Author's Note: I don't own anything except for the OC.
Summary: Archie Hopper remembers the one girl who stole his heart and who he fell in love with. Hoping to find her, he goes to find Regina the only one who knows the shocking truth. Archie/Jiminy x OC
It was Valentine's Day and Dr. Archie Hopper was in an odd mood. He hated Valentine 's Day more than anyone else in this forsaken town. David had Mary Margaret, Leroy had Nova, Emma had Neal, Mr. Gold had Belle, and so on and so forth. It bothered him that he had no one to spend this special day with. Dr. Hopper looked at the clock and realized that Henry would be coming in any moment for his appointment. He pulled himself together and looked over at Pongo who was sleeping. The door opened and in walked Henry with Regina behind him. "I'll be back in one hour sharp," Regina firmly stated giving Dr. Hopper a knowing glance.
"Bye Mom."
Henry plopped down at the couch and stared at Archie. "Happy Valentine's Day!" smiled young Henry as he went digging into his backpack.
"Well thank you Henry."
"Do you have a Valentine?"
Dr. Hopper sighed sadly. He did not want to have this conversation at all. He didn't want to be reminded. So he lied. "Yes, I do."
"Who is she?"
Dr. Hopper paused for a few moments as he thought back. Once a very long time ago, he did have a valentineā¦.back in the land with magic, back in Fairytaleland. "She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen Henry. She was like an angel with soft brown eyes and soft blonde hair. She often wore roses and daises in her hair and would sing and dance."
Henry was on the edge of his seat listening. "What was her name?"
"Her name was Kayla."
Henry went to go look into his fairytale book to see if she was in there. "Who was her fairytale counterpart?" asked Henry.
"I never found out," lied Archie hoping Henry would drop it.
Henry flipped through his book and came upon a page with Kayla on it. "Wow, she's beautiful," smiled Henry.
He flipped through the pages hoping to get an answer and when he finally did he gasped. "You were in love with the Blue Fairy's daughter?"
Dr. Hopper blushed and nodded. "How did you two meet? Did she love you? I want to know everything."
"Henry, this is your time, not my time to talk. Maybe another time?" suggested Dr. Hopper.
"Forget about me, tell me your story."
Dr. Hopper reached for the book and looked at Kayla's picture. He touched it as he remembered the past. "Once upon a timeā¦."
