Hey! This little fic was written for one of my most favorite people in the entire world, Midge - who's birthday is today! Soooo Happy Birthday you lovely lady and I hope you like! It's a random little one-shot that I thought up when I was talking to you and decided to put it into words for your birthday :) (and i kinda stole your idea from my birthday a little bit hahaha)

There may be some spelling/punctuation errors so I apologize in advance

anywhoooooo, ONWARDS WARRIORS! :)

A light pitter-patter echoed down the halls, as a 5 year old Emma sprinted her way down to her bed chamber after being summoned by her parents.

A guard had told her that her mother and father had something they needed to discuss, but refused to give anything else away. "Mama, Papa!"

She shouted excitedly when she spotted the two figures sitting on the edge of her bed, hands gracefully intertwined as they always were.

Emma pounced into her father's lap, earning a giggle from her mother, who combed her fingers through the tangled mess of blonde curls.

"Emma honey, you need to settle down for a moment. Mama and I have something important to tell you."Charming stated as he playfully tapped the tip of Emma's nose.

Emma let out a small giggle before maneuvering her way from her father's lap and squishing herself in between both him and Snow instead.

She then looked up at them expectantly – waiting for whatever it was they wanted to tell her.

Snow and Charming shared a look, and then Charming nodded.

Snow peered down into her baby's eyes, before taking a small hand into her own.

"Emma sweetheart, you know how our castle is really, really big?" she started.

Emma nodded and threw out a small "uh huh" in response.

"How would you like to share it with a baby?" Snow finished smiling at the young girl.

Emma sat, deep in thought for a moment as she pondered her mother's statement.

"I don't understand" she then proclaimed and awaited a proper explanation.

Snow smiled at her daughter.

"Daddy and I wanted to tell you that you're going to be a big sister!" She then added excitedly, meeting Charming's loving gaze after she'd finished her sentence.

Emma sat in silence for a moment longer before wriggling her way off the bed.

Snow looked at her quizzically, but the young girl said nothing.

She simply turned away and walked from the room.

The walk quickly turned into a run and she could hear her father chasing after her.

"Emma! Come back here baby!" She could hear him shout, but she kept running.

'Baby?-hah!' she thought.

'I'm not going to be their baby anymore. The new baby will be their baby and I'll just be…well, me.'

Tears fell quickly as Emma ran.

It was when she took a sharp turn around a corner- heading towards the courtyard, when she came to an abrupt stop as she bumped into someone's legs.

She felt hands cradle her head, and heard a small laugh that came from the woman she'd almost ran into.

It was her aunt Red.

"Emma, why on earth are you running so fast inside? You know your Mama and Papa don't like it when you do that. You could get hurt!"

It was only after Emma had finally looked up when Red noticed her puffy red eyes and tear stained cheeks.

"Oh honey, what's wrong?" she questioned, kneeling down in front of the small girl, gently caressing her face and tucking a stray curl behind her ear.

"N-Nothing" Emma replied shrugging her shoulders, trying to get out of Reds firm grasp.

Charming then came barreling down the hall, breathing heavily then sighing in relief when he saw Red holding Emma.

Emma was a fast runner that not even he could keep up with.

He slowly approached the two, listening intently to the words being spoken.

"Come on pup, you know I have that super power where I can tell when someone's lying to me. What's going on?"

Emma's eyes filled with tears once more.

She quickly peeked over her shoulder at her father who was now standing with a solemn look etched across his face.

She turned back to Red and stated matter-of-factly: "Mama and Papa don't want me - they're going to have a new baby and I won't matter anymore, so I'm running away."

Red looked sadly into the eyes of a girl who genuinely believed her parents were replacing her with a new sibling.

"Oh sweetie, that could not be further from the truth! Your Mama and Papa love you so much- More than anything in this world! They have so much love to give, and having another sibling will not take their love away from you."

The tears came rushing down instantly, and Emma forcefully pulled herself away from her Aunt Red.

"You don't know that!" She yelled but before she had the opportunity to run once more, Charming had his strong arms wrapped around her waist, and although she put up a fight, she was unable to free herself from him.

"Let me go!" she squealed, as she punched and kicked at her father who still remained unaffected by the girl's determination to be put down.

"Emma Ruth, cut that out right this instant!" Snow scolded the young girl as she walked up behind Charming and gave a look to Red which signaled for her to give them a moment.

Once Red was gone, Snow moved to Emma who was now still in her father's arms, and refused to look into her mother's eyes.

Snow stood in front of her and tilted her chin up, forcing her to make eye contact.

"Emma, if your Papa puts you down, do you promise me you won't run?" Snow asked softly, trying to remain calm for everybody's sake.

Emma said nothing.

"Emma" Snow repeated more sternly this time, demanding a reply.

Emma simply nodded and turned her gaze to the floor.

Charming put her down, and she stood silently, staring at the suddenly interesting pattern of the tiles.

Snow squatted down in front of her daughter, and looked up into the eyes which were now slightly higher than her own.

"Now you listen to me. Your little brother or sister is not going to make your papa and I love you any less. We have so much love to share with everyone- our family – our friends –our people, and Emma; we will always love you and your siblings most. You will all forever be our top priority and we would do anything to make sure that you're safe and happy. "

Charming gently placed his hand on Emma's shoulder and smiled at her.

They silently awaited a response from their young daughter, who now had no tears left to shed.

She glanced up at her father then turned back to her mother.

"You promise you'll still love me just as much, even when the new baby comes?" she said softly, sounding like she could break at any moment.

"To all the moons and stars in every realm, princess" Snow replied, cupping her daughters cheeks.

After a second, the little girl jumped straight into her mother's arms, and then felt her father protectively wrap his arms around both of his girls, as well as the baby to come.

"I'm- s-orry" Emma choked out into her mother's shoulder between dry sobs.

"It's okay, baby. Everything is going to be okay" Charming cooed.

"Better than okay" Snow corrected, pressing her lips to Charming's with fervor.

The kiss lingered for a moment before it was rudely interrupted when Emma scoffed.

"Gross".

Well there you go! Thanks for reading :)