Dark Hearts | Once Upon A Time

XXi. Stay With Us

Storybrooke. Present day

"HOW COULD SHE be so stupid?" Erica groaned to herself as once again she heard her sister's voicemail. As soon as she found out from Mary Margret that Emma was missing and wanted to go back to Boston after a little while of Erica trying to get hold of Emma in order to bring her back home to make matters worst, Regina Mills came around to the loft and claimed that Henry was gone and had been taken by his blonde headed mother  "She knows, she can't do that -- it's illegal and not to mention stupid -- just when I thought she was beginning to see sense"

"Okay how about we stop for a minute and think about what to do next over a nice mug of hit chocolate with  cinnamon" Mary Margret interjected before she watched the blonde girl get into more of a state as she continued to pace the floor like she had been doing for the last half an hour 

"That sounds lovely" Erica sighed as she collapsed onto the sofa, still gripping her phone tightly in hand just on the off chance that Emma decided to call her back from one of the two dozen voicemails Erica had left her and tell her where the hell she was and what the hell she was thinking but after the tenth voicemail Erica figured there would be  a slim chance of that happening  "Thank you Mary Margret your a true friend, I hope you know that"

"O-Oh well thank you" Mary Margret stammers as her cheeks become a rosy colour 

"No, it's true, you took me and Emma into your home all those months ago, when you had no obligation to and you let us live here rent free. Not only that but you put up with our crazy antics and barely asked any questions unless you had to and I can only apologise by the way my sister saw fit to repay you" Erica apologised bitterly as she thought of how her sister left, how could she do that and not even tell her twin sister that she was leaving? Usually if Emma decided she wanted a change of scenery (which happened quite often before they moved here) there would if she didn't do it face-to-face there was usually a note telling Erica where her sister had gone of to but this time there was nothing 

"Don't worry about it, I'm sure she will let you know where she's going eventually but in the mean time why don't we drink hot chocolate and watch trashy movies" Mary Margret suggested as a way to keep the young woman's mind off of her sister 

Erica sighed "Yeah but lets hope she hasn't taken Henry. I don't want to arrest her again"

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Storybrooke. Present day

Two women sat around a counter with sleep in their eyes and coffee running through their veins as they attempted to wake themselves up before going out to do their day jobs after staying up half the night and only getting a few hours sleep and watching horrible movies as they laughed at them and tried to transport themselves into a world to escape their problems

"We really should have stopped after the fourth movie" Erica commented, her words slow

"We really should have" Mary Margret giggled in agreement

Suddenly the door opened and Emma Swan walked in her head down as she at least had the decency to look ashamed as she shrugged off her coat "Where the hell have you been?" Erica exclaimed 

"I-I tried to take out Henry out of town" Emma spluttered under the murderous gaze of her sister who was trying so hard not to bang Emma's head against the wall "But's it's Regina -- I don't want Henry living with that woman you --"

"If you say you have to understand so help me Emma I will  arrest you for kidnapping a minor" Erica hissed through her teeth, as if the woman had just been scolded by something hot "You have no legal right to him -- which means that you can't take him anywhere without the consent of Regina -- and I'm damn sure she didn't give you permission especially since she came here last night upset beyond belief saying Henry was missing and the only reason I didn't mention your name was because she already knew"