One of the guards tear a little boy out of the woman's hands.
"No, please, he is MY son!" She cried tears streaming down her face.
The woman reached for her baby, but the other guard pushed her away so hard that she hit the stone floor.
"Oh, is he? I knew you were a fallen woman! Who did you begotten him with?"
"No one, my king, I swear! I was faithful to you!"
"Then you are a WITCH! I wouldn't tolerate a witch in my home, nor in my kingdom! Guards, seize her! Throw her in jail! And as for that child... He must die!" And the king grabbed the baby boy and shook him in the air.
"Noooo! No, Leopold, I beg you... I beg you to have mercy! You can do whatever you wish with me, but please, please spare the life of my son!"
"He is not from here, is he? He doesn't belong in our world!"
With these words his hand sank in Henry's chest and came out holding his beating heart.
Regina cried and begged, fighting the guards to break free and save her boy. She tried to work out magic, but her feelings were a mess and she was unable to concentrate. She tried again and again clenching her fists, but she couldn't. And then it was too late as his heart was crushed and the sparkling dust fell on the ground at her feet. The woman fell on her knees still yelling "no" until she lost her voice.
Regina woke up with a scream. She had a terrible nightmare. It seemed so real. Even now she couldn't shake off that heavy feeling. She hardly had any sleep since they've all been back into the Enchanted Forest. Even though she was staying in her room, not the one she sometimes had had to share with King Leopold, the old nightmares were back. They had a new twist this time. They all had her son in them. Regina didn't recover her full consciousness when there came a loud knock on her bedroom door and Robin came slamming into the room.
"Are you hurt, m'lady?" He asked breathing heavily.
"You." She said surprised by his unexpected and rather unwanted appearance. Regina didn't want anyone, him especially, see her with her mask off. She felt exposed. Slowly realizing that she actually was still in her night gown that was almost transparent, she pulled the blanket up to her shoulders.
"What do you want?" After fighting and going through a lot of emotions in her dream she felt exhausted and powerless.
"I heard you scream and thought something's happened to you." He explained deep concern in his blue eyes.
"What are you even doing here?" She whispered still not being her usual self. Did he spend the whole night outside her room? She wondered.
"Are you hurt?"
"I'm alright. You shouldn't be in here." She couldn't understand why she was whispering to him as there was practically no one in this part of the castle.
"Excuse me my observation, but those are tears on your face, your ma... m'lady."
He came up to her and squatted beside her bed. "What happened?" He asked softly, taking one of her hands. There were bloody nail marks on her palm clearly from clenching her fists so hard it hurt her. "You are injured. Should I get someone?" He rose to his feet immediately.
She could see how worried he was, his eyes examining every inch of her that was still uncovered. She knew he was looking for any other injuries, but she couldn't help feeling naked under his watchful gaze. Regina withdrew her hand sharply from Robin's.
"No. There's no need in that. It was just a dream, that's all."
"What kind of dream is that? That would cause you so much pain?"
She was silent. She couldn't tell him. He wouldn't understand. He didn't know Leopold. He didn't know what it was like being married against your will, to lie with the man you didn't love, to pretend to respect the man you hated. He wouldn't understand what it was like to see the heart of your beloved being ripped out of his chest and crushed right before your eyes. He wouldn't understand losing a child.
"It was about your son, wasn't it?" He said quietly and carefully seated himself on the edge of the bed.
Her whole soul bursted out at him mentioning Henry. Yes, it was about her son. She didn't want to share him or her feelings about him with Robin, with anyone. No one should even mention him! The Queen felt anger building up deep inside of her, filling every part of her being. Her strength coming back to her.
"How dare you ask me such questions?! And get off my bed. Now." She pronounced every word clearly and loudly in a haughty manner.
"Regina?"
"Show some respect, you thief."
Robin slowly rose from her bed unwilling to leave her yet. He couldn't believe his eyes at the changes that took place not just in her manner of talking, but in her facial expression. No, she wasn't Regina any longer, she was the Queen and, no matter how much he hated this monicker, the Evil Queen herself.
"What are waiting for? Get the hell out."She hissed at him.
Note: So, folks, here we go again! Hope you liked the 2nd chapter! Let me know what your think, please, please, please! Did you like it? Did you not like something/ anything? What?You didn't like it at all? Should I change/ add something? I do have an idea for this story now, but it might take a while for me to get to the core of it! Thank you for hanging in there with me!
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