"You fucking IDIOT, Emma Swan!" Ruby shouted. "How the hell could you do that? How could you have been so goddamn STUPID?!"
As soon as Regina had left that morning, Ruby came over. She made it her mission to scream at Emma.
"She could've died last night! And it would've been because of you!" She continued screaming.
Just when Emma opened her mouth to reply, Ruby picked up the nearest object to her, which happened to be a chair.
Of course, Emma easily dodged it.
As Ruby was about to yell at her some more, Emma felt tears pooling in her eyes.
"I'm sorry," she muttered. She was just as angry with herself as Ruby was.
Ruby let out a long exhale, then sat down next to her on the couch. When she heard her friend sniffle, she wrapped her arm around her in a half-hug.
"You need to break up with her," Ruby told her.
Now it was Emma's turn to yell. She stood up and glared.
"No way! I'm not gonna do that!"
"It's for her own safety! What would've happened last night if I hadn't shown up?"
"I don't know! Maybe I could've figured out a way to get blood without biting her or waking her up. I won't let it get to that next time! I won't let myself forget to hunt!"
"Yeah, 'cause there won't be a next time."
"No! You don't get to dictate my relationships and my happiness!"
"It's not about dictating you! It's about her safety!"
"Well what about Dorothy then? You get to keep your human girlfriend but I don't get to keep mine?"
"That's different and we both know that! I don't have a thirst for her blood!"
"Oh my god, Ruby. You are such a fucking hypocrite! I thought you wanted me to date her! You said it yourself, that you wanted me to be happy!"
"Yeah, that was when you spent decades upon decades just sleeping around with everyone! I thought it would be good for you to have a real relationship! But she's in danger now! Being with you is putting her in danger!"
"It's not dangerous unless I don't control my thirst!"
Ruby took in a deep breath, then stood up as well. She took a step closer, then looked Emma in the eye.
"How much longer until your girlfriend notices that you don't eat? How much longer until she notices that you don't sleep? How much longer until she knows that you have a thirst for her blood?!"
Emma felt herself getting more and more angry, so she just wanted to get the hell out of here.
Without warning, she ran out the backdoor and into the woods. She ran at full speed, not wanting to see anyone. She just wanted to get away.
That didn't last long.
Soon enough, there was a wolf right on her trail. So Emma ran faster and faster, not wanting to be around her.
But Ruby was just as motivated. Sure, she was pissed at Emma right now, but she cared for her and wanted to be there for her.
The two of them had been through a lot together. They could goof around together anytime they wanted, but they were also always there for each other. And Ruby sure as hell wasn't gonna stop now.
Eventually, the wolf made a leap of faith and jumped forward, tackling Emma.
The two of them rolled around on the ground for a bit, before Ruby placed her paw on Emma's chest and put all her weight on it.
Emma let out a sigh of defeat, then tilted her head back.
"Fine, you win. What do you want?"
Ruby transformed back into a human, then got off of her friend.
"We need to talk about you and Mills,"
"I know," Emma replied, tears streaming down her face this time. "I know that it would be the right thing to break up with her, but I can't do it."
Ruby looked at her, then the realization hit.
"You love her, don't you?"
Emma didn't reply, but the look on her face told Ruby everything she needed to know.
Later that night, Regina was picking Robin up from her archery lesson. Zelena wasn't home at the moment, so she would be dropping her off at home.
"Can I drive?" Robin asked hopefully as they walked into the parking lot together.
Regina eyed her niece, and thought for a minute.
"You know what? Sure. We'll stay on local roads."
"Yes! Thank you so much, Aunty Gina!"
Robin jumped giddily, then sat down on the driver's side.
Regina took in a deep breath as she sat on the passenger's side, she hoped that they were making the right decision with this.
The teen had some driving experience, but Regina still didn't feel the most comfortable being her passenger.
"Slow down!" She yelled.
"I'm going the speed limit!"
"No you're not. Slow down, Robin!"
Sighing, Robin eased on the gas pedal. Regina looked satisfied.
For the rest of the car ride, Regina managed not to yell at her. Robin also made sure not to go over the speed limit, much to her own dismay.
Luckily, Robin's school aligned with Storybrooke High for Spring Break. So the two of them would be spending a lot of time together this week.
Regina had considered inviting her over to spend the night tonight, but she was glad she didn't. She received a rather concerning text from her girlfriend at that very moment.
My Savior: meet me in the back of my place, by the woods. come as soon as you can
Regina felt that something was a little bit off, so she knew she had to go right away.
"Bye, Regina!" Robin said as she got out of the car.
Regina stepped out of the passenger seat, then walked around to the other side of the car.
"Goodbye, Robin," she said, giving her niece a quick hug.
As soon as she watched her enter the house, she stepped back in the car. Whatever Emma had to say to her, she didn't want to wait too long.
She quickly drove to her girlfriend's house, that nervous feeling in her stomach growing bigger and bigger.
She parked the car on the street, then got her phone flashlight out. The sun had already set, so there wasn't very much light available to her until she reached the back area of the house.
Luckily, Emma was waiting for her. She had a pained look on her face.
"Emma, are you okay? What's wro-" she was cut off when Emma ran up to her.
She pressed their lips together, but it was different this time. She kissed her like never before. Her hands trailed up and down her back, wanting to hold onto her forever. It felt like she was kissing her like there was no tomorrow.
"Emma, I-" Regina pulled back when it seemed like Emma was desperately kissing her. But she was cut off again.
"I love you."
Regina instantly felt her heart melt at her girlfriend's words. She hadn't really thought of this before, but as she looked at her, she realized that she felt the same way.
"I love you too."
Regina leaned in to kiss her, but this time Emma was the one to pull back.
"I'm about to tell you something about me, that's probably going to freak you out," she started. "But before I tell you, I want you to know that I would never hurt you in any way."
"Emma, what's going on?"
Regina was definitely scared now.
Taking a deep breath, Emma felt tears pooling in her eyes again.
"You might also think I'm crazy, when you hear it, but I need you to trust me, okay?"
"Of course I trust you! But what's wrong? You can tell me anything, Emma,"
Emma opened her mouth, ready to tell her, but she felt a pit in her stomach. She knew this was her only other option besides breaking up with her, but that didn't make it any easier.
So she kissed her again. She knew that Regina was probably frustrated with her, but she didn't care. After she told her, she knew that she would probably run away from her. This could be the last time she would get the chance to kiss her.
She knew this option would most likely lead to their breakup, but she would rather take a chance that it wouldn't than to break up with her with no explanation.
Regina was sick of being answerless, so she pushed Emma off of her.
"What the hell is going on with you?"
Emma took another deep breath.
"Do you remember the first ever fanfiction that I let you read?"
"Yeah, the one about vam-" she was cut off.
"Yeah, that one."
Emma wrapped her arms around her neck, then pressed their foreheads together. Regina sighed, but didn't say anything.
"What if I told you..." Emma started. "That it could be us,"
Regina backed away and gave her a strange look.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean... what if I told you that it could be us?"
"I would want to know what's going on. How could that be us?"
Emma placed one last soft kiss upon her lips. When she leaned back, she made sure their hands were still connected.
"Regina," she said shakily. "I'm a vampire."