The Greatest Revenge

Chapter Twenty Seven

Queenie and Regina had passed out on the hammock.  Queenie was the first to wake when the sun rose over the horizon.

She beamed down at Regina's beauty as the sun tickled her skin. She was so content. She soaked it all in never wanting this moment to end, fearful of the future. She liked what they had.  She didn't even need Emma anymore.

Queenie ran her hand down Regina's spine as she stirred awake.

"Mmmmm," Regina sighed sleepily.

"Morning, Sunshine." Queenie grinned.

Regina protested and her eyes fluttered open. "I fell asleep?"

"You're cute when you snore."

"Queenie...." She groaned.

"Come on, Love. We should get going."

"But I'm comfy." Regina whined.

"I know, Love. I don't want to either, but I need to get Gold what I promised him."

Regina frowned, "What did you offer?"

"A drop of your blood."

"Absolutely not."

"Regina, the deal has already been made."

"Without my consent?" She wondered.

"I had to it was the only way to get what I needed to turn Emma back."

"You realize that with my blood he has access to any blood magic we create?"

Queenie nodded. "Perhaps there is something more powerful than blood magic."

Regina sighed, "Maybe, but Gold is always one step ahead of us."

"We have to trust it, Love."

"I trust you, Queenie." She smiled and leaned up to kiss her.

"I love you," Queenie responded.

"I love you too."

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Queenie and Regina held hands as they approached Gold's shop.

"Well, well. I've been expecting you two."

"Yeah, yeah." Queenie rolled her eyes handing Gold the vile of Regina's blood, "Don't use it all in one place."

Gold grinned, opened a locked drawer, and put it in there safely.

"Emma has been looking for you." Gold said as they were about to leave.

Queenie turned around and eyed him suspiciously she was in high protective mode of Regina so she stepped a bit in front of her.

Gold smirked eyeing the pair.

"We were just about to head over there."

Gold smirked watching the pair leave the shop. Something about their relationship just sparked interest in him.

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Queenie and Regina received a lot of looks as they walked to Emma's holding hands. Queenie almost fireballed a woman snickering under her breath, but Regina held back her hand.

"Let them laugh." Regina said softly.

Queenie nodded as they approached Emma's apartment and knocked.

Emma opened the door. She looked like she hadn't slept in weeks.

"Hi," Emma said softly looking a little lost.

"Can we talk?" Regina wondered.

Emma nodded and and stepped aside so they could come in.

"Can I get you guys anything to drink?"

"Water." They both said in unison, and Emma nodded headed to the kitchen. She poured the water and set them on the table.

They all took a seat, Emma suddenly didn't know what to say.

"How have you been?" Regina asked. She knew by the way Emma looked, but she couldn't resist asking anyway.

"Shitty." Emma said softly taking a sip of her water.

Queenie took Regina's hand underneath the table.

"Well, we miss you." Regina said softly.

Emma's eyes shot up from her glass. "Yet, it's taken you so long to stop by?"

"We were giving you space." Queenie admitted.

Truth was Emma hadn't been quite the same since the darkness was taken out of her and she was fighting countless nights being deprived of the dark magic.

"I need the darkness back." Emma said softly clutching the glass with her hands.

"What?" Regina looked at her like she was crazy.

"It's the only way to fight this." Emma said softly.

"No, it's not. You come back to the vault and.... we will help you."

"I'm afraid I would be endangering your life." Emma said quietly.

"What are you talking about?" Queenie wondered.

"My parents said that they would kill you if they ever saw you again."

Regina was heartbroken. After all she's done to be good only for it to go to shit. She squeezed Queenie's hand.

"Well, we should probably get going then."

"No!" Emma shouted unexpectedly.

Regina looked to Emma hopeful.

"I don't care what they say. I want to go back with you."

Regina smiled softly, "You do?"

"Yeah, that's the only way I'm going to be able to get some sleep."

"Ok," Queenie and Regina nodded.

Queenie immediately poofed them all back to the vault. She thought it would be best if Regina put her to bed so she waited downstairs.

"Anything I can get you Emma?" Regina wondered.

"Actually I was kind of hoping if you would lay with me?"

Regina nodded and crawled in bed next to her spooning from behind.

"Did you want Queenie too?"

"Just you for now." Emma said softly before closing her eyes.

Queenie was silently watching from the mirror in their living room slight rejection overwhelming her. Perhaps this was best tho. She could be on the look out for any danger while they rested.