Regina appeared in her room and growled like a wild animal. The darkness was eating away at her sanity and her eyes bulged with raged.
"I am going to kill that stupid fairy!" Regina huffed. She turned to see herself in her mirror and a smile crept across her face. She could use her mirror to see Emma. She tried with a wave of her hand; the magic ignited but short circuited right after. "No no no!" She growled and punched the mirror. Glass shattered all around her and her hand was now dripping with blood. She couldn't feel it and she didn't care.
Without even tending to her wounds she magicked herself to she and Emma's safe haven, attempting to calm her self, but it was no use. It only made her think of Emma more. Soon, her favorite tree ignited into flames. She didn't bother stopping it; she sat in the soft grass watching it burn, finding it slightly soothing. More fire appeared, surrounding her in a ring like shape and spreading slowly as the minutes went by.
Ruby ran around the building sniffing, hoping to find any sign of Regina. She really didn't know what the evil girl smelled like so she made a trip to her room. Once she mad it there, she stood on her hind legs and too a whiff underneath the door. She could smell the sharp, metallic stench of blood. She panic and began sniffing the air more.
She howled once she found the trail, like most wolves do, and bolted full speed towards Regina. She cut through the courtyard, then the stables. The smell was was getting closer and closer. Just beyond the other side of the fence, the smell led into the forest surrounding the area. Ruby jumped over the fence and slowly crept deeper into the woods becoming wary of her surrounding.
She began to sneeze uncontrollably from the smell of smoke and lost track of the blood smell. She morphed back into human form and slowly crept closer, hoping that Regina was okay. She finally ahd made it and winced at the sight of the flames surrounding a figure and covering the entire clearing including a tree.
"Regina?" Ruby called out over the flames as she shielded her face.
"Go away..." Regina growled.
"Regina! You have to calm down, you're going to kill yourself!" Ruby begged.
"I DON'T CARE! GO AWAY!" Regina screamed and the flames grew taller to the pointed where Ruby couldn't make sight of Emma any longer. The flames were now scorching hot, causing Ruby to break a sweat, but she wouldn't give up. She was doing this for Emma.
"Regina!" She spoke again not caring if Regina could hear or not. "Emma sent me!...she wanted me to make sure you were okay...Emma misses you so much. She literally broke down in tears and said that she wanted to die, but I can't save her if you don't calm down!" Ruby called out.
Suddenly the flames disappeared revealing the charred remains of the, once beautiful area, the tree before Regina was now black with snapped branches. Not a leaf or flower was in sight. Regina didn't move from her spot and her eyes didn't leave that tree.
"It's just an hour..." Regina reminded herself out loud, realizing how stupid she was being. She could do this right?
"That's what I said." Ruby chuckled as she slowly down next to Regina. It was the only area of grass left and the only part that wasn't steaming hot.
"Emma really sent you?" Regina asked and looked to Ruby. Her eyes were glassed over. The tears were threatening to break free.
"Yea...what happened to your hand?" Ruby asked cautiously.
"Oh. This?" Regina chuckled at her swollen hand and her knuckles were now oozing large amounts of blood. "I was angry because my mirror wouldn't work. So, I punched it." Regina's working hand glowed a dark purple, she waved her hand over the broken one, healing it back to it's regular state. Ruby was confused about the mirror situation, but didn't press on it any further.
"Maybe you should do something less...dark to keep your mind of things." Ruby suggested.
"I can't even feel her..."Regina vented, ignoring Ruby's comment. "You have no idea what it's like to be consumed by darkness and then finally getting the chance to fill the hole in your heart with love. Blue just ripped that amazing feeling away from me and now...I'm just always angry again."
Ruby felt bad. She had known Regina since they were little. They weren't really friends but she didn't know that dark magic affected someone to that intensity. Regina had an understandable reason as to why she had been acting this way for all of these years and she regretted ever hating the brunette because she noticed that Regina was nicer and smiled more when Emma was around. Her smile was real and the happiness was evident in her eyes.
"I know this is very hard Regina, but you just have to hang in there. Let's find something to do, just me and you." Ruby smiled.
"No I wont move until this is over. I want my Emma..." Regina mumbled and Ruby had never seen Regina so sad ever in her life.
"Come Regina. Do it for Emma. You know she'd want you to." Ruby encouraged.
"Fine..."Regina sighed in defeat. If it were to help then she was willing but she really didn't want to do fun things with anyone else except Emma, but she had to learn to cope.
Regina and Ruby sat in the lounge area eating snacks. She had a candy apple and Ruby had beef jerky. "Now what?" Regina asked and took another bite. Ruby shrugged in thought.
"Let's see...you practiced on Roci...we watched tv...oh I know, the piano." Ruby smiled. She wanted to hear Regina play.
"Sticky fingers." Regina tease and held up her hands that were dirtied with caramel.
"Come on Regina...please! It's either that or the violin or...what else do you play?" Ruby asked.
"The guitar, flute, clarinet, saxophone, cello...etc etc." Regina listed.
"Wow..."Ruby huffed. "You know, I'm glad we're getting along so well."
"Don't get your hopes up. This is temporary because..." Regina held up her wrist and wiggled the bracelet in Ruby's face. Ruby knew that Regina was just putting on a show so she let it slide.
"Okay...whatever you say Regina..." Ruby chuckled.
"You're a good friend Ruby. See, I'm trying with or without Emma." Regina smiled.
"She'd be proud." Ruby smiled.
After their snacks the girls went into the music room. Ruby sat comfortably on a windowsill while Regina took her place at the baby grand piano in the middle of the room. She shook out any signs of sweat in her palms and began to play an elegant tune. Ruby smiled letting out a hum from the peaceful vibe Regina's playing gave. She was so swift with her fingers, yet passionate.
Neither girls hadn't realized that Regina's bracelet was gone. She was too engulfed by the music, pouring her heart and soul into each key. Ruby didn't notice until Emma appeared in the doorway. She looked way better than the heap of mess that Ruby experienced earlier. "Thank you" Emma mouthed. Ruby gave Emma a curt nod and left the two alone for privacy.
Regina smiled when she stopped playing and stared down at the piano. "I missed you.." she cooed.
"Me or the piano." Emma laughed and stood behind Regina, wrapping her arm around the brunette's shoulder.
"You. Idiot." Regina laughed. Emma placed soft kisses all over Regina's cheek and the brunette melted into every single one, feeling whole again. She felt way better.
"Was Ruby successful?" Emma asked and sat down on the stool next to her lover.
"Clearly. I almost bled to death and burned myself alive before she showed up. Our safe haven is..."Regina felt guilty and couldn't finish.
"Awww Regina...really?" Emma whined.
"I'm sorry Ems. Maybe you can get one of the nature freaks to fix it." Regina shrugged in suggestion. "What did you do today?"
"I had sparring matches." Emma chuckled "With star fire and her friends. It was pretty cool. I took a shower knowing you'd hate me if I didn't."
"Finally! For once you're smart." Regina teased.
"I'm not that dumb." Emma pouted.
"You're as dumb as blondes can be dear." Regina chuckled.
"I hate you." Emma mumbled poking out her bottom lip.
"And I love you." Regina smiled and pecked Emma's lips. The peck turned into a passionate make out session.
"To think, we have to do this again everyday." Emma frowned.
"I know...it sucks. But it's...not that bad." Regina shrugged.
"What? I can barely breathe without you in my eye sight." Emma gestured between them.
"And that right there is he problem Emma. Blue was right, it's not okay that we're feeding off of each other like this." Regina sighed.
"Are you breaking up with me...again?" Emma pouted.
"No..." Regina laughed. "I'm not even on my period yet."
"Good cause it's almost bedtime and you know what happens during bed time." Emma grinned.
"We make up for lost time." Regina mocked and cocked her head to the side, causing all of her long hair to fall over her shoulder. She smiled. Emma smiled. They gazed in each other's eyes. Soaking in the moment. An hour was a really long time, which felt like forever.
"Boop." Emma chuckled as she tapped Regina's nose. Regina swatted her hand away.
"No Emma." Regina scolded. "Don't you dare!"
"Boop." This time it was her cheek. The next time Emma had Regina in a strong hold and was tickling her. The brunette hated it and couldn't fight the strong hold off. She squealed and laughed to the point where she was crying.
"Baee...pleasssee." Regina laughed and Emma finally let go. The brunette fell over to the floor and stayed there. She didn't bother getting up. Emma rolled her eyes and stood over Regina. Regina held out her arms wanting Emma to hold her. The brunette popped out her bottom lip and gave her girlfriend soft pleading eyes.
"Fine." Emma sighed and held Regina bridal style. "You know what I realized?"
"What?"
"Blue is trying to wean us off of each other like we're on drugs." Emma chuckled.
"Magic can be a drug Emma."
"Really?" Emma frowned at the new information.
"Duhh...that's why she's doing it. That's why we go through withdrawal." Regina rolled her eyes.
"Woman I will drop you." Emma warned.
"No you wont." Regina teased.
"I wont..."Emma frowned. Regina flicked her wrist and they appeared in her room which was cluttered with most of Emma's things.
"Clean up or I'm kicking you out." Regina scolded as he began to strip and make her way to the shower.
"Aye aye Captain." Emma saluted earning a growl from her girlfriend. "God I love it when she's mad." Emma laughed to herself.
"I can hear you!" Regina called out from the shower causing Emma to laugh even more as she cleaned up her mess
