Charming was surprised that Emma suddenly ran behind him, but didn't say anything.
"Grams!"- Henry said hugging Snow.
"Hello Henry! I've missed you!"- Snow said and kissed his cheek
"Hello Snow"- Regina said to her stepdaughter.
"Hi Regina, good to see you. Hey something's happened, Henry come here, I need to tell you something"- Snow answered Regina and called Henry before he saw Emma.
"Now what?"- Regina said kind of tired.
"Emma was practicing magic, and something happened, she kind of turned herself into a four or five year old, well just physically."- She explained to her stepmother and her grandson.
"I told her to practice but not on herself"- Regina snorted. Henry remain thoughtful.
"Hey Henry, she is still Emma, she's just little, she really want's to fix it and be with you"- Snow told him, she thought he was sad, but she was dead wrong.
"I know, I understand, but can't you see how cool is this? she really is practicing her magic, besides, it's way too funny"- Henry said, optimistic as always.
"That's when you come in Regina, she can't fix herself, we were hoping you could turn her back, she is still her 29 year old self trapped in that little body"- Snow asked Regina for her help.
"Let me see what I can do"- Regina nodded.- "Where is she?"- they walked towards the living room. "Charming, Leo"- she greeted them.
"Gramps!"- Henry said hello to Charming and then he fist bumped Leo.
"Emma?"- Snow called her daughter, and then she saw a little head looking from behind her husband.- "Regina is going to help you Em"
"Don't laugh"- Emma said walking towards Regina.
"Mom! you're so tiny!- Henry yelled and began to laugh.
"Hey kid, I know, and no laughing"- Emma told him off. It was kind of funny, she was younger than him.
"Well miss Swan, I told you to practice, but shrinking yourself, don't you think it's a little too much?- Regina laughed a little too.
"Yeah yeah, can you fix me now, please?"- Emma said annoyed.
"Let's get done with it"- Regina said rolling up her sleeve. Then she flicked her wrist but nothing happened. "That's odd"- She said confused.- "There's something keeping you from changing back"
"What? But how?"- Emma asked
"Well your type of magic it's still from your subconscious, something deep down in you doesn't want to change back yet, you must work through it and figure out why, so you can change yourself"- Regina explained.
"You gotta be kidding me" - Emma said getting frustrated
"Sorry, I can't do anything"- Regina said sincerely
"Damn it"- Emma sighed - "I'll never do it"
"Hey don't give up, you can do it"- Charming encouraged her
"Yes mom you'll do it, and if it takes you a little time who cares, enjoy being little again, even more becuase it's your birthday!"- Henry hugged her and spun her in the room
"Okay kid"- she said laughing,- "Thank you, I'll try"- Emma assured him.
"Perfect, now who's hungry? let's eat"- Snow said to everyone.
"It was delicious mom"- Leo said to Snow
"Glad you like it, why don't you go and play while we clean up here and talk"- Snow asked them, the kids, she hoped Emma will joined them, they wanted to talk about the party and a few changes to it.
"Come one Henry, Emma, you coming?"- Leo asked her
"Why do you ask me, just because I look like a kid doesn't mean I like to play like one"- Emma snapped
"Sorry"- Leo answered her sarcastically. Both boys left leaving Emma, Regina and slightly angry parents in the dining room.
"Don't need to be rude miss Swan"- Regina said to Emma, saying what her parents were thinking. Emma just huffed.
"She's right Emma, that was rude, we know you are not happy about being like this but you shouldn't take it out on Leo"- Charming scolded her.
"Why don't you go and apologise to your brother and tell them that later we are going downtown, asked them if they want to go"- Snow told Emma with serious voice.
"Fine"- she mumbled. As soon as she was out of ear reach, they began to talk about the party, how they were going to tell the others about what happened to Emma.
The boys were sword fighting in the backyard, so Emma went out to go and apologise. She did felt guilty for talking that way to her brother, it wasn't his fault.
"Leo, sorry for snapping at you, i shouldn't be taking it out on you"- she said looking ashamed.
"That's okay Emma, don't worry"- he said with a smile. Emma relaxed at his reaction.
"Thank you, something else, they are going downtown later, they told me to ask you if you would like to come"- she asked what her mother told her.
"Nah, we'll stay here"- Leo answered her.
"Hey mom, want to practice with us?"- Henry asked hoping she would say yes.
She really thought of it but something inside her, her five year old wanted desperately to play.- "Just for a little bit"- she said smiling.
The adults were waiting for Emma to go and sit with them, they assumed they would have her back with an attitude. But she took too long.
"What if she went to the woods alone? and try to change back?"- Snow asked worried.
"Ask the boys, they are still outside playing"- Regina suggested
"I'll go, don't worry"- Charming assured his wife. Running to the backyard.
As he was near the backdoor he heard laughing, he recognized the boys but there was a third laughter. Is she? he thought.