A/N: Hiiiiiiiiiiiiii lovely readers! I have no excuse for being this late, so... Enojy! And do leave feedback if you can!

Several days later, Robin was in his castle looking out the balcony and could not keep his mind from going to Regina. That beautiful girl, who knowing that he was the king, had dared to challenge him. Coming from someone else, this would have made him very furious, but it was as if she managed to disable his defenses and make him feel like he really was underneath all that darkness. The thought of this, put a smile on his lips and quietly made him wonder if he would ever see her again.

She meanwhile, was about to make a decision that would change her life forever.

Despite the incident of days ago, she had continued with her job in the tavern. But never again being the same. The hostile attitude of the customers and the owner had become unbearable.

"Regina! How many times have I got to tell you, it is your duty to do whatever the costumer ask for?" Said the owner approaching her in a threatening tone-

-You pay me to serve drinks in this place, not for being a whore! She replied defiantly.

This drew the ire of the man who grabbed her strongly by the arm and led her to the back of the tavern where he tried to force himself on her. Assaulting her with words and lustful eyes, he shouted: "You'll see, you'll see what you'll get, you insolent bitch!" While he is trying to undress her and silence her screams.

Regina was desperately looking around, for something to help her escape. And then she saw it, a bottle made of thick glass, slightly arching her neck , she managed to move a little backwards and grab it. When she could take in her hand, she did not think twice and hit him hard in the head, then ran to the door as fast as she could, and when she was there looked back again and could only see blood, much blood surrounding the man . Then she ran aimlessly and as fast as she could as tears blurred her vision. She ran until her legs could not keep going and made her fall under a tree.

For several minutes, she just stood there, sitting, thinking of nothing. And that's when it started to rain, and rain mixed with her tears, washing her body and soul. she closed her eyes and turned to feel the gentle caress of the water on her face, and then thought of him, Robin, and his kiss, the way it had been so like rain on her lips roaming over her skin that day. And to her surprise, inadvertently she found herself wanting to see him again.

"I do not understand how someone so cruel can produce this feeling in me. I want to see you, Robin. I need to see you." She dared to say out loud.

And like magic, a voice was heard behind her saying:

"You called milady?" As he watched her, smiling.

Her eyes lit up when she saw him and stood on her feet.

"Robin, what are you doing here?"

Robin looked at her with eyes full of more tenderness than he ever thought possible. Until his eyes reached her arms and saw the bruises she had in them. Hence his eyes turned dark and full of rage.

"What happened Regina? Who did this to you? I swear I'll kill him with my bare hands!" He said in a growl.

At first Regina she was frightened by his reaction, but then realized that it was his way of protecting her, and approached him, taking his face in her hands and saying softly. "No Robin, forget it, it is already behind us, plus I do not want to think about that. Let's think about the proposal you made me. Is it still on? "

Hearing these words from her, made Robin calm down and he said happy:

"You mean you thought of what I said ... about living with me?"

"I think that if I'm asking if you remember it because I do..." she answered with a grin.

He walked around her with a smug smile.

"Ha! You see I was right? I told you if you did not come back because of hunger, you'd come back for my kisses."

He could not see her bite her lip at the mention of that kiss.

"Kiss? I did not even remember we had kissed?" she replied raising an eyebrow.

He turned and said: "Oh no, do not worry milady, we can solve that right now!" Then he kissed her again, with all his passion as the rain danced on their bodies.

When they parted, she outlined his face with her lips gently. He rested his head in the crook of her neck.

"What do you say? You remember now?"

Regina smiled shyly, as she walked away from him to look into his eyes.

"I don't understand ... How can you kill hundreds of innocent people and yet be so tender with me? It's crazy!"

"What I feel for you, Regina, is crazy! It's as if all my desire for revenge, pain, disappeared when I look into your eyes." Robin replied, running a hand through his hair, confused.

"I can't I want to believe you speak the truth, but I can't , the mere thought of sharing my life with someone like you, terrifies me!"

"You're the only one who can save me from the darkness, Regina please!" Robin begged.

"What if one day you wake up thinking that I'm not enough for you and go back to being the same? To kill, destroy! I would never forgive myself!"

He looked at her with an indescribable sadness in his eyes, losing hope.

"Let me show that it will not be like that!" He said in a whisper.

She approached him again, stroking his face with her fingers. But walked away, when a memory full of pain invaded her mind

There was fire everywhere and many people ran desperate, screaming and crying. Robin's Black Knights were killing mercilessly, Regina and Emma had hidden with her young son Henry in a cave, which Neal, Emma's husband, had led them into, to protect them, while trying to distract the guards . A few minutes passed and the voice of Neal was heard giving a chilling scream, Regina ran to his assistance and then saw him lying lifeless with a sword piercing his body. The pain she felt seeing her friend on the floor made her fall crying. Then Emma hearing her sobs left the cave and saw him too, then they embraced and cried with little Henry, who also wept despite being too young to understand that he became fatherless. Shortly after Emma and Henry left the Enchanted Forest with Rumplestiltskin's help, leaving Regina alone in the world.

In her trance, as in dreams, Regina heard the voice of Robin, who called softly: "Regina, Regina ..."

"No Robin, because of you I'm alone, because of you I have no family! Get away from me and don't look for me anymore!" He said as she walked away from him running.

"Regina, don't go! Don't do this, give me a chance! Don't let the darkness consume me! Reginaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

As she ran, she felt a pain that tore her soul, because even though she was inexplicably drawn to Robin, it was very difficult to accept that she had fallen in love with the person who had done more damage to her in her life.

Hugs,

Patricia