Hi dearies,

So, finally the last chapter of the OQ week ! I hope you'll like it and I wanted to thank each of you for the amazing support and love you had given me. LOVE YOU ALL ! 3

Also, the new chapter of Choices is almost finished and should arrive in the evening :)

Long chapter my friends, as a gift to all of you for being so amazing with me!

A/N : Set during 3x22, right after Emma told everyone at the dinner that she planned to go back to NY. But instead of Emma and Hook falling through the time portal, it was Robin and Regina. They returned to the time just before Marian and Robin split up for the mission that will cost her her life. What will Robin do ?

In this version, Regina didn't kill Marian.

Day 7 : Time travel.

"Regina !" he called but she didn't stop, wiped angrily a tear that rolled down her cheeks. "Regina, please wait-" this time he caught her hand and forced her to turn around. Blue eyes were looking at her, concern written all over it.

"She won't take my son back to New York."

"Of course she won't." he only answered, cupping her cheek and she leant into his tender gesture. "She's just lost but give her time, she'll come around."

Regina sighed and nodded slightly.

"I guess you're right."

"I'm always right, m'lady." he smirked and she chuckled, raising an eyebrow.

"Are you, now ?"

He hummed and leant in, kissing her lovingly there, in the middle of the forest. She deepened the kiss but a few seconds after, a huge noise could be heard and they both jumped apart, before their eyes widened.

"What the hell is that ?" asked the outlaw, looking at the light tunnel.

"That, is trouble." she answered, walking toward it.

"Regina !" called Robin again, "We shouldn't be here."

"I have to see what it is. It could be dangerous."

"Which is exactly why I don't want you there !"

She stopped and turned around, smiling.

"Are you worried about me, my thief ?"

His eyes softened and he took her hand, brought it to his lips.

"Of course I am. I couldn't stand it if anything came to you."

"It won't." she answered, pecking his lips before turning around and opening the door.

And then all happened so fast.

Regina opened the door and was caught in the rush of energy of the tunnel, she lost her balance and fell. She almost was taken, but Robin caught her hand and she looked up, saw him frowning with the effort.

"Robin..."

"It's gonna be alright." he said, but she saw him slide a few inches.

He was going to let go.

"Please," she breathed and blue eyes met blue. "Don't let me go."

"Never."

And then, they both fell and the tunnel closed behind them.

When she regained consciousness, Regina blinked once, twice before remembering the recent events. She turned around, searching for Robin and heard him groan, his hand still clutching hers.

"Where are we ?" she asked then because she didn't recognize the place, and she saw Robin's eyes widened.

"It's impossible." he breathed and she frowned.

"Robin ?"

"We're in Sherwood Forest."

Her heart stopped.

They were moving in the forest, Robin's hand still holding hers.

"If I'm right, the Merry men camp was..." he stopped and smirked at her, "Here."

She looked and saw tents, and clothes, and a fire ...

"Robin... It doesn't look desert."

He frowned.

"You're right."

And then they heard people coming and hid behind a bush, looking curiously at wat would happened.

They saw another John and another Robin – both looking much younger, arrived and Regina gasped.

And then, realization strucked her.

"Oh my God." she breathed and looked at Robin, "We're in the past."

"But how much ?" he asked in a blank voice and she could see the worry in his voice.

"I don't know."

Then, they heard a feminine voice and in a matter of seconds, Regina's world crumbled down around her as many things happened in the same time : the woman ran to young-Robin and kissed him, present-Robin murmured in a whisper 'Marian' and let go of Regina's hand.

Tears pricked the back of her eyes.

They had made it back to the camp after hearing something about a plan to robb the Sheriff and Robin had vaguely told her back in their time that she died during that attack. Now, they were sat facing each other in front of the fire, but Robin had not spoken a word to her in an hour.

"I have to save her." he finally said and her heart stopped.

"What ?"

He looked up and blue eyes met brown.

"Marian. I have to save her."

"But you can't !" she exclaimed and he flinched. "Robin, interfering with the past is dangerous !"

He got up and started pacing.

"Would you rather I left her here to die ?"

She got up too and folded her hands together.

"If it was her destiny." she said sadly. "Messing with the past is a dangerous thing to do."His eyes widened and she swallowed. "Robin-" she tried to explain but her cut her,

"How can you be so selfish ? How ? " he screamed and she jumped. "An innocent woman is here to die, and you're ready to let her only to preserve your own little comfort ?! I can't believe it."

She took the blow in the heart.

He was looking at her like he had never before.

Like she was ... evil.

And that stopped her heart.

"I only said that it was a dangerous thing to change the past."

"You don't want me to save her." he breathed and she took a deep breath.

"What would you do with her ?"

"Take her back to Storybrooke with me." he answered without hesitation and her heart squeezed a bit more.

She was so easily replaced.

A tear escaped her eyes but he didn't notice, to focus on his anger while he said again,

"Do you think I'd be able to look myself in a mirror if we get back to Storybrooke leaving her to die here ? Do you think I'd be able to look at you in the eyes ? What do you think would happen to us, then ? "

She looked down again and hoped her voice was more steady than she felt.

"But what will happen to us if you do bring her back ?" she whispered so low he almost didn't hear it, but his heart stopped for a few seconds then.

Robin didn't answer right away and focused on the woman in front of him. She looked so miserable, brown eyes were full of tears and she looked pale.

Oh God.

"She is my wife." he answered after a few minutes of silence and he saw a tear rolled down her cheek as she smiled brokenly.

"And I was just a distraction."

He was about to protest, but she turned around,

"You promised you would never let me go." she murmured and he was sure his heart had stopped. Before he could answer, she disapeared in a cloud of purple smoke and he was left alone, his heart breaking in his chest and his shoulders heavy with what he had just done.

Regina was looking at some point in the forest, tears rolling down her cheeks as she tried to understand everything that happened in less than 12 hours : Emma was getting Henry back to NY, she and Robin was in the past, Robin could save his late wife and discarded her like she meant aboslutely nothing to him.

She would be alone once again in less time that it needs to be saying.

And God, that hurts.

Because for the first time in decades, she had faith. She had trusted him. Given him her heart without reserve. Thought that perhaps, happiness could be reached. Had been so close...

She was snuggled against his chest at night, and he was drawing random pattern on her skin.

"I think I'm in love with you." she said without really think of it and felt him tense beneath her before he relaxed again and tilted her chin so brown eyes could meet shining blue eyes.

"Oh Regina." he breathed and leant in, nuzzling his nose with hers. "I'm failry certain I am in love with you, too."

She had smiled that smile that was so his and leant in, kissing him passionately.

"I am sorry for the way I spoke to you." came his voice and she froze, wiped her tears hurriedly but didn't turn to him.

"It's alright."

She was tense and distant and Robin's heart broke, thinking about the woman of this morning, so open and affectionate. He took a step closer but stopped.

He didn't know what to say, or do.

He felt bad for the way he treated her earlier, but seeing Marian again after so much time – after crying over her for so much years, and being able to save her...

It had driven him crazy.

He could see now how much he must have hurt Regina though.

And he felt so very sorry.

But what else could he do ?

God, this was so complicated already...

He felt torn.

He loved Regina, of course he did. But Marian ... She was his wife.

"I have to save her." he breathed and saw her tense, knew she was trying not to cry, surely failing.

"I understand." and her voice was so defeated, so low that his heart stopped once again.

This was worst than what he thought.

"Regina..."

She took a deep breath and turned around. Her brown eyes were full of tears, but that was not was killed Robin, it was the sadness yet resolution in them. Like it was doomed to happen anyway and she should have seen it coming.

God, he wanted to be the one person that would never let her down.

And he was failing incredibly.

"I get it, Robin." she folded her hands in front of her. "She's your wife and..." her voice broke and she cleared her throat. "And you ... you love her." a bitter smile lit up her face and he opened the mouth, but she cut him. "I'll help you. I'll help you and then, we'll find a way back to Storybrooke."

"Regina, please-"

"And then, there will be no need for us to keep on seeing each other."

His eyes widened and panic took him.

"What do you mean ?"

"Once you are reunited with your wife and back in Storybrooke," her brown eyes were full of tears, her voice low and trembling. So far from the Evil Queen she used to be – had forgotten how to be when he was near. "I don't want to see you ever again."

"You can't mean that." he said, tears blurring his vision and he knew he was being selfish, but he couldn't let her do that.

Couldn't let her go.

Couldn't picture his life without her in it.

"I do." she said and walked past him.

But Robin grabbed her arm and turned her so she was facing him.

"I don't want that." A tear escaped her eyes and he cupped her cheek tenderly. "Regina, I swear to you that I don't."

"You can't have both, Robin." she murmured before receding from him, "And I'm so tired of always being a second choice."

And then she was gone.

They had slept apart from the first time in weeks. Robin had spent the night thinking about second chance, lion tattoo and soulmate while Regina was wondering how she could have been foolish enough to believe this happiness could be hers.

Villains don't get happy endings.

Then, it was morning and they both prepared, without talking to each other before heading toward the place where past-Robin and past-Marian would split up. Robin couldn't help but glance at Regina, her words anchored in his mind and heart. He saw her tense when his past-self kissed his wife and they murmured words of love before they finally separate and she took a deep breath. He got up, ready to go, but she stopped him by her words.

"I can make her appear here with my magic. No need to put yourself in danger."

He frowned.

"Won't that exhaust you ?" She had told him that her magic was slightly off these days, with the changes occuring in her. Dark magic and white magic were trying to cooperate but it exhausted her.

"Like you care." she whispered bitterly and his eyes widened,

"Regina !" he exclaimed, "Of course I care !"

She got up now that everyone was gone and brown eyes met blue before she only said with an icy voice. But those eyes of her were betraying the pain she was feeling.

"Just not enough."

And Robin was left there, speachless, his heart screaming at him to go and kiss her senseless to prevent her from thinking – and saying, such things.

But then she waved her hand and in one second, Marian was there in front of him, alive.

"Robin ?" she frowned, seeing him.

His heart stopped and tears blurred his vision.

"Marian..." he breathed before hugging her tightly against him.

Regina watched them reunite, her heart breaking in her chest at the tenderness and love in Robin's gesture, before she felt suddenly dizzy. Not that anyone would notice..

Marian chuckled and receded, cupping his cheeks.

"I'm here. We haven't been separated that long, have we ?" she studied him, "Why are you dressed like that ? And why are you still here ? Don't you-"

"There's no time to explain." he said, "We need to go." and then looked over, searching for Regina, and his heart stopped again.

There she was, his beautiful Queen,

laid down on the ground.

"REGINA !" he screamed and ran to her.

"Robin ?" asked Marian and he saw she was worried and lost. "What's happening ? I don't understand... Who is she ?"

He craddled Regina against him, whispering words of comfort to her, his heart swelling in panic.

"You're gonna be alright, I promise..." A tear escaped his eyes, "Please, Regina. You have to be alright. Please. You can't leave me ..."

"Robin !" asked Marian and he took a deep breath before looking up at his wife. "What's going on ?"

He sighed and took Regina in his arms, getting up.

"I promise I'll explain everything to you. But please, we have to move."

"What ? But what about the plan ? And the Sheriff ?"

"Come with me, Marian." his voice was frantic. "You can't go there."

"But-

"Marian, please."

"Two minutes ago, you-"

"Think about Roland !" he exclaimed and her eyes widened.

They both looked at each other, Marian frowning and Robin panting, clutching Regina against him.

"Fine." she breathed.

He nodded and released the breath he was holding before they started moving.

He watched over Regina, pale – so pale, but still alive and his heart broke, seeing her in this state because of him. He stroked her cheek tenderly and took a strand of ebony hair away from her face.

"You're gonna be alright, my love." he murmured so only she could hear. "I promise." he laid a tender kiss on her forehead and got up, finding Marian looking at him like she had been stabbed in the heart.

God, was he only good at hurting the women he loved ?

"I think you owe me an explanation." was all she said and he sighed before sat by her side on the log, looking at Regina. "Why do you look older than the last time I saw you ? Why do you wear those clothes ? And why are you looking at her the way you should be looking at me ?"

Robin looked down and searched for the courage to speak before looking up and smiling sadly, studying her.

"I have missed you so, so much, Marian."

"What nonsense are you talking about ? We were together an hour ago !"

"No." he chuckled sadly, "We were not."

And then, he explained everything. Her death, the years without her, the trip to the past, the fact that he couldn't go without saving her, Roland, Regina, everything.

When Robin finished his thoughts, Marian's eyes were full of tears and a lonely one escaped her brown eyes.

"Do you love her ?" she breathed and he opened the mouth, closed it.

"Marian..."

"Do you ?"

He looked over to Regina, who was mumbling something in her sleep and back to Marian, who was looking at him like he just stabbed her himself.

"I do." he breathed and she closed her eyes, letting tears fall.

"Then, I do not want to come with you. " his heart stopped. "I'd rather stay in a world where my husband loves me."

"Marian, please..."

"No, Robin." she said firmly, "I don't care what fate I'll have. I refuse to live in a world when the man I love more than anything else is in love with another. I can't."

"But I need you."

"Not the way you used to."

"Think about Roland." he was grasping at straws, hoping against hope it would work, and Marian's eyes softened and fill with tears, so he said again. "You can't abandon him." A tear escaped her brown eyes.

"I need to think about it. Can we laid down for a moment ? It's a lot to take in."

He chuckled without humour and nodded.

"I need to check on Regina first, and we can't move until she is better. So we can have a nap."

She nodded slightly and they both went to lay down, ready to take whatever sleep they could get. Robin checked one last time on Regina and noticed with relief her fever was gone, and she was less pale.

She would make it.

He then laid down, not too far from her.

"Robin ?" Marian asked a little while later and he could hear the hesitation in her voice.

"Yes ?"

"In this world, I can't sleep if I'm not in your arms."

A sad smile lit up his face. He opened his arms to her and she snuggled against him. Robin realized his heart didn't beat the way he used to, feeling her that close. His stare then deviated toward Regina and he hoped – oh he hoped so hard, that he didn't mess up things between them. Because seeing her on the ground earlier had been the scarriest thing he had ever seen.

It made him realize,

He couldn't live in a world where she was not.

Not now,

Not ever.

Regina groaned when she finally woke up, feeling like something – or someone, was playing drum in her head. She ran a hand through her hair and sat up before all the events of the day came back to her.

Robin.

Marian.

She looked around her, fearful for one second that he was gone without her, but what she saw was even worst.

Because Robin was there indeed. Asleep with his wife in his arms.

And the image hurt Regina so badly that her breath stopped for a second before she remembered how to breathe. She had been so sure she would be the one in his arms, so sure they would live happily ever after. Sure he would never let her go.

How stupid was she ?

A tear rolled down her cheek and she tried to stop a sob.

She needed to get away from here.

Robin heard noises and frowned, before waking up. He opened the eyes and a smile lit up his face when he saw his dear Queen up and leaving.

Wait,

Why was she leaving ?

Robin tried to recede from Marian's embrace without waking her and when he managed to do so, he got up and followed Regina.

What he saw absolutely broke his heart.

She was leant against a tree, one hand on her heart while loud sobs escaped her mouth and he took a step closer, meaning to comfort her, but she froze and turned around.

"What ... What are you doing here ?"

He could see she was trying to compose herself, but he knew her too well for that.

"What is it ?" he asked and her eyes widened. "Are you ok ? I was worried sick about you."

"Were you ?" she spatted bitterly, "Because you certainly didn't seem like it, all cuddle with your wife."

Robin's eyes widened.

"Regina..."

"Don't." she cut him and now, she was angry and he felt even sadder. "Don't even call my name." she said again and wiped the tears on her cheeks. "I'll tell you what, we'll find Rumplestiskin, ask him to take us home and then, you and I will never need to see each other again."

"You don't mean that."

"I do." she said.

He took a step closer and his heart broke when she took one back.

"Regina, I-"

"Robin?" called a voice and Robin sighed, while Regina's eyes filled with tears again. "Robin, where are you ?"

"I think your wife needs you." she breathed and for one second, she let go of the mask, showing how hurt she was and the sight left Robin speachless. "I'll go searching for Rumple, wait for me here."

"No, wait-"

But it was too late, she was gone.

They had waited for one entire day, and Robin had been worried sick about her.

Was she alright ?

Why did she go alone ?

If Rumple touched if only a single hair upon her head ...

Then nothing, not even time or magic would stop him from killing him painfully.

"Robin ?" called Marian and he jumped, still not use in her presence.

After much talk, Marian had agreed to come back with them, for Roland. She had still a hard time not acting like they weren't together, but she assured him she would get used to it, and he promised he would always be there for her.

"Sorry." he muttered, throwing the branch in the fire.

"She'll be ok." she said and his eyes widened.

"We don't have to talk about her, Marian. It's still so new for you..."

"Yes, it is." she said, "And I can't tell you it is easy, watching you in this state for another woman..." she looked down and then up, a tear rolling down her cheek. "But I'll get used to it. And I still love you. I want to be there for you, whatever you it is."

He smiled sadly and took her hand, squeezing it.

"Thank you."

At that moment, a giggle could be heard behind them and Robin jumped in front of his wife.

"Who's there ?"

He saw two persons approaching, one of them made him let out a breath of relief as he ran to Regina and engulfed her in a tight hug.

"Don't ever do that to me again." he breathed against her ear and when he receded, her eyes were lost and frantic.

"How touching." the second voice added and he frowned, recognizing Rumplestiskin in all his glory.

"You found him ?"

"I did." she said, her voice still shaking. She cleared her throat, "He will help us to go back."

"At what price ?" asked Robin and a delighted smile lit up the imp face.

"Clever one at that !" he bent toward Regina, "I like this one."

"Shut up." she muttered and he giggled madly again. "I'll tell him if he get reunited with his son. But he promised to forget everything after."

Robin frowned but he nodded.

"I trust you." he said and tears filled her eyes, but she only nodded and looked at Marian.

"Are you ready ?"

The woman took a deep breath and walked toward Robin, taking his hand and he flinched when he saw Regina's composure fell when she saw their intertwined hands.

"I am."

"Then let's go." she turned toward her mentor. "Now."

"First, dearie, you have a deal to honour."

"Open that damn portal and I will."

The imp frowned and then added,

"This is how I knew you really are from the futur, the Regina I know would never speak to me like that."

"I'm not her anymore." she only answered and he nodded seriously suddenly.

"I can see that."

Then he opened the portal, Regina told him all about Neal being a hero, about them being reunited and finally told him he promised to drink the forgetting potion.

And then, they were back in Storybrooke.

Robin groaned and spotted Marian beside him, he ran to her and helped her get up before looking around them, frantic.

"Regina ?" he called and his heart stopped when he saw her nowhere. "Regina ?!" nothing. "REGINA !" he screamed and Marian jumped but he couldn't calm the fear in his heart and bones. What if she stayed behind-

"I am here." came a voice a few meters away, and he ran to her before helping her get up.

They were back in the main street, a few meters from Granny's, where noise of people partying could be heard and he remembered. The party for the birth of Snow's baby, he and Regina had planned to go together.

She must be thinking the same because she receded from him slightly and looked down.

"You should go with Marian." and her voice was small, almost broken and he hated that.

"Regina-"

"I understand." she breathed and looked up, brown eyes full of tears and she was looking at him like he was going to disapear forever. "I'll ... I'll just go home."

"But-"

"I'll be fine." she tried to smile but it didn't reach her eyes. "I promise I will. Go enjoy your second chance."

Even if this is not with me. Thought the brunette, whose heart was shattering inside her chest. It was over. Whatever happiness she had, whatever faith and hope she had, it was all over.

Robin was torn. He wanted to tell her, tell her loved her and only her, but he couldn't abandon Marian in this strange world all alone, he needed to introduce her to Roland first, to everyone and to let her in John's care. Only then could he come back to his dear Queen.

"I'll come after the party."

He saw her eyes widened even more.

"There's no need." she answered and hugged herself. "I know everything I need to know."

"Regina-"

"Goodbye, Robin." she smiled sadly and he saw her hesitate, but she shook her head and turned around, leaving in a puff of smoke.

He took a deep breath and tried to clear his vision – blurry with tears, before turning to Marian, who was looking sadly at him.

"Let's do this." he breathed and she nodded slightly before following him.

Regina was crying in the darkness of her room, sobs racking through her body as she allowed herself this entire night to weep and cry before she build up walls even higher than before. To never be that hurt again.

Never.

But tonight ... Tonight she wanted to cry the man she loved, to cry the relationship they had and the happiness she almost had.

Tonight,

Tonight she would allow to feel sorry for herself.

Just for once.

She sobbed again, clutching the pillow where he was sleeping until two days ago and then, she heard her bell ring.

No way.

She wanted to be alone.

Couldn't she be alone for one night ?

Damn whoever dared interrupt her crying session.

It rang again and she sighed, wiped her eyes was went downstairs, ready to give the intruder a piece of her mind, but she froze when she saw someone in her living room.

Not just someone.

"Robin..." she breathed and the man looked up and when he saw her brown eyes red and puffy, saw the pillow she was still clutching, his heart broke.

"I picked the lock." he said, "I'm a thief, remember ? I needed to know you were ok."

She chuckled darkly.

"I'm perfectly fine, as you can see. Why aren't you with your wife ?"

He ran a hand through his hair and took a step closer.

"Regina, you didn't listen to me."

"Because I don't want to." she answered. "I know everything I need to know."

He frowned at her,

"What if you don't ?"

"Then let me," a tear escaped her eyes as she started, "Whatever we had would never compare to the feelings you have for your wife. Now that she is back, you don't need me anymore, I was never that important to you, anyway, just someone to help mend your broken heart. But your heart isn't broken anymore now that she is back, so why would you bother with me ?" her voice broke.

"Is this really what you think ?"

"Trust me, Robin." she said sadly, "I know for experience. And I should never have let myselt believe that you could love me." her voice broke, "Or that we could be happy together. Or that I deserved any of this ..."

This time was enough, he walked to her and cupped her cheeks, forcing her to look at him and her eyes widened, seeing him looking so fiercely at her.

"Don't you dare say anything like that again." he breathed and she gasped, " This is my fault, not yours. I am the one to blame, but I knew the moment you crumbled on that day when you brought Marian back, what my heart truly wanted." he saw her paled and nuzzled her nose with his. "Regina-"

"Don't." she cut him weakly, her hands on his. "Please, Robin. I can't take more heartbreak."

"The thought of a life without you..." his voice broke, "I can't. I can't Regina. It hurts too much."

"I don't understand." she shook her head and he smiled sadly, let a kiss at the corner of her mouth that had her gasping his name.

"I love you." he breathed and she froze. "I love you, Regina Mills."

Brown eyes were frantic.

"But... Marian ?"

He sighed.

"I had to save her." he said, "But not because I still love her. She will always have a special place in my heart, but not your place." A tear escaped her eyes as she finally started to believe his words. "I love you."

"You love me ?" she asked weakly and he nodded, brought her even closer to him.

"I love you."

She threw her arms around his neck and he laughed before holding her close,

"Robin ?"

"Yes, my love."

"Kiss me."

He smirked and leant in,

"All that my Lady wishes."

And he had time to glimpse that elusive smile of hers he fall in love with before his mouth crashed on hers in the most passionate kiss they had ever shared.

Because pixie dust never lies,

No matter the timeline.

Hope you liked it my friends !

Also ... LAST SUNDAY WITHOUT OUAT ! :D I AM SO EXCITED ! I do hope Robin and Regina will be reunited soon because I couldn't take it otherwise ...

LOVE YOU ALL 3