Chapter 45
Hi everyone! I meant to post this chapter sooner, but it took me forever to get it just right. I don't know why, but for some reason I just couldn't get my ideas out lol I hope you all like it! Thanks so much for all of the reviews! Enjoy :)
The next morning, Hanna still felt nauseous. Her headache was gone, but the feeling that she was going to puke wouldn't go away. She didn't want anyone to know though. Hanna knew her mom and dad would insist on her staying home from school, which would mean one of them would have to miss work. She knew how busy they were, especially her mom, and she didn't want to be a bother. Hanna knew she had gotten herself into this mess in the first place, so now she had to deal with it. Plus, she didn't feel like getting another lecture about not using her magic. Hanna learned her lesson. She wasn't going to try this again. She hated feeling like this. Hanna took a deep breath and headed downstairs.
"Are you okay?" Henry asked as he sat down next to Hanna at the table for breakfast.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Hanna said with a shrug of her shoulders.
"Are you sure?"
"Henry, I said I was fine," Hanna said a little more rudely than she meant to.
"Okay…" Henry said as he started eating his breakfast. He didn't believe her, but he knew she wouldn't tell him the truth with everyone else around.
As Snow bounced Neal in her arms, she noticed that Hanna was just picking at her food. That wasn't like her. She wasn't a morning person, but she always ate her breakfast.
"Hanna, why aren't you eating?" Snow asked as she came and stood beside her daughter. "Are you feeling…oh shoot," Snow said as she looked down. Neal had spit up his breakfast all over her.
"I've got him," David said as he rushed to his wife's side and took the baby, who also needed new clothes.
"Come on guys, I'm taking you to school today," Emma said as she came down the stairs.
Hanna stood up and followed Henry and Emma towards the door.
"Hanna, please eat something," Snow called from the bedroom.
Hanna sighed. She was hoping she had gotten away with not eating breakfast. "Okay, Mom," Hanna called back as she grabbed the piece of toast from her plate.
"Han, wait," Emma said as she held onto Hanna's arm. "Are you okay?" Emma thought her sister looked a little pale.
"Yes," Hanna said as she rolled her eyes. She pulled her arm away from Emma and continued walking out the door.
"Are you sure you're not sick?" Emma asked Hanna again as they pulled up to the school.
"I'm fine! Will you just drop it?" Hanna snapped.
"If you're fine, why haven't you eaten anything?" Emma asked as she nodded towards the uneaten piece of toast in Hanna's hand.
Hanna took a bite and looked back up at her sister. "Happy?"
Emma just shrugged her shoulders. If Hanna wanted to pretend that she wasn't sick, Emma wasn't going to stop her. "Have a good day you two."
As soon as Emma pulled away, Hanna rushed to the trash can, spit out the bite of toast that was in her mouth, and threw the rest of the piece away.
"But you're fine though, right?" Henry asked Hanna, giving her a look letting her know he didn't believe for one second that she was actually fine.
Hanna just ignored Henry and walked towards her locker. She just hoped she could make it through this day.
"Hanna, you seriously don't look good," Henry whispered to her during second period.
"Henry, just stop," Hanna begged. She was trying to focus on the science lesson and not think about how sick she was.
"I can take you to the nurse, it's not a big deal," Henry told her.
"Henry, no. I'm…" Hanna started to say before she clamped her hands over her mouth. She was going to be sick. She quickly ran from the room. Luckily, she made it to the bathroom in time. When she came out, Henry was waiting there for her. He had her backpack in his hands.
"Come on, we're going to the nurse," Henry told her.
"No, I'm fine Henry. I feel better now," Hanna told him, which wasn't true. She still felt nauseous even though she had just puked her guts out in the bathroom.
"Hanna. We're going," Henry told her as he grabbed her arm and pulled her towards the nurse's office.
Hanna didn't feel like fighting anymore and just went with him. He talked to the nurse for Hanna and explained that she had just gotten sick. The nurse looked her over, then sent Henry back to class.
"Why don't you lay down while I call your mom," the nurse said.
"No, no, don't call her. Call my dad or Emma," Hanna begged. She knew her mom was really busy, and she didn't want to bother her.
"Alright," the nurse agreed.
"Thanks," Hanna said as she went to lie down.
The nurse came back a few minutes later. "Your mom will be here shortly."
"But…"
"I tried your dad and Emma, but they weren't picking up," the nurse told her.
Hanna sighed. They must have been out on a call or something. Great…now she was probably going to make her mom miss all kinds of important meetings. Hanna got up and went to sit in the chair by the door. She didn't feel like laying down anymore.
"Hey, baby," Snow said as she came in and knelt down next to Hanna. "How are you feeling?"
"Not very good," Hanna finally admitted.
"I'm sorry sweetie," Snow said as she took ahold of Hanna's hand. Snow could have kicked herself for not doing anything about this earlier. She knew there was something off about Hanna this morning, but then she became too preoccupied with changing her outfit that she didn't check to make sure Hanna was okay before letting her leave.
"It's okay. Can we just go home?" Hanna said as she stood up from the chair.
"Yeah, honey. Let's go," Snow said as she picked up Hanna's book bag and led her out the door.
Once they got home, Snow had Hanna change into her pajamas and lay down in her and Charming's bed. Snow checked for a fever, but Hanna didn't have one. She was pretty sure she knew why Hanna was feeling so badly.
"I'm sorry you're not feeling well," Snow said as she laid down next to Hanna and brushed the hair from her face.
"It's fine," Hanna said with a shrug of her shoulders.
"I think I know why, though," Snow told her.
"Yeah so do I," Hanna said as she looked down.
"Maybe you should have listened to Regina, huh?"
Hanna just nodded her head. "I'm sorry, Mom."
"Well, let's just hope you've learned your lesson."
"I have," Hanna told her. That wasn't the real reason she said sorry though. "I'm sorry you had to leave work. I told the nurse not to call you."
"Why would you do that?"
"Well, I just know that you're really busy with work, and I didn't want you to have to leave because of me…I'm really sorry," Hanna said as a few tears escaped her eyes.
"Oh sweetie. Don't you ever be sorry for that," Snow said as she pulled Hanna into her arms.
"But, I know you have important meetings and…" Hanna started to say.
"Hanna you listen to me," Snow said as she looked down at her daughter. "Nothing. And I mean nothing at work will ever be more important than you or anybody else in this family. I don't care how many stupid meetings I miss. I will always be here for you, okay?"
"Okay," Hanna said with a sniffle.
Snow just pulled her little girl close. "I love you so much." She gave Hanna a kiss on the top of her head and ran her fingers through her hair.
"I love you too," Hanna said as she relaxed in her mother's arms.
As Snow soothed her daughter to sleep, she couldn't stop feeling guilty. How could she not have done something about Hanna being sick this morning? Snow knew something wasn't right with her. Her coloring was off, and she didn't even touch her breakfast. Come to think of it Hanna didn't really eat much of her dinner the night before either. It didn't even occur to her then that Hanna might not be feeling well because she had been trying to use magic. Snow thought she had stopped Hanna soon enough. She couldn't believe she didn't pick up on it. If she wouldn't have let herself become too distracted this morning Hanna wouldn't have even gone to school. Snow knew she could have gotten her daughter to admit to being sick if she would have just paid more attention. Hanna was trying to hide it because of her though. Because of her job as mayor. She never should have made Hanna think work was more important to her. Snow knew it was her duty to run this town, but she couldn't let it distract her from her family.
"Hey, sleepyhead," Snow said to Hanna when she finally woke a few hours later.
"Hi," Hanna said with a smile. She was surprised to see that her mom was still there with her. "Did you lay with me this whole time?"
"Of course I did," Snow said as she gave Hanna a kiss on the top of her head. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm okay," Hanna said as she sat up a little.
"Hanna…" Snow said, raising her eyebrows at her daughter.
"Okay, I'm still pretty nauseous," Hanna admitted.
Snow sighed, "Hanna, I need to apologize to you."
"For what?" Hanna said as she gave her mom a questioning look. "I was the one who tried using my magic. It's not your fault that I'm sick."
"No, not about that," Snow said as she shook her head. "I'm sorry that I made you feel like you couldn't come to me. You should have been able to tell me you weren't feeling well."
"Mom, it's okay…"
"No, it's not okay. I don't want you to ever feel like you can't come to me. No matter how busy I may seem," Snow told her.
"Okay," Hanna said with a nod of her head.
Snow just couldn't stop feeling guilty. It broke her heart that Hanna told the nurse not to call her. Snow didn't blame Hanna, she blamed herself for letting this job keep her too busy. "I'm serious, Hanna. I don't want to ever make you or anyone else in this family feel the way you did today," Snow said as a few tears escaped her eyes.
"Mom, it's okay. Don't cry," Hanna said as she wiped a few of her mom's tears away and wrapped her arms around her.
"I just don't want you to ever feel that way again," Snow said as she squeezed her daughter tight and gave her a kiss on the top of her head. "I'm so sorry."
"I love you, Momma."
"I love you too, baby." Snow held Hanna close. After a few minutes, they heard the front door open and saw David peek his head around the curtain.
"Dad? What are you doing here?" Hanna asked with a smile.
"I had to come see how my girl was feeling," David said as he sat down next to Hanna and put his arm around her. "How are you feeling princess?"
"Eh, I've been better," Hanna said with a shrug of her shoulders.
"How about some lunch? I brought you grilled cheese," David said.
Hanna shook her head. She really didn't want to get sick again.
"You really should try to eat something," Snow told her.
"Mom, no…" Hanna whined.
"Come on, Hanna. It might help," Snow tried.
"I don't want to. Daddy, don't make me," Hanna said as she hid her face in her dad's shirt.
"I think your mother is right," David said as he gently rubbed her back. "Come on, before it gets cold." David stood up and swiftly lifted Hanna into his arms.
"Hey!" Hanna protested once she realized she was being lifted into the air and carried out of the room.
David just gave her a wink and sat her down in the chair. He and Snow sat at the table with her. "Try to eat at least a little bit," David said as he placed Hanna's food in front of her.
"Okay," Hanna said with a sigh and picked up a piece of her sandwich. Hanna managed to eat some of her food and really didn't feel too bad afterwards. She just hoped it wouldn't come back up later. "Can I go watch some TV now?"
"I suppose so," Snow told her. She would prefer Hanna to relax in bed, but she wasn't going to push it. "Your father and I need to ask you something first."
"Okay…what is it?" Hanna asked as she looked at her mom and dad, wondering what they were going to say.
"It's about your math, sweetie," Snow said.
"Oh…" Hanna wasn't expecting them to bring this up. This is the last thing she wanted to talk about right now.
"You've been having trouble understanding the lessons, haven't you?" Snow asked.
"No…" Hanna said, trying to avoid eye contact.
"Hanna…" David said, knowing his daughter wasn't being truthful.
"Okay fine, you're right," Hanna admitted as she looked down.
Snow made eye contact with her husband. It was just as they thought. She and Charming had a discussion the night before and both came to this conclusion. Hanna had never been one to give them trouble about doing her homework. They never even had to make sure she did it. Hanna always got it done straight away when she got home from school. She always made excellent grades too, so they knew this must be what was going on.
"You could have told us, you know," David said.
"But it's embarrassing, and I feel stupid," Hanna said with a sigh.
"Hey, you are not stupid," David said as he lifted Hanna's chin.
"But I never had any trouble before."
"Well, you are getting older now and the material is going to be a little harder. It's okay, your dad and I will help you," Snow promised her.
"Are you sure you guys even know how?" Hanna asked with a raise of her eyebrows.
"Of course we do," Snow said, putting her hands on her hips, pretending to be offended by her daughter's question.
"If you say so," Hanna said with a shrug of her shoulders.
"Once you're all better, we'll help you figure this stuff out," David said as he put his arm around her.
"Thanks, guys," Hanna said with a smile. She felt a little better about her math now that her parents knew. She thought maybe she should have told them sooner.
David went back to work and Hanna spent the next few hours watching TV with her mom. She still felt pretty nauseous, but at least she was able to keep down what she had eaten.
"Where's Mom?" Emma asked as she plopped herself onto the couch next to Hanna.
"Upstairs, putting away some laundry," Hanna told her.
"So…are you still not sick?" Emma asked with a raise of her eyebrows.
Hanna just looked up at her sister and rolled her eyes.
"Seriously, though. Are you feeling any better?" Emma asked.
"Not really…" Hanna told her. "I still feel like I might puke at any moment."
"Yeah, just make sure it goes that way, if you're gonna do it," Emma said as she pointed in the opposite direction of herself.
"Aww, but I really wanted to puke all over my sister just like Neal did yesterday," Hanna teased, trying to hold back a laugh. Last night, Emma decided to play with her little brother and gently toss him into the air, not thinking about the fact he had just finished eating…he spit up all over her face.
"Very funny," Emma said as she looked down at Hanna, trying to decide if she would actually puke on her. She had taken a shower after Neal's little trick last night, but she swore she could still smell it in her hair. She didn't feel like dealing with that all over again. "Oh I forgot to tell you, Regina is coming over after she picks Henry up from school," Emma said, changing the subject.
"No…why?" Hanna complained as she buried her head into Emma's shoulder. She really didn't want Regina to know about all of this.
"Because she has something that can help you," Emma said with a laugh as she put her arm around her little sister.
"Okay…" Hanna sighed.
"She should be here any…" Emma started to say just as the front door opened and Regina and Henry walked inside.
"Oh great…" Hanna said as she snuggled in closer to her sister.
"Feeling any better?" Henry asked as he came over to the couch.
"No," Hanna said with a sigh.
"I'm sorry…I'm going to go put my stuff away, then maybe we could play some video games if you're up for it?" Henry suggested.
"Yeah, that'll be fun…" Hanna told him with a small smile. She really didn't feel like playing, but maybe it would help take her mind off of the fact that she still felt like crap.
"So, you didn't listen to my advice I see?" Regina asked as she crossed her arms and look down at Hanna.
"No," Hanna mumbled, avoiding eye contact.
"Well I hope you won't make that mistake again."
"I won't. Trust me. I'm never going to try to use my magic again. I hate feeling like this," Hanna told her.
"Well, you shouldn't waste your gift. You just need to learn how to use it properly," Regina told her.
"Yeah, you won't feel like this all the time," Emma added.
"Your sister and I can teach you," Regina told Hanna with a smile.
"Okay, I guess…" Hanna agreed. She didn't want to try for awhile though. She needed to give herself a break.
"Oh good, Regina, you're here. Do you have it?" Snow asked as she came into the room.
"Have what?" Hanna asked.
"This," Regina said as she held out a bottle, which contained a sparkly purple potion. "It'll make your nausea go away."
Hanna reached out her hand to take the bottle. "Wait, you've had something that could have made me feel better this whole time?"
"It takes awhile to make," Regina told her. "And it wasn't hurting you to feel this way for awhile. You've learned your lesson haven't you?"
"Yeah," Hanna said with a sigh.
"Go on and drink it sweetie," Snow said.
Hanna drank the potion and instantly felt better. "Wow, this stuff works fast."
"She's going to be okay now?" Snow asked.
"Yes, Snow, she'll be fine," Regina assured her.
"Thank you, Regina. Why don't you stay for dinner? I'm going to go get it started now," Snow said as she left the living room before even getting an answer.
"Looks like I'm staying for dinner," Regina said with a raise of her eyebrows.
"Regina, thanks for this," Hanna told her as she held up the bottle.
"You're welcome, dear," Regina told her with a wink as she took her potion bottle back.
"So, is your boyfriend coming over for dinner," Hanna said with a grin as she looked up at her sister.
"He's not my…" Emma started to say, but stopped after seeing the look Hanna was giving her. "Yes, he's coming over."
"Oh great, now I get to watch you two make eyes at each other all night," Regina said.
"We do not make eyes," Emma said as she rolled her own.
"Who's ready to play some games?" Henry asked as he came back into the room.
"Me!" Hanna said excitedly. She was feeling so much better and was ready to play.
"Throw in the Mario Kart, kid. I'll show you both how it's done," Emma said.
"Whatever," Hanna and Henry both said with as they rolled their eyes. They couldn't say much. Emma was really good at this game.
