Hello everyone, happy OUAT day!

Prompt from a guest:

"Could you do one where Charming steps in and protects Regina when someone is getting too handsy with her? (Could be Robin Hood or Whale or someone like that)"

Enjoy. (Set whenever you want ^^)

'You're family'

It was late –very late- when Regina left her office. She had had a lot of paperwork to do and she also had wanted to work on an upcoming town project.

Anyways. It was late and she was tired but because she never had much luck in life anyway, her car was at the mechanic's so she had to walk all the way back home.

The brunette sighed as she closed the two sides of her coat and started walking. The streets were lighted up but almost deserted. After a few minutes, Regina walked by the Rabbit Hole. She rolled her eyes at the sound of the loud music but she didn't waste any time. She just wanted to get home, take a hot shower, get under the covers and call it a night.

Henry was staying at Emma's which was fine with Regina. She didn't want him to be staying in the big mansion alone so late in the night so she suggested for him to stay at the Savior's.

Regina's head suddenly snapped up when she heard someone calling her name. The Queen's brow furrowed as she turned around. She closed her eyes and sighed in exasperation as she saw Whale coming her way. She reopened her eyes and almost jumped when she realized how close he was from her. She hadn't been aware that she had kept her eyes shut for that long.

The brunette scrunched her noise as she smelled Whale's heavy breath. She looked at him frowning. He was drunk! Seriously drunk. She thought as she noticed his red eyes. 'Let's get this over with!' Regina crossed her arms over her chest and stood tall.

"What can I do for you Whale?"

"Your Majesty is in a bad mood?!" He let out provocatively as he got even closer.

"You look pathetic!" The brunette let out. "If you'll excuse me –some people have a life to attend to."

She was about to turn away but Victor's voice stopped her.

"A life?!" The man chuckled. "And what life your Majesty?"

Regina stood still looking at him unimpressed.

"What about we fill our empty life just for one night!" Whale said as he got closer.

The brunette humored him and got closer as well. They were only a few inches away from one another and with her heels on she toped him –not a lot, but just enough. She smirked when she saw him swallowing hard.

"I wouldn't let you in my bed even if you were the last person walking this world and all realms!" She bit looking at him earnestly. "Get an eyeful!" She continued, parting and pointing at her body. "That's all you'll ever get."

And with that she turned around and started walking towards her mansion. However she didn't get to go much further as she felt someone grabbing her arm. The next thing she knew, she was against the wall of a building, Whale looking at her with a mix of lust and anger.

She shivered as she started to feel the fear. She didn't want to give him the satisfaction to see her being scared but her body didn't really get the memo. Suddenly Whale's lips crashed onto his and Regina found herself freezing still. Souvenirs of her nights at the Dark Palace came rushing back in her head. Souvenirs of when she was just a girl and the King would come into her bedchambers.

Whale's hands started working on her body and as much as her brain cried for her to do something, it was like her body was held by a magical force. She wasn't Regina Mills, mayor of Storybrooke and powerful sorceress that terrorized an entire realm, no she was just Regina, the powerless and innocent child.

All of a sudden, she was still against the wall but Whale wasn't kissing her anymore. She came out of her trance and saw someone holding Whale, against the wall, not far from him. It took her a few seconds but she realized that it was David.

The Prince was talking. No he was shouting. She couldn't hear him though. She was looking at the two men, aghast and unable to think properly. After a few minutes –or seconds, or…she didn't really know, David let go of Whale who ran away. Regina followed him with her eyes and when he disappeared in a street, she kept her gaze looking into the darkness, her lower lip quivering.

"Regina, are you alright? Regina! Regina!"

Regina snapped back into reality and turned to look at David. He looked worried and she wondered why.

"Are you alright?" He asked again. "Did he hurt you?"

She shook her head. At least she thought she did because the Prince let out a relieved sigh.

"Where is your car?" He asked.

Regina looked around forgetting for a moment that her car was at the mechanic's. She closed her eyes cursing herself.

"I…Mechanic's." She managed to let out.

"I'll drive you home." David said and the next thing she knew, she was walking by his side towards his truck, his hand on her lower back.

…

Regina was sat on the couch of her living room still chocked. She was furious against herself. When she had had the King killed, she had promised herself one thing. That she would never let someone abuse her ever again, that no men would ever do to her what the King had done, but she had broken that promise today. Today she let herself be overwhelmed by the fear and if David hadn't….

The brunette closed her eyes as a tear fell down her cheek. She promised herself not to ever be that scared little girl again. She promised herself to be the one people would fear and not the other way around.

Regina jumped and opened her eyes at the feel of someone's hand on her shoulder.

"It's just me." David said as he gave her a glass of water.

She had forgotten that he was still here. What was he doing still here? Didn't he have a family to go to?

"What are you doing here?" She asked a little harsher than intended but the Prince didn't seem one bit offended.

He sat down next to her.

"I want to make sure that you're ok."

Regina searched his eyes for a reason behind his sudden kindness towards her. She shook her head when she didn't find anything but what looked like worry.

"I'm fine Charming!" She let out as she put the glass of water on the coffee table.

She stood up.

"You can leave now." She said walking towards the door.

She opened it and waited for David. When he arrived by her, he stopped.

"I'll make sure he goes behind bars."

"That's your job, isn't it?!" She bit.

David let out a small chuckle. He was about to leave but he stopped.

"What?!"

He looked at her.

"Wh-Why didn't you do anything?"

Regina froze.

"I mean you have magic. Why didn't you…"

"Goodnight Charming!" Regina said but it came out more fragile that what she had expected.

She instantly cursed herself and even more when she started feeling the tears pricking in her eyes. Suddenly she found herself into David arms and surprisingly she didn't fight back. Not because she wasn't strong enough but because it…She just needed that.

She never actually answered to the hug. Her arms were still hanging on either side of her body and her eyes stayed opened, tears rolling down her cheeks. She didn't hug him back but he stayed there, stroking her back until she calmed down. Then he parted and put a hand on her cheek wiping away a tear.

She stood there, motionless.

"You can call me." The Prince said. "Whenever you feel like it. You're family Regina. Whale –or anyone for that matter- will have to walk over my dead body to hurt you." And he kissed her cheek before –this time- leaving.

Regina looked at him walking towards his car. The prince got into his truck and turned on the engine before disappearing in the night, leaving Regina alone, a hand touching the still-burning spot he left on her cheek.

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