The next morning…

Ruby's POV

Purring softly in contentment and snuggling closer to the petite body in front of me; feeling only the mildest arousal smiling into the soft, warm surface. Purring louder in delight and comfort, happily wrapping my legs around the body that smelt strongly of apples and cinnamon.

Scrunching my eye browns in confusion and blinking my eyes open only to once again come face to face with Regina.

Squeaking in the most undignified manner possible I attempted to roll away only to get even further tangled in Regina's limbs and succeeding in pulling her on top of me. Blushing fiercely and trying to stutter out a jumbled apology until Regina gently cuts me off.

"Is what Maleficent said true?"

Stilling and looking at the woman above me in confusion before remembering last night's conversation with Maleficent making my body become inflamed in red hue. Burrowing my head back into the pillows and cursing Maleficent quietly. Deciding that there was nothing left to lose; I glanced back up at the woman, this queen above me before whispering the truth to her.

"You were so beautiful and fierce. A woman commanding over the kingdom. That was unheard of back then on the level that you ruled. And not only were you strict and brutal with your enemies you were so good and gracious to your people, when I shifted for the first time a-an-and I was chase by those who hunted my kind I had no place to go not permanently at least. And I was chased onto your land and they just stopped. They didn't follow me, they just stopped and didn't cross onto your land and I ran and ran further onto your land and your guards, Gram specifically, they came and dragged me off to your palace for trespassing. And when you stood in front of me studying me and remaining poised you simply allowed me to stay and dismissed me and order your guards to let me go. I was accepted for the first time from someone other than family and you didn't know anything about me or my name you saw me as human and I was enthralled by you ever since."

Taking a breath and looking away from Regina's misty eyes I continued.

"I wanted to be with you, by your side, your partner. But it doesn't work that way in that land you were queen and I was a girl, just a girl. And in this land you were mayor and I was just a waiter. You were always close, but never within my grasps. And Emma came along and she was so like you except for more brash and less composed, but I thought maybe she could be someone important in my life. And she was. She is. But she was always just a friend because once you meet someone like you, Regina nothing comes even close in comparison. And I was coming to terms with that, more so now than ever. Our old world and this world are mixing, but I'm not in league with you and my blood would never be accepted by the people. You and Emma are the perfect royal couple and you'll rule our people well until Henry takes the throne and he'll be the perfect King."

Untangling myself from Regina I went to leave the bed and room only to have tan arms rope around my waist and pull me back down.

Regina's POV

How can she see herself as just a girl? She is so much more than that. Making up my mind I reached down tilting her face to look at me from where I was holding her from behind.

"Did Maleficent explain to you what Emma's bite did to you?" Nodding her head slowly in confusion about the abrupt subject change.

"And did she tell you I had to do the same to start the bonding process between you and I?"

Her face scrunches up adorably in confusion.

"Yes, but why does that matter, I can stay away from her and learn how to control myself and I haven't bitten her so she won't feel any of the …erm…side effects."

Smiling I release her face and pull her closer to my body and whisper into her ear.

"Because we want you too."

Feeling her entire body lock up and her head attempt to turn back around I burrow my face into her neck breathing in her natural outdoorsy scent before whispering one more time.

"So Ruby, may I bond with you?"

Her body remains tense before she slowly relaxes and breathes out a yes.

Author's Note:

I'm so sorry! I haven't updated in so long and this is a really really really really short chapter probably the shortest I'll ever post. It's just to get me back started again and see all of your responses, requests and wishes for future chapters. I have to inform you ahead of time I am going back to the doctors this coming weekend/week to get my crown on so after that week I should be medical problems free, minus a few colds here and there, but I'll be writing more often and much more per chapter so that you for baring with me through this hectic month. I'll update a couple more times this week and they'll hopefully much much much much much longer than this chapter. I sincerely apologize for the wait as well as the shortness of the chapter and I'll try to do better. Again thank you. Especially those of you who messaged me to get well and pushed me to start writing. I really needed that and you lovelies are what keep me writing and coming back for me so thank you and keep up the reviews and PM's. I respond to almost all of them if not all of them. Thanks again hope you enjoyed this sadly short chapter. If I ever write a chapter this short again feel free to send me angry messages because it is quite ridiculous how short this chapter is.