First chapter of my new book Love you guys so much!
Snow was falling fast; inches were already piling up on the ground. The air outside was worm yet it was snowing.
"See I told you!" Lilly beamed and Roland picked up his little sister.
Everyone came running to surround Regina, Robin, Henry, Snow Charming, and Emma.
"Regina what does it mean?" Ruby stepped forward clutching Wills hand.
"I….Have no idea."
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5 hours ago:
"Neal are you all ready bud?" Charming patted his son on the back and smiled. Neal wore black chuck taylors, denim jeans, a jean jacket, and a white tee shirt.
"I'm ready daddy." Neal said and smiled at his father. Neal looked just like a smaller version of Charming. He had the same blue eyes and same sandy blonde/ brown hair.
Snow came into the room with Emma on her heels "are you guys going to see Gold?"
Neal nodded and held out a basket of muffins. Snow had felt bad for Rumple since everything had gone down with Belle, so Neal and Charming brought him muffins every Friday.
"Maybe after we can go get some ice cream?" Emma's eyes danced when she talked to her little brother.
Neal giggled and went over to Emma so she could pick him up "I fink that's a good idea sissy." He responded in his 5 year old drawl.
Charming stood up and grabbed the basket "well let's get going Neal." Charming kissed Snow swiftly and Emma sent down Neal. Charming grabbed his sons hand and they were out.
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The familiar ding of the Bell on the door alerted their presence. As always Charming moved to the back of the room quickly to check on Gold, not wanting Neal to see the drunken mess of a man.
The toddler set the muffins on the floor and walked around. He had always been fascinated by all of the things that littered the shop.
Neal was getting ready to go back to the door as his father always told him to do, when something shiny caught his eyes. Of course Neal couldn't ignore it. The little Charming made sure the coast was clear and army crawled across the store.
Once he got there he quickly shot his hand out and grabbed the mysterious object. His eyes widened as he took in the appearance of the vase. Neal had never seen anything like it, and he had seen a lot of magical things. His older sister was THE savior and his parents were Snow White and Prince Charming. Although he was only 5, Neal understood a lot more than he let on.
That was true for all of the kids. They were all highly intelligent and observant for toddlers. If any of them were to take an IQ test it would be way above average. It was something that they liked to keep to themselves.
Neal opened the lid and blue liquid started to stream out. Panic rose in the child as it came out faster and faster.
"Okay Gold, we'll see you next week." Neal's head snapped to the side and he shoved the magical vase under the counter and sprinted back to the muffins.
Neal arrived just in time for Charming to step out from behind the curtain. "All right bud, let's go get your sister and your mother and then go out for ice cream yeah?"
The toddler jumped up and down excitedly and all was forgotten.
Mere minutes after they had left the blue liquid had engulfed the floor of the shop. In a flash of light three figures appeared.
There was a young woman adorned in a blue dress and a beautiful side braid. Her hair was a platinum blonde, making her pale blue eyes pop. The girl was maybe 20, although she could have been older. Standing next to her was an older woman that looked very similar. The same platinum blond hair and pale blue eyes were also on the older woman who was in her late thirties to early forties. Her dress was white with crystals decorating the fabric. Next to her was a young girl, six at the latest. Upon once glance you could tell she did not belong with the other two. Though she did have blonde hair it was darker, her eyes were also darker pools of blue. The young girl wore a lavender sun dress.
"Elsa" the young girl whispered "where are we?" Elsa picked up the girl and settled her on her hip.
"I have no idea Caroline."
The older woman hid her mischievous smile "I know exactly where we are, Storybrooke."
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Present time:
"Lilly Elizabeth tell me you didn't make it snow!" Regina took her daughters hand and sank down so she was on her level. Robin was on the other side with an amused look on his face. Regina shot him a dangerous look.
"Are you cold honey, do you need a jacket?" Lilly shook her head and looked into her mother's eyes, magic swirling around her pupils.
"No mommy I'm not cold and I didn't do it!" Regina gave her a kiss on the forehead and lifted her daughter up. She completely believed Lilly; The Queen could tell when she was lying in a heartbeat.
Robin looked back up at the crowd while putting his arm around Roland who had joined them "she didn't do it, there has to be another explanation."
Charming scoffed and threw his arms up in the air.
"Excuse me is there something you want to say?" Regina approached him dangerously.
Snow put a hand on her shoulder and was shocked to feel how tense her step mother was.
"Regina do you expect me to believe that your daughter who can change the weather by the way had nothing to do with this?" Charming crossed his arms over his chest and stared at Regina.
Robin did not like how he was staring at his wife and stepped in front of her.
"Alright everyone let's just calm down." The savior said approaching her with Killian by her side.
"Do you blame Regina for being mad?" Ruby, Will, and Tink walked over to Regina and Robin's side.
It was like an invisible line had been drawn. The Charming's and Hook stood on one side. Mary Margaret and David stood facing off Regina and Robin. Hook and Emma were on either side trying to diffuse to situation. Ruby and Tink stood next to Regina. Will, Belle, Gracie, and Henry also stood on the Mills-Hood side.
"I can't believe after all this time my family is still the scape goat for everything." Regina spat it at Snow and Charming with fire behind her words. The pair hadn't gotten into a fight in 7 years.
Lilly started crying in her mother's arms. "You made her cry Charming are you fricken kidding me!" Regina rocked her daughter back and forth. When she became inconsolable Robin took her.
"Who else could it be Regina? SHE DID IT." Charming raised his voice and Regina stepped forward, daring him to continue.
"Regina stop it, do you blame us for thinking she did? Just talk to her and she'll confess." Snow tried to say it as nice as possible but Regina's head whipped to her. The princess once again tried to lay a hand on the Queens shoulder. It was surprising that Snow had forgotten how much she hated being touched. Regina slapped her hand away.
Charming grabbed onto Regina's hand which caused Robin to pass Lilly to Roland and step forward next to his wife. "You DO NOT touch my wife do you understand?" Robin hissed at Charming and pushed him backwards.
Ruby and Tink started shuffling around getting all of the children inside. Roland looked after them while he started to drag Lilly away.
"SHE DID IT ARE YOU TWO STUPID? WHO ELSE WOULD HAVE MADE IT SNOW IN THE MIDDLE OF JUNE? SHE HAS BEEN CAUSING PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY SHE WAS BORN!" Charming screamed at Regina and Robin.
Lilly was shaking with anger. With a wave of her hand Roland and her friends were inside. The toddler stalked up to the middle of the front yard and was picked up by Regina.
"I DID NOT DO IT!" Lilly screamed and the tree closest to them bursted into flames. The extra light allowed all parties to see the toddler's eyes, which now shimmered a fiery gold. Snow looked into Regina's eyes and gasped when she saw the same angry gold reflecting back at her.
Not one person flinched as the tree continued to burn, they were used to magic by now. Will grabbed onto Ruby to protect her, Henry did the same with Gracie. Jefferson stood in front of Belle completely.
Snow was done. As if that day hadn't been stressful enough, and now Regina was letting her child set tress on fire.
"YOU'RE SO EMOTIONALLY FUCKED UP YOU CAN'T EVEN CONTROL YOUR OWN DAUGHTER REGINA. NOT THAT I'M SURPRISED, YOU DID A SHITTY JOB WITH ME WHEN I WAS A CHILD." Snow White got into Regina's face. Anyone who had ever crossed paths with the Queen knew not to do that.
Regina flicked her wrist and Lilly was inside with Roland and the other children.
"OH I AM SO SORRY THAT I WASN'T A GOOD MOTHER TO YOU SNOW. I DIDN'T REALLY FEEL LIKE IT AFTER YOU HAD KILLED MY TRUE LOVE. I ALSO DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ENERGY BECAUSE YOUR FATHER WAS TOO BUSY RAPING ME EVERY NIGHT."
Regina launched herself and Snow. The Queen got in one good punch before Tink and Ruby were holding her back. Once punch was enough though, and Snow went crashing to the ground. Everyone had always doubted Regina's physical strength. They assumed that without her magic she had nothing. Little did they know R&R were teaching every member of the family to defend themselves, in turn strengthening their own skills.
Charming threw a punch at Robin which he easily ducked. Robin threw a left hook and Charming stumbled backwards. Emma held her mother back with Hook held Charming back.
Will grabbed Robin and pulled him away.
Henry was standing in place. He had known that Leopold hadn't been kind to his mother, but he didn't know that he raped her.
"Hen come on lets go." Gracie pulled him away and got into her car. They drove away as quickly as possible.
Belle and Jefferson were speechless. Belle ran into the house to take care of the kids, Jefferson followed closely behind her.
"GET OFF OF ME." Regina screeched and broke free from Ruby and Tink. The Queen walked away for a few minutes and returned to a less charged scene.
Regina walked right up to Snow and David "get the hell away from my house. You know what just get the hell out of my life."
Snow looked into Regina's gold eyes and saw more than anger, deep within them there was hurt. She had never said such rude things before in her life. It was like another person took control of her for a minute.
"Regina I'm…." The Queen raised a hand to stop her. Robin came over and wrapped his arms around his wife.
"We don't want to hear it." And with that everyone went inside, Regina held onto Robin for support.
Charming, Snow, Emma, and Hook remained outside until Neal came out.
With one more glance at the house the Uncharmings left.
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The three strangers walked down the middle of the street.
"Auntie Ingrid shouldn't we afoid people until we know what to fo?" Caroline walked in the middle of the two.
"Caroline Katherine don't make me tickle you." Ingrid teased softly. "I'm just trying to find a place we can stay."
The trio came across Grannys bed and breakfast. Without needing a key they walked in the back and magically unlocked the door.
"What do we do now?" Elsa asked the older woman as they settled into their new room.
Ingrid walked around checking out the room. "Now we wait. I promise you Elsa we will find your sister, and Caroline we will find your mother." Of course she left out who she wanted to find most.
But when she did find them, there would be hell to pay.
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Belle and Jefferson had gone off to find Henry and Gracie. Ruby and Will went off to put all of the kids to bed downstairs. Regina and Robin had made downstairs a kid zone, toys and beds littered the basement. Now all of their friends could sleep over whenever.
Tink took one look at Regina and Robin and went into the Queens office. The fairy came back with a bottle of whiskey and poured 5 glasses.
"Regina are you alright?" Tink asked grabbing her best friends' hands within hers.
Regina took the whiskey like a shot and layed her head down on the counter. "I just can't believe they turned on my so quickly. For 7 years I have been good. The things they said about Lilly were just awful. I don't care what you say about me but my family?" Regina scoffed and poured more whiskey.
Robin frowned and gave Regina a shoulder massage. "Do you guys just want to stay the night? We have enough room and who knows what time Jefferson and Belle are going to get back with Henry and Gracie."
Ruby and Will nodded as they came in the kitchen, instantly nursing their whiskey. "Everyone is asleep downstairs. Lilly was hard to get down but Isabella calmed her."
"Regina darling why don't you go to sleep? Will and I can wait for Jefferson and Belle. Tink and Ruby can take you upstairs."
Robin eased Regina off of the counter and passed her off to Tink and Ruby. The three girls walked upstairs and passed out in Regina and Robin's bed.
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Henry and Grace sat on a bench facing the lake.
"I'm sorry you had to hear that Henry." Grace nuzzled into his side. "I know it couldn't have been easy."
Henry smiled and kissed her on the forehead. The two had been dating for 3 years, and they both knew they were in love. Sometimes Henry questioned how he could have gotten so lucky with her.
"I knew he wasn't nice to her. I mean I guess somewhere in the back of my mind I knew he had wanted kids but I just didn't think that…." He trailed off mid-sentence. "Anyway it isn't your fault Gracie. I'm actually sorry that you have to be a part of this crazy family."
Lightning bugs swayed in the breeze around them.
Gracie laughed and caught a few "I like your family Hen. There isn't a dull moment with them."
Henry nodded and snuggled her closer. "When I graduate from college I want to get out of this town. I want gold to make you a potion so you can come with me. I know it's a big thing to ask of a person but I love you so much and we need to get out while we're young! Go to Europe and raise kids in Paris. Isn't that what you want?"
Instead of answering Grace crushed her lips against his. After coming up for air she smiled at him "I love you too, let's travel the world!"
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So I wanted to give Henry and Grace a moment because I feel like I need to pay more attention to all characters. SO happy that you guys wanted another book, so here it is. I love you guys, review if ya want.
