Dear A. // Henry Mills

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE | Lady Friend

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// CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE //
LADY FRIEND
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A/N: [SPOILERS] THIS CHAPTER HAS A's NAME REVEAL IM SO EXCITED FJSJSJ
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"So, what you're saying is 'she's alive?'" David questioned is grandson. "Technically, she's dead, but," Henry chuckled, "yeah. She's alive."

"Henry, you have to go see her!" urged his ever-so-encouraging grandmother. "I tried," he said as his voice became quiet, "but she's pushing me away." Snow looked to David, and David looked to Snow. It was the type of look they shared when they thought the same ideas, and what they thought they both knew. Henry, for sure, had to see her again, but they don't want her to be upset. She was part of the family, and they wouldn't want to do anything to push her.

The three heard the door creak open and coming inside was the boy's mother, and his mother, and his elder grandfather. They were all in Snow's apartment; Henry had ran there after leaving the girl.

"Hey," said the blonde one, "what's going on?"

"Well," replied her father, "Henry's got a little lady friend down here in the Underworld--"

"Lady friend?" interrupted the boy's other mother.

David glanced at his interrupter before continuing,"but she can't talk to him. We're trying to find a way to reverse that."

"Excuse me? Lady friend?"

"Regina-"

"It's nothing, moms."

"Henry," said David, "we have to do something. While you're here in the Underworld, you have the chance to talk to her. When we go back, you may not."

"David's right," assured Snow, "if you have the time to--"

"No," interrupted Rumple, "it'd be best for the boy not to come into interaction with the girl. If one from the Underworld-"

"Stop!" Henry shouted. "None of you know the best for me. It's not that she can't see me, because she can! She doesn't want to see me! Why can't anyone accept that!" Henry's upset state caused him to stomp up the stairs that eventually let him be alone and in peace. His elders' fussing about his situation, and not letting him solve it hisself, put him in a situation where he felt alone, where he could not be a hero. Yes, the situation he was in was not a matter of life or death, but he just wanted to solve it himself without his family prying their way into things.

Nobody came after him, but he didn't worry about it. He felt like he had the whole world resting on his shoulders. The adults on the floor below still chattered about the girl that Henry wanted to see. It was as if they suddenly remembered he existed. Ever since A. had left, the family had somehow only bothered to accompany him when he was needed. He began to feel like his family only gave him attention when he had a situation to fix.

"We need to support him!"

Henry heard David's voice coming from downstairs. They were talking about the girl, as if it wasn't obvious enough that the reason why he stomped off was to stop talking about her.

"David, we understand that but we can't make her do it! If she can't see him, well," Snow trailed off in her calming voice.

"Is anyone going to tell me what's going on?" Regina demanded after being ignored about her question the time before.

"Abilene,"  Snow answered, "Henry's found her."