The Wrong Princess

3.

When Robin saw Zelena and Cora leave the tower he was shocked to see Zelena. Did she know about Regina? He needed to meet Regina and get to know her. So after he was sure they were gone he walked over to the tower and called up. "Regina,  let down your hair!" He called out and waited for the long braid to drop from the window like he had seen with Cora. He smiled when Regina indeed let her hair down and he began to climb up.

Once he reached the top he stepped in and smiled brightly, with his dimples showing as soon as he saw Regina up close. She was even more beautiful than he remembered from yesterday.

"Hello." He said softly and noticed that she was scared to see him as she took a few steps back. "Don't be afraid. My name is Robin. I...I heard you singing yesterday and I just had to see you. I saw your mother climb up so I had to try the same. Please, don't be scared." He explained to her in a very gentle tone and smiled at her.

Regina was shocked to see a man for the first time in her life and she knew she would be in trouble if her mother found out she had let someone in. "I....I'm Regina. You heard me sing?" She asked softly and blushed slightly as he looked at her. She looked into his ocean blue eyes and smiled softly as she saw his cute dimples. He was very handsome and seemed very nice. She didn't understand why her mother told her men were bad.

"Yes. You have a lovely voice. What are you doing here in this tower? Why don't you live with your mother?" He asked curiously and kept looking at her. He couldn't keep his eyes off her. She was just so beautiful.

The young brunette sighed. "It's a long story. But the short version is that my mother wants to keep me save. She says the world is too dangerous for me." she explained to him. "Do you want to sit down? I was just about to make some dinner." She asked and offered him a seat at the table.

Robin smiled. "Sure. Sounds lovely. " he said and went to sit down and they talked some more.

Regina prepared some stew for dinner and while it cooked she sat down across from Robin and chatted with him for a while. He was very charming and funny. She really enjoyed her time with him and actually didn't want him to leave. She really craved the company and didn't want to be alone anymore. She hated being stuck in the tower all day. Maybe Robin was her way out of the tower and out of her mother's clutches.

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After they returned from the tower, Cora and Zelena went to Zelena's room. Zelena looked at her aunt as Cora sat down on her bed and she crossed her arms. "You lied to me didn't you?" She asked her aunt and looked at her pointly.

The older red head sighed deeply. She should have known that as soon as Zelena saw Regina she wouldn't be able to keep the lie up anymore. "Yes. I lied." She admitted and looked at the young girl.

"Regina literally looks like my mother. Why? What is the truth? Why do I look so much like you when you are supposed to be my aunt? My father is blonde and my mother was brunette so how am I a red head like you?" Zelena asked and started pacing the chamber. She was just so confused right now.

Cora sighed again as she watched Zelena. "Keep your voice down, please. " she told her. She couldn't let anyone else hear their conversation.

Zelena groaned but nodded slowly, trying to keep calm. "Fine. Just tell me what the hell is going on." She said frustrated and stopped pacing.

"You are right. Regina looks like your mother. And you look like me. Because I am your mother, Zelena. " she started to explain to her and watched Zelena to see her reaction.

Zelena was shocked but at the same time it now made sense why she and Cora looked so much alike. "So what happened? Did you kidnap Regina?" She asked confused.

"I switched you and Regina when Regina was born. My sister took the throne from me. So I made sure my daughter would be queen one day. I made sure you would get what you and I deserved from the start. Regina was just in my way so I locked her up in that tower so no one would ever find her. I did all of this for you. And you can never tell anyone. Especially not Regina or your father and Snow." She continued to explain to Zelena.

Zelena couldn't believe this. She was completely shocked and felt incredibly bad for her father and Regina. Regina didn't deserve to be stuck in that tower. She needed to expose Cora. "You switched me and Regina when Regina was born? Just to make me queen? In a few days I will turn eighteen and I will have to face the mirror of truth to see if I am really the rightful heir. Everyone will know I'm not the rightful heir." She pointed out. They were in so much trouble.

Cora rolled her eyes. "Oh don't worry about that stupid mirror. I can replace it before the cronation. I will make sure you get to take your rightful place on the throne. Don't worry about anyone else. " She told her reassuringly and smirked. She knew exactly what she had to do.

Zelena didn't like any of this. She didn't want to be queen if it meant lying to Leopold and everyone else. She needed to stop her mother somehow and she needed to get Regina out of that tower. She also couldn't marry Robin. It just didn't seem right. Besides she didn't love him anyway and she was sure he felt the same about her.

Cora needed to be stopped. This just wasn't right.