Magical Birthday

I was thinking about how cruel the magic can be and then this idea popped up in my head. I wanted to write a story where magic is used to create something beautiful. Please, leave me a review with your thoughts and opinions, I really appreciate hearing what you think. English is not my first language so please forgive me for the mistakes.

The story is set somewhere in the second season.

Enjoy. Long live SwanQueen!

P.S. I do not own Once Upon a Time. I do not (sadly) own SwanQueen. If I did they would be together by now. This story was written from a fan to fans.

Magical Birthday

Since Emma Swan has entered her and her son's life Regina couldn't get back to having calm nights and sweet dreams. She kept waking up scared that someone's taking the love of her life away from her, that there was a person trying to destroy what she's been working on so hard for so long. Storybrooke was her masterpiece after all and Henry played an important role in her life. He was her beloved son, the only human being she could love. After what she has been through Regina felt like there was no spare place in her heart for anyone else. This little boy kept bringing joy and happiness into her life .. well if she could actually tell how the real happiness felt. Now she must have accepted the presence of Henry's biological mother not only in the town she was properly proud of but also in Henry's life. And Regina being who she was she was absolutely not ready to share her child with this stranger.

This morning was no exception. Regina woke up from a bad dream, the drops of sweat running down her forehead. Her hands were shaking and she had no words in her mind to even simply describe the feelings that filled her heart. Was her heart still in her chest because all she could feel was a void spreading across her trunk. The palms of her hands searched for the place on her chest where she expected her heart to be. It was there and it was still beating. Rapidly and strongly. It was a good sign. Deep inhale flushed her lungs with oxygen and it calmed her down. It was some kind of a ritual she developed to calm herself down after going through a shock. Nothing else ever made her feel like that, hopeless and empty and scared except dreams like this one that she escaped from just few moments ago.

Calm down, Regina. You are the most powerful which in this town. You will figure something out!

Regina gave herself a pep talk and her lips created a wicked smile. The strength of her beliefs motivated her to keep fighting. If not for her own survival then at least for her son's. He meant everything to her and by saying everything there really was nothing else Regina could hold on to if she had lost him. This brunette woman decided to fight for her own happy-ending if it was the last thing she would do.

"Good morning, mom!" Regina closed her eyes when Henry's cheerful voice filled her ears. There were people who loved music because it could brighten their days. Henry was here for Regina to do what music does to everyone who listens to the tones. Her body relaxed and if she could she would spend the whole day just dancing around the house with her kid, listening to him singing and laughing. Oh, how much she wished to do just that.

"Mom? Do you know what day is today?" the door to Regina's room opened and Henry's head appeared with a big smile on his face.

"Hm, what could it be? Is it something important?" Regina said playfully, her lips turning into a big and loving smile. She knew Henry liked when they talked like that, acting completely goofy. Of course Regina knew what Henry was implying and it was nothing less important than his birthday. She already had plans for the whole day remembering all the previous birthday celebrations they enjoyed together. Every year she tried to surprise Henry with something extraordinary, something he couldn't expect. Nothing could bring her more happiness than seeing her own son smiling and feeling as happy as she could make him. Looking into her son's eyes she started to picture all the possible scenarios that they could follow during the whole day. In this happy and very much exciting moment Regina didn't even want to think about having their plans ruined by anything. But as long as she was a villain she knew that she couldn't get anything the easy way.