Battle Scars

Chapter 1

It was a normal day, Storybrooke has been quiet after the death of the beloved Robin Hood, all had went back to being their normal selves for now, all but one, Regina Mills. No one knew what to do some smiled when they saw her walking around town others stopped and gave their condolences but it meant nothing to the brunette woman. She was living in hell and no one could change that. Both of her true loves taken from her, after everything, it wasn't fair.

Regina spent most of her days in her bed mourning at the loss, she rarely got out of bed unless Henry was stopping by for the afternoon. Emma usually kept him at her apartment with the Charming's. She hadn't had the time nor effort to argue with the arrangement at the moment. She had developed some kind of truce with the blonde, they were friends, best friends some might even say.

It was a dark and gloomy rainy Saturday, Regina was in bed staring at the ceiling, in pain, the pain of loss. The worst kind of pain there was, she barely ate or just enough to keep her alive. She had to shower she looked dreadful so she went to the ensuite. Once she looked at herself in the mirror, all she saw was a broken girl with nothing left to live for, no one to love. After 30 minutes in the hot water she finally came out and decided she was more presentable. She put on a new pair of silk pyjamas and left her room for the first time in days.

Once downstairs she went to her study to look at her emails, but nothing she really cared about just something to pass the time, after deleting almost all of them she got up and went to her beloved liquor cabinet to lessen her pain a bit. She grabbed a beautiful crystal bottle of her famous apple cider and without even grabbing a glass just started to drink, straight out of the bottle.

"Here's to you, Robin Hood" She said while lifting up the crystal bottle to herself.

After about an hour of sitting, moping and drinking she left the room drunk and headed towards her room. Once she made it up the stairs and into her bedroom she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror on top of the dresser.

"What the hell is wrong with me, why does everything have to be taken from me?!"

Tears now in her eyes, shouting at no one she punches the mirror and watches it shatter into a million pieces. A thought crosses her mind, something she would've never thought to do, but she's desperate to relieve her pain.

She picks up the largest piece of the mirror and raises it to her wrist, tears springing free and down her cheeks. She cuts, one cut thats all and she can feel the relief already. She goes again, more relief and she keeps going until she's about half way down her forearm. She moves to her other wrist and goes again and again until she reaches the same spot. Once she's done she feels good, for the first time in weeks she feels good.

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"What's going on with mom?" Henry asks Emma.

"She's dealing with a lot now kid, Robin died, he was her true love and she's having a hard time dealing with it all." Replies Emma while continuing cooking grilled cheese for them both.
"But it's been weeks, I've only seen her maybe 2 times and now she's closed herself off from everyone she knows, she barely leaves the house and doesn't even talk to anyone anymore not even her family!? Henry states with a saddened tone.

"Look kid remember how it was when I lost Hook?" Henry nods.

"It's the same thing going on with your mother and Robin, maybe she's taking it a little worse than I did but still she needs her space for the moment she'll come back soon and things will slowly get back to normal again, don't worry!" Emma replies while handing Henry his grilled cheese.

"Thank you" He says to his Ma, but before she can reply he continues with the subject before hand. "Ma, do you think she'll be ok? Hen asks clearly not convinced at what his mother said just 20 seconds ago.

"Yes, she's strong and brave and she's fought the evil queen and changed who she was and became a hero, she will make it through this, but if it makes you feel better I can stop by and check? Or do you wanna go over?" She asks hoping she'll get some time with Regina alone.

"I guess I'll go over, I haven't seen mom in almost 2 weeks and I miss her!" He replies with a smile.

"Alright kid, finish up your lunch and I'll drive you over when you're done packing an overnight bag."

"Okay!" Henry replies and inhales his sandwich and runs upstairs to pack his things for the night.

Emma sighs and picks up Henry's plate and wonders to herself if Regina really is fine and if she'll ever be able to be with Regina without Henry there. Regina is her best friend and she hasn't spoken to her in what seems like forever, then again Regina has closed off on almost everyone in town so she couldn't really say it was personal. She missed her... Before she could deepen her thoughts and worry about Regina Henry was running down the stairs and out the door with his bag and Emma followed locking the door behind her and getting into to her yellow bug. Off they went to 108 Mifflin street...