Dark Hearts | Once Upon A Time

LXii. Wanting to be Good

Storybrooke. Present-day.

A NEW ROYAL was going to be born today 

Mary Margret was in labour and everything was hectic, of course, she happened to go into labour soon after Henry broke the curse and woke up Regina after she was knocked out after stupidly going after Zelena when Erica had issued a warning to Zelena that scared most of her family and she knew soon enough a talk about giving in to one's darkness would not accomplish anything

But that would have to wait for a better time, it would seem

They were all rushed to the hospital, and Mary Margret was placed in a wheelchair screaming in pain all the way as she was pushed to a room in order to give birth and Erica had knots in her stomach because there was no way that she wanted Zelena to get her hands on her baby sibling, hopefully, her threats had managed to scare Zelena off a little she doubted it though

She was pacing and her stomach was aching and cramping because of course today was the day she started her period, but she was dealing. Jaclyn had given her plenty of chocolate to snack on, already knowing the signs and as much as wanted to spend time with Jaclyn, in her arms as they went through their movie list, she knew that would have to wait 

But she couldn't really do anything here either because Regina and Emma didn't know she had way more control over her magic than they knew and so she was sidelined at the hospital, and so she felt bored and misused but what could she do?

The only thing she could do was tell them about how she could properly control her magic which would lead to more questions and questions were something that she couldn't deal with right now, not when her stomach felt like it was twisting inside out 

It meant that she would have to tell them everything

That was something she really didn't want to get into

Just as she was about to explode from both pain and boredom as she paced around the hospital floor, probably annoying everyone in her sight, she was tugged down a hallway feeling the familiar weight of a rough hand tug her down one of the empty hallways 

"Jaclyn" Erica breathed, each of them searching the other's face "What are you doing here?"

"Come on, we both need to blow off some steam"

"But I can't go now -- mom's having a baby!"

"Yes Swan, I'm aware. We'll be back before the new royal arrives"

"Alright, but if I miss the birth or get kidnapped by a bloody Wicked Witch, I'm dragging you to the Sirens and they can deal with you"

"They've only started talking to me again if they know I pissed you off then they'd probably never talk to me again"

"Then you better abide by my rules gorgeous" Erica quipped with a smirk as she stared at Jaclyn, just dying to reach out and touch her but she had to have some self-control because while they were out of the way, it wasn't as if nurses and doctors could walk past them and hear bits of snippets of their conversation and draw their own conclusions and then they would be placed on the wheel of gossip that seems to circulate town -- and Erica wasn't ready for that

"No dying, stealing what I don't have to, or getting myself in situations that I can't talk myself out of. Oh and if we ever get separated then I will find my way back to you one way or another" Jaclyn rattles off the rules Erica had made up for her during the missing year  as she gently stroked the old compass that was clipped onto her sash without looking

"Good girl" This time Erica did reach out to touch her girlfriend, petting her softly on the head which made Jaclyn close her eyes and hum in agreement "Let's go while the coast is clear then, I'll come up with something to say to Emma on the way"