Aurelia sat at the kitchen table, tears filling up her eyes. Killian had turned against her, Ruby didn't even care about it, everyone had their happy endings but her. She'd been doomed from the beginning, her life was meant to be spent in misery. From her dead family to years in slavery, dying and then her true love not even interested in her, there was no point. She thought she could be happy in Storybrooke, but without Killian, happiness didn't exist. Reality was just disappointing and soul-crushing.
Thoughts of suicide came into her head.
"Fucking immortal" she muttered. She didn't even want to try. Then a thought came into her head. If she went out of the Storybrooke boundary. If she walked past that, would she, too, lose her memory? Or did it just affect people under the curse?
It was worth a try. If she couldn't die, maybe she'd be happy with no memory. If not, she would just keep going until she found another town and another until she found some kind of memory erasing spell or a way to die.
She grabbed a small rucksack, packing her clothes, money, a bit of food and essentials into it. She wiped the tears away, her face turning stony. She would turn her heart to ice, never love anything, never lose anything. She was tired to being the loser, heartbroken and crying every time something went wrong. She wouldn't curl up and die, but turn herself into a queen, with a palace and servants.
She left a note on the side.
'Ruby,
I'm sorry but I have to leave. Storybrooke is not my home.
Killian doesn't remember me. I'm going to walk out of the boundary.
if I lose my memory, I will be blissfully unaware of the pain.
if I still remember, I'm going to travel far away.
Thank you for everything.
Aurelia x'
Grabbing her suitcase, she icily walked out of the door, shutting it hard behind her.
Aurelia was careful to take the non busy, silent roads down the the forest so she wouldn't be questioned. However, after having to walk around the park, she heard a voice calling after her.
"Aurelia" hey, Aurelia wait up!" the little voice called.
She turned, seeing Henry sprinting towards her, his little schoolbag flying wildly on his bag. She groaned.
"What are you doing going into the forest?" he panted when he caught up to her.
"Oh, just going for a walk" She lied casually.
"I'm young, not stupid" Henry glared. "I guess I have my mums power of telling when people are lying. And you've packed a bag. Are you leaving?" he said, his arms folded sternly.
"Yes" she sighed "And I don't have much time. Look, Henry, I hate to say this, but you'll understand when you're older. Life wears you down, and sometimes, if you're not strong enough, you let it"
"But you're one of the strongest, bravest people I know" Henry said.
"I doubt that" Aurelia smiled. "My plan is to travel, to see things no one else has seen and to become powerful, and rich. I know it sounds selfish, but I've got nothing left to lose kid" she smiled "Evil people are the only ones that get happiness. Good people don't"
"You don't know that" Henry said "You're just having doubts, everyone does. My mum did- well, both of them, and look how different they are! Please stay Aurelia" he said.
"Sorry, kid. Go home" She said.
He looked at her, and she stared him out, then gently pushing him back. He started walking off slowly, glancing back like a little lost puppy.
Aurelia walked until she saw the line between Storybrooke and… the real world.
She stepped over it.