I'm going through some of my older stories, fixing some of the mistakes.
Almost two months had passed since Marian's return. Robin had been helping her adapt to this new realm and adjust Roland to having his mother back. This was not an easy task because Roland was very attached to Regina and missed his Gina very much. Truth be told, so did Roland's father. Robin had gone to Regina's house the day after Marian's return, but she had kept the conversation very short. He had tried to explain as best he could not that he himself understood his explanation. Regina had told him that his family was whole and what they had shared had been special but it was over. Robin had tried to discuss it further, but Regina had shut the door in his face. He knew he had to respect her wishes at that time.
For Regina, she had stayed busy with her job and with Henry. Her son had been staying with her more often, keeping her busy with stories of New York and his constant need for help with his history homework. One new aspect that was keeping her busy was that Mary Margaret and David had asked her to babysit Neal from time to time. She had, at first, declined but she had finally given in and kept him sometimes. She enjoyed holding the baby boy, it had been a long time since Henry was this small. Neal's sibling had kept her distance, which Regina was glad of.
She was walking down the sidewalk outside Gold's pawn shop, when she felt a twinge in her stomach. It was almost like a cramp, but Regina had to pause and wait a moment before she could collected herself enough to start walking again. Thinking it must just be a cramp, she took a few more steps before it happened again, this time a lot stronger. The pain brought her to her knees.
"Are you alright?" a male voice asked her as he placed a steadying hand on her back.
"I'm fine," Regina said as she looked up at Little John. He put his hand out, but she refused it, standing up on her own.
"Are you sure?" John said, not convinced.
"I said I was fine," Regina said as she took a step only to start to go down again. This time she didn't hit the pavement as John caught her before it could happen.
"Oh my god, what happened?" Belle asked, as she ran out of the store., She had seen Regina fall and John catch her.
"She passed out," John said as he held her., To him it seemed she weighed almost nothing.
"Bring her in," Belle said as she opened the door. John carried her in and placed her on a sofa.
"Regina, Regina can you hear me?" Belle tried to wake her up. She even placed a cold wet rag on her forehead, but Regina was still out.
"Belle, what's wrong?" Rumple said as he came in from the back. He had only taken one step towards Regina, when he felt a surge of magic. "Whoa," he murmured uncharacteristically thrown, stopping in his tracks.
"Rumple, what happened?" Belle asked as she had seen Rumple pause.
"Nothing, so what happened to Regina?" Rumple said as he eased closer to her form.
"She passed out and John brought her in here, but I can't get her to wake up," Belle explained.
"Let me try," Rumple said as he reached out to touch her face, but when his fingertips were mere inches from her, all of a sudden Rumple was thrown back by a white gust of magic., He landed against the back wall and slumped down on the floor.
"Rumple!" Belle cried out, running to where he had fallen.
"What the hell just happened?" John asked, suddenly fearful. He had never liked magic, just like Robin.
"Was that white magic?" Belle asked as she helped Rumple stand.
"Evidently…" Rumple said, though he kept his distance from Regina, who was still unconscious.
"But how can she use white magic when she is unconscious like this?" Belle said. Just then, Regina moaned and moved slightly.
"Regina, hold still it's Belle," Belle spoke calmly as Regina began to wake up.
"Why am I in here?" Regina grumbled, with her trademark scowl in place as she lay there on the sofa.
"You passed out and John here prevented you from falling," Belle said. Regina looked at John standing there.
"Well thank you, but I am fine now," Regina said. She sat up slightly but had to put a hand to her head when the room began to spin.
"Regina, let me get you some water," Belle offered, disappearing into the back of the shop. "John, we will take care of Regina now," Rumple said. John nodded and left the shop.
"So why did you want us alone?" Regina asked as she sat there still holding her head.
"You must have a lot on your mind if you can't feel it," Rumple said, but Regina just stared at him.
"I felt it as soon as I walked into this room," he continued, undaunted by her glares.
"Felt what? What exactly is going on in that warped mind of yours?" Regina asked, clearly confused.
"Close your eyes and just sense the people in the room" Rumple answered with a knowing look. She eyed him suspiciously, but eventually did as he said.
"Why on earth do you want me to sense you?" Regina said.
"Well, when you were unconscious, I walked over to you and was about to touch you when a gust of white magic threw me through the air" Rumple said. Regina opened her eyes at that, seeing the look on her face he continued. "And the magic was not from you."
"What are you getting at?" Regina said as she sensed just then another presence, a strong magical form.
"I see you just now figured it out. It's very powerful isn't it? It protected its mother from inside the womb," Rumple said as Regina's eyes opened in shock. "Your unborn child is really something, Regina," Rumple said finally.
Special thanks to Joy Booth for helping me with this story