Damaged Feathers

Chapter 2

Sorry it's taken a while to upload! I've been so busy! I had a year 12 English Advanced short story to write. Then as soon as I handed that in....THEY GAVE US ANOTHER ASSESSMENT. An essay. On Shakespeare -__- BUT. School is over which means MORE UPDATES.
(I also post this on Ao3 and fanfiction.net)

P.S. ITS CHRISTMAS DAY!!! I waited until 12:01am to post this.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and if you don't celebrate it then just in general! HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE.

MY GIFT TO YOU IS PAIN. xo.
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The blonde was sitting on the ground with her back leaning against a log and her knees tucked into her chest. Her pale arms wrapped around her legs to hold them in place as her head rested on her knees.

Regina ran over to the sobbing woman, sunk to her knees and placed her hands on the shuddering shoulders in front of her.

"Emma! What's going on? Why are you out here?!", and that's when she noticed the blood.

"Oh Emma, what did you do?" Emma just glanced at Regina then looked down, releasing her grip on her own legs and turning her hands over, flinching as the heavy rain splashed onto the wounds. The older woman let out a gasp at the sight of the deep incisions on either wrist, "Oh my god. Emma! Okay, let me heal them and then we can get you to Whale and he can fix you!" The brunette frantically clasped her hands over Emma's wrists in attempts to slow the bleeding, noticing how the blood had dribbled its way down Emma's jeans and onto the wet ground. "Please we need to go now! Just let me help you! Come on, Emma! We need to go! Please...say something"

The blonde met Regina's gaze with glassy eyes, "No."

The older woman searched desperately in the green orbs for answers, "No? W-what do you mean no?"

"No. I don't want you to heal them and I don't want to go to the hospital."

Regina shook her head, unable to comprehend the blonde's words, "B-but....but you'll-" "Yeah I know! I'll die! And so what? No one needs me. All I am to them is 'The Savior'. Why do you care anyway! A few months ago you wanted me dead more than anything! So now you are getting what you always wanted, so just leave me alone." She attempted to pull her arms from the brunette's grip, but failed. She began to weep, "Please! J-just let go. I want to go. I-I need to go Regina, please...please. I want to die, oh god, Regina, please just let me die-"

The older woman's heart broke as she watched the blonde in front of her sob uncontrollably, "Emma...I was just scared of losing Henry, but I have changed! And don't, for one second believe that no one needs you! Your mother and father need you, this town needs you, Henry needs you, a-and I need you. As ridiculous as it sounds, Emma, I need you. You are worth so, so much more than a label...well, to me you are" The younger woman searched the wet, chocolate eyes and was confused as she found truth in what was being said. "And, I-I...um...shit." Regina mentally scolded herself for stuttering, "I'm not good at this emotions thing, but Emma, I really do need you..." Emma's head started to tip to the side and her eyes fluttered open and closed. The older woman's bloodstained hands shot up, cupping Emma's pale cheeks, "No no no, Emma, stay with me!" The blonde's eyes slowly opened and her mouth parted in an attempt to form words but Regina cut her off, "Please don't leave me here alone Emma! Please..." Tears fell from both women's eyes as they stared at one another, "I don't want to live in a world without you! You cant leave me...please don't leave me. Emma, I....I think...." The younger woman squinted to see through the heavy rain as thunder crashed in the sky. She saw the older woman's lips moving but all she heart was a sharp ringing in her brain from the thunder, "W-what?"