The Evil Queen's Daughter - SEQUEL

Chapter 11

*The amount of feels I had whilst writing this chapter was unreal. So please take your time and admire the cuteness overload!!!!! 

For the most of her life, all Nila had longed for was a family. People that would always be there for her, and would love her no matter what. She wanted to feel at home in the world, a way she thought she had felt with Marion, but now had realised maybe she hadn't. The girl couldn't really remember much about the day Marion took her in, just that she was both very frightened and cold. She'd been so kind to a total stranger, a child she'd just found on the street, and yet she took her in without any hesitation and kept her safe. Nila remembered how much she loved her.

It was difficult to explain, but the love she felt for her mother was completely different. The girl craved Regina's attention, and sometimes wished it was just the two of them. Yes, she loved Robin and Roland very much, but it was nights like these that reminded her of why she fell in love with the great and terrible 'Evil Queen'.

Without warning, I felt a hand on my cheek, and then a gentle kiss to my temple. I tried to open my eyes but I couldn't. "I'm sorry." The voice said. Why was my mother sorry? She hadn't done anything wrong? That was when I heard the sound of a knife being drawn from its casing, and a tear falling onto my cheek. It was her tear. What was going on? Again, I tried to call out, "Mother?" But no sound came from my mouth.

"Mother?" I cried, "What's going on?"

The cold blade leant against my skin, making me draw in a few sharp breaths. "Please, mum. What are you doing?"

My mother laughed evilly, sending chills down my spine. "What I should've done months ago." She whispered into my ear, "You think you know me so well, or that I want you here." It was almost as if it was an entirely different person speaking to me. But it was certainly Mother's voice, and that fact by itself just made the entire experience more terrifying. "Mother, please. Don't do this. You can be happy." I whispered, the blade digging further into my skin. I could feel her breath on my skin, and could hear her heart beating rapidly inside her chest.

"Just not with you." She replied, before piercing the dagger into my chest. I tried to breathe, but couldn't. I had never felt such a pain before in my life, and if I had to describe it, well, I'd say it's more painful than it looks.

Suddenly, Nila sat straight up and opened her eyes. She peered down cautiously at her wound, only to find that it was - apparently - nonexistent? It was all a dream? Well, it had seemed a little far fetched for a mother to kill her own daughter, even for an ex-Evil Queen. She leant her head into her lap, the tears still streaming down her face. It had felt so real, and was unlike any dream she'd had before.

The girl turned to look at her mother, who she'd assumed was still sleeping peacefully. To her surprise, Regina seemed to be wide awake and was staring at her daughter in shock. "Mama?" Nila whispered, as the Queen wrapped her arms around her daughter, placing her face into the girl's shoulder and rocking her back and forth like a baby.

"What happened, sweetie?" She asked in a hushed tone. She could feel Nila's tears fall onto her nightgown. Although they had known each other for a while now, the Queen had never seen her daughter this distressed. "Did you have a bad dream?"

The girl nodded, pulling away from Regina for a second and looking into her eyes. "What was it about?" She didn't want to tell her, how could she? "Nila." The Queen leaned towards her until their foreheads were touching. "Tell me, please." She whispered.

"I can't." Regina wiped away her daughter's tears and placed a loving kiss on her cheek.

"I'm your mother." She replied, "You can tell me anything. It can't be too bad."