Once upon a vampire (Severe editing)

Chapter 7

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Ariel arrived at Granny's, practically shouting for Bree. Which she earned a glare for from Granny herself. Bree however paid for the orange juice she had ordered and left with Ariel, when they arrived at the docks she found herself smiling. Maybe for this one time she could be the hero in the story instead of the villain.

Ariel walked into the water and transformed her legs in a tale, which Bree could've admired for more than a while. But Ariel was in a hurry so Bree jumped after her, sadly Bree wasn't a mermaid and she had to swim wearing her own clothes. Maybe if she had more time to prepare for her journey she would've put a spell on a bag to make it water resistant. But she didn't think of that, neither did she have the time.

So she could only wish Regina or Gold would be so kind to help her out with their magic for new clothes. She could do it herself but she would probably be noticed.

However these problems weren't accurate at the time, now the only thing on her mind was keeping up with Ariel. It should've been easy, but she hadn't fed in awhile. The hospital of Storybrooke didn't have a big supply of blood bags and if she'd steal those, real patients would die because of her.

If she got too far behind she wouldn't be able to get through the portal that mermaids can open under water. The portal Ariel was about to make.

She hold onto Ariel's hand as she had no idea where they were going and after a few flashes of blinding light they arrived. Not that Bree was sure, to her the water looked exactly the same as on beforehand. Or maybe it was just a little bit darker.

And as Ariel swam to the mainland, Bree followed.

Rumplestiltskin had to admit he was surprised to see another woman walking out of the water. Regina however was more angry than surprised, another person she didn't trust with her son's life. And there was the fact that the girl was soaked, her clothing sticking to her body revealing every curve. As if she was trying to get attention desperately.

Bree didn't notice this as she was a vampire and did not feel cold. And if she would've she would probably go into hiding. Bree was anything but confident of herself, unlike her brothers.

But before Regina could complain, Bree handed Rumplestiltskin the box of Pandora. Normally Bree called it the Pandorica, as "the box of Pandora" was too long for her taste. Actually, she just preferred calling it the Pandorica as it reminded her of one of her many fandoms, but she couldn't defend that argument in front of her siblings. 

Whom did unfortunately not understand how much a fandom or a ship could mean. Or how much you can hate Valentine when he screws up Jace and Clary's non incest relationship.

'Well, thank you dearie,' Gold told her with a smile.

Bree scrunched her nose, she'd been called many things. Love, my dear, M'Lady, sweetheart, dove, your highness and little sis. But dearie was definitely one of the least comforting, or maybe it was just the man who was saying it.

'You're welcome,' Bree told him, deciding that telling him to call her something else was not the best idea.

'Can you please spell my bracelet?' Ariel asked Regina.

Bree watched in amazement at the magic in front of her, it looked so effortless. Ariel swam away and Bree waved at her, earning disapproving glances from both Regina and Gold.

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Bree had to admit Neverland did not full fill her expectations, she already had had a hard time preparing for the fact that it wouldn't be a dream like world. But if it was a fairytale representation of a cursed land, it should at least have a bit of action. The only interesting thing so far, were the plants covered with dream shade. She had, without Gold and Regina noticing, filled a little bottle with it. It could always come in handy, maybe when one of Niklaus's enemies returned.

Or when her mother decides to resurrect herself again. She bit her lip as she realised that no one should probably collect poison to use it on their mother. But her mother was an entire different story.

'So, dearie, what brings you here?' Gold finally asked Bree. He had become sick of boredom and tried to start a conversation.

Bree smiled, 'I just felt like... it was the right thing to do. To help out. But I must admit that my curiosity also got the best of me.'

Regina sighed in annoyance, 'And what could you possibly do to help us?'

The words offended Bree, even though she was aware the woman did not trust her. However it was nothing but the truth, Bree was the biggest help they could have. If she was willing to expose herself of course, which she wasn't. So to her disappointment, she had to agree with Regina. However, Regina continued, 'I thought you were supposed to be Henry's failsafe.'

This angered Bree slightly, as she did not like it when people questioned her loyalty and her word. Besides, Henry was stuck in Neverland, so it was a completely different situation. If she had stayed in Storybrooke, it would not have helped anyone in any possible way.
'I'm truly sorry for whatever I have done that might have upset you, but if there is one thing I do... It is honouring my word. I promised to be Henry's failsafe. So if you fail in saving him, I'll have to be here in order to protect him from Peter Pan.'

Regina was aware the girl could be feisty, as she had heard about the surgery accident with Greg Mendell on her first day in town. But she had not been expecting this from the small and innocent looking girl. And Regina didn't want to openly admit it, but by doing this Bree had earned quite a lot of respect from her. Not to mention Rumplestiltskin who was watching the scene play out in front of him.