Black and Red: A SwanQueen Story Part 1

Regina's POV- Chapter 2:The Marketplace

I had plenty of things on my to-do list:
1. Find Ingredients to the potion
2. Brew the potion
3. Give the potion to Emma.
4. Emma

I guess the last one was a slight bit inappropriate but I really couldn't help myself. She was so beautiful with her long, blond hair. Her gowns were so beautiful on her. I needed to get these ingredients right away. The items I had to find were something sweet, something pretty, and something used commonly in love. I decided if I were going to find something sweet, it would be in the marketplace. But, I needed a disguise. I decided to go with a casual peasant woman disguise. It was nothing super special, but I needed the disguise. So, I headed off to the market place.

The marketplace was a quiet, but busy, little place with lots of different sweets, but also fruits and veggies. I looked around until Snow White stopped me. I didn't know what to do, I was in shock. I thought she recognized me, but... "I'm sorry, you looked like you were having trouble. Do you need help finding something?" Snow White asked. I crossed my fingers and hoped that the disguise altered my voice, too. "Um, yes, actually. I need to find something sweet." I stated. "Oh, I recommend the bakery. They have plenty of cakes and pies, they're delicious. I recommend the blueberry. It's my favorite." Snow explained. "Blueberry... not my favorite, do they have any apple pie?" I asked. "Yes, I believe so. May I ask what the pie is for?" Snow White asked. "It's for... Well, I have a sweet tooth and I like pie every now and then." I responded. "Oh, alright. Have a nice day," After she was gone, I headed to the bakery and got an apple pie. It looked good, but I knew I couldn't eat it. I then found a beautiful patch of flowers nearby and saw one last beautiful Tiger Lily flower. I knew it was enchanted, somehow. I saw that people were looking and I quickly found somewhere to hide myself as I knew the potion was wearing off also. I ducked out of sight and headed to the trail back to my castle. When I got there, I saw a young man and woman walking together, holding hands and laughing. They were going the opposite way from where I was going, to Snow White's castle for the ball. I could easily tell they were in love. I needed something that was usually used in love, such as... a heart. I carried a dagger with me at all times, since I don't have my magic to kill someone or rip a person's heart out. As they were getting closer, I quickly walked up to the man and stabbed him in the heart repeatedly. He started to scream as blood was pouring out of his chest. The woman was horrified and started to scream and cry as she tripped and fell to the ground, cracking her head open on the pavement. The blood oozed out of her head. The man was already barely alive. I switched to the girl's chest, but instead of stabbing her, I slowly inserted the dagger deeper into her and cut out her heart. I had blood all over my hands and face, and I pulled out her heart. The guy breathed his last breath... and it had been done. I made my way over to a small puddle I saw on the ground and cleaned up my hands, face, and the dagger which said "Rumplestiltskin".