Authors note: This story just hit me and I couldn't stop thinking about it, so here it is! I hope you enjoy it. ;)

"Gramps said that you'll tell me when I can ride you... So any time now?" Henry asked his white stallion with a hopeful tone in his voice. "Well, it was worth a try." He said to himself.

He carefully started brushing the stallions white neck again. The stallion gave a loud snort when Henry brushed a little too hard.

"Sorry about that."

He wanted to start brushing again when he heard footsteps outside of the stall. Henry carefully stepped of the little stool he was using to reach the stallions back and walked to the opening.

"Hello?" He asked in a soft voice. "Somebody there?"

When he stepped out of the stall he saw a tall man standing in the doorway of the stables. He was dressed in a white shirt and crème coloured riding pants. He had dark brown, almost black hair and wore a confused expression on his handsome face.

"Hello young man, my name is Daniel. Could you tell me which way the Mills' estate is? I have a riding lesson with their daughter today, and Lady Cora won't appreciate it if I'm late." He asked with a kind smile.

"The Mills' estate? Do you mean my moms house?" Henry asked confused.

"No I mean the estate of Cora and Henry Mills. I have a lesson with their daughter, Regina."

"Regina? That's my moms' name!"

"What?" Daniel asked confused. "You're mothers name is Regina Mills?" At Henry nod his expression only got more confused. "That's impossible, Regina doesn't have a child, she's only 19 and not even married?!"

"My mom is not 19! She's I don't now... 35 or something."

"Could I meet this woman you say is Regina Mills?" Daniel asked, not believing that this little boy was talking about the same Regina.

"Sure, she's at home. We can walk there, it's not that far."

Daniel followed Henry out of the stables. "So who are you, you're not in my book and I've never seen you here in Storybrooke."

"Storybrooke?!" Daniel said confused and stopped his tracks. "We're not in the Enchanted Forest anymore?!"

"Nope, my mom cast a curse and she took them all to this land. To exact revenge on Snow White, my mom's the Evil Queen."

"Snow White? You mean the little princess?"

"Little princess, where have you been all these years?" Henry asked. "Were you locked up by my mom, just like Belle was?"

"No, I don't know how I got here. But to answer your first question, I'm Daniel. I'm the stable boy at the Mills' estate. I also teach their daughter horseback riding, her name is Regina."

"What does she look like?" Henry asked, knowing for sure that he was talking about his mother, there couldn't be another Regina Mills now, could it?

"She's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, she has a radiant smile and the most gorgeous eyes and she's so kind." Daniel said getting a warm feeling in his stomach by thinking of his dark haired beauty.

"Sounds like you love her."

"Yes I do, with all my heart."

"Does she love you too?" At Daniels nod he continued "then why come you're not together?"

"Her mother is a very cruel woman, she has a certain plan for Regina. She wants her to be Queen."

Henry let out a soft gasp, now he was certain that this man was speaking about his mom. But why did he say that she was 19? He may not be good at guessing someone's age, but he was sure his mother wasn't 19. He was determined to find out more about who this man was and what he was to his mother.

"What a strange land is this." Daniel said interrupting Henrys thoughts. "What are those strange metal things?"

"Those are cars. I will explain everything to you later, but we're here now." Henry said stopping before the big white mansion. "This is my moms' home."

Daniel was shocked. "This is where you live?! It's like thrice my cabin!"

"Yes well, lets go and meet my mom."

And together the walked up the path, to the front door.

Please let me know what you think, and if I should continue. ;)