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"I want to be with you, love or not, I want to spend every waking moment holding you, kissing you, loving you, anything! Just as long as I'm with you!"

Regina glared back at him, she looked as if she was ready to pounce and bite his head off. She gave him a quick once over before she spat out, "Who the hell are you?!"

Robin glanced at her with confusion, unsure of what was going on. When he realised that her question was genuine, that she really seemed to ignore who he was, a frightening idea washed over him, his eyes opening wide in shock, and he pushed his way past her, entering her house. She wouldn't…

"What have you done?"

He saw her spell book and magical ingredients sprawled all over the wooden kitchen table, so he made his way there and took a closer glance, facing a page about how to make a forgetfulness potion. It was booked marked, almost as if she had planned on making that potion for quite some time now.

"Did you do this to yourself?" He accused, anger and sadness laced in his tone, pointing a finger at her. "Did you erase your memory just to forget me? Do you really hate me that much, Regina?"

"I don't even know you!" She snapped, rubbing salt into Robin's wound when he read in her eyes that she was speaking the truth. This wasn't an act. She had really done it. "I have no clue what you are on about but I don't care to find out. Leave my house before I make you!"

She was angry at him for storming into her house, the scowl on her face was proof of that.

Robin took a step closer to her, a pleading look on his face. "I'm not leaving until you reverse whatever you did to yourself. Please!"

He watched as Regina gritted her teeth and took a step backwards before her hand flew up and started choking him with her magic. "I won't tell you again," she gritted out. "Leave! You are no one to me!"

Robin's eyes begged her to let him go but it wasn't having any effect on her, she continued to focus on her task with her cold eyes locked with his. It was as if this was a clone of the real Regina, one that harboured no feelings whatsoever, one that was completely empty on the inside, just a shell of herself. But he knew that deep down his Regina was there, he just had to break her free, shatter the curse that she put on herself. He just needed to stick around for a bit longer, he needed more time.

"B-but, I can be useful. I'll do any… anything! Just please let me stay, I-I have to snap you o-out of this! Let me help you remember!" He choked out.

Regina took a deep breath in. She had a feeling in the pit of her gut telling her that she had met this man before, but no clue as to where and how. However, looking into his sapphire orbs shining with hope despite her hardness towards him, she felt a warmth run across her heart, and her magic faltered, but only for a second.

She took in another breath of air to calm herself. She'd love nothing more but to carry on choking the life out of him, but that warmth invading her chest was stopping her from doing so, as if her emotions were blocking her magic. But that couldn't happen, could it? And more importantly: why would they?

Regina brought her hand down, releasing her grip on Robin. For some reason, she could tell that trying to end his life would be more of a challenge than usual. So, maybe she should listen to his offer.

Robin doubled over as he took in deep gulps of air, filling his aching lungs. This was close...

"You would do anything?" Regina asked with a dark defined eyebrow raised, walking towards him, intrigued by his offer. "Like what?" she added when he breathlessly nodded, her eyes sparkling with interest as they raked Robin's body up and down.

Once his breathing was steady again, he realised that even though Regina didn't have her memories, once her anger died down, she still wanted him.

Robin didn't need to be told twice. This was his chance to make her remember. He hurriedly took off his shirt, grabbed Regina by the waist and pulled her into him as he crashed his lips against hers. It was a risky move, but one he was willing to take, hoping that deep down her body still remembered his.

After two hours of fucking each other raw, Robin and Regina were slipping their clothes back on. It was like any other time they had sex, she still reacted to his every touch, her whimpers and moans were exactly the same and Robin could tell that her body still craved his, even without her memories.

"Well, you definitely are useful… Robin," Regina purred, looking at him over her shoulder with a devilish smirk on her lips. "I wouldn't mind seeing you again, but for now you must go, I can't have you-"

"Stay the night… I know," Robin sighed. It was deja vu all over again. "But could I…" He hesitated and bit his lip, but Regina nodded her head for him to go on when she turned around to face him. "Could I at least kiss you one more time before I leave?" It was an odd request after what they had just done moments ago, but he was hoping that his kiss would remind Regina of their time together before he left. Or maybe it could return all her memories of him.

He sighed. He had heard about true love's kiss, and that it was so powerful it would break any spell. He knew he loved Regina with all his heart, and deep down, something was telling him that Regina loved him. She'd never admit it, not willingly at least, but he was hoping that the kiss would trigger her feelings and give all her memories back. If it didn't, that would be the proof that she didn't lie, she really didn't share his love. As heartbreaking as it'd be, at least he'd have an honest answer.

Regina was taken aback by his odd demand. No one had ever requested that from her before. "Really?" She raised an eyebrow and Robin nodded. "Whatever." she shrugged. That was a small price to pay for all the pleasure he had given her.

Robin walked over to her, taking a second to admire her beautiful features, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear, searching into her eyes for any trace of the Regina he truly wanted.

The moment was a bit too intimate for Regina's liking, but she stayed silent. Anyway, he'll be gone in a moment.

Robin leaned in, lips hovering against her forehead. He'd never kissed her here before, that was a far too sweet and intimate gesture regarding the stormy relationship they shared. However, it meant something to him now. She may not see him as a lover, but he did, despite his will, her insufferable temper, their constant fights. He loved her and he wished her to know.

Closing his eyes, Robin murmured with all his sincerity. "I love you," before pressing the softest kiss to her skin.

A bright and warm light washed over them and the whole village, startling him and Regina.

When Robin pulled back and locked eyes with Regina's beautiful however confused chocolate ones, it was then that he understood what had happened.

She remembered. She remembered everything. It all came back to her, every last detail about Robin. It made her want to scream, cry, destroy everything around. Why? Why did all her memories return to her? Why couldn't that stupid potion have been permanent?

She looked up at Robin, taking him in for the first time since she remembered him and realised that he was the reason why her memory curse broke. It was all his fault, damn him and his interfering!

She clenched her fists tightly, beginning to pound them on Robin's chest. She was a grownup who could make her own decision. Who was he to decide otherwise?

"What the hell did you do?" She screamed, albeit knowing full well the answer, her voice raw with emotion.

If Robin was initially taken aback, he soon recovered, catching her wrists, but she slipped from his grip and resumed hitting him. Ignoring his annoyance at her reaction and suppressing a roll of his eyes, he grabbed her hands again, this time blocking them firmly so she had no more escape.

"All I did was tell you how I felt about you and kiss you. Nothing more." Robin explained, waiting for her to calm down. "It was true love's kiss Regina, I know all about that and I know that it woke you, but that's beside the point at the moment. What in the bloody hell were you playing at by drinking such potion?"

"I wanted to forget everything about you!" she snapped, ignoring the mention of true love's kiss as she pulled away from Robin. "But you've ruined that!" She hurried over to the front door as she wiped her eyes before tears fell and grabbed hold of the handle, not pulling it open just yet. "Leave! I don't want to speak to you, or listen to you, or even look at you for that matter! So just get out of here and never come back! "

The confusion on Robin's face was clear, he didn't understand why Regina was acting like this, hiding her real feelings and rejecting his love.

Regina watched him take a few steps closer to her, and readied herself to swing the door open. But when the time came, her muscles didn't obey her.

"What did I do wrong, Regina?" Entering her personal space, he knew she had no escape and was forced to listen, so he added. "Why won't you open up? You can trust me!"

Regina looked away. There was no fixing it in her dictionary, there was only telling him the truth, or keeping everything to herself. How could she tell him? How could she open up about her deepest secrets and fears, the real reason why she made sure not to develop any kind of feelings for the men sharing her bed? There was no way he'd understand. That's why she couldn't let him stay.

"Just leave!" Regina bit as she failed to suppress her tears to fall. True love kiss was proof of her feelings for him, and after the way she was raised, with a mother entitled to consider love as a weakness, Regina couldn't give into them. She couldn't accept this situation. She was anything but weak! And she was no fool. Once Robin would see behind the mask, when he'll realise how messed up she was, he would leave without a glance back, abandoning her broken self to her loneliness.

"Please Regina! Let me in!"

"I can't let you because you'll see how much I care for you!" She bursted out, instantly regretting it. Growing annoyed and realising that this wasn't going anywhere, she sighed, rolling her eyes. "Leave! Now!"

"No! Not until you tell me what this means!" Robin inched closer to her, trying to take one of her hands but she pulled it away. When he searched her eyes, she stubbornly stared at the ground.

"It meant nothing! I'm just... angry." Her voice softened as her emotions caught up with her, overwhelming. In all honesty, letting the truth out about her feelings felt good, but she wasn't ready to admit it, and there was still so much more that he didn't know.

"Regina, I love you!" Robin declared, desperate to see her accept this simple truth. "You know I do! I didn't mind only sharing sex with you, because at least that meant I was with you! You mean so much to me, I would do anything for you!" Robin announced. Without a warning, he grabbed her hand, pressing it on his chest where his heart laid, and this time she didn't shake him off. "This belongs to you, Regina, whether you want it or not. I promise you, if you let me in your heart, I will never break it. Just give me a chance." Finally catching her gaze, he added, with all his honesty. "Give us a chance!"

Tears glistened in Regina's eyes at Robin's speech. She felt weak at the knees, and giddy, so giddy that she was thankful that Robin was so close to her, just in case her legs would fail her.

She thought about his speech and everything that had happened between them. So she said to herself, ignoring her mother's words 'To hell with doubts!' and pulling all of her feelings into it, she crashed her lips against Robin's.

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