Breakfast with complications

Regina, Robin, Cora, Hades, Snow and Charming were already set at the table, when Henry, Emma and Macaria came into the dining room. Regina looked up at her and swallowed, it was like looking into a mirror. She was about to say something when Zelena rushed inside saying, "Sorry I am late, I was in the middle of a book section," the she saw the woman next to Emma saying, "Regina, why is there two of you?"

"I am afraid there is not," Regina said with a shrug.

Emma looked from one to the other, not quite believing how alike they in fact were. Henry moved over to sit down beside his mother. Regina smiled at him as she looked at Emma and the other woman that sat down beside each other. They seemed to be talking intimate about something and she wasn't sure she liked it. She looked over at them with worried eyes as the food got brought in.

Zelena sat down beside her mother saying, "So another one of your daughters?"

"Yes Macaria, she grew up here, along with two more girls and boys, only they don't have human spirits so I don't always count them as such. You sense when they are near though," she said with a soft smile.

"So all other than me got the chance to grow up with you?" Sadness in her voice, she looked down at her plate. Hades sent Cora and Zelena a glance, but he didn't say anything.

"Yes," Cora couldn't rightly deny the truth. Lies did not become her.

"I needed you," Zelena said, not looking at her, "I still do, you never even gave me a chance," tears in her blue eyes now. Why was she the one that felt like she that was being least loved by her mother, like she didn't mean anything at all.

Emma sitting not far from her, heard her broken voice, it was ironic that she knew exactly how Zelena felt, being given away by birth. For the first time, a hand reached out and rested on the arm of the wicked witch saying, "You still became okay, Zelena, you became more powerful than most, you even got a daughter that loves you."

"I know, but…" she whispered, she knew she shouldn't feel broken, but she did. She couldn't bear it, having anyone see her cry. And so she did the only thing she felt was right, vanished in a sky of smoke.

Regina and Emma exchanged looks, before both of them rose from the table and headed for Zelena's room. Cora was about to rise as well, when Hades put a hand on her shoulder saying, "They got it."

Snow looked over at Cora saying, "You know you should have come to find her later in life right?"

"You are the one to speak, you two sent yours through a three trunk to the other world," she said annoyed. She was so not having a lecture from 'the fairest of all.'

"I didn't have a choice your daughter…." Snow started when Charming gave her a look telling her to be quiet.

"You can play the blame game all you want, but no one will win, you all did what you felt would give your children the best chance if that actually happened is another matter. Cora, my love, I am as much to blame for what happened to Zelena, but neither can turn back the past, all we can do is make a better future," said Hades, and squeezed her hand gently. She looked at him and nodded.

"He is right, everyone does mistakes through life, and not all we can change for the better, the best we can do is, make the best of what we have," Said Charming, and gave Hades a look of respect.

The older man nodded and gave him a smile as he continued to eat. Cora did the same in silence. Henry looked at his second grandmother, she seemed lost in thought, and he was sure that she was regretting that she ever gave Zelena up.

Upstairs Regina and Emma walked into Zelena's room, she was looking through the mirror at her daughter, tears in her eyes. Regina stepped forward saying, "She is okay you know."

"I know, she is both with you and Robin and whoever is taking care of her now," said Zelena.

"It's Belle and Ruby Red they are taking turns, what I…we wanted to talk to you about was you having the main responsibility for your daughter, against letting Robin have her also," said Regina in a serious tone.

"We both know how hard it is being away from our child, and in the end, no matter what you have done it isn't fair for your little girl to not learn who her mother is," said Emma, squeezing Regina's hand.

"I won't take her away from her father," said Zelena, it was against her inner wishes, but she could live with Robin as long as she could keep her daughter, adding, "I even decided upon a name for her."

"Oh really?" Regina looked at her with curious eyes.

"And here I was starting to get used to green bean," Emma said with a small laugh.

"Yes, when we get home, I will name her Ivy Tale Mills Hood," she said with a smiled. Both names meant green. She felt it was fair that she should have both last names, all things considered whether she wanted it or not Robin was her father.

"I like it, it is a fine name," Regina said with an approving nod.

"It is a very good name, it suits her," said Emma with a smile.

"Thank you, can you promise me something, Regina," Zelena looked at her younger sister.

"Of course," said Regina, right now she didn't want to deny her anything.

"Never turn your back on me, I need you, you are the last of my earthly family," she looked at her with insecure eyes.

"Of course not, who else am I going to fight with for the fun of it," said Regina and hugged her sister for the first time in her life.

"Hey," Emma objected, pretending to be offended.

"What can I say, blood is thicker than water, Swan," Regina said and smiled at her, letting go of Zelena, hugging her as well. Emma hugged her back, before letting her go, then she looked at Zelena asking, "Do you feel better?"

"I do, but since we are not going to find Hook, maybe we could go home tomorrow at the latest?" she asked, a small glimmer of hope in her voice.

"Of course," said Regina, she had spent enough time in this ghastly place.

"Why don't we finish breakfast and then explore this castle while we still have the chance?" Emma suggested. Regina looked at her with a quirked brow before she used her powers to go back down, and soon sat down by the table. Emma and Zelena followed.

Cora looked at her oldest daughter once she was back down, saying, "When we are done eating there is something I want to show you."

"Alright," Zelena nodded, not sure if she should feel excited or scared by this news.

Cora didn't show any kind of emotion while to tell what it was. Hades was having a conversation with Charming and Robin over how to rule and kingdom and how to best kill a deer when hunting.

Snow looked over at Cora asking, "What is the tale about your tree headed dog?"

Hades stopped in his sentence giving his wife a loving glance, before she answered, "As most of you know when I was younger Hades kidnapped me. He thought I was the prettiest and he wanted to wed only me. I don't know what it was that captured him so about me, but in any case he wouldn't let me go. He even worked out a deal so I spent half the time with my mother and half my time here.

In the beginning I didn't like it very much as he was harsh and not that kind, but he didn't hit me or rape me or anything. In fact, we didn't sleep together until our wedding night. In any case I knew Hades wanted a baby, but I was having trouble conceiving and when I did I lost them. This was before I got Zelena, Regina and Macaria and the other four. I felt badly about it and it was a great sorrow for us both.

So one day I saw that Hades was talking to a dog to the soul he took and I thought why not give him a dog, a special dog that could cheer him and me up. And so I made a puppy with the love I felt for him for our seventh wedding anniversary. It was love at first bark, there is nothing Hades loves more than that dog," said Cora, he nodded to confirm this.

"That is so sweet," Henry said.

"It is the most romantic thing I ever heard," Regina admitted.

"That is some story," said Snow with a nod.

"And he simply guards the gates of hell, I didn't see him when we came here," Charming commented.

"He can't be all places at once, but I will call for him so you can meet him," Hades said and called for his companion. Soon they heard running footsteps nearing and a big black dog with brown spots came running. He barked happily by the sight of his master. As he came closer he sat down beside Hades that scratched all of his six ears lovingly. The dog then walked around the table to sniff at the guests.

Emma was a bit surprised at the size of it, as the dog seemed bigger than any dog she had met before. It wasn't just the three heads, but the size of his body. Henry pet it and gave it a meatball, the dog made a happy bark. It sniffed on all then ended up by Zelena's chair, making a playful bark.

"Oh no you won't get my food, C," she said and gently stroked one of its three heads.

The dog made a sad whimpering sound, looking at her with pleading eyes, she ignored it at first, then took a couple of slices of bacon and tossed it. He ran to fetch before he lay down and chewed happily on it.

Zelena smiled a little, she couldn't help but to find the beast cute. Snow looked at the godly couple asking, "What does a dog that is so huge eat?"

"Mostly dry food, occasionally he gets a steak or a bone to chew on," Hades said, after all he was a dog, he ate what dogs ate.

Snow nodded, not knowing what to say, when Macaria asked her a question, "You two are supposed to be the happiest couple in all the lands, is that so?"

Regina smirked a little by this, knowing for a fact that it was not so at all, she however let Snow answer the question herself as she leaned to tell Robin about the baby deal she and Emma had made with Zelena.

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