" Henry what do you think you were doing, your mother would be so worried"
" Proving that the curse is real"
" Henry why do you think that the town is cursed"
" It's in the book mum is the evil queen"
" I thought the evil Queen was unable to love"
" She can't she gave that away when she cast the curse"
" But your mother loves you"
" I know it's just that"
" Just what"
" I know the curse is real that's why we are going to be fine the savior mum will save us"
Emma stood at the entrance at the mine as she watched the rescue team try and remove the debris. The ground started to shake violently again Regina came running down yelling " Stop stop your making it worse"
" I am trying to save him you know why he went in there in the first place dont you, because you made him feel like he had something to prove" Emma said
" Why does he think he has something to prove, who's encouraging him"
" Do not put this on me"
" Please lecture me until his oxygen runs out" she spat.
Romeo and Henry could here barking in the distance. " Pongo" Henry said
" Looks like we should follow the noise" Romeo replied. They followed the sounds of the barking which led them to an old mine shaft.
Emma walked up to Regina and said " We have to stop this, arguing wont accomplish anything"
" No it won't"
" What do you want me to do"
"Help me" she said "We need to find someway to punch through the ground we need something big"
"Like explosives" Emma replied
Romeo and Henry hopped on the old mine elevater. Romeo started to turn the wheel to raise the elevater. They were half way up when the mine shaft, when it started to shake violently. Forcing the elevater to fall, Romeo grabbed Henry and held him close, they came to a halt with a thud. Romeo looked over at Henry to see if he was okay. Henry was fine but Romeo had got himself injured it felt like he broke his left hand. They sat down Romeo rested his left hand on his lap. " I'm really really sorry" Henry said
" It's okay but I'm not the one you should be apologizing to"
" What do you mean"
" You should apologize to your mother she must be having a heart attack or something by now"
" I didn't think of that"
" Exactly you didn't Henry, now we are both in this mess, if something was to happen to you, it would kill her"
" I'm sorry I never met for this" Henry said as he leant against Romeo.
They looked up to see something hovering above them. Emma lifted the top of of the elevator cage while Romeo lifted Henry up into Emma's arms making sure Henry was secure. " Make sure you get him back to her" he said
" Your not coming" Henry said
" No that rope won't be strong enough you are my first priority, don't worry about me" he replied
" No" Emma said " I can get you both out"
" No we both no you can't so get the boy back to his mother"
" I'm sorry"
" Don't be now go this thing won't hold for ever"
Emma and Henry were raised Romeo watched until they disappeared from view knowing this thing was going to drop.
" Henry" Regina said as she ran to him wrapping her arms around him he returned her hug. " Where's Romeo" she said as she looked up to see that he wasn't there.
Romeo woke up in hospital to see the mayor hovering above him. " W- what happened" he said his voice hoarse as he ran his fingers through his long hair.
" Your lucky to be alive" the doctor said " after a fall like that any normal person would be dead"
" Luckily I'm no normal guy" he said as he winked over at the mayor.
" Doctor can you give us some privacy" she said
" Yes of course". Once the doctor had left the room she sat down beside him on the bed. He sat up slowly wrapping his right arm around the mayor and resting the side of his head on her shoulder. " Aww you were worried about me"
" Me no never" she replied with a smile on her face.
" Madam mayor weren't you ever taught not to lie" he said playfully"
" How dare you suggest that I'm lying"
" You care for me"
" Ok maybe a little dear" she confessed.
" Well your my person after all"
" I'm your person now dear?"
" Yes of course you are"
" How's that hand of yours"
" Surprisingly better"
The doctor walked back into the room with news for Romeo. " Romeo I have a question"
" Yes what is it"
" In your sleep you were yelling two names Bill and Fred do you remember them"
" I ahhh" he screamed in pain. He placed his head in his hands holding his head as an image went through his mind. "Hey everything's okay" Regina said as she wrapped an arm around him. " What do you see" the doctor said.
" It's dark, raining, gunfire people dying"
" Shh it's alright" Regina said as she rubbed circles on his back.
" Who am I " he said as he slowly raised his head.
" I believe I can answer that" Emma said as she walked in. " I've got your DNA results back. Your real name is Jack Huges, you are a military commander those name you were yelling out were your comrades who died under your command"
" I was what"
" It gets even more interesting you were labelled MIA after an explosion on a mission you wanted to get your revenge on the people who had killed your mates you were labelled as ruthless and take no prisoner type of guy"
" I, I so what you are saying is I'm a ruthless killer"
" That's just what it says in your file"
" I, I think I need some time alone" he said and they all left the room.
" What the hell were you thinking Miss Swan" Regina spat
" What do you mean"
" What, what do I mean what I mean is the guys had a hard time and you go lay all that on him"
" I'm sorry for telling him who he was its not my fault your all soft on him"
" Use two fight like an old married couple" Romeo said as he walked out of the room " If you keep this up people are going to talk"
Regina swung her head around and gave him the glare that she was going to kill him look.
" Well then stop fighting and get me out of here"
" Fine we will go and sign you out" Regina replied
It was late and Henry was staying over at Emma's. Romeo sat in his room thinking of what Emma had told him. Regina walked into his room to see him lost in thought. " Are you alright dear" she said
" Yeh just thinking" he replied
" What of dear"
" Of who I am I am monster"
" No your not"
" But I am I killed people over revenge I let hate get the better of me "
His words hit home for Regina she sat down beside him. " Your not a monster your a good guy"
" No I'm not, every time I look at my hands I see blood that I'll never be able to wash away"
" You saved my son you risked your life for his safety, you can't go an tell me that your some monster"
He took a deep breath in " Well how could I not I am a prince after all, it's my duty to protect the innocent"
" Your some prince alright" she replied before hopping off his bed only to have him grab her hand. " Regina" he said in a whisper before pulling her body close to him with his good hand around her waist. He placed the back of his other hand on her cheek before leaning in and kissing her on the the lips. He slipped his tongue past hers as she allowed him access. He deepened the kiss exploring the flavor it was intoxicating he couldn't get enough. He could feel a spark a fire in side of him as he ran his right arm up her back unzipping the back of her dress sliding it down before taking her on the bed his fingers entwined with hers.
They laid there, their body's entwined with one another and there chest heaving."Wow" Romeo said
" Romeo" she said " I'm sorry this, this was a mistake we shouldn't of done this"
" No, no your right we shouldn't of this was a mistake" he said his voice sad. Regina gave him a sad smile before kissing his forehead and putting her clothes back on. " Hey it was fun while it lasted" he said
" Well your not wrong about that dear" she replied with a smile before leaving the room. The thing was Romeo didn't think it was a mistake but Regina did so he kept quiet. Regina walked into her room leaning her back against the door taking in a deep breath. She felt bad for what she said, she couldn't have herself falling for this man. Love is weakness and Henry was enough of a weakness she didn't need to add to that.
It had been a week and Romeo had started to date Ruby he even had a job at granny's. Romeo had kept his name as Romeo he wanted a new beginning plus he had gotten use to the name it just seemed weird to have people call him Jack. He walked past Regina's room to hear someone vomiting. He walked into her ensuite to see her bent over the toilet barfing her guts up. He walked up behind her to see if she was okay. " Regina are you sick"
" please dear" she said but she couldn't get the rest of her sentence out. He grabbed her hair in held it back for her while she vomited. " Regina you should see a doctor your sick"
" no I just need some rest" she replied
"Regina" he said his voice stern.
" fine"
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