Here is the new chapter, hope you like it. :)

"What do you mean she's still asleep it's 12, that's ridiculous even by her standards." Emma scolded when she dialed Regina's number and Robin answered.

"I thought she'd appreciate a rest; she's been really tired lately."

"Okay I get it Robin, I do. But we have a wicked witch to be getting rid of and she's the only one with the power to wield that wand. Except the sorcerer's apprentice, but he refuses to take sides, which is strange considering that he's the one who gave us the thing in the first place."

Robin took a deep breath and remained silent as Emma continued to bombard him. They hadn't told anyone about the near miss with Zelena the day before, or about the fact that they were no longer in possession of the wand. Regina had said that they needed to come up with a new plan before they decided to breach that subject with the rest of the heroes. He didn't know if it was because she felt guilty for getting them into that situation, but she was determined to resolve the issue and come up with a mastermind plan that would make up for the loss of the wand.

Emma had noticed the unusual silence and spoke up "Robin, are you still there?"

Her calling his name broke him from his trance as he looked up and his mind was brought back to the conversation he was having over the phone. "Yes, I'm still here, how about I get Regina to phone you when she wakes up."

"Sure that's fine." She replied before shutting off the phone. "Well that was strange."

"What was?" Killian asked looking up from the box of cereal that was lying on the table, like a child he had been trying to follow the maze.

"Robin, he's acting rather weird and Regina is still asleep."

"She is?" He questioned a cunning grin emerging on his face.

"What, what are you thinking?" She asked a smile creeping up that matched his.

"I'm thinking we get payback for their little stunt yesterday."

"How?"

"Oh I can think of many a way." He stated infinite possibilities running through his mind.

"Okay, you're on, we'll show them what revenge really is."

Appearing in Regina's bedroom they spotted her sleeping under the covers in the middle of the bed.

"Is this mean?" Emma asked frowning.

"Emma it's a prank."

"Have you got the squirty cream?" She asked resulting I him handing her the cylinder. "If she wakes up while we're still in here we are dead, you know that right?"

"It's something I think I can talk my way out of."

"And how do you plan to do that?"

"Let's just say she owes me."

"Owes you?"

"Never mind."

"No tell me why does she owe you?"

"I gave her and Robin a good Christmas present."

"Right." Emma frowned, she didn't even know that he had given them anything

Regina was positioned on her right side with her hands under her pillow.

"The Evil Queen looks a little less evil when she's asleep, I think this is the most peaceful I've ever seen her. She's kinda cute."

"Did you just call Regina cute?" He asked pulling a strange face.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Emma asked shaking her head.

"You just describe her as cute."

"Not in a lesbian lover way, in a awe that's kinda sweet way."

"Now you just called her sweet."

"Shut up and pick up that puppy." She gestured to the small dog that was sat next to his feet, the same dog Regina had changed from a wolf.

Carefully she pulled herself up onto the bed next to Regina, slowly pulling the covers down before drawing a line of whipped cream the whole length of her body finishing at her face. Emma held her breath as Regina flinched upon feeling the coldness of the cream upon her warm skin. She scrunched up her nose before resorting back to her resting self.

Gesturing to Killian he passed Emma the puppy which she placed at two foot of the bed, carefully getting down she stood next to him and flicked on her camera phone, this was going to get interesting. Slowly the puppy made its way up her leg as it lapped up the cream. She moved somewhat and groaned "Robin."

Emma and Killian were finding it hard to keep a straight face as the dog reached closer and closer towards her bare neck. As soon as its tongue came into contact with her skin they watched for a reaction, at first she smiled and then stated "Robin, you know that's my weakness." She was clearly waking up and Hook and Emma were hesitantly backing up closer into the corner whilst snickering, seemingly the queen loved neck kisses.

As her eyes flickered open she turned to see a large pink tongue which most certainly didn't belong to Robin, licking her face. Before even thinking her first instinct was to scream, the deafening noise ran through the whole house reaching Robin who had been in the kitchen making her a special lunch. He immediately stopped what he was doing and charged up the stairs. "Regina!"

She came face to face with the little puppy and she began to realise what had just happened. Hearing snickering coming from the corner of the room she glanced over, at first she was too shocked to even speak; they had taken the game to a whole other level.

Emma took in the look of annoyance in her face she was rather worried but could not bring herself to turn off the video recorder.

Robin then head her make another noise "SWAN!" She yelled. He furrowed his eyebrows as he pulled open the door, to the sight of his girlfriend in bed with a dog covered in whipped cream with their friends stood in the corner in stitches.

"Swan! What the hell are you playing at? Seriously?" She questioned getting angrier by the minute and wiping some of the cream off her face; all the while keeping the dog at arm's length so it was unable to continue licking her.

Emma shrugged her shoulders and took Killian's hand in hers, she was about to disappear before Regina's commanding voice broke through the air. "Swan don't you dare magic yourself out of here, what the hell are you doing in my bedroom?! No scratch that, I know what you're doing, the both of you thought you'd continue our little game. Well I can tell you now, life is not a game! We can't be fooling around when we have no way of getting rid of Zelena!" She had said it before she could stop herself and now it was all laid out.

"What do you mean? Of course we have a way to defeat her, the wand will send her home."

"Yes it would, if we still had the wand. God knows what she's going to use it for." she put her head in her hands.

"Zelena has the wand! How? How is that possible?"

"She took it yesterday."

"How?"

"It doesn't matter how, all that matters is that she has it and no one got badly hurt." She flashed a concerned yet relieved look at Robin.

"But you were both fine when I left, you were."

"Emma let's just concentrate on getting rid of this problem, before we continue with any of this." She pointed towards the cream that was still smothered over her face, before licking her lips, the cream was very nice, but she didn't appreciate it being squirted onto her or her bed for that matter.

"Right yeah, you're right." How the heck had they managed to lose such an important item, one that would prove vital to Zelena's destruction, it was the object that was going to send her away, back to Oz. "But what are we going to do about her? We're back to square one."

"Not exactly." Emma cast her a questioning look before she continued "I'm going over the line."

"No way!" Emma yelled.

"I don't think so!" Robin added sitting down beside her.

"It's nice to know that you care so much about me, but I think it's the only way."

"Regina, this is a bad plan."

"Robin I'm not a child, I can manage this."

"But..."

"No buts, we need to pretend to break up in public, you need to pretend to break my heart."

"Are you serious?" He asked with a verging upon mortified look on his face. "Regina come up with another plan."

"Fine I'll break up with you then."

"Whoa why does anyone have to break up with anyone?" Emma asked raising her hands thinking that she might have to quell and actual argument.

"Emma she's not going to believe that I'm leaving Storybrooke and Robin behind. I hope you're good at acting." She added turning back to Robin.

"Not really no."

"Seems that I'm the one who's going to have to start it then, shall we say Granny's this evening?"

"Regina you are crazy." Emma stated plainly shaking her head "you two look smitten how are you going to make her think you hate him?"

"Emma I had your mother and her stupidly gullible father believe that I cared about them, I played the doting wife and step mother; hiding my anger and want to ring her little neck for over ten years. I think I can manage a little role play and I've had the practice at behind an over the top, self-centered witch."

"Okay then, what time?"

"Four, hopefully she'll be over the town line and out of our lives by five."

"What makes you so sure that she'll follow you over?" Killian asked skeptically.

"She wants to kill me, what better way than having me vulnerable, without magic, without family and friends?"

"Point taken."

"Emma, if you see the opportunity to add to the argument do, I don't care what you say or respond with as long as it's believable."

"Okay, this is going to be some performance."

"You can count on it."

Regina and Robin had spent the hours leading up to four hugging and whispering words of love to one another. Emma and Killian had taken Henry and Roland for the day, deciding to give them some private time. Robin had begged her multiple times not to risk her life and asked what if Zelena managed to kill her while they were over the line? But she had reassured him that she would be perfectly fine and was pretty sure that if it came down to a fist fight she could easily take on Zelena.

Now they were walking into Granny's as far apart as possible and the tension in the air was almost suffocating. She had a cold verging on heartless look on her face as she slammed the door causing everyone to turn and look. The sight they were met with wasn't the kind and friendly, if sarcastic at times Regina they were used to; no it was the evil queen.

Robin was nervous he knew she was only acting but he really wasn't looking forward to what she was about to do.

Regina was also nervous however she was doing an amazing job at hiding it, her exterior was radiating anger. Sitting down in a booth Robin sat opposite her, the look in her eyes scared him; she looked as though she was ready to tear him limb from limb. He knew the woman he loved was behind those eyes but she had pushed her so far back that he could almost see no remnants of her.

Granny swallowed and made her way over to take their order, only Emma and Killian knew about the plan and everyone else was in the dark, so seeing Regina like this was worrying. "What can I get you?" She asked rather taken back as Regina whipped round and glared at her.

Robin shook his head and told her that they would need a bit longer, she retreated glad to be hidden somewhat behind the counter.

Emma narrowed her eyes and stood up to walk over to Granny. "What the hell's gotten into that woman?" Granny whispered.

"I have no idea, let's just say I'd hate to be Robin, she looks like she's about to murder someone."

"Well something has defiantly happened to burst their happy bubble, I do hope I don't have to mop blood up off the floor." Granny stated sarcastically.

"No Robin, I don't want to eat!"

"Regina calm down." He stated moving his hand across the table to grasp hers.

"Don't tell me to calm down! You have no right to tell me what to do anymore Robin!" She snapped pulling her hand away violently.

All eyes in the diner were on them as they watched the Queen simmer in her rage. "You lost all right to say anything to me, how could you Robin, you swore that you'd never hurt me, you promised!"

He was baffled, of course he had no idea what she was talking about but it made him feel as though he had done something wrong, something that he hadn't even realised he had. "Regina I'm sorry, I."

"I don't want to hear anything you have to say, nothing can ever make up for what you've done." Her nostrils were flaring as her eyes flashed red. "I'm going to make sure that you can never hurt me again! I'm sick of people breaking my heart, I'm sick of this damn town!" She picked up the menu and flung it across the room violently. "I'm sick of people being nice, I'm sick of playing the hero and most of all I'm sick of you Robin!"

He looked at her wide eyed, she was acting, 'Robin she's acting' he scolded, why then did he feel as though she was ripping his heart out with her words.

"You and your 'you can be a hero Regina' speeches, Robin I can't live like this anymore. I don't love you, in fact I loathe you Robin Hood."

"Regina."

"No I don't want to hear it." She stood up and made her way to the door shoving over a chair at the same time.

"Regina Mills you're going to stay here and listen to what to have to say!" He yelled causing her to turn and glare at him menacingly.

"What could you possibly have to say that would change my mind in the slightest?"

"I still love you! And I don't know what to do!" After all she had said that it had to be believable and everyone knew that there wasn't any way that he would just fall out of love with her.

"You should have thought about that before you betrayed me. Now, I shall destroy your happiness, if it is the last thing I do. Everyone in this town is going to get what is coming to them!"

"Regina!" Emma yelled as Granny nudged her.

"Oh the saviours decided to have a pop at trying to talk down the Evil Queen." She stated her voice dripping with sarcasm.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Robin betrayed me, that's what happened. I have to get out of this town!"

"I don't follow."

"I'm leaving Swan, I'm leaving now." With that she slammed the door so hard that the earth shook, rippled by her magic that had been transferred into the wood of the door.

Robin simply stared, his gaze transfixed on the door, it seemed Regina had succeeded in her role; she had even had him worrying about their relationship. Shaking his head he wondered over to the counter "Granny would you please pour me a whiskey?"

"Yes, it seems you need one. What did you do to gain that reaction?" She asked noisily. "You must have really messed up there lad."

He shook his head and ran his hand through his hair, downing the shot he bee lined for the door only for Zelena to push through.

"Robbie, where was that little sister of mine rushing off to? I'm surprised she left her lover out of her sight, after our lovely moment yesterday."

"Zelena I'm not in the mood!" He yelled barging past her.

"Robin leave her!" Emma called after her him. He paid no attention and ran all the way back to their house.

He barged through the door only to be literally jumped on by Regina.

"Oh my god, that was horrible, I hated it, I'm so sorry."

"Regina that was scary, you went proper psycho on me."

"That was the point."

He pulled back and looked at her there was nothing left of the evil queen, Regina was most certainly back. "You're back then?" He grinned placing her hair behind her ear.

"Not for long, I'm going to have to put that front back on."

"I know, I don't like it when you're like that, it's quite frightening." he smirked.

"I'm sorry, I love you, I love you, I love you." She replied dropping kiss all over his face.

"I thought you wanted to destroy my happiness?" he quipped kissing her back when her lips briefly touched his.

"No, because if I destroyed your happiness I would be destroying my own."

"I think our plan worked though, Zelena came in as soon as you had left." He added.

"Well then it seems like we are getting somewhere."

He glanced around the hall and spotted her bag "Wow you're really going all out on this aren't you, considering you're only going to be gone for a matter of minutes."

She bit her lip and looked to the ground.

"Regina?"

Shaking her head she stated "I think it's going to take more than a couple of minutes for Zelena to think that I'm actually gone."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean Robin that I may have to be gone for a few days."

"A few days! In an unknown world, without magic to protect you, you'll be alone."

"I know that, but I think it's necessary."

"Well I don't, I don't want you to go."

"Robin I don't especially want to go either but we have no other choice." She tried to remain calm, she knew it was only a way of him showing his concern for her welfare; after all they'd had a very similar conversation the previous day.

"Regina don't go." He really did not want her risking her life when they probably could have come up with another plan.

"Robin I'm old enough to take care of myself." she rolled her eyes, she wasn't a child who was incapable of defending herself, she was a grown woman.

"Where are you planning on going?"

"New York, Neal's place is still there."

"Fine, but if you're gone longer than two days I'm coming after you whether you like it or not."

"But..."

"No buts Regina, either you accept that or I'm coming with you right now."

"Okay Robin, fine. If I'm not back within four days." She altered, knowing this would buy her an extra two days to make sure that there was no way for Zelena to get back.

"Three." He stated in an almost bartering type way as he pulled her close.

"Fine three."

"You'll promise me not to take any unnecessary risks?"

"Robin."

"I'm serious Regina don't do anything that will put your life in danger."

"Okay."

He pressed his lips to hers, kissing her with more heat and passion than ever before.

It was a kiss that made her go weak at the knees as she pulled him closer so she was pressed up close. "I love you so much." She whispered her lips still touching his.

"Don't go." He muttered hoping that one last try would get her to just decide that she wanted to abandon her plan.

"I'm sorry." She released him for her grasp and walked over to the bag, she was just about to pick it up when he crashed his lips back onto hers taking her breath away.

"I love you." He stated touching his forehead to hers. "I'm going to miss you so much."

"I'll only be gone for a couple of days, what can go wrong in a couple of days?" With a weak smile, she picked up her bag and disappeared in her Mercedes.

On the drive towards the town line she felt the tears threaten, she was leaving behind her family, those who meant the world to her. Robin's face flashed into her mind as he watched her drive away; they were playing a risky game, she knew that, all she wanted was for life to assume some feeling of normality. She wanted them to be a normal family, for them to be able to partake in everyday activities without the threat of opposition. Was normality too much to ask for, was it possible for her to have a normal family life when magic still dominated? Magic was both a blessing and a curse she knew that, yes it had the ability to do great good but it also had the ability for great evil.

When the town line came into view, she checked once more that the scroll was safely secured in the glove box, before taking a deep breath. The last time she had left Storybrooke, Emma had been with her and they had been driving towards Robin, not away from him. She'd had butterflies then, but they were caused by a totally opposite reason to the ones she was experiencing now. She closed her eyes and shook her head, she was driving away from her family; she was coming back but that didn't make it any less hard for her, she hadn't even been able to tell Henry and Roland what was going on, they would think that she had just left them. This was the final thought that resulted in the tears she had been holding back to fall freely down her face. As she passed the 'You're leaving Storybrooke' sign she sped up wanting to get to New York as quickly as she could, hopeful she would be closely followed by Zelena.

As soon as she had left Robin had almost sprinted his way to the town line taking a shortcut through the woods, he wanted to see that she got over alright. He hid behind the sign and didn't have to wait long for her car to come into sight, swallowing the lump in his throat he watched the car drive over the line and she was gone. The woman he loved with all his heart was moving away from him, he didn't know how he was going to cope for the few days that she was away, he had grown accustomed to her being there. They both took strength from one another and to not have her in his life, even for a short space of time made his heart hurt; they had already missed out on so much time and now he just wanted to make the most of her being with him, he wanted to treasure each and every precious moment.

Then from his place behind the sign he spotted the emergence of green smoke followed by Zelena. "Where are you going dear sister?" She asked staring after the Mercedes that was speeding of in the distance. She watched it and deliberated for a moment "You're just asking to be killed." Shaking her head, she stepped over the line "If you think that you've lost everything already you may as well lose your life too. I want to see you suffer."

Robin bit down on his lip, he had made a promise to Regina that he would give her three days; he knew now that he wouldn't be able to keep that promise and headed back into town "Emma! David! Snow!" He yelled before storming into Granny's "Emma she bought it."

"That's good isn't it?"

"No she's going to kill her Emma."

"I think Regina can handle herself."

"Maybe with magic yes, but without it..."

"She packs one hell of a punch Robin."

"Emma, I'm going after her, would you look after the boys for me?"

"Robin is that a good idea?"

"Probably not, but there is no way I'm going to let the woman I love get hurt. Will you take the boys?"

"Yes of course I will. Here, take my bug, call me as soon as you find her." She threw him the keys as he walked back towards the door.

"I will, thanks. I'm going to find her Emma; I will always find her."

Well, I thought if CaptainSwan can steal Snowing's line, then so can OutlawQueen. Thanks for reading, let me know what you thought. :)