Only You

Chapter 1

A/N: HI! Welcome to my new fic! There have been a few fics that I've written so far that feels like I poured my blood, sweat and tears into, and this one is one of them. I am so incredibly proud of how this turned out and so so so incredibly exited for you to read it! I really really hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it! As always, there's a few bits of housekeeping that I want to discuss before we take a bite of this story.

First, let's talk trigger warnings. Firstly, this is a Vampire story, and it goes without saying that there will be a LOT of mentions of blood as well as drinking blood. That's the nature of vampires. The biggest trigger warning is for self harm as well as suicidal attempts and discussions. None of the attempts result in death and the self harm does have a purpose in the story. There is also a major character death, but I PROMISE it is only temporary. I can't ever REALLLY kill them. There is a happy ending, as always! There is also a bit of violence as well as a brief discussion of a past non-con incident as well as a discussion of torture. All warnings will be marked in the beginning of each chapter so you know it's coming, that I promise you!

Second, I want to thank my amazing artist, Dragoon23 for creating the amazing art for this story! Please go check it out on AO3

And, as always I do not own Once Upon a Time, nor any characters, locations or events associated with it. The story belongs to me, but the world belongs to them.

And now, without further ado, I proudly and excitedly present "Only You"

Chapter 1

The air was crisp as Emma Swan entered the cemetery, the light of the full moon illuminating the headstones while she slowly walked through the rows and rows of graves. She kicked a stray rock, scanning the surroundings, searching for signs of anything out of the ordinary. She had only been in Boston for a few days, having recently been transferred to the Boston office from Tallahassee a week prior, and tonight was her first official night working in the new city. She had packed up her few possessions, jumped into her car, and drove north as soon as she heard about the promotion, leaving the warm sunshine behind.

What she didn't expect was how cold it would be in Boston at night. She pulled her jacket tighter around her body, shivering slightly before she continued to walk through the cemetery, a wooden stake hidden in the sleeve of her right arm, knives dipped in holy water attached to her belt hidden under her shirt. Emma Swan was a vampire hunter, and a pretty good one at that. Her hard work and dedication to the cause allowed her to quickly work her way up the totem pole, and it helped her to be transferred to the regional office of The Agency. She had been looking forward to moving to Boston until she felt the cold air on her face for the first time. Even though it was much colder than Tallahassee, there was something intriguing about the old city, and she was excited to finally get the chance to explore and see the sights. But for now, she was on cemetery duty for the night.

In the early 90s, the high counsel of Vampires decided they were tired of living in secret, and after three hundred years of hiding away from the world, they made their presence known and demanded rights as citizens, which did not go over well at first. Humans saw them as a threat, not only to their lives but to their status in society. Violence ensued, a war was fought and lives were lost. In the end, Vampires won and were able to begin living in society, agreeing to certain rules and regulations, the largest and most enforced was known as the blood principle. Vampires are strictly forbidden to feed off of Humans without their permissions.

Because of this, Vampires began developing a substitute for human blood. Eventually, they came up with a combination of animal blood mixed with just a small amount of human blood, allowing them to continue to live without hunting Humans, thus allowing them to remain a part of society. Most Vampires choose to live a quiet existence, happily consuming this new blend of blood. In return for this peaceful existence, the Humans agreed not to hunt or harm Vampires, unless provoked. That was when The Agency was developed. The Agency was a country-wide organization, and its only purpose was to protect Humans from rogue Vampires, those who still wish to feed from Humans in a violent manner. The emergence of Vampires into society suddenly solved thousands of missing persons cases for hundreds of years as the missing people came forward to explain they had been living as Vampires the whole time. Families received the closure they desperately needed and were able to be reunited with missing members. After all the fighting ended, the revolution turned out to have a positive end.