Dark Days

Chapter seven

"Why are you here? Why are you helping me?" David and Snow sit in a booth watching as everyone rushes in panic making drinks and preparing for the big "ceremony".
"You love her, don't you?" Questions Snow. David sighs and drops his head.
"Snow I-" he starts.
"No, it's okay. I see it in your eyes when she around you. She makes you happy. That's all I want for you is to be happy."
"I do..." He begins again but trails off. "I can't help but love her. When I'm with her she just makes me feel like neither of us need saving, in fact, no one needs saving. It's just us. No curse, no problems, no fights just us. I will always love you. Part of me will always love you but... Regina-" Regina goes to walk over but hears her name. She stands by the jute box and hides, listening in. "-it's different. I love her so much and aside from Emma and Henry and of course you, she's my world and I would die before I let anything happen to her." He lowers his tone. "I would give in to the darkness before I'd let anything happen to her. I love her." He sighs and drops his head in his hands. Snow looks up and sees Regina walking towards them with a tear in her eye. Just as she's about to say his name, something catches her eye.
"David... Look!"
"How... How di-"
"You lit the flame. You opened your heart. You faced your fear." Informs Snow. "Wait..." She stumbles on her words. "You... Y- you faced your fear. That means. Your fear was opening up you heart?"
"No... My fear was hurting you by admitting my feelings about-" he turns his head back to face Regina. "Loving Regina." He mumbles.
"I'm not hurt. I'm happy. For both of you. Regina you have your happy ending and David so do you. That's okay." Cries Snow.
"I LOVE YOU TOO!" Blurts Regina. David's jumps to his feet.
"What?" He whispers. Regina tries to breathe out her words but fails and chokes as she mumbles,
"I love you too." He grabs her hands and pulls her close kissing her lips so gentle. They share their tender embrace before Emma laughs,
"Hate to interrupt but I think it's time to combine the dagger and Excalibur and destroy the darkness once and for all."
"Right, of course... Sorry." David sniggers, his gaze locked on Regina.

Merlin bursts through the door. "They can't control me, you have the sword... But... They're coming... NOW!" He cries.
"Okay I can do this." David reassures himself.
"I believe in you, dad." Says Emma. The light shines so bright as David raises Excalibur and the dagger ready to ignite. Everyone stands around watching patiently.
"I'll go keep guard and warn you if anyone is coming." Says Robin walking towards the door.
"I'll come too." Smiles Snow. They exit the cafe leaving Emma, Killian, Henry, Regina and Merlin with David. Killian wraps his arms around Emma's waist as she takes a deep breath.
"He's got this." He whispers in her ear.
"I know." She exhales as he plants a kiss on her head. Just as the swords begin to collide, Regina starts coughing. She breathes in through her teeth in pain and grabs her neck. Blood starts pouring rapidly through her fingers as she drops to the ground. David drops the dagger and the sword and falls to her side.
"What happened?" He cries. "I healed you." H waves his hand trying to get rid of her wound but nothing happened. "It's worse then it was earlier. It's deeper. How is that possible?" He says turning to Merlin, anger growing on his face.
"The knife must of been poisoned. You didn't heal her you just bought her more time. The stronger the poison the deeper the cut." Merlin informs. "I'm sorry."
"Hey, it's fine fine." Regina croaks.
"No it's not. What about our future?" David sobs.
"Our future is now. Unite the sword so can see it before I got, get rid of this darkness once and for all."
"I don't want to lose you.
"I don't want to lose you either... But you have to let me go."
"NO!" Shouts David. "I can do something else." He says looking at Merlin.
"If you do that you consume the darkness and so does she." Says Merlin raising his voice slightly.
"Dad no! You can't." Cries Emma.
"Mate-" starts Killian but David interrupts.
"I'm not loosing her!" He grabs the dagger and Excalibur and uses his magic to leave.

He takes her to a field full of roses. He sits by her side as she lies in the long, flowered grass. Regina is weak and can barely speak. Her eyes are almost shut. "David..." She croaks.
"Shhhh... Save your strength." He cries.
"Don't do this. I love you."
"I love you too, but I have to do this." One of his tears drip onto her cheek and he slowly wipes it away caressing her cheek as he does. He raises Excalibur and the dagger a over Regina and the magic starts to unite them. A crash in the sky and a bright light spreads across the land with a gush of wind. David's clothes are all black and leather. His hair is all ruffled and his eyes are dark coloured with eyeliner. Excalibur is now one and there are two names carved into it. 'David Nolan' and 'Regina Mills'. Regina still looks the same. David consumed most of the darkness.

David takes Regina back to grannies. He casts a sleeping curse over Camelot and traps everyone's memories in a dream catcher, including Regina's. He wipes his hand over half of Excalibur covering the name 'Regina Mills' casting an invisibility spell on it. He lies beside her and rests his head on her chest and the curse covers the land, wiping memories as if all of this...

...Never happened.