I wasn't going to post this until I finished it, but I know that this is way overdue and I'm so sorry. But I finally have ideas on what direction I want this fic to go towards. Hopefully, I can write it faster than I've been lately, so please bear with me. 3

Chapter 11: It's Regina.

Regina spent the day walking around her parent's manor- no her manor, it's hers now. trying to find the voice that she heard.

"Regina," Daniel whispers laying on their bed. "Come on, let's get to bed."

The bed sinks and she eases herself to his side but her mind was running all over the place, She couldn't have heard Henry because he was gone. Lost to her forever. He probably doesn't even exist in this place, and if he did, she'd probably be in her fifties when he's born. How old was she even in this realm?

Regina did the math in her head starting from the day they left and ran away from her mother and the king. She was about thirty-one then. Thirty-one. She runs through again, Henry would be a long way from here, and even if he were born, she wouldn't have the same relationship as she had with him. He wouldn't be her son.

If she were true to herself, Xander was beginning to wrap her around his little fingers but what she had with Henry would never be the same thing as she had with Henry. Xander is like this boy that's supposed to be her own, but the amount of love that she knows she can give him will never be the same as her little prince. Henry may have not come from her, but she knows she will be willing to give up everything she has for him.

Henry and Robin sit on the floor waiting for everyone to fall asleep when Henry's stomach loudly grumbles.

His face turns a bit sheepish. "Sorry," he whispers.

"No. It's alright," Robin replies. "I'm quite hungry myself too." He gives the boy a soothing smile.

It's been a long day for both of them. He had never thought that the boy had felt that way about his mother and he was sure that if Regina knew she would handle the situation a lot better than he did. He felt defeated. He felt more guilt than he already was feeling.

But was it really his fault though? She was his wife. He loved her. He made a vow till death do them apart. How can he ever leave her? His life was a mess.

"Robin?" He hears pulling him back to reality. "Can we go get food now?"

Robin looks at the preteen boy staring at him before he nods his head.

The two boys stay pushed up against the wall. Tiptoeing and shushing each other every other three steps. They try to hide in the shadows.

"Henry, now the most critical thing about thievery is intuition. You have to believe your gut and never doubt it."

Henry nods his head listening intently. Let's be real here. He may be mad at the man for leaving his mother, but he's still the coolest thief in the world. Frank Abagnale and those amateur thieves would never be as cool as THE Robin Hood.

"Your mother is going to kill me if she ever found out what I was teaching you," Robin chuckles.

Henry laughs too, actually laugh, and all of a sudden something warm begins to swirl inside Robin. Since they've reached this realm, he finally managed to crack a smile out of the boy.

The two make their way in the kitchen, and Robin whips them up something to eat. Just a quick sandwich to fill them up.

He's surprised though, they're in the Enchanted Forest, and yet his mom chooses food that is very much from the land of no magic or is that how it is?

He decides to ask Robin to make small talk. Something that finally doesn't involve him blaming him or himself for their current situation.

"It's difficult to explain, but we have pretty much everything that's in Storybrooke. From what I can remember your grandfather, David, was a shepherd. Princess Snow was always connected to birds, and your mom was a very skilled horse rider."

Henry intently listens as Robin explains that the food in the Enchanted Forest isn't as different from the land without magic.

"Your mother says that our lives are fairy tales in your land and so I gather that our way of living would be incredulous to others."

Robin chuckled at himself at how Regina tried to explain the world outside of Storybrooke.

"What is it?" Henry asks.

"Nothing, I just think it's quite funny if the people of the land without magic would witness Storybrooke with all its dragons, witches, and flying monkeys."

Henry lets out a few laughs before asking, "Were you happy? In the Enchanted Forest, I mean?"

Robin looks at Henry, his features tensing for a split second before Henry continues. "The book says mom was miserable because Daniel died, so I want to know if Fairytales are really what they are."

"You know," Robin chuckles, "During the missing year, your mom talked about that book repeatedly. She was angry and embarrassed by it."

Henry's forehead crunches, "what?"

"Your mom was embarrassed by the things that she did especially since you read some of them. No parent wants their kid to know their mistakes and their faults." Robin moves closer to Henry

"Why was she angry at the book?"

"She has her reasons Henry and I don't think I'm in the place to tell you them." Robin excuses knowing that Regina would not be happy if she ever found out if he told Henry anything.

"Can you at least give me a hint? I'm old enough-"Henry was cut off by feet shuffling towards them.

Henry and Robin turn to the entryway not knowing where to hide.

A man, Daniel, appears as the other two stood petrified.

"Who the hell are you and what are you doing here?"

Henry moves forward unafraid of the man, but Robin holds him back. "My name is Robert, and this is my son…" Robin trails trying to quickly come up with a name. "Harry."

Henry looks up to Robin. "What are you doing?" he asks.

Robin nudges Henry telling him to just go with it.

"What are you doing in my home?" Daniel asks accusingly. Daniel moves forward as if he's trying to intimidate him.

Henry jumps in this time, "We're sorry. We came from a long journey, and we got hungry." He lets out a deep breath trying to seek pity from the man. "We don't have any money to pay for food, and we saw your home, I'm sorry." He pouts and lowers his eyes. This always works with his mother, maybe it will work with him too.

Daniel's back soften. "Where are you from?" he asks suspiciously. "Your clothing. I've never seen such a thing."

"We come from another realm, a land without magic."

"A land without magic? I've never heard of such a place. That must be-"

Henry begins to yawn, having the entire day finally take a toll on his mind and his body.

Daniel seemed to notice because he quickly apologizes. "You're welcome to stay in our home to get some rest and refuel up."

"Thank you," Robin responds.

Daniel nods before continuing, "My wife and I," he pauses recalling the memories, "we've been in the same situation. Running around, not knowing where to go or where our next meal would be coming from. I-I'm sorry. I should be letting you get some rest."

Robin thanks him again, but the other man leaves one lasting statement. "I have to warn you, even though I trust you because I see you have a good heart. But if you- if you hurt anyone in this household or do anything that would break this trust I'm giving you, I will destroy you."

"I understand," Robin responds.

Robin wakes up on the soft cushion of the bed his eyes still closed. He must be at Regina's house because his layer at the tent is not as comfortable as this. Doable but not comfortable. Flashbacks from the night in front of her fireplace begin to flow through his memory.

Regina stares at his face as if she's trying to remember every feature and every scrunch of his face.

"What is it?" he asks

Regina continues to stroke his face letting out a smile. "I just thought I'd never have this," she responds her voice husky and an octave lower.

The memory is suddenly cut off with Marian appearing at the dinner and yelling at Regina that she was a monster. The night hadn't ended well so he is now a hundred percent sure he was not at Regina's home.

A leg pounces up with his causing him to jolt up. Where in the hell was he? He looks around and he finds Regina's boy sprawled around the entire bed. Well, that explains the leg, he thinks.

He stands up from the bed when he hears a soft knock at the door.

A woman enters leaving him and Henry garments to change into. She also draws him and Henry up a bath as Daniel was sure they would want to be refreshed for the day. Before leaving she says that breakfast will be served in an hour and a half with the mister and his family.

Robin's heart begins to flutter at the thought of being with Regina again.

Once dressed, Robin makes his way out of the bedroom waiting for Henry to get ready. Waking the boy up was not easy. He had asked for five minutes, then five more after, and after those five he had asked for a few more. He had to physically pry the kid off the bed which makes him wonder was ever to get the kid out of bed for school on time.

When Henry joined him outside of the room, he straightens his clothing for the fifth time before reaching the dining hall. Stood by the entryway, Henry and Robin look at each other taking a deep breath before they start walking to the dining.

Meanwhile, in Storybrooke, citizens of Storybrooke gathered in the town hall. As the Charmings walk in they begin to air their complaints all at the same time.

"The diamonds in the mine are disappearing," one of the dwarves yelled.

"Our pixie dust is running out, and without the diamonds, we wouldn't have anything to use soon," a fairy complained.

"Robin- he's missing," a deep voice said behind everyone from the door, that appeared to be Little John.

Marian who was beside him also added that they hadn't seen Roland since yesterday and they've been profusely searching.

"My kid too, they've been missing and I've looked everywhere."

"Mine also! I've been searching for them and trying to report it into the sheriff's station but no one has been there," another citizen aired causing the Charming to wince at the obvious blunt for them.

Marian looks around trying to find a familiar face, "the Queen, she's been missing too. Looking at history, she could be the reason."

"What are you implying?" A citizen piped out.

"Certainly you all don't think Regi- the Queen has something to do with this." Little John tried to defend. He's not all for the Queen but she's gained his respect.

He had seen how Robin and Roland would beam at just the mention of her. He had seen Robin defend her and how she had changed and was a good woman. He has to believe because he had witnessed it himself. The Queen putting her life above all to protect the town.

"And why not? She has done this before. She's angry. We all know that she's angry because the savior had returned Robin Hood's true love back and so what's stopping her from wreaking havoc."

The Charmings can not take it any longer and intervene. Promising and assuring that Regina posed no threat to the town.

"And how can you assure us that?" They asked. "We know you wanna see the good in her, but sometimes, people just can't be saved."

Thoughts? :)