Disclaimer: Sadly I own nothing.

Life in Storybooke had changed over the past year. It had been seven months since the curse had been broken by True Love's kiss and Mary Margaret and Emma had been sucked through the portal. Six months since Regina saved their lives. Six months since Cora and Hook showed up to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting town. Four months since Regina and Emma teamed up to defeat Cora for good. After all that time thinking living in a fairytale would be amazing, Henry was starting to think it was a little too much. He wanted a normal life with his mom, moms on a good day. He wanted friends that he could play with and have sleep overs with.

As he sat by on the bench by the park his mom built for him, he watched the kids play. He watched the big brothers and sisters push the little ones on the swings and play in the sand box. Henry wanted that. He wanted a little brother or sister to read comic books with, watch movies with, sneak junk food with when Emma or Regina weren't looking, someone to boss around and get to do his chores. Ultimately, he wanted a friend that wouldn't leave him.

Henry looked to the road and saw Emma's yellow bug. He stood up and ran over as fast as his 11 year old legs would take him. Emma smiled when she saw him coming and got out to give him a hug. Henry slammed into Emma at full speed making her stumble back a step and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Hi mom," he said not moving from his spot.

"Hey kid," Emma said hugging him back. "Not that I don't appreciate the welcome, what was it for? I was gone for like 10 minutes."

Henry smiled up at her, "I just missed you."

"I miss you too. Now get in because we are going to Granny's for dinner."

"Yes!"


When Emma and Henry walked into the diner, she told Henry to go grab a table because she needed to speak to Ruby. As Henry was waiting and staring out of the window, he saw his mother talking to Mr. Gold across the street. He saw Regina try and hand what looked like an old book to him but he refused to take it from her. Henry knew what that book was, he had seen it before. Once, when Regina wasn't home, he picked the lock of the cupboard in which the book was hidden. Henry wanted to sneak a peek, but his mother had decided to come home early that day so he didn't have a chance to open it.

Henry watched as Regina shoved the book back into her bag, turn on her heel, and stomp towards her car. He sat up straight in his chair with a smirk on his face that would make Regina proud. Henry had a brilliant idea. He just needed to get his hands on that spell book.