Lena was sitting at Granny's diner in the booth closest to the door. This way she had the best view out of the window. After Ruby and Snow had left to save Dorothy in Oz. Regina had decided to wait here for the women to come back since Ruby said she would come back to Storybrooke as soon as she could. And it wasn't like Regina would have been able to pull Lena away from the diner.

"Are you okay honey?" Regina asked, taking place in the booth opposite Lena.

Lena just nodded without turning her head around. She didn't want to miss seeing Ruby arrive with Snow…and Dorothy.

"Do you remember what I asked you to do when something's troubling you?" Regina asked.

Lena slowly turned around, but only half. She kept her eyes down and softly spoke: "Talk."

"That's right" Regina nodded. There was a moment silence before one of them spoke again.

"Do you think that, when Ruby is back, she would still wanna go running with me?"

Regina could hear the sadness and insecurity in her daughters voice. "Why wouldn't she want to go running with you anymore?" she asked, trying to figure out what was troubling her little girl.

Lena shrugged, slightly tilting her head.

"Because of…Dorothy?" Regina guessed. Looking at the reaction of Lena to the name said enough. "Is that what you're worried about honey? That Ruby won't have time for you anymore if she comes back with Dorothy?"

Lena shrugged: "I don't know…I" sigh "I just miss my friend."

"Lena, please look at me." the young girl tilted her up so she could look into Regina's eyes. "I know you miss Ruby, but I also know that she misses you too."

"How do you know?"

"Because that is what friends do when they are apart" Regina explained: "I miss Emma when she's gone." The blonde woman at the counter couldn't help but smile.

"They're back" David said, interrupting the sweet moment and already running towards the door. Lena turned back around to look outside. Indeed Snow, Ruby and a woman Lena guessed was Dorothy, stood in front of the diner. Lena jumped out of the booth and ran through the door closely followed by Emma, Regina, Henry and Granny.

"Ruby!" Lena called out. She ran forward right into the already open arms of her friend in red.

"Lena, I'd like to introduce you to someone" Ruby said, pulling out of the hug. She did a step aside so the woman behind her could come stand next to her: "This Dorothy. Dorothy this is Lena."

"It's nice to meet you Lena" Dorothy said, holding out her hand.

Seeing the woman from up close Lena couldn't help but feel like the woman looked familiar, although she didn't know from where. Dorothy had never been in Storybrooke or the enchanted forest and Lena had never been to Oz…But Elliot had.

"Lena?" Regina said, pulling the young girl out of her haze.

Lena had been staring at Dorothy with a frowned face. She shook her head. "I'm sorry…It's nice to meet you too Dorothy" Lena said, shaking hands.

Lena sat outside on one of the benches outside Granny's diner, knees pulled up. After all the introductions Ruby wanted to have a little celebration and had invited everyone to stay for hot cocoa. Lena hadn't stayed inside for long. She was now enjoying a beautiful open sky full of stars but truth be told, she couldn't really enjoy the view. Her mind was racing. She kept going over all the memories of Elliot trying to find the one with Dorothy.

Inside the diner Ruby was standing in front of a window looking out at her young friend. She sighed. A warm hand coming around her waist.

"You look troubled, wolfie" Dorothy softly spoke into Ruby's ear.

"It's Lena" Ruby sighed again: "She doesn't really look happy about you and me."

"Maybe she just needs some time to get to know me and get used to the fact that you have a girlfriend now."

Ruby smiled. She loved hearing her say that. "I should go talk to her" Ruby said.

"Wait, let me try" Dorothy said, turning her girlfriend around.

"Are you sure?"

Dorothy nodded and softly kissed Ruby's lips.

"Nice night, isn't it?" Lena looked up, a bit startled. Dorothy was standing next to her looking up at the stars. She hadn't even hear the woman walking up at her.

"Can I come sit next to you?" Dorothy asked.

Lena shrugged: "I guess."

"You know…I feel like I already know you a bit" Dorothy said: "Ruby told me a lot about you."

"She did?" Lena said thunderstruck, feeling nervous that the woman already knew things about her. So she asked: "Like what?"

"Well, like you are the bravest and fastest girl she's ever met" Dorothy smiled.

"Ruby said that?" Lena asked, smiling back: "What else did she say?"

"She told me about your special friend, inside" Dorothy said while nodding her head towards Lena.

Lena felt nervous now. This woman she didn't know already about Elliot? "What did she say about him?" Lena asked.

"Just that you lived with a dragon in the enchanted forest since your parents died. And that because of a curse and a brave act that his soul lives in your body now."

Oh so almost everything, Lena thought, feeling a bit annoyed with Ruby now. She let that annoyance go almost immediately since she knew Ruby wouldn't tell this to just anyone she met. "Dorothy?" Lena spoke soft: "Can I ask you something?"

"Of course."

"Have you ever met a dragon? In Oz I mean."

"Actually I have. When I returned to Oz after I ran away from Kansas. He helped me out when I needed it the most."

"What did he look like, the dragon?"

"Beautiful, big, powerful, emerald green…His name was…"

"Elliot" Lena finished, looking up at the stars.

"Yeah, how do you know?" Dorothy asked confused.

"Because Elliot is my special friend. His soul now lives in me." When Lena turned to look at Dorothy she met a pair of wide open eyes. "Earlier, when Ruby introduced us, I had a feeling like you were familiar but I didn't know from where. Then I realized it wasn't me who remembered you. It was Elliot."

Ruby stood still in front of the window looking out at her friend and girlfriend talk. When she saw them standing up to come back inside Ruby quickly ran to the counter not wanting to look like she had been keeping an eye on them the whole time.

"Do like your talking to me" Ruby said to Snow.

"Uhm, okay? Aren't we talking right now?" Snow asked confused. The front door of the diner opened and Lena and Dorothy walked inside.

"Oh, hey you two" Ruby greeted, acting like she wasn't worried at all: "Had a nice chat?"

"I like her" Lena said, smiling broadly.

Ruby's fake smile faded from her face to be replaced by total surprise: "You do?"

"Seems like we have a common friend" Dorothy said.

"Who?" Regina asked interested.

"Dorothy met Elliot" Lena said happily.

"You did?" Ruby asked, still surprised.

"Yeah, he helped me out once in Oz" Dorothy explained.

"I think that deserves another celebration with hot cocoa" Emma suggested.

"With a shot of scotch for you, right?" Regina smirked. She had seen the blonde adding the liquor to her drink earlier.

"I don't know what you're talking about" Emma replied, acting innocent with her hand thrown up in the air. They all had to laugh. Although it didn't last long. A loud bang ended the happiness.

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