Secrets

Elsa

"Lunch at Granny's?" Henry asked, walking down the stairs.

"Of course! I'll meet you there." Regina replied with a warm smile.

"Great." The boy muttered and kissed his mom goodbye. "I'll be there after school!" Henry added before disappearing behind the front door.

Regina chuckled and moved to her kitchen, ready to start her daily routine. After all, a cup of black coffee was necessary to keep her less moody in the mornings.

However, as much as she appreciated the caffeine rush, she couldn't focus on anything other than the men she had seen in the woods during her night walk.

The mayor had an idea of who he might have been since there weren't many people with magical abilities in town. Although, Regina wasn't sure of his identity.

Therefore, before she went to confront Rumple and accuse him of any involvement, the mayor needed to be completely certain.

Her former teacher isn't the kind of person who usually make mistakes, so she had to be careful not to raise suspicion.

Taking a deep breath, Regina pushed away her thoughts and focused her attention back to the delicious warm coffee in front of her. As she was about to take a sip, her cellphone rang.

She glanced at it's screen an saw Mary Margaret's identification. Rolling her eyes, the mayor answered reluctantly. "What?"

"Regina, we need you here. Something is going on with the citizens." The former princess said desperately.

Closing her eyes briefly, the brunette sighed. "I'm on my way." She responded icily, ending the call and placing down her phone with more strength than necessary.

Apparently coffee wouldn't be enough this morning.

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David had no idea of what was happening. First a giant attack and now people were being frozen?

At the moment he arrived at the Sherif Station, dozens of people showed up to report mysterious cases of people falling ill. The citizens description matched to the ones of severe cold and pain in the joints.

Thankfully, nothing truly bad had happened yet. Most of the people were still at the hospital, but David managed to create a plan with Mother Superior to help contain the infection.

The Sheriff knew it wasn't enough. He had to do something about it and discover the source of those problems. David was responsible for the safety of Storybrooke's citizens and couldn't let them die in hospital beds.

David made rushed phone calls and arranged a meeting at Granny's. Until now, just a few had arrived: him, Mary Margaret, Granny, Ruby, Robin Hood and some of his man, Henry, Leroy and the rest of the dwarfs, Gepetto and Archie.

"I'm going to make some hot cocoa, it's really cold in here." Granny announced, waving for Ruby to help her prepare the drinks.

David and Mary Margaret took a seat in the middle of the establishment and the rest of the people sat around on chairs randomly organized. Granny had rearranged the tables, so they could make a big circle with the chairs.

Rumple and Belle were the next to arrive. The place grew silent as the Dark One made his entrance, but Gold couldn't care less. He picked a chair in the corner, doing his best to stay away from the others. Belle greeted everyone and eventually went to sit next to him.

"Is Emma coming?" Mary Margaret murmured, uneasy.

"She's on her way with Hook." David assured, caressing her arms smoothly. She smiled at the gesture and leaned to kiss him, hoping her daughter was safe.