"Deal"

Probably the Dark One favorite word.

There was no way to escape from one of those and Beatrice knew that.

The library at Regina home wasn't as big as the one in her house but still it took Beatrice tree full days to examinate every single book. Every day since she made the deal she could find an excuse to go in there. Sometime Regina would come along with her and studing while she was searching. Eventually she became aware that the magic book wasn't there. Something so special must be hidden in a very secret place. she thought looking at the vast ammount of books in front of her.

Unfortunately she heared a noise coming from the room near her, it was Cora's study. She rushed to see what happened. "Regina!" she screamed her half-sister name. She was lying on the floor with her pink dress. After a some seconds Cora and Henry were walking through the door. They both immediately rushed near the body.

"Regina! Oh...no no no NO!"

""What happened?" asked Henry with fear on his voice

"My wand ..."

"But how didn't you keep it protected by magic?"

"Yes with blood magic...I locked it away to protect her but I forgot the key!" Cora breathed and raised.

"We need to lie her down a bit " started Beatrice but was cut off by her mother

"We need to help her to regain some strength. Please dear would you help me carring her to her bedroom?" she asked turning to her husband.

Henry was still tring to figure out how this could happened but most importantly he also wondered if Regina does have some power. After all Beatrice is a witch but she was also another man daughter...

"Beatrice I think it's better for you to return home now" Cora said with authority

"What- No! I care about her I want to know if she will be better!" Beatrice

"And you will know it, I will send a telegram to you when she will be fine but for now go home and rest. This it's not a request it's an order!" Cora really tried to not be too much harsh with the young girl but she was clearly failing at it.

"Ok..." answered in defeat the girl "...but as soon as I read the telegram i'm coming back to see her!" and with that she stormed out of the study and straight to the wooden doors.

Who could ever image such a thing. She had promised herself that she would not look back at those times when she first got pregnant. Her love was not genuine. Actually that was the result of one-night stand with a liar. Liar nothing more. There were no other words to describe Jonathan. He played her. He had betrayed her. She had never forgave him.

Cora was walking with her servant to the mall to get some new dresses. It was a quite morning in the village. The kids were running and screaming near the fountain meanwhile their parents were working. She had never let Regina play with any of them fearing the reaction of the other wealthy adults. But it was between the children that he found him.

He looked almost the same. He let his beard grow and changed his haircut. But those eyes were the same. Beautiful, but also mischievous. He had learned that in her own way.

She tried to not look to him but she was unsuccessful.

At the same exact moment when he looked at her he started to walk toward her.

"Hello Cora, nice to see you again" he tried to be polite

"I have nothing to do with you" she said with disgust

"Oh... come on... were is the gorgeous, proud and ambitious woman I met? Where is my Cora?" he asked with his malicious grin

"First I am not yours. Second you should go away before I call the guards.".

"Do you listen to what are you saying you sound like those snobby healthy women you disliked in the first place!"

"Guards!" Cora took the men by his jacket and pulled him closer to her "You should remember your place despicable man. You are nothing and you will always be only that." ahe wispered with anger.

... shivered at the sound of those words. She was speaking the truth but he won't let her manipulate him...

With an evil laughter he stepped a little further away and looked at the plaza. "I will be always remain a low man but I will also always be myself unlike you" with that he walked away when two other men were coming near them.

From that day Cora never saw him again.

She regretted leaving her child into the woods but she was sure as many people know that all the good stories were set into a wood.

Cora tried her best to forget about her but she simply couldn't. She tried her best to know where she was and if she was ok but failing miserably every time.

Until one day when she listened to two costumes of ther bar talking. They were very vague about the character of their story but inside she knew better.

"Yes! I'm telling you that the girl had been transported to another realm!" said the fat man

"Nha! You are seeing things mate! Maybe there wasn't even a girl but a spirit! Hahaha" the other more muscular said while clapping his hand on his shoulder "Maybe too much drinks!" he continued

"I can prove you the strom took the bundle to Oz!" he was getting pissed off by his friend so he made the ultimate decision "you and I we are going to Oz and see the young girl! Then you will own me an apology and maybe another drink!" he was almost shouting so everyone into the room could listen to him.

Then Cora exited the room and went stright to the caste.

Once there she looked how was Regina and then she used a magic beans to visit Oz.

So... some part of this chapter are taken from 5x19 out episode. I don't own anything but my Oc.

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