Healing Touch

no1else-but-me said:

If you are still looking for promts. How about a missing year scene between Regina and Robin in the stables.

So I decided to do this promt in the series I have already created in the lost year. It is the sequel to Secret Admirer and Just One Dance.

Rated K

Robin walked his horse towards the stables feeling sore in nearly every muscle in his body. He'd been on a week long hunt and on the way home he and his party had been attacked by a pack of flying monkeys. They'd lost men and he felt wary to the bone. It was beginning to seem as if they would never be rid of this witch who had made it her personal business to make all of their lives miserable.

He walked into the stable and paused in his steps when he saw her standing there. He hadn't seen her since that night at the ball. He'd wanted to but she had made herself scarce the next day, then the following day he'd left on the hunting trip. He studied her for a moment as he watched her. She was leaned into one of the horses cooing to it as if it were an old friend. She wasn't yet aware of his presence and in this moment all defenses were down. She looked beautiful.

She wasn't wearing one her of typical regal dresses but instead stood in a leather outfit that was more suitable for riding. He hair was braided back and fastened loosely behind her and in this moment she looked very young.

He cleared his throat and caused her to jump slightly. She turned to him and he saw the front of her outfit was cut low just as many of her dresses were. It hugged her figure nicely and he couldn't take his eyes off of her.

He smiled. "Milady."

Regina nodded her head toward him. "Robin."

He couldn't help but smile a bit wider at the use of his name. "I didn't mean to startle you."

Regina shook her head. Her heart rate had picked up, but it had nothing to do with him startling her. "It's ok."

"I'm surprised to see you here." He told her as he walked into the stable and led his horse into a stall. He turned to look at her and smirked a bit. "And dressed so casually."

Regina's expression steeled. "I don't know what business it is of yours what I choose to wear Thief."

So they were back to Thief again he thought to himself. "It isn't." He answered. "But I will say that you look lovely in it…it suits you more then the regal dresses I often see you in."

Regina felt her resolve weaken. "I'm tired of corsets." She shared. "I haven't worn one for nearly thirty years, and I can't say I missed them."

Robin thought about the corsets most women in this world wore and cringed at the thought of wearing something so tight everyday. "I would think not." He smirked at her again. "You Milady look lovely without one."

Regina felt herself blush. "Roland has missed you over the last week." She told him.

"And I him." Robin said. It was nearly dusk and the light flowing into the stable set a soft glow on her skin. "I plan to go into his room and cuddle up to him as soon as I have managed to get myself cleaned up."

Regina smiled a little sadly thinking of her own son and desperately wishing she could do the same. "He will be happy to see you." She looked at him closely. "I heard about the attack on your group."

Robin nodded. "We lost two fine men…men I've known for a very long time."

Regina looked down. "I'm sorry." She looked back up at him. "Were you hurt?"

Robin shook his head. "Just a bit sore." He grinned slightly. "Were you waiting for me Regina?"

Her eyes snapped up to his. "Of course not." She told him. "I simply felt like taking a walk and decided to visit the stables."

Robin's grin widened at the blush on her cheeks. "It had nothing to do with the fact you knew I would be returning today?"

He loved the way her eyes seemed to fire at him. He honestly had no idea why enjoyed ruffling her feathers as much as he did. "Don't flatter yourself Thief." She began to walk past him.

"Regina." Robin reached for her hand but winced and brought a hand to his shoulder at the quick movement.

Regina blinked and turned to look at him. "You were injured." She said flatly.

"It's nothing." Robin told her. "One of the monkeys got me with their claw is all."

Regina turned towards him. "Unbutton your shirt."

Robin smirked. "But Your Majesty, you haven't even bought me dinner yet."

She raised a brow at him that left him no argument.

Robin unbuttoned it and winced a bit more as he tried to push back his shirt so she could see his wound. Regina lifted a hand to help him and paused her movements as she saw the angry deep cuts along his chest. She shook her head. "No big deal? Were you just planning to do nothing to this wound? You thought it would be a good idea to allow it to get infected and end up leaving your son an orphan?"

"I was going to clean it." He defended but Regina shook her head.

"Idiot." She told him and raised a hand to the wound. She touched him softly. "I can heal this." It wasn't often she offered to heal someone.

Robin shook his head. "You don't have to do that Regina I will take care of it."

Regina looked up at him. He couldn't tell exactly what it was that he saw in her eyes but it looked a bit like sadness. "I understand if you are afraid of me…of my magic, but you should at least have this looked at Robin." She looked down and moved to step away from him.

He brought his hand up to her arm to stop her and placed the other under her chin so she would look at him. "I'm not afraid of you Regina…I just meant that I don't want you to trouble yourself…I mean, I'm not sure how magic works, but I wouldn't want you to use your energy when you may need it at any moment."

Regina swallowed and looked back at him. "It won't take much energy." she told him. "Besides you need use of your arm so you can hold your son."

Robin smiled. "Then I suppose I would be very grateful if you were to heal it."

Regina looked back at him and swallowed. Her heart pounded as she raised her hand to the wound. She closed her eyes and focused her energy and her hand began to glow bright purple.

Robin felt the magic as it went into him. It was exhilarating and light. Somehow everything around him seemed to intensify and he could smell her, that smell that was uniquely and perfectly Regina had him feeling nearly drunk. His pain eased as the magic went into the wound and he felt at peace. His muscle aches began to ease and the only thing he could think in his mind was that he wanted to draw her closer. He wanted to feel her in his arms the way he had as they danced after the ball that night. He wanted to press his lips to hers and hear her sigh out his name.

He opened his eyes when he realized that she had finished. He still had a light grip on her arm and when he looked at her he could see a mix of emotion in her eyes that he knew confused her nearly as much as it did him.

"Thank You." He told her.

Regina swallowed and looked down at her hand that still rested on his chest and as if she had just noticed that he still stood there with his shirt hanging open she began to pull her hand back. Robin gripped it and pulled it back against his chest.

"Thank you Regina." He said again. He looked at her for a moment as she stared back at him with wide eyes. He brought the hand that had been holding her arm up to her face and stroked lightly. "I'm going to be honest with you…" He took a breath attempting to calm his nerves. "I really want to kiss you right now."

Regina shook her head. "Magic can sometimes make you feel…" But she was cut off as he pressed his lips to hers.

Her senses where on overdrive and she could feel as his heart began to pick up it's pace. She parted her lips when he ran his tongue along her bottom lip. She felt as if the room were spinning and she couldn't quite find her balance, but she didn't need balance, not when his arm moved to her back, not when he pulled her closer to him, not when his heart pounded wildly in his chest.

He pulled back and pressed his forehead to hers. "Magic has nothing to do with me wanting to kiss you Regina as it is something I have wanted to do for quite a while." He grinned. "And it's something I am already wanting to do again."

"Robin" She sighed out not sure how to process what she was feeling.

He brought his hand up to her face. "Gods Regina you are beautiful."

"I'm not sure I can do this Robin." She told him honestly.

"I know." This time when he kissed her it was a gentle kiss to her head. "But I can wait until you're ready."

Regina shook her head. "What if I'm never ready?" She asked.

"Then I will wait forever I suppose." He told her gently.

"Why?" She asked and looked up at him with the question in her eyes. "I see the way women look at you, you could have any woman you wanted and I may never…"

He silenced her with another chaste kiss to her lips. "The only woman I am interested in is you."

Regina raised her eyebrow. "Sucker for a lost cause?"

Robin shook his head. "I'm a sucker for beautiful Queens who have lost their way and look at me the way you are looking at me now." He placed a kiss to her cheek. "I'm a sucker for a mother who loves her child so much she would give up everything for him." He kissed her other cheek. "I'm a sucker for the woman who saved my son's life the very day she met him while risking her own."

Regina shook her head. "You don't know me Robin."

Robin pulled back and smiled. "Maybe not, but I want to Regina."

Regina stepped back and straightened her clothes. "I should go."

"Will I see you again soon Milady?" He asked her.

Regina looked into his eyes and saw kindness and sincerity. "Perhaps." She smiled and began to walk out of the stables.

"Regina?" He called and she turned back to him. "Why were you at the stables this evening?"

The corner of her lips turned up slightly. "I may have been concerned for your safety." She admitted but then added. "For Roland of course."

Robin smiled back at her. "Of course."