Regina's Rose

For Henry

I screwed everything up. I'm surprised no one has kicked me off the bandwagon to save Rumple yet. They should assume the worst and keep me far away from this, they should keep away from me in general. All I'll do is put them in danger anyway.

"Quartz." Emma says and waves her hand in front of my face. I look at her slightly lost until my face hardens by instinct. My mask firmly in place.

"Yes, Swan?" I question and she looks slightly shocked at my change in demeanor.

"We docked a few seconds ago and you've just been standing here." She says her green eyes swimming with worry; I look past her at the Charming's staring at me, when did we dock?

"I'm fine." I retort and she looks at me with a raised eyebrow.

"I never asked if you were." She replied and I don't meet her eyes.

"You implied that I wasn't. I'm. Fine." I growled while looking past her, not wanting to know if she could see right through my act. She lingered for a second before turning back and walking toward her parents as I follow her.

Once I reached the Charming's, Snow looked at me in heavily concealed anger but there was nothing concealed about David's. This is what I deserve, I actually deserve more anger than this.

"Do you have anything to say about this?" David hisses out in anger causing Snow to put a hand on his chest to calm him down.

"I'm sorry." I say while making eye contact with him and Snow. "This is all my fault, I should have stopped this." I say to them sincerely. Should have, should have, should have: something I've been thinking a lot recently. David gets ready to say something but Snow steps forward causing him to go quiet.

"What matters now is ending this, for good." She says with a nod and I lightly nod in response.

"Mary-Margret-"

"David, she needs to be stopped. She needs to be killed. This is our family we're going to protect it." She says in anger and determination and I silently agree.

Family is always worth protecting.
_________Enchanted Forest(Rose 7)

Something that I've grown to love is the market. Many different caravans appearing over night offering goods, sweets, and toys. Once the carriage stops I rush out of it with my pouch of gold and silver that Regina has given me in my hand.

"Rose slow down!" Regina calls and I slow my run to a speed walk, my calves burning as I reach the toy caravan.

I look at the many toys and knick knacks before something catches my eye. A stuffed rabbit with maroon and pink fur in splotches across it. And though it is a simple rabbit it looks as if it has a mischievous glint in it's eye adorned with purple tinted glasses, and smirk resting on its face.

"How much for that?" I ask and point at the rabbit, still slightly out of breath from running halfway here.

"Oh this?" The woman running the caravan asks while holding up the rabbit, my eyes following its every movement. "This one is very special, comes all the way from Wonderland."

"Wonderland?" I question excitedly, wanting to know what Wonderland is.

"Oh yes, a land different than ours, where the fantastical and unbelievable happens. This rabbit here is very rare but I'll give it to you for... three gold pieces." She says and I smile before digging in my pouch.

"Here you go!" I say excitedly and she looks at me in astonishment before taking the gold pieces and handing me the rabbit. "Thank you!" I say before skipping off, holding the rabbit tightly in my arms.