READER IMAGINES [1]

Henry Mills x Reader

#HenryWeek - Sad Imagine.
Word count: 3,316

You kick the pebbles lying around on the ground by your feet as you make your way over to Mr Gold's Pawn Shop. Sliding your hands into your hoodie pockets, you sigh but try to make quick pace. After all, the only reason why you're going there in the first place it to be away from all the danger.

Henry had told you to go there to stay safe, even though you wanted to tag along with him and the others, but he persisted so you solemnly agreed. Everyone was going to stop Hook from destroying Storybrooke. He had brought back all the previous Dark Ones and was about to enact something deadly, but now the team is going to stop him.

The team unfortunately doesn't include you, though. Henry always says how it upsets him when people treat him like a kid still, but what about you? Now you're the one being treated like a kid and by Henry! You thought he would've understood and let you come with him and the others, but then last minute he told you to hide.

You don't hide. Everyone knows that you, (Y/f/n), don't hide from danger. You strike back and defeat the blasted thing. Yet here you are, walking to the Pawn Shop and obeying orders like a child. It's so stupid! You should be out there fighting with them, but instead you're going to go lock yourself up in the shop and wait until they come for you and rub in how great they were.

The Shop is only a few strides away so you quicken your pace and make it over to the door. As you're about to turn the handle, though, someone shouts out your name making you hault. You look around to find the source of the voice and finally you spot him; Henry, running down the street and waving his hands frantically.

"(Y/n)!" He shouts, almost sounding scared.

"Henry?" You call back, letting your hand slide off of the door handle.

"Move! Get away!" He shouts.

He's still far away so you can't exactly hear him.

"What?" You shout back, now moving away from the door.

You understand the meaning of his screams-- get away from the shop-- but when he tries to explain to you why you can't hear him properly. As you're about to take the next step and run over to him, you feel the presence of someone near you. Stopping, you turn around and immediately gasp.

There, standing in front of you, is Nimue. Her dark green skin and black cloak make you shiver so you try to run away but she catches your arm, and tugging you back, she reaches her hand deep into your chest.

"No!!" Screams Henry, trying his hardest to run as fast as he can.

The pain rushes all through you as Nimue rips out your heart. It feels like someone burnt a hole in your chest and is letting the flames nip away at your skin. You find it hard to breathe but it only gets worse when Nimue starts squeezing your heart. Now it feels like someone is pouring acid over the hole in your chest.

Screaming out, you can't seem to move, and then suddenly it's all over as your heart completely crushes in Nimue's hand, turning into ash as she lets it fall from her hand.

"No!" Henry shouts, finally making it to you, but it's too late.

You fall towards the ground but Henry catches you in his arms. Nimue smiles wickedly before she disappears into a cloud of smoke, leaving your dead body behind in Henry's arms.

"(Y/n)! (Y/n)!" Henry cries, kneeling down on the concrete.

Your body limps around in his hold as he tries to lay you. Eyes closed and hands scrapped down on the ground, your whole body becomes cold.