Through The Madness

Goodbye

Freddie jumps, the clouds consume her and she vanishes before the council's eyes. Regina is screaming running after them in her wolf form. She can't brave the jump and weeps for Freddie thinking she's been killed.

Regina sleeps by the cliff side and refuses to leave it. She’s forced to when Georgette drags her to her home kicking and screaming. It’s the first time Regina slept in a bed in months, almost a year even. And she just feels guilty. 

It seems the years pass by fast. Joan and Brianna get married, Robert grows up, and more children are made. The seasons change and the days grow long. Yet Regina never loved again, she tried to. Sadly the blond just scares off anyone.  Freddie was reported dead and there was no funeral since she was deemed a rebel.

Regina grew desperate to find Freddie, something was gnawing at her, telling her that Freddie was still alive. She finds the book Freddie used to save her so many years ago tucked away with Freddie’s other belongings. They belonged to Regina now.

Regina looks at herself in the mirror she had to be about middle age now. Maybe a few wrinkles on her forehead and cheeks but that’s it. Werewolves and elves don’t age normally. Her and Freddie were born in the last century yet they were still young well into the 21st century.

Regina shakes her head and opens the book. She takes the blade and slices the pictures in half. She says the words once in Latin and once in English before cutting the palm of her hand. She lets the blood dribble onto the pictures. Regina watches as the pictures swirl and spin around before bursting into a cloud of white knocking 

her onto her ass. 

The pictures vanish and she rushes to the cliff side the fog so thick it was hard to see. She coughs and steps forward her foot slips and so topples backwards a good chunk of the cliff edge crumbles off and falls, Regina never hears it fall or even make a splash sound, she reads from the book again the wind picking up. Her words seem to go lost in the wind and fog, the blue eyed woman can only hope her words carry out and find her lost Freddie.

The ground shakes and rumbles, trees begin to fall and Regina screams backing up the book mentioned none of this. Well maybe it did, Regina doesn’t know Latin she just guessed at the wording. 

Fire spews out of the ground and something is tossed at her feet. Regina nudges it with the toe of her boot, “Hello?”

A coughing and someone is waving their arms. Regina shakily pulls out her phone and shines the light onto it, “F-Freddie?” her voice broke.

There was Freddie staring up at her. She had aged gracefully as well. Her shiny ebony hair was now lighter and cut in a poofy bob that showed her natural curls and how full her hair is. Her eyes seemed even warmer, a golden honey color that showed kindness and love in them.

“R-Reggie?!” Freddie reaches out to her and Regina sobs hugging her tight.

“My love.” Regina cries she’s longed to hear that nickname come from Freddie’s lips again, “You’ve aged gracefully my queen.” 

Regina kisses her softly like it was their first kiss all over again. Freddie’s hands go grabbing onto her and Regina yelps pulling away. She scans over Freddie with concerned blue eyes before she lands on Freddie’s hands, “A h-hook?”

Freddie lifts up her hand, “Y-Yeah it got infected.. badly.” she says it ashamed.

Regina takes her hook, “Well the color suits you.”

The middle aged women look up at each other before laughing and hugging again, “Where did you go?” Regina asks, searching her face for answers.

“I-I lived with monsters… I was in the monster realm.” Freddie says, “Then I went to a place called Earth.. it was hard to breathe there and most men were disgusting to me… and they made fun of me for being Parsi!”

“Earth creatures are cruel. Why do you think we keep separate from them?” Regina asks, leading her down.

“I know. I hated it there.” 

Freddie is led inside and she gasps. Joan and Brianna were cuddled on the couch, seventeen-year-old Robert was on his phone ignoring his mothers and younger siblings. Georgette and Ringo were more grey and there were a few grandkids on their laps.

“Freddie!” Joan screams, jumping up and running to her.

After the grand reunion Freddie was welcomed back into their home. Everything was settled down and the kids greeted Freddie too.  Although they were weary of their godmother whom none of them have met until now.

Regina quickly put a ring on her soon after. They moved back into Freddie’s cottage too, 

“I never want to separate until our deaths. Do you hear me?” she asks, cupping her cheek.

Freddie nods smiling shyly. Regina yelps jerking her hand back, “Is that silver?

“Oh, sorry.” Freddie fumbles grabbing the gold ring.

The wives smile happily at each other. Content to be back in each other’s arms. Regina holds Freddie tight, “I will never let you go.” Regina coos.

Freddie bumps their foreheads together and kisses her all over.  The old bed creaks underneath them, Freddie’s bed was ancient at this point. Regina pins her down leaving open kisses all over her face and neck. She presses her against her neck, “Can I?”

“What do you need to do?” Freddie asks letting her be pushed back,

“My people leave a bond mark on their partners.”

Regina bonds with Freddie and it hurts but Freddie felt closer to Regina afterwards. The wives adopted tons of cats and they had adopted two children. They grew older but you can never tell. They were happy with each other and they finally got the lives they deserved.

When their hair grew white and they were wrinkly old grandmothers. Regina took Freddie up to the roof and they sat down, blanket over their shoulders as they cuddled. Together the two old women watched the sunset together hand and hand. Life has finally been good to them. 

Happily Ever After or The End?