Back together

Prompt: Present day, Regina teasing snarkily on SeaDevil, asking if they are back together, and why? Regina ambiguously reminding them it didn't work the last time (if they're canon, we still don't knw what happened) but Seadevil defending their relationship.

"So are you two back together?" Regina suddenly asked, with a vaguely ironic and provocatory tone.

She had invited the two sort of friends in her office with the excuse of a better plan of their renewed alliance, but that undercover job ended up to take soon another turn. Also because no question about the author or the happy ending was so interesting as that curiosity in that moment, after all.

""Yes, we are. Is there a problem with that?"

Unexpectedly it was Ursula the first to answer and both her tone and her look let reveal her irritation for what seemed to be a subtle accusation.

"There is no problem at all for me… But for you?" the mayor replied, with a small amused smile "In which way are you back together, exactly?"

"In every possible way, darling"

This time it was Cruella to speak up and she did that with a hint of maliciousness, making a wink at the sea witch – wink that was immediately welcomed with a complicit smile. In fact, that almost lustful Xxchange of looks was already enough to grasp very well a type of harmony between the two, even and most of all on a much less romantic level than the one Regina had meant. Obviously they didn't have two different rooms – and not even two different beds – at Granny's; at that thought the mayor shook her head, as to dismiss that not so much innocent image from her mind, but didn't change subject anyway.

"Amazing" she commented, looking from one woman to the other "But, if I am allowed to ask that, why the hell is that? I mean, if I remember well it didn't go well the last time…" she continued immediately, while the ironic tone became now almost evil.

The absolute and rare joy on Cruella's face froze in that moment after those words, and it was replaced by an almost empty expression. Since she was the real addressee of that wisecrack, she perfectly remembered the last time she had tried to have a relationship with Ursula, and sadly – besides the passionate nights between the sheets and the small moments of happiness they had shared together – she also remembered the moment when she screwed it all up, following the chance of material wellness. With eyes widened and without trace of the usual self-confidence, she looked for a moment lost and, instead of frighten, she almost instilled pity. But it was only for a moment: in fact, no more than a few seconds, a familiar annoyed sigh escaped from her lips and, with an almost frenetic quickness, she stood up.

"You know nothing, mommy of the year. You'd better think about your love life, that as far I know is turning into dust…" she hissed with an unfriendly look, slightly sticking out towards the woman who had spoken, giving her back the accusation "In the meanwhile, I won't stand here listening to your stupid allusions…"

With that last sentence, she placed better the fur on her shoulders and, regained completely the usual self-assuredness– at least to all appearances -, she walked to the door and left the room without looking back.

Ursula followed her with her look and before the door was closed she was already up as well. Surely, she remembered their break up too, but she didn't forget also the traces of vulnerability that she had found in in her. For example, she knew that in that very moment Cruella was probably going to her room thinking about her regrets, that she would have closed herself in the bathroom crying believing not to be heard, and that she would hav e been angry for at least two days. And this was all a silly converted villain's fault, who couldn't just be happy – or at least shut up – about their try to be together again! So, in a sudden surge of irritation, she decided to delay her exit and turn instead to the major.

"I warn you, Regina: stay out of our relationship, or otherwise I will start constantly asking you about your woods thief – and trust me, it won't be pleasant" she said, showing a faked calm.

Regina seemed to stiffen instictively grasping the reference, and maybe that was the reason why, after a first silence, her expression seem to soften.

"There is no need for empty threats, Ursula dear. What I wanted to know is simply why…" she replied finally, looking this time genuinely confused. "I mean, she left you! How can you still trust her?"

"Because I still feel something for her, actually I think that we never stop to love each other!" the sea witch exclaimed without hesitation, probably reaching the point of exasperation so much that she didn't care about showing so openly her feelings. "I want the same as you, Regina, I want a chance at happiness. It's just that I don't want it with someone else, I want it with her again"

"So, do you really believe that she is your happy ending?"

"I don't know. But what I know is whatever my happy ending is, I want her in the picture."

Regina looked at her for some moments without replying, totally surpised by the sincerity and the determination of those words; Ursula seemed ready to give herself a new chance to be happy even if she woudl have risked to end up hurt again. And that was probably the reason why seeing her friends so in love bothered her, because a part of her was jeaslous of that kind of love. Eventually she simply nodded, watching her going out the office and probably following the woman she clearly loved; only when she remained completely alone, a true and understanding smile crossed her lips.

Maybe Ursula and Cruella hadn't changed a bit, but their relationship surely had.

Prompt 3 up! Thank you for the support so far! And happy OUAT day everyone :)