"What's your favorite color?" Red blurted out suddenly.
She snapped her head up in surprise. "Uh, what?"
The wolf blushed as she repeated herself, "Your favorite color?"
All three of her supposed parents leaned in to hear her answer.
"Oh, um, red."
Her reply was awkward but the three didn't seem to notice.
It's funny how that was their first question.
"Mine too," Red commented with a grin.
She snickered, "Yeah, I figured with you being Little Red Riding Hood and all."
Snow and David stifled a laugh.
"I'm taller than you!"
She shrugged, "I'm twelve."
The wolf pouted in an attempt to hide her smile.
She grinned in triumph, eager to announce her victory.
"So," David drawled out as she wrote in the dirt, "what's your favorite horse?"
She glanced at him skeptically at his question.
Did he already forget?
"Horse? Wow, that's a tough one."
The statement was stressed in hopes he'd remember.
"I mean when you were in your world, what was it?"
His clarification gave her much needed relief.
As before, the three adults inched closer.
She scratched her head in embarrassment, "Well, I've never actually seen a real horse, like up close, so I don't really have any favorites."
David was silent but Snow decided to jump on the question train. "Then how about your favorite animal?"
It's weird to have people want to know little facts about you.
"Lemur," she answered with humor in her voice, seeking a glance at a blushing Red.
She understood another reason she was called Red now.
A laugh escaped her at the memory of a gushing Ruby over August's lemurs.
The girl pouted, "Always picking on me, huh pup."
The mention of the nickname went unnoticed by the adults unlike her.
"Well, maybe if you didn't do-"
Her sentence is interrupted by Red.
"-Hey!" She exclaimed as Red scooped her up.
"What was that?" The wolf asked in an innocent tone with her fingers skimming along her sides.
She squirmed at the sensation.
"Nothing, nothing!"
Red set her back on the ground, a smug look on her face, "I thought so."
"Land Ho!" Hook's voice rang throughout his ship.
Her head peaked in interest.
"Finally," she muttered, descending from my position on the ladder.
"What were you doing up there?"
Snow asked with concern when she noticed her.
"Sightseeing?" She replied as she jumped off the ladder.
Before Snow could question her, she jogged to the railing.
"I don't see why we had to sail instead of just using magic," she muttered while she leaned on the rail.
"If I use magic, Pan will know we're here." Regina's tone isn't as condescending as she thought it would be.
"Like he doesn't already know," she grumbled, ignoring Regina's eye roll.
She noticed Hook released the anchor.
"Why are we stopping, Guyliner?" The tone was more of a demand than a question.
"I need my rest to destroy Pan, plus Swan doesn't seem to mind, " he winked at her as he headed for his chambers.
"Sounds good enough for me!" She yelled, diving into the water.
The mermaids liked her anyways, at least Ariel did, and she basically the boss of the mermaids.
Multiple concern shouts of Emma followed.
Her hands ran through her hair with a grin, "What?"
A cheeky grin appeared on her face as she watched the adults reactions.
"You could've least put on appropriate clothing."
Snow scolded her which she replied with an eyebrow raise.
She turned her attention to Regina, "You coming in, your majesty? The water is awesome."
Her politeness was ditched at the end of her sentence.
The queen sighed, "Well, I suppose you did try, but only for a minute."
"Sure."
Snow snapped her out of her thought with an exclamation, "Red, what are you-you too, David!"
The man shrugged as the partners splashed into the water, "What? I'm joining our daughter."
She laid on her back in wait for Snow, ignoring his last comment.
"Looks like she made up her mind, Em," Red told her apologetically.
She doesn't comment on the nickname, instead, she swam backward. Regina did the same.
"I'd advise you to follow your daughter."
Her ears picked up on a murmur of she being the only one with a brain.
The two parents shared a look of confusion. This was cleared up by Snow splashing into the water.
She tsked as she swam around, "Told you."
The rest of the day consisted of some goofing off.
