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BLOODLUST
::  iii. | escaped

[ 2 MONTHS LATER ]

The Mikaelsons left on their journey to retrieve the magic bean, while Jesabel decided to stay behind. She grown quite curious about regina and well this Snow White.

After the Mikaelsons left, regina left soon after. She had business to take care of, leaving Jesabel all by herself. Regina doesn't trust many but she grown to slightly trust the burnette haired girl.

Jesabel had just gone to the kitchen for an apple and as she was just about to leave, she turned on her heels and headed back in. She thought about Snow White in that moment and how hungry she might be. Though she's supposed to stay away from her, she couldn't help but have this need to help her. So she found a bottle and put some water into it and grabbed another apple before heading to Snow White.

Once she made her way to the dungeon, she made an excuse to the guards of why they should leave temporarily. That would give her enough time to talk to Snow White alone. After the guards left, Jesabel gulped as she began to walk closer to the cage that held Snow White.

"Hello? Who's there?" Snow White called out as she looked through the bars from a distance to see a shadow coming her way, "Come to the light."

Jesabel walked a bit closer into the light, she saw a woman with black long hair. She was dressed as a hunter almost, "Snow White?"

Snow White came up to the bars, hands wrapping around them so tight as she examined the woman in front of her, "I've never seen you before. Who are you?"

"I'm Jesabel." She walked closer, "I thought you might be hungry." She reached her hand out and gave Snow White the apple before sitting down on the muddy ground.

Snow White wasn't sure of the girl's motive, she wasn't sure if this was some twisted game set by the queen but she sat down anyway. I guess she gets lonely fast. No one spoke for a good second or two until after snow took her first bite of the apple.

"I don't understand one thing. The queen's evil, you seem nice so what are you doing here?" Snow ask as she was still chewing on the apple she bit off.

Jesabel sighed, "It's a long story. Why does regina want you dead?"

"It's a long story." Snow White lightly chuckled. In the midst of them giggling and continued conversation, they heard doors slam open. It was an easy tell that regina had just gotten back.

They both shot their head to the noise. Jesabel quickly got up along with Snow White. She was freaking out in the inside. She didn't know what to do. She gave snow a quick smile before making her to where she came through and as she slowly disappeared again, snow called out to her.

"Don't go that way!"

Jesabel turned around and came back in sight, "Why?"

"You'll get caught. Go that way." Snow gestured to the left where there was a dark tunnel, "It'll lead you to a room in the castle."

"How do you—?" Jesabel made her way over there.

"You should talk to her." Snow mentioned as she heard the guards coming down, "Go."

Jesabel went through the long tunnel and she thought she was going to get stuck there until minutes later, she found herself approaching a door. This could be the room snow mentioned, she remembered as she walked closer and closer. She then opened it and to her luck, it was a room. She was so relieved that no one was caught. Now she had to make an excuse of where she was because regina doesn't like people snooping around her castle.

As Jesabel was about to leave the room and find regina, the door was slammed open. Of course it was regina. Who else would it be?

"Where have you been?" Regina stood in between the doorframe.

"Around. Don't worry, I didn't break anything." Jesabel walked passed the queen. If you think about it, she didn't really lie. She just wasn't being specific.

Regina's eyes squinted a bit as she turned around facing Jesabel who's back was faced towards her. Regina stared at her back a little too long before quietly sighing and beginning to head down the hall. Jesabel saw Regina walking so she hurried next to her.

"What are you going to do with Snow White?" She knew regina was evil but it couldn't be any worse than being a vampire.

"Kill her. Tonight." Regina continued to walk.

With Jesabel's good conscious, she had to figure out why Snow White deserved this and if she didn't, she was going to try and talk regina out of this.

"What did she do that was so bad?" Jesabel asked the million dollar question.

Regina hates that question. It always brings her back to Daniel and watching him die. Her hands formed into fist as her teeth gritted together, "She killed him."

Jesabel was taken aback by her response. She didn't know what to say herself. She just stood there next to regina and after a moment or so, regina began to walk away to wherever she was headed in the first place.

• • •

Hours had past since that conversation between regina and Jesabel. Jesabel practically stood near the entrance the whole time. She was waiting for the Mikaelsons to get back and she couldn't wait any longer, she was becoming worried. Her worrying was getting the best of her until the double doors opened and she was so relieved.

"Oh my god, you're ok." She breathed out as she went in for a hug.

"Those giants didn't even see it coming." Kol spoke as he hugged Jesabel back.

Rebekah sighed, "You guys ready?"

Everyone nodded but Jesabel . . . she was a bit hesitant. She was about to tell everyone about a decision she recently made but before she could even get a word out, regina came storming in on their parade.

"Where is she?!" Regina exclaimed.

"Who?" Kol ask as they all turned their heads towards regina.

"Snow White." She spoke through gritted teeth, "She escaped."

Everyone looked at each other but didn't know what to say. Regina was pissed and if anything was to be said, it could be the wrong thing. Resulting in death by regina's hand or hands.

"Ah, so you got the bean." Regina noticed it in Klaus' hand. "I suggest you go now before I start killing you off one by one."

"Let's go." Klaus took hope's hand before throwing the bean on the floor. It opened a portal and the first to go through was Klaus and hope, then kol.

Jesabel stood at a good distance from it. She was just staring at it as Rebekah looked back and noticed she wasn't moving at all. Rebekah went up to Jesabel and just looked at her for a second before speaking . .

"Aren't you coming?"

Jesabel shook her head, "I'm not going."

"Why?"

"No time to explain. You should go." Jesabel gestured to the portal.

"The portal's closing, Rebekah." Elijah spoke from behind, he was waiting for her. No Mikaelson left behind.

Rebekah opened her arms and brought jesbeal in for a hug. They soon parted ways and once Rebekah was standing next to Elijah, they both jumped in and the portal closed. Once they were gone, Jesabel turned to Regina.

"So, what now?"

"We find Snow White and this time . . . she dies on sight." Regina told the burnett who stood in front of her. But in the back of her mind, she wondered why Jesabel didn't go with them. Why she stayed behind. Deep down though, regina was happy Jesabel made that decision because during their time together so far, she's grown quite found of the girl and Jesabel as well.

a/n:
take note that this is before
Regina cast the cruse & then
act 2 is jumping to season 2 of
Once Upon A Time.