Damaged Feathers

Chapter 3

Hey guys!! Sorry for the late update!!! I've been packing for my cruise...which is leaving today...so I wrote this chapter in literally like three hours so PLS DONT JUDGE IF ITS BAD :'(
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Regina's mind relaxed for the first time in four days, as she fell asleep. She was never a heavy sleeper. Not since Henry came about. When he was little, and even now, the slightest murmur and she would be awake, checking to see if he was okay. Regina is a very light sleeper.

So when the comforting, pulsing beeps of Emma's heart monitor transitioned into one, long, loud beep, as it flat-lined, Regina's eyes shot wide open.
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Panicking, Regina shot up into a standing position and slightly waved her wrist, flicking the light switch on. It took a moment for her eyes to adjust to the new blinding brightness coming from the ceiling, but she forced her eyes open and looked down at the body laying on the hospital bed. Her jaw hung slack at what she saw before her.

"What the hell...." Confusion painted Emma's face as she continued to frantically yank out any tubes and wires that were connected to her.

"E-Emma! You're awake! The machine...it flat lined! I thought you were gone!" Regina placed her hands on the edge of the bed and let her head hang limp, releasing a shaky breath. She turned her head towards the blonde, who was still furiously battling with a wire, smiling as her eyes filled with tears. She suddenly became nervous, remembering what had happened on the night of Emma's incident and wondering how she would react.

"What the hell!" Emma repeated her words with more confusion and frustration, snapping her head up to look at Regina. "What the hell did you do?! Oh my god. You would totally do something like this wouldn't you?!"

"W-what?" Regina was searching the blonde's deep green orbs and found that they were not as soft and warm as usual.

"What do you mean what?! It's all true isn't it! What Henry has been telling me about his book, about the fairytale characters, about you! What the hell is wrong with you! I said I was leaving! Why couldn't you just let me go? NO! You had to put my son in danger?!" Emma moved to raise her arms but flinched at the sudden sharp pain in her wrists. She looked down to see the healing wounds and then back up to glare at Regina, who had a confused expression plastered on her face. "Oh you've gotta be kidding me. What the hell happened? Did the curse do this? Did you do this? Oh my god. You did this! You tried to kill me with that stupid thing that Henry ate, but that didn't work so you've come here to finish the job." Emma sighed and fell back and rested her head against the pillow, still glaring at the older woman.

"Emma...what are you talking about?"
Regina's pleading tone just frustrated the younger woman more. "Don't you dare play dumb with me, Your Majesty! The curse that you enacted! The one that I just broke by kissing Henry..." Emma's face suddenly became worried, "Henry! Where is he! Is he okay?!"

"Okay Emma! Please calm down! You need to listen to me-" Emma cut her off, "Or what? You'll use your evil magic to kill me? You already tried that, sister." The younger woman smirked at the brunette, but when she saw soft brown eyes watching her with what looked like sincerity, she closed her mouth to listen.

"Henry is fine. He has been for...quite some time now. Emma? Do you know what the date is?" Regina watched Emma's mouth open and close and her face scrunched up as she forced her brain to think, but she came up dry, "Sure, it's...it's...well...why does that matter!? It's the day that I broke your stupid curse! What does the date have to do with anything?"

"Emma, it's June."

"Cool. Thanks for that one Regina."

"No, Emma, you broke the curse at the beginning of March."