Blood

Chapter eight

Rumple snapped his fingers and everyone but Regina and rumple disappeared. "Regina you need to tell me what he did to you."
      Regina glared at him. "It doesn't matter. He walked free."
       "It does matter Regina. I should have stopped your mother. Or at the very least I should have helped you but at least now I can do something." He said.
    Regina looked at him. Rumple was her closest friend. Before the incident he was always there. She shouldn't blame him for leaving. Her mother told him too. And no one would stop her mother. She looked down. "I shouldn't be this angry at you. I just-"
     She was shaking and she clenched her fists.
     "Regina I shouldn't have left. I'm sorry. Will you accept my apology?"
    Regina slowly nodded. "Yes. I'm sorry. I shouldn't be mad at you." She said.
    "What did he do to you Regina?" Rumple asked.
      "He raped me. But don't hurt him. I've gotten enough people hurt." She said. She laid down and winced. "I also know his entire family is after me because he and his wife are ill." Regina said. "Why am I the only one with the magical blood? What makes me so special?"
   Rumple snapped his fingers and everyone else returned. "I don't know why you're the only person with the blood but I do know what you won't be killed." He turned to snow and the others. David and mother superior did not look good. "My price is your full trust. You will keep Regina safe. No one will kill her. No one will take her blood unless she permits it and that includes all of you. Are my conditions clear?"
      Snow nodded. "Yes. Regina is safe."
     Rumple nodded. "Good because of you, any of you break the agreement something very bad will happen."
     Snow looked at Regina. "She's safe."
     Emma walked over to Regina. "Are you Okay?'
      Regina nodded and watched rumple heal the other two.
      The dizziness hit her again and she closed her eyes. Then she blacked out.
       Regina woke a minute or so later. Emma was beside her. She looked concerned. "You need to let him help you."
     "What happened?" Regina asked.
     Rumple walked over to the bed. "The infection led you into a seizure. Would you allow me to heal you?" He asked her.
     Regina looked at him. She let out a shaky breath and finally nodded. "Alright." She said and looked down.
      Rumple ran his hands along Regina's wound and healed her.
     Emma watched the colour return to Regina's face and she smiled. "I didn't realize how pale you were."
       Regina took a deep breath and looked at Emma. "Well I feel better."
      Rumple looked at everyone in the room. "Remember our deal." He said darkly and disappeared.
     David crossed his arms. "What deal was that?"
      Snow looked at Regina. "That we are to keep Regina safe. Nothing must hurt her." Snow said.
      "And you agreed to that?! Are you insane? She doesn't deserve to be safe!"  David snapped.
      Regina stood up and looked at him. "Then don't. But the chances of you surviving rumples revenge is very slime." She said and stood up. "So if you want to kill me then go ahead. You want your revenge? Go ahead and kill me. But let me ask you this. Is killing me worth more than being with your family? Then ruling this kingdom? If it is then I won't stop you from killing me. But think about what you do." Regina said and crossed the room to stand in front of him.
       David gripped his sword and pulled it out.
     Emma grabbed Regina's waist and pulled her away from him. "I promised. You're not getting hurt Regina."
     Regina pulled Emma's hands off of her rather sharply. "He needs to make his own choices." She said. "What do you want to do?" She asked and raised her eyebrow.
      Emma took Regina's hand. "No Regina. I don't want anything to happen to you. I understand he needs to make his choice but I'm making mine too and I'm not letting him or anyone hurt you." Emma said.
     Regina looked at Emma. "Why? You just met me! You can't care about me after just a few days."
        Emma gripped her hand tightly. "Like it or not Regina, I care about you. You are very easy to like if you allow someone to do so. And you let me. Now you can't change my feelings."