(A/N-This prompt is for a friend who made an amazing art work that I have been teasing about on my twitter for almost three months. I hope I did you justice my friend. And to Bekki for beta reading these, thank you so much! Also special thanks to those who read, review, follow and fav this.))
Day 31-True Love's Kiss(TLK)
(Set in the missing year)
Regina was in the library, reading a book on potions. She flung it towards the wall and grabbed another one. She was trying to find a way, any way, to get back to her son, to Henry. But even if she did find a way back to Storybrooke, he was in New York and would have no memory of her being his mother.
She took another book and flung it towards the door, a door that someone at that moment was walking through, "Ugh," he said quickly as he dodged the book.
"What are you doing here?" Regina asked.
"Dodging one of your temper tantrums, it appears," Robin said as he picked the book off the floor and walked over to her and put it on the table in front of her.
"I am not, having a temper tantrum," Regina defended herself.
"Oh no, then what was this then?" Robin asked.
"It's called frustration," Regina said.
"I see, and what are you frustrated about, I wonder?" Robin asked, with a smirk on his face.
"Not that," Regina said as she rolled her eyes at him.
"Then what has you upset?" Robin asked.
Regina looked at him and stood up, "Nothing that concerns you," she then started to walk past him when he brought a hand out to her arm, stopping her progress.
"Regina, let me help," Robin said to her gently. He could tell when something was really bothering her, she was harsh when she needed to protect herself. But there was another side to her, a side she hardly let anyone see.
"You can't help me," Regina said, "and even if you could, I don't need your help."
"Regina, don't be like this towards me," Robin said.
"There's nothing you can do," Regina said as tears came to her eyes, she hated when that happened. "There's nothing anyone can do."
"You don't know that, just tell me," Robin said as one of his hands came up and brushed a tear from her cheeks, he hated to see her upset. He knew of how her reputation was, yes she had done terrible things, but he also knew how people should also be given a second chance to try to change their lives.
"It's Henry," Regina said as she moved from his touch. She walked over to the balcony and looked out.
"Your son," Robin said as he walked up behind her, he put his hands on her shoulders to offer what comfort he could.
"I just miss him, I had to give him up in order to save his life," Regina said.
"A terrible price to you, but also the best as you saved your son's life," Robin said.
"I just miss him so much," Regina said, "I just want to hold him in my arms."
"And one day again you shall," Robin said as he turned her around in his arms, "that mind of yours will figure it out one day."
Slowly, ever so slowly her arms came up around his back and she hugged him back. It felt good for someone to show her some sort of emotion, empathy, instead of just the typical scorn she usually, and sometimes rightfully received.
She lowered her walls around her, not thinking of anything but of just this specific time. She moved her head back, as did he and he looked down into her face, ever so slowly he started to lower his head, his left hand went to her cheek as his head still descended towards hers.
This man was making her feel things, emotions she had thought to be long gone for someone. Her only feeling she had had for so long was the love she had for Henry, her son. She could not let herself, would not allow herself to feel something for this man. A man, who was holding her in her arms.
She quickly moved back before he could touch her lips, "How dare you try to take advantage of me."
"I was doing no such thing, Regina," Robin said.
"Oh no? Then why were you trying to kiss me?" Regina asked.
"Maybe, because I wanted to kiss you. Did you ever think of that?" Robin asked.
"Why would you want to? I've killed hundreds, thousands perhaps," Regina said, "I had you and your men hunted down like dogs many times."
"And somehow we still alluded your black knights," Robin said with a smile.
"Imbeciles obviously," Regina said.
"I think you are trying to fight what you are starting to feel towards me?" Robin said.
"Nausea?" Regina asked as Robin had to smile down at her face at that one.
"No, I think it goes a lot deeper than that," Robin said as this time, he put both hands on the side of her face, to hold her still as he said, "As I once fought those feelings I began to have towards you, now you are doing the same."
Regina opened her mouth to deny it, when something out of the corner of her eye caught her attention. No! It couldn't be! She grabbed his right hand and pulled it down from her face so she could get a better look.
"This can't be," Regina murmured.
"What? My tattoo?" Robin asked. "Is something wrong?"
Regina couldn't answer, nothing was forming in her mind that would differ the situation.
Robin Hood, the Prince of Thieves, was her soul mate!
So she did the only thing she could do, she waved her hands and she disappeared right before his eyes in a mist of purple smoke. She appeared back in her bedchamber, clearly befuddled and down right confused.
How could someone like him be her soul mate?
He was someone who stole from people like her to give to peasants!
She had tried to have him and his men captured, killed probably if they had been.
She started to pace her room, back and forth till she came up with a reasonable solution to this mess. But after ten minutes of pacing, nothing made any sense still.
This wasn't her main problem now, that was getting back to her son. This whole soul mate thingy would have to wait.
Henry, was what mattered.
She went over to her dresser and pulled out that pin, she had infused with the sleeping curse. She didn't want to keep feeling this sense of pain, she felt with not having Henry there with her. It was slowly consuming her day by day, taking a little bit more of all she had worked for away from her. She figured the heroes would all find a way to get them back home before too long, and once there then they would have Henry awake her.
Her decision made, she held out her other hand and started to lower the pin towards it. A split second before it would make contact with her skin, she felt arms go around her form, effectively stopping her.
"You can't do this! I won't let you do this," Robin said as the two of them struggled.
"It's not your decision to make!" Regina said as she stomped on his foot with her high heeled boot, he yelled and barely let go of her. She made one last move to use the pin, and as she did he grabbed her hand in his and together they struggled again.
"Let go of this!" Regina yelled.
"I'm sorry, your majesty, but I can't," Robin said as he tried to get the pin away from her grasp.
But in doing so, the pin moved, and went into Robin's skin.
Regina let out a soft gasp as it happened, she let go and looked at him. "Now see what you have done!"
"I couldn't let you do this," Robin said as he started to stagger a little. He was getting very sleepy, extremely sleepy.
"You're an idiot, you should have just let me do this," Regina said.
"My apologies, your majesty," Robin said as he went down to his knees before her, and then the rest of his body fell backwards onto the floor.
Regina dropped to her knees and picked up his head, "Wake up!" She screamed at him, even though she knew it was useless to do so. The potion she used to make the sleeping curse were quite effective immediately.
"Regina!" Snow called as she ran or rather waddled into the room, followed by David. "What happened?"
"He got stabbed with the sleeping curse," Regina answered as she knew what would come next. "And no, I didn't do it."
"Then what happened?" David asked.
"I was trying to use it on myself," Regina started to explain and saw Snow open her mouth, "my reasons are my own, and right now, they are not important."
"Let me go get Doc and see if there is anything that we can do," David said as he left the room.
Regina waved her hands again and this time Robin landed on Regina's bed. She walked over to the bed, and moved some of his hair from his forehead, "Stupid fool, why couldn't you just leave me be?"
Snow White had been watching from behind Regina, had seen the way Regina spoke and how she gently touched the archer's skin. There was something going on here, more than just Regina being mad at him.
Regina had feelings for Robin, that was evident. A part of Snow wanted to jump for joy, because finally Regina had another chance at something wonderful, but she had to restrain herself. Now was not the time, now was the time to find a way to wake up Robin.
Minutes later, Doc was there assessing Robin, some of Robin's men were now in the room as well, "Well he is under a sleeping curse." Doc stated.
"Well hello Captain Obvious!" Regina said. "Did it take you this long to figure that out? We know that, now we have to fix this."
"Excuse me, your majesty," Doc said, "but this is your curse and you should know how to fix it."
"It takes an act of true love, doesn't it Regina?" Snow asked.
"Yes, true love's kiss," Regina answered.
"But, Marian is dead, how can we wake him up now?" Little John asked.
"It doesn't have to be a significant other," Regina said and rolled her eyes at their confusion," Roland, Roland can wake him up. The bond between a parent and their child is unbreakable."
"I'll go get him," Little John said as he left the room. He returned a few minutes later with Roland in his arms.
"Roland, your silly papa needs your help," Regina said as she walked up to him, "he accidently touched something he shouldn't have, and the only way to wake him up now, is for a kiss from someone he loves."
"And that's me," Roland said.
"That's you," Regina said.
Little John put Roland down and let him get close to Robin on the bed, he leaned over and kissed his papa on the side of his cheek. Everyone held their breath as they waited...but nothing happened.
Robin didn't wake up.
"But, why didn't it work?" Little John asked.
"I've seen this before when Fredrick was turned to gold," David said.
"Who the he-hero cares who Fredrick is," Regina asked.
"Little John, why don't you go see if Granny has a treat for Roland?" Snow said as she tried to diffuse the situation.
"Did I not do it right?" Roland asked, Regina looked down at the little boy.
"No, my little knight, you did everything exactly right," Regina tried to reassure him. "Sometimes it takes another solution for it to work. And I promise you, I'll get him awake."
"You promise?" Roland asked as his bottom lip quivered.
"Come here," Regina said as she took the little boy in her arms,"I promise you, my little knight, I will get your father back."
"Thank you, my Majesty," Roland threw his little arms around her.
"Now, why don't you go and draw a picture so that when you father wakes up, he can see it as well?" Regina asked.
Roland nodded and Little John removed him from the room, "Now what?" David asked.
"If I might be of assistance," a high pitch voice said from behind, they turned around to see...Tinkerbell standing there.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Regina asked.
"Nice to see you too, Regina," Tinkerbell said.
"You seem to imply you might have a solution to this?" Snow asked.
"Indeed I do," Tinkerbell said.
"Then tell us," Regina demanded.
"While, Roland might indeed be one of the people Robin loves," Tinkerbell began, "there is a legend how the kiss of a soul mate can break any curse."
Regina opened her mouth to protest, she knew exactly what that damned moth was referring to. She thought that Regina could wake up Robin.
"But Robin's wife is dead," David said.
"I wasn't speaking of Robin's dead wife," Tinkerbell said as she walked up to stand in front of Regina, "I was speaking of a woman who had lost a soul mate, but was shown another one years later."
"Regina?" Snow asked, "what is she talking about?"
Regina could say nothing to her question, she just stood her ground and gave Tinkerbell one of the worst looks she could give her for putting her in this position.
"That's right," Tinkerbell said, "Regina was shown her soul mate, the man with the lion tattoo. He has it on his right forearm."
David went to the bed and pulled back Robin's sleeve on his right arm, revealing the fated tattoo.
"So you're saying, Regina can wake up Robin?" Snow asked.
"Indeed she can," Tinkerbell said, "she just has to open her heart up to love."
"How do you think I can be happy when my son is lost to me?" Regina snapped at Tinkerbell.
"Maybe this, maybe Robin is the way to finding a way to get Henry back," Tinkerbell said.
"I think we should give Regina some time alone with Robin," Snow said as they left the room too.
Regina looked over at Robin laying on the bed, he was so peaceful in sleep. Not near as aggravating now. She slowly made her way to stand beside the bed, and she went to her knees beside it, "You better not make me regret this, thief," as she lowered her head to his.
She kissed him as if his life, her life depended on it. Her finger fluttered as they sought the side of his head, her hand touching his cheek as she continued to kiss him.
A source of power surged between them, through their bodies. Regina moved her head back slowly as she saw Robin open his eyes and looked into her own, "I knew you could wake me."
"You did this on purpose, didn't you," Regina said as she tried to move back, but he reached up and grabbed her shoulders.
"Did what?" Robin asked with a smile.
"You made me fall in love with you, what do you have to say for yourself?" Regina asked, letting her true feelings for this...thief come out.
"Because I wanted you to know my feelings for you as well," Robin answered.
"You better not be playing with my heart," Regina said.
"I wouldn't dream of it," Robin said as he brought her lips down on his, hard, expert, seeking. And inwardly smiled as she kissed him back with a passion which seemed to have been on hold for a very long time.
Outside in the hallway Tinkerbell smiled as she had watched Regina wake up Robin. Finally, Regina was going to open her heart back up to love. Only a person who had had their heart open was able to wake someone up from a sleeping curse.
"Go get him, Regina," Tinkerbell whispered as she watched Regina kissing her thief, her soul mate back. She quietly closed the door and was literally skipping down the hallway.
Her job was done.
(A/N-As is mine. The End.)