So Homes Past Memories is… still around; im kinda stuck but an update shall appear soon!
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Home sweet home- Regina and David fall through the portal in S2 but only David comes out thinking the queen is dead. They go back to the EF and are v v shocked to find out who rules it.
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Snow had jumped into his arms, Emma had hugged him too. And Henry. It was hard to answer him when he asked about him mother; so he didn't.
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At his welcome back party he stood on the chair catching everyone's attention, "I know none of you care, but I must tell you this," he looked his grandson in the eyes, "It's about the Queen!" he swallowed thickly, he could see that Henry was listening intently. Some people let out noises of disgust and some gasped, thinking she did something bad, "Many years ago," he looked at Snow (she doesn't know what he did), "When Snow first became a bandit, the Queen was not evil, neither was she evil the years before that happened. Actually I know that Snow adored her, the feeling was mutual. But I did something to change that, I-"He swallowed thickly, the guilt still eating at him, even after Regina forgave him, "I did something to change that," he whispered the next part, "Even the purest heart would turn dark," he wiped his eyes for tears were starting to leak out of them, "The Queen had a child, two actually, Sebastian and Aria. Her son was 10 and her daughter 3.
"We found them traveling with some dark nights, we thought we were saving them so… so we took them. They were with us at the castle for 2 days, the toddler was crying and the boy got scared, his magic came out.
"The Queen came with a man, her husband, they took them back," he let out a little laugh, "The little girl looked just like her, she had green eye though. Anyway, I got scared that the boy would hurt my future children so, so I ordered for him to be take care of," he looked down not wanting to meet anyone's eyes, "My nights threw him off a cliff," there was a collection of gasps, "Two days later, when I went to see the cliff top, the Queen was still there. More broken than ever, she was looking up at the sky, she, she had a tear stained face and red rimmed eyes and she said: 'I will make you feel my pain; you will regret taking my baby from me' that's why she cast the curse, she didn't want to take our happy endings, just Emma." Charming looked at everyone. It was a sad story, some people had tears in their eyes, and he gave them a few minutes before continuing. "When I was in our land with her, she opened up to me, and I found a friend in her, I found out she never had any real friends. I'm telling you all this now because my last memory of her was how she pushing me out of the way as her mother went at me with a sword," everyone gasped, concerned about their prince, "But, fortunately, Regina pushed me out the way," he said again, "She was facing me when I saw her eyes go fuzzy and the sword sticking out of her stomach," David sniffled and swallowed again, "I-I think she died," he whispered. The room was dead silent; his whisper could have been mistaken for a scream.
He let everyone think about what he had just said and walked over to Rumpelstiltskin, taking a deep breath he looked at the man who seemed totally unfazed about the Queens death.
"Can we talk in private?" he asked him.
Rumple lifted a brow about to snap at the prince but his curiosity got the better of him and motioned for the prince to follow him.
In a more private place the Dark One motioned for the prince to speak. David thought it be better to just let it out, like ripping off a band aid, "When we were there we learned something," he thought a dramatic pause would be more effective, "Cora told Regina she lied to her, her entire life. Prince Henry wasn't her father, Rumpelstiltskin, you were!" He saw Rumple's Adam apple bop.
The things that were going through Rumples head, number one being, he let his child live with a heartless mother; and number two being, he destroyed his child. He thought briefly if the Sheppard was lying but then thought about it and realised Regina has his eyes. He nodded and left. He will never be able to live with himself.
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Neverland. They have just saved Henry and where walking back to Hooks ship when they stopped upon a 12 maybe 13 year old boy, who looked familiar, but they didn't dwell on it.
He looked scared to see them, "Hi," he crocked.
"Who are you, kid?" Emma inquired.
"Erm, SSS-Jjjj-eeeeaaake," he looked unsure, "Yes, Jake," he huffed a nervous laugh like was lying, Emma could tell, "Ar- have you got a way off the island, Pan doesn't let people off," he mumbled the last part.
"Pan's dead, we're going home," Rumple said.
Neal looked at the young boy, he had his papa's eyes, when they looked up at the word 'dead', shining with hope, "You can come with us?" he asked tenderly.
The boy, Jake, looked unsure, "My home is the Enchanted Forest, I want to go there!" he demanded.
"We only have one bean. You'd have to come to our land, lad," Hook said, taking off in the direction of his beloved ship. Jake followed, as did everyone else.
Just as the ship sank into the dark vortex in the sea Jack jumped off of the boat, thinking of home.
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It was really quiet for 5 years; no threats had appeared in Storybrooke, everyone got on with their life.
Snow and Charming had another baby, Leo, after Snows father.
Emma and Neal got back together, raising Henry together.
Neal knew that the Evil Queen was his sister; he thought that that was badass, she was badass.
Henry was silent after the events of losing his mother hit him. He closed off for a bit, had to go back to Archie. He regretted how he treated her; like he didn't love her. But after a while he started smiling again, living his life as best he could; it's what she would have wanted.
Rumpelstiltskin had it worse than most, he regretted half his life, he wished he could see Regina again, apologise, show her he loves her, like a father should. He had Belle, his son and his grandson, but he also wants his daughter, wanted to meet her children, the one that's alive at least. But he couldn't.
So everything was relatively normal, until one day, out of nowhere, there was a purple cloud that ate up the whole town, everyone in it; sending them all back to the Enchanted Forest.
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They were on a field, as their fairy tale selves, "David?" he turned around.
"Aurora!" he jogged up to the girl.
"But… How?" asked the Sleeping Beauty, hugging him.
Rumple stepped in, "The curse expires without the caster," his last word was choked up.
Aurora looked like she was about to say something but decided against it, instead said, "How about we take you to the Queens castle, theirs a ball going on, ceremony of the King and Queens new child," she leaned in, she had a gleam in her eyes, "Rumours say it's a girl!" she smiled, rubbing her swollen stomach.
Philip also smiled, "You're company can come with us, we're only two hours away."
Charming thanked him, found out that the Queen was a lovely woman, the fairest of them all they called her. He told Snow and their company which was their family, Golds family, the dwarfs, fairies, Granny and Red.
After telling the fairies to gather as many Storybrooke citizens to the Queens castle, he took his son from snow and they were on their way.
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They got there just in time, everyone gathered in an enormous hall with a small stage.
No one noticed when the Royal family turned up; too busy discussing strategies, what their next move will be.
The voice cut through them, the voice of a ghost, "We are all please that you have come to meet the newest member of our family," Regina tuned around and walked off, but soon come back with a little bundle in her arms, "We would like you all to meet…" she had a radiant smile on her face, everyone was holding their breath, "Princess, Hazel Abigale Mills," she held the three month old out so that they could see her.
They all noticed that the Queen looked different, she had a crown on her head (gold but with dark gems in it, showing her light and dark) and her hair made perfect to fit it, a beautiful red dress that hugged her perfect figure in the right places and flowed out at the waist, showing the perfect amount of cleavage.
The man next to her was beyond handsome, with thick dark hair that went all the way down to his shoulders, also wearing a crown, a dark grey leather coat that reached his ankle (for his right leg was gone, a metal stub in its place), dark trousers and a dark shirt with a belt at the waist, a dark crown on the buckle. He had brilliant green eyes. He was also carrying a child, a boy, which looked just like his mother only with his father's eyes. The toddler wore a simple dark blue shirt with dark trousers he looked to be 3 years old.
On Regina's right was a girl, the spitting image of her mother, again with green eyes, she was wearing a dark blue dress, she looked to be 10.
What shocked the group the most was a young man, 17 years old, dark messy hair, brown eyes that he got from his mother and the handsome features of his father. It was Jake.
Someone yelled out, 'Long live the Princess,' which was soon followed by more people copying and bowing. Regina smiled, a proud mother.
Her husband spoke then, "Well then," his voice was very deep with a thick British accent, "What do you say?" He asked the little boy in his arms.
The boy grinned and yelled, "Enchoy va Baw!" it was adorable and many people let out an 'awh' and chuckles.
People went to enjoy the ball, Regina walked over to her throne, she conjured a basinet for Hazel and placed her there, "Charley," she looked at the girl with bright blue hair, two more people standing behind her, "You guard her with your life!" Regina ordered. After they nodded and stood around the basinet watching the child, the Queen walked off back to her husband.
"She asleep?" her husband asked (she loved his deep voice and his British accent always made her weak in the knees).
"Like an angel," she replied, Jack passed over the little boy who was wriggling to go to his mummy, "Tell me my little pumpkin, would you honour me with a dance?" she tickled his side.
Jack gasped, "But, I thought I was getting to dance with the Queen!" he said in fake outrage.
"OH, the night is young, plus the young boy needs a dance," she said.
"Alright," Jack looked at his son, "I want her back though," he said seriously.
The little boy looked thoughtfully at his father for a moment, "Yoo janshe wiv Majishchee anj mee janshe wiv mama, den we shwop," He grinned for thinking of the perfect solution to the problem.
"Yeah, you listen to Daniel," Regina quipped, "Let's go dance," she led Daniel onto the dance floor, he wrapped his short legs around her waist and she twirled with his and shook her shoulders with him saying 'shimmy' to make him laugh. At one point she set him down on the ground and grabbed his tiny hands until someone cut in. it was her oldest son. Aria took Daniel.
She wrapped one arm around his shoulder and the other gripped his whiles his went to splay his between her shoulder blades.
After a few moments of dancing he spoke, "The Charming's were in Neverland, that's how I got home, they scared me so I told them my name was Jake," he shook his head, huffing a laugh, "Dad was the first person that popped into my head, I was going to say his name but then I decided… Jake," Regina frowned, "I'm assuming that you saw them!" he said, unsure when she frowned.
His mother looked down, "I did," she answered simply, "And they will not ruin this night," she was determined.
Sebastian nodded, "I'm a twirl you to dad, so you can talk, and I'll go make sure Aria and Danny are okay, just for you," he grinned, then started dancing in the direction of where his father was. Regina and Jack shared a look.
Knowing exactly what to do when she looks at him like that, he cut in. wrapping his arm all the way around her petite frame he grabbed her hand and let it rest where his heart was, her head fell onto her hand that lay on his muscular shoulder.
"I love you," he told her gently.
"I love you, too," she replied, snuggling her head closer to his neck. "What do you think they want?" she inquired.
Jack smirked, she could feel it, "Did you know that, when the caster of a curse, as strong as the one that you cast, dies, or is no longer in that realm, the curse has five years before it counteracts and stops working, putting everything back to how it was," he said, "I think they just want a home."
Regina took a deep breath, "We let them enjoy the party, when the guests go home and the kids are down, we have a… meeting with them. Okay?" she closed her eyes.
"Okay."
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After a few hours the ball was over, Regina told a few knights to stop the Charming's and their people from leaving and made them go to the council room to wait for them.
After putting Daniel to sleep (surprised he lasted so many hours), she went to Aria, and she fed Hazel, the babe was out like lightning. Then Sebastian, Jack and herself went to the council.
Regina collapsed onto a chair with a tired huff.
David was the first to speak, "How, how are you alive? I saw your mother run a blade through your gut!" he asked, tears in his eyes.
"I found her just as the portal disappeared, killed Cora and then brought her to the castle where we lived happily ever after, until you came back!" Jack deadpanned.
"But… why?" Snow asked.
"She had it coming!" Regina said, trying to avoid the topic.
"No, why didn't you come back to us?" Henry asked, he was growing to be a young man now, his baby fat was gone and he was taller that her. Everyone was taller than her, she though with an internal huff
She sat up straight and sighed, "Why did I stay with my soulmate and daughter in a land I could be forgiven instead of going to a town where I was alone and hated?" she asked rhetorically, sadness was covering her tone and she was thinking she might cry, hormones.
"I didn't hate you!" Henry said, also hurt.
"Well you sure didn't like me," Regina snapped. She licked her lips and took a deep breath, "You can stay here, Jack will go fix your castle so that you can get the hell out of mine!" she sassed.
She was ready to get up and leave when she heard a voice she loathed, "Can we talk dearie?" it was softer than she had ever heard it.
She looked up at him and her lip twisted upwards in a snarl, "Your castle is fine, you can leave now," she growled.
Rumple was about to say more but was cut off by Neal, "You said that your name was Jake, is it?" he looked at Sebastian.
Sebastian let out a nervous laugh "No," he said, before he could ask more Seba continued, "I lied because I thought it you," he looked at David, "knew I was Sebastian, then you would try to kill me… again." David flinched.
Regina tensed then stood ready to leave, "Rules, if you are near the rooms of my children the knights can and will kill you on sight no questions asked!" she looked at Snow and the child that was asleep in her arms, her features softened, "Snow you can have your old room and some of Daniels clothes for…" she indicated the little boy.
"Leopold," Snow answered.
A shiver ran down Regina's spine, she swallowed thickly, memories of her deceased husband coming full force before she pushed them all down and continued, "Leopold. I will get someone that can lend you all some clothes."
As an afterthought Jack also added, "Don't be late for breakfast or you won't get any!" and just like that the royal family retired back to their rooms and went to sleep.
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The next morning everyone gathered in the dining hall for breakfast. It was an enormous room that could fit hundreds of people with a grand U shaped dining table, the mouth being at the door.
Regina and Jack sat at the head of the table, Daniel between Regina and Sebastian while Majisti sat next to her father, Hazel was in a basinet between Regina and Jack, but closer to Regina. The Charming's all sat close by as well.
"So what do you plan on doing today, mum?" Sebastian asked whilst eating his porridge.
Regina took a deep breath and then hummed, "I think I might change some dippers, feed an infant and then maybe, very unlikely to happen, have a nap. Why, want to swap?" she asked.
Seba chuckled, "Nah, I'm fine, I was just wondering, you could take a break, come riding with me!" he grinned.
Regina raised a perfectly manicured eyebrow, "I'll consider it!" she really wanted to say 'yes', however she was breast feeding and needed to be around to make sure Hazel won't get hungry… or hurt. "If you go without me check on Royal," her tone was demanding which made Seba smirk and say, "Yes Ma'am," and saluting.
She rolled her eyes and carried on eating breakfast indulging in small talk with the other members of her family.
When Hazel started crying Regina held her close to her chest and gave the baby an apple shaped pacifier which the baby almost swallowed, sighing Regina and stood up.
"Where you going?" Jack asked.
"I'm going to feed her," Regina grumbled. Her breasts were sore now, nipples sensitive and it didn't help that her baby liked to chew on them (Luckily she wasn't born with any teeth and hasn't grown any), "I'll be back," she left the room and went to the nursery to feed her child.
She wasn't aware that Rumple had followed her until her baby was suckling on her breast, and she saw him hover in the door way, "Leave!" she snapped. When he didn't movie she continued, "I am breast feed, I don't exactly want you seeing my breasts!" she said, she guessed that David had told him he was her birth father, but she didn't want anything to do with him. He tried, on more than one occasion, to kill her children and husband; luckily he isn't as strong at magic as Jack is.
Rumple turned around, "I just want to talk to you!" he pleaded, he had so much to make up to her for, he had to try.
Regina let out a breath, "Fine!" she hissed, not pleased with the predicament, "But not now, when I have an infant attached to my breast," she said slowly.
Rumple turned around, "Thank you," he breathed, he immediately left.
Regina looked down at Hazel who was sleeping with one eye open whilst eating, "I can't believe we're related to that, niῆa!"
After Hazel was fed, burped, and changed; she fell asleep. She put her down in the crib and got Charley and the two others to look after her again.
She went back to the dining hall, everyone was still there, "So," she looked at Jack and Sebastian, "It's Saturday and we all know what that means,"
As soon as Jack and Sebastian heard that they both touched their noses then a load 'HA' came from Seba, which was followed with a 'That's not fair' from his father.
Regina rolled her eyes and huffed, "You two are children," she said. They always fought about who will cook the dessert to the guards as a thank you, it became a tradition. However, they didn't like to be judged by the tough critiques.
Jack furrowed his browns, "What about you?" he said, "Why can't you do it?" he questioned.
Regina folded her arms, "Because… I'm the Queen," she summarised.
Seba scoffed, "You can't always use that excuse for everything!" he also crossed his arms.
"Err, yes I can!" Regina answered.
"How come?" Seba whined.
"Because," she smirked, "I'm the Queen!"
"Great, well since I'm the King I'll find someone that isn't me to do it," Jack said.
"Dad, that's cheating!" Sebastian taunted.
"But I don't wanna," Jack whined like a child, stomping his foot for good measures.
Regina rolled her eyes, "You're worse that Daniel," she quipped, "Now you're making the dessert, just man up and live with it, we all know that you like to bake."
"Yeah, but not for fifty bitchy people," he whined.
Regina rolled her eyes and finished eating breakfast.
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When breakfast was over the Charming's and their posy looked at the Queen expectantly.
Regina rolled her eyes, are they that stupid that they can't think of anything to do themselves, she looked at Jack, "Jack, go fix their castle," he nodded and smoked himself out, "Snow maybe Leopold and Daniel could play for a bit, if you want to?" she looked at her youngest son who nodded at the word 'play', Leopold was also nodding, "Okay, well that's settled," she murmured, "Otto," a guard came running to the Queens call, "You're taking Daniel duty," he nodded and took his three knights and the two boys to Daniels room so the boys can play. Regina then looked at her daughter, "What are you going to do today, honey?" she asked her.
"I don't know, I was might paint, maybe read a little," she shrugged her shoulders.
Regina looked at Henry then at everyone else, "You all find something to do, don't snoop," she said to the people in the room, "Henry?" the boy looked up, "Can I talk to you?" he nodded and she smiled back at him, "Rumple I'll find you when I'm free to talk," everyone was about to stand and leave when a guard ran in.
"Your Majesty, Hazel is crying," he said.
Regina sighed, "Come on, Henry," she said and walked to the nursery that Hazel was in.
Regina walked over to her screaming baby and picked her up, "Now, are you testing your lungs or my speed?" she cooed to the child, instructed Henry to sit in the rocking chair, "Would you like to hold her?" she asked.
Henry looked up, "I would love to," he smiled wide at her.
She gave him Hazel and then knelt down before him, "Henry, I'm sor-"
"No, mum, I'm sorry; I shouldn't have pushed you away. After we thought you died I only then realised how much I missed you," he looked down at the cute little baby, you can see that she looks more like Regina than Jack, her hair and eyes and facial features. "I know it's bad that I only realised that after you left but… I don't know, I guess I realised that Emma was my mum but she wasn't like you and I just wanted you," he looked at his mother's face, Emma was a good mum and all by she wasn't Regina, she didn't cook the same and she didn't scold him about the same things. Emma was more laid back and was more like a sister or a fun aunt, not a mother.
She smiled at him, "I'm sorry I left you, I just didn't think you needed me, so I thought there's no point in coming back." They spent some more time talking, catching up on stuff, and then Hazel went back to sleep.
Regina told Henry to follow a guard that would lead him to Aria (he said he wants to meet her), and then told another one to find Rumpelstiltskin.
She went to her office and waited for him there, it didn't take him long.
He looked at her with sad eyes, "Regina, I want you to know how sorry I am," as soon as he started he knew that was the wrong thing to say, he tried again, "Regina I wouldn't have done it had I known," she raised an eyebrow at him.
"So you would have let your son be lost," she laughed humourlessly, "Please, you would have done it anyway, you wouldn't leave you beloved son, I'm always a second choice, your son is just more important than I," she sighed, "Plus, I already had a father, he loved me and held me when I was scared or sad, and he died. You don't have to explain yourself to me because I just don't see you as my daddy!" she turned and left to go check on Hazel and then went riding with Sebastian.
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When dinner came around, Jack came back from fixing the Charming castle, he declaring that it was finished and they could get the hell out.
Snow frowned, "When do we have to leave? And how did you do it so fast?" she asked.
Jack smirked, "I can poof you all there and I'm just awesome like that."
Leo looked at his mother, "Mummy, can I shtill play wiv Janny?" he asked.
Snow looked at Regina, she sighed, "I supposed we could keep in touch," she looked at her son who smiled toothily at her.
They ate, they drank and laughed and Regina even let Snow hold Hazel and when Rumple looked at the baby with glittering eyes she let him hold her too, "OH, Regina she's absolutely beautiful, she looks a lot like you," he said.
"So I've heard," she looked at Jack who just kissed her.
She thought about it and decided that maybe she could have a relationship with her birth father, she could keep in touch with him… sometimes.