Before I write anything, I want to say a few words about why I hate television. You get attached to certain characters, then something happens. Usually, the character is killed off...the excuse used is that they want to "raise the stakes." Bullsh*t. (So far, this is now rated T) . Or that character is forgotten about and, though, still supposedly a member of the cast, is NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN...right, Ms. Ory?
For four years i have put up with massacre that is OUAT, and they are about to do it again. Mal, Cru, and Ursula are going to be dead at the end of the season. So will Lily. They will bring back Zelena and Cora and kill them again. Kill Kill Kill.
And what really ticks me off the most is that I keep seeing this show go the wrong way. Why can't this show be about forgiveness and redemption. Yes it seemed to happen with Regina, but all the characters I have mentioned should have a shot. That is why I write the fan fictions that I write.
That is why this story, At The End of the Day will continue to be about forgiveness and Redemption, not just of Zelena, but others as well. The same goes for Heroes and Villains and other fics I write.
And by the way, this goes beyond Swan Queen. I've long given up the ghost on that one. What I'd like to see would take real courage, and I don't think anyone at ABC or OUAT has that courage, or at least not anymore.
I hope it changes in the next season. But for now, there are two OUATs. Theirs and mine. I think I prefer mine.
(Update: having seen IMDB for the balance of the season, I don't see anything changing)
With that said, let me get off the soapbox and get on with on with chapter 13.
Comments would be greatly appreciated, especially now.
The usual disclaimers.
Two Weeks Later
Zelena was wheeled out to the parking lot of Storybrooke General by Dr. Victor Whale. A cheering throng awaited. There was Mal and Holly, Cru and Ursula, Ingrid and Elsa, all of Team 7, Rumple and Belle with Big Neal, Hook, Ariel and Tink...pretty much half the town.
And leading the happy mob was Granny, Henry (skipping school for this) and the three women Zee loved the most: her sister Regina, her love Emma, and the one who held her heart,
And as Zelena stood up to get into the new police cruiser, Ruby almost tackled the woman before she kissed her. The witch started to turn green as she returned the kiss with gusto while the cheers rose again. A month ago she thought they would cheer her death. Today, they cheered because she chose life.
To be fair, everyone in attendance has had some sort of near death experience, in many cases at each other's hands or by some monster or sub-curse.
There were no surprises at the celebration save one. For even though she brought his son back from the dead, Rumplestiltskin, there were still unresolved issues with the redhead.
A week ago...
He went to Zelena's hospital room alone. The dagger was not with him he was sure of that. He promised both Belle and Lacey (when the latter took over Belle's body) that he would not harm anyone.
In the darkened room, lit only by the street lights and neon signs from outside, they looked at each other. There was silence until the witch broke it.
"I would say I am sorry. If I did I would mean it. I would. And I do. But you would not accept it. And you shouldn't."
Rumplestiltskin, in his garb as Mr. Gold, stands there. Silent. Then asks a question...
"Why did you bring Baefire...my son...back to me?"
More silence, then Zelena replied...
"I wanted to do one good thing before I died. One good thing. But I could not get that right..." Zelena then lowered her head. All the love she had felt earlier when she woke up from almost drown had evaporated. What was left was the Wicked Witch. A woman undeserving of redemption. Which made what Rumplestiltskin say even more of a shock.
"But dearie.." whispered the imp, "...you did get it right. I have my son back. i have my son, and I have Belle. And that is all I wanted."
Then the Dark One kissed the temple of the Wicked Witch. He told her "thank you." And then walked out of the room. Zelena the went fetal and cried until she fell asleep.
It was decided that there would not be an immediate celebration. People needed to get their bearings. And besides, almost losing someone they had grown to care for made a lot of people in Storybrooke realize how precious those who are in their lives are.
So on a night when Regina and Emma were walking along the pier, Hook and Tink were together on the Jolly Roger, Rumple was having a family reunion with Belle and Big Neal, and Ursula and Cru were alone in their cottage (as were Mal and her lover Holly at thier lighthouse home)...in fact everyone was with everyone they cared about, alone in the Mills Mansion on a very comfortable sofa sat Ruby and Zelena.
They did not say a word, but kept looking at each other in the eyes. It seemed like hours. And really neither knew or cared who initiated the kiss, but when the lips touched it felt like liquid fire. As the two women became closer and the kiss deepened, Zelena's skin started to turn a rather bright shade of emerald.
The redhead pulled away. The shame of the skin change reminding her of her wickedness. But Ruby pulled Zelena towards her, then looked the witch in the eye. "You are the most beautiful creature I have ever known..." And as the werewolf lovingly touched the skin on Zelena arms...neck.. face...Ruby concluded. "...especially like this." Then the wolf closed the distance between her and the witch and kissed her passionately.
Their love making styles were so different, yet so similar. Befitting the wolf within her, Ruby was ferocious. Her passion and sexuaity knew now bounds. She was rough, but lovingly rough. She sucked hard and bit deep, all in the right places, but not deep enough to transfer her wolf to the witch. Zelena was, befitting her, wicked. Sly and and almost devious, her pokes and licks came sometimes unexpectedly, sending shockwaves through the body of the werewolf.
The climax was shattering. Both women screamed to the heavens, then the screams became silent. The orgasms were still coursing through their bodies as they kissed deeply.
And when everything calmed down, the pair just continued to look at each other, laying on the couch, looking at each others eyes, roaming their hands in each other's hair, feeling their bodies move with their breathing...
"Ruby?"
"Yea, Zee...?"
"You...are my happy ending."
Ruby shook her head back and forth, then put a finger to Zelena's lips before she could speak. "No baby. Because, I never want this to end.." And that led to another, deeper kiss between the two.
And after the kiss broke, it was Zelena who was the "responsible" one: "Maybe we should take this to my room upstairs...if we go once more," she said with a smirk, "Regina may have to sanitize this couch..."
"I may have to sanitize it now...'
The witch and the werewolf, startled half to death fell on the floor. They looked up in the direction of the voice they both recognized. And indeed, there was Regina. And Emma. And Snow. And Tink. All with crossed arms, and all trying desperately not to start laughing.
And the two women just sat there, looked up to Zee's sister and cohorts, contorted the lips in a guilty smile, and all Zelena could say was a very meek..."oops..."
Regina tried to show she was having none of this. "Oops, my ass, sis. Just take your horny selves upstairs."
Butt naked, Zelena and Ruby collected their clothes and ran upstairs, while Regina pinched her nose and the other three exploded in laughter.
"I'm just thankful," said Regina, "that Henry didn't walk in to this...display."
"Like Emma and Henry did that one time Charming and I were...shall we say...finishing up..." reminded Snow.
"Not to mention, 'Gina, that Henry still has us on the hook for that time..."
"Yes, Miss Swan, I remember it well." Regina had to stop Emma's trip down mammary, errrr, memory lane. "Let's just go in the kitchen and get dinner ready, Ok..?
The four made their way to said kitchen, giggling all the way. The Regina stopped momentarily and looked up the stairs. A broad smile crossed her face as she whispered to herself...
"I love you sis...welcome back."
TBC