A Soulmate's Story

Chapter six

     A few days had passed since the kiss. It was only a kiss. Robin had pulled away before it became anything more. That's not how he had planned it to be. They had to wait until Friday evening. Which was today. Something else was new. Henry. He wasn't going around saying everyone was a fairytale. Regina and Raven loved it but Emma didn't. She saw through his smile. Emma seen that he was depressed and she didn't know how to fix it.

That didn't mean she wouldn't try though. Emma caught up with Henry before school. "Hey, kid. How've you been?" Emma asked him. "Fine" Henry shrugged. "That's all I get? What happened the Henry that use to light up when he saw me?" Emma asked him. "That Henry is gone. But you don't have to stay in Storybrooke anymore..I know you're not the savior" Henry said sadly. Emma sighed sadly. She didn't know what to say to that. That's what she's been wanting to hear since she came to Storybrooke and now that it was true, why did it feel so wrong? "I have to get to class" Henry said before getting off his bench and entering the school.

Mary Margaret came up to Emma. They've gotten quite close since they've been living together. "I think you should give him time. It's what you wanted after all right?" She asked her. "It was but now I'm not too sure. It's what Regina wanted. This can't be right. He needs his hope back" Emma said. Emma turned to Mary with a defeated look. "What do I do now?" Emma asked her. "Be there. You can give him his hope again" Mary said before entering the school.

Meanwhile, Regina was at her office doing paperwork when she got an unexpected delivery. It was flowers. Roses to be exact and a huge bouquet of them. There was a small attached note that read, "Can't wait for our date. See you tonight ~ Robin". It caused a small smile on Regina's lips. She placed the bouquet in the middle of her table and got back to work. Deep down she knew this was going to be a problem. She couldn't have any distractions. She had to get rid of Emma. That was the only way for her to get what she wanted. Happiness.

A few hours passed and school was finally over. Henry was sitting on the same bench as before, waiting for Raven to be let out so they could take the bus together. Unlike Henry, Raven was a popular high student. She had her small group of friends then she had everyone else. She knew everyone and she knew their backstories. She didn't have any enemies and no one dared to make them one of hers. August sat down next to Henry. "There's something different about you..you've changed" August said. "I don't believe anymore" Henry said. "That's a shame..because I do" August said with a small smirk. That very sentence made Henry lift his head up and looked at him. "What?" Henry questioned. "I believe" August repeated. "But how? Do-do you remember something?" Henry asked him. "I remember everything" August said.

That's when Raven came up holding hands with her boyfriend, Trey. "Henry, who are you talking to?" Raven asked him. "I'm August" August said as he held his hand out. "Raven" she said and held out her hand to shake with his. That's when she had a small flashback. Only it wasn't her memory. It was August's. She saw a little boy. She saw him in tears. In a wardrobe. She saw him leave and end up in the middle of the forest. That's when she heard a name. Pinocchio. "Babe?" Trey asked her which broke her out of her trance. "Pinocchio" Raven whispered to herself. She snapped back to her normal self after getting a few questionable looks around her. "Oh, uh..never mind. Let's go, Henry. It was nice to meet you August" Raven said. "Wait can we go see Emma first?" Henry asked her. "Pleaseeee" he begged. Raven looked at him with a groan. "Henry" she started. "It won't be for long. I just need her to hold on to my book" Henry said. "And where's your book?" Raven questioned. "I..can't tell you that" Henry said. "You believe again don't you?" Raven asked him which Henry smiled at. "You know what, fine. We can go but if I get in trouble, I'm blaming you" Raven said.

Trey took Raven and Henry to the station. He then left after saying goodbye to Raven. Raven didn't want to anger her mother but she did want to help Henry. She was conflicted. She wanted the curse broken for all the wrong reasons. She knew good things would come out of this. Henry, on the other hand, wanted this curse broken for all the right reasons. He didn't see Regina has a monster but he did see her as evil. The stories in the book weren't helping changing his mind either. "Kid, you have to stop showing up here. You're going to get us both in trouble" Emma said when he saw him. "You guys got a few minutes actually. My mom has a date tonight" Raven said with a smirk which was pointed to Robin.