A Locksley December.

Day 1 - Canon!OQ.

Hi everyone! A couple of weeks ago i wanted to try and create this sort of "project" where i would post one os per day during december, obviously with work and what some people call a life, i didn't had time to finish, but i was still able to write 6 one shots and i figured i'd still post them.

So here's the deal.

6 one shots, 5 different versions of outlawqueen with all the christmas cuteness and fluff, most of them are rather short though. Because i'm terrible at angst there will probably not be a lot lol. I hope that you will all like it. Let me know by writing a review!

You can also find me on twitter holylocksleys, on tumblr at henstridgeslocksley or on curiouscat on httphoodmills. Thank you very much for reading! Obviously, none of the characters are mine. If they were, they'd still be alive and wouldn't have eyes for anyone but each other.

Prompt : Robin and Regina realise that Roland doesn't know anything about Christmas in the land without magic, he still believes Santa Claus is real, they decide to preserve this belief as long as they can.

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She never thought she could have something like that.

When Regina Mills woke up that morning to sweet kisses on her shoulder and a grumbled Morning', from her lover and soon to be husband, knowing that their children were sleeping just down the hall she felt her heart filling with so much love and peace.

Has it really been 6 months already? Since he came back, since the Black Fairy was defeated, since they had their happy beginning? Apparently so she thought, since today was already the 1rst of December. Everything happened very quickly, one minute they were defeating the black fairy and the next she was in the cemetery holding her soulmate in her arms as he came back to her. To their despair, it took them a couple of days to find Roland and she understood why Robin was pissed at her when he learned that she let him go, but they resolved that. Together.

The first thing they did when they came back with him was moving in together while as the mayor, Regina ordered the destruction of Robin's grave. For the first time, she could see the dwarfs being truly happy for her and she had never imagine seeing them satisfied to destroy a grave.

Since then, their lives had been nothing but a happy bliss she couldn't get enough of. When she was a child, her Mother always told her that love was weakness, happiness useless and power was essential… Well, now that she had love and happiness, she felt stronger and more powerful than she ever was.

She turned around to face her handsome thief, smiling. Mother had been wrong, she knew that now, she just hoped that since they sent her off she was able to realise that too.

Robin only had time to kiss her before the door practically exploded open and two excited children came running to their bed, giggling uncontrollably.

"Mom! Dad!" Yes, that happened too. A couple of months after their return, Roland called Regina mom for the first time. In her heart she was the happiest, even though she felt guilty because she wasn't his mother, that is until she talked to Robin about it who told her that she might not be his mother in the technical sense of the term but the boy barely knew the woman who gave birth to him, she was the one to take care of him, to raise him by his side, so she had a talk with Roland. Assured him that, no matter what, she was not here to replace his mother. He could call her the way he wanted but she and Robin would always make sure to keep Marian's memory alive in his heart, knowing that if she had the chance to, she would definitely care a great deal about him and be an amazing mom. He understood, her smart little knight, he was so (too?) mature for his age, having known too many heartbreaks already. So if calling her mom could make him happy? She was sure as hell not going to refuse him. "It's christmas! It's christmas!" He kept chanting, jumping around on the bed.

Chuckling, Robin was the one answering, "Don't you think it's a bit soon for that my boy? We only just started December, there are still twenty five days to go."

"Daaaad, it's not too early," sighed Roland dramatically letting himself fall on the bed. "We can start eating or chocolate now!" The advent calendar that was in the children's room was indeed per their requests, at first, Regina and Robin talked to the boys and asked them if they'd rather share Henry's room or if they would prefer to have each their own room but Henry was the first to speak and say that he would love nothing more to have his little brother in his room with him. When they bought the two calendars (The brunette would never understand why her son still wanted one at his age but she'd be lying if she said it didn't made her feel emotional.) she and Robin both decided to keep them in the room but too high for the children to reach, not wanting to risk having all the chocolate eaten all at once.

"You're right, breakfast first?" He said getting up and putting on a shirt, "Henry will you help Roland setting the table ready? i'll be just behind you."

The children excitedly left the room as he turned to Regina, who was still smiling, watching them go.

"It's the first christmas we'll spend together." Alright, she didn't expect that. She turned to him, taking a deep breath. No matter how long it had been since the last treat, she couldn't help but still feel… on the edge? scared? that something might happen any time. Her fiancé was smiling, trying to reassure her. He knew her too well, didn't he? As well as he knew her, he knew that she didn't want to talk about it, especially now since the boys would be waiting for them downstairs to make breakfast, so he said something else. "You know… We had… our traditions, in the enchanted forest, they are probably different than they are here, so tell me about it, how's christmas in Storybrooke?"

She sat down on the bed, keeping his hand in hers and trying to think about traditions she could had with Henry when he was Roland's age. "When Henry was little he believed strongly in Santa Claus." She said, smiling at the memory.

"Same thing as Roland, though he still believes, Henry knows about Santa not being real right?" He then said.

"Yes he does, we're not telling Roland though, are we?" She said, hesitating. She might not be a perfect mother but couldn't be the one to break this belief. Christmas for children was probably the most exciting season of the year, knowing that Santa was all a myth could ruin that for him and she couldn't do that to him.

"Obviously not," whispered Robin, glad to see that once again, they were on the same page about this, he was too young, to innocent and he had experienced too many heartbreaks already to have christmas change. "We'll let Henry know, but now, i'm sorry Milady, i have to go downstairs and help the boys to cook breakfast."

She chuckled and got up too, following Robin to the kitchen where they found everything ready the smiling faces of their sons waiting for them. As Robin decided to get everything ready, Regina sat with them and decided to see what exactly Roland knew about christmas here.

"Henry, did you tell this little munchkin what we do for christmas here?"

"I am not a munchkin mom i am a knight!" almost screamed Roland, but before the brunette could even answer, Henry took his big brother role.

"You are, but you're still learning how to be a knight, and knights who are still learning can be called munchkin!" He whispered, as if he was telling him a secret until Roland's eyes grew big and he let out a squeal of joy, "Now do you know that me and my mom each year we go to meet Santa?" He said, pretending he was actually meeting the real Santa.

"You meet Santa?!" Roland almost jumped from his chair, obviously believing every word.

"We do, at the mall while he shops for all the children in this world he gets tired," explained Henry, and regina's breath caught in her chest when she realised that it was the story she used to tell him when he grew a bit older and started wondering what was Santa doing at the mall, "but since he is the kindest man alive, sorry mom" he said, turning to her and winking, "he uses his break to become visible for us and he takes time to meet as many children as he can and ask them what they wish for."

"Really?!" Said Roland, turning to his father, "Dad did you hear that?! I can meet Santa! Can we go? please? Can we go and meet Santa?"

His father chuckled and put the pancakes on the table, "Yes we will, not today though because Santa doesn't shop on sundays but as soon as we can, we will."

"What else do you do for christmas Henry? i want to do all the same things!" Said the boy, seeming happy with his father's answer.

"Well, we chose a tree to put in the living room that we can decorate with christmas lights for example and stars and so many other things, we can do it together this year!" Said Henry, still on the confident tone, "Since you're the youngest, you can even put the star on the top!"

"Can we do that today?" Asked Roland

"First we have to chose a tree and buy everything for it Roland," Interrupted Regina, "but i promise we will do that next week, i will go shop with your father on friday" She smiled at the little boy excitement.

As they were all eating breakfast, she exchanged a look with Henry and realised that she didn't need to talk with him to ask him if he could pretend for his brother, he was already doing it the kind and pure soul that he was.

Since she was a child, christmas had always been ruined for her, but this year with all the friends and family that she had, she couldn't wait for that night to come.