Just a little something that came to me... I don't own these characters, but if I did...LOL!
My mistakes are my own.
Ellie and Olivia just shared their sixth birthdays. The girls were born two weeks a part but seem to have been born with an unbreakable bond. Ellie Snow Jones was the daughter of Emma and Killian Jones. Olivia Claire Mills-Locksley was the daughter of Regina and Robin Locksley. Ellie was born on November 3rd and Olivia was born two weeks later on November 17th. The two girls spent every moment together that could. They had been having sleepovers since they could walk which was right before their first birthdays.
Olivia was wearing a lavendar party dress, with her silver glitter Uggs. Olivia was just like her mother, bold and audacious, stunning in every way. Her long, light brown hair was in two loose braids which cascaded over her shoulders. The stray hair that had escaped her braids were falling in wisps around her face. Her face was shaped just like her mothers, from her perfect nose to her strong chin and high cheek bones. Her light blue eyes danced with laughter as she watched Roland and Henry argue over a piece of cake. Her fingers absently twirling the end of one of her braids.
Ellie sat on top of one of the tables with her knees pulled up toward her chest and her hands clasped together around them watching Roland and Henry with amusement. Her long sandy blonde hair hanging loose, flowing down her back touching the table she sat on. She wore black leggings, leather boots and oversized brown sweater. Her favorite black crocheted beanie sat high upon her head. Ellie was the spitting image of Emma, except her hair was a shade darker. Her green eyes sparkled in the sunlight as her hair blew in the breeze. She looked very delicate, but she was tough as nails. She tended to be the quieter of the children, always analyzing people and their words.
While Ellie was quiet an analytical, Olivia was more agressive. Ellie preferred jeans and comfort. Olivia preferred to be dressed like everyday was a party. The girls were the very best of friends and their personalities complimented each other perfectly. They sat on the table and chatted excitedly about all of the things they had gotten for their birthday.
Regina and Emma were in the kitchen cleaning up after the party. Most of the party guests had left now and just family stayed behind to spend quality time with the girls.
"Do you ever stop to think how crazy this all is?" Emma asked putting dishes in the dishwasher.
"What are you referring to?" Regina asked wiping down the counters.
"Just this, all of it. I'm often in awe of how close our girls are...and how close we are." Emma smiled to herself.
"It is quite miraculous considering I spent a good part of my life trying to kill your parents." Regina laughed. "And maybe you once or twice..."
"Well I did kind of try to take Henry from you. So I guess it wasn't all your fault."
"True. Don't mess with my little prince." Regina glanced in the dining room at Henry.
"Has Olivia shown any signs that she has magic?" Emma inquired stopping to watch Regina's expression.
"Not openly, but I have my suspicions about both of our girls. When they are here and they go upstairs to go to bed I hear them whisper and laugh. I sometimes think they are doing something with magic. I have asked Liv, but she just says "no mommy" and then goes on with whatever she's doing. Have you seen an signs?" Regina looked at her friend.
"No, but I have the same suspicions you do."
After everyone left and Regina had given Olivia her bath, she finally had her daughter settled down in bed. "Did you have a good birthday sweetie?" Regina smoothed her daughters hair out of her face.
"Yes mommy. Ellie and I got matching outfits! I can't wait to wear them to school tomorrow." Olivia held her mom's hand. "I was so happy to see Henry. I don't like that he has to go to college. Why does he have to be gone all the time?" Olivia pouted.
"Because an education is very important. Henry only has three years left and then he will come back here and do his internship at the hospital. He wants to be a pediatrician, that's a doctor that helps kids." Regina explained.
"Well, I don't like that Amanda girl he brought home with him. Neither does Ellie." Olivia crossed her arms.
"Maybe you girls don't like sharing your brother." Robin said coming in to sit next to Regina on their daughter's bed.
"That's not true papa. I have to share Henry all the time, but we don't like Amanda. We don't like her face." Olivia scrunched up her nose with distaste.
Regina had to turn away so her daughter wouldn't see her trying not to laugh. Olivia had always been a very bold and honest child. She says what she thinks without giving it a second thought.
"You look just like your mommy when you scrunch up your face like that." Robin kissed her little nose.
"I know papa." She laughed.
"Goodnight Liv." Robin said softly turning off her bedside lamp.
"Night papa." She yawned.
"I love you more than all the stars in the sky and all the water in ocean." Olivia and Regina said to each other in unison like they did every night.
"Night mommy."
"Sweet dreams princess." Regina kissed her daughter's forehead.
She and Robin were heading down the hall to Roland's room when he met them at the door. "Mom, have you seen my phone?" He asked.
"No my little knight, I haven't." Regina kissed his forehead.
"Do you think Livie has it?" He asked feeling his pockets again.
"I hope not." Robin laughed. "Who knows who she'll try to call. I'll go check." He turned and headed back to his daughter's room.
"Mom, what do you think of Henry's girlfriend?" Roland asked heading back into his room.
"She's ok I guess. It's very had for mom's when their babies grow up and start dating." She said fighting the lump in her throat. The truth was that she didn't like it, but she knew her other two children would make their brother's life hell if she didn't at least pretend.
"When can I have a girlfriend?" He asked shyly.
"Is there a reason you are asking?" She sat on his bed that he had just flopped down on.
"There's a girl in my class, her name is Jayda. I think she likes me." He folded his hands on his chest.
"Oookkkay." She sighed. Her next baby growing up so quikly. He would be thirteen soon and again she was trying to swallow the lump in her throat. "Henry didn't have a true girlfriend until he was sixteen, but he did have friends that were girls that he went to the movies with."
"So do you think I could go to go to the movies with Jayda?" He asked.
"Well...I think we should talk to your dad first and then probably talk to her parents too. Maybe we could all go out to dinner one night." Regina thought this was a reasonable compromise.
"Ok mom, but can we not take Livie?" She could see on his face that he had been afraid to ask.
"Why do you not want your sister to go?"
"Really mom? You know how she is. She just says whatever pops in her little head. Sometimes it's embarrassing. Remember when Josh was over and she told him his head was too big for his body? He didn't talk to me for a week!" He sat up on his bed. "Or the time she told Mr. Gold he was small like an elf and then asked him if he worked for Santa."
Regina could no longer hold in her laughter. "Ok son you have proved your case. If your father agrees we will make arrangements for Liv to stay with Emma. How does that sound?" She kissed his cheek.
"Sounds good mom. Thanks for understanding." He hugged her.
"Here is your phone son. It was on the bathroom counter." Robin handed the phone to Roland. "Goodnight my boy."
"Night dad. Goodnight mom."
"Goodnight love." Regina turned his light off and closed the door.
Across town Emma was tucking Ellie into bed. "Did you have fun today?"
"Yes mom." Ellie answered in her sweet little voice.
"What was your favorite present?" Emma asked pulling her covers up.
"My outfit that matches Olivia." She beamed. "I want to wear it tomorrow."
"You got it kiddo." Emma kissed her daughter. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight love." Killian bent kissing his daughter.
"Goodnight." Ellie smiled turning on her side.
The next day the girls went to their first grade class wearing their matching outfits. They looked adorable in black leggings, black boots and bright red sweaters. The sweaters had black bows on the shoulder with rhinestones in the middle of the bow.
It was Regina's day to pick the girls up after school and she could tell instantly that something was off. Ellie was usually very quiet, a pretty meek child so her silence was somewhay normal. Olivia on the other hand was her mother's child, she was almost never quiet unless she was angry and today she was silent.
"How was school today girls?" Regina asked looking at them in the rear view mirror.
"Fine." Olivia answered.
"Ellie, is everything ok?" Regina watched the girl as she stared out the window.
"Yes auntie." Ellie answered without looking up.
Two weeks later Regina was in her office holding a city council meeting. The meeting had to be today because it was the kids last day of school before Thanksgiving vacation. Regina's phone began buzzing, but it was in her pocket so she ignored it. The buzzing wouldn't stop so she excused herself.
"Mom!" Roland yelled into the phone. "You have to get to the school now! Don't drive, use magic, we need you now!"
"I have to go to the school. There's an emergency." Regina explained. "David please continue the meeting." And she was gone in a cloud of purple smoke.
When she appeared at the school she saw a group of kids standing in a circle. She immediately saw Roland, he was bent down talking to Olivia who currently had a little boy in a magical choke hold.
"Olivia!" Regina said grabbing her daughter's arm breaking the hold she had on the boy. "What are you doing?"
Olivia just glared at the boy, the vein on her forehead pulsating with anger. Regina felt like she was looking in a mirror in that moment. Her daughter's little body was trembling, the anger in her eyes as she silently dared the boy to say anything.
"Olivia Claire, what is going on here?" Regina repeated.
"He made Ellie run away. He hurt her feelings." She answered, her attention still on the boy gasping for air.
"Madam Mayor, we tried to calm her down. Michael's parents aren't going to be happy." Ms. Thompson looked afraid to say those words to the queen.
"Where is my niece?" Regina couldn't care less about Michael's parents at the moment.
"I'm sorry?" The principal asked.
"Ellie. Where is she?" The vein in Regina's forehead now bulging.
"I...I'm...not sure." The principal looked around.
Regina turned to her daughter, "Where is Ellie?"
"She ran away." Olivia began to cry.
Regina spun in a circle looking for any sign of Ellie as she reached for her phone. "Emma, get to the school. Ellie is missing." Regina hung up as Emma appeared in a cloud of white smoke.
As Regina filled Emma in, Olivia listened. It was getting cold and starting to rain. Olivia knew she could use her magic to find her best friend. Her mom's back was to her while she was talking to Emma. Olivia waved her hands in front of herself like she had seen her mom and aunt do a million times and she disappeared in a cloud of lavendar smoke similar to her mothers.
"Olivia!" Emma yelled reaching for her but it was too late, she was gone.
Regina whipped around so fast she almost slipped. "Where did she go?"
"She transported herself somewhere." Emma answered looking around the playground.
"She must be trying to find Ellie." Both women headed toward the wooded area outside the school.
"Do you have anything of Ellie's?" Regina asked.
"Here are her gloves." She pulled a glove out of her pocket handing it to Regina.
"Roland, please call your dad and Killian, tell them what's going on. Do not leave this spot until your dad gets here." Regina said waving her hand over the glove causing it to float on its own.
"Okay mom, just go find the girls." Roland sighed heavily hugging his mom.
Regina and Emma followed the glove into the woods both silent for a long time. Emma was the first to speak, "So now we know that Olivia has magic. She seems pretty powerful Regina."
"Thank Ms. Swan for your observation. I just don't know if I could have figured that one out on my own." Regina snapped.
"Hey, don't snap at me and call me Ms. Swan! I didn't do anything here. I have my own possibily magical kid to deal with." Emma snapped back.
"I'm sorry. I'm just worried about them." Regina huffed.
"I'm worried too... Soooo...how are you going to handle this with Livie?"
"The better question is how did I manage to loose my daughter when she was standing right next to me? Damn it!" Regina yelled.
Emma grabbed her friends arm. "Hey, she's strong willed like her mother and sneaky like her father. Honestly I don't know how you've made this far without her pulling a fast one on you. She's very smart Regina. She is fine and I trust her to keep Ellie safe too."
"Emma. They are only six. I don't trust that they are safe at all. In fact, I'm not even sure if they are together!" Regina threw her hands up and continued walking.
"Regina, these are our daughters. They are going to be fine. We are going to find them. But can I ask you a question?"
"Like I could stop you?"
"Why was Olivia able to "poof" to Ellie, but we have to walk?"
"We don't know their magical signature." Regina said as if it were only obvious.
"Then how was Liv able to do it?"
"Well obviously they have been practicing their magic together and know each other's magic well enough to trace it. If Olivia isn't able to follow Ellie's trail then God knows where she wound up." The last words a whisper as fear was creeping into her voice.
"They are together. I choose to believe that." Emma whispered pulling her jacket tighter around her.
As the forest grew more dense the temperature began to drop. The sun was hidden by the thick tall trees which were currently blowing in the breeze.
"The girls really aren't dressed for this chill." Regina said rubbing her hands up and down the sleeves of her now incredibly cold silk shirt.
Emma knew Regina was getting cold so she thought she'd better distract her fromher worry. "What did you think of Henry's girlfriend?"
"I don't really know." She said softly.
"I thought she was nice. You were kind of giving her the Regina Mills cold shoulder." Emma laughed.
"I did not. I was just...busy."
The glove began to slow down and there in a clearing stood Olivia Looking up in a tree talking to Ellie who was very high up.
"Oh God." Emma whispered and started toward the girls.
Regina grabbed her arm. Let's just watch them for a second. I want to see just how powerful they are. If Ellie starts to fall, I'll catch her."
The two mothers stood back and watched their daughters.
"How did you get up that high?" Olivia asked.
"Magic. I just floated right up, but now I'm scared. Will you come up here with me?" Ellie yelled down.
"Regina she's scared. I should get her." Emma whispered.
"Let's just see if they can figure this out." Regina reasoned.
"Ellie, you know I don't climb trees." Olivia stood with her hands on her hips.
"Please Livie, I'm scared." Ellie begged.
"I'm not going to mess up my new outfit. I'm a Queen and Queen's don't climb trees. Just jump and I'll catch you." Olivia suggested.
"you are going to catch me?" Ellie asked.
"Of course. I won't let you get hurt. Here just step on to this magic cloud, but you will have to take over half way down. You will have to use your magic too. Ok Ellie?"
"Ok, send the cloud up." Ellie stood on a branch.
Emma and Regina stood in silence with their hands over their mouths as they watched their daughter's use magic to get Ellie out of the tree. The lavender cloud Olivia sent up reached Ellie and she walked out on to it with such faith and trust in her friend. Both women wanted to intervene fearing Olivia wasn't strong enough to get Ellie down safely. Olivia had magic streaming from her hands that were held up toward her friend and it was a sight to behold.
"Ok Ellie, you are half way down, you have to do your floating thing and get the rest of the way down. Are you ready to take over?" Olivia yelled.
"Yep. I got it." Ellie said as she held her hands down at her sides. Gray magic streamed toward the ground as the lavender faded.
"You are doing great Ellie." Olivia cheered.
"I can't believe I did it!" Ellie hugged her friend as her feet touched the ground.
"I'm cold." Ellie shivered.
"Here." Olivia waved her hand and they both hand warm jackets on.
"And here you go." Ellie waved her hand and they had grilled cheese sandwiches. "Let's get out of here."
"Which way do we go?" Olivia asked looking around.
"How about we show you the way?" Emma said finally stepping into the clearing.
"Uh oh." Olivia whispered.
"Uh oh? Uh oh? Is that all you have to say for yourself?" Regina asked following Emma into the clearing.
"We are really sorry." Ellie said softly.
"Do you two have any idea how scared we were?" Emma squatted down in front of the girls.
"I'm sorry." Ellie said hugging her mom.
Olivia walked over to her mom and watched as her mother knelt on the ground in front of her. "I'm sorry I scared you mommy."
"Olivia I'm just so thankful you are alright. We are going to have a very long talk about this once we get home. I am cold and just trekked through the woods in six inch heels." Regina hugged her daughter to her chest.
"I think this is a talk we should all have together at your house Regina." Emma suggested.
"Let's get home. Robin and Killian are probably worried sick." Regina stood with her daughter in her arms.
The women teleported home with their daughters. Both men were pacing in the foyer when the appeared in the living room.
"Olivia are you okay?" Robin asked taking her from her mother and kissing both of them.
"I'm fine, but I think I'm in pretty big trouble." Olivia sighed.
"Yes you are." Robin kissed her forehead.
"El are you alright love?" Hook asked taking both she and Emma into his arms.
"I'm okay daddy." She smiled at her father.
Roland came rushing into the room and hugged his sister and then Ellie. "Don't you guys ever scare me like that again!" He yelled at the girls. "Pinky promise me right now that you won't do that again."
Both girls took his pinkies in theirs an said in unison. "We promise Ro."
"Good. Next time you tell me when something happens and I'll take care of it. If someone upsets you or hurts your feelings I will deal with it. That is what big brothers are for. Do you both understand?"
"Yes Ro." They both whispered looking ashamed of their actions.
"I love you guys." He said hugging them both.
"We love you too." They hugged him back.
"Roland we need to talk to the girls. You may want to be here for that since you see them at school." Emma smiled at the boying he was as scared as they had been.
"Sure." He stood up and walked to the couch.
"Roland, first of all I want to say thank you my little knight. You did the right thing by calling me right away. Thank you so much for being so responsible and for watching of the girls like they are both your sisters." Regina hugged and kissed her son.
"They are my sisters mom. Ellie may not be by blood but she is my sister too. I will always look out for them."
"Olivia, why did you lie to me repeatedly when I asked you about magic?" Regina turned her angry face to her daughter.
"Ellie and I promised we wouldn't tell anyone." Olivia stated matter of factly.
"It's not okay to lie to us you two." Emma stood in front of them now.
"Okay." Ellie looked down again.
"What started all of this today?" Robin asked. "Liv, Roland said you had someone in a choke hold?"
"Daddy, Michael was being so mean to Ellie. That is not okay with me." She stood with her hands on her hips.
Robin had to fight the urge to laugh as he looked at his mini Regina in front of him. He had to turn away and looked at his wife to hide his smile. Regina glared at him not seeing the humor in this situation.
"What did he do Ellie?" Killian asked.
Ellie braced herself for how much trouble she was about to be in. "Well we were reading a story about a chicken who was making something and no one wanted to help her. So I thought we could help and I brought her out of the book."
"You brought the Little Red Hen out of the story book?" Regina asked impressed.
"Yes." Ellie answered her aunt.
"Is the chicken still out of the book Ellie?" Regina now a little nervous.
"No mommy, we put her back." Olivia spoke up.
"Girls you can't just use magic when ever you want." Emma had her hand smacked against her forehead. "So what happened next?"
"So Michael kept calling Ellie a witch. It is not nice to call names and I told him so. He didn't listen so when we were on the playground he said it again and hurt Ellie's feelings. She ran away and I put him in a choke hold. Like the one mommy put the wicked witch in one time when she was trying to attack us." Olivia still had her hands on her hips.
Emma watched as Regina's hand went slowly to cover her mouth. The look of fear and guilt on her face was enough to kick Emma in to action. "Girls, Regina and I have put many people in choke holds and have used magic on people, but those were really bad people. You two are not allowed to use your magic on anyone. Do you understand?"
"We understand mommy." Ellie nodded.
"Wait!" Olivia argued. "Michael was bad. He can't just call us names and be mean to us whenever he wants."
"Olivia!" Regina said sternly getting her daughters attention. "You will not do anything like that again. Do you understand me?"
"Yes mommy." Olivia looked at her mother with tears in her eyes.
"You could have hurt Michael really badly. That is not okay. You will under no circumstances do any magic unless Emma or I are with you. Is that clear?"
"Yes." Olivia had broken and started crying.
Regina's heart stopped in her chest at the sight of her daughter's tears. She had to mentally hold herself in place to keep from comforting her.
"That goes for you too Ellie. Unless you have Regina or I with you, you are not to use magic." Emma added.
"Okay mommy." Ellie agreed.
"You kids go upstairs and let us grown ups talk." Robin stood with his hand on Regina's lower back.
The three kids silently stood and went upstairs. Olivia was the only one that paused and looked back at her mother. Regina and Olivia held each others gaze for a moment before Olivia gave her mom a soft smile and continued up the stairs.
"Regina, what do we do?" Emma asked crossing her arms.
"I don't have any idea. Olivia is so stubborn." Regina sunk on to the couch.
"Gee, I wonder where she gets that from?" Emma laughed.
Regina just glared at the blonde. "Ellie is just as stubborn, she's just not as open about it. Olivia will argue about anything and everything."
"She gets that from you milady." Robin patted her shoulder.
"I am not stubborn and argumentative!" Regina spat.
"I think you just proved their point." Killian laughed.
"Did you hear when Liv told Ellie she was a Queen and Queen's don't climb trees?" Emma laughed.
"Did she really say that?" Killian was laughing now too.
"Yes." Emma was barely able to get it out because she was double over laughing.
"Her mother's daughter." Robin smiled.
"Well I'm glad you all find this funny, but they could have been hurt today or hurt someone else." Regina reminded.
"So exactly how powerful are they?" Killian asked rubbing Emma's back.
"Very." Emma sighed sitting next to Regina.
"What exactly happened?" Robin asked sitting on the coffee table across from his wife so he could look into her eyes.
Regina and Emma told the story from Olivia's choke hold to Ellie's grilled cheese sandwiches. The men listened in awe to the stories about their daughters. It was remarkable.
"So Olivia sent a magic cloud up for Ellie to stand on so she could get of the tree?" Robin asked seeing in his mind the visual of his daughter helping her best friend.
"Yes." Regina shivered thinking of what could have happened.
"And Ellie used magic to float the rest of the way down?" Killian asked.
"She did." Emma looked down at her hands. "They could have gotten hurt trying to use magic that strong. They are so little."
"But they are both fine." Killian took her hand.
"They are very powerful when they work together." Regina added.
"Just like their mothers." Robin leaned in and kissed temple.
"I think we are going to have our hands full with this magic issue." Kllian added.
"I think so too." Robin sighed.
"Well we will just have to keep talking to them about it and hope they listen. I don't want to get a call that they have turned little Michael into a toad." Emma laughed.
"Shhh. Don't say stuff like that." Regina whispered. "You'll put ideas in their heads."
"You're right." Emma slapped her hand over her mouth.
"Let's go get our princess and go home so the Queen and put her little Queen to bed." Killian stood.
"Very funny." Regina said rolling her eyes. "Do you think you guys could keep Olivia for a few hours tomorrow night? We have a dinner to go to."
"Sure." Emma smiled as Killian came down the stairs with Ellie.
Killain, Emma and Ellie went home. Olivia and Roland were fast asleep. Robin had fallen asleep almost instatly while Regina lay awake replaying the days events in her mind. Fear gripped her as she thought of all the things that could have happened. When she finally drifted off to sleep, she was restless and her dreams were filled with the threats that could befall the magical children.
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