Click clack click clack

The sound of heels hitting the cemented pavement woke him in what appeared to be a dark, putrid dungeon. The Evil Queens dungeon.

Robin thought hard but could not recall what he'd done to get him locked up in this particular royals dungeon. He hadn't stolen anything from her, that he could think of. Last he remembered he was throwing back some beers in a tavern when...

"Rise and shine thief." The Evil Queen stood proud and mighty right outside his cell door. Grinning at her newest conquest with her ruby red lips.

"You look surprised, didn't think I'd catch you..."

"Doing what exactly?" He threw back, coming out of the shadows to face her.

"Stealing from my garden." She finished. "What is it that you want with my roses?!"

"Roses? Lady are you insane?!"

"Watch your tone with me thief, or you won't live to see those roses bloom."

"My apologies, your most Royal highness." He bent at the knee and tipped his head at her mockingly.

"And what is it that I'm meant to want with your roses?"

"That is what I want to know. My garden is private in case the thorns weren't enough, there is the matter of the giant wall surrounding them."

"I can see these roses are valuable to you, why? I truly have no clue, and although my reputation precedes me, I did not steal your roses."

"You lie." She smiled a wicked smile and withdrew a mirror from her robe. In the reflection a man with his face was seen climbing over the wall stealing said roses.

"It's not me!" Robin was confused, the man in the mirror was him, but it wasn't! He hadn't been near the castle, he had no need for roses.

"I have no need for roses! I steal from the rich to give to the poor, what could I possibly want with your bloody roses! Ah-"

His throat felt tight and his ability to breath became labored. He saw her hand cringe in mid air magically restricting his airway.

"Liars don't do well by me thief, I'll be needing those roses back-" in his struggle to free himself his sleeves slid down his forearms and a peculiar image became visible. The image of a lion, she had seen only days prior. A symbol of that of her soul mate.

She released him, and his body dropped to the ground. "Take me to the roses you stole." She commanded.

"I don't have them!" He pleaded. "I don't, I truly don't. But I have an interest in catching whoever it is that is using my face for the thievery of flowers. Release me and I will find him for you."

She looked at him for a long while, she could release him, he really didn't seem to know anything about the roses powers, and yet he had waltz right through their harsh thorns and made it out unscathed. It had to have been him. Those roses would only part for her true love, and she didn't have one. Unless the fairy was right, and he was it. Damn it.

Poof! They both disappeared from the dungeon in a cloud of purple magic, and reappeared at the entrance of her rose garden. "Walk through and pick some." She ordered.

Robin took a look at the roses, dark red like her lips, with thick stems and wild thorns growing wild from where they stood to a back wall, doubling him in height. He hesitated and then stepped towards the fearsome flowers.

It didn't take long before the thorns cut into his skin. Blood dropped from the wounds but he pushed on through them.

Regina watched him cross the brush with determination, and the visible rivulets of blood dripping from his arms and neck made her heart skip a beat. The thorns didn't part for him like they had for the man in the mirror, but this man, the one in front of her, he pushed on through the pain.

Robin screamed in frustration at the irritating scratches and made his way back to the queen, tossing a blood soaked bouquet at her feet.

He caught his breath on hands and knees, feeling each small cut sting with the sweat of his efforts. The roses incinerated where they'd fallen and the Queen began to walk away.

"Well done thief, you weren't lying. Now we must capture whoever did steal my roses. Come along"

Hello OutlawQueen fans! I assume it's you, because that is mainly what this story is going to be about.. I mean, some characters may pop in and out but mainly these beautiful two. The show isn't exactly wetting my OQ whistle :) so I decided to give this one a shot! I hope you all like! Please feel free to send me some of your OQ fanfics too! I'd love to have some OQ on my down time. To all my other oncers, welcome too! All of the other characters will be mainly canon so many of the original ships wil be involved. Are you all ready for a little ride? Let me know what you think! I'm almost done with chapter 2 and I'm wasting no time posting it :))