*Disclaimer- I don't own OUAT or anything to do with the show.

Chapter 1

"Regina... please, you can't just leave!" Eleven year old Emma pleaded, holding onto her best friend tightly."Please don't leave me," she sobbed. Strong arms wrap around her midsection, "it'll be okay my little Swan." Sixteen year old Regina cooed into the little blonde's ear.

Emma woke up, sitting straight up in her bed, a light layer of sweat covered her body and she had tear stains on her face, she slowly wiped them away. That was the first time in years she had dreamt of Regina. She sat there with a heaving chest as she rubbed her eyes tiredly. Glancing at the clock, she decided to get up for the day, considering it was about 8am. Pulling her sluggish body out of bed, the blonde made her way into the bathroom and flipped on the shower. Looking in the mirror, she flinched at her appearance. Last night's makeup tracked down her cheeks and her hair was highly disheveled, sticking up in a bunch of places. She shook her head and brushed her teeth before stripping and showering. As she rinsed, the young woman tried to rid her mind of all the painful memories that that dream had brought up.

She was a little off of her game the rest of the morning, but she just tried to file away the small ache that settled in her heart. She got ready to head out to her first day in Trigonometry. Sporting black jeans, high heeled boots and a black tank top, she showed a fair and confident amount of cleavage. The jeans hugged her ass perfectly, and her shirt was tight in all the right places. Her hair hung in long blonde curls down her shoulders and she applied her makeup. She couldn't help feeling like something was wrong today; like something was going to happen, but she shrugged it off and left.

Regina's day started out as her typical day. Wake up, shower, brush teeth and so on. She woke up early today, doing her routine right away so she could enjoy coffee and read the paper before work. It was the first day of a new year, that meant a chance to apply every trick she's learned with her previous college junior classes to make this year even better. It was an advanced placement math class and she was excited to meet all the students this year. Her class was hard, but fair. Sure, she was one of the strictest teachers at the college, but overall, her classes had the highest test scores. That included other schools from the surrounding area, which she had no trouble taking pride in.

Sporting her usual pencil skirt, button up, and heels she left for work, makeup perfect and hair to match. She walked into class and began setting everything out on the desks for when her students arrived. Sitting at her desk, quickly slipping on her reading glasses, she began filling out the usual school paperwork.

Emma came into the class, not bothering with looking at the teacher. These teachers were always some stuck up old man or woman, the student wasn't looking forward to any runs ins. She sighed as she sat down and looked at the paper. Not noticing the teacher's name, she pulled out her notebook and pen, preparing before she finally looked at the paper. At the sight of the name, she dropped her notebook and pen on the floor. Head shooting up, Emma looked right at the woman she had lost all those years ago. "Holy fuck," Emma blurted out, causing Regina to stop what she was doing.

The brunette's eyes landed on the blonde and she froze for just a moment. She looked so familiar yet, she couldn't place her. She glared at the blonde coldly. "Excuse me?" She stood up and walked slowly towards the blonde. "I'll say this once and only once. There is no fowl language in my class what-so-ever do you understand me, Miss..?"

Emma's eyes widened as Regina approached her. She sunk into her chair at the harshness of the teacher's voice. This wasn't the Regina she used to know. "Swan." Emma replied quietly and Miss Mills frowned at the familiar name, but she shrugged it off.

"Well Miss Swan, not the best way to start your first day."

She bent over to grab the pen and notebook off the floor and as she did, Emma's eyes went directly to her ass. The younger woman gripped the edges of her desk.

Regina set them on the desk and walked away feeling Emma's eyes that were boring into her back. For some reason, it gave her a small thrill and she began teaching the lesson.

Through the entire class hour, Emma stared at Regina; memorizing her features, the curve of her body, the way her lips moved and how she spoke. Their eyes met a few times, each time they did, both women tingled. For Emma it was happy and exciting...but for Regina, it bothered her non-stop. Luckily enough, she was good at hiding her emotions.

Near the end of class, Emma looked down briefly at the ring on her finger. She began spinning it, before taking it off and looking at the name on the inside of the ring. 'Regina M. Mills' was inscribed on the band, she remembered back to the day the brunette had given it to her.

Emma held onto Regina's waist tightly as she cried out. "Please don't leave me, Gina." Emma sobbed into her neck. The brunette arms wound around her.

"Doesn't matter where I go Em... I'll never forget you. You'll always be special to me, my little Swan... Here." The young brunette pulled her favorite ring off her finger. "Keep this safe for me. I know you won't lose it." Slipping it onto her left ring finger, she had pressed a lingering kiss to the blonde's forehead as she fought back her own tears. "Don't forget me, little Swan." Regina said and with a last glance she got in her parents car and left. Emma took off running down the gravel road chasing the car. Her heart breaking beyond repair as she watched the girl she was in love with leave and she never even got to tell her how she felt.

Emma hadn't heard the bell ring and a throat clearing pulled her out of her thoughts. Looking up at the brunette woman standing rather annoyed in front of her, the student bit her lip nervously. Regina had her arms crossed, hip jutting to the side, and a frustrated look on her face. "Care to explain as to what is so important you neglected to write down your homework assignment?"

She looked down noticing the ring on Emma's finger that she was playing with and she frowned. Regina had a similar ring years ago,but she couldn't think about that right now. Shaking it off, she waited for an answer.

"I'm sorry Miss Mills.. I.." Emma sighed and looked up the beautiful brunette. "You don't remember me do you?" Emma asked, sadness lacing her tone and for some reason that tone shook Regina to her core.

"Should I dear?" She asked and walked away with an annoyed eye roll, leaning against her desk. Regina didn't understand what she was feeling and when she was scared or unsure, she lashed out.

Emma stood from her desk. Grabbing her things she walked up to Regina. She was quite a bit taller than the other woman. The teacher's height ended at Emma's neck. Regina couldn't help but run her eyes over the beautiful blonde's assets as she approached.

"And here I thought My Queen would never forget her White Knight. " Emma spoke as she slipped the ring off her finger and stepped close to Regina. The older woman's breath hitching in her throat at the familiar nicknames and her eyes scanned the ring Emma had taken off. "Maybe this will help you remember… I'll see you tomorrow, Gina" Emma smiled, using her old nickname. Regina glared at the blonde and looked at the ring for a moment.

Sighing, she thought nothing of it and went back to work after Emma left. She had a few more classes today but her new students words stuck with her. Queen...Savior. Regina laid her head on her desk, she had such a bad migraine. She pulled the ring off her finger and looked at it again. It was only then she noticed the inscription on the inside. 'Regina M. Mills' she dropped the ring onto the desk with wide terrified eyes. Visions filled Regina's head of Emma and her years ago and tears spilled over her cheeks. "Oh.. my little Swan." She whispered touching her lips.