Chapter 1

"No..."

"Snow what do you see?" Watching his wife in concern as she is stood in front of the full length mirror that stands within their room, David waits for an answer before looking towards Blue who appears wary then glances back impatiently. "Snow?!"

Backing up, the short haired woman shakes her head. "This cannot happy..she cannot take our daughter!"

Grabbing at his wife's hands, the former shepherd looks serious. "Who? Snow what did you see?"

"Regina..and...Emma.." Not wanting to tell anymore feeling fearful, Snow looks towards Blue. "We need to put a stop to it before it happens..we can use the beans that the dwarves were harvesting to send her back to the forest then we will destroy the rest.."

Shocked, Blue gulps while looking serious. "Snow, I would advise you to think this through..if you destroy what is meant to be..just think it through. You know Emma will not see it this way.."

"She needs to be gone" the former princess admits as her husband steps towards her.

"Are you sure Snow? If you think its the right thing for Emma..I will stand by you. I took the wrong path before regarding the Queen's excution but now if this is what needs to be done then so be it.."

Looking away the fairy frowns in concern over the pairs decision knowing that messing with what is meant to be could lead to disastrous consequences.

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Entering the small diner, signalling off the bell, Emma looks towards her mother who is sat with a mug while in conversation with Ruby. Having heard the bell, Granny approaches the counter to give the short haired woman a warning look. Turning on her stool, Snow smiles towards her daughter but then sees the worry in the blonde's eyes. "Emma? What is it? What's wrong?" Reaching out for the woman's arm, the former princess grows concerned.

Shifting on her feet, the sheriff looks back to her mother then shakes the woman's hand off of her arm feeling agitated. "I..don't know where Regina is and..I..I have reports that need signing.." Making up an escuse as she couldn't just blurt out that she is in love with the missing woman, the blonde frowns while thinking over where Regina could be.

Clearing her throat awkwardly, Snow attempts another smile. "Oh I'm sure she is fine honey..maybe she just fancied a day off?"

Responding quietly, Emma glances down. "But she's not anywhere..her office, her home and her car is still there.."

Raising an eyebrow while panicking on the inside as she remembers what she witnessed, the short haired then bites her lip. "You checked..all them places for..some reports?"

Sighing, the blonde rings her hands together and nods. Looking back up and seeing the quizzing gaze of her mother, Emma shrugs it off. "It doesn't matter, I'll keep looking..she probably has some secret hide out. I will see you after work" turning on her heel, the sheriff heads out the diner quickly feeling tears in her eyes through the fear of something happening to Regina then hurries down the steps to continue her search.

Having watched her daughter leave, Snow looks towards the two women behind the counter again with Ruby giving her a sympathetic look while Granny scolds her. "Snow you need to tell her. You know how determined Emma can be, she won't stop looking until she finds her and she might even go to Gold for help.."

Eyes widening, the short haired woman rises from her seat. "You're right..we can't have Gold twisting it.." Walking out the diner, Snow follows her daughter until she catches up to her outside the station. "Emma!"

Pausing by the door, Emma looks across to see her mother approaching. "Yeah?"

Gesturing inside the station, the former princess looks serious. "We need to talk..its about Regina"

Intrigued, the blonde leans against the doorframe then crosses her arms. "What is it?"

"Lets go inside..."

Seeing the woman's guilty gaze, Emma shakes her head. "No tell me now"

"Emma..."

The blonde knowing her mother full well looks annoyed. "What did you do?!"

Stepping forward, Snow practically whispers. "We sent her away..but-"

"You sent her away? What do you mean you sent her away?!" Getting angry, Emma looks up and down main street briefly.

"Blue showed your father and I..something and we couldn't let it happen, she would have destroyed everything! So we used the beans that Tiny gave us and we sent her back.." Snow tries to take the blonde's arm but fails as it is yanked away.

Getting teary, the blonde shakes her head in disbelief. "Sent her back where?!

"The forest..if its still there..we decided to stay here because you wanted to..we cannot force you to go when this is your world, your home and so we decided to send her there where she cannot hurt anyone.."

Rubbing her head, Emma takes a shaky breath. "She was trying to change, aside from the curse when was the last time she hurt anyone? I can't believe you'd do this! You're supposed to be heroes and this is what you lower yourself to?! What did you see that was so bad?"

Hearing her daughters voice break, Snow gulps. "We..we saw..you..and..her"

Eyes widening, the blonde backs up shocked. "No.." Letting her lip tremble, Emma sniffles. "..now she's not here..I..I need to go to her..I.."

"Emma you can't. The rest of the beans were destroyed, there is no way"

Suddenly composing herself, the sheriff takes a deep breath before muttering. "Not all of them..." Beginning to walk away, Emma balls her hands together as she heads in the direction of the woods.

Frowning confused, Snow begins to follow. "Emma what do you mean not all of them?! You can't go, we just got you back, we can't lose you again!"

Freezing on the spot and closing her eyes momentarily, the blonde turns around and blurts out. "I love her!"

Dropping her mouth open, the short haired woman looks shocked. "Emma no, you can't love her..she.."

"Well I do! And I am bringing her back one way or another!"

"How?" Snow questions, concerned for her daughter's current state.

"Regina. She has a couple of beans stored for emergencies..I'm the only one who she trusted to know where..now go home Snow!" Hastily walking off, Emma ignores the woman's shouted pleas and heads towards the missing mayor's vault. After twisting the lock and heading down the steps, the blonde turns towards the large silver mirror against the stone wall and presses her hand against the metal frame. Watching the hidden door open, the sheriff steps inside warily as its the first time she has actually had access to the room. Looking around the make shift hideout, Emma scans the area then heads over towards the vanity quickly and pulls the draws open, finding two beans underneath a secret hatch. Lifting her hand up, the blonde stares at the beans then clasps her hand together before rushing out the vault and securing the place behind her.

A/N: cont? Promise Regina will be in next chapter. Also there will be flashbacks of what happened to her.