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The ringing of the doorbell startled Regina. She had been sitting on the couch reading a book and enjoying a good wine. It was quite late and she didn't know who could be bothering her that late. Slowly she rose moaning quietly as she felt the blood running back into her leg making her leg feel like it was filled with a thousand ants. It took her so long to reach the front door that she was sure that whoever rang the bell would already be gone.

However that was not the case. In front of the door stood a woman Regina had never seen in Storybrook before. But that didn't have to mean anything. She still hadn't managed to gain her memories of the past year back so it was possible that she knew the woman anyway.

"Hello. Who are you? What do you want?" Regina asked with her best mayoral voice.

"Hello. My name is Zelena." The woman outside her house tilted her head to the side and looked at Regina expectantly. As if she'd hope for some sign of recognition.

"And? What do you want?" Regina tried to sound completely unimpressed but in fact she was desperately trying to remember the woman in front of her.

"I hoped that we could…talk" the red-haired woman said.

"Talk? About what? How do you know me?" The longer the conversation was going on the more nervous Regina got. Who was this woman and why was she standing on her porch that late in the evening.

"Could we maybe go inside to talk? It is hard to tell you in passing." Regina took a step back and allowed her visitor to enter. Regina did not know why she was letting a complete stranger and on top a potentially dangerous woman into her house. Hopefully this wouldn't backfire.

Regina led the woman in her study and offered her a glass of apple cider. Zelena accepted gratefully.

"So what do you want to talk about? I don't like being kept waiting. Either you tell me right now or you leave!" Regina said after five minutes of awkward silence.

Zelena cleared her throat and smiled at Regina. Her smile didn't reach her eyes.

"I'm sorry" She didn't sound as if she was sorry. "You don't remember me, do you?"

Regina bid down on her lower lips in an attempt to not give away the truth which would put her in a weaker position.

"You don't have to say anything. Of course you can't remember. But I do, because I cast the curse."

Regina took one step back from the wall. "What? Who are you?"

"I'm the wicked witch of the west"

"That's you? I thought you were green?" Regina said in a mocking tone. Zelena didn't look very amused.

"Yes, very funny. If that's the first thing you asked I've definitely overestimated you."

That made Regina stop and look at the red-haired woman angrily. "You definitely didn't. Why did you cast the curse? Is this about power? Can you only exercise power if no one can stop you because they can't remember. This is ridiculous and it almost makes me pity you. Almost."

"Stop it!" Zelena roared and furiously stood up from the couch. "This curse is not about power. It's about revenge! It is about you! I came here because I can't stand it anymore! You once again get everything although this is supposed to be a punishment for you! But you get your son and this, what do these two idiots call her, savior back! It's not fair."

Regina frowned. "About me? How can this be about me? I don't even know you!"

"Exactly, that's the problem. I'm your sister but we were never able to meet because Cora- mother- gave me away while she kept you! You! In which way are you better than me! Was it because of my skin color? That may be a little flaw for Cora but I am otherwise a perfect daughter. I would have been able to live up to her expectations! But I never got a chance in contrary to you! But now the roles are reversed. Our mother is dead and you are no longer mommie's darling-"

"I was never "mommie's darling"" Regina interrupted the other woman. She didn't even question Zelena's revelation that she was her sister. She just accepted it. It truly sounded like something her mother would have done.

"What?! What is that supposed to mean? Of course you were she always did everything to help you and to provide you with the best life possible!"

"Mother was a selfish bitch whose only concern was me gaining power. She killed my fiancé and made me marry a king who could have been my grandfather! And Rumpelstiltkin by the way only used me! He made me enact the curse so he could look for his son in this realm. I, as a person, didn't mean anything to either of them. I understand that you feel neglected and of course you have every right to feel like that but don't believe that I've been better off because that's simply not true."

Once again an uncomfortable silence settled upon them.

"So" Zelena started once more. "Does that mean that everything I've done was completely in vain because there was no reason for me to be jealous?"

Regina nodded. "Maybe it doesn't have to be in vain. You could come over for dinner tomorrow and we could talk some more…you know, getting to know each other. You're my sister after all and I could really need someone in my corner and you need someone in yours. We could be a family you know."

Zelena smiled. "I…would love that. So tomorrow?"

Regina nodded and smiled. Zelena then turned around and made her way back to the front door.

"Ah, Zelena, wait. About the curse: can you undo it? Can you give us our memories back?"

Zelena suddenly looked quite uncomfortable. "Maybe that's not a good idea."

"Why not?"

"Well, in Fairytale Land bad things happened. I wasn't, well, very nice to you and the townsfolk. I bet there would be a witch hunt." She laughed bitterly.

"No there won't. I won't let anything happen to you. Just break the curse and then come back. We'll figure something out."

"Thank you" Zelena said sounding completely genuine.

"You are welcome. We are family after all."