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Fall – or Autumn, depending on where you were from – was Robin’s favorite season of them all. She loved watching the leaves change from vibrant greens to deep reds and yellows, she loved the warm drinks in the morning and the knitted hats and jumpers. But most importantly, she loved pumpkins. Pumpkin Season on the Mills’ farm was a town favorite. All the families would come to pick out their pumpkins, there would be a corn maze and apple bobbing every night, and at the weekend Robin would run pumpkin carving workshops. The workshops had always been busy, every class full to the brim with excited children. Robin loved to watch their skills grow each year, noting that by the time the kids were ten or so, they would be carving pumpkins almost as skilfully as her. The class had been opened up to all ages at first, but Robin had found that parents tended to use it as a babysitting service while they started their Christmas shopping, but Robin didn’t mind. Each fall the class would go through over a hundred pumpkins, and Robin happily displayed them around the farm – the class pumpkins having been practice ones after all – pumpkins of all shapes and sizes, some with spooky faces, some with happy, all displayed with pride. Robin loved it when the children would bring their parents to see their creations on Halloween night.

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The streets of Hyperion Heights had been buzzing with excitement the moment the curse broke and the evil witch Mother Gothel had been destroyed by her daughter. Regina had set up a refugee point in the bar, giving people the chance to register and find their loved ones.

Robin had been worried about leaving Alice alone to greet her Father, especially after seeing him be loaded into an ambulance the night before and all the crying that had proceeded to follow. Robin wanted to be there for her love, she wanted to hold her hand when her Father couldn’t, but she was roped into running the welcome desk.

“Robin?” The brunette’s head shot up at the sound of a familiar voice, one that she did not expect to ever hear again.

“Wendy? What are you doing here? I thought I left you in Neverland to keep those lost boys in check?” Robin quickly rounded the desk to hug the shorter brunette.

“I was sorting out fairy dust shipments in the Enchanted Forest when the curse came! But that’s not important, how are you?” Wendy spoke excitedly, before pulling out of the hug to hold her friend at arm’s length to get a proper look at her. It had been many years since Robin’s adventure in Neverland, she had originally gone to clear her head after meeting Alice. She couldn’t figure out the feelings she had been having for the blonde and after escaping Black Beard and helping Wendy gain control of the lost boys, Wendy had given her some pretty decent advice, prompting her to ask Alice out on a date as soon as she got home.

“I’m great! Well apart from just waking up from a curse obviously.” Robin laughed with the brunette.

“Ain’t that the truth! Did you ever take my advice with your little girl crush?” Wendy winked as she nudged Robin in the rips slightly.

“I did…” Robin blushed.

“And?”

“And I may or may not have an engagement ring waiting upstairs!” Robin whispered excitedly, even though she knew that Alice wasn’t here.

“No way! Aww, I’m so happy for you!” The brunette shouted excitedly.

“Thanks…what about you? One of the lost boys finally grow up and sweep you off your feet?” Robin winked as the blush started to clear on her face.

“Actually…no. But I did meet someone while I was cursed.” Wendy bounced excitedly on the balls of her feet, with her hands clasped firmly together.

“No way? Well everyone is coming here to register, why don’t we have a look for your mystery boy?” Robin teased as she walked back to her side of the table.

“More like mystery girl…” Wendy mumbled, catching the brunette off guard.

“Oh, I stand corrected…mystery girl. I just need some basic details and then we should be good to go!” Robin shared a knowing smile with her old friend, before opening the large book filled with pictures and names of everyone that got sent to Hyperion Heights.

“Sure, what do you need?” Wendy asked as she sat down on her side of the desk.

“Well, since you met during the curse a name is useless. So why don’t we start we a description.”

“Okay…Umm, she has gorgeous blonde hair, the brightest of smiles and these deep blue eyes.” Robin felt a hint of familiarity as her old friend spoke, but she shrugged it off, surely she wasn’t talking about Alice.

“Huh? Sounds…familiar. Anything else you can tell me about her?”

“She’s an orphan, always hanging around with that cop guy…oh and she eats these disgusting sandwiches…some type of jam or something? I don’t really remember much else…oh apart from the fact that she was a little bit…mad.” Wendy rolled her eyes as she listed the more annoying qualities of her mystery lover, making Robin’s blood boil as she realized that she was, in fact, talking about her true love.

“Mad?” Robin muttered through gritted teeth.

“Like voices in her head, talking to statues and she always spoke in these riddles…but she was gorgeous! So I think I can look over that.” Robin saw red as Wendy spoke. How dare she talk about Alice like that! How could Alice…Tilly ever be with someone as superficial and stuck up as her!

“Aha…you know, now that I think about it, I don’t think I can help you.” Robin plastered a fake smile on her face as she slammed the book closed.

“Why not? Afraid that you and your little girlfriend aren’t going to be the cutest gay couple around?” Wendy joked, not catching on to the anger plastered on the brunette’s face.

“I don’t think you deserve to be with someone you clearly think so little of!” “Robin blew up, standing up so hard that the chair she was sitting went flying.

“And what would you know? I bet if you were in my shoes you’d be saying the same thing to me!” Wendy stood, ready to square up to Robin if need be.

“Robin! Papa is alright! He’s back at the apartment! He sends his lov- Sophia?” Alice skipped in, coming to a halt when she saw Tilly’s ex and her true love about to fight.

“Tilly?” Wendy’s facial expression softened as she tried to move closer the blonde.

“Wendy, meet Alice…my girlfriend.” Robin took a step to the side, stopping Wendy from getting any closer.

“Girlfriend?” Wendy asked in disbelief, finally realizing why her friend had been acting this way.

“Robin…I can-” Alice started, but was quickly cut off my Robin’s soft lips on hers. Melting into the kiss, Alice wrapped her arms tightly around her love, never wanting to be without her love ever again.

“Hey, we were cursed and we didn’t know each other even existed…” Robin whispered as she Eskimo kissed her love as their foreheads touched.

“But you know what they say about cursed minds?” Wendy spoke spite laced in her voice.

“Why are you still here?” Robin spat as she quickly turned around to face the brunette once again.

“Cursed minds speak uncursed truths…what do you say we pick up where we left off,” Wendy smirked at the couple, winking at Alice as she spoke.

“Excuse me? I’m standing right here!” Robin shouted, about to step towards, only to be stopped by Alice’s hand on her arm, silently begging her not to start anything.

“And I think that Tilly…Alice should have the right to decide who she wants to be with, instead of just crawling back to what she had before the curse.” Wendy stepped forward, completely ignoring Robin as she stared lovingly at Alice.

“Oh, you are so lucky that I don’t have my bow right now!” Robin hissed at the brunette.

“Like you’d have the guts to do anything! That bow was basically a glorified accessory!” Wendy snapped poison laced in her voice.

“Then how about I introduce you to my fist instead!” Robin shouted, making the blonde behind her jump.

“Look at you, scaring my poor baby…it’s okay, I can make you feel things that she never did.” Wendy reached out to touch Alice’s arms, prompting Robin to push her away from her love.

“Must be from all the practice you’ve been getting at Neverland!” Robin spat, he fist clenched in her fury.

“Will you two just stop!” Alice shouted, forcing the two brunette’s to face her.

“She started it! Just tell her that you’re not interested and we can leave it at that!” Robin argued, with a stomp of her foot.

“Oh well…I umm…” Alice hesitated, not because it was a hard decision for her to make, but because she didn’t know how to tell Wendy to shove off without hurting her feelings

“Oh my god…Alice? I hope you two are happy together!” Robin’s eyes watered before she took off running into the back room.

“No! Robin wait!” Alice shouted as she was about to run after her love, only to be stopped by a soft hand gripped firmly on her wrist.

“Now that it’s just the two of us…why don’t we pick up right-” Wendy purred as she leaned in to kiss the blonde.

“Your breath always smells like onions and you are the worst kisser I have ever met!” Alice spat as she pushed the brunette away before their lips even came close to meeting.

“I’m sorry? But…I thought?”

“I didn’t know how to say those things without sounding like an arse, but none of that matters right now, because the woman that I want to spend the rest of my life with, thinks that I’m out here choosing something that even my cursed persona couldn’t stand! So, excuse me!” Alice snapped, leaving the brunette speechless as she ran through the bar in search of her love.

Robin was pissed, miserable…but overall, she was pissed! Not at Alice, she knew that she had been Alice’s first everything and she understood that there would probably come a point when the blonde would want to try something different, and of course it hadn’t been Alice that dated Wendy, it was Tilly…the orphan that was longing for someone to love her…no, she wasn’t pissed at Alice, she could never be. She wasn’t even that pissed at Wendy…no, the only person Robin was pissed at was herself. She left, she went traveling around the world…maybe if she had of stayed…if she had of just waited, maybe Tilly wouldn’t have fallen for someone else, then she’d still have her Alice.

“Robin?” The soft whispers of her love pulled her from the internal battle she had been fighting since she hid away in the storeroom.

“What?” Robin spat as she brought her knees up closer to her face, hiding away from everything.

“Oh, my love…please don’t cry…” Alice was quick to run to the brunette’s side and pull the weeping woman into her arms. “I don’t want her, you are the only girl for me…you’ve got to know that!” Alice whispered as she placed small kisses on the archers head, face, neck…anywhere she could reach.

“Then…then why did you hesitate?” Robin sniffled, as she pulled away just enough to see her love’s bright smile.

“I didn’t know how to tell her that there was no way I’d ever be with her…in this realm or any.” Alice smiled brightly as she closed the small gap between the two. “You are the one that I choose, you will always be the one…which is why.” Alice smirked as she dropped down on one knee.

“Alice?” Robin gasped, as she watched her blonde love pull out a simple, yet beautiful engagement ring.

“I had this whole speech prepared…but I don’t remember any of it…so all I’ll say is this: I love you, Robin, as Alice, as Tilly…it’s always been, and it always will be you. You take me as I am, on my good days and my bad…Will you marry me?” Alice teared up, waiting for the stunned brunette to respond.

“I was going to ask you! I have a ring upstairs, I was just waiting to ask you Father for his permission…” Robin laughed, before cupping the blonde’s face.

“One step ahead of you like always…I called your Mother last night.” Alice winked. “Umm, is that a yes? Cause my leg is starting to fall asleep love.” Alice mumbled, just then she was cut off by Robin’s lips as she was pulled into her archer’s strong arms, a place she planned to stay for the rest of her life.  

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Everything was finally right with the world. There was no more curses hanging over their heads, no realms separating them and certainly no evil Mothers trying to keep them apart. Robin and Alice were happy, no, they were beyond that. Things were looking up for them, they had each other to hold, and now with Hook’s heart cured they could finally be a family. Zelena and Chad had moved to a more ‘normal’ part of the United Realms, while Robin, Alice and Hook wanted to stay as close to mystical and crazy as they could. Regina had found the trio two large cabins deep in the woods, that were thankfully a little bit apart – because as much as the two lovers were overjoyed that Killian was able to be in their lives without pain coursing through his chest, they also wanted a little bit of privacy now and again.

Killian and Alice had been the easier ones to move in, having always lived on the go they didn’t have many belongings. Robin, on the other hand, hand three lifetimes worth of stuff. There was the Storybrooke Robin’s belongings – that didn’t seem as alien to Alice now that she had lived in that world – she had the Robin from the Enchanted Forest’s stuff – mainly a variation of bows, arrowheads and leather pants – and then there was Margot. As much as Robin wanted to forget that side of her it was hard, every time she was left alone with her thoughts she was reminded of how she left her Mother, left Alice. She was reminded of all the women that had spent the night in her tent, all the empty promises she had made to them just to get what she wanted. Margot wasn’t who she wanted to be, it wasn’t who she was one bit…until she met Tilly that is. It was like a switch was flipped and the Robin in her came out. She was goofy, kind, willing to actually get to know someone instead of jumping into bed with them. And then there was the one piece of Margot that she would gladly carry around with her, it was the little bit of Alice that had kept her company late at night and sane on long journey’s, the dirty hardback book, with childlike illustrations and sweet words about her love. She knew that it wasn’t really her story, that she wasn’t THAT Alice in Wonderland, but it still brought a smile to her face when she’d read the book cover to cover. Even now, she had Alice her Alice within arm’s reach, she’d think back over those words and how she felt when she read them, and how they’d still always bring the same goofy smile to her face.

“And that’s the last of it…I think.” Alice mumbled as she folded up the last brown box that was filled with Margot’s and Robin’s clothes. “Margot really did love her clothes.” She added as she ran her hand over the hung-up clothing.

“She loved you more though.” Robin cooed as she wrapped her strong arms around the small blonde, kissing her neck sweetly as they softly swayed together.

“Oh, I know!” The blonde teased back. “Where is it then?”

“Where is what?” The brunette gently spun the giggling blonde around to face her, before placing a quick yet forceful kiss on her lips.

“The book.” She winked, making the archer turn an alarming shade of red. Robin had hoped that Alice wouldn’t have remembered that little detail about Margot, and was more than happy to keep the book tucked away and out of sight.

“I have no idea what you are talking about my love.” Robin tried and failed to lie her way out of this, as Alice pushed her away playfully.

“Your tomato face says otherwise Nobin!” Alice smirked as she hopped onto the sofa, and waited patiently for the brunette to give in.

“Fine…I was going to keep it in the attic to save myself the embarrassment.” Robin moaned as she walked over to the box labelled ‘bow equipment’ and pulled out the green hardback book. Cursing silently for bringing the book, and not hiding it in Regina’s library like she had been tempted to do.

“So, was Alice really your favourite?” The blonde winked as Robin plopped down beside her and handed the book over for her to see.

“Always…” The archer winked as she kissed her cheek gently.

“Why don’t you grab us some wine and we can have a little read, yeah?” Alice asked sweetly as she gave the archer a small peck on the lips.  

“Your wish is my command baby,” Robin whispered against the blonde’s lips, savouring the feeling for a few moments before she jumped up and sauntered into the small kitchen. “Looks like we forgot a box after all! I can’t find the wine glasses Mom got us!” The archer called out, as she quickly hunted through the cupboards for a second time to make sure she hadn’t missed them.

“Oh, right…I think I left a box in the car.” Alice threw the archer an apologetic smile over her shoulder, before turning her attention back to the book in her hands, making mental notes about how wrong the author had gotten this story.

“On it!” The brunette called out as she quickly ran out to the small car that her Mother had gifted them. Just as Alice had said, there was a large box in the boot labelled ‘Kitchen’. Not in the mood to have to sort out a whole box, Robin decided to just reach in for two glasses but was extremely surprised to find a red hardback book tucked down the side of the box. Carefully she pulled it out to reveal the words: ‘Robin Hood: Myth and Legend’. Quickly Robin grabbed two glasses and the book, before quickly taking off back into the cabin.

“Did you find em’?” Alice called out when she heard the door open.

“I found something alright,” Robin answered playfully, as she skipped into the kitchen to pour them both a drink before playing a little embarrassment game of her own.

“How did you even like this babe? It’s full of mistakes!” Alice shouted in, giggling at how wrong they had gotten Wonderland. “What’s that you’ve got there?” She asked curiously, as Robin sat back down and placed their wine glasses on the small table in front of them.

“Looks like I’m not the only one who had a favourite book?” She smirked and wiggled her eyebrows as she held up the red book, watching Alice’s face turn almost the same shade of red.

“Technically that’s not about you, it’s about your Dad…and I also might have stolen it from Henry…so I should probably return it.” She held her hands up in her own defence as she plucked the book out of Robin’s hands, flicking to her bookmarked page.

“Not after we have a little read.” Robin winked as she cuddled into the blonde’s side, ready for a nice relaxing day filled with story inaccuracies and wine.  

“Nobin…” Alice whispered as she laced her fingers with Robin’s.

“Yes, Tower Girl?”

“You’ll always be my favourite fairy-tale character.” She smiled shyly, as she bumped their shoulders together playfully.

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It had been Alice’s idea to leave the comfort of her small hut that afternoon. After years stuck in the tower, even the thought of spending time indoors when it wasn’t called for, didn’t sound one bit appealing to her. So, she managed to drag the extremely tired and cranky archer out of bed and the two set off on an adventure. While on her latest trip to Wonderland, Alice had heard talk of the local Rabbit burrows, being trampled on and destroyed, so the blonde had decided that she would call by all the local ones, just to check in and to get a cuddle from her little furry friends. Robin had been content in just watching her love play with the little rabbits, having always felt a small twinge of fear for the bouncing creatures. Feeling content that all her little furry friends were safe, Alice began to enjoy the misty walk she had led them on, her hand never leaving Robin’s as they trekked through the mud in a peaceful, blissful silence…until Robin ended up covered in mud from head to toe.

“That is the last time we go rabbit burrow hunting after a storm! I have mud, where mud shouldn’t be!” Robin muttered as they entered the blonde woman’s house, her cloak was weighing heavy on her shoulders as it held all the extra weight from the now dried in mud attached.

“Well, I think that has more to do with you trying and failing to tackle me,” Alice spoke in a sing-song tone, as she hung her own, clean cloak, upon its peg. Watching closely as the archer began to shed her clothes, leaving her in only her underwear and a pale green tank top.

“I was just trying to get one of these…” Robin purred as she snaked her arms around the blonde girl’s frame, digging her fingers into her curves as she drew her in closer. Resting her forehead on the blonde’s, the archer stared attentivity into Alice’s baby blue eyes, before leaning in to brush their lips together over and over, adding more pressure with each brush, until the blonde couldn’t take it anymore and slammed their lips together, bumping noses and biting lips as they did so.

“Mmm, well you can have more of these…after you have a bath because as much as I love you, you are a little stinky,” Alice smirked as she pushed the brunette away from her, a pout spreading across the archer’s face.

“And what are you going to be doing while I’m in the bath?” Robin winked, as she wiggled her eyebrows at the blonde.

“Not joining you if that’s what you are getting at! We both know that my little tub isn’t big enough and I’m not living through that again!” The blonde shivered at the memory of the last time Robin had convinced her to get in the tub with her. The archer claimed that it would be fun, but all it was a pain in the ass…quite literally.

“No fun…” The archer stuck her tongue out at the blonde, who simply repeated the gesture in return, causing them both to giggle slightly.

“We can have plenty of fun later…but now, bath time!” Alice winked, before pointing towards the small bathroom.

“Fine…” Robin smirked before pulling off her pale green tank top and unclasping her bra, letting it fall to the ground.

“Teasing won’t get you anywhere!” Alice said breathlessly, as she licked her lips hungrily.

“In my experience teasing gets me everywhere!” Robin winked playfully before swaying into the bathroom.

While Robin relaxed into the bath, Alice made a point of tidying up the small hut. Carefully she scooped up the archer’s dirty clothes, preparing to wash them when suddenly a small buzzing came from the archers pants pocket.

“Robin?” Alice mumbled as she took the phone out of her loves pocket.

“Yeah?” Robin called out.

“Your magic box is lighting up…” The blonde mumbled as she gently held the magic box in her hand, afraid that she might break it.

“Babe, we’ve been over this. It’s not magic…and it’s probably just game notifications. Just swipe the bar and hit 4689.” The archer laughed, before relaxing back into the tub, letting the hot water wash over her body.

“This thing just keeps getting more and more curious,” Alice muttered to herself as she unlocked the smartphone. Startled as the screen lit up to reveal a small picture of her archer surrounded by a light red circle, before revealing the word ‘Tinder’ on the screen.

“Robin…” Alice called out, confused about what she was seeing on the screen of Robin’s magic box.

“I promise it’s not magic…” The brunette laughed.

“I know that…now. I didn’t know you had such a love for trees.” Alice smirked to herself, having misread the title, assuming that it was all about trees.

“Trees?” Robin mumbled, having no idea what her blonde love was talking about.

“Timber…Oh! That doesn’t look like trees.” Alice gasped as a pretty blonde appeared on the screen.

“Shit! Alice love put the phone down!” Robin called out, as the loud splashes of water followed.

“Woah…what is this thing?” The blonde whispered to herself, as she clicked on the little heart button, making the picture of the pretty girl disappear and a new picture of a brunette take its place. After a few more clicks of the heart button, the blonde girl found herself bored with the other girls and set out to find what else the app had to offer. Clicking on the small person-shaped icon, the screen revealed a number of pictures of her brunette lover and a small paragraph of text.

“Robin Mills…I’m just your average eighteen-year-old, bored with life and looking for a certain honey to entertain me…sorry guys, but this is a girl only event…I’ve got what some would call a magical touch (if you know what I mean), former Evil Mother, weird obsession with stealing so you better protect your hearts, ladies,,…” Alice read out loud, trying her best not to laugh at the words accompanied by a number of cute selfies.

“Please stop…this is the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever had to experience.” Robin quickly ran out, a towel gripped tightly around her body.

“What is this thing?” Alice’s eyes lit up as she held the phone up to her love, displaying Robin’s profile to the embarrassed brunette.

“It’s…it’s a dating app from back in Storybrooke…but I haven’t even thought about it since I met you!” Robin quickly grabbed the phone from her love, before hanging her head in embarrassment.

“This is how you found a relationship back in your world?” Alice mumbled, worried about if she was good enough for the archer that stood in front of her.

“Well…it wasn’t exactly used for finding relationships…it’s more of a glorified hook-up app.” The brunette muttered embarrassed by everything that was happening.

“Hook-up?” Alice scrunched up her face in confusion before it finally clicked with her. “Oh! You’d push on these buttons and a girl would appear and…”

“God No! I mean there are probably girls who…but I never! I never even answered any of the messages!” The brunette was quick to speak, making it clear that she was not that type of girl.

“Why not? Some of these girls are pretty…a lot of blondes.” Alice joked though Robin could tell that the girl wasn’t happy.

“Honestly? Sure, some of them were cute, completely my type, but I never felt any kind of connection when I looked at their pictures or read their bio’s.” Robin smiled sweetly, as she leaned over to peck the girl’s lips gently, as she cupped her cheek.

“Well, they obviously felt something for you…there are loads of people on here asking to meet up…” Alice mumbled as she nudged her nose against the arches bare shoulder, placing a small peck on the now clean skin.

“Well, they’re out of luck, because the only girl I want is right in front of me.” The brunette smiled brightly, as she threaded her fingers through blonde’s hair.

“Really?”

“Really…how many times do I have to tell you that I love you with all my heart before you start to believe me?” Robin refused to back down, keeping her eyes locked with the blondes.

“I do believe you and I feel exactly the same, my love…but look at all these girls, I’m not half as pretty as some of them…sometimes I just worry that you’ll decide to go back to your world and be with someone else, someone with a lot less baggage.” A small tear trickled down her face, but it was quickly wiped away by the archer’s lips, kissing sweet kisses all over the blondes face.

“I love you and all your baggage…and the fact that you go looking for rabbit’s burrows just to check in, and those disgusting sandwiches you eat…and that little face you make whe…” Robin spoke between kisses, pecking her lips, her cheek, her neck.

“I get it…I get it, you love me for me.” Alice quickly cut her off, knowing exactly what was on the brunette’s mind.

“Forever and always,” Robin announced proudly. “And to prove it, I’m going to delete this godforsaken app, something I should have done a long time ago.” The brunette quickly lifted the forgotten phone from the ground.

“No, wait! I wouldn’t mind if you kept it for a little longer…I was having so much fun playing matchmaker!” Alice quickly snatched the phone from her lover as she looked at all the girls the app had to offer.

“You do realize that you are matching them with me? Your girlfriend?” Robin asked in confusion as she moved to sit behind she love, wrapping her arms around the blonde’s slender body as she placed small kisses along the freckled neck.

“Yep! But I know that it’s all just make-believe and that you aren’t going anywhere.” Alice relaxed into her practically naked lover’s arms, having only a thin towel covering her glorious body. “You love me too much!”

“That I do…” Robin purred as she gently released the small knot keeping the towel closed.

***

The two girls had just finished moving the last of their belongings into their new flat. It was two blocks away from Alice’s Father and right next to the archery range that Zelena had just bought for her daughter to run.

“Was that?” Robin’s eyes lit up as the tell-tale sound of a Tinder match bell rang through the apartment.

“No!” Alice let out a small squeak as the brunette raised an eyebrow at her love. In a flash, both of them were scrambling towards the table, where Alice’s phone lay.

“That was! Oh my god, you made a Tinder for yourself!” Robin shouted as she reached the phone first, unlocking it to check out the girl’s Tinder profile.

“Technically Tilly made a Tinder…” Alice defended herself, even though she could tell that Robin was more amused than annoyed.

“You really did like it all those years ago, huh?” The brunette joked, as started swiping, checking out the local girls that have matched with Tilly.

“Give it back…I’m going to delete it!” Alice demanded, having to stand on her tiptoes as Robin lifted the phone high into the air.

“Not a chance, it’s my turn to play matchmaker now…” Robin teased, before running and jumping onto the couch, with the blonde following close behind. “Oh, this one is so your type.” Robin coed, fully engrossed in the phone.

“Yeah, she is,” Alice whispered as she stared lovingly at the woman she couldn’t wait to spend the rest of her life with.

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This will never get old…the birds chirping, the sun poking through the curtains, the voice of the forest whistling through the thin walls, a beautiful blonde in her arms. This was the archer’s favorite way to start each and every day, naked bodies still tangled from the night previous, Alice’s head tucked perfectly into her arms, almost as if Robin’s body had been specifically made just to accommodate the blonde, fitting together like the final two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.

Looking down at her true love, Robin couldn’t help but smile the brightest smile, reserved completely for the blonde. She didn’t know she had gotten so lucky, how she went from Storybrooke’s resident mean girl to a love-sick puppy dog, that would do anything just to make her girlfriend smile.

Robin would never have considered herself to be a romantic person, sure she had relationships in the past, but looking back, Robin never really put any effort into them. But with Alice it was different, the archer would bend over backwards just to make the blonde girl smile, she’d go out of her way to deliver letters between Hook and Alice no matter the weather, she had even gotten into the habit of carrying around Alice’s favourite gummy sweets, that Robin had Zelena conjuror up for her. Robin was love-struck, she had found her happy ending, and no amount of teasing that she received from her Mother or Aunt could wipe the smile plastered to the girl’s face.

Leaning down carefully the archer placed a small kiss on the blonde’s bare shoulder, before gently rubbing her nose into her neck, inhaling her love. Stirring slightly Alice burrowed deeper into the archer’s arms, tangling their legs more so and pulling them closer.

“Mmmm, Morning.” Alice husked against Robin’s neck, sending vibrations through the brunette’s body.

“Morning baby…” Robin’s smile doubled in size as her hands began to explore her lover’s naked body.

“Love…sleepy,” Alice mumbled, making a slight pout appear on the archer’s face. “Later…I promise.” Alice lifted herself up to place a sweet kiss on her lips, before cuddling into Robin’s chest.

“I like this…waking up next to you…” Robin spoke as she played with the end’s of Alice’s hair, receiving a few mumbles from the blonde to show that she was listening. “I could happily wake up like this every morning for the rest of my life…can you imagine it? Us, in a bigger house than this, a few kids tucked into their own bed’s sleeping…and us, just like this…” Robin was startled as Alice suddenly jumped from her sleeping position to sit facing the blonde, not even bothering to cover herself up.

“What did you just say?”

“I-I just meant that…” Robin stuttered, nervous that she might have said too much too soon. “I mean, it’s just…pretend I didn’t say anything, let’s just go back to cuddling.”

“You said that you saw us in a bigger house, with kids…” Alice’s eyes lit up and slowly a bright smile appeared on her face.

“Yeah…maybe a few animals outside, a small stretch of land surrounded by trees for target practice…” Robin continued, knowing now that she hadn’t freaked Alice out.

“Yes! And you could teach the kids how to shoot arrows…and I could teach them chess!” Alice purred as she crawled onto Robin’s lap.

“Definitely…and we’d go on family trips to wonderland and other places…we’d play in the snow in winter and have picnic’s during the summer.” Robin smirked before capturing the blonde’s lips with her own.

“Do you really mean it, Robin?” Alice pulled back with a worried expression plastered on her face.

“Of course, I mean it…why wouldn’t I want to spend the rest of my life with my true love?” Robin gulped as she waited for the blonde’s reaction, even know both girls could feel the love for the other, neither had been brave enough to say it.

“True love?” Alice choked back the tears, as she reached up to cup Robin’s face.

“Yes…I love you, Alice Jones…and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you.” Robin’s eyes watered as she spoke before Alice’s arms snaked around her neck pulling her in for a kiss full of passion, love, and promise. The promise of the one thing Alice never thought she’d have, the promise of a future.

“I love you too Nobin…” Alice winked playfully before she flipped onto her back by Robin, neither girl was planning on leaving Alice’s little house that day. 

The mouth-watering smells of a rich rabbit stew filled the air as Robin neared the small cabin, tucked safely deep in the woods. Butterflies danced around the archer’s stomach as she caught sight of the blonde woman, who was knelt down with her back to the brunette. Stopping a few feet away, Robin took in the blonde girl. The always tangled, messy hair was less messy and thoroughly brushed and her usual red skirt had been replaced with a newer looking pale blue one that matched her cloak beautifully. Knelt down, Alice’s hands were filled with an array of nuts and berries, along with the small creatures that were happily munching on the contents.

“I can’t stay for long friends…I’ve someone special coming over for dinner!” Alice chirped cheerfully to the small animals around her, oblivious to the woman standing behind her. “I hope it goes well…I really like her.”

“I’m sure she really likes you too.” Robin put on a small squeaky voice, pretending to be one of Alice’s furry friends.

“Robin!” Alice exclaimed, her sudden outburst scaring away the animals. Turning around to face the brunette with her face extremely red, she gave out a nervous chuckle.

“Sorry...I didn’t mean to scare them away.” Robin smiled shyly as she was able to fully take in the girl in front of her, who was still flustered from being caught. She really was the most beautiful girl Robin had ever seen.

“I-how long have you been standing there?” Alice squeaked, as she nervously dusted off the dirt attached to her dress.

“Long enough to see how adorable you are,” Robin said without thinking as she felt her own face grow red and saw Alice’s smile brighten.

“You think that I’m adorable?” Alice mumbled as she swayed on her feet slightly.

“I think that you are the cutest person I’ve ever met…” Robin stood proudly, hoping that her ‘fake’ confidence would actually calm her. “Oh, before I forget...I brought you this.” Robin smiled brightly as she handed the blonde girl a multicolored woven bracelet.

“Robin, it’s beautiful. Thank you.” Alice smiled before leaning in to kiss her, only to trip over her own feet and fall into the taller girls arms instead. “Oops…” Alice mumbled as she gripped onto Robin strong arms.

“It’s been less than a week and I’ve already made you fall for me…” Robin joked earning an eye roll from the blonde girl, who reluctantly pulled away to place a kiss on Robin’s cheek.

“I’ve missed you Nobin…” Alice whispered before pulling Robin in for a proper hug, feeling all the stress and nervousness wash away as the archer held her tight.

“Not as much as I’ve missed you Tower Girl.” Robin kissed the hairline of the blonde. The two stayed embracing for a few moments, fully content in letting the world around them pass by.

“I talked to my Papa today,” Alice announced against Robin’s chest, before pulling her head away slightly to look up at the archer. “I told him that I met the most amazing girl…” Alice blushed once more before Robin leaned down to capture her lips, sharing their first kiss of the night, only letting up when breathing became an issue.

“I almost forgot how good that felt…” Robin breathed out as she rested her forehead against the blondes.

“It’s only been a few days.” Alice joked as she gently pushed the archer away playfully.

“A few days too many.” Robin winked as she joined hands with the blonde, who began to lead them towards her house.

“Well, we are together now!” Alice skipped forcing them to speed up.

“So, what do we have planned for today then?” Robin questioned as she stroked her thumb over the back of Alice’s hand.

“I was thinking we could have some dinner and maybe do some star gazing? I used to do it with my Papa all the time in the tower!” Alice unwillingly let go of the brunette’s hand to open the door for them, stepping aside to let Robin enter before her.

“Sounds amazing, as long as I’m spending time with you I’ll do anything…” Robin gently grabbed the smaller girls waist, crashing their lips together she had to fight the urge to push Alice up against the closed door.

“Oh...and this.” Alice smiled in between kisses, “Definitely more of this.” Alice wrapped her arms around Robin’s neck, pulling the girl as close as humanly possible.

***

“That was the best rabbit stew I’ve ever had…thank you.” Robin reached across to the table to tangle her fingers with the blondes, as the two girls sat making eyes at each other, unable to look away for more than a few seconds at a time.

“I’ve got a secret ingredient!” Alice beamed, sitting forward she looked around the empty room to make sure that no one was listening, before whispering to the brunette. “A few spoonfuls of marmalade!”

“You’ve really got a thing for marmalade don’t you…” Robin whispered back with a wink, before leaning in to kiss the corner of Alice’s lips.

“It’s my second favorite thing in the whole world!” Alice blushed as she pulled away to clear the table.

“What’s the first?” Robin questioned as she removed the dishes from Alice’s hands and places them in the sink. Swiftly the archer wrapped her arms around the blonde, pulling her into her strong arms.

“You…” Alice blushed, looking down away from Robin. Softly Robin placed her index finger under the blondes chin and gently lifted her head, before leaning down to kiss her once again, pouring her whole heart and soul into kissing the girl in her arms. “How do you manage to leave me breathless every time?” Alice mumbled as she tried to catch her breath, smirking Robin ran her hands over the shorter girls spine.

“I-I guess it’s a sign that we’re meant to be!” Robin stopped herself, knowing that it was far too soon for her to say those three important words that would change everything. She had been feeling them since saying goodbye to Alice a few days before, but the archer was afraid that it would all be too much for Alice and thought it best to wait.

“Oh! Look at the time! We’re going to miss it if we don’t hurry!” Alice jumped as the clock struck, pulling away from Robin’s hold she ran over to her bed to pick up a picnic basket and blanket.

“I’m pretty sure the stars are there all night long,” Robin smirked as she watched the frantic girl.

“True, but the comet that is due to pass by isn’t!” Alice added as she checked to make sure she had everything they could possibly need. “Come on!” Alice jumped as she grabbed the brunette’s hand and practically dragged her outside. The two walked briskly towards an open field of grass about twenty minutes away from Alice’s home, their hands never leaving the other.

“Woah, this would make a good shooting field,” Robin commented once they reached the middle of the field. Humming in response, Alice made work of laying out a blanket for them to lay on, followed by two small pillows and a small bowl of fresh berries, knowing that Robin tended to get snacky at night.

“Care to join me?” Alice purred from her sitting position on the blanket, forcing the brunette to look down lovestruck at her.

“I’d love too.” Flopping down rather gracefully, both girls lay beside the other, sticking to their own side for the moment. Taking out her small pocket watch, Alice studied the hands before excitedly turning to show Robin.

“Look! It’s almost time!”

“I’ve never seen a comet before! Back in Storybrooke, it’s too bright to even see the stars! I’m glad that I’m getting to see my first one with you.” Robin leaned forward to place a small kiss on the blonde's nose, earning a giggle, which was quickly becoming Robin’s new favorite sound in the whole world.

“I have a feeling that we are going to be sharing a lot of first’s with each other…and I can’t wait!” The blonde blushed.

“I think you’re right!” The brunette opened her arm for the blonde, offering herself up as Alice’s personal pillow, an offer that she gladly accepted. Cuddling close to Robin, they both looked up at the sky their hands exploring each other. Soon neither could resist it anymore and the night was spent with them sharing sweet kisses as they lay under the stars.

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