… Regina let her sister be free

That could be the best or the worst idea ever.

She really didn't want to do it. Regina didn't hate Zelena as much as she did before, mostly because of this I-will-erase-you-from-the-story-and-my-life thing, but she still thought that the witch didn't deserve to be free.

Unfortunately, a certain god didn't really agree with her.

In fact, completely not.

They both tried to discuss, and find a way to do it, to succeed not to fight about Zelena being released or not. And she had to admit it, the god wanted to do it properly.

He could have made his "true love" - as Zelena was apparently that for him – escape from her cellar, and thanks to magic, but he didn't.

After all this Author's thing, he may realized that she really was important to him, and he wanted to build a relationship with her.

And of course, release her from where she was.

It has been two weeks since Isaac rewrote the story, and since things were back to normal, and the most of their problems seemed to become more and more worse.

At least, just one, the thing with Gold.

As time passed, he risked to become more and more impossible to control, and that was a big problem that they really had to stop.

But, back to the other situation, things weren't that awful.

Since what happened in the rewritten story – as Zelena apparently still existed at that time. Yes, Regina thought, that was weird – the other witch seemed to be… calmer than before. The strange thing is that she didn't yelled on Regina for having tried to kill her.

In a way, of course.

As her half-sister came to apologize, she just listened to her, as she never did before, a look in the direction of her own belly, with one hand on it.

That was the first Regina understood that her half-sister cared about her child. She didn't see it before, as Zelena didn't really show it, and the former Evil Queen thought that this future baby was just a way to stay alive, and have something against them.

Well, she had been wrong, after all.

She didn't trust Zelena at all, but she was still part of her family, and her remorse from the moment when she asked Isaac to destroy Zelena came again in her.

So, when she apologized to Zelena she was really sincere.

She wanted them to be a family, as she was with Henry, Roland, Robin, and other people as Emma, Snow, David – and also Gold and Belle, in a way – and regarding to who she was, or used to be, she knew that redemption's time would be long for Zelena.

(And was really her own redemption's time over ? She wasn't really that sure.)

The other witch still had anger, pain, and hatred in her, just as Regina did.

That was why she hadn't had the intention to kill her when they stopped her the first time, she really wanted to believe in her redemption.

Because then, it would be easier to believe in her own second chance.

But then, there was what Gold did, the time travel thing, the Marian thing, and the rest of it.

For the first time since Zelena' "death", Regina was really thinking that maybe the other Cora's daughter could be redeemed.

It could work.

At least, if they tried.

That could be the better or the worst idea ever.

But who knew how it would end ?

Not her.

And they just may had to trust her a little if they wanted her to trust them…

Maybe that Hades was right after all…

§§§§

When Regina entered into her room, Zelena didn't expect her to be there.

"Regina ? Why are you here ?" The witch asked, on her defensive.

She still didn't trust her, as the other one did too.

Regina sighed.

She used a word, as she was opposed with Hades, and that they didn't agree about what would happen to Zelena.

Impasse.

Well, this word could easily describe their relationship, as they both had no will to trust the other or try something to do the things better.

And they were right.

"Maybe I just had the intention to see you ?

- You're not good at lying, Regina. So tell me, what is the reason of your presence ?

Regina looked at her, and smiled.

- Your freedom."

Zelena was good at playing the indifferent. To make other people think that she didn't care about what they did to her and told her.

But this time, she couldn't. Before she even thought about it, she was stand up, trembling, and a smile appearing on her face.

"You… you're serious ?

- Yes I am.

- But… why ? You still hate me, no ?

- As you do…

- Are you doing this because of Hades ? The former inhabitant of Oz asked.

- Yes and no. He could become a threat if we don't accept to do what he wants, and he just wants you to be free. And… maybe that could help. I mean… let you go outside.

- There are some people who won't agree with that.

- Yes, like a certain Dark One, but don't worry, I don't think he will dare to defy a god. A god who is helping him to control his darkness, and to whom he owes a favor now… And as Hades asked for your freedom in exchange of this help…

- So he does really care about me, Zelena whispered with a great smile on her face."

A non evil, wicked, or twisted smile. Just happy.

Regina nodded then, and she almost wanted to ask her how she met Hades, and what was their story.

But she didn't. Not now, at least.

Later.

Maybe when their relationship would have become, at least… normal, and non mortal.

If they could.

"Zelena ? She said to her sister.

- Yes ?

- You know… I would want to trust you. I really want to, but… what you did to me… You tried to kill me, get revenge on me for something that wasn't coming from me, and I won't even talk about you pretending being Marian… And don't forget that you tried to erase me from the story in the first place.

- I didn't…

- Oh, really ? What about all the time travel thing ?

- Yes, I may did this, but…

- Don't tell me you regret that, that wouldn't be true.

- Exact. But I was jealous of you.

- This is not a real reason, even though I used to be the one who used it to convince myself that what I was doing wasn't that bad… But you know what ? I'm the one jealous of you now. Ironic how the things are all reversed now…

- What do you want from me Regina ?

- I will let you go, and you'll be free, but without your magic. And you will stay in Storybrooke.

- What are you doing, exactly ?

- Giving you a second chance. A chance to redeem yourself, as I tried to do. As people gave it to me, believing in me, even though I didn't deserve that at that time. At first, I couldn't become better, because of what I did, people didn't believe in me. But then Henry did, as Emma, and Snow and Robin."

The other witch didn't become someone good since the two previous weeks. But, something did change in her. As she was in an unknown room, invisible, forgot by almost everyone, and thinking she was forced to die, she thought about many things.

And it helped her to relative things.

And to have a different point of view about the events, past or present.

All she ever wanted was a family, to be loved, and accepted.

And now, she could have it.

With her child, her sister, and Hades – her True Love.

She really could have it, and be happy, if she accepted to change.

Regina was tending her a hand, so why would have she refused it ?

Then she smiled, and said :

" Yes, maybe… maybe that could actually work..."

And as Regina also thought, she told to herself that that could be the best, or on the contrary, the worst idea ever.

But they wouldn't know that, not now.

Not before they tried, and gave a chance to it.

They both wanted to believe in it.

Only time would tell them if they had been right about it…