—Five—

True Feelings

Regina drove back to her home, parking her car in the normal spot on the driveway. She got out of the vehicle to find Robin standing there. Leaning against the garage, she narrowed her eyes, before slamming her door shut.

"What do you think you're doing here?"

"I came to be with you."

Regina frowned, shaking her head. "You need to get out, I'm about to summon the Ice Queen."

"I don't think so." He said, stepping in her way.

"Robin, you can't stop me, if I don't do this, everyone's in danger, your family—your son…your wife…be with the people you love…cause my plan may not work. You may never see them again."

"But, I choose you, Regina." He said, in all seriousness. "I want you." He backed her up until she hit the garage door, and she couldn't escape, thanks to the arms he put her up on each side.

"Robin…I'm no good.."

"Who told you that? I believe you're good, I believe people can change, and Regina, you've changed."

"Villains don't get happy endings."

"Regina, for the last bloody time, you are no villain! You're a hero! You single handedly defeated Zelena and you rescued your boy in Neverland, in my book, that's the definition of a hero."

"I can't take you—"

But, her words were cut off thanks to Robin's lips pressed tightly against hers. Hushing her from making anymore protests. His kiss became deeper, her then picked her up, and carried her inside the house.

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Emma walked inside back into the apartment, exhausted.

She put her jacket on the hook by the door, before entering the room. Hook was sitting in the living room, reading a newspaper article.

"They're seriously calling this year a bad year to sail? You've got to be bloody kidding me!" He muttered, underneath his breath.

Emma smiled, sitting down next to him. "You're reading a newspaper article? Really, at a time like this?"

"I was reading this because I was waiting for you, love, and it was the only thing stopping me from going and finding you."

Emma smiled, lightly, before a frown replaced it.

"What's wrong?"

"Are we doing the right thing?" Emma questioned. "Should we let Regina do what she's trying to do? I mean, she's in such an emotional state right now…"

"Like she said, she's our only hope."

Emma shook her head. "We don't know what she wants."

"Exactly. That's why Regina must go undercover."

"I don't exactly think that's the best plan."

"Do you have any?"

Emma sighed, shaking her head. "No…but something about this plan, just doesn't feel right to me."

She then got up, and urged Hook to follow her up the stairs…to bed.

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Regina woke up, looking around her dark room. Then, her eyes found a body in her bed. Not just any body. Robin's. She hid her gasp underneath the sheets, as she stumbled out of bed.

How could she be so stupid?

She quickly hurried into her closet, picked out an outfit. She took one last look at the man she loved lying on the bed, asleep. She softly placed a kiss on his forehead, before leaving her house. She got into her car and headed straight for the place she knew the Ice Queen would be.

It took her awhile to get there, thanks to the sudden change in weather. Her car would probably would be ruined thanks to the heavy snow on the ground. Just as she was about to set foot in the forest. She heard a noise.

"STOP!"

She turned to find Emma Swan standing directly behind her. Wearing winter attire, something Regina clearly lacked she frowned.

"Don't you have some other relationship to wreck or something?" Regina spat, angrily turning her back.

"Look, Regina, I had no idea…if I knew she was someone important, I wouldn't have brought her back in the first place, please don't do this."

"So you, too? What, did Robin get to you?"

"No, not exactly, but Regina there are other ways to defeat the Ice Queen."

"You have plans?"

"No…but we can find another plan, Regina, we always do. Please…don't do this!"

"Emma, this can help save the town…Henry, I have to do this!"

"No. I don't think you have to do this for the town or for Henry. I think you're just being selfish."

"Selfish? Swan, I am—"

"I think you're just trying to hide your feelings away, stuff them away, and believe me, when Hook brought me back I wanted nothing more than return to the life I've known. With Henry. But, it could never work. I have to much history here. Can't you see, that if you keep running it will always keep up with you."

Regina shook her head, and turned away not wanting to waste more time.

"I'm sorry, Swan, to disappoint, but I have business to discuss with the Ice Queen."

Emma shook her head. "Regina! Please, think of Henry…you wanted nothing more in the lost year than to be reunited with him, please…don't do this."

Regina paused, before turning towards her.

"Emma, I'll tell you this. If something happens, I want you to take it, and crush it."

"Crush it?" She asked, her eyes furrowed.

"My heart, it's hidden deep within my family mausoleum, if I can't stop her…I want you to kill me." She said, with tears in her eyes, she turned and walked away.

"Regina…please!" Emma cried, but it was too late, Regina had already disappeared into the forest. Frowning, Emma turned on her heel, and headed straight for her car.

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Robin woke with a start, and immediately looked to see who was beside him. But, it was empty. She left? When did she leave? He got out of bed, and opened the curtains to reveal the brightest day.

He quickly got dressed, and headed downstairs hoping to catch Regina down stairs in the kitchen, making breakfast. But the hope died, when he saw no sign of anyone being in the kitchen. He walked into her office. Finding her desktop open.

He looked around before sitting down and looked at it. Robin hit a button, and watched as the screen to life.

"What kind of contraption is this?" He muttered to himself.

"Hello, um…this kind of is hard…um, hey, it's me…Henry, this video is for you. Because what I'm about to do, I most likely won't come back. I love you so much, and it hurts that I have to do this. But this whole thing was because of me. This curse, everything….and I realize that I am the greatest villain of them all. I still have to pay the price of the terrible thing I've caused, and I know that this will not make up for the numerous people I've killed, but I hope this is a start. I love you, Henry, with all my heart and soul, you're the reason why I have become who I am today…you're the only reason why I try so hard at becoming good, and I will miss you every day. I love you, sweetheart, good-bye."

Robin frowned, confused by what Regina had just said. Why had she said good-bye as if she was never going to return?

His heart pounded heavily in his chest, and he did not know what to do. He snatched the contraption, ignoring the fact that it was plugged in somewhere, and hurriedly left Regina's house and headed straight for David's and Mary Margaret's apartment not far from there. He is going to get to the bottom of everything once and for all.