My Little Swan

Meeting him

For the first year or so of their relationship everything was perfect. Mal treated Regina like a queen, they'd spent their free time together, and they were truly in love... or so Regina thought.

In their second year Mal had started acting rather peculiar, at first Regina thought that maybe she was just stressed about school and she wasn't getting enough sleep so Regina stopped being so clingy as Mal lovingly put it.

Regina pulled herself back from their relationship. She stopped coming over as often and Mal had started lashing out at her. It started with just small things.. Regina had left a glass somewhere she shouldn't have, or she put the lid on the toothpaste when Mal wanted it off.. but over time it progressed to Mal getting physical.

The first time she slapped Regina, she just stood there, hand over her cheek, and tears poured down her face while her lip quivered. Mal stood there with wide terrified eyes and she shook her head "Oh god.. Baby I'm so sorry.. I didn't mean that!" She whispered and she pulled the crying brunette into her arms.

The next few times the same thing happened and Regina always believed her that she didn't mean it. She knew deep down that Mal loved her, she just was going through something.

Regina had been dealing with it for years, but she was under the assumption that this is how relationships worked, that this is how it's meant to be. She had no friends, and no family to learn from since her mother had disowned her, and Mal didn't allow her to have friends.

Mals problem? The chase was over and she got bored. She had Regina and now she didn't want her anymore. She had cheated on her so many times, and because of that she blamed The brunette and she took her pent up anger out on her. Part of her wished Regina would learn and just leave, but Mal got use to having her around, having someone to control.

So she manipulated her into staying, into believing she loved her, into thinking it was her own fault she was abusing her.. and finally.. Mal had the thrill back.
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They'd spent nearly the entire day up in the tree house, talking, laughing and reminiscing with each other. Small kisses were stolen here and there from both women and Regina finally remembered what being loved was like. It was warm and soft and exciting.. it made your heart race and your knees weak.

By the time they made it home it was nearly 7pm and neither woman wanted to leave the house out of utter exhaustion from the walk and laughing so hard. The entire way home their hands had been linked loosely and Regina only let go once they were home.

"I'm ordering pizza, I am not cooking." Regina whined and plopped down onto the couch and Emma chuckled. "What Kind do you want?" The blonde asked pulling out her phone as she made her way over to the couch and sat next to Regina.

The brunette had her head resting against the back of the couch with her eyes closed "anything." She whispered turning her head lazily toward Emma and opening her eyes. "Pepperoni with extra cheese it is then." Emma smirked and Regina rolled her eyes, "and a massive heart attack coming up." Regina joked and stretched feeling her muscles starting to get even more sore.

"I'm gonna go take a bath em.." she said standing up and she glanced down at the blonde in thought. "If you care to join me I'll lay a swimsuit on the bed for you." She smirked and walked toward the stairs with a wink. Emma's jaw had fallen open and she watched her disappear up the stairs.

She shook her head and looked back at her phone where she had already placed the order through the app and sighed. She didn't have enough to time to get in with her cause by the time she got changed and slid into the bath she'd have to Change and get the pizza.