Hi. All rights of these characters goes to OUAT. The only one that's mine is dead already.

Once we make it back to the castle, I am immediately overwhelmed with depression. I will never see Drake near the stairs, and never make any more excuses to leave just to talk to him. My stepmom holds me while I sob. I explain to her what happened, and she understands without question.

"Ahem." I turn around and find Megara and Hercules staring us. I can't read his expression, but I know Megara has one of boredom. "It is nice to meet you Queen Regina. I was hopping if I could have a moment with you alone?" she asks.

"Of course, right after I drop Snow off at her room," she replies.

Together, we walk up to my room. I can already feel the comfort of home moving through me. When we arrive, Megara quickly follows the queen into their own room to talk. I wonder what is so important.

"What do you think they need to talk about?" I ask.

Herc replies, "I don't know. It should be fine. You trust your stepmother, and I think we should trust Meg,"

"Yeah," I say hesitantly, "but I had a dream before we got here. I don't think we should trust them completely."

He leans forward. "What was the dream about?" he questions.
I paused for a second before answering. "I wouldn't really call it a dream. It was after Drake died. He sort of came to me in the dream and told me to be wary about my stepmom and anyone who I would meet soon. When I woke up, Megara's cloak was on us." I didn't think I should tell him that he said I had to be careful of Herc too.

He shakes his head. "How come you didn't tell me about this? I could've been more careful."

"What should we do about them? It's not like we could go up to them and ask them what they are talking about."

"Well," he plans, "we could try and listen to what they are talking about next time they walk off."

"I think that will have to suff-" I was caught off by the doors opening.

A strong voice speaks, "I am glad to see you back here safely, my darling."

I instantly run up to my father and hug him, forgetting about Herc for a moment.

"I missed you while you were gone, Father. So much has happened in such a short amount of time," I tell him.

"Well we have all the time in the world for you to explain it to me. Right now, I want to ask why this young man is in your room?" he says, looking at Herc.

"Right," I say. "Father, this is Hercules, the son of Zeus." He just does a simple wave. I continue, "He will be leaving soon, to go to Olympus."

"Oh, so he is only staying for a little bit?" he asks.

"Actually sir, I don't think I'll even stay, unless Snow has something to say about it," says Hercules.

"I would prefer for you to stay, but then again it is totally up to you," I say, not wanting to be brought into this.

"I guess today will be my departure date then," he says reluctantly.

I can immediately feel myself deflate. Leaving today? So soon? "I will miss you when you are gone then."

"I will leave you guys to say your partings then," I hear my father say I forgot he is even in this room. I smile at him as he walks towards the doors.

Once he leaves, I sit down on my bed. Herc hesitantly does the same, sitting right next to me.

"You know," he whispers, "I am going to miss you too."

I rest my head on his shoulder. "Sometimes I wish this never happened. That you left without me in the first place, like you were going to."

"To be honest, I don't think I would be here if that happened. I would most likely be dead and in the underworld for all I know," he answers. "And I wouldn't be able to do this as many times as I would have."

Before I know it, his lips are on mine. Instead of pulling away, I kiss back. I know he will be leaving today, and I know that it will break my heart, but I can't help it. When he pulls away, he smiles while I lean into him.

"Out of everything I've been through, this is the hardest," he says, with no hint of lie in it, so I know that he is sincere.

"We can't just wait here for you to be summoned. Do you want to check and see what my stepmom and Megara is doing?"

He nods and we slowly get up. I regret it as soon as we stand up, with his warmth leaving me. I slowly walk towards the queen's quarters, knowing that Herc is right behind me. I creep up to the door and put my ear to it. I motion for Herc to do the same. I can vaguely hear what they are saying.

"Trust me, that is going to be harder than you say it is going to be. The people would have suspicions on why she is gone. Their first guess would be you so that can't work," I hear the queen say. What do they mean why she is gone? Are they going to get rid of someone? I never saw them capable of that.

I'm already walking away but Herc stays put. I watch him, waiting for him to move. When I am about to say something he shoots to his feet and pulls me away. I get dragged back to my room and thrown in.

"What was that about?!" I yell while he quickly closes the doors.

"We need to leave. We need to leave right now," he says in a rushed voice. "Hurry, get changed and we have to go right now."

"What did you hear through that door?" I ask him, gentler this time, knowing he wouldn't be this worried for no reason.

He turns to me with a sympathetic expression. "They were planning your death."

Author's Notes

I watched the new episode an hour or two before this. I am so lucky I had the house to myself because I screamed. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I can't believe they made my favorite character lesbian. It is not like I hate them or anything, but I prefer Ruby to not be lesbian. What were your thoughts on that episode?