The Girl With a Rose on Her Forehead -Once Upon a Time Fanfiction-

Season 1: Episode 18: The Stable Boy

-Azalea's Apartment-

The door opened with a bang, Emma huffed and looked at the broken knob that lay on the floor. She would have to pay for a new one for Azalea's door, as soon as she was found . Emma, along with Henry walked into the empty apartment. "It doesn't look like she is here either." Henry said holding onto Emma's hand with his own, sounding worried. Emma gently let go of the boy and started walking through the different rooms of the small apartment. There was no sign of the missing girl. The lights were off, everything was nice and neat. "Are you sure she didn't show up at school?" Emma asked Henry again. "I'm positive! Where would she go?" Henry asked. "I'm not sure, she isn't missing yet. I'm sure she is just wondered somewhere...I'll go ask Dr. Hopper if she has been by his office." Emma said exiting the apartment. Awkwardly sticking the knob back into the door. Trying to make it at least look like it wasn't broken. "What can I do?" Henry asked. "Check at Granny's for me. If anyone there knows anything let me know okay?" Emma said before the two went their separate ways. Emma walked out of the building and pulled out her phone calling Azalea's number again for what felt like the thousandth time. Everything seemed to be falling apart, Kathryn was missing, Mary was being framed, and now Azalea was also missing. What the heck was happening in this town?!

-Unknown location-

"What the hell?" Azalea sat up, drowsiness making her vision fuzzy as she tried to stand up but her hands were tied behind her back. She looked around the tiny, and cold room she was in. There was only one door, a small window to far up the wall for her to reach, and a toilet. "Where am I?!" She called out, seeing if anyone could hear her as she rolled over on the dirty ground and pushed herself up to a standing position. She walked over the the door that had a small window in it, but the glass was gone, leaving it an open hole with a few bars, much like a prison door. "Where am I?!" She shouted through the small window, hoping someone heard her. She knew she was in big trouble. Sure, she had her magic and memories back. But that seemed to be the only good thing about the situation as she tried to see into the hallway of wherever her capture was holding her hostage. "I'm not going to tell you exactly where you are, but if you want to give it a name you can call it your cage." Azalea jumped back, watching as Regina came to the door with a smirk on her lips. "Your insane." Azalea sighed, standing in front of the door, tugging on the ties around her hands. "It's your fault everyone thinks Mary is a murderer isn't it?!" The teen asked in anger. "Frankly speaking yes. Even though our old friend Rumple had a bit of a hand in it as well." Regina said. "And-and Kathryn?" Azalea asked, fearful of the answer she might get. "Don't worry, she isn't dead. Just put out of the situation until she is needed again." Regina explained shrugging her shoulders. "And what about me? I'm a minor, and in this world people take missing minors as a serious issue. Plus Emma and Sno-Mary will be looking for me." Azalea said. "Don't worry, I have been planning for this a long while, truth be told I wasn't expecting for you to be powerful enough to have your magic in this world. But I guess it's wherever mother nature is or something cheesy like that. Once you started showing signs of getting your magic back I knew that I would have to get rid of you eventually." Azalea felt a chill run down her spine at the phrase 'get rid of'. Regina's smirk only grew as she watched the flower enchantress shiver. "Before I can get rid of you Rumple will have to get your 'pure heart' and I am betting that I can get him to do a trade of sorts for it...So try not to use to much energy trying to use your magic. This room doesn't even have enough dirt under it for you to grow a weed." Regina said before stepping back away from the door. "You won't get away with this! The savior is already here! You lost this battle the second Emma entered Storybrooke! How do you think I started to get my magic back?" Regina's smile went away and she slammed her fist against the door, Azalea jumped back in fear and Regina glared at the trapped teen. "We will see who has the last words." was all Regina said before leaving Azalea alone again, trapped.