Damaged Feathers

Chapter 1

Hey guys! This is my first attempt at writing fanfiction. I'm warning you now that there are some quite mature themes in my story, such as suicide and self harm.
I'm not sure if I will continue writing this so let me know if you actually want me to. Your opinions and feedback are very much appreciated. Thanks and happy reading!
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"We will kill you! We will get our revenge on you once and for all!"
Regina was pinned against the door of her mansion with a large group of angry citizens before her, yelling while flinging tomatoes and eggs towards the lone woman. Regina had lost the energy to fight back so she just stood on her porch as the people of Storybrooke grew louder and more violent by the second.
Leroy had taken over the riot and was right in Regina's face, yelling at her and pushing her against the door. Just as Leroy's hands clasped around Regina's small neck, a familiar voice stopped him in his tracks.
"Get your hands away from Mayor Mills, Leroy, or so help me I will personally see to it that you are thrown over the town line. Got it?"
Regina let out a long breath that she hadn't realised she was holding, at the sound of the sheriff's voice cutting through the yells. Relief washed over her and her muscles relaxed a little.
Emma slowly pushed her way through the crowd and made it up to the porch where Leroy had released Regina but was still glaring at her with malice.
Emma grabbed his shoulder and yanked it back while yelling, "Hey! I'm talking to you! You will back off before I escort you to the town line, Leroy, and if you think for one second that I am messing around then you are sorely mistaken!"
Leroy's glare transferred to Emma but the look he got in return proved that her intentions were true. He backed down the stairs joining the mob who had now hushed. Emma continued her speech, "And that goes for all of you. I'm putting a new law into place. If I find any of you attempting to hurt Regina again I will banish you across the town line. Am I clear?!"
Disappointed grunts and whines filled the air but stopped immediately when Emma raised an eyebrow.
The group gave up and began walking away. As Emma turned to face Regina, who hadn't moved from her position, a stray tomato crashed into the mayor's temple. Emma snapped her head around and shot an intense glare at the group who scurried off in a hurry.
Emma turned to face Regina once more while opening a brown paper bag. She pulled out a napkin and made her way over to the brunette who was looking down at her shoes. Emma took in the sight before her. The 'Evil Queen' didn't look evil at all. All she saw was a woman with a bad past in need of a second chance.
The Mayor raised her head to look at Emma, who had moved closer than arms distance. "Here." Emma said, as she raised the napkin in her hand to the side of Regina's face. Regina tried to step back in protest but Emma grabbed the Mayor's shoulder with her free hand. "Just let me help you.
Please?" Regina shuddered under the sheriffs touch. She opened her mouth to argue but saw no point. She sighed in defeat and let Emma wipe away the squashed tomato.
Regina had to suppress the giggle that arose in her throat as she watched Emma's tongue slip out of her mouth and her face scrunch up in concentration. Regina examined Emma's face from her pink lips to her defined jaw line. She had never seen the sheriff so close before. But she had always known how beautiful she was. While the Mayor was lost in her thoughts of the blondes beauty, Emma had finished wiping away the tomato juice from Regina's face and had turned around and was heading to the top of the stairs. She sat down on the top step placing her paper bag on her lap while motioning for Regina to join her. The Mayor mentally scolded herself for thinking of Emma in that fashion and joined the other woman on the stairs.
"That's the third one this week Regina." Emma snuck a look over to the brunette sitting next to her but quickly looked away as Regina started to speak, "I know. I don't know......wait. How did you know to come? I assume no one in that beastly crowd called you over and I certainly didn't." Regina looked over to Emma who had picked up her paper bag and was waving it in the air in front of Regina's nose.

"It's my lunch break. I was planning on going for a nice walk out to the park so I could enjoy my toasted sandwich away from the chaos that the town has become. That was when I heard a commotion so I came to check it out." Emma sighed and put her chin in her her hands with her elbows balancing on her thighs.