Memories

Returning Memories

Emma was making breakfast when Regina woke up with a splitting headache. She groaned and closed her eyes tightly after looking at the first rays of the morning light and finding them to be absolutely unbearable right now. She curled up into a ball and pulled the blankets over her head while rubbing her temples.
"What did I do to deserve this..." She groaned and buried her head in the pillow. Nothing she did made the pain go away, so eventually she just accepted it, sighing and trying to open her eyes again. The dim light was a lot better, but it still wasn't quite pleasant. The darkness was comforting however, the familiarity of it. That's when it hit her full force, making her cry out and hiss in pain as suddenly her head hurt even worse. The memories of her old life returning to her and playing like a never ending movie in rapid succession.

Emma ran into the bedroom and kneeled next to the bed, carefully peeking under the blanket.
"Are you ok?" She asked softly. She was panicking, but she didn't want to overwhelm the brunette who seemed to be having it even worse. Regina curled up even more until it eventually stopped. She gasped and slowly looked at her, tears spilling from her eyes.
"It hurts..." She said and sobbed even more. Emma let out the breath she didn't know she was holding and crawled under the blanket with the woman, holding her close. Regina curled her fingers into the dress Emma was wearing and held into her tightly as the blonde's presence grounded her and calmed her down.
"Is it your head?" Emma asked and the brunette bit her lip.

She was afraid... Now that she knew exactly who she was and what she went through, she didn't want to be abandoned again now that she had regained all of her memories. What hurt so much right now wasn't her head. It was her heart. The crushing pain she had always felt in that familiar darkness she called her own was for the love she lost. This time it was slightly different however, since now there was light at the end of that pitch black tunnel. It was bright and beautiful like the sun... It was something she hadn't seen in a long time. It was hope. There was one person that did love her, and that person was the one who was holding her so closely right now, rubbing her back and massaging her scalp ever so gently.
"Yes... My head." She whimpered. It was not a complete lie at least. She held on a little tighter and hid her face in Emma's neck. The blonde let her and relaxed a little.
"I made breakfast... I'm sure you will feel better after having a bite to eat and a hot cup of tea." She said and the brunette slowly nodded, but she didn't pull back just yet. She wiped away her tears slowly and took a deep breath. 

Regina wasn't used to showing weakness in front of others, but since she started living with Emma, she had shown her nothing but weakness. She bit her lip and looked up at the blonde who smiled gently at her.
"Is it OK if I pull the blanket down now?" Emma asked and Regina nodded carefully. She squinted as the light hurt her eyes again, but she quickly got used to it. "Much better." Emma said and cupped the woman's cheek. "Stay here... I'll go get our breakfast." The blonde leaned in and kissed Regina's forehead gently before crawling out of bed to do just that.

Regina slowly looked down at herself as a shiver went down her spine and gasped when she saw she was naked.
"Hell no." She said softly and grabbed the nearest piece of clothing she could find, which was yesterday's dress. She winced inwardly at the style but she figured that her old attire wouldn't really be inconspicuous.

There were some things that she would need to get used to now that her memories were in conflict with each other. She was fully aware that the person she had shared the bed with for the last couple of months was none other than Snow White's daughter. The irony that she just had to fall in love with the offspring of the one that crushed her chance of happiness wasn't lost on her. She grumbled as she struggled with the dress before simply giving up. Emma came back and smiled at her.
"Here we are~ breakfast in bed." She said and looked at the woman in bed with her chest completely bare, her beautiful breasts caressed by the rays of the sun. The blonde blushed deeply and looked away. Regina followed her gaze and chuckled softly.
"My fault for getting in bed naked I guess." She mused and held up the dress. "I wanted to put it on but... It still has some struggle left in it." She said as she vaguely remembered last night. Emma set down the tray and took the dress from Regina and sniffed it.
"It smells like tavern..." She said and chucked it aside before pulling out a different one from the closet and handed it to the brunette. Regina took a look at the new dress that was a sky blue and smiled a little, remembering how she used to wear these light colors. Another shiver reminded her she was naked and quickly shrugged the dress on, which was slightly easier to do than the other one, and looked up at Emma with a slight smile.
"Thank you." She said and moved over a little in the bed so the blonde could sit as well. Emma joined her and set the tray in her lap.
"Let's eat."