Disclaimer: I am not the creator of the characters or the actual show.
A/N: To make it easier to tell when anyone is talking about Robin Hood, I spelt his name 'Robin' but as for his daughter, I referred to her as 'Robyn' so it is much easier to follow along who is talking about who. Anyways, I hope you enjoy!
Also, it is set just after season five but the part with Hyde and Rumple etc... never happened although Belle is still under a sleeping spell.
Find You
~ Chapter One ~
Never in a million years did Regina think that this was possible… she had lost Robin to the Olympian Crystal because of Hades and now she was without him only to learn she was with child, his child! It was not even a full month ago when she lost him and went through a hard time of ridding the evil part of her forever. Now when she actually able to stop and breathe, she learns she is carrying his child. But a question was racing through her head, how was this possible? She wasn't even capable of bearing children, not after drinking that potion that made her infertile to just prove a point to her mother.
She sighed heavily, letting herself collapse onto the couch in front of the lit fire. 'This can't be happening. Not now.' She thought as a few tears managed to fall steadily from her eyes unwillingly. She already felt guilty enough that Robin would miss out on raising Roland and his youngest daughter but now he would have to miss out on another child.
Suddenly, her head shot up instantly when she heard footsteps running down the stairs and without any hesitation, she fixed her posture into a more elegant style and wiped away the tears with her hand although her tear stained cheeks remained. "Hey sis, I just got Robyn-" Zelena began after walking into the living room but cut herself off when she noticed the strong change in the atmosphere. She looked closely at Regina narrowing her eyes, trying to figure it out when she noticed the red, watery eyes with her red cheeks. "Hey, are you okay?" Zelena inquired, seating herself down near Regina. She could already guess that it was something to do with Robin since it was normal for Zelena to put Robyn to bed, and then she would come downstairs to find Regina silently crying or sometimes trying to hold back the tears.
"I'm pregnant…" Regina whispered her voice shaking. Zelena looked at her sister in disbelief, blinking her eyes a few times not sure if she heard the words right. Upon noticing the few more tears that fell down Regina's face, Zelena knew she had heard it right.
"It will be alright sis" Zelena attempted to comfort her. She and Regina's relationship wasn't the closet and now they both had children of Robin's. As much as Zelena felt guilt for her mistake, she never quite regretted it as it gave her her daughter who she loved and cared for with her heart. Zelena slowly moved her hand to place it upon Regina's shoulder which Regina responded in moving away before abruptly standing up, shaking her head furiously.
"I can't do this now," she said, letting out an inaudible sniffle. "I need to be alone." She stated before grabbing her coat from the couch, running out of the room which was not long later filled with a loud door slam. Zelena sighed as she looked at the floor unsure of what would her sister do in this kind of state. She did consider running after her but if she were to do that, she knew she would make matters between them really bad so just decided to stay up until Regina returned, that was if Regina came home that night.
Regina folded her arms together trying to bring warmth back to her body on the cold night. After she ran out of the house, she found herself rounding the corner where she ended up on the main street of Storybroke. She was just walking aimlessly through the streets watching couples cuddle up to each other, offering warmth. She took in a deep sigh as she turned a few more corners passing Granny's, the clock tower as well as her office. She stood there for a few moments, just staring at it as memories flooded back to her of Robin's death.
Regina came walking in where her gaze landed on Robin picking up his daughter, who was furiously crying. She couldn't help but smile as she watched them interact. "Your father's here" he whispered. "And everything is going to be alright."
It was then they heard Hades' voice, who had been lurking in the corner watching the scene. But it wasn't that which caught Regina's attention, it was the fact she saw a white crystal in his grip pointed straight at them. She could hear the panic in Robin's voice as he warned Hades to stay away from his daughter.
"Hades stop, it isn't worth it. If you kill me you will lose Zelena forever." Regina had tried to reason with him but he remained confident, especially because of what he said next.
"This won't kill you; it's going to end you! No underworld, no moving on. One minute you exist and the next you don't." Those words had replayed in Regina's mind on a continuous loop. It was then when Hades was about to use it on Regina that Robin jumped in front of her, sacrificing himself. It stung her heart when he turned around to her, with a painful expression. But her heart shattered into a million pieces as she watched his body fall to the floor leaving his soul that reached out to touch her but soon evaporated away into thin air. Tears had blurred her vision and she wanted nothing more to run over to Hades and strangle him but she could only see Robin and his lifeless body...
A tear had managed to make its way down Regina's cheeks as the memory came back to her. She chocked out a soft sob before straightening herself. She often wondered what happened to Robin but Hades was known for his tricks, and she just hoped what he said wasn't true and Robin was somewhere happy and most importantly at peace.
Her thoughts had been interrupted when she heard the sound of footsteps from behind her. She whipped around where she saw Emma approaching her, a confused and concerned expression on her face. "Regina? Are you alright?" Emma inquired, standing a few metres away from her.
"Of course I am" Regina replied like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Can't I simply take a midnight stroll and not be questioned about it?" She added in with a slight eye roll. But even what she said didn't take the worry from Emma.
"Regina, if it is about Robin-" Emma began but was cut off instantly.
"It's not about Robin" she shouted back, instantly feeling regret for snapping. "I'm sorry; I'm just having a bad day so far." She admitted, darting her eyes down to the ground knowing if she carried on looking at the concern on Emma's face she'd open up. She already opened up to Zelena by accident and she didn't want anyone else to know and feel sympathy for her. They'd act different; acting like if they said or did something wrong she'll break. Like she was a fragile ice sculpture. Emma nodded understanding, parting her lips about to say something else but she quickly closed them again offering Regina a small smile before walking away.
