soulmates; o.q.

Part 5

Regina dried her hair with a towel as she wipes her hand across the bathroom mirror, her reflection disappearing and left a cast of Charming and his daughter in his loft. She chuckles to herself as she gazed into their home and into the conversation they were having.

"I hope Regina will come back she deserved her happy ending and now it may be gone forever," Emma spoke softly as she rubs the back of her neck with a shake of the head.

"Yes, Henry is heartbroken and I hope Snow is trying to talk to her. I don't know how much good she would do right now though," David sighs.

"At least Robins there. He is her soulmate after all, out of all the people she's loved he should be able to talk to her and see she had her memories wiped." Emma said giving her father a small smile.

"Yes hopefully the Storybook is there with them, that has all the memories of what's happened in her lifetime. Hopefully she'll find proof that's she's loved before," David sighs looking down at the ground.

Regina waved her hand across the mirror causing her reflection to appear back into the mirror. What were they talking about? It couldn't be true could it? She needed to go to her vault. Regina got up and in a puff of purple smoke she was off. Her heels clacked on the stone floors as she stormed down the stairs to where all her most prized possessions were. If they were right then there must be something of this old Regina that shows her she had loved once. She picked up books, clothes, magical objects, and potion ingredients, then she heard something clang to the floor. Regina looked down and there it was... a ring. It was simple it looked like someone didn't spend to much money on it and knowing her, Regina didn't buy this herself.

"I don't know where this came from...." she studied the ring for a long time, stalling herself from doing what she had to do. She finally waved her hand across the ring seeing what she needed, proof. Memories of her and Daniel swept across her mind and the final memories came to her of Cora ripping out his heart. Regina slid to the floor tears threatening to fall. These heroes were right weren't they? She couldn't believe she was going to trust them. She waved her arm causing her to leave the vault. She looked through every room and finally she found a room that looked like it belonged to a boy. She scavenged the room looking for a storybook. She checked under the bed, the desk and finally the closet up on the top shelf sat a gigantic book encased in leather with the name 'Once Upon A Time' written across it. Regina sat on the bed and rubs her hand against the leather binding, slowly opening the book to the first page a look of curiosity looming on her face. Her back slumped flipping from page to page.

"This is taking to long," she mutters and gulps looking at the page she was on, looking away tears threatening to pour. Regina sighs swirled her hand on top of the book and touched her head. Her eyes glowed gold all the memories of her life sweeping before her, but she was still the Evil Queen, she still had that wanting for vengeance that she always longed for. Her thoughts were disturbed when she heard Robin banging on the door trying to talk to her through the door. Regina thought for a second glancing at the room across the hall. Robin could help, he was supposed to be her soulmate after all. She quickly changed into the mayor's clothes and toned down her make up then went into the guest room.

"Robin!" Regina yells a fake smile plastered on her face. She ran up to him hugging him tight. "I thought I was gone," Regina mutters clinging onto him trying to act like this 'nice' version of herself.

"Wait you remember, your back?" Robin looks at her in disbelief pulling back to look into her eyes. Before he could Regina pulls him close into a passionate kiss. She pulls away as memories flooded her and she looked into Robin's eyes.

"Robin, I'm sorry," she whispers pulling away feeling guilt eating at her for what she'd done to him.

"You weren't actually back were you, you tricked me," Robin furrows his eyebrows stepping back. Regina's eyes glazed with tears stepping closer to him regretting all that she done wishing she had done it differently.

"But I'm really back now I'm sorry it was the only way for me to get truly back," she said. Regina looks down closing her eyes knowing she had messed up.

"Well it worked, I am just glad you are fully here," Robin said

"You've always have seen the best in me so I never doubted you would," Regina said a small smile trying to form on her face.

"Well we better get back everyone wants to see you, especially your sister," Robin wraps an arm around Regina's waist pulling her out of the room.

"Well um we better get Snow woke back up cause she's knocked out," Regina bit her lip before she walks down the stairs and knelt down next to Snow. She slid her hand across her head and gently shook Snows body. "Snow, Snow wake up," Regina whispers with a small frown. Snow started to squirm and she finally started to wake up fear flooding her eyes "No, no wait I'm back I'm fine here let me untie you." Regina flicked her wrist and Snow was untied from the invisible strings. Regina pulled her up to be pulled into a massive hug.

"Oh Regina I thought you were gone for good I watched Hades stab you with the crystal and you just disappeared we couldn't even help you!" Snow blubbers beginning to cry into Regina's shoulder. Regina just held the younger woman for a second and sighs letting her cry for a little bit before she said anything.

"Hey I'm here now that's all you need to worry about now okay we are all fine now." Regina said pulling Snow off her and looks at her for a second before pulling away finally to take them back to Granny's.