And then she left
Regina internally grunted at the pain in her stomach. She was driving to the hospital, which was something she decided after a week of serious stomach aches. She didn't want to go to the hospital, but it wouldn't stop and with all the business going around, she needed tot be at her best.
'So what are my results?', Regina asked when Whale walked back inot to her room. He looked at her as if he didn't want to tell her.
'Your results were quite clear. Regina, congratulations. You're pregnant.'
The words didn't seem to reach Regina's ears. She couldn't be pregnant. The only who had laid with these last week's was... But she was a woman! Surely Emma wouldn't use her magic to impregnate Regina. As if she would know how.
"Are you certain of this?"
"Yes, the results were very clear. You are going to be a mom."
"Then it seems that I have no business here."
"No Regina wait! I need to-"
But Regina had disappeared into a purple cloud of smoke, leaving Whale standing alone.
Three months later
"Regina, I don't understand. Why do I have to leave? We haven't really been together for three months. I know that you are busy but I love you!"
"Emma, I'm sorry, but I just don't feel well. I'll see you later."
"Fine. But I will continue on this subject."
Emma walked out the door angrily as Regina let a relieved sigh out, taking away the enchantment that disguised her swollen belly. It took a lot of energy to use magic with the child inside her.
She just wanted to undress to take a shower, when the doorbell rang. She activated the enchantment again with a groan of exhaustion. Irritated she went to open the door, which revealed Gold's girlfriend, Belle French.
"Hey Regina, am I interrupting? If it is a bad timing, I'll go, but I needed to ask you something."
Always so polite and gentle. Just like little Snow White. Maybe that was the reason that Regina didn't like Belle.
"No it's fine. Come in."
They both stepped inside the door when Regina smelt something that made her want to throw up.
"What did you bring with you?", she asked, trying to stay calm.
"Ehm, a pie. Apple, you don't like it?"
But Regina didn't have time to react. Her priority was to get to the bathroom as quick as possible. Belle hurried after her, asking what wrong. All of Regina's food of that day came out.
"Regina, what's wrong?"
But the Belle noticed Regina's swollen belly and gasped. Regina saw what Belle was looking at, shocked to see that her enchantment had woven of.
"Regina, you are pregnant? Congratulations!"
"Yes", Regina groaned, her throat raw from throwing up "for three months now."
"Why did you keep it a secret?", Belle asked nervously, not sure what to say at the sight of pregnant queen.
"What do you think people would say if they'd see me pregnant right now. No one would take me seriously any more. Now if you would please leave, I would be able to change my clothes."
"Should I help you?"
"Oh please no." But when Regina got up she nearly screamed at the flashes of pain going through her stomach. So Belle rushed over and helped the queen upstairs.
"I am the only one who knows, and I am going to make sure you're not going to get you and your baby killed by your stubbornness. You can count on that."
Six months later
"Well then, where is it?"
"Darkness. It's surrounding us."
"Emma no! There has to be another way!"
"There isn't. You've lost too much. This is your chance at a happy ending. Even if it's not with me."
Emma put the dagger into the air and sucks the darkness from Regina, who falls into the ground, feeling pain in her disguised stomach. No. Not now. The baby can't come now. Regina looks up to search for Emma, but she's gone. Only the dagger remains. Emma Swan. The new Dark One. Regina reaches for the dagger, sticking it into her boot when an incredible pain flies through her stomach. She screams and screams and the nothing. Black. And pain.
When Regina eyes fluttered open, she had no clue of where she was. When it was all coming back bit by bit, Belle came in.
"Regina, you're up? How are you?"
"Where am I?" Regina asked, with a crackling voice, her mouth dry.
"Here" Belle handed her a glass of water. "You are in the hospital."
Then Regina remembered.
"Where is she?!" she said, looking around the room.
"Don't worry, she is fine. But how did you know it is a girl?"
"I want to see her. Where is she?"
Belle sighed. The queen never was good at answering questions. Then she left the room and came back with a little bundle of blankets. Regina reached, ignoring the stabs of pain in her stomach. She relaxed when she felt the warmth of that little person. Smiling she looked at her, mumbling something.
"What was that, Regina?"
"Her name. Her name is Danielle."
"That's a wonderful name. I'll get Whale to check on you."
"No. I want to leave."
"I am afraid that I cannot let you leave yet. You are not stable enough." Whale said when he came walking in, with a nurse who wanted to look at the wound.
"Stay away!" Regina snarled at her, trying to use her magic, but frightened when she noticed nothing happened.
"Regina, we need to refresh your bandage. No need to be so angry."
"I want to leave. Now."
"You can't. You have to heal first, and since your magic apparently doesn't work, there is no one around to heal it for you."
"Rumple."
"No, he can't do it. The Dark One has been taken away from him. He isn't strong enough." Belle explained, while instantly looking sad. Rumple really wasn't well and she feared for his life. She had lost him once, she didn't want to lose him again.
"Right." Regina remembered now. Emma. Was she okay, where is she? Questions she wanted to ask, but couldn't come out of her mouth. She now definitely wanted to leave, to start searching for Emma.
"What about Blue?" Belle suggested.
"If you can convince her to heal me, you'd be the first."
"Well, then I shall try."
"But Belle, what happened then? All I know is that the Dark One is gone, what's wrong with her majesty?"
Belle softly pushed the confused fairy into the hospital.
"Come on Blue, she's dying! We need to hurry up."
Regina softly heard those words, and upon the fact that Belle she was dying, she immediately closed her eyes and tried to look her worst. She was impressed though, no one had ever convinced the fairy to help her before.
When the two woman came in, Belle was a bit startled by how bad Regina looked. She wasn't this bad before right? But then she noticed the slight smirk on Regina's lips, and was impressed with the Queen. Now Blue would certainly heal her. If she wouldn't notice the smile of course.
Blue gasped. "She looks horrible!"
Regina's face slightly faltered at that comment. Exhausted maybe, but horrible? That fairy had it coming.
"Can you help her?" "Yes. But I have to examine the damage first."
Blue got the bandage of, and looked at the wound. She was confused at how good it looked. But nonetheless she still used her magic to heal the wound, surprised at how easy this went as well. Belle thanked her a thousand times and then pushed her out of the hospital, closing the doors behind her. This was most certainly one of the weirdest things that had ever happened to Blue, and as she left the hospital, she was still thinking about it.
Then Belle bursted out in laughing, and even Regina had slight smile on her face, even if it was only for the joy of her new friend.
"Belle, why don't you get me some decent clothes. I believe I am allowed to leave now."
"Yeah, sure", she replied, still giggling. She returned with black pants, a black blouse and a red blazer. And of course some stiletto's. When Regina was nearly done dressing herself, Whale came rushing in.
"Where do you think you're going? I told you, you cannot leave yet!"
"I have healed, so I'm leaving."
With that said, Regina took Danielle from Belle's arms, and walked towards the exit, leaving Whale standing alone and Belle hurrying after her. As she reached the street, Belle offered to drive her home, since Regina didn't have her car. She accepted, and upon reaching Mifflin street, Belle walked with her into her house. Regina didn't protest, secretly not wanting to be alone.
"So do you have any stuff for the baby yet?"
Regina smiled at that, looking mischievously at Belle, and opening a hidden closet with one hand, and pulled a buggy out, fully equipped with blankets and stuffed animals. She carefully laid Danielle inside, and turned to look at Belle, who looked back angrily.
"You said you wanted to get stuff on the last moment, and you promised I could come with you, and now you bought it all by yourself?!"
Belle walked to Regina with slow steps, who was walking backwards, slightly amused yet surprised by the quasi-angry lady. She tried her best to not start laughing, but in vain. Belle tried to stay angry, but in the end they both ended up laughing on the ground. Then the phone rang. Regina quickly descended from the floor, pulling a straight face while flattening her clothes, while Belle still laid on the floor, silently laughing. When Regina picked up the phone, she encountered someone she didn't expect nor wanted to call her.
"Regina?"
"Snow. How are you?"
"Oh Regina thank god! I tried to call you the whole night, but you didn't pick up! Where were you? Have you seen Emma?"
"Wait, you mean you haven't seen her either?"
"No but-" The half crying Snow White was forcefully cut off by the Mayor.
"This evening at Granny's. 7 o'clock."
Without letting Snow answer, she hung up facing Belle.
"I am going to Granny's tonight. You're coming."
"Okay. Why?"
"I don't want to be alone with Snow White and the baby, and if gets out of hand, you need to look after Danielle."
Belle nodded, understanding Regina's concerns. Snow must be in an extremely overemotional state, and one word could upset the Queen, and explode into an enormous fight. Regina lifted up the baby, while asking Belle to pack some stuff in the buggy, for their trip. Regina smiled at the baby, taking her up the stairs to her newly decorated room, opening the closet to get some clothes fitted for the Queen's daughter. To her surprise she found that is was six already, wondering how long she must have been out.
At half they left, continuing Regina's habit of never being late. They chose a booth in the corner of the diner, surprised to see it was completely empty. When they asked Ruby about, she just said that people were scared of what happened yesterday, immediately changing the subject to the to her according utterly cute baby, asking everything. Naturally, Regina was irritated, but also proud, for it was her own child.
When the bell finely rankled, Regina didn't need to turn around to know it was the Charming family. The magic of true love was recognizable everywhere.
"Snow, I thought it was just you. I didn't need you to bring your husband, baby, pirate mascot and stinking outlaw."
"Regina." Snow said on a warning tone.
"We are all concerned about Emma." Killian explained.
"Sure you are."
Upon those words, Snow notice the baby in Belle's arms. Regina had given Danielle to Belle to make sure she didn't accidently hurt the baby.
"Belle, who is this!? Is she yours? Congratulations."
Belle slightly chuckled. "No, she is not mine. Technically is she your sister, right Regina?"
Regina rolled her eyes. "Very funny. No Snow, she's mine."
"Yours? But- how-?" Robin stumbled.
"Wouldn't you like to know, peasant? We are not here to discuss my life."
"No, I guess not. We're here to discuss Emma."
"I will do my best to find her Snow, but if the Dark One doesn't want to be found it won't."
"Then you'll have to try harder!"
"I care as much for Emma as any of you do! Why did I think working together with you would work?"
Regina gesture her hands to Belle, which immediately handed Danielle to Regina.
"I'll walk. Thank you." Belle nodded.
"Regina, wait!" Snow yelled, but Regina didn't stop and left the diner, leaving everyone but Belle frozen, who also walked outside and got to her car, driving to her ill husband as fast as possible. Meanwhile Regina watched her leave, thankful for her understanding. She resumed walking, until a quiet voice called out her name.
"Emma?"