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Zelena trembled in anger as she watched her half-sister lock lips with that thief. What did Regina do to deserve all of this? She had their mother, she had the thrown, she had a son, and now she had love.
"No no no!" Zelena screamed as she smashed the mirror into countless pieces. "She doesn't get to have this too! All her life she's had everything needed. Everything she could ever want. Well now it's my turn and she's going to suffer the way I've been suffering for years. She thinks she can just have love? Iv'e never had any in my entire life! How dare she! She doesn't deserve any of this. And I'm going to make sure she knows that."
A few days later, Regina sat back in her chair in annoyance as Snow rambled on at the council meeting. How many damn council meetings did they even need to have?
"I just think it's weird. Don't you?" Snow asked the group. "I mean she gave us that huge threat almost a month ago and no one has seen her since."
"Maybe she just decided to leave us alone." Belle said and Regina laughed sarcastically.
"And maybe soon she'll invite us over for a sleepover where we'll eat cookies and we can all braid each other's hair." Regina said coldly.
"Regina!" Snow snapped.
"Well have you all gone mad? You can't possibly think that she isn't at this very moment, thinking up a plan to destroy us all!"
"Well technically she did only threaten you." Ruby spoke up.
"Whatever she does to me will affect everyone else greatly. I can guarantee that." Regina said harshly through gritted teeth and Ruby's face suddenly went pale at the venom in Regina's words. It seemed as though today, Regina was even bitchier than normal. If that was even possible.
"I'm just saying." Snow interjected. "There isn't really much we can do. The Merry Men have already been on patrol and have found no sign of Zelena anywhere."
"Snow's right." Charming agreed. "We really can't do much until Zelena makes the first move."
"Hold up sister. "Grumpy interrupted, turning to Snow." So you're saying that we should just wait to be attacked?"
"There's really not much else we can do." Charming came to his wife's defense. "All we can do is ready ourselves for Zelena's wrath, if there even is one."
"There will be one." Regina assured.
"Then I guess the only thing we can do is wait." Snow offered. "We can't do anything else until we know what we're dealing with."
"I thought I'd find you here." Robin said as he approached Regina. She was alone, sulking under her apple tree. "Is this about Zelena?" He asked, noticing her mood. "I won't let her touch you, you know." Regina sighed before turning to him.
"It's not about that." She said with clear sadness in her eyes.
"Then what is it about?" Robin asked but was only met with silence. "Regina you know you can tell me anything." Regina contemplated before she answered him. She had never been one to share her feelings. As a child, her mother would always punish her for crying. Something about Robin just made her feel safe. He made her feel comfortable enough to actually talk about her problems, something she never did before she met him.
"Today is Henry's birthday." She finally said and Robin immediately understood.
"At least Henry is safe with Emma." Robin tried to comfort her.
"I know he is." Regina snapped and let out a heavy breath. "That's what's upsetting me."
"I don't understand." Robin looked at her confused.
"I know I shouldn't be but I'm jealous and I'm angry and I can't do anything about it!" She said, trying her hardest not to let the threatening tears pool over.
"I can only imagine what your feeling." Robin tried to put himself in her situation. "If I ever lost Roland I don't know what I would do."
"I feel like my heart is being torn into a million pieces." Regina said, an escaped tear strolling down her face. "The only way to stop it..."
"Regina leave your heart alone." Robin demanded once he saw her hand cover that part of her chest.
"It would just be so much easier." Robin stepped towards her and took her hand in his.
"I know you think you're alone but you're not. You have me and believe it or not you have Snow." Robin said seriously. "Come on. It's cold out here."
"I like the cold." She crossed her arms, shivering.
"Come on." Robin said once again and guided her into the castle. They walked in silence until they entered her bed chambers. As soon as the door closed behind them Regina attacked his lips and her thoughts immediately began to flee her. Robin cupped her face with both hands and guided his tongue into her mouth. Regina let out a soft moan as she let her self melt onto his arms. Robin stilled as Regina began to unbutton his shirt. As much as he didn't want to, he felt he had to pulled away.
"Regina..." He started.
"What?" Regina asked, annoyance clear in her voice.
"This isn't what you really want." He said, his right hand still cupping her face.
"I'm a grown woman Robin. I think I know what I want, when I want it." She said, glaring at him.
"Really? Because I think you're only doing this because you're upset." He challenged.
"So what if I am?" She retorted, getting angrier by the second.
"I don't want you like this." Robin said seriously.
"Get out." Regina said as she swatted his hand away from her face.
"You know what Regina?" Robin addressed her as his anger began to flare up. "I'm sick and tired of you pushing me away. I'll go if that's what you really want but once I walk out that door I'm not coming back." Regina stood there, not used having people stand up to her. "I'm trying to help you but I can't help a person who doesn't want to be helped. I'm done with this cat and mouse game we keep dragging on. So do you want me to go or do you want to me to stay?" Regina stood there, broken. She tried to keep herself together but she just couldn't do it anymore.
"It just hurts so bad." She began to cry as her chest heaved. Robin pulled her into his chest and she finally let herself go. "I'm so weak." She sobbed into his chest, her mother's words playing in the back of her mind.
"You're not weak." Robin assured softly into her hair. "You're not weak"
Meanwhile Zelena looked upon the scene through a mirror, much more satisfied than she had been a few days ago.
"Yes. Cry sister dear. Soon your sadness will intensify."
