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A/N: Please review. This is just an idea that popped into my head. Let me know if I should continue it. This may suck but please review and let me know what you think.
Summary: Just after Marian arrives, Regina runs into the forest, seeing her chance at happiness disappear in a flash, only to stumble across an infuriating thief who quickly changes her world. But the thief has secrets, that once uncovered could destroy that world and everything in it. Queen/OC/Outlaw Read and Review!
Regina ran out of the diner and out into the street. Emma called after her but she barely heard it. The former queen ran, as fast as her legs could go in high heeled boots, towards her vault. Finally reaching the door, she stopped to catch her breath, looking up at the crypt of her father. Without a second thought, she ran past it, out into the forest, far from Storybrooke, far from the pity filled gazes, far from the man who was breaking her heart.
It felt she'd run for hours before she collapsed on a fallen tree, shaking with cold and sobbing her heart out for what she saw as her last chance at happiness. She knew that Robin would choose to stay with his wife. Who would choose the evil queen of a young maiden?
She was freezing, but she didn't want to go home. They would find her and try to "comfort" her. It was all their fault, always their fault. Her chest hurt, her eyes hurt, her feet were numb and her head was throbbing. Regina Mills had been broken before, many times before. Pain was nearly a comfort, and loneliness, an old friend. For a moment, she'd had it, happiness. She'd had it but for a fleeting moment before it was snatched from her grasp once again. And all of because those blasted Charmings. First it was Snow, then it was that idiot daughter of hers. They just didn't know how to stop and think about the consequences of their actions.
"M'lady?" She turned quickly, readying her magic for a fight. For a moment, she thought it was Robin, but quickly realized that the voice speaking was much deeper. A man who strongly resembled the same one who'd broken her heart hours ago, stepped out of the shadows. He was strikingly handsome with a heart stopping smile and extremely long silky black hair. He wore jeans and a black leather jacket with a bow strapped to his back and no quiver. He scratched his meager facial hair with a confused expression. "Are you alright, M'lady?" He had an accent like Robin's except his was much thicker and more refined, if that was possible.
"I'm fine." Regina sniffed. "Go away."
"It is rather cold tonight. I would not to leave a woman alone to face the elements." He smirked.
"Go away." Regina said, low and threatening.
"I don't think so, Love. It would appear neither one of us is going anywhere tonight." He folded his arms. He was silent...for about 5 seconds before saying "So,tell me the name of the complete ass who would reduce such a woman to tears."
"Why do you care? Who the hell are you anyway?" Regina snapped.
"Roman, formerly of Locksley. The King of Thieves." He stood up and bowed deeply at the waist.
She scoffed. "Locksley. Ever heard of Robin Hood?"
"That. Guy." Roman sighed. "He's a fool, he is. Calls himself a thief and steals from the rich but gives to the poor. Now, if I steal something, it's because I wanted it. What's the point of stealing it you were going to give it to someone else?" He suddenly smiled. "Now, if its for a lovely damsel then I could see the problem."
"Will you please just go away?" Regina sighed.
"Did you miss my whole beginning statement, love?"
"You're starting to annoy me. Do you know what I do to imps like you that piss me off?" She turned to face him but he was gone. She frowned before turning around, only to find the man sitting on a log in front of her, a smug grin plastered across his face. She glared fiercely at him.
"It's so cute how you scrunch your little nose like a wittle bunny rabbit when you get mad, your majesty. Nowhere near as good as I look at any time but, if you work hard, you could have potential."
"What if I roast you alive and scar that pretty face?" Regina asked with an evil queen-like
smirk.
"Then I shall beguile you with my charm and wit. Listen, I must tell you that I am quite a narcissist and it is quite freezing outside. So, what do you say we continue this conversation somewhere warm and preferably has some type of alcoholic beverage." He smiled, white teeth shining brightly in the semi darkness.
"Are you trying to get me drunk?"
"Is it working?" He smirked and offered her his hand.
She ignored it and stood up. "Look, I had just had my heart broken-"
"Then please identify a better way to piss off Hood than being seen in the company of a devilishly handsome man like myself? Besides, what takes away troubles better than alcohol and a listening ear?"
"You know that I am the Evil Queen." She said.
"Then this..." He unsheathed a black sword that she hadn't realized he'd been wearing. "Must belong to you."
"It is!" She snatched it and examined it, finding her initials carved into the hilt. "You are a thief."
"I told you that. I am the King of thieves if you wish to be correct and I am sure that you can already tell that as well as narcissistic, I am quite arrogant and I have stolen from many a King or Queen in my time. I stole the dragon scales off Maleficent's back. One of my greatest accomplishments it was."
"Shut up and keep the damn sword." Regina snapped. "I think I do need a drink after talking to you." He grinned in return and bowed again. She sighed.
"Would you like for me to kick Robin Hood's ass?" Roman asked loudly, leaning towards a giggling Regina and nearly falling out of his chair.
"I would love for that to happen." Regina covered her mouth as she fell into a fit of giggles and hiccuped. "But he has a whole band of Merry Men to protect him."
"I got a-a-a band too. We play on Tuesdays!" They both burst out laughing ridiculously at the stupid joke.
They were currently completely wasted at the Rabbit Hole bar. Roman had ordered a round of shots after Regina had begrudgingly told him about what happened at Granny's. She had no idea why she wanted to trust this asshole, why she didn't fry this thief at once. Something stayed her hand, perhaps curiosity. He certainly seemed to make things interesting and it was nice to forget about Robin for a while.
"What do you say we blow this- this- what in bloody hell is the name of this establishment?" He asked with glazed over eyes.
Regina nodded dumbly and stood up before immediately falling back into her chair. She burst out laughing as he tried to help her up, though he was just as unsteady as her.
"Regina!" She covered her ears at the sudden scream of her name and felt hands fighting over the grip on her arm. Roman refused to let go and she scowled at Emma.
"What?" She demanded in a slurred voice yet still commanding tone.
"Who's this? What happened? Are you drunk?" Emma demanded. She looked between the two giggling adults. "You know what, i'm taking you home. Let's go."
"Bye Roman, see you tomorrow." She waved at the thief as she was half carried half dragged outside.
"What the hell, Regina? Robin and I have been looking for you for hours." Emma complained as she shoved Regina into her bug. She walked around to her door and growled when she saw purple smoke filling her car.
Regina looked up at her mansion, grinning like an idiot before moving to unlock the door. She growled when she couldn't get the key in. Then a smirk lit up her face as her drunken brain quickly found another solution to the problem. She tossed the key over her shoulder and blasted the door off its hinges with a well placed fireball. "Home sweet home." She grinned, shrugging out of her coat and tossing it haphazardly to the floor. After a few falls, her shoes followed. She had to crawl up the staircase after nearly face planting several times. Finally, she made it to her bedroom and collapsed onto her bed, falling asleep almost instantly.
"Regina?!" Emma called upstairs. It was morning and she and Mary Margaret were coming to check on the mayor.
"Look at the door, Emma. What happened?" Mary Margaret said, looking at the splinters of wood and the pieces of the door leading the way inside the home. Regina's coat and shoes were all over the floor, one shoe was sitting perfectly in the sink which both mother and daughter found odd. Emma took the lead as they walked up the stairs and peeked into Regina's room.
The mayor was curled up beneath the covers of her monstrous bed, sound asleep. Passed out would probably be more accurate.
Emma turned to her mother. "She's fine." There was a heavy thud and the sound of retching reached their ears. "No, she's not."
Mary Margaret made her way into the bathroom after her stepmother and held her hair back as she threw up. Emma leaned against the doorway, not exactly sure what else to do.
Regina remained crouched in front of the toilet even after she'd finished throwing up. "What. The. Hell."
"You got drunk last night if you're wondering what's going on." Emma said.
Regina flinched and covered her ears. "Stop talking so loudly." She whispered and stood up to wipe her mouth and brush her teeth. She walked back to the bed and dived beneath the sheets. "Go away." She whispered.
"What happened to the door?" Mary Margaret asked, rubbing soothing circles into the brunette's back.
"I couldn't get my key into the door." Regina grumbled, covering her throbbing head. "Ugh! I'm going to kill that thief."
"What thief? Robin?"
"No." Regina said, her stomach turning at the thought of the man. He was probably home, with his wife and son, enjoying being a family again. She smiled to herself, for her foolishness, thinking that she could actually have a happy ending. "His name was Roman. He's from Locksley too, like Robin, and he's a thief."
"That guy who tried to shoot me with a bow without any arrows last night?" Emma asked, making Regina's head pound painfully.
"You're talking too loud." She said. "And yes. The bow is magical so he probably doesn't need them. I sensed the magic on it last night and I'm pretty sure where he stole it from."
"More thieves?" Emma said with a sigh, earning a scowl from the bedridden mayor. Mary Margaret rose to get her some aspirin and water. "I'm sorry, Regina." Emma said. "I know I messed up your happy ending and I am so sorry about it. I just thought I was saving a life. I didn't think-"
"Exactly." Regina interrupted. "You didn't think. Even the people in this world know you're not supposed to mess with anything in the past or you could damage the future. And yet, you still brought Marian back. You did cost me my happy ending, and I pretty much hate you right now. As much as I want to hurt you…" She sighed, fighting back the boiling anger and hurt within her. "I just want to be left alone."
Emma simply nodded meekly and turned to leave, passing her mother. Regina took the aspirin and sent her away in a similar fashion. Mother and daughter looked back up at the house as the door was magically repaired and a green shine covered the mansion, revealing the magical barrier that Regina had put up.
"I messed up, Mary Margaret." Emma sighed.
"You couldn't leave Marian to die."
"I still didn't have to bring her through the portal with me."
"Then Robin probably would've never met Regina in the first place. Stop wishing for things to be different. There's nothing you can do about it now. We just have to have hope that Regina and Robin can work this out." Mary Margaret said, putting an arm around her.
Emma sighed again. "I hope that you're right."
"I usually am." Mary Margaret laughed.