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Chapter 21.
5 days later.
Emma is coming home today, she should be here in a couple minutes afternoon. And I can see that Neal is happy about that. We did some stuff with him. Charming did some more sword fighting, I let him take care of some horses. He wanted that himself. I was totally surprised. But Emma taught him well with the horses. He spent most time at the stables or in the woods so we didn't see him much these days. But I understand that. Emma only talked bad about us when he got raised so yeah… I understand why he is acting like this. But it does hurt us. We are on the docks now and Neal sits on the wooden planks again with his feet above the water. He is looking at the Jolly Roger who is far away on the seas. Pointing right at us. it looks like he knows I am looking at him because he looks up at me and wipes his black hair out of his eyes. I smile at him and he gives me a smirk with a nod.
"They are close" I say to him. "If you look closely you can see Emma's hair" Neal looks back and sees it. Emma sits high in the mast. She wears some black pants and a white shirt. It remembers me from the time she was The Dark One. She wore something similar to the clothes she wears now when she was The Dark One. Her hair is wild and loose and she is just sitting casually high in that mast. Neal nods and I sit down next to him. "I bet she missed you too, a lot" he doesn't answer, he just keeps staring. "Are you happy she will be back?"
"Yeah" he says. Stupid question Snow… ugh… "You are quivering" I look down at my hands and… yes I am.
"Sorry" I whisper softly, oh god… I am talking to my son!
"That's okay, you feel uncomfortable around me" he says "You're happy Emma will be back so she can help you with getting a bond with me… I'm a difficult person"
"It's hard for both of us, Neal" I say "But I don't think we need Emma to help us get a bonding with you. We need to get to know you" I explain and he looks up. "You know, we met Emma when she was 28… we also had to get to know her, even now we don't know anything about her"
"We visited Storybrooke one time" Neal suddenly says. "Emma wanted a vacation and decided to go to Storybrooke, so she showed me everything around"
"She could travel between realms?" I ask and he nods.
"Yeah she could" Neal says "But I've only went to Storybrooke, Emma did went to other realms" he looks up at the ship again and so do I. I see Emma waving from the high mast.
"Oh god… Don't fall" I mumble and Neal grins.
"If she does, she will survive" Neal says and waves back. I smile and nod.
"Indeed she will" I say with a smile. They come closer and closer. And then we can hear Emma yell something.
"Kiddos! Come on, relax a bit!" she yells. I laugh. Emma jumps down on the ship and Killian stops the ship. He wraps the rope around the loop on the wooden planks and looks up at us. Neal stands up and so do I.
"Welcome back" Charming says.
"Aye, thanks mate" Killian says. Emma walks over to the side and looks back.
"Eva, Ahren! Come on!" she says. They walk over and Emma helps them on the wooden planks. They look up at us and smile brightly.
"Mama!" Eva screams and runs in my arms. Ahren hugs his father. I cup my daughter's cheeks and look at her. She has red cheeks and she looks very happy. "It was so amazing, mama!"
"Indeed!" Ahren says "Emma is amazing, she promised us to do this more with us, but then she will take Neal with us too!" I smile.
"That's great, did she take good care of you two?" I ask.
"Yes, totally!" Eva says. I smile and look up at Emma. She has Neal in her arms. His face is in her shoulder and she is stroking her hair while smiling a bit. She looks up at me and smiles widely at me. I smile back and Neal let's Emma go and says something to her so I turn back to my kids.
"So, what did you guys do?" I ask them.
"King Fergus and Emma were drunk" Eva giggles "and King Fergus was planning an whole ceremony to announce Emma as his drinking mate" she giggles and Ahren nods.
"Oh, oh!" Ahren says excitedly "and Emma let us stay up till late!"
"Yes! That was amazing!" Eva says with a laugh "first she was like, stay at my side and if you go away I will send you back on a little ship alone and all by yourself. But then she was like: go look around the castle if you want, enjoy yourselves"
"Yeah! And we shared a room but one morning Henry and Merida woke us up with a soup spoon and a pan! Emma was really grumpy and tried to sleep again and Eva hided next to Emma under her blankets and I also hided under my blankets. But then Emma just started to run after them" Ahren laughs.
"And we had a campfire and Killian learned us old pirate songs again, papa" Eva says. They enjoyed themselves so much... I chuckle at their smiles.
"Well it seems you've enjoyed yourselves in DunBroch" Charming says and Emma walks to us with Neal at her hand.
"Yeah it was awesome" Emma says with a smile. "Fergus is my drinking mate, you know" she says with a smile.
"I've told you, Snow" Charming says and I roll my eyes.
"Oh mama! Emma also let us horse riding alone! That was really cool and scary because we kind of lost the way..." Eva admits.
"What?!" I spat and look at Emma.
"I've found them, with... Magic" Emma says.
"What?!" Charming spat this time.
"Oh yes, she still has her Dark One magic" Ahren says "but she isn't The Dark One anymore so calm your tits"
"Ahren!" Charming says while Emma is laughing "language!" Then he looks at Emma. "You learned him that did you?"
"I didn't! I just... Said it one time the past days..." Emma admits "anyways.. I've figured out that I still have the Dark One's magic inside of me, but I am not the Dark One anymore... I think it is a good thing, what would've happened if the darkness found someone else again?" I nod, that's true.
"Can you control it like in the past?" Neal asks his sister and she nods.
"Just the same" Emma says "let's get inside okay? Before we all get a cold"
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(Emma pov.)
I walk into my room and see Lucy sitting on my bed. She looks up and smiles.
"You're back!" She smiles and I hug her.
"Yes, I had an amazing time" I say "but I am glad to be back"
"I also had a vacation, but I am happy you are back" she smiles "so, what can I do?"
"Nothing I guess.. I just came to relax" I say and put off my boots. I lay down on bed and Lucy giggles. "How are things at your home?" Lucy's smile fades. "Oh, oh... Tell me"
"It's just... We don't have enough money to get an hold of our house, or even food... I'm now also working in a clothes shop, I make dresses over there" Lucy says "and my little brothers are just... They are getting so thin.. It breaks my heart" the poor girl...
"I'm gonna get you some food, and some money" I say.
"No, no, no.. I can handle it" Lucy says.
"Nope, I don't believe you" I say "I can see you're lying" she blushes "don't worry, I'll take care of the food and all of that. I will bring it to you personally"
"You can't, you are the princess! You can't walk into the poor village I live!" Lucy says.
"Oh I can" I say with a smile. I hear a knock in my door and it opens. I look up and see my mother standing there. She smiles at me. "Hey, come in.. We were just talking" mom closes the door and sits down next to me.
"So.. What did you think of DunBroch?" She asks.
"Well, I mostly saw the castle, the forest, the beer and the people" I say and Lucy giggles. "The castle is awesome and all of stone, the forest is.. Forestly? And the beer.. Oh my.. Let's not start about that.. And the people, I really liked the people"
"Okay, start with Merida" Snow says.
"She's a nice girl, perfect for Henry. She had to warm up to me but later we could talk some more to each other and I really like her" I say.
"Okay, now Fergus" Snow says.
"Fergus" I laugh "he is pretty awesome, he promised me to help me when I am becoming a queen"
"Right, about that..." Mom says "we need to work on that, Eva told me you already are reading some books?"
"Yeah... Sort of" I say with a blush.
"That's good honey! Don't be embarrassed about it" Snow says "Now, rest a bit... We will start tomorrow to prepare you okay?" I nod and she leaves.
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I walk downstairs, ready to go out to Lucy's house with her at my side. But my dad sees me and frowns.
"Where are you going?" He asks.
"I'm going to Lucy's house" I say.
"Can you please, take a guard with you Emma?" My dad asks.
"Dad... I'm wearing a pants and taking my sword with me, I can take care of myself" I say "Lucy you can wait outside, I will come in a minute" she nods and walks away. I turn to my father. "Do you have... Some money?"
"Emma Ruth what are you up to?" He asks.
"Lucy told me she can barely pay her bills, dad" I say "she says that she could be send out of the house anytime by now, I just... Want to give her some, she's my friend"
"Ah the poor girl, off course" Dad says, he walks into his room and gives he a red satchel full of coins "be careful, it's much"
"Thanks dad" I say, I give him a kiss on his cheek and walk away.
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"Well, here we are" Lucy says and opens the door of a little house. The villagers are staring at me with big eyes. She let's me in and she closes the door behind her fast. "I'm back!" I hear the stairs and then two little boys stand before me. They stare at me with big eyes.
"Woaaah! You brought the princess?!" The little boy with brown hair says. "I am Kay!"
"I am Levy!" The other boy says, he has light brown hair.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Emma" I smile and sit down at their couch. "I've heard you liked the cookies from the castle?"
"Yes, they were delicious" Levy says.
"I have some more for you three, and some more food" I say and lay the basket on my lap. "You'd like to see?" They both nod and I open the basket. "This is all for you three okay?" I ask. I kinda expected to see them grabbing at everything but they both take one cookie.
"We need to safe the other food for the other days" Kay says and Levy nods. They start eating and I smile. Smart kids. I look up at Lucy and give her a cookie. She giggles and takes one. I stand up and take the satchel full of golden coins out of my cloak.
"Here" I say and give it to her. Her eyes widen and fill up with tears.
"Emma.. You can't... Just do that" Lucy says "you have no idea how much that is"
"Yeah I really don't have any idea how much that is, I'm reading a book about the coins here now" I say "but I think it is much and it is for you"
"Emma this is... Like a million dollars" Lucy says.
"Well I think that is enough to pay the rent, don't you think?" I smile. "I swear, we have enough money in the castle, and you know it"
"No... Take it back" Lucy says.
"Nope, not gonna happen" I say. "Pay your rent, Lucy" she sighs and hugs me. I hug her back and she starts crying.
"You are the best that ever happened to us, princess" she says between her sobs. I feel a tear stream down my own face and I look up at her. I wipe away her tears with a smile.
"Now, enjoy this moment with your little brothers" I smile "I will find my way home"
"Are you sure?" She asks.
"Yes, I will see you tomorrow okay?" I ask and she nods. I wave at the little boys and walk through the village.
"Are you the princess?" A man asks me.
"Yes I am" I say with a smile and disappear into black smoke. I'm starting to like these stuff.
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"Fuck!" I yell out frustrated "sorry dad"
"That's okay, princess" he smiles "we'll do it again" the musicians start again and we start dancing again. Yes, you've seen that well. I am trying to dance as a royal. I can do the basics, I did that with Killian when we got into the past. But nothing more. Mom has been talking about some balls where she wants to start with a father and daughter dance if it is about me. I must say, my dad has some patience with me while my three siblings are laughing at me when I slip or when I stand on my dad's foot. Neal is sitting against the wall and looking at me like he is bored. Eva and Ahren are staring at us with big eyes and bright smiles. Mom is sitting next to them and looking exact the same. I twirl around and fall again on my ass. I growl it out and I hear three laughs again.
"It's okay honey! You can do it!" Snow says to me.
"No I fucking can't!" I say while I pull at my hair. "I HATE dancing! Why do I even have to dance?!"
"You have to know it, even Ahren and Eva know it" Snow says.
"Oh, so I have to know it too?! Can't they do the dancing?!" I hiss but look up with a gasp "sorry I didn't mean it like that" I sounded like The Dark One again.
"What happened? You've sounded like..." Dad asks me while kneeling before me.
"I don't know.. I'm sorry" I say again.
"We understand your frustration, sweetie" mom says.
"Can't I just... Be a pirate or something? I could go pirating with Killian on The Jolly Roger!" I say.
"You want to be a pirate?" Snow asks with a surprising tone.
"Well, maybe... I don't know" I say "but off course, I understand I have to be queen" I say and stand up again. Lucy suddenly came in and bows for my parents.
"I'm sorry to interrupt, sires" she says "but I had to deliver a message to Emma... Eh I mean the Princess"
"Emma is fine, remember" I smile and she gives me the letter. I start reading it and I laugh while shaking my head. "It's Fergus, telling me not to worry for becoming queen, he'd be honored to help me"
"That's really nice of him" Snow says "you've already made friends, Emma" Snow smiles.
"Yeah" I smile and look up at Lucy "thanks Lucy" she nods and she walks away. I lay the letter away and walk back to my father. "Okay, again" I sigh and the musicians start again.
Two months later.
I think I am ready, my parents helped me a lot. Killian supported me when I was so fucking depressed of learning. Henry, Ahren and Eva cheer me up with their stupid jokes. Neal distracted me with some hunting. Yes, I think I am ready. Fergus also send me some funny letters that also made me smile. That man is crazy. Off course I am still making some little mistakes. But my dad told me those mistakes make me a special queen. Not a normal traditional one. He said those ones didn't care. I've send Lucy home after dinner and now I am reading on my bed while my parents come in.
"Hey there" I say and sit up.
"Hey, kiddo" dad says and they sit down next to me.
"We need to talk to you" mom says. What did I do? Ohno... I'm in trouble.
"O-oh?" I ask.
"Relax, you are not in trouble" dad smiles.
"We want to do your coronation soon" mom says "we think you are ready, and I think you will be a great queen. We talked with king Fergus and queen Elinor and they would love to help you with trading stuff or meetings. Just like king Fergus said to you"
"Oh... Well, I thought you guys would want to be king and queen for a longer time... I didn't realize you would step off the throne that fast" I admit while getting red.
"We want to give you your best chance" dad smiles "and it looks like you are made to be queen, Emma"
"Are you sure, you want me to be queen?" I ask them.
"Yes" mom says while nodding "do you think you are ready?"
"Yes" I say and meet my mother's green eyes "yes I am ready" she smiles and hugs me. Dad hugs us too and I chuckle.
"I am not dreaming am I?" Mom asks.
"No you're not" I smile and she gives me a kiss in my cheek.
"You are gonna be the best queen ever" dad smiles proudly.
"So, what now?" I ask.
"You are gonna fit the dress we made for you, tomorrow, we will try everything tomorrow, send the invitations and all of that" Dad says. I nod and sigh.
"Okay, then I will get to sleep now I guess" I say. They nod, give me a kiss in my forehead and leave.
(Eva pov.)
I walk towards my parent's room with Neal next to me. We walked in when we heard Emma inside. She was in a creme colored dress with gold in it. Papa was putting a big long red cloak around her shoulders with lion skin on it. Emma's hair is put up high in a royal bun and she has light make up on.
"Kiddos" Emma smiles at us.
"You two are not supposed to be here" papa says with a smile "what's wrong?"
"We couldn't find Emma or one of you two" I say.
"Ahren is feeling ill" Neal says. He's grown more towards us, he likes us I guess.
"Yes, really ill" I say "he has been throwing up... Wait is that the coronation dress?" While looking at Emma.
"Yes it is" Emma says with a smile.
"That means you are ready, for the coronation" Neal says and pushes his hair out of his eyes.
"Yes I am, little bro" Emma smiles.
"That is so awesome! Congratulations!" I say and hug her. She chuckles and strokes my hair.
"Thank you, blondie" Emma says. I hear that Emma is talking like a royal now. And she sees me frown. "Our parents are forcing me to talk as a true royal to prepare, otherwise I would keep saying thanks and it's" I laugh and Neal chuckles.
"Well good luck with that" I laugh.
"I will come with you two to Ahren okay?" Mama asks and we nod while walking away.
(Charming pov.)
"How does it fit?" I ask while looking at her.
"Perfect" Emma nods and twirls "just the good size"
"You look amazing, Emma" I say and hug her.
"Thank you, dad" I smile.
"So your mother already send out the invitations out of the door today with Regina's help" I tell her "We also asked Lucy and her two little brothers to come and have a sitting place"
"Thanks" Emma smiles "I mean thank you"
"And we asked Ariel & Eric, Elsa, Anna & Kristoff, Fergus, Elinor, Merida, Harris, Hubert & Hamish, Phillip & Aurora, Mulan, Rumple & Belle..."
"So you mean you invited everyone?" Emma asks with a grin.
"Yeah we did" I laugh.
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(Neal pov.)
I've been spending a lot of time with my other siblings. They are okay, kinda funny too. But now Ahren is sick in bed so I am spending the day with Eva because Emma is busy with the coronation stuff. I can't believe she is gonna be queen... She will be an great queen. That is true.
"I also think she will be a cool queen" Eva says while we sit down on the couch. It is raining outside.. "She had to learn a lot but she learned fast, she can do it"
"Yeah she can" I say with a nod.