Emma pulled up to the white mansion, stopping in the driveway.
"Alright, look Bug… you can't go in there and bug Regina, okay? Hopefully she'll try and help us. Please don't piss her off. It's quite easy."
"And you would know that, huh, Sheriff?" Bug chuckled. "Yes, I am fully aware of your relationship with her majesty."
"I do not have a relationship with Regina." Emma frowned.
"Right." Bug rolled his eyes. "Just remember I see everything, shall we bring up how close you two were in the supply closet before the curse broke." he snickered.
"My son was about to die."
"Henry is her son as well, Emma." the blonde huffed and just shook her head. She got out of the car, opening the passenger door for the big feline to hop out of. Bug followed behind Emma, taking his time. He knew what he had to do, this was all going to work.
Bug sat next to Emma as the woman rang the doorbell. They both heard the heel clicks of Regina's heels. Then the door opened. Emma had her breath stripped from her as she saw the perfect brunette open the door.
"Miss Swan.. to what do I owe the pleasure?" Regina stepped aside for Emma to walk in. She didn't even see the heavyset feline. Emma walked in as Regina went to close the door.
"No!" she said and stopped her as they both looked down and Bug was almost about to be crushed by the door since he was halfway in the house.
"Miss Swan, why do you insist on bringing a feline into my home?" Bug finished walking inside while the brunette shut the door.
"He needs our help…"
"Of course a dirty feline like this needs food and such, Miss Swan. I thought you were at least bright enough to know that."
"Who are you calling a dirty feline, your majesty?" Bug hissed. Regina's eyes widened at hearing the voice. She knew who it was speaking to her immediately.
"Milo…" Regina stooped down and knelt down to the cat
"It's actually Bug now."
"Why do they call you that?"
"Regina-" Emma stopped since it was already too late. Bug had swatted Regina's cheek with his paw, no claws, all paw.
"Ah. Noted. Okay, Sir Milo, is that anyway to treat your Queen?"
"You let me die! You didn't even try to save me. You're not Queen anymore." he growled lowly.
"Okay, well then, why are you a cat and how are you alive?"
"I cannot be laid to rest until you get your happy ending unfortunately. Once you do, my spirit can be laid to rest." he spoke.
"And what is my happy ending exactly?"
"That you must find out yourself. I'm simply here as a guide to keep you on the steady path."
"Yeah. Okay, well can this wait until morning? It's quite late and you, Miss Swan, have our child to look after. Now take..Bug here and be on your way."
"Um, Regina.. Mary Margaret is allergic to cats.." Regina rolled her eyes at this comment.
"No, he is not staying here, Miss Swan. Do I make myself clear?"
"Come on Regina! He's trying to help you! Look.. conjure some things up for him and it'll be okay, alright? I'll be over first thing in the morning. No problem. Please, Regina… he's got nowhere else to go." Regina thought long and hard about this before glaring at Emma.
"You will be here at ten. No later or I throw Bug out of the damned window!" Emma smiled and nodded.
"Yes, of course. Thank you so much." she turned to Bug who was staring up at her. "Bye Bug, I'll see you tomorrow." she said as she gave his ear a good scratch before leaving the mansion. Regina stood again once Emma left and waved her hand. A cat box with pellets in it appeared, a small pet bed and two empty dishes appeared on the ground.
"Okay, listen Bug, you go in this cat box and you will not fling the pellets everywhere, do you understand?" the cat looked at her and rolled his eyes, licking his paw. Regina took the two empty dishes into the kitchen and put water in one and cat food in the other, setting it down.
Bug immediately smelled the food and came running in the kitchen, his tail in the air. He started to immediately eat quickly.
"Mm, thank-" he stopped speaking as he continued to gobble down the food. "-you. Is good." he finished it and started to wash it down by licking up the water. The woman shook her head, chuckling softly before moving into the living room. She set up the cat box in the bathroom.
"Bug." she called and the cat came running into the bathroom, wondering why he had been summoned. "There's your cat box." she pointed and he nodded.
"Thank you. I'm not a mongoloid."
"Do not use such foul language in my home." she said sternly. "Now I'm putting your bed in the foyer, next to the stairs." The brunette moved into the living room, setting the bed up in the foyer. She laid a blanket down and Bug came walking in.
"Could ya lift up the blanket please?" he asked. Regina did as he asked and got into the bed, kneading at it before laying down. "Okay, put it down. Goodnight your majesty." The former Queen smiled softly and laid the blanket over top of the feline.
"Goodnight Bug." she spoke before ascending the stairs. She reached her room and sighed loudly. How did this happen? She knew she'd never get her happy ending and Bug would be stuck in the cat body forever. She waved away the thoughts as she slipped into her gray silk pajamas. The older woman got into her bed and stared up at the ceiling.
Everything was going downhill. It was nice to see Henry of course, but something was off about him. He knew the truth now. He knew everything she had done. How could he love her? How could anyone love her for that matter? She was The Evil Queen, that's exactly what everyone knew her as and only as The Evil Queen. She didn't notice the tear drops falling down her face, but they were there.
She had fallen asleep about twenty minutes later. She felt something hop up onto the bed and lay against her. She gently opened her eyes and saw Bug laying down, his back against her stomach. He had now shut his eyes and drifted off to sleep himself. She couldn't bring herself to kick him out of the bed. He was scared and lonely. Maybe Bug was her happy ending. She never thought of owning a cat, but it might serve a purpose. She slowly fell asleep again, a smile plastered on her face.