~The Stolen Brother ~
Disclaimer: I don't claim any rights to the characters of this story. I don't own them (except Sebastian and Nicholas) All rights belong to ABC Studios and the creators of Once upon a Time ( Kitsis /Horowitz Production)
Author's Note: This is my first fanfiction about Once upon a Time so I hope that you will like it anyway. If you don't like it please let me know! Actually I´m a fan of Rumbelle but this idea came into my head and I had to write it down, so have fun. This story is dedicated to my dearest Aloysious, I hope you will like this story! Thanks for your encouragement dearie ! ^^
She quietly sat on a chair, one of many in her chamber of the Palace. Sad and heart-broken, she regarded the crumpled photo of him. A tear rolling down her cheek, watering the yellowed paper. You could hardly recognize his face, for she had carried it in her pocket quite too long, but it was the only thing left of him and she loved it with all her heart. How much it reminded her of her own sad destiny, her own broken-fairytale. She was alone. The King, her husband and his daughter Snow White weren't much of a family for her. She preferred to be alone in her room. Both had caused too much trouble, too much pain. One of them more than the other. But was this innocent young girl really to blame? Regina hesitated. Surely there was one person which was to blame without any doubt:
Her mother Cora. But why hadn't the girl listened to her? Her head ached and again she stared at the picture in her hand.
"She destroyed our life, our happiness. She took everything from us, just because she thought that the things she did were right. I can't believe she did the same to me as she did to you. You were right : She has no heart and she doesn't deserve the one beating in her chest," she whispered, her fingers stroking over the delicate paper.
Softly she pressed the picture to her chest, right where her heart was beating.
"But I will fight! Fight for my happiness, fight for our revenge. Fight to make her pay," she said to herself.
The tears came back quickly and she stumbled to her bed in exhaustion. As her face touched the soft pillows of her bed, her eyes closed and her dreams brought her back to a day long forgotten.
In the Fairytale World 7 years ago:
"Regina! Regina look!" a voice screamed.
Regina was at the stable brushing the fur of her horse as her brother came running towards her.
"What is it Sebastian?" she asked with a smile as he had come to a stop.
"Regina, look what Nicholas gave me!" her brother answered, holding a ring in his gloved hand. Regina's eyes widened in surprise.
"So.. he.. asked you?" she asked carefully, although she knew the answer, for the face of her brother was shining like the sun. He nodded and smiled at her.
"Oh my God! That is fantastic! I'm so happy for you!" she said, and flung her arms around his neck. He lifted her up and both whirled around in joy.
"Thank you Gina. I'm the happiest man in the World. But you know what that means ...she- " Sebastian started.
"… won't allow it, " his sister added with anger in her voice.
" I'm afraid that you're right. We want to leave at Midnight. You will come and say Goodbye won't you? You're my sister and I can't leave without your blessing," he told her, stroking her long brown hair.
"Of course I will! I only wish that you wouldn't need to leave," Regina whispered back.
"Me too. But you know her. Long ago she made a deal with herself and since then she has been heartless," he replied and kissed the forehead of his younger sister.
"You deserve the greatest happiness in life, and if this is your only chance, I won't stand in your way," she told him and he smiled.
"That applies to you too Gina! Someday, I promise you there will be someone in your life! Someone you will truly love and if she is against it, promise me one thing. Don't let this special man go. Don't let her destroy your love. Even if you have to flee from her. She can't chose your destiny for you," Sebastian replied and Regina nodded.
"I will miss you, do you know that?" she said, trying to prevent the tears from leaving her eyes.
"Me too, but we will see each other again. I promise it little Star," he countered and again they hugged each other tightly.
"I hope so ... But now, come let us share the last cup of tea together," she said and both left the stable hand in hand, looking like they had when they were kids.
After tea, Sebastian left the table secretly to prepare everything for his escape with his fiancée Nicholas. Regina had stayed at the table to distract their mother, but after some time, she left as well and the young woman didn't follow her. For she didn't want to create too much attention.
Now it was night-time. Midnight was near and Regina left the estate, making big steps towards the stable. The place where Sebastian and Nicholas would wait for her …and her blessing.
She arrived at the stable, the air was cold and she could see her breath forming little clouds in front of her mouth ... But the stable was empty. She anxiously awaited their arrival ...she waited … and waited … but neither her brother nor Nicholas arrived. Slowly but surely she realized that something was wrong and with a strange feeling in her tummy she started running back to the estate.
She scurried to the chamber of her brother and knocked at the door. No one opened. Her face dropped and cautiously she pushed the doorknob, the door flung open and she entered the room. It was empty ... the terrible feeling in her tummy never leaving. Then she heard a moaning coming from behind Sebastian's bed ... her heart stopped beating. Slowly, she sneaked through the room, not wanting to look to the floor but her eyes were stuck to it. Then she turned around to see if her conjectures were true, and the sight she was met with was horrible.
Her brother was lying on the floor, his shirt covered in blood and his hands lying crossed over his chest ...His eyes open, his chest hardly moving, which told her that he was gasping for air. Next to him laid Nicholas, his eyes closed. She couldn't see him breathing, which meant that he was already dead. Her brother was holding his hand. His eyes were watery and his face looked twisted with pain. The sight of them made her freeze, but her feet made her walk ... Her knees gave in when she was standing next to him and the tears started streaming.
"Sebastian what happened to you? Did she do this to you?" she asked but she knew that he wouldn't answer.
"She ...she ripped out his heart and then she took mine. She didn't want us to be happy. Someone told her about our plans to leave ...I disappointed her… She said my death would be the price for my love. I'm sorry Gina but for me that was a price worth paying," Sebastian wheezed. He wanted to lift his hand up to stroke away her tears, but he was too weak.
"Sebastian NOO! Please don't leave me! … Seb..astian..I ..I can't ..." she cried.
But her brother took a last deep breath and then he closed his eyes. Regina knew that he was dead. Sadness, shock, hatred, but most importantly deep emotions made her collapse onto his body. She cried, she screamed. The pain in her chest was unbearable; too much to take for a young woman like her. The loss was too big. Her brother had died for love, he had been innocent. He had been her light, her hero, and now she was covering his dead (still warm) body. She couldn't move for a long time, her eyes focused on Sebastian, her fingers moving over his face, his body; the part where his heart had been ripped out.
"Mother!" she thought to herself. The anger in her voice scaring her. With one hasty move she jumped up and walked to the chambers of her parents .
"YOU!" she screamed as she walked into the room, both her mother and father looked at her with wide eyes.
"A lady doesn't walk into the room of her sleeping parents, " her mother said coldly, "What do you want from me?" she then added.
"You dare to speak of a ladies' duties? You! A lady also doesn't kill her own son! " Regina yelled back at her mother, and the elder woman jumped up from her bed.
"Regina what do you intend?!" she asked. Shocked.
"I want to speak you outside mother, " Regina spat.
They both walked out the room and as the door was closed, Regina turned around theatrically.
"You witch! You evil witch! " she shouted into her mother's face.
"Darling what is wrong with you?" Cora asked her, never interrupting eye contact.
"I'm not your darling! You killed Sebastian! Someone told you of his plans to flee from this prison, together with our servant Nicholas. You were too proud to accept that your son is gay! That he was in love with a simple servant! You always told us that you want us to be happy, but you only destroy our happiness. You're a heartless monster! But why? He was your son!" Regina questioned, her voice trembling.
"You have no idea what you're talking about. Seeing him kissing this bastard...a man. You call it love ... I call it treachery! And he wanted to die ... He accepted it ... I told him that his stubbornness would have consequences and he was willing to risk them," her mother replied coldly, a smile forming on her lips .
"How you're not disgusted with yourself is a mystery to me!" Regina cried, nauseated.
"One day you will understand my deeds," her mother said stiffly ... Then she turned around and disappeared in her room.
Regina was left behind, horrified and puzzled. After that event she avoided talking to her mother. She even avoided sharing glances with her. The hatred in her heart never left and the coldness she felt when her mother walked by, grew deeper and deeper.
Her brother and Nicholas were buried two days after Cora had killed them. Nobody questioned their mysterious death. Nobody except Regina and her father attended the funeral. Regina felt pain and loneliness, a feeling she would never get rid of. Her father said nothing, but she could see that he was crying. She loved him, but nevertheless she mumbled, " Coward" when he left Sebastian's grave without a word.
Heart-broken and crying, she laid a red rose on the cold stone. Then she placed a kiss on his name, which was engraved on the tombstone .
"I promise that I will find love and that she won't destroy it like she destroyed yours. I will be happy and I will take vengeance for your death! She will pay for it," she whispered and her gaze went up to the sky.
" I love you!" she added and then she left the place without looking back ...Only a picture of Sebastian hiding in her pocket.
A knock on the door roused her from slumber. A gentle voice calling her name. It was Snow White.
"Regina? Regina are you in there? My father wants you to join us for tea," she said timidly.
Regina sighed..she didn't want to join them for tea, especially after this bad memory. But the voice of the young girl reminded her of her commission. Her revenge, her happiness. She hadn't a plan yet, but fooling the king to obtain power was her first step. She slipped out of bed gently. She straightened her dress and then she walked to the door, without making a noise she opened it. Behind it was Snow White, her skin pale like Snow but her cheeks glowing in a soft rose ... A smile on her face.
"I'm ready, darling. Come!" she said smiling, and took the hand of the little girl.
Gracefully they two of them walked down the hallway, their future and destiny unknown to them, but already written down.