Changing the Future

Chapter Two: The Choice

"Regina, open the door." I heard Snow at my front door, I was trying my hardest not to wallow in my troubles, but it was so easy. I opened the door and put a smile on my face. "Yes?" I said opening the door trying to sound like everything was normal. She looked nervous, like what she was about to do would be important. Her eyes looked sad, like she had been conflicted about something. For a second we just stood there, uncomfortably, then suddenly she did something I did not expect. She walked into my house, shutting the door, then she lunged in and hugged me. I gasped as her arms wrapped around my waist and she pulled me close hugging me. I made a slight gasping noise at her tight grip. Then I did something that I could not even comprehend. My arms lifted and hugged her back. All the pain that I had pushed down, deep into my heart, the pain that darkened it, slowly started to melt out of me. I gasped as a sob left my lungs, my face wetting her blouse. I shook, I was finally allowing myself to do this, and it was fitting that it was with her. I let go and looked at her, my makeup running down my face, staining my cheeks. She shut the blinds, checking to make sure no one saw. "You are going to do it." She finally said, handing me the vile of gold liquid. I shook my head and placed it down on the table. "No, I'm not killing anyone, I promised Robin and Henry, and I promised myself." I said shutting it in my cupboard. "I talked with Mother Superior, she said that this spell will not kill the other, it will just make them infertile, and there will be no do overs. The vile will disappear." She said opening the cupboard. "You're doing it." She said handing me the bottle. I then realized what she was saying. "No! I will not do that to you! This is my problem, I did it to myself, and I already made you lose your daughter, I am not going to do this to you! What would Charming say!" I said exasperated that she would even mention it. "We both talked, this is what we want. We have our children. We want you to have your moment." She said smiling, placing the vile into my palm. "I have my son too, Henry." I mumbled and wrapped my fingers around the bottle. "Now you can have a second chance! Don't you think Henry wants a brother or sister?" She said smiling, releasing her hand from the bottle. I smiled and nodded, slipping the bottle into my purse. "Now let's go." She said smiling. I grabbed my coat and walked towards the door when Mary Margaret coughed. "Hello? Magic?"

We were teleported to the well where Mother Superior was waiting. "Have you made your decision?" She asked, her face grave. I nodded and handed her the bottle, she made it glow then poured it into the well which created a ghastly wind. The three of us were flung backwards, the wind producing a golden liquid from the well. "You two must drink it for this to work! Go!" Mother Superior yelled, pushing us towards the well. Mary Margaret lunged towards it and cupped some of the liquid in her hand, lifting it to her lips. Then an arrow shot by her, making her drop the liquid into the small stream of it. "Regina! What are you doing!" Robin said running over towards us, his quiver pulled. Mary Margaret cupped another handful of the liquid gold and guzzled it back. The wind was starting to pick up now, it was unbalanced, I needed to drink the other handful so we wouldn't get picked up in the storm. He grabbed me and pulled me away from the storm, his eyes looked upset with me. "Tell me what you are doing!" He yelled, anger showing in his expression. "I CAN'T HAVE CHILDREN ROBIN! I DID SOMETHING A LONG TIME AGO AND NOW I HAVE TO FIX IT! I NEED MY MOMENT!" I yelled breaking away from him, running towards the well and grabbing Mary Margaret and holding her down so she wouldn't get swept up. "Wait, Regina! Why did she drink it!" Robin yelled over the wind, motioning towards Mary Margaret who was hunched over gasping, I knew that feeling, the feeling of the life being sucked directly from her womb. "She traded with me!" I yelled, the guilt coming out as I said it. I looked down in horror and saw her huddled next to me, her arms wrapped around her torso. I looked up and saw anger and horror in Robin's face. She scooped up a handful and poured it into my hand, motioning towards me to drink it. I looked at Robin again and then drank the gold water, the wind stopped and the well died down again. The water started to recede but Mother Superior collected some in the vile and made it vanish. Mary Margaret and I were both knocked on the ground, our heads leaning on each other. I sat up and lifted her shoulders up. "I'm so sorry Mary Margaret, but thank you so much." I said looking at the dirt. She looked up at me and smiled. "Now, all that was intended, will happen." Mother Superior said sending a ball of light towards me. It felt like my stomach was awakening, like life was stirring inside of me. I sat up against the well and placed both hands on my stomach, looking at Mother Superior in shock. "Am I...?" I asked, not brave enough to say the last part of the sentence. She nodded and vanished.