Tittle: You Make Me So MAD
Description: A set of cut scenes between Emma and others that takes place between when everyone gets their memories back and Emma confronts Hook about Zelenas comment about Hook and what he failed to do for her, and when we see Henry at his father's grave.
Author's thoughts: For the sake of this story I am going to have the two previously mentioned scenes take place as if the second is taking place then next day.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but this story idea, all of the characters and the worlds that they come from belong to much better writers then me.
Rating: T
Emma walked Henry to Regina's front door and could hear all of the commotion going on inside as what sounded like a gathering was taking place within Regina's home. Both waited at the door for someone to answer it but when no one came, due to the noise inside, they let themselves in. Inside it looked as if every member of Robin Hoods marry men were drinking and having a good time. Slowly they made their way over to where Regina was sitting with Little Jon and Friar Tuck in one of the far corners of the sitting room. When Regina noticed Henry she stood and weaved her way over to where they were coming into the room.
"Henry I am so glad that you made it. I was beginning to worry that you had changed your mind about staying the night." Regina gave her son a hug and nodded her thanks to Emma again for allowing Henry to come over. She had missed her time with Henry since he had been back in Storybrook and felt that any more time missed would just have her in tears.
"Sorry mom. Just had some things to talk about with my mom."
"Well your hear now and that is what matters. I have someone that I would like you to meet." Regina directed them into the dining room where they could see Robin setting up his son at her table with a snack. "Henry I would like you to meet Roland, he's Robins son."
"Hello." Roland greeted Henry.
"Ah so the lad has arrived. Good, Regina was starting to become concerned with your lack of arrival." Robin patted Henry on the back, and then went to place his arm around Regina's waist from behind. Emma watched as the two smiled at one another. It was odd to see the two so happy, as she had never seen Regina this happy with anyone that was not Henry.
"This day just gets better and better." Henry said clapping his hands together. "First I get mom and my memories beck then I find out that I get Robin Hood for a step dad and now I find out that I'm a big brother. This is so awesome." Henry smiled at all of them and then went to talk to Roland.
"Ah Henry," Emma started but when he failed to look back at her she turned her attention to Robin. "Well good luck to you. Now that you have been claimed you should know that Henry will be going out of his way to make sure that you two stay together if for no other reason than he gets what he has always wanted out of me." When Robin raised his eyebrow at Emma she continued. "Siblings."
"Ah well. Then for the sake of us all and this lovely maiden I shall endeavor to keep everyone happy so that we stave off a possible riot-us teenager." With a Kiss to Regina's cheek he turned to see how the boys were getting on.
"So when did that happen?" Emma inquired with Regina as they both turned to watch as Henry got to know the newest members of his extended family.
"After we were done talking to my mother."
"I see and what prompted that?"
"Would you believe that he is my true love?" At the surprised look on Emma's face Regina just chuckled "I know but it's true. Back in the Enchanted Forest Tinkerbelle and I had an encounter. It was after I was married to Snow's father and as you know I was unhappy because I had just lost Daniel* my first love. Tinkerbelle wanted to find me a new happy ending so she cast a spell that would show me to my true love. She took me to a tavern where a very handsome man with a lion tattoo was drinking with his friends."
"Robin." Emma noticed the for mentioned tattoo on Robins inside wrist.
"Yes. At the time however I was not willing to give up my hatred and anger so I never went to him. When we all came back hear with the last curse I ran into him while looking for information that might help us against Zelena and when I saw the tattoo I knew that it was the same man that Tinkerbelle had tried to introduce me too all those years ago."
"So you decided to just go for it then."
"Havens no!" Regina said with a chuckle. "That didn't happen until I had a talk with your mother about how I should look for all of the good that I had around me and that, along with Zelena's comments about never appreciating what I had, spurred me to give Robin a chance." Regina smiled as she watched Roland and Henry head off in the direction of his room before she looked back at Emma. "Love doesn't come easy for you and I Emma, but I am starting to realize that not having someone for yourself is selfish."
"How can you say that?!" Emma protested.
"Because as Tinkerbelle once told me it's not just my happily ever after that I am ruining by not going to the one that I love, it's theirs as well."
Emma looked Regina in the eye and used her supper power to see if the other woman was lying to her. When she saw that Regina was being truthful in her opinion that not being with the one that loves you would be just as harmful to them as it may be to yourself she found that she had to stop and think about that. "But what if you can't trust them anymore. Then what?"
"Why do you ask?" When Emma failed to answer her Regina just huffed. "What has Hook done this time?"
"Wait I never said,"
"Emma do we need to go over this again." Regina gave the other woman a pointed look. This time it was Emma's turn to huff and stare at the floor. "Are you going to tell me or not?"
"He lied to me, to all of us. Zelena cursed him and then he tried to send Henry away to New York on a boat. Hook said it was to save Henry's life but I just don't know. Ya sure he may have been trying to buy us time to change Henrys mind out leaving but that still doesn't excuse the fact that he never told us about the curse that Zelena placed on him in the first place." Emma leaned back so that she was resting on the edge of the dining room table. Suddenly after telling her feelings to someone she now felt very tired.
"What curse? This is the first time that I have heard about Zelena doing anything to the pirate."
"She cursed his lips so that the next time that Hook kissed me that it would take away my powers."
"That's ambitious of her. Especially seeing as Hook has yet to do what she wanted of him. It's not like the two of you are seeing one another or anything like that. One might think that she just expected Hook to kiss you like one of her trained monkeys."
"That's what I was thinking. And know that I know about it the whole thing, Zelena has even less chance of it coming to pass." Emma said rubbing the back of her neck. The more time that she had to think about all of this the more that she was realizing that it was Killian's lack of trust in her and the group's ability to deal with any and all problems that came their way that was bothering her the most.
"So what are your plans now?"
"Henry thinks that I should go talk to Hook, find out his side of why it was that he did what he did and make sure that everything is still good between us. Henry thinks that I over reacted to Hook's explanation of what happened and that I may have hurt his feelings."
"Well you did just say that he tried to send our son to New York on his own. Hook should be grateful that some hurt feelings are all that he has to deal with, because the next time that I see him I am going to be giving him a peace of my mind the likes of which may leave many to think I have reverted to my evil ways." Both women started to chuckle at this.
"Ya if not for the fact that we need everyone to work together on this I was tempted to tell him to leave town and never come back."
"Unfortunately we do need him. Well now that I know about this curse that Zelena has put on him I will look into it and see what I can do about removing it. With what's coming we need everyone to be focused on the enemy and not about how friendly they are or are not able to get with their fellow heroes."
"Don't tell Hook that you think of him as a Hero. It may go to his head."
"With him, it more than likely would. But as Henry kept pointing out to me there is a little bit of Hero in all of us. Especially those of us that are reformed villains."
So I think that next chapter will have Emma and Hook together to work things out. There may even be some Kissing (though not on Hooks part)
I also want to thank Sakura-blossom62, Bemac, Cynnx, and Angels-heart1 for their lovely reviews. It is always nice when you get feedback about your work.
*- A minor change was made after some wonderful reviewers caught this mistake.
So again I look forward to any and all future reviews and know that this should be done by the end of the week. Just in time for the next Episode.