AN: I haven't watched any episode of the show after 5x21. I only watched certain scenes on Youtube. So I hope I can get this done nicely.
This is a first chapter. Or well like more of a glimpse of what this story could be about. It's not much but it's all I have so far. I'm willing to write more if you want me to.
In that case next chapters will be definitely longer than this but I wanted to show you what I have so far.
English isn't my first language so please don't be too harsh.
Rating may likely change in later chapters.
Disclaimer: I don't own the show or the characters.
Summary: Where her book ended, their story began. So we left wish realm Robin and the Evil Queen in the tavern together... dark Outlaw Queen.
Where her book ended, their story began
Winds in the east
Mist coming in
Like something is brewing
About to begin
Can't put me finger
On what lies in store
But I feel what's to happen
All happened before...
And this time it happened in Sherwood Forest, in a small tavern in a not all to well known wish-realm.
"If you're here to kidnap me again may I humbly request I'm allowed to finish my ale first?"
"I'm not here to kidnap you. And I'm sorry about that."
"So if you're standing here can I assume that the villain plan didn't work out so well?"
"It didn't. But well for the first time in well forever I'm ok with that."
"You are? And why is that?"
"Let's just say I've had a change of heart."
"Have you now?"
"I have. And I was wondering if maybe I might buy you a drink."
"Well seen as this is my realm how about I buy you one?"
„So", he muttered.
„Yeah", she said a small smile still upon her lips.
„So you moved on.
Well what happened between you and Regina after you sent me here?"
„We fought. Until she had me pressed up against a wall", Robin smirked at that, „ripping my heart out and hers as well. She then mixed up a part of her love and my darkness in both our hearts and put them back in so we could both be more like we used to be before she had split us and this time accept ourselves for who we are."
The Queen continued, "I know this is all hard to understand."
Robin smiled and took her hand in his, "we're here now. And this is true. It's all that matters."
For some reason in the last few hours since he had met this woman, the Queen, he had not been able to lie to her. And for the first time in a long time Robin had not felt like he wanted to lie to a person in the first place. Somehow he really believed that maybe he had finally found someone who he had something in common with. He meant what he had said to her in Regina's office not so long ago. He wanted to have a fresh start. With her.
"We had a talk then. She wanted me to have some hope. Henry as the author sent me here. To you."
"I'm some kind of a second chance for you then?", Robin asked.
"Well I do hope you'll be so much more. But I'd like to believe so, yes."
Robin squeezed her hand, "I'll gladly accept that. That is so much more than I have ever thought I might mean to anyone."
"And why is that? Why did you never think you'd be happy one day?"
"I'm a villain. I'm a thief. Villains don't get -"
"Maybe we do. Maybe we don't. Maybe we should just see and find out."
"Perhaps", Robin said as he was almost about to yawn, "we should get some sleep first. This day has been exhausting. And then we can see what tomorrow will bring."
"So if I got that right, you're sleeping on hay?", the Queen asked, "but as you're a thief stealing for yourself where does all your money go?"
"Oh that's a story for another day", Robin said, "tomorrow maybe? But yes, I do sleep on hay on the forest floor close to a field when I'm in the area. It's amazing how bright the stars shine in the dark."
The Queen smiled, "I imagine it must be breathtaking. I don't recall ever having slept underneath the stars just like that."
It was then that Robin stood up holding his hand out for her to take, "well in that case, Milady, let me take you for a walk in the moonlight."
"Gladly", she said smiling taking his hand lifting herself up and then walking with him out of the tavern and into the night.