Memories

Burning Memories

"Run away! Please..." The blonde begged, wanting to protect the woman she loved.
"I'm not leaving you!" Regina yelled and bit her lip. "You saved me, now let me save you!"

Emma shook her head and reached out to pull Regina onto the horse, but the woman just smiled and walked over to the men.
"You want me. Then come and get me, but you're not taking her."
"Regina!!"Emma yelled.

Emma got off her horse and ran over to the woman who was in the middle of the crossfire.
"Shoot her!" Was the order given.
"NOOOOOO!" Emma screamed, tears going down her face. Regina was sacrificing herself to protect her, to be able to run away, but she wasn't running without her, she couldn't run without her. She tried to get to the brunette, to protect her and stop the arrows, but she couldn't.

Emma tripped over her feet as she tried to run too fast. As she fell to the ground, she heard an agonising scream. The blonde looked up slowly, afraid of what she was going to see. But what she saw, wasn't what she expected to see. There was a wall of ice between Regina and the platoon of men, arrows sticking out of it. The scream she had heard, was her own. Emma looked up at the brunette who turned around slowly, the magic swirling around  her hands still.

"I'm sorry..." She said and looked at Emma with tears in her eyes.

"Regina?" Emma slowly got up and carefully moved towards the woman. "What... happened?"
"I had to use my magic. I couldn't let them hurt us." Regina said softly and looked at the woman with sorrow filled eyes. "I didn't... I didn't tell you that I had my magic because... I was afraid you would run away from me."

Emma was silent for a little while as she realised something.
"True love... You knew because you remember, don't you." The blonde spoke and Regina nodded.
"I'm sorry I lied. I didn't want you to be afraid of me! I just... I don't want to lose you, I can't." Regina reached out to Emma. The blonde was hesitant at first, but moved closer and closed her eyes as she felt the warmth of Regina's hand on her cheek.
"I can't either." She said softly and looked at the brunette again.

The sound of swords bashing against the wall of ice was getting louder and Regina turned around.
"Perhaps we should talk about this later." She said softly and Emma nodded.
"I think we need to get out of here."

The blonde took Regina's hand and took her along to the horses, getting on.
"Let's go." Emma said and the brunette used her magic to make the wall of ice break apart, momentarily throwing the soldiers off as they rode as fast as the horses allowed them.

"Follow them!"

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Regina and Emma rode out of town as fast as they could. As they were going through the pass in the mountain Regina turned to Emma and looked at her.
"Wait a moment." She said and stopped her horse.
"We can't stop now!" Emma said as Regina dismounted.
"Trust me, ok." She said and used her magic to make the trees grow and entangle to make it impossible to pass. She got back on the horse and Emma looked at her work.

"I'm going to have to get used to this." She said honestly and Regina moved closer to the blonde.
"I'm sorry..." She spoke softly and sighed. "Lets go look for shelter, night will fall soon."

Emma followed the former Queen as they made their way into the first town after the mountain pass. The blonde managed to get a room in the inn and Regina sneaked in through the window so she wouldn't cause an uproar in the town.

The blonde sat down on the bed and looked at the brunette as she stripped her riding coat off.
"Were you ever going to tell me?" Emma asked and Regina turned to the woman. She could tell by the look on her face what she was talking about.
"I didn't want to. No." She was honest as she moved to sit next to Emma. "I didn't want to tell you for multiple reasons. I was afraid you would reject me most of all, but I wanted to leave this life behind me. This isn't me anymore..." She looked at her hands and ignited a small fire.