The Other Sister

Apologize in behalf of...

"Ivy!" I called as Margo and I exited the elevator.

Ivy looks up from the file she was reading. "Afternoon Rosie."

I smirked, "Margo this will be your new boss, Ivy Belfrey. Ivy, your assistant, Margo West."

"How do you do, Ms. West?" Ivy curtsies.

"I'm fine, Ms. Belfrey, just a little jet lag." Margo responds.

"Well, I'll let you two get acquainted… I'll pick up Lucy."

"Why?"

"Just cause…"

"Can't Jacinda do it…"

"She's working and plus I promised our dear sister that I'll pick Lucy up from school today."

"OK pass on my love to our niece."

"Will do." I chuckle as I enter the elevator.

In the front of Lucy's school I waited on the steps.

"Auntie Rose!" Lucy runs to hug me.

"Hey Luc." I smile down at her as I stroke her hair.

"So why are you here? Isn't mom coming to pick me up?"

"She's busy, working." I smile. "So I offered to pick you up plus we really need to talk."

"About what?" she looks at me suspiciously.

I grabbed her book from my bag, "You need to know who I am… I am not a bad person… I understand if you don't believe me but your mother did instruct me to pick you up."

"Ok… let's go." she takes her book and walks towards my car. "So who are you?"

I bit my lip, "Turn to page seven. I am Seraphina, daughter of Cora and Henry. My older sisters are Zelena, the wicked witch, and Regina, the evil queen. Cora couldn't understand why I had no magic like her or my sisters, but little did she know I did. She set me up to marry Rumplestilskin, our teacher. And after my oldest sister, Zelena, left home, I faked my own death." "Now, turn to page 300. After being transported to another realm your grandma, Rapunzel Tremaine, found me and adopted me. I was there when you were born… but my sister Drizzela was envious of all Anastasia, who was our mother's favorite. She casted the curse and is now regretting it. Gothel tricked her into almost sacrificing herself to wake Madame Leota… Ivy or Drizzela did some evil things but it doesn't change the fact that she is my sister and the only reason why she did all those things is because she was played by Gothel…"

"Why are you telling me this?"

"I need you to understand that yes my sister did pressure my other sister to cast the curse but it was because of Gothel she swooped in when Ivy was weak and took advantage of her. I need you to realize that these people like Regina or Zelena isn't just black and white… We all make mistakes Lucy, can you forgive Drizzela for her mistake?"

Lucy looked down at her book on her lap.

"It's fine if you don't right away," I sigh, "but just so you know Ivy does love you. Oh and she was the one who woke Regina and I up."

"Wait! Roni's awake?!"

"Yes. Do you wanna go to home now?"

"Let's visit grandma first."

I drove towards the graveyard, as I came to a stop. I waved my hand and a vase full of flowers and lanterns appear.

"Whoa! You have magic?"

"Why yes I do." I smile. "Now let's go…"

It was getting dark when we reached mother's headstone. My heart sank as Lucy places the vase in front of the tombstone. "Hey grandma, it's me Lucy with Aunt Rose, we just wanted to visit you. So how are you?"

I chuckled. "Don't worry mother, I'll take care of her and my sisters and just so we are clear, mother, I took a job at Roni's to help my sister Zelena with her daughter. You had always told me that family is the most important thing and it might not be too late for Robyn and Zelena just like you saved Drizzela from being sacrifice Zelena attempted to save her daughter from the same faith. Mother, I would never want to change anything about how I grew up. If I hadn't ran away I would have been married to Rumple."  Tears were threatening to fall from my eyes, but Lucy took one of the lanterns and we let them float in the air.

"Thought I'd find you two here." Ivy walks with Anastasia. They both carried lanterns. "Mind if we join you?"

"Not at all…" I smile.

Lucy smiled at Ivy. "I forgive you, Aunt Drizzela."

"How'd you know?!" Ivy gasps. "You told her?!"

I smirked, "It's better she finds out from me than her parents, who you wronged."

"Aunt Rose explained everything and I do understand." Lucy sighs. "You were tricked by Gothel like Grandma was. I am so sorry for what you went through…"