Regina appeared right in front of the mayor's office where they wanted her to come. She found herself eye to eye with Snow. When she looked around she saw Henry at David's side which usually was a calming sight. Just not today.

"You" Snow hissed through clenched teeth. "You killed my farther!"

"Actually that was Sidney" Regina overplayed the fear she was feeling. She was powerless against them. She couldn't hurt them but they were going to hurt her.

Regina wasn't prepared for the fist that punched her jaw. Her magic flared up in response but she took a calming breath and concentrated on the pain to steady herself.

"Mom!" Henry shouted and Snow ordered, "Put him away. He doesn't need to see this."

In this moment Regina knew the real Snow White was still in there. Some part of her still cared for her grandson.

"This is for you forcing me to give my daughter up!" she yelled and Regina didn't stop the next punch. This one she partly deserved. It was because of her curse that they had felt the need to send Emma away to save them all. But that had been their decision. Regina would have never hurt a child, not even the Charming's offspring. However, she didn't regret anything she did because it brought her here. It gave her Henry and even Emma, who she never thought she would want in her life.

Now though, it seemed the past caught up with her again, like it always did. It was like the word evil was and would always be the first thing people associated with her. No matter how many good things she did, how many people she saved, how many sacrifices she made, she would never be good enough for them. They would always be remembered of the pain she had brought and the misery she had conflicted. And the worst part was, she couldn't even blame them because she had felt the same way about Snow for decades and it had needed Henry's love and believe in her and Emma's trust so she could overcome that all and become the person she wanted to be.

"Stop it!" a female voice screamed and the person it belonged to made her way through the crowd. Snow and David who had been pulling out weapons surprisingly did as said.

"It's not fair what you are doing" Belle protested. Regina furrowed her brow. Did the brunette really think she could stop a curse with words?

"It's not fair?" Snow asked unbelieving.

"Exactly. I understand that you suffered under Regina's reign but I did too. She locked me up in her castle then in a cell for almost 30 years! Why are you getting your revenge but not me?"

"We all are getting it" David corrected her.

"Now we're not! I want her to suffer from my hand! I want to look her in the eyes and see her pain" Belle growled and Regina was surprised by the outstanding acting skills the bookworm showed. At least she hoped she was acting, if Belle was under the curse too now, Regina should consider running away again. But she needed to find Henry first.

"She's right! You may have been hunted by her and be kept apart but my wife died from her hands!" someone shouted.

"She killed my father who wouldn't tell her where you were hiding!" another voice accused her. More and more people started to agree with Belle and Regina knew that this might be her only chance to escape but she didn't know where they had taken her son. She couldn't risk him getting hurt so she stayed, trying to gather some more information.

"Quiet!" David screamed but he had to get on top of his truck and scream again for the people to actually do that.

"So what's your idea then?" Snow asked.

Belle held something in the air that looked a lot like the wristband Pan had developed. "This is a magic wristband that was made to suppress ones magic but with a bit improvement from me it now restrains the magic from one forever."

That was a big, fat lie. Regina was sure of that. Belle didn't know enough about magic to accomplish that. Not even Rumple could do that. Or maybe he could and Regina just didn't know of it?

"But how does that help us?" Snow questioned impatiently.

Belle's gaze met Regina's, "We take her magic from her and use it to make her suffer like we did."

She opened her backpack, revealing many more wristbands.

"If we ourselves put them on we can make her feel our pain. We can make her suffer like we did. Every one of us. Everyone gets their revenge" she explained.

Snow didn't look convinced so Belle put a wristband on herself and then walked over putting one on Regina as well.

"Play along" she whispered.

Regina nodded slightly. Apparently Belle had a plan. She could just hope for it to work out. Her shoulders slumped the moment the black leather met her skin and when Belle took a few steps and lifted her arm her open palm facing Regina, the former evil queen fell to her knees wincing in pain which transformed to screaming when the librarian stepped closer.

Belle led her hand sink, turning to the people, "See?"

Author's note:

This chapter may have not been very romantic but still, happy Valentines Day to all of you!