glaring intently at Regina.
"Here to exact your own personal torture?" Regina asked with an air of indifference.
"I saved your life. I think you should be nicer." Emma responded.
The brunette made a sound of acknowledgement before moving past the blonde to pick up the hat. "What do the Charmings have in store for little old me then?"
"House arrest," Emma said pointedly.She moved to grab the brunette's arm but thought better of it and just waited for her to face her. "With me."
Regina looked dumbfounded. "You cannot be serious."
"It's either that or the angry mob. Pick your poison, your majesty," Emma said. "And I did make a promise, so I hope you choose the former."
Regina automatically softened at the memory of hearing that Henry had asked the Savior to protect her. Her voice was softer and strained when she spoke. "What about Henry?"
"He's staying with my parent****a answered making a face at the realization of her relationship between the two adults she had considered friends only yesterday.

Regina didn't hide her look of disappointment well, and it was not the first time Emma caught the look on the former Mayor every time their son chose Emma over her. She instinctively grasped the older woman's arm in reassurance since her words failed her. They both looked at their connection and wondered what would happen next.
Nothing apparently.
Emma held on for a second longer than necessary before squeezing her arm in a way she hoped showed comfort before dropping her hand, staring at her palm again.
Neither woman said anything as Regina replaced the hat and followed the Sheriff out of Town Hall.
There was only one incident, surprisingly, as the duo walked cautiously throughout Storybrooke where an angry fairy tale character stopped them and began bad mouthing Emma's charge. Regina just stared at the insignificant woodsman with a smirk of superiority before Emma yanked him away and pinned him to a wall, threatening his lineage with a well-placed knee to the groin.
The two women entered the eerily empty, cold and dark mansion, the click of the door shutting echoing throughout the house.
It was here Emma noticed how Regina's shoulders slumped as if heavily burdened. She could see from the way the brunette was fidgeting with her fingers and walking at a deliberate pace that there was something pressing on her mind.
Emma sighed and wondered whether she would ask. If she was going to be staying here for a while, she'd have to be civil towards the woman who tried to kill her. She hung up her jacket and removed her boots, choosing comfort after two long days of emotional and physical drama.

It confused Emma to think about how hard she had fought to save the woman before her. Sure, Henry didn't exactly say the word****a, promise me you'll save my mom", but she could read between the lines. The kid needed his mother, evil or not.
What surprised Emma the most was the fact that saving Regina had been her first thought as soon as Archie came running and begging them for help. Henry had just confirmed her need for action, thankfully.
Still deep in their thoughts, the women made their way to the dining room where Regina poured them a generous amount of liquor in two tumblers. She set it at a seat on the table and took the one across from it, downing the amber liquid in two
gulps. Her eyes flitted up when she noticed Emma sit and do the same. Glasses were refilled and a silent cheer was made before they took to their drinks,sipping it this time.
They remained quiet for a length of time, each comfortable enough to allow the other their time with their thoughts. It was only until the bottle remained half full did either one of them speak.
"You have magic," Regina said as she set her tumbler down. The choke from the blonde amused her a great deal.
"I'm not a witch or anything," Emma argued.
"Please, Ms. Swan," Regina said as she leaned forward, her palms pressing against the mahogany table, her voice laced with a darkness and seduction she was famed for during her reign as queen. "You and I are fully aware of what happened in that court room."
"What did happen?" Emma slurred her words slightly as she leaned in as well.
Regina's lips thinned. "My magic – magic here is different. I guess I needed a hand."
"Literally."

The brunette rolled her eyes. Sensing that the blonde was uncomfortable with the reality that she came from the Enchanted Forest and apparently possessed magical abilities, Regina switched the subject. "Will I be able to see Henry?"
The Sheriff looked up, determination in her face. "If I can help it, yes."
The answer baffled Regina. A simple 'yes' would have sufficed,but it seemed as if the blonde was making it her mission to make sure Regina and her son got adequate visiting time.
Another moment of silence passed.
"Why do you care so much?" Regina asked softly.
Emma gulped, wondering that question as well."Because I know you love him, and he deserves a good mom."
"I'm the Evil Queen, dear." Regina said with no hint of malice or amusement.
Emma just shrugged in response.
"You were every bit the White Knight today," Regina commented quietly.
Emma glanced up at the brunette from under her lashes. The tension and uncertainty between them was thick, and neither woman knew what to make of it.
As soon as Regina saw the purple mist cloud over Storybrooke, she knew magic was returning. What she didn't anticipate was that she would be powerless. Her heart skipped a beat twice when the mob stormed her mansion earlier that day. Once when she realized she had no magic, and again when she heard Emma's yell through the mumblings of the citizens of Storybrooke and saw the Sheriff shove past them in order to aid Regina.
She couldn't comprehend why the blonde had stood up for her. She didn't understand why Emma threw her a fleeting glance when they locked her in the jail cell. She was thoroughly shocked when the blonde ran directly to her in order to help her up after the wraith attack while her own parents were nursing bruises.
Regina inhaled in acceptance. She was going to be living with the woman
for who knew how long.
With trembling fingers, Regina leaned over and placed her palm over Emma's hand. A silent thank you hung in the air as the two women made eye contact.
Neither of them commented about the tingling sensation coursing through their embracing hands.

Regina站在原地，注视着这夺走了她幸福结局的一家子。发出噼啪声的紫色微弱电流环绕着她的手指，体内的魔力正逐渐流逝。低下头俯视着手掌，她深吸了一口气。她和这个金发女子之间到底发生了什么？她猛然抬头，不悦地看着向她走来的金发女子。代表真爱二人组则向门口走去，不时回头盯着Regina。
"亲自来折磨我了？"Regina漠然问道。
"我救了你一命。我觉得你应该对我客气点儿。"Emma答道。
黑发女子在与金发女子擦肩而过之前向她道了声谢，而后捡起了地上的帽子。"那么你们一家子准备如何处置我呢？"
"软禁，"Emma走过去想要抓住黑发女子的手臂，但思索之后还是放弃了这个想法。她等待着黑发女子转过身面对她。"和我一起。"
Regina瞪大了眼睛。"你不是认真的吧。"
"要么是我，要么是那些愤怒的镇民，您总得做个选择，陛下，"Emma说。"我向Henry保证过要保护你，所以我希望你会选择前者。"
Regina记起Henry请求这位救世主保护她的经过，神色柔和下来。她的声音变得温柔而干涩。"Henry呢？"
"他和我父母在一起，"Emma想到昨天她还视为朋友的两人与自己目前的关系，做了个鬼脸答道。
Regina并没有掩饰自己的失望，这也不是Emma第一次在这位前镇长脸上看到这幅神情了。每当Henry在她们两人之中选择了自己，她就会看到她露出这样的神情。她不自觉地握住年长女子的手臂。两人都注视着她们接触的部位，想看看接下来会发生什么。
显然，什么都没有发生。
Emma在松手前又紧握了一下她的手臂，试图让她安下心来，视线却没有离开自己的手掌。
Regina把帽子放回箱子，跟着警长离开了市政厅。两个女人都再没说一句话。

"拜托，Swan小姐，"Regina将手掌撑在红木桌上前倾着身子，以过去身临统治者王座的皇后所独有的充满了黑暗和诱惑的声音说。"你我十分清楚在那间法庭里发生了什么。"
"到底发生了什么呢？"Emma同样前倾身体轻声问。
Regina抿了一下嘴唇。"我的魔力…这里的魔力不一样。我想我那时需要人帮我一把。"
"这倒是不假。"
黑发女人翻了一下白眼。察觉到金发女人还没有完全接受自己来自魔法森林并且显然拥有一些魔法能力这一事实，Regina转换了话题。"我能去看Henry吗？"
警长抬起头，看起来决心满满。"如果我能帮得上忙的话，没问题。"
这个答案让Regina很困惑。一个简单的"可以"就够了，但似乎这个金发女人是把确保她和她儿子有足够的探视时间当成自己的使命了。
又是一阵沉默。
"你为什么这么在乎？"Regina温柔地问道。
Emma深吸了口气，也在想这个问题。"因为我知道你爱他，而他值得有一个好母亲。"
"我可是巫后，亲爱的。"Regina的口气并无一丝恶意或愉悦。
Emma只是耸了耸肩作为答复。
“今天你真的完全是个救星呢。”Regina安静地评论。
Emma透过睫毛瞥了一眼黑发女人。她们的关系充满了紧张和不稳定性，可没人知道到底是什么促使她们走到了今天这一步。
自Regina看到那股紫色烟雾围绕童话镇的那一刻起，她就明白魔法已经回归了，但她没有预料到自己仍会是力量全无。她的心跳在今天早些时候镇民们集聚于她的府邸门前曾两次漏跳了一拍，第一次是在她意识到她还是没有魔力的时候，第二次则是在她听到Emma贯穿镇民们小声议论的大喊声，然后看见这位警长为了救她而在拥挤的人群中艰难挤出一条路的时候。

她不能理解为何这个金发女人会支持她。她想不通为何他们把她关进牢房时Emma的目光会停留在自己身上。她更是完全震惊于在死灵向她发动攻击后这个金发女人，尤其是在她本人的父母都还对她心怀芥蒂的前提下，立即不顾一切地冲过来帮她。
Regina吸了口气，向她面前的这个女人妥协了。她得和这个女人一起住天知道多久。
手指颤抖着，Regina弯下身用手掌覆住Emma的手。一句无声的"谢谢"在两人目光交汇的刹那飘荡在空气中。
谁都没有提起过那晚她们交叠的手掌流过的那股微弱电流。
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第一章完结Enjoy reading everyone!
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下章应该在周末前会更新~

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Chapter Two
If someone were to tell Emma that she would be living with Regina Mills in a newly-freed town while her son was living with her same-age-as-her parents back in the apartment she had shared with the woman whom she thought was her roommate but is, in fact, her mother, she would have laughed in their face and asked what they were smoking. But here she was,waking up in Regina's guest room which had already begun to look like her own back at her apartment with all the clothes strewn about everywhere. It had only been two days, and she was getting quite comfortable with the arrangement.
Regina and Emma had managed to stay out of each other's way for the better part of two days, only truly interacting when the smell of Regina's cooking would lure the Sheriff out of her room and into the kitchen where the older woman would be making dinner. Neither woman questioned why Regina always made enough for the both of them.
They didn't speak about what happened that night in the court room or of the following interaction over drinks. It was evident both women felt whatever it was that passed through them, but both were too confused to discuss it.
Smelling no breakfast or coffee, Emma grumpily pulled herself out of bed and prepared to get ready. Curse or no curse, she was still the Sheriff of the town, and the wraith's damage was still being felt. By now, every citizen in Storybrooke knew it would be futile to attack Regina for cursing them to this land and ripping apart their lives and families. A majority of them had witnessed Emma braving the mob in order to defend the Evil Queen, and just like any other small town, the gossip of their Saviour in cahoots with said Queen spread like wildfire.
Emma couldn't care less what they thought of her. She promised to keep Regina safe, and that was damn well what she was going to do. Donning her badge and token red leather jacket, Emma made her way downstairs and quickly motioned to Regina with a nod that she would be leaving and headed out the door.
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As soon a****a left, Regina stood from her seat at the dining table and grabbed the closest candle she could find. Setting it down on the mahogany, she channeled all her energy into lighting it. The wick flickered ever so briefly before going completely out.
"Damn it!"
She pounded her fist against the table in anger.
"Having trouble, are we?"
Regina closed her eyes in disgust and straightened. Slowly, her body turned to face the speaker.
"How did you get in here?" Regina glared at Mr.Gold.
He limped towards her. "I have my ways."
"What do you want, Gold?" Regina asked, crossing her arms defensively.
The older man toyed with the bottles of cider that lined her side table. "I see you're still alive."
"Clearly," Regina snarled. "Did you come here to finish the job once and for all?"
He chuckled to himself and stood with his cane clutched powerfully under both hands. "No, dearie. I just had to see for myself whether it was true."

He flourished his hand, and the candle Regina had been practicing on lit with a six-inch flame. "You're out of magic."
Her nostrils flared and her eyes narrowed. The triumphant smirk Gold was sporting never left his face. He deliberately began to close the gap between himself and Regina."Tell me, how did you open that portal?"
Regina leaned in closer and enunciated. "Magic. Where I channeled it is none of your concern."
Gold's eye twitched only slightly. "If I were you, your Majesty, I'd be in a vulnerable state. No magic, no son, no title.Tell me, Regina,what do you have left?"
"As soon as I get magic –"
He waved his hand dismissively, effortlessly silencing the woman before him. "Never forget who taught you the craft,dearie. I may not be willing to teach you again."
"You'd help me?" Regina asked dumbfounded and uncrossed her arms.
"For a price." His lip twitched in a deceptive smile. "Have a good day, Regina."
Regina was left standing in a confused daze. She knew the only reason Gold would help her was if it benefited him in some way. She just didn't know what.
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Emma returned to the mansion later than she had anticipated. There were missing people to be reunited with their families,damages to property that needed to be tended to, and as an added bonus, a town borderline that caused amnesia. To add to Emma's already amazing day, her key wouldn't open the damn door. Just ****ing perfect.
The blonde let her head fall against the door with a firm thud. "Regina!"
Calling out the brunette's name twice more,the door unexpectedly opened causing Emma to stumble forward.
"You have a key," Regina said obviously. "Is it too complicated to put it in the lock and turn it?"
Emma just glared at the woman. "Don't.Not today."
She yanked the key out of the lock before shrugging out of her jacket. She let it drop where it fell and pulled at her hair in a moan. "This town is crazy!"

"Miss Swan, you may temporarily be living here, but that does not give you the excuse to turn my house into your personal laundry bin," Regina said, strutting over to rip the jacket from the floor and thrust it back into Emma's arm****a stepped in closer and thrust her jacket back into Regina's hands, mentally smirking at the fact that the brunette's eyes widened at the audacity. "You are the reason why everyone is stuck here, and the wraith was after you. I saved your ass, so if I want to leave my stuff everywhere, I will!"
The subtle insults the Sheriff threw her way were effectively dismissed as Regina
dropped the jacket at her feet and closed the gap so the women shared the same air. "If you can't handle the job, Sheriff, no one is making you stay."
"You know very well why I'm here."
The brunette took a step back."Henry."
Emma simply nodded and picked up her jacket.She moved to hang it on the banister knowing she would be getting an earful from the woman behind her in any moment, but she was just too tired to care.
Regina growled and yanked the offending jacket off her banister and hung it on the coat rack. "Next time I'll burn it."
Emma rolled her eyes as she followed the brunette to the kitchen.
"So how was work, dear?" Regina asked as she began plating vegetables onto two plates.
The blonde raised an eyebrow. "You're asking me about work after yelling at me about a jacket?"
"Well if you're going to be my only source of company I may as well make the best of it," Regina reasoned with a tone of contempt and placed a dollop of mashed potatoes on the plate****a began picking at a steamed carrot before her hand got swatted away. "Hey."
"Honestly, Miss Swan, your appetite is as bad as Henry's."
She made a face before promptly picking up her plate once it held the grilled chicken and followed the brunette to the dining room. As soon as Regina sat, Emma began ferociously eating.
Regina rolled her eyes as she deliberately cut her chicken into strips and then in halves. She glared at the belch that Emma did little to hide.
"It sucked," Emma said after draining a generous amount of water.
Regina paused her slicing. "Excuse me?"
"Work." Emma started eating at a more humane pace. "It sucked."
"Here I was prepared to throw you out of my house for insulting my cooking," Regina said coolly.
Emma laughed. "Your cooking is even better than Mary Margaret's."
Regina grinned into her wine glass at the compliment. "So the town is a mess without me running it?"