An ode to the villains
Author Note: I am so excited by the season 3 premier of Once and I heard from spoilers that Regina and Hook are going to have some meaningful conversation about villains. So I wrote this. Please review. Lots of love. Colourful Darkness
Regina stood in the tiny dark room, below deck of the Jolly Roger, softly crying. There was only a flickering lantern swinging above her head and the darkness seemed to engulf her. For once she found it comforting. There was no one here to disturb her. None of Snow's stupid optimistic words about how Henry was going to be okay, or Rumple's cold, superior eyes.
She leant against the wooden wall, hysterically sobs escaping her lips as though someone was tearing them from her. Henry. She wanted Henry back in her arms. Needed him like she needed to breathe.
Loud footsteps pulled Regina from her reverie. Someone was coming below deck. Regina quickly wiped her eyes and crouched down below a pile of empty boxes. She didn't want David or Snow see her cry, and definitely not Emma. She didn't care if it was Rumple. He has seen her cry so many times that he's probably lost count.
"What are you doing, love?" drawled Hook, emerging from the shadows. His boots clicking against the timber floor.
"What does it look like I'm doing?" snapped Regina, not bothering to hide her tears.
Hook walked towards her. "Get up Regina, stop feeling so bloody sorry for yourself."
"You have no empathy," spat Regina, looking up at him from where she was crouched.
"And I have no pleasure seeing you in this state; get up love." For once, Regina obeyed, and as she stood to her full height, she had never felt less like a Queen. "We will find your boy," said Hook, taking another step forward.
"You sound like Snow," said Regina with a sniffle. She wiped the remaining tears away with the sleeve of her shirt. "What are you doing down here anyway? Don't you have a ship to navigate?"
Hook smirked. "I wanted to talk to you actually…I wanted to apologise."
Regina frowned. "What for?"
"For backstabbing you in Storybrooke –"
"I backstabbed you first, there's no need Captain."
"But my betrayal led to Greg torturing you…and that was…" he faltered, "I'm sorry."
"I really brought it upon myself, but thank you for your sympathies."
"So we can go on being friends?"
"Acquaintances."
Hook nodded and began to walk away.
"Hook," said Regina. Hook stopped and looked back at her. "Do you ever think we'll be the people we once were?"
"What do you mean love?"
"Before I lost my love and you lost yours; before we both went on futile quests for revenge, and before I became the "evil" Queen."
"I dunno," said Hook, "but whatever anyone else says about you, you're not evil…freakin messed up…but not evil…"
Regina laughed. "Thank you, you're not that bad yourself."
Hook smiled. "I'm trying to be better. Me coming on this trip is my way of saying sorry to you, to Emma, and mostly Baelfire…"
"And because you don't want to be alone anymore?"
"Aye," said Hook, "and if you love, ever get sick of your loneliness, you to where to find me."
"Where?"
"My chambers…second door on the right, below deck."
And with that he ascended up the stairs and Regina couldn't help but roll her eyes.
