Regina let out a loud groan as she laid face down on her bed.
"Regina will you please tell me what's wrong?" Katherine asked as she sat on her friend's bed. Over the past couple of days she and Regina had become close. They had really bonded over their guy issues.
"Everything's wrong." Regina said as she turned her head to look at Katherine.
"The world's not over." Katherine said, a little too un-sympathetic for Regina's liking.
"Wow, great advice." Regina said, rolling away from her.
"I'm just saying, I have issues too but you don't see me wallowing in self pity."
"Well at least David actually pays attention to you. Robin hasn't even come to this room in two days."
"You can't be sure that it's because of what happened."
"Of course it's because of what happened! I kissed him like an idiot and now he's avoiding me." Just then there was a knock at the door. When Regina made it clear she wasn't going to move, Katherine got up to answer it.
"I'm gonna go. I'll see you later." Regina scrunched up her face at Katherine's words.
"Why?" Regina asked but as soon as she sat up the answer was right in front of her. There Robin stood with his hands in his pockets. Katherine quickly slipped out the door and closed it behind her. Regina didn't even know what to say. She wished she had known he was coming. Otherwise she would have changed out of her pajama shorts and tank top and put on something cute.
"We need to talk." Robin finally said, filling the silence.
"We don't need to talk about anything." Regina assured him. "I get it. You don't like me and I'm an idiot for thinking otherwise."
"Regina, I do like you." Robin said, trying his best to handle the situation properly.
"But not the way I like you." Regina said.
"It has nothing to do with you. I just don't date freshman."
"That's a really sucky excuse to say you don't like me."
"I do like you. Just... not in that way. Look, I'm not even allowed to date my residents."
"Whatever." Regina said coldly. "You made your point." She was angry and embarrassed and she just wanted him to leave.
"Regina, I just don't want things to be weird. I have a job to do and I can't let this get in he way of that."
"I get it. So can you just go?" Regina tried to hold back the tears that were threatening to fall. Robin only sighed but decided it would be best if he left.
Regina sat in her English Literature class and sulked in her chair. Days had gone by and she and Robin had barely spoken. Only a dry hello when they passed each other in the halls. She didn't understand. Why the hell was she so caught up on him like this? Regina was so wrapped up in her thoughts that she didn't even notice that class had been dismissed.
"Regina?" Emma asked, snapping her out of her thoughts. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Regina said, shoving her notebook into her book bag.
"You don't look fine." Emma pushed.
"Well, I am." Regina snapped. She didn't know what it was but Emma just pissed her off. Actually, she did know what it was but she would never admit it. She was jealous of her. Emma was so good at making friends and everyone seemed to like her. It didn't matter where Regina went, people always seemed to find something to hate about her.
"Well, I was just trying to help." Emma muttered and walked away. Regina picked up her bag and was the last person to leave. That had been her last class and now she was free to spend the rest of her Friday relaxing; or rather sulking. When she finally got to her room Belle and Ruby were there, bickering as always.
"Oh, hey Regina." Belle greeted her, ignoring Ruby now. "Do you want to go with me and Emma to a party tonight?"
"Oh please." Ruby scoffed. "She's too much of a goody two-shoes. She'll probably just stay in as usual and do homework."
"You know what?" Regina said, clenching her fists. "Let's go."
"Really?" Belle asked excitedly. Regina only nodded as she put down her book bag.
Regina sighed as they entered the frat house. She honestly didn't want to be there but she needed a distraction. Anything that would help her stop thinking about Robin she would do.
"You have got to be kidding me." Regina groaned to herself as she scanned the room and laid her eyes on Robin.
"What?" Belle asked, confused.
"Nothing." Regina muttered. "I need a drink." She said, walking away from the scene, hoping it was an open bar. To her surprise it was. She really didn't have much experience with drinking but what could it hurt? Noting else could possibly go wrong. Regina picked up a red solo cup and filled it half way with vodka. She didn't know wether to mix it with Hawaiian Punch or Coke so she just went with the Coke. Regina's face scrunched up as she tasted the bitterness of her drink. Maybe there was a little too much vodka in her cup but she didn't care. She continued to sip on the drink when her eyes wandered to Robin and the girl he was dancing with. Regina pouted as she looked her over. No wonder he wasn't interested in her. Why would he be when he could have girls like that? The girl that was smiling giddily at Robin was tall and slender. She had a beautiful light brown complexion and long dark curly hair. Regina downed the rest of drink and moved towards the dance floor. If everyone else was going to have fun then so was she.
"Hey sexy." A tall older looking guy said to her. "Wanna dance?" Regina didn't know weather she wanted to or not until her eyes locked with Robin's. In that moment Regina accepted his invitation. She smirked to herself satisfied when she noticed Robin's face scrunch up. She turned towards the guy and didn't object when he put his hands on her waist, knowing Robin was watching.
"What's wrong." Marian asked Robin when she noticed his expression change.
"Nothing, it's just Leopold." Robin glanced in his direction.
"What about him?" Marian asked, growing irritated that all of Robin's attention wasn't on her.
"Well, you know how he can be." Robin said, knowingly.
"So what?" Marian said angrily, following his gaze. "If she's stupid enough to go home with him then she deserves it." Robin backed away from her and gave her a look of disapproval.
"Why are you so insensitive?" Robin asked seriously.
"Why do you care about some stupid freshman?" Marian retorted.
"This is exactly why we're not together anymore." Robin said, pushing past her.
"What's you're name cutie?" Leopold asked in Regina's ear.
"I'm..." Just then Regina felt sick and rushed towards the doors to the balcony. As soon as the fresh air hit her face, she felt better. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to experiment with drinking at a frat party. Regina closed her eyes and tried to catch her breath.
"What happened sexy?" She heard Leopold say as he closed the door behind him. As he walked over to her she felt his rough hands grip her ass.
"What are you doing?" Regina asked startled, shrugging him off.
"Don't be like that cutie. I'm just giving you what you want." Leopold said, licking his lips.
"You're sick." Regina spat. She moved to walk past him but Leopold grabbed her arm and slammed her into the wall.
"You know I'm getting sick of you little girls and your games." That was the moment Regina realized she was in trouble.
"Just leave me alone." Regina demanded, trying to get away but she was pinned between him and the wall.
"You're not going anywhere." Leopold said with a smirk. "You wanna dance like a big girl, then you can take it like a big girl." Regina didn't understand what he meant until she heard him unzip his pants. That was when she really started to panic.
"Get off of me!" Regina screamed but her voice was muffled by one of his hands covering her mouth. Tears slid down her face as she felt her skirt being inched up.
"What the hell is going on out here?" Robin asked, looking between Regina and Leopold. Regina sighed in relief. She never thought she'd be so happy to see Robin.
"Teaching this bitch a lesson." Leopold answered, loosening his hold on her and turning his attention to Robin. "Don't worry. I'll let you have your turn when I'm finished." He smirked.
"Regina." He called her name. "Let's go."
"She's not going anywhere." He said, pulling Regina back as she tried to walk toward him." This isn't any of your business Robin." Leopold snapped.
"Well, I'm making it my business." Robin challenged. "Get off of her, now." Robin snarled.
"Go back inside Robin. She needs to learn that in college you don't get to tease and walk away." When Robin saw the tears flowing down Regina's distressed face, he lost it. Leopold groaned when Robin punched him square in the jaw, sending him stumbling backwards.
"You touch her again and I will kill you." Robin snarled. Leopold just stood there, out of breath and disheveled. He considered fighting Robin back but decided against it and left. As soon as he was gone, Robin turned to Regina who was frozen against the wall, looking at him with an uneasy expression.
"He's gone." Robin assured her but she still didn't move. "I'm not going to hurt you." He said gently. He opened his arms and Regina ran into them and cried into his chest. Robin wrapped his arms around her to comfort her. "It's okay. He's gone."
"I was so scared." She cried into his chest.
"He's never going to touch you again." Robin soothed. "I promise you that." Marian seethed as she watched Robin walk out of the party with Regina. As Robin walked Regina back to their dorm he could tell that she was still shaken up, even though she hadn't said much.
"Are you okay?" Robin stopped her right outside his door. Regina only shook her head, still looking down, her face wet with tears. "Come on." Robin said, taking her hand and leading her into his room. He sat Regina in the chair next to his desk and bent down in front of her. "Regina?" He called but she didn't answer. "Regina look at me." Robin said and her eyes lifted to meet his.
"He... he..." She tried to say but couldn't get the words out as more tears fell from her eyes.
"Regina listen to me." Robin said seriously. "Stay away from Leopold. He's not a good guy. Do you understand?" Regina nodded and wiped her tears with the back of her hand. Robin reached over and grabbed a tissue to wipe them for her.
"I didn't want for that to happen. I just wanted to make you jealous." Regina said, catching her breath.
"Regina, we talked about this." Robin furrowed his brow. "I do like you, okay? We just can't be together."
"Because you have a girlfriend." Regina said knowingly. "That pretty girl you were dancing with." Regina lowered her head.
"Who Marian?" Robin asked in surprise. "She's not my girlfriend." Robin confirmed.
"She's not?" Regina asked hopefully.
"No." Robin said, lifting her chin to look at him. "And you're beautiful. You don't need to compare yourself to other people." Regina blushed slightly as she averted his eyes. "You don't want to be with a guy like me Regina. I'm not good for you."
"I think I can decide that for myself." She said, feeling the warmth on her cheek where his hand had traveled.
"You think you'll be okay for tonight?" Robin asked, changing the subject. Regina sighed realizing he wasn't going to change his mind anytime soon.
"Thanks to you, I think I will be." She said with a small smile. They both rose up and she headed towards the door.
"Regina." She turned to look at him.
"I'll come check on you tomorrow." She nodded slightly and opened the door to return to her room, looking forward already to seeing him tomorrow.