SwanQueen Week 3 - Soulmates

Fuck Destiny, I Choose You

What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about soulmates? Lovers finding each other? Friends supporting each other? Strangers suddenly feeling a pull?

Well. There are different ways to be soulmates. Here's one of them.

Emma Swan, homicide detective, single and absolutely no intention of finding love. She was happy. Her life was perfect. No woman to find gifts to. No woman's period to deal with once a month. No woman's pregnancy cravings for 9 months straight. Life was perfect.

But her mother had other plans in store. Mary Margaret Nolan always had the perfect life in mind for her daughter. Sure her daughter was successful in her career. She knew how hard it was to become a cop, let alone a detective. So pride was not missing.

But she knew how lonely Emma sometimes was. And she intended to help her daughter.

'Cause soon her daughter's 30th birthday was on their doorstep, and everybody knew when you turn 30, destiny chooses your life time partner. And to say Mary Margaret was excited would be an understatement. She intended to find the person destiny chooses for her daughter.

Emma, on the other hand, was not as excited. Sure, it was exciting to find the person you're going to spend the rest of your life with. It saves a lot of time of waste on other people. You don't need to find them yourself. All you gotta do is wait. And that's what Emma did. Waited.

Sure she's tried other people before. She was young once, you know? She knows how it is to feel love and want. The lust you feel when you see someone sexy or attractive. The pull you feel when you meet someone and you see the beauty in their eyes.

Oh yeah, Emma tried that once. But of course the girl she loved was 5 years older than Emma and when she turned 30 she found her soulmate and left Emma to be alone once more. Since then, Emma hadn't touched a soul.

That was until that grey Monday morning when Emma walked into the station and into her office. There, by her desk, sat the most beautiful woman she had ever come across. Tall Latina woman with dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. Perfect was the only word Emma could find to describe the woman.

"Emma Swan?", the woman said and Emma nodded, not able to answer. The woman smiled and walked closer to the blonde.

"Detective Regina Mills, I'm your new partner"

Emma shook her head, now waking up. "I'm sorry what?"

"I'm sorry Swan. Your old partner, Jefferson has been moved to SPD"

Emma frowned at the comment as she walked over to her desk, placing her red leather jacket on the back of the chair. "SPD? Seattle? Why?"

"Better offer from what I've heard", Regina answered and Emma sighed deep, shaking her head.

"Great. And the idiot hasn't said a thing"

Regina gave a tight smile and walked over to her new desk, taking a file. "You can kill him later, meanwhile we got a homicide in our hands"
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"Alright, is everyone ready?", Mary Margaret asked as she walked inside the living room where her husband and children sat. They were all seated around in the couches and waiting for it to hit midnight on Emma's birthday.

"Yeah mom, just sit down", Emma said making her little brother Neal laugh. Neal was only 18 so there was a long time for him to wait.

Only 2 minutes away and Mary Margaret was tapping her feet against the ground in excitement. She had her paper and pen, ready to take notes of the person. David sat and smiled at his wife, knowing how excited she was while Emma just sat and leaned on the palm of her hand.

Suddenly the clock hit midnight and Emma's body began lightening up. A small ball of light rose from her body and out to the middle of the table. It became bigger and showed a picture of a tall brunette. But it wasn't who Emma had been hoping for.

"Who's that?", David asked and Emma immediately recognized the woman.

"It's Lily", she whispered and they all turned to her. Neal looked confused along with his father, but Mary Margaret knew who she was.

"Oh..."

Emma sighed and stood from her seat before walking over to front door.

"Emma wait!", Mary Margaret called her out but Emma just shook her head.

"Mom please. I don't want anything to do with her"

"I know honey I'm sorry"

Mary Margaret just ended the sentence as the door closed behind Emma. She sighed and turned to her husband and son who looked back at her confused.
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Emma walked inside the station and met her partner by their desks. "Hey", she greeted her and Regina looked up to see Emma stand right in front of her chair.

"Oh, hey"

"Can we talk?", she asked and Regina frowned, but nodded, knowing the woman needed to come out with some stuff. Emma nodded and walked out of the office and into the elevator, Regina right behind her. She pressed a button and waited for the doors to close.

"Oh by the way, happy birth-"

Regina's sentence was stopped as she felt Emma's lips on her own and her eyes widened in shock. Though Emma pulled back before she could even do anything and the blonde stood straight before crossing her arms.

"Fuck destiny"