This is the first time I've ever written a fanfiction/one-shot so it might not be that great. But I really wanted to write this because I was in a mood for something like this so...yeah.
(Disclaimer: I don't own anything and all mistakes are mine)
She was there. The place she'd been trying to avoid since it existed. And yet she came here willingly. Why she did this to herself, she doesn't know. But she felt, for some reason, she needed to be here. To come here and never leave. Just forget everything else and lay down on the ground to start sobbing.
It wouldn't be as bad if he we're here. To hold her while she slowly steadied her breathing and her crying turned into deep breaths. But unfortunately, the whole reason she would be crying in the first place was because of him. Because he was gone. Because he's dead. Forever. And there she is. Standing in front of his grave, trying as hard as possible to not break down right there. To not fall down on the cold, hard ground and start weeping.
"Robin…" She started. Just saying his name was enough to make a tear fall from her eye though. She was never going to get through this.
"I- I'm sorry. I never-" her voice cracked as another tear fell. "I could never t- tell you." More tears started to stream down her face. "I- I lo-" she can't finish her words as it becomes to painful knowing that it doesn't even matter anymore.
"I thought you said you would never get in my way? That I'd be your future? How could you of given me so much hope? How could you fill me with so much happiness and have it be ripped away so soon after? I know you did it because you lo-…Robin, it hurts so bad" Tears start streaming down her face, one after another, non-stoping. Almost at a sob.
"Robin, you're gone now and I'm alone. I miss you so much!" Regina falls on her knees in front of his grave stone, beginning to sob. "Robin. Robin, please come back"
The pain shes feeling right now, in this moment, is unbearable. Memories of him come flooding back to her.
"A second chance"
"Regina, I'm not afraid of you"
"Because today is not one of those days"
"We're here now; and this is true"
"At least I can promise you, you won't die alone"
"Our future isn't written by our past"
"Regina, you are my future"
"Stunning, in every way"
"Bold and audacious perhaps, but not evil"
She remembers the first kiss they shared. When he promised her that he'd get her heart back. When she pulled him in. When he pulled back and she waited in anticipation, hoping to the Gods that what she just did wouldn't be humiliating. Then, he pulled her in and kisses her again. It was the one of the most wonderful feelings she had ever experienced.
She then remembers their last kiss. How he told her she was his future. And he reached forward to attach her lips with his own. She could feel the desperation in his kiss. She felt so happy in that moment. Knowing that everything was going to be okay. Their problems were over. They could finally be happy.
She laughed sadly at how wrong she had been. The body racking tears are becoming to much. She has to lean in the grave to hold herself from completely falling over. "Please, Robin…just come back to me."
More memories flooded into her mind. The first time Robin had risked his life to save hers. How at the exact moment he saw she was in danger, he was already charging at the man causing it. She was so shocked at the time and she couldn't think. The next thing she knew was that Percival was dead, but Robin was soon to be too. She remembered how badly he had been bleeding. How she almost lost him that day.
But that doesn't matter anymore. He really is gone now. No matter how much they had been through and how much happiness they had. It was gone now, and they will never have it again. It's gone. He's gone.
This is getting to much. Why was she remembering all these things? She had to leave. This was a bad idea. She tried to pull herself up with the tombstone since she was to shaken up to get up on her own. She stood there for a second to try to gain her balance once again. She was finally able to stand without any other support, but she was still crying uncontrollably. There was no way around it. She would just have to leave and wait until she couldn't possibly produce anymore tears.
She turned around and started to walk away. But before she could get away from the graveyard completely, she heard a loud, continuous noise coming from behind her. She turned around again, this time facing the grave, and she was almost blinded with a bright blue light, shooting up from Robin's grave. Her eyes flickered closed quickly with instinct. The light slowly dimmed until it went away completely. What, or should she say who, she saw standing there in the lights place made her heart skip a beat. She couldn't believe her eyes.
"Robin?" She sounds desperate as hell but she doesn't care. She needs to know that this is actually him and it's not just here eyes fooling her.
"Regina" Robin sighs, smiling at the same time.
Regina starts running towards him as fast as she could. She finally crashes into him, almost knocking him over to which he chuckled at softly.
"Robin" she says again, this time from relief and not disbelief. Shes crying again, but for a whole knew reason. Not that it would matter even if she was crying from sadness, not right now. She's in his arms again. Finally back with him. She buries her face in the crook of his neck and tightens her grip around him. Almost suffocationg him. But he returns, pulling her as close to him as possible.
"I love you." Robin is barely able to make out what she said through her muffled tears but he knew what she said. And somehow he was happier than he already was.
"I love you too. I love you so much, Regina." Regina pulls back just a tiny bit so can see his face and starts crying again at his words. Smiling so much it's starting to hurt. She looks at him, brown orbs meeting blue, nothing but love in his eyes.
"I'm just trying to memorize you like this"
-"Like what? Nervous and alarmed?"
"No. With love in your eyes"
She still hasn't processed what just happened. One second she was sobbing at Robin's grave and the next Robin just came back to life somehow and told her he loved her. But she doesn't get much time to think as he pulls her in for a kiss. It's gentle but passionate. They pull away once they need a breath and lay their foreheads against each other's for a while until Regina buries her face into his neck again.
Robin lays his head against Regina's and they stay there holding each other, enjoying the feeling of being in each other's arms again after all this time. Neither of them talk, just standing in silence, until they both say for the second time, but in unison,
"I love you"
