SO SORRY ! I FELL ASLEEP IN FRONT OF MY LAPTOP LAST NIGHT ! I JUST WOKE UP AT 10 PM, WITH LAPTOP AND LIGHT SILL UP, CHAPTER HALF-WRITTEN... And then this morning my parents decided that it was a saturday "let's clean the house" ! And let me tell you this my friends : we've got a big house -" So it took us all the morning ... Anyway , SO SO SO SO SO SO SORRY ! Hope you can forgive me ... Here is a long chapter to make amends ...3

I just wanted to add that I have some things right now that aren't easy to deal with, hence why I'm getting late on my reviews and pm ( which I will answer, I promise) and hence why I'm so tired ... :( But I wanted you to know that this story is really helping me relax and be happy, and all your reviews, pm and all that support you're giving me are also what keep me happy ! So, from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU and I LOVE YOU ! ALL :)3

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Rating: T.

Prompt: After Marion, Robin and Regina are in a relationship (robin already talked to marion about it, she's let him go, but they're being subtle to not upset her). someone sees them and rats it to the town, they treat Regina like they did MM at first, but worse, thinking she's purposefully breaking up a family. Henry (and Snow) snap at them all after they upset regina that they forgave snow, that David was legally married in this world, etc, but forgave for true love and they make it up to regina :) (I see Tink confirming they're soulmates) for : Arrow Queen.


Pixie dust never lies.

She entered the dinner and right away her eyes caught his. He nodded, almost imperceptibly.

Almost.

Regina put a stray of hair behind her ear and had to stop her smile while she walked toward her son and step daughter.

"Hi, mom !"

"Good morning, my little Prince, how are you today ?"

Snow was eying her with suspicion, but she just tried to ignore it.

Suddenly, Regina saw Robin stand in the corner of her eyes and his hand brushed hers subtly on his way to the bathroom.

She had to find him.

So the Queen got up and excused herself, stating that she needed to freshen up a bit.

She barely got in the corridors before she felt two strong arms circled her waist and in a few seconds, she was pulled back against his chest and his lips were on hers.

"God, I've missed you." he breathed and she chuckled, her heart beating hard against her ribcage.

"And I you."

Her smile just made him fell more in love with her every single time. He couldn't help his fingers to stroke her lips tenderly and she turned her head, kissing his fingers.

"It's killing me."

"What is ?" she asked,

"This. To not be able to love and cherish you the way you deserve..."

"Robin..." she started,

He had chosen her and told Marian so, but in order to not shake his ex-wife's feelings, they were talking this slow, which meant that no one was aware of their relation.

He sighed then.

"We're doing it because rush things will not help."

"I know." he pouted and she laughed at how ridiculously handsome he was.

He brought her back to him.

"But, I love you, you must know that by now."

She smiled, happy tears gathering in her eyes.

"I do." her fingers stroke his wrist where the tatto laid and he smiled at the tender gesture, "You must know that I love you too."

He knew. But he never think he would get tired of hearing it. So Robin leant in and just kissed her again.


Regina was walking toward her home, taking a morning walk, when she heard it.

"Gina !"

The woman smiled and turned around, just in time to caught him in her arms.

"Hi, Roland."

"I've missed you, Gina !"

She laughed.

"I've missed you too. Are you alone ?"

"Nope, with mama."

She looked up and saw Marian, who was smiling shyly toward her.

"Hello, Marian."

"Good morning, Regina."

The two women had reached some kind of an understanding. It was still weird but ... Regina was used to strange situation. After all, the people she now called her family were the same she had once vowed to destroy. Marian was grateful to her she agreed to be subtle on her new relationship with Robin.

So yeah, they weren't friends.

But they kind of understood each other.

"I am so happy." smiled Roland and they both look at him.

"Why's that, love ?" asked Marian, stroking his brown hair,

"I've got my two favourite women with me !" he smiled with a toothy grin.

They both laughed and Roland took both of their hands in his little ones.

Marian hesitated.

"We were ... heading toward Granny's for breakfast, do you want to come with us ?"

"I -" started Regina, ready to decline,

"Oh yes ! Say yes Gina, please ! " screamed the boy and it was her downfall.

Regina chuckled,

"Fine dear." then she looked at Marian, "Thank you."

The woman nodded and they all headed toward Granny's.


Regina just entered her home when she saw it.

Flowers.

Flowers that weren't there when she had left this morning.

She chuckled to herself, heart beating fast and walked closer to it, picking up the card in it.

This beautiful flowers for my beautiful woman. How do you fancy a walk in the woods ? I'll be at our place.

Love,

R.

She smiled again and squeezed the card to her heart. How come she became so lucky ? How come she even deserved him ?


Robin was waiting for her, sat on their log,

Smiling.

Smiling because finally, everything was right in his life. He was with Regina, he had a good relationship with Marian and Roland had taken the news of his parent's separation well, when he realized this would mean more presents for Christmas and his birthday.

Robin chuckled at the thought.

Then he heard someone behind him and smilled,

She was there.

At first they just watched each other for a few seconds, before Robin's made a step toward her and she ran in his arms, which was open for her. He embraced her and right away, his mouth found his way to hers in a loving kiss while her hands were getting lost in his shoulders and all part of him she could reach.


Ruby was walking through the woods, it helped her clear her mind and she liked being alone in there. Suddenly, she stopped. Yes, someone was here. Curious, she walked toward the noise and her eyes widened when she saw who was there.

Regina and Robin.

Her back was against her tree while the man kissed her passionately and Red felt sick.

He had his wife back. How could he do that to her ? She had thought him to be a good man.

And Regina ? How could she ? How could she, when the same morning she was eating with Marian and Roland ? She was destroying a family. She was being the evil Queen.

She had not changed.

Red shook her head in a disgusted manner and hurried back to the dinner.


A few times after, Robin and Regina was walking through the woods, hands tied together, fingers intertwined. He brought their hands to his lips and kissed her knuckled, she smiled.

"I heard you ate with Marian, this morning ?"

She nodded.

"She is not that bad," finally said Regina and it made him smile,

"Of course she is not. I have a good taste in women, as you must have noticed, m'lady."

That heard him a slap on the chest, making him laugh even more.


The next day, Regina walked in Granny's, picking her coffee before heading toward work.

"Good morning, Ruby." she said to the young woman but she barely glared at her.

"What do you want ?"

Regina was taken aback by the harshness in her voice.

"Just a coffee, please."

A few seconds later she laid a coffee violently before her,

"Have you no shame ?"

"I beg your pardon ?" Regina's eyes opened wide.

"Leave it, Red." interrupted Granny, "This kind of people know no shame."

And that hurt Regina more than she could say. She excused herself and left,

Her coffee untouched.


She was walking toward her office and all the people she met was whispering showing her, was pointing their fingers at her or even glaring at her, shooking their heads in a disgusted matter.

What was going on ?

She had done nothing wrong.

And it just felt as if they were hating her all over again.

Tears gathered in her eyes but she let none fall.

Robin was in the woods with Roland today, she won't see him before the evening.

She had to be strong.

Problem was,

She didn't remember how to be strong on her own.


She entered her office and right away locked herself in it, leaning on the door. She took her phone and saw she had a text message, she opened it and saw a picture of Robin and Roland, smiling back at her.

Tears came at her eyes. She needed him. Needed his comfort and love. So she called him,

"Did you get my picture ?" his happy voice came out and she had to swallow her fears, it wasn't time to worry him when he was having a great time with his son. "Regina ?" he tried again,

"Yes." and she hated how weak she sounded, "It is beautiful, thank you."

"Are you ok ?"

"Yes." she tried to put some life in her voice, but couldn't fool him.

She never could.

"Regina-" but at that moment, she heard Roland calling him and closed her eyes, "I have to go." he finally said, "Are we dinning together tonight ? Roland is with Marian."

"Sure."

"Can't wait. Love you." And that brought a smile to her face,

"I love you too."

She ended the call and jumped suddenly, turning toward her window.

An egg.

Someone had trown an egg to her window.

What was going on ?


Regina left her office and someone was waiting for her.

"Oh. You scared me," she said to the man, "Good evening, little John."

But the man was watching her with a disgust that froze her. He shook his head and just walked past her, whispering,

"I thought you had change. Everyone did."


Regina tried to be strong. In less than 3 hours, she will be with Robin. He would hold her and say that he loved her, all will feel right then. And the awful day she had spent will be nothing but past. She entered the dinner where Henry and Snow was waiting for her.

"Regina, are you ok ?" asked Snow, green eyes filling with worry, "You seem trouble."

"I'm fine."

But she wasn't. Everyone was looking at her, glaring at her.

"What's happening, mom ?" Henry asked, watching around him, "What's their problem ?"

"I have no idea..." breathed honnestly Regina and got up, "But I should probably go."

"No !" screamed Henry and Snow at the same time, "We don't care about them, let's just take our chocolate."

She hesitated then slightly smiled and Snow ordered.

But when Ruby came back, she only held two cups.

"You forgot one," said Snow, frowning.

Ruby opened the mouth but it was Granny who spoke, walking toward them.

"I refuse to serve people like her."

All three froze.

"What the hell have I done to you ?"

"Not to me."said Granny, "To Hood's wife."

Regina's face lost all its colour.

"You don't know what you're talking about." she tried,

"I SAW YOU !" screamed Ruby, everyone was listening. "With Robin ! In the forest !"

"Have you no shame ?" started again Granny and Regina opened the mouth to defend herself, but someone talked behind her. Leroy.

"You're breaking apart a family !"

"I'm not-"

"I thought you had change." resumed a voice, who belonged to Belle.

"Listen, please-"

"You're being an Evil bitch !" screamed Ruby and all agreed with that.

Regina felt tears gathering in her eyes and she stood up again. She didn't hear Snow and Henry calling for her, but she heard the different voices,

"She is evil !"

"We don't want her here anymore!"

"Let's burn the witch !"

"She is not better than before !"

And then she left. She opened the door as a tear escaped her vigilance,

"Regina ?" asked a soft voice, "Are you alright ?"

Marian caught her arm and the Queen jumped.

"I'm fine."

"You don't look like it. What's happening ?"

Regina saw Roland looking at her with worried eyes,

"Why are you crying, Gina ?"

"I'm sorry." she breathed before disapearing in a cloud of white smoke.

Marian came in the dinner, Roland's hand in hers and what she saw just stopped her. Half of the town were up screaming, Regina's boy and Snow white were up too, screaming things to everyone.

She tried to call them.

Then, seeing no one were listening, she whistled.

Everyone turned toward her with wide eyes and she walked forward,

"What's happening in here ?"

Snow looked at her and walked forward,

"Did you know Robin and Regina were seeing each other ?"

Marian sighed.

"Of course I knew. Robin kind of asked me first."

Ruby's eyes widened,

"But..."

"See ?" snapped Snow angrily toward the young woman, "You're being an evil witch Red ! Regina didn't deserve what you did !"

"Calm down Princess," said Granny.

"Oh shut up !" this time it was Henry and Granny's eyes widened before the boy turned to everyone, "How could you ?! After all she had done for you ! Saving your ass more time than I can count already ?"

"Henry..." tried Belle but he shut her up.

"No. You don't deserve her. None of you. You always go to her when you need her help and then, you're being mean at her all the time ! Acting like she is nothing but a stranger, or worth, the Evil Queen !"

Snow's eyes saddened. This was the truth.

"Wait a minute," resumed Marian, still clutching her son's hand, "What's going on ?"

Ruby sighed, eyes shinning.

"I ... I may have made a mistake." started the wolf and Snow scoffed, "Ok, then I made a mistake, happy now ?" she asked the Princess,

Snow eyes were sad still.

"You did the same with me. You don't learn from your mistakes. Any of you."

All the people present shut up.

"When we first landed here and I started to see David, he was legally married. You've been hard on me, thinking I was breaking his marriage." She paused, "But you forgave me. Because it is true love. And we couldn't do otherwise than being together."

"Yes," resumed Granny, "because your love was true love. But that ?"

"Oh please shut the stupid old woman up." came a voice and they all jumped, seeing a blond woman with green eyes and green clothes come to them.

Granny's eyes widened and she opened her mouth, ready to speak when the fairy stopped behind them,

"If you want to hear my story, you shall close your mouth."

Henry smiled, he loved Tinkerbell to bits.

"Go on, Tink." he said,

She gave him a grateful smile.

"Thank you Henry." The fairy took a deep breath and started, "Once Upon A Time was a very sad and heartbroken Queen ; life had taken all from her, the only man she had ever loved, her freedom and more important, her hopes for a better life. When I met her, this Queen had let herself fall toward a certain death and while she then assured me it wasn't on purpose, I couldn't quite believe her. So, I decided to help her, because I've always seen in her more than people usually see. "

Everyone one was looking at her and Marian was curious.

"I soon found what the Queen needed, love. She needed love. At first she didn't think I would be able to find her another soulmate, but I had pixie dust, So I used it."

"What's your point, fairy ?" asked Granny and Tinkerbell glared at her.

"Just wait for it. That's not even the best part yet."

"The pixie dust led us to some tavern outside town. We followed it and by the window, I showed her the man who was her soulmate. His back was on us so we never saw his face ..." she paused and glared again at everyone in the room. "But we did see his tattoo."

Everyone gasped.

"It was Robin's ?" asked Marian,

Tink's eyes met hers,

"Yes. It was his. At this time, he had not meet you and he was barely a man yet. Had Regina taken her chance at love, life would have taken a very different way..."

"Why didn't she ?" asked Snow this time, tears in her eyes,

"She was scared. Scared of loving again after what happened to Daniel. Scared to let herself hope again while all she had and all that prevented her from crumbling down was her anger."

"So, he was always meant to be hers ?" asked weakly Marian,

"I'm sorry. But yes."

She nodded. That certainly enlighten some things. She always thought while Robin loved her, she had always loved him more, now she knew why.

"He is her soulmate." finished Henry, "This is true love." then again," You better think about a way to make amends to my mom."


When Regina arrived at her house, she froze.

In her front door was written this word that had again tears falling from her eyes and she hurried to go back inside.

Homewrecker.

That was what was written.

Regina let herself fall on her bed and sobbed.

It wasn't fair. She just wanted to be happy, was it too much to ask ?

Villains don't get happy endings.


Robin was whistling, happy to be reunited with the woman he loved above all else. He finally glimpsed her house and walked forward, before arriving in front of her house and stopped.

Homewrecker.

What was that about ?

Robin hurried to come inside. She was not in the living room and he knew where she was. In her bedroom. Robin climbed the stairs and opened her door sligtly, his heart broke when he glimpsed her.

"Oh Regina..."

She was curled on her bed, and he could see her shoulders shaking.

"Leave ... Leave me..."

She craved his comfort but she didn't want him to see her like that.

"Oh my love ..."

Robin walked toward the bed and laid by her side, circling her waist to bring her toward him. At first she fought her embrace but soon let him do it, leaning in his comforting embrace.

"Don't let them get to you, Regina." he whispered in her ear,

"I just ... I just want to be ... to be happy..."

"I know." he closed his eyes and cursed all of those who hurt her. "And we will be. I promise."

"How ? Everyone thinks I'm... I'm a homewrecker !"

"You're not. I love you. I love only you..."

She sniffled and he added, quietly,

"I'll make our relationship offcial."

"What ?" she weakly said and turned around.

"I'll make it official if it means they'll leave you alone. They'll know how I feel. And I'll ask for proper apologies to you. I'll make this right, I promise."

His blue eyes were burning with a fire that comforted her and she laid a hand tenderly on his cheek,

"I love you, too. I ... I just ..."

"I know." Robin said, leaning on her hand, "You will have your happy ending, Regina. Even if this is the last thing I must do."

She smiled,

"I just want you."

Robin leant in and kissed her lips lovingly.

"You already have all of me. I'm here. Always will be."

He felt her relax in his arms, her face buried in the crook of his shoudler. He brought her even more toward him and enjoyed the way their heart was beating alike. Then, comforted in the fact that the woman he loved was tucked safely in his embrace, he allowed himself to close his eyes.


"Granny ?" asked Ruby in a low voice, "Are you sure ?"

"Yes." answered the woman, "We have to make amends."

"And Regina loves flowers," added Snow. "This is a good idea."

They all hurried to put all in place.

All.

Tinkerbell, Granny, Henry, Red, Snow, Belle, Marian, Roland, John and others..

All.


Regina was woken up by the ray of light that came from her window. She grunted and buried her face in Robin's chest.

But she was awake now.

So she sighed and took two seconds to look at him. He seemed so peaceful in his sleep. She smiled and got up, laying a kiss on his sleepy lips.

She felt her heart swell with love for him when a small smile graced his lips.

Regina walked toward the window, wanting to look outside when a gasp escaped her.

What. The. Hell.

She put her hand on her mouth but couldn't help the tears leaving her eyes.

Happy tears.

Touched tears.

Then, she felt two strong arms circled her waist and she leant in his embrace, while Robin laid a tender kiss on her neck, burying his face in it.

"Why are you up this late ?" his sleepy voice came out,

She couldn't speak. So he raised his face and finally look outside, then smiled.

"Guess I won't have to ask them to make you an apology after all..."

She chuckled and turned her face to kiss him.

Before her window were flowers writing a message : We are sorry. And we love you.

Robin was so happy for her. So happy everyone else finally saw the woman behind the mask. So happy she finally get the happy ending she deserved. So happy she chose him to share it with her. Just so happy with his life.

He just had one thing left to do.

And he will do it, mere hours later when in the middle of everyone at Granny's he'll catch her and bring her back to him, kissing her in front of everyone.

Pixie dust never lies.

While cheering with others, even if less noisily, Marian kept reminding herself just that. And then, she felt hopeful, for if Robin had find his soulmate, then perhaps, parhaps there was someone for her just out there.

She'll just have to find him first.