TITLE: Whatever This Is
CHAPTER 9: Daniel
FANDOM: Once Upon a Time
PAIRING: Swan Queen (Regina/Emma)
SPOILERS: AU from beginning of "The Cricket Game"
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( Emma presses her lips together; she fights the urge to tell Regina that she needs to do this, because who the hell is she to tell Regina what needs to be done? She hadn’t talked about Neal to anyone until tonight and she has an inkling that what happened there doesn’t even touch whatever happened to this Daniel guy. )

TITLE: Whatever This Is
CHAPTER 8: Firsts
FANDOM: Once Upon a Time
PAIRING: Swan Queen (Regina/Emma)
SPOILERS: AU from beginning of "The Cricket Game"
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( Regina stares at the triangular, gooey piece of food in front of her, contemplating how best to break it to Emma that she has no intention of biting into such an abomination. )

TITLE: Whatever This Is
CHAPTER 7: Lessons
FANDOM: Once Upon a Time
PAIRING: Swan Queen (Regina/Emma)
SPOILERS: AU from early in “The Cricket Game”
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( The first part is easy enough. She and Regina chop vegetables side-by-side in the kitchen. They open the wine halfway through and toast to Emma's first cooking lesson. The atmosphere is pleasant and light, and no mention is made of the heavy topics they discussed the last time they were together. )

TITLE: Whatever This Is
CHAPTER 6: Candor
FANDOM: Once Upon a Time
PAIRING: Swan Queen (Regina/Emma)
SPOILERS: AU from early in “The Cricket Game”
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( Regina watches her turn to leave, and an unusual sensation bubbles to the surface. She feels her brows knitting together, and her stomach performs an unfamiliar tumble. She speaks before her brain has a chance to catch up. ''Why don’t you stay for dinner.'' The surprise on the Swan woman’s face is evident, and even Henry looks up at her to see if she’s serious. )

TITLE: Whatever This Is
CHAPTER 5: Tilt-a-Whirl
FANDOM: Once Upon a Time
PAIRING: Swan Queen (Regina/Emma)
SPOILERS: AU from early in “The Cricket Game”
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( When they've finished the scotch, they're closer than ever on the couch. Regina is propped on her side, and Emma is doing her best to stay upright. They're watching the fire -- which is weird, because Emma doesn't even remember when Regina started one -- and just sitting silently together. )

TITLE: Whatever This Is
CHAPTER 4: Amends
FANDOM: Once Upon a Time
PAIRING: Swan Queen (Regina/Emma)
SPOILERS: AU from early in “The Cricket Game”
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( Her day has barely started and already she's in a foul mood. What's worse is that her mood is entirely her doing and cannot be blamed on anyone else. )

TITLE: Whatever This Is
CHAPTER 3: Niceties
FANDOM: Once Upon a Time
PAIRING: Swan Queen (Regina/Emma)
SPOILERS: AU from early in “The Cricket Game”
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( She’s not sure if it’s because she’s still got questions only Regina can answer, or if she actually feels bad that Regina looks so damn sad every time she says goodbye to Henry. Whatever it is, it makes her blurt out, ''Let’s meet for drinks tonight.'' )

TITLE: Whatever This Is
CHAPTER 2: Friends
FANDOM: Once Upon a Time
PAIRING: Swan Queen (Regina/Emma)
SPOILERS: AU from early in “The Cricket Game”
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( The lunches they've shared thus-far have been pleasant, with just enough of an undercurrent of their usual banter that Regina didn't feel it was too forced. The invitation she'd extended to Emma had come out before she could think about it, and it threw them both off-kilter. )

TITLE: Whatever This Is
CHAPTER 1: Kinda-Sorta
FANDOM: Once Upon a Time
PAIRING: Swan Queen (Regina/Emma)
SPOILERS: AU from early in “The Cricket Game”
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( It’s weird, this whole... kinda-sorta being friends with Regina thing. She supposes it’s good, for Henry anyway, but... still really, really weird. )

TITLE: Ricochet
CHAPTER 4: Equanimity
FANDOM: Once Upon a Time
PAIRING: Swan Queen (Regina/Emma)
SPOILERS: "The Cricket Game"
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( Wanting to believe Regina was one thing - turning her loose when she could easily vanish into a puff of smoke was another entirely. )