The Dark Princess [ A Once Upon A Time Fan-fic]

Chapter 5: Raven's love

-Wait! Wait! Emma, Henry! Before you go I have something to say.- Pan's curse will destroy everything and everyone if they don't go but she has to do this, even if it's just once.

-Whatever you have to say Raven...Make it quick.- Regina said.

-What is it Raven?.- Henry asked.

-You'll come back for us, right? You'll come back for me?

-I'll always come back for you, remember?.- That's when Raven kissed him, softly and with a lot of love. She was still scared about hurting him, but her love for Henry, the beautiful little part of her heart that was still left without darkness lighted up even more.

-Then come back soon and happy birthday.- Henry smiled, she corresponded to his feelings, but he wasn't brave enough to tell her let alone kiss her. 

-Happy birthday to you too.

-Henry? It's time to go.- Emma said and they left in the yellow beetle. 

-What the hell was that about Raven?.- Regina asked.- You two are barely 12.

-I never reveal my intentions Regina, I just act. Love can begin at really early age, you more than anyone should know that, you fell in love with Daniel when you were no older than me, or at least the age I have now.- And then the curse struck Storybrooke and Raven was back into the Enchanted Forest, the place she was so afraid to go back to, her old clothes were on. Her black silk dress, her dark gray hair loosen, the token in her hair was back, even her raven wings were back (image above and imagine a 12 yearold wearing it, not a 21 year old XD). God was she self centered when she was in this land. She took away the ridiculous stuff and left nothing but the dress.

-Well, I see you don't like vanity anymore.- Regina said.

-I don't like to look like a fool, I'm used to my other life, that other world is my home so, now I'm asking why are we not trying to get back home right now?!

-Well unless you want to cast another dark curse and sacrifice what you love the most which is Henry, aparently...

-Henry takes a great part of my love, but he's not what I love most. He never has been.

-Then who is?

-His name was Christian, he helped me... Before the curse but even if I could get to him he is most certainly dead.

-Why? What happened to him?.- Snow asked with a worried look.- We could help you find him.

-Rumplestilstkin took him away, because Christian saved my life, he guided me. He took him weeks before Regina's curse.

-That's why you wanted to forget, to leave this place. That's why you accepted my deal.- Regina confirmed.

-Wait, what deal?.- David asked.

-Regina wanted to use my power, my omnipresent power, to know what everyone was up to before the curse, how you were preparing yourselves for it, she wanted to see your pain, and also she wanted to see how you gave up your child. How you gave up everything you loved.- I look at Regina and I can tell she's embarrased.- In exchange I requested for a happy life in Storybrooke, and that whatever I do, she would not interfere.

-And that's how you got to Henry. Could you remember anything?

-Of course not Regina, I wanted to forget. I kept Henry's belief alive however.

-How?.- Everyone asked.

-Well, everyone was telling him how he was crazy and how he was just imagining things with his book, and since I remembered my time in Wonderland, I convinced him that magic was real.

-And I never knew about this because...?

-WE agreed to never interfere in our business, so while you were trying to banish Emma from Storybrooke, I was keeping the hopes of your son up. It's what makes him special, and what I love most about him. He believes even in the people who don't deserve it, and by that I mean myself.

-And me.- Regina said.

-You have always had the potential to be better Regina, however my destiny was sealed even before I got to the Enchanted Forest. I never had a choice, you had.- Raven stopped talking and she could feel a soaring pain go through her head and screamed.- No! No, you little brat you cannot come back!

-What is happening?.- Snow asked.

-Her old self is coming back to her.- Regina said.- When we left she locked her and left her behind, but now, she's coming back.

-Stay...stay away from me, everyone!.- Raven said and everyone backed away.- I need to lock myself up.

-B-but we can help...-Snow said.

-No! Just stay away from me.- And they did, she left and she never came back, during that whole year Raven stayed locked up in her castle watching everyone planning, Snow pregnant and growing bigger and bigger, Regina and the Wicked Witch Zelena fighting. Zelena tried to get to her, talk to her and convince her to help her, but with Raven so messed up, stuck with her double personality she couldn't think, let alone act or decide anything that could affect someone else. No, she had to stay in her little dark corner and deal with her own business as she always has. Henry is the only thing that is keeping her going, that makes her not give in to the darkness again. She can see him, happy in New York, with his mom, he has lost what's important to Raven and she loves most about him. His belief.

"Henry... I love you, even if you don't know me anymore, if you can't see me or hear me; even if I may never see you again... Even if you can't remember me anymore or you don't believe; even if you...Don't love me anymore I still love you and I always will. You are my truest believer Henry, and I am your Corrupted, comepletely insane and Dark Princess who misses you more than anything in the world..." Raven thought as she passed out.