Regina, Emma and Zelena decided to travel out to Boston to help Henry move and to see the place. Zelena had never been so left her little girl with Ruby and joined her family as they headed off. Henry would be living in a shared student accommodation with Felix and Violet. That is if we could survive these three women sing-along on the way there. It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't Taylor Swift's newest album.
'Because baby now we got bad blood' the three women sang as Henry covered his ears and felt like crying. Maybe he should have gotten a ride with Felix and Violet instead. Oh well they would be there soon.
Henry wasn't the only one heading to Boston. Malcolm and Tiger Lily had just gotten off their plan. They were currently getting some food before catching the train.
'How long do you think before I can see him?' said Malcolm.
'I don't know Malcolm' Tiger Lily said 'he's your boyfriend its up to you to figure out how to get back together with. You're in the same country as him now so that improves your chances'.
'I guess it is' he smiled 'this is a very different trip from the last one that took us here' Malcolm said.
'Last time we were here you had just walked away from being lord of the Underworld in Storybrooke' she said 'what happened to your Empire once you left it'.
'It crumbled to be honest. You cut off the head and the body dies. There are new men now the street now but none of them are what Gold and I use to be' Malcolm said 'it feels like it was a life time ago now'.
'It's been only a year' Tiger Lily said.
'I know but it does feel like it was another life' he said. She rolled her eyes at that.
Henry was actually grateful for his mothers and aunt coming with him because many hands were needed to life bags and boxes out of the car. Violet arrived soon after that. Henry wished he had his own car like her. The there was more stuff to move. Felix had ridden with Violet. He grinned and gave a high five when he saw him. Before leaving they all had a lunch out together. Before leaving Regina and Emma both hugged Henry.
'You okay kid?' Emma said
'Yeah, I feel like a weight is off my shoulders now I'm outside of Storybrooke. I do love the place, it is my home but so much happened there that it feels good to have a change'.
'It always does kid' said Emma. With that they said their goodbyes and Henry watched as Emma, Regina and Zelena drove away blowing him kisses and waving as they did so. Henry smiled before heading to his room to get some much needed rest.
'Henry' he heard Violet call as he walked past the kitchen.
'Yeah?' Henry said.
'There is a party on tomorrow night at the college bar for all freshers' she said 'me and Felix are going'.
'Okay, I'll come along' Henry said 'remember what happened at the last party I went to?'
'You mean the one where you made out with the infamous Peter Pan?' Violet said 'if he shows up tomorrow night I will give you twenty dollars'.
'You're on' said Henry. He headed to his room and curled into ball under his covers after stripping to his underwear.
'I wish he actually would show up' Henry thought before he slipped into a deep sleep.
After a very long train journey Malcolm and Tiger Lily were finally at their new home. They took up residence in a student village near campus. Malcolm was getting ready for bed when Tiger Lily knocked on his door.
'There a party on tomorrow night for freshers' she said 'we should go'.
'Sure' Malcolm smiled but it was a sad smile 'the last time I was at a party was when I mate Henry'.
'We're not too far from Storybrooke right now. Maybe you can track him down at the week end' said Tiger Lily.
'True, goodnight' he said.
'Goodnight' she said before closing his door. Malcolm lay in bed thinking about Henry. Missing him. He wished he could go find him right now but it was late and on Monday he would have classes for the first time. He missed Henry though. He wished he could have Henry in his bed tonight even if it was just to cuddle. He smirked then. If Henry was in his bed tonight they would probably be having heaps of crazy I missed you sex. If only Henry was here. If only.
Henry took the next day exploring the college while Violet and Felix took liberty of their new found freedom in the bedroom. Henry did not need to hear that happening through the thin walls. It made him miss Peter too much. He had lunch in the college bar. It was a large and spacious bar with a dance floor. It served an amazing Pizza for just a fiver. He smiled tonight would be fun even if Peter wasn't there to dance with him. There was a catwalk running on the upper part of dance floor with some chairs on it. Henry wondered if anyone had ever fallen off the catwalk when they had had too much to drink. He chuckled before heading back to his house. As he walked back he looked around the student village. All the houses seemed to be pretty much the same. Modern but well built and tasteful.
Malcolm for his part spent the day in bed. He liked to sleep a habit he had kept from when he had been Peter Pan. He had after all mostly worked at night then. He got up around five in the afternoon and got dressed. He was looking foreword to partying. He and Tiger Lily went to go get fish and chips before heading to the college bar. It was about eleven when they walked in and got themselves drink before sitting up on the cat walk above the dance floor watching as the place filled with student. The music blared and Malcolm found himself relaxing. It was nice to be in a club and not running the place for a change. As he gazed out over the crowd however he saw someone that made his entire body go rigid and shake at the same time.
'He can't be' Malcolm said 'he can't be here'.
'Who?' Tiger Lily said. She followed Malcolm's line of vision and saw him too. 'Well fates a funny thing isn't it. There is your little boyfriend you've been pining over this whole time'. Malcolm stood. His legs felt weak. He felt Tiger Lily put a hand on his shoulder 'go get him lover boy'. Malcolm smiled weakly and then headed over into the crowed to track down Henry Mills. When he saw Henry heading into the men's he followed him. Henry went into a cubicle while Malcolm went to wash his hands. He heard the cubicle door open behind him and a gasp as Henry saw Malcolm's reflection in the mirror.
'Sorry' Henry said as he want to wash his hands 'you remind me of someone I know'.
'I hope it is someone handsome' said Malcolm.
'He is very handsome' said Henry.
'So does that mean you think I'm handsome' said Malcolm.
'The person I was talking about is actually my boyfriend so you should find someone else to flirt with' said Henry.
'Really is he here tonight?' Malcolm said.
'No, sadly he's not' Henry said.
'Poor you if that's the case maybe you'll dance with me' said Malcolm.
'I know what you're trying to do and it's not going to work' said Henry. Malcolm smiled this was a lot of fun.
'You know what I don't believe you really have a boyfriend. What's his name?' Malcolm said.
'Peter' said Henry. His face was growing red.
'Oh were art thou Peter' said Malcolm.
'Fuck you' said Henry turning to the door.
'You use to like it when I quoted Shakespeare' said Malcolm. Henry stopped. He turned back to look at Malcolm again.
'How...' Henry said.
'I mate you in the Crocodile, we kissed, you sort me out again we slept together, I took you on a date to the Carnival, you were kidnapped, I teamed up with your mothers to save you' Malcolm said. He had lost his smile and his face was marble. He reached in his jumper and pulled out the pendent Henry had give him. Henry likewise pulled out the pendent his boyfriend had given him. Henry took a step foreword and felt Malcolm's face.
'Peter' he whispered.
'Not any more, I've gone back to my old name, face and life. Peter Pan is gone now, you'll have to settle for plain old Malcolm' said Malcolm.
'Malcolm or Peter you're still you' said Henry 'and fuck you for that little stunt you just pulled' with that Henry pressed his mouth to Malcolm's. His arms wrapped around Henry waist and lifted him up off the floor.
'Lets say we blow this joint and go have heaps of crazy I missed you sex back at my place' said Malcolm.
'Yeah. I just have to let Violet and Felix know' Henry said.
'They're here? Oh I should probably tell Tiger Lily we're leaving' said Malcolm.
'You live with your ex girlfriend' said Henry 'now that just sad'.
'I am deeply wounded' said Malcolm.
Henry walked hand in hand with Malcolm. The younger of the two was basically skipping.
'You seem very happy' Malcolm said.
'Happy, I'm outrageously gay' said Henry.
'Lol, pun' said Malcolm.
'Oh do you have condoms back at your place?' said Henry.
'I guess that means we will be visiting the late night pharmacy' said Malcolm before pulling Henry in for a deep long kiss.
The two boys bought lube and condom. The girl behind the register gave them a wink. They both blushed. They left holding hands again.
'I don't think I can wait to get to my place part of me wants to have take you down some dark alley way' Malcolm said.
'Keep dreaming big boy' Henry said.
'Can't blame a big boy for trying' Malcolm said with a wink and kissed Henry's cheek. In the end they settled for Henry's accommodation. Predominately because there was already one couple living there. That and Malcolm felt weird with the idea of Tiger Lily hearing him and Henry having sex.
'You think it would be weird for Tiger Lily to overhear your bedroom activities' said Henry as he grabbed Malcolm's ass and squeezed it 'I know for a fact my mothers are having sex again.'
'Gross' said Malcolm 'sooner not talk about that pair having sex right before we do but what ever turns you on' he ran his fingers through Henry's hair. Malcolm's cheek was rewarded with Henry suddenly grabbing the hardening bulge in Malcolm's pants and squeezing it firmly. Malcolm's back arched and he let out something between a gasp and a moan. Henry began to rub the hardening bulge rather vigorously.
'Oh you're really are a big boy' said Henry. He leant forward and bit into Malcolm's neck betting down until he left a red mark there. 'That's for that Hickey you gave me the first night we were together'. Malcolm pushed Henry down onto the bed and pulled off their shirts. He ran his hands over Henry's upper body and played with his nipples. Next he pulled off Henry's trousers and began to lube up his finger. He rubbed the opening of the other boy. Henry gasped and twisted under him.
'Oh' said Malcolm 'I am so paying you back for what you did earlier grabbing my cock like that' he said as he grabbed Henry's 'you're such a naughty little boy'. As always it started with one finger and then Malcolm moved slowly onto adding more digits. Henry moaned and writhed under his boyfriend's clutches. Malcolm then began to lube up his cock and rolled on a condom. He pushed himself Henry. They lay on the bed as Henry began to adjust to the feeling of being full before he grabbed Malcolm's shoulders and flipped them over. Now on top Henry began to ride Malcolm. Malcolm clutched Henry's hips and began to pump upwards. Moving his hips to match Henry's.
'Oh my god, how did you get so good at this?' Malcolm said his back arching as he groaned. The heat inside his groin was unbearably and he couldn't contain it much longer.
'I practised with a dildo' said Henry with a smirk.
'Did you really? Well it's paid off' said Malcolm 'I really can't hold it much longer'.
'Neither can I' said Henry. After he had said he felt the heat inside reach an unbearable level and then he came all over his boyfriend's stomach. Malcolm felt Henry's muscles clamp down on him and with that he was gone too. Henry rolled over him. Both of them laid there breathing long deep breaths. After a while Henry turned on his side and ran his fingers across Malcolm's chest.
'Again?' Malcolm said.
'No. I think I need a while longer to recover' said Henry with a yawn as he curled up against Malcolm's chest 'I missed this so much'.
'So did I' said Malcolm as he inhaled the scent of Henry's hair. Henry curled up even closer to him and then his breathing became very slow and even. 'Have you gone to sleep?' Malcolm said. Henry didn't answer. Malcolm very gentle rolled the young man onto his back to see that yes Henry was indeed fast asleep. He laughed. Before he too put his head down and let himself fall into a deep sleep.
That night Malcolm had a dream that he was flying high in the air. Like he was a bird but he had no wings. He was weightless happy and free. But then he heard the clocks strike 8 in the evening and he fly then as fast as he could to a small house. There was a window there. He didn't understand it was supposed to be open for him. But instead it was barred shut. Looking in he could see his mother sitting inside with a baby on her lap. Malcolm yelled and shook the bars but she didn't hear him. She slept on soundly. He was about to give and fly away when he heard a voice. Turning he saw another boy standing there with a dark skinned dark haired girl. The girl had a crow bar in hand and the boy had a hammer. Together they pulled apart the bars on the window. Malcolm fly in and thanked them both home and happy at last.
'Peter' said Henry 'I mean Malcolm' he corrected himself as he shook Malcolm awake 'are you okay? You sounded like you were having some kind of nightmare'.
'Well to be fair it did start off like that' said Malcolm.
'Why what happened?' Henry said.
'You and Tiger Lily' Malcolm said.
'You really have a thing for her don't you?' Henry said. Malcolm grabbed Henry's hands.
'Tiger Lily and I were friends before we started dating and if I was straight we would still be together but I'm not and I'm with you. So why are you so jealous?' Malcolm said.
'I guess I just wish I had known you as long as she has and …..you consider he so important' said Henry.
'First off, I am in love with you not her, I would say I love Tiger Lily like the sister I never had but since she is my ex that would be too weird. Second off she has known me for longer but you get to have me for as long as we're both alive so I think you win' Malcolm said. Henry smiled at that.
'I love you too' he said. With that he kissed Malcolm on the mouth. 'Lets go get some breakfast.'
They went to a local cafe and ordered some pancakes. Malcolm caught Henry up on everything that had happened to him since they had last seen each other. Henry told Malcolm all about his mothers and how they were doing.
'Also Gold escaped prison. He's gone into hiding now. His wife left him' said Henry.
'Really?' said Malcolm 'who is she with now?'
'Emma's ex-husband Killian' Henry said. Both of them laughed at that.
'Funny how things turn out' said Malcolm.
'We're not ones to talk' said Henry.
'No, we are not' said Malcolm. It was then that Henry's phone started buzzing. He excused himself and went outside.
'Sorry, it's Regina' he said winking at his boyfriend. Malcolm glanced at Henry from the window of the cafe. He saw Henry having what looked like a normal chat when suddenly his boyfriend's face broke into a huge grin. He then started crying all of a sudden.
'Tears of joy' thought Malcolm 'wonder what Regina just told him'. Henry came back into the cafe. 'What's going on?' Malcolm said.
'I'm going to have a little brother or sister' said Henry. Malcolm reached out and squeezed his hand.
'Congratulations' Malcolm said.
'I told her about you' said Henry.
'What did she say?' Malcolm said his smile faltering.
'That she doesn't approve but she won't stand in the way of my happiness. Also if she ever sees the face of Peter Pan again she will arrest you' Henry said.
'The face of Peter Pan?' Malcolm said.
'That's right' said Henry. They held each other's hands and smiled at each other.'
Eight Months Later
As Malcolm drove Henry back to Storybrooke for the birth of his younger sibling(his mothers had decided not to ask if it was a boy or a girl) he brought his boyfriend up to date on Jane and Mallory Spiderwick and their two 'son' John and Edward.
'Why didn't she change her brother's names?' Henry said.
'Because they have no criminal record and most of the underworld didn't know they existed. Even I didn't know they existed. The only one who could track them down now is Gold but he has bigger problems right now then hunting down all his old subordinates' said Malcolm. 'Rumour has that he is the father of Neal the new crime boss in Storybrooke. Not as good as his old man though'.
'Maybe you could teach him a thing or two' said Henry.
'Those days are behind me now' said Malcolm.
'I know they are' said Henry he smiled.
Emma had been up most of the night as her child was born. Regina was sleeping. The nurse told her that someone was waiting at reception for her with a boutique of white roses. She headed out half expecting Henry but instead it was Killian Jones and Belle French.
'We wanted to stop by and say congratulations' he said.
'And to let you know there are no hard feelings on our part for everything that happened' said Belle. Emma smiled.
'Thank you' I'm so glad that the two of you have found each other you both deserve happiness' said Emma.
'Yes, my father was horrified when I first told him about Killian but he after he got to know him said he was a lot better then that beast' said Belle.
'Must you always tell that story' said Killian.
'Yes because people always find it so funny' she said. Emma began cracking up, covering her mouth. 'You see even your ex wife finds it funny' said Belle. Killian rolled his eyes. He gave Belle a look that was half affection and half exasperation.
'So did you have a boy or a girl?' he said turning back to Emma. Before Emma could answer. She heard someone call her name out. Turning she saw Henry hurrying towards her. Mother and son hugged each other tightly.
'Long time no see kid' Killian said.
'Long time no see' said Henry 'you must be Miss French' Henry extended his hand to Belle.
'Such a polite young man' she said.
'Oh' said Henry 'this is my boyfriend Malcolm'.
'Pleasure to meet you' Emma said reaching out her hand. Malcolm shook knowing full well Emma knew who he had been.
'You look familiar' said Belle.
'I get that a lot, I suppose I just have one of those kinds of faces' said Malcolm.
'I suppose so' said Belle. But then she shrugged. Malcolm inwardly sighed with relief. Emma knew who he was and that was way too much for him right now.
'So' said Henry 'do I have a brother or a sister?'
'You have a little brother' his mother said smiling.
'What are you going to name him?' Henry said.
'We names you after Regina's father so we decided to name your brother after my father, David' said Emma 'we thought choosing a D name would be a nice way to remember too the other baby that was going to be your brother', Henry had to choke back tears at that before hugging Emma again.
'Can I see them?' he said.
'Sure kid but we will have to be silent as Regina only just nodded off-finally' she said.
But Regina was awake when they went in.
'You had only just gotten to sleep when I left' said Emma.
'Well' said Regina 'it's a wise woman who knows her son'. Regina and Henry hugged. 'This must be the boyfriend' said Regina extended her hand which Malcolm shook. Regina definitely knew who he was but wasn't saying anything to him about it either. Henry approached the crib where his little brother was. The baby boy was awake just like his mother. Baby David had one eye open. Henry bent closer and could swear his little brothers eye moved over his whole face getting a good look at him.
'Can I hold him?' Henry said. Emma gentle lifted the little boy into Henry's arms. Malcolm watched smiling. 'Don't just stand over their bae come and say hello?' said Henry. With that Malcolm did come over. Both of David's eyes were open now. Taking them in as it were. He began to make a sucking sound then and Regina sighed.
'Give him to me he does that when he's hungry' she said.
Emma took Henry and Malcolm to get some coffee while they left Regina to feed David.
'Well' said Malcolm 'I just saw the most adorable thing ever'.
'My baby brother' said Henry.
'Well more you holding your baby brother, you just looked so cute right then I wanted to squeeze you' said Malcolm.
'We should make one of those one day' Henry said squeezing his boyfriend's hand.
'One how about a whole load' said Malcolm.
'Boys, finish your education first before you make me into a grandmother' said Emma.
'I said one day mum, not right now' said Henry 'but if you're so eager to be a grandmother then I'm sure we can find a surrogate somewhere around Boston University'.
'Dear god what have I gotten myself into' said Malcolm laughing 'like mother like son I guess'.
'What are you implying?' said Henry.
'I wasn't implying anything at all' said Malcolm 'but I feel the end to tell you I am not ready to have kids yet'.
'Neither am I' said Henry 'no here seems to understand when I'm joking' he turned back to his mother 'hows aunt Zelena and her daughter oh, and Ruby and Dorothy?' he said.
'Everyone is very well kid' said Emma we have time for a proper catch up now she smiled.
'You must tell me about Violet and Felix?' she said,
'They're both doing great' Henry smiled. He squeezed Malcolm's hand again. Everything was going to be okay. It looked like a happy ending at long last.
Authors Note: I was motivated to write this story for a number of reasons
(Spoiler warning if you're not up to date with the show).
The first one being that I really do love Swan Queen as a couple but the creators of the show don't seem to be able for whatever reason to take it beyond subtext. As a bi woman this is very annoying to me. Emma and Regina are stuck with male love interests refuse to go away. Even when killed off one comes back from the dead being resurrected by Zeus and now in an alternative timeline we have Robin Hood reappearing. I'm sorry but when a story starts to diverge from established rules like that it really starts to become nonsensical. It had previously been established that no magic could awake the dead. Both Cora and Rumpelstiltskin said that. No one knows more about magic then the two of them. Even when Rumpelstiltskin was brought back in season three it was at great cost. A life for a life. Neal's death is still felt even seasons after it has happened. Trying to bring the dead back for Dr. Frankenstein and Regina had horrible consequences for them both. But this was just hand weaved with a God did it and alternative timeline travel.
Another reason why I have lost patience with the show is because I can't stand the Golden Lace ship (namely Rumple and Belle). Their relationship is abusive and exploitative. I despise Rumple's treatment of Belle. I am not saying Belle is a saint either she does some pretty shitty things as well but it just furthers that their relationship is not healthy. Belle getting pregnant and that whole story line with her son just left a bad taste in my mouth. I would honestly like to see them break up for good and both get some therapy. I would love to see Belle with someone new. I like the idea of her being with Killian (he and Robin are not bad guys it's the writing not them). I also like the ship Red Beauty. I might do a one shot about it separate from this story.
Finally the whole Dorothy and Ruby episode was nice but not nearly enough. First off they have disappeared from the show and there is no sign of them coming back as of yet. You can only have queer ladies for one episode apparently . The sleeping warrior ship was also treated terrible. I felt heartbroken for poor Mulan. Queer women falling for straight girls does happen but it would have been nice to see a happy couple rather then another heartbroken lady. The show is now in it's sixth season and this is the best it has done with queer representation despite having plenty of chances for it (Swan Queen, Red Beauty, Red Gale, Sleeping warrior) but it hasn't used any of them to their full potential. Are the writer obligated to include Queer couples? No of course not but if that is the case cut the subtext and the half baked story lines and if you're not going to use them properly why include them at all? Even if they couldn't make Swan Queen happen for whatever reason there is nothing to prevent creating other Queer couples. They already have one. If they incorporated it into the over all narrative I would be really happy with Red Gale but they haven't. Thus I set out to create my own Queer narrative for these ladies. Swan Queen is of course central focus here but I also included other couples as supporting characters.
The Peter and Henry ship would probably never have been cannon even without the awful Peter Pan being Rumple's father story line but I liked the ship so I included it as the other central couple. I could keep harping on but I think everyone by now gets the picture. You're welcome to debate me on this but you're unlikely to change my mind about it. So that's why I wrote this story. i hope you enjoyed it. I might have to change some of the tags once this chapter goes up. I don't think I have Belle/Rumple up there but I will take it down if I do. I wasn't intending to break them up it just happened. As is the way with stories. Also just for the regard Emma and Regina in the fic were back together for over a year before trying to get pregnant. As for why they did it so soon. Well they're both getting on in years if they didn't do it soon they might have been able too(there is such a thing as leaving it too late).