Romeo walked the streets of Maine with his hands in his pockets. He was soaked from the rain he had been walking through. The events of the day still fresh in his mind. To know that the person you love will never love you back now that must be the worst curse imaginable. It was freezing and cold but he ignored it he had more larger concerns on his mind then if he was cold or not. Regina, he kept thinking about her and if she was alright he had to know to see for himself that she was alright.
He stood at the front of her mansion his knuckles only inches away from the glossy white wood. He went to knock but stopped when he caught a glimpse of the prince with the woman he loved in his arms. He sighed at the sight but at least someone was there for her for once. He made his way out of the gate and headed over to granny's he needed a drink or two to process everything that had happened in the past few weeks. He walked through the door where he saw Ruby serving customers. Her head snapped to his direction when she heard the bell ring. " Romeo what are you doing here?, I thought you were leaving " she asked.
" Me two" he replied with a smile.
" So what can I get ya" she said as she gestured him to take a seat.
" Strongets drink you have ". Sometime had passed and Romeo was blind off his head entertaining the public with his own versions of songs but most of the time you couldn't make out what he saying because all that would come out was mumbles. Ruby could see that he had to much to drink so as the good friend she is she helped him to a room. One arm wrapped around her shoulder to give him support. He sluggishly made it upstairs with the help of Ruby of course, she sat him down on the bed and looked at him with half a smile " What are we going to do with you". He fell back onto the bed with his arms spread out. " I think your... your prince is being unfaithful to the Snow" he managed to get out. Ruby was taken back by his words James being unfaithful to Snow no never and just who would he be cheating on her with. She went to question Romeo but when she went to ask she found him fast asleep. " Goodnight" she whispered before quietly exiting the room.
"don't forget me" a woman with long blonde hair yelled at him. He looked there confused who exactly was this woman. She looked very familiar but he just couldn't remember. She had the most beautifulest blue eyes that he could swear could see straight through his soul. " Jack please" she begged. Jack, Jack his real name the one Emma had told him. " you've e forgotten about me haven't you" she said.
" No" he yelled as he found himself running to her.
" you said you would never forget me" she replied in a whisper.
" No" he yelled again. He tried to reach his hands out to grab hers before he was violently ripped away from her.
Romeo woke up sweating and his chest heaving. " It felt so real" he said to himself. That woman he knew her and he had forgotten about her just like everyone else. What if she was someone important from his past and this was a sign he had to find a way to remember.
Ruby knocked on Snows apartment door to find no answer. " Henry, James" she yelled but still no answer. She had finally given up after about five minutes of knocking and yelling. She went to exit the apartment building when she ran into the prince in the hall. " Ruby" he said " What are you doing here?".
" We need to talk" she replied.
Romeo had to find out who that woman was but there was no way for him to remember the doctors even said so themselves. He had to find a way even if it meant using magic to do so and there was only one place to go, rumplestilskin. He walked into Golds shop when the door the door bell rang. " how can I help you dearie" Gold said as he walked out from behind his counter.
" I need something to remember" Romeo replied.
James and ruby both sat down on the couch in Snows apartment with a coffee in there hand. " So you said we needed to talk" James asked.
" Yes I heard some things that are very discomforting". She replied.
" Like what".
" Like that your cheating on Snow".
" What no I would never do that who told you this". Ruby lowered her eyes she didn't want him to know who told her. She had already had a feeling who he was having affair with. James had picked up on who she was talking about. " No you can't seriously be suggesting that I'm cheating on Snow with Regina are you?".
" I don't know".
" Look the only reason I was at Regina's last night was because she had just lost her true love for a second time and because Henry wanted to stay".
Ruby heart suddenly went out for Regina all the pain she would be going through right now. " I'm sorry" she said.
" Don't be "James replied.
" So let me get this right dear, you want me to give you a potion to make you remember your past". Rumple said to Romeo.
" Yes".
" Tell me dear is it really worth remembering a life you once had".
" Yes because not knowing is the worst curse imaginable". Rumple pulled out a potion from thin air. " This dear" he said " is a potion that will send you to the fade".
" What is the fade?" Rome replied.
" The fade dearie can be a horrible miserable place where only the strongest will survive".
" What do mean survive"
" Well you see dear the fade is made up by your memories one could loose themselves in it has happened before" he said " you see everything that happened in the past you will feel as if you were there once agian".
" I was in the military once I might of been shot so your saying I would feel that".
" Dear you would, your physical form stays in this world but your conscious travels to the next, the fade". Rumple told him " but in order to open these memories to relive them you must pass the test of a million mirrors to make it into the fade itself or you will be trapped for eternity".
" How many people have survived this"
" Well dearie in all my years I haven't seen yet one person walk out most don't get pass the mirrors are you sure you want to do this dearie". Romeo took in what he had just been told it was a lot to take in but he had no choice he had to try. He nodded and rumple handed him the potion it was a dark green and bubbling. He took a sip of it before dropping the vial shattering into million pieces across the floor before he to dropped the ground.
Sorry for thlow await of the update been busy with aassessment lately hoped this chapter makes uup for it and please rremember to review :)