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When Zelena and Regina who had slept longer than usual entered the kitchen breakfast had already been made and a steaming cup of coffee was waiting for them.
"Oh, that's exactly what I need right now" Regina sighed contently. Actually it was only half true because she hadn't slept so well in months and therefore was wide awake.
"What are we going to do today?" Zelena asked right before taking a sip from her strong coffee.
"Well, as far as I remember we meet with your father at Granny's for lunch. Actually I propose that you don't eat too much it's already quite late otherwise you won't be able to eat anything later." Cora said and bit into a green apple.
"HA!" Zelena cried out effectively scaring her mother and sister. "Look Regina, she prefers green apples too!"
Regina rolled her eyes while Cora watched her younger daughter closely to see if she felt in some way offended.
"Oh mother, calm down. You can eat whatever you want-although I have to admit to my mind you made a bad choice." Cora laughed quietly and her sister shoved her playfully.
The time flew by and by midday they were having lunch at Granny's with Rumpelstiltskin. When Cora and her daughters had entered the diner quiet murmuring had spread across the room but when they had made no scene the people drew their attention back to their meals in front of them. Now Rumpel and Regina had their usual meals while Cora and Zelena who obviously did not have a usual dish tried something new.
Surprisingly there had been no open hostility towards them neither from the townspeople nor the staff at the diner. Ruby had brought them their food like she did with every other customer actually she even had asked Zelena how she was doing. Maybe that was Emma's doing. She had a positive influence on the people. A quality that Regina admired a lot in Emma.
"Regina…Regina are you alright?" Cora asked and frowned.
Regina cleared her throat. "Yes, yes I am fine. I was just thinking about someon- something." Cora and Zelena looked at each other knowingly while Rumpel looked back and forth between them without getting the clue.
Suddenly the bell at the door rang. On instinct the four of them looked at the door only to see Neal entering the diner. He went to the counter to order something to go then he saw his father sitting in a booth with three women one of them being Regina and the other one being Zelena. Only the third and oldest woman was unknown to him. He got suspicious. He hadn't talked to his father in quite some time. Somehow he'd been busy all the time.
Slowly he walked over to the four of them.
"Hello, there" He said and looked at his father questionably.
"Hello son" At those words Zelena's head shot up and her blue eyes fixed on the young man. "I think you know Regina and you also might recall Zelena and the charming lady over here is Cora, their mother."
Neal nodded slowly. "I see but what are you doing here?"
"We are having family lunch." Rumpel watched his son closely. He was not entirely sure how he would react to the unexpected news.
"Wait, family?! In what way is anyone of them family to you?" Neal asked bewildered. From all the crazy answers that he could think of that a Dark One could give this was the most unexpected.
"That is a long story to tell you might want to sit down." Rumpel suggested but Neal shook his head.
"No, I have to get back to Henry. We want to hold a Mario Kart tournament to celebrate the fact that he's regained his memories. Maybe you could break it down to a quick version."
Zelena watched the interaction between father and son closely. She hadn't seen Neal in town yet and she was very interested in this new family member. How was he? What did he like? In what way were they different or alike? And most importantly: would he accept her?
"Well, a quick version it is then. A very long time ago Cora and I have been together and Zelena actually is our child. And Regina is therefore Zelena's sibling and so are you. But Neal I suggest that when you've got some time we sit together and talk because there's a lot more to that story." Rumpel said and Neal frowned.
"Sister? She's my sister?" He glared at Zelena and she swallowed heavily. He made her feel uncomfortable which was quite a new feeling to the confident woman she was today.
"Yes, I am your sister. Do you have a problem with that?" Zelena said holding her head up high to give him her best regal impression.
"Oh no, just wondering what a great family I got there. The Dark One and now also the Wicked Witch. Great." His were almost dripping with sarcasm.
"Look, maybe the two of you could sit down and talk. You are brother and sister after all and Zelena and my start wasn't smooth either but we managed to overcome it!" Regina suggested but was immediately interrupted by Neal.
"Firstly, she's only my half-sister and secondly I am not interested." He said and grabbed his to-go-bag and left the diner. Angrily Zelena jumped to her feet and stormed after him.
"Should we interfere?" Cora asked but Rumpel only shook his head.