A/N: I had this idea burning inside and had to let it out before it left me. I have great ideas for this story; in my head it's beautiful, real and quite magical. You will get to see Dr. Regina Mills and Emma Swan be brought together by fate and slowly fall head over heels for each other.

Chapter 1

Eyes Without A Face (Billy Idol)

Staten Island, NY 2000.

Emma's life was perfect… She had two loving, open and amazing parents who had given her the best life could possibly think of.

As her father David drove the family Range Rover; Mary Margaret sat on the driver side faithfully with one of those smiles that always stole the man's breath away; one of those that told him they had been it since they were high school sweethearts and that they would be it until they were old and gray.

16 year old about to turn 17 Emma sat on the back; her body moving along the small bumps on the road. Her green eyes were focused on the vast body of water they drove by. Her little brother; 1 year old Henry sat on his car seat near the teenager; the gorgeous boy slept peacefully as his parents drove on.

They had spent the entire day at the lake; it was one of those perfect times that are just filled with so much fun, good food and smiles to remember. They were now on their way back home.

Emma could always be seen wearing her headphones unless she was around her parents and well it wasn't because she was not allowed to, the reason was that she simply didn't need them. She had grown up listening to her relatively young parent's music and she loved it; for as long as she could remember, she loved devouring music time with her father David every other night, this was their thing… and Emma was proud of her upbringing, because compared to most her friends she had gotten so freaking lucky. In her home she had the chance to have attentive ears; endless amounts of books, music, games… she had love and the freedom to be anything she wanted to be as long as she was happy.

Times like this were just perfect. The teenage blonde's eyes were transfixed as she gazed out of the window. All she could think about was how exciting life was for her right this second, this year she would start applying into colleges though she already knew exactly where she wanted to go and what she wanted to do. Yale University School of Art.

She had just bought a dress for prom with her mom the week prior, she would be going with Neal Cassidy, her best friend and only person she had told about her newfound feelings for girls. As the music blasted through the speakers young Emma relished every second of her existence.

Things happened so fast; the last thing she heard was the screeching sound of tires that made her jolt and tense up in seconds and then… her mother.

"David watch out!" The woman let out with one of those tones of voice you never forget, one of those that mark you forever.

The blonde teen's heart pounded against her chest as her breathing quickened and she saw her father turn the steering wheel all the way to the right; sending the black vehicle off the road.

That's when everything ended and started for the girl. That was the day she had to grow up in a matter of hours.

Black….

Time flew by; the girl had managed to make it to her house holding a fuzzy one year old in her arms by foot.

Emma felt numb and scared yet the teen had no time to focus on that. Her clothes were damp and her hair a mess; her beautiful eyes showed a level of stress no child should ever have to experience as she punched in the code to the security system of the mansion.

She placed her hand on Henry's small back "It's ok buddy please don't cry…"

The baby boy pouted showing his barely new teeth.

The girl tried to sooth her baby brother; the boy was tired, hungry and even though he was so young Emma could almost swear he knew he had just become an orphan.

The blonde heard the device beep and a light flash from red to green. She was now able to get in the house. She felt relief wash over her body, though she had no time to bask in it. She had to be quick and act quickly; the girl placed her baby brother in his high chair and opened the refrigerator. In a rush she pulled out a sippy cup and opened it; filling it with water, she handed it to the baby, as he began to drink she looked into his innocent eyes.

All she wanted was to curl up into a ball and cry for hours. The girl swallowed hard and blinked as she caressed Henry's soft cheek and then turned to run to a nearby closet.

She opened it and pulled out a large sized traveling bag. She ran back to the kitchen; baby Henry following her every move as he drank his water.

The agile teen unzipped it open and began to search the cabinets of the all American perfect kitchen; grabbing as much baby food and bottles of water as she could, she came across some juice and threw it in too. After raiding the kitchen of its food contents, the girl jogged to the living room and fell to her knees.

There she saw David's beloved CD's collection.

She began to put as many of her father's records into the bag; as she focused on completing her task as quickly as she could, she noticed a photograph of her parents smiling and holding each other resting on the table.

Her eyes filled with tears that fell loosely as she took it and shoved it in the bag and stood up. She picked baby Henry from the chair and ran upstairs. She noticed it was getting dark and she had to hurry. Young Emma prepared a backpack with 'some' of her clothes and her baby brother's, personal care products etc. She frantically looked around and scanned the place as she placed her hand on her forehead. Think think think…. What else?

She went to her parents' bedroom and ran straight to a wall. As she removed the expensive painting from the wall she remembered the series of numbers her parents made her learn to never ever forget. She mouthed them to herself as she punched them in.

She swallowed.

Click.

The safe was open. She took a deep breath and began to search for hers and Henry's birth certificates, passports and social security cards. She found a yellow envelope with her name on it. The girl opened it and found a fat stack of money; she figured there were at least ten thousand dollars cash; she shoved it into the bag too.

Emma placed the backpack on her back and took her baby brother in her arms.

Once back in the lower floor, she took the keys of the bug her and her father had been working on and opened the garage from the inside. The blonde loaded everything into the old yellow car; including a car seat for Henry, after placing him securely there, she drove off and away.

As far away from Staten Island as she could, the blonde prayed in silence not to be noticed by any cops. In the dark of night, only the light of passing cars allowed her to see her little brother fast asleep on the back through the rear view mirror.

Present Time New York, NY.

16 Year old Henry walked alongside his best friend Grace; the pair didn't mind the long train ride from Brooklyn to Central Park every other day; as long as they had enough money for a hotdog from their favorite cart and the chance to sit under a tree and read for a couple of hours. Henry held onto his arm over his sweater and grimaced.

"Henry I told you… we should go to the hospital; I should have never agreed to come here… not like this"

The boy rearranged his backpack to the shoulder opposite to his hurt arm and shook his head "I'm fine, really it was just a bump"

Grace didn't buy Henry's words not even for a second "Let me see it" She motioned towards his arm.

The teenage boy jerked away with a smile "Really Grace I'm ok… no need to fuzz over something so minimal" As he finished he moved his arm trying to convince the girl he was ok "Ahh" The boy furrowed his brows as he moaned in pain.

The girl ignored Henry's tries to keep her away and pushed his sweater's sleeve up; revealing a deeply bruised and swollen wrist. Her brows knitted together in compassion "Shit Henry…"

"I'm ok… It will go away with some ice"

"No you're not! We are going to a hospital right now!"

"No! Grace—wait I'm fine!" The girl rolled her eyes and ignored her friend "If you don't come with me I swear I'm calling Emma"

That was enough to make Henry reconsider. The last thing he wanted was to worry his sister; she was usually so overprotective, but more than that she was always working so hard to support him and herself, the boy knew she had given everything away to and for him.

"Alight I'll go… but I still think it's completely unnecessary"

As they walked to the nearest hospital in the city, Grace growled and mumbled "Those assholes… I hope they fall on their fucking faces"

The boy smiled amused. It felt nice to have a friend such as Grace… one of those amazing best friends you know you'll have forever "They are illiterate idiots that rely on physical strength to make up for the lack there of…" He leaned his face and kissed Grace on the check "Internally"

The girl smiled "You're still an Idiot"

"Maybe but I still broke his nose" He smirked.

Henry wasn't new to bullying. He had lived with it and through it, their neighborhood wasn't the safest, the boy had to learn to defend himself very quickly, he would never forget his first day at preschool; another boy snatched away his lunch and pushed him to the ground… making little Henry fall on his ass; he would forever remember the soreness he felt all day but more than that he would never ever forget how he starved until Emma came to pick him up.

Simultaneously Brooklyn, NY.

The bell near the greasy kitchen rang.

"Order's ready" Granny said over her shoulder as she expertly cut an apple pie.

Ruby walked to the small open window and took the plate with a delicious looking burger and crispy fires.

"Are you sure this isn't your order Em?" The blue eyed brunette asked jokingly as she winked at her friend.

The beautiful blonde smiled as she rushed to untie her waist apron, a strand of her long mane escaped her ponytail and fell over her eyes "Sorry Rubes, totally sure"

"You know… you need to take a break it's like you never stop Emma you're going to kill yourself" The brunette said as she placed the hot plate on a tray.

Emma sniffed pumped and full of energy; truth be told she was exhausted but she couldn't afford to feel tired. "Gotta take advantage of it while in the young… I'm ok, besides rent is coming up and Henry needs new clothes, I swear he eats like a football player and grows three sizes every six months"

Ruby grinned "I bet it was way easier when you used to sew and make his clothes yourself"

"Totally… though I'm afraid if I attempted to that now; it would be a full time job not to mention I'd need a hell of a lot more fabric" The blonde took a deep breath and placed her hands on the counter "Anyway Rubes I gotta go I'm running late for my other job"

"Alright Em… I'll see you tomorrow"

Emma nodded and leaned in to place a quick kiss on the other woman's cheek and walked off.

Ruby watched her friend stroll through tables full of customers "And rest!"

Emma turned smiling to acknowledge her friend and walked out in a hurry.

Grace and Henry walked into the Emergency Room at the Mount Sanai Hospital on Maddison. The pair walked through the double doors as a couple of EMTs rushed passed them pushing a gurney. Both Grace and Henry moved out of the way startled by the sudden hasting sounds and commotion.

A handsome dark haired man wearing a white lab coat walked towards the gurney with rushed steps. Dr. Mendez scanned the patient while one of the paramedics unloaded the details quickly.

"Oliver Green, 28 years old. On his jobsite, fell from a roof. Neck brace in place, legs non responsive. Pulse 130 BP 50/25"

Henry swallowed hard and attentively took everything in; his eyes gleamed with excitement.

The handsome Dr. reached for his stethoscope and looked over his shoulder "Dr. Mills"

Regina looked up from her paperwork and rushed to the man's aid. She placed the folder on the front desk and jogged towards the needy patient.

"Trauma 1… come on, let's go people let's go!" The male Dr. said and turned to his trusted colleague "Regina I need you to back me up here, possible severe spinal cord trauma"

The injured man began to heave as he watched the experienced doctors speak over him; the terror in his eyes was heartbreaking.

"Why can't I feel my legs?" The young man said with bloody lips.

He began to tremble nervously.

Grace placed her arm around Henry's and watched in silent anxiety while the young boys innocent eyes devoured every second of the present moment, his blood was pumping so hard he had forgotten all about the pain in his wrist. The stunning dark haired woman with a beautiful smile was making it hard to focus; however watching her expertly maneuver over the man in shock was as cool as it had ever gotten for the kid.

The beautiful brunette doctor placed a hand on the patient's arm and looked into his eyes "Sir… I need you to please calm down; try not to move" The kindness in the woman's eyes and voice stroke Henry immediately. She made him feel like everything would be ok.

Regina noticed the man on the gurney was making strange sounds and leaned closer "T.J He's wheezing" The brunette woman looked at a nurse standing next to her and waiting for instructions "Ok. Lena I need oxygen, Albuterol and 125 milligrams of solumedrol, IV push"

"Yes Ma'am"

Henry's transfixed eyes watched as they took the man into a room and out of his view.

About an hour later; it was finally His turn to go in. Both teens sat on the waiting area near the front desk each engulfed in a book of their own. The tall young boy looked up as he heard his name being called.

"Finally!" Grace let out as he stood and followed the nurse. "I'll be here…" The girl went back to her book "Smoldering forevermore" She finished with raised brows while picking back up where she left off.

Once inside one of the trauma rooms; the nurse guided Henry and instructed him to sit on the bed. The teenager looked around the cold immaculate place full of machines and all sorts of medical supplies.

"Please remove your jacket"

He nodded and complied. As the sleeve came off his injured wrist he hissed.

"Careful…" Regina said as she walked in and the boy immediately looked up.

In that moment he noticed the stunning doctor from earlier approached him with her beautiful dark hair and compassionate eyes.

She smiled at him and began to place gloves in each hand. Henry smiled back shyly.

"It's ok… It's not as bad as it looks" He shrugged with his best tough guy face.

"I'm Dr. Mills"

The nurse placed a band around Henry's arm and pushed a button making it inflate rapidly.

"And you are…" The brunette woman looked down at the chart "Mr. Swan"

He blushed and nodded "Just call me Henry" the woman kindly returned the sentiment.

"So Henry; tell me… What happened?" She asked and placed the eartips of her stethoscope in each side and reached for the boy's shirt "This might be a little cold" She looked into his eyes with empathic dark ones and listened to his heart; Henry quickly turned a deeper shade of red.

The boy looked up to the ceiling; having the beautiful doctor so close was making him a tad nervous.

"Actually…"

Regina could tell Henry was a bit embarrassed to talk about what had transpired; she smiled and narrowed her eyes suspiciously "A fight maybe?"

He took a deep breath and nodded. Damn she was good! "Well… it was more like him pushing me to the ground and me falling on my arm"

Regina removed the tips of the stethoscope from her ears and placed it around her neck. She motioned towards the swollen purple arm "I am going to examine you… I won't hurt you"

"Ok…" The trusting boy said.

The woman was right, he felt no pain. Her dark eyes were focused on what she was doing "It seems to be a distal radius fracture… We will get some X-Rays of your wrist to confirm this and see the extent of the damage to your bone ok?"

By the time the woman looked up Henry's face was contorted into pure worry… all he could think about was his sister… and medicines... which meant money they didn't have.

Regina smiled and placed a gentle hand on his good arm "It's going to be ok Henry… no need to worry"

The kid nodded and smiled back at her.

"Angela will take you get those and in a few minutes I will meet you back here" The woman said as she took the gloves off.

They left and Regina walked outside. Once at the front desk, the woman looked at the chart and asked the woman behind the desk "Ellen have you called Henry Swan's guardian?"

Grace immediately looked up from her book and sank in the chair "Shit…" She whispered to herself.

"I haven't Dr. Mills; I will get right on it"

The brunette smiled "Thank you"

She went back to Trauma 1 to check on the man that had come in earlier. He was far more relaxed and stabilized. She knowledgeably looked at the devices attached to him. "Everything is looking good Mr. Green; your tests came back… fortunately there was no damage to your spinal cord… which means no surgery"

The man still wearing an oxygen mask looked at the woman and blinked with relieved eyes.

"How's the pain?" She motioned with a thumb down; the man did not move. She flipped it up and he blinked wanting so badly to nod.

"How does something to ease that sound?" She asked with a warm voice and smile.

He immediately motioned with his thumb up; the brunette could see a gleam of happiness in his eyes.

She grinned and inspected the IV. "Lena… 8 milligrams of morphine" The compliant nurse nodded with a small smile.

"That should help with the pain and perhaps you can rest a bit"

The man motioned with his thumb up and blinked; somewhere deep down, she knew this was a big fat heartfelt thank you.

The woman walked back to her teenage patient's room and found him sitting on the bed with a book in his hands; 'Catcher and the Rye'

"Excellent title…" She said as she put on another pair of gloves.

Henry looked up and closed his book "It's awesome… I've read it twice now"

The woman let out a small laugh "What else do you like to read?"

"Charles Dickens… Stephen King of course, I've read all Harry Potters" She smiled even brighter at the young man's enthusiasm and placed the X-Ray on the lit box on the wall. She examined it.

"Anything medical I can get my hands on" He added.

"Really? Do you want to become a doctor?"

"A neurosurgeon actually" He said excitedly "I think your profession is simply mind-blowing and so honorable"

"Well thank you; that's very kind of you and actually I am a neurosurgeon myself"

"Awesome!"

Regina smiled.

"Congratulations Henry, it seems your bone is in a good position… A cast should suffice" She looked back at him.

The boy exhaled with relief and smiled.

Regina began to prep him to place the cast on him and they continued to talk comfortably about books for a good thirty minutes.

Once she was finished, she stood up from the stool and removed the gloves from her hands. "Your guardian should be here shortly"

Henry swallowed hard "You called my sister?"

"Of course dear… You're a minor; it's protocol" She said regretfully.

"She must be freaking out"

She winked at him "Should be ok Henry… after all you will be as good as new in a few weeks"

Regina noticed the amount of distress in his eyes and felt for him "Is everything ok? I mean at home with your sister?"

"Oh… yeah; yes… she doesn't beat me up or anything like that" He shrugged with a small laugh "If that's what you're thinking… on the contrary, she does too much for me… works too hard, worries too much"

"I'm sorry to hear Henry… I will talk to her as soon as she comes in; I promise to ease her mind"

The boy appreciated this woman's gesture and smiled warmly at her.

Back outside Grace expected Emma to rush through the doors any minute; the girl was on the edge of her seat as she had no idea Henry knew they were expecting her.

Lo and behold… the electric doors opened and the blonde woman raced to the teenage girl with a worried look on her face.

"Grace what happened? Is he ok?"

"He's ok please don't worry, he just fell on his arm… I think he broke it"

The look of worry didn't wash from her face; she looked around and ran to the front desk across from where Grace sat.

"Excuse me Ma'am; my name is Emma Swan… I am Henry Swan's sister and only guardian"

"Yes… Miss Swan, your brother is being examined by Dr. Mills in Trauma room 4, actually she instructed to have you come in when you arrived"

Emma looked over to the room the professional woman was pointing at and rushed to it.

The blonde knocked on the door and was advised to come inside. Once she stepped in; she caught sight of her little brother looking happy and safe; and then she saw her. Emma had never seen a more beautiful person ever…

Regina turned with a smile and welcomed the famous sister in. The brunette could see everything Henry spoke of and so much more in the woman standing a few feet away from her; the blonde sure had made an impression.

"Please come in Miss Swan… I feel like I've heard so much about you already"

Emma smiled shyly and blushed "Only the good I hope"

"Only the good…" Regina reassured her "I'm Dr. Mills"

"Emma Swan Nice to meet you and thank you beforehand… for taking care of him"

"It has been nothing but a pleasure… This fine young man broke his wrist however the damage to the bone was minimal, I've put a cast on his arm… he should be perfectly fine and back to normal in 2 to three weeks"

Emma felt like she could breathe again.

"I will give him some paracetamol to take home in case of pain" Regina picked up a lot of concern from Henry over his sister killing herself with three jobs. The brunette figured things were tight. She turned to Henry and placed a hand on his shoulder "Now if you need anything or have any questions just call… I might not be able to get back to you immediately; but you can leave a message at the front desk and I'll be sure to return your call" She finished with that smile and he nodded.

Emma found her kindness golden and a bit odd; yet she figured her little brother had done to her what he did to most people he met.

Regina smiled at Emma "I will have a nurse bring those back to you and you might have to sign some paperwork; after that you are free to go"

"Thank you so much Dr. Mills" Emma extended her hand to the brunette with glowing green eyes.

Regina shook it and smiled back looking into her with gleaming dark ones.

"You are most welcome"

The brunette exhaled and excused herself holding a smile.

Emma's head turned and watched her leave.

"Sis… You're drooling"

Emma turned to her brother; pursed her lips and gently smacked his thigh.

A/N: Ah there's the first chapter! I know absolutely nothing about medicine so please forgive me if you read something crazy… I do like to do my research and not sound like a complete idiot… To those reading my other story Scripted Lines… I will be updating it on Sunday or Monday! Please let me know what you thought Would you like more? Let your voice be heard!