Original prompt: Haunted house

Set in: The future, give or take three years.

(2)

Emma cocked one of her brows as she looked at the house that stood imposingly in front of her, green and purple lights coming out of the windows as pre-recorded screams could be heard from time to time along with the sound of chains and ghostly moans that added to the eerie atmosphere the whole town seemed to be since that morning.

"Too much?" Regina said at her side, her right hand shimmering with purple magic and reflecting itself on her pupils. A smirk was on her lips as well and something close to glee seemed to echo on her words.

The blonde bit her lip as she stared at the mayoral mansion, now practically unrecognizable.

"If you were Jack Lantern I would say no" She stated carefully, smiling a little when Regina scoffed at her side. For her the pumpkin man was nothing but a wannabe. "Fortunately you are the evil queen"

Regina crossed her arms at that and turned to stare at her.

"You like me" She said, pouting ever so slightly.

Emma chuckled once again at the visual and kissed the brunette's lips quickly, hiding a smile by walking towards the house once she finished.

"It looks very realistic" She finally admitted looking at the normally beautiful garden that now looked more like a graveyard than anything else with tombs and figures that seemed to be looking at her craved on the well-kept bushes.

She jumped when something that seemed like a hand grabbed her arm but when she looked again she only saw a branch moving away slowly.

"Because is real" She heard Regina saying at her back, her high-heels clicking on the road. It was still too early for the kids to be on the streets but a few passersby were already eyeing the normally pristine place slightly scared. "A few spells that will work until tomorrow morning"

Emma gulped slightly at that, unsure if she really wanted to spend the night in a place that looked more like the Adam's house.

Regina smirked at the quick flash of fear that could be seen on Emma's eyes and took a step forward, pushing Emma against her fence were a few vines moved themselves and kept the blonde in place when she tried to move.

"Scared?" She asked, her voice now a few octaves lower.

"From you or from Jack Lantern?" Emma asked back, a smug smirk on her lips when Regina groaned a t that. "I'm just a little bit worried that when my mother brings the kid here she is going to have a panic attack"

Regina took a step back and moved her hand, the vines moving themselves once again and freeing Emma who sighed inwardly before looking back at the brunette.

"Nonsense" Regina provided with a flick of her hand and the lights changed from green to orange at Emma's back. "I would never do anything to harm Neal, your mother knows that"

Emma sighed and turned, looking at the house once again and shaking her head slightly. Regina, who hated every single holiday, who thought that Christmas was boring, seemed to be completely enamored with Halloween every single year. And every single year the two of them had the same discussion.

"Besides" Regina added with smugness dripping from her words "This year the bloodbath won't happen until your brother is peacefully asleep and away from all those sweets he is going to have by the end of the evening"

"He looks adorable on his costumes…." The blonde answered absentmindedly squinting her eyes and looking at one of the bush figures who she could have sworn she had just seen moving a little. After a few seconds Regina's first words settled on her brain though and looked at her. "Wait, what bloodbath?"

Regina winked at her but said nothing, her attention fully on the house in front of her. Adding a few more touches with her magic and being sure that the spells worked properly she snapped her fingers creating a giant purple cloud that descended over Emma's form while the blonde kept looking at Regina not know if the older woman was telling the truth.

Once the cloud dissipated the former savior found herself in an attire she recognized.

"Black suits you" Regina whispered, her eyes glowing when Emma caressed the clothes she had favored a few years back, during her time as dark one.

"If my mother sees this she is really going to have an attack" The blonde proclaimed but when Regina kissed her not looking worried in the slightest about her neighbors she decided that that could wait.

Until she heard Leroy screaming in the distance something about the dark one's return of course.

"Crap"