Regina awoke the next morning and froze. Someone was in her bed, and she knew it wasn't the Huntsmen, she had sent him away, she just didn't feel right having him warm her bed the previous night, with Cataleya right across the hall. So, it was someone else. Someone powerful. Regina always slept with her door locked and magically sealed. She had a lot of enemies, and the only person who would be able to bypass her barrier, was her father.
She took a deep breath and prepared herself for a fight. When she pulled back the covers she relaxed. It was just Cataleya. She wondered just how she got in her room, past the guards, past the magical barrier and in her bed, without even waking her up. She had her head on her chest and her arm over her stomach. The queen smiled at the sight, before quickly schooling her features. She wasn't sure how to feel about her…daughter being here. She was kind of cute. Regina smiled at her thoughts, she allowed the girl to sleep a little while longer before she gently shook her awake.
"Wake up dear" The queen whispered. Cataleya stirred, but turned away from her before falling back to sleep. She smirked, and decided to allow the girl to sleep a little while longer…or until she felt like waking up. What was she supposed to do with a kid? She was a queen, she had a kingdom to run. Her older self, needed to walk up, and take care of her kid. She sighed once more before getting up, and getting ready for the day.
It wasn't until she was applying her make up in her vanity that she heard the tiny voice from behind her. "Mom?" Before the queen answered she asked herself, did she mind this this kid calling her "mom" she was her mother, but then again she wasn't yet. She shrugged it off. She'd enjoy it while it lasted.
"Yes dear" She asked.
"Can I…can I try on some of your makeup?" Cataleya asked shyly.
Regina raised an eyebrow and looked at Cataleya from in the mirror. "Would I normally allow you to play with makeup dear?"
Cataleya shrugged. "Yeah?" It sounded more like a question, than an actually answer. When she got that look, her mom gave Henry a lot, she sighed. "No, but, I want to see if I look like you with that red lipstick on" She admitted.
"Well, you look a lot like me, without it on, so I'm pretty sure you would look like me with it on, don't you think?"
"I suppose so" Cataleya took that as a no. She stood up and walked towards the chamber door.
"Where are you going?" The queen asked.
"To see my other…you?" Having two different versions of her mom was confusing.
"How about, we go visit her after breakfast, and after you put on proper clothing" Regina said referring to the tights Cataleya had on along with the T-shirt.
Cataleya shrugged. "I don't really have clothes, I didn't really plan for this trip" Cataleya explained.
Regina used magic to conjure up Cataleya a dress, then she dressed her with Magic.
Cataleya looked down at it, it reminded her of one of those big poofy Easter dresses they wore back in her world. The dress she wore had fluffy arms, and she felt like she had a blanket under her dress. She lifted it up, and there was layers upon layers of fabric. She shook her head, "Mooommm" Cataleya whined. "I can't wear this"
"Why not dear, it's what all princess' your age wear, I wore something similar to that when I was your age, what are you, like 9?"
"I'm 11" Cataleya responded as she took the dress off and let it fall upon the floor. It hadn't occurred to her that she actually was a princess. "Since you're my mom, and you're the Evil queen, does that make me the Evil princess?" She giggled. Regina couldn't help it, she joined in.
"Fine, if you're not going to where that dress I made you, then can you at least wear this" Regina waved her hand and dressed Cataleya in a pair of riding pants, and a simple riding top.
Cataleya sighed. "It'll do" She shrugged.
"I'll have the tailor make you some clothes like the ones you had on when I found you later on today. Now, go sit quietly while I finish here, and we will go to breakfast, then check on older me" The queen instructed. Cataleya sighed and walked back over to her mother's window and looked at the people down below, walking around the castle.
Cataleya and the queen exited the queen's chamber. She walked beside her until she saw the Huntsman/Graham. She grabbed her mother's hand tightly and hid behind her. Regina was confused. The huntsman bowed to the queen, he didn't give Cataleya a second glance, why was she afraid of him? She stopped walking and turned to face her daughter.
"What's wrong dear?"
"I don't know…I think he's mad at me…well future him" Cataleya shrugged.
"Why would he be mad at you?"
"Because I put him under a sleeping curse" Cataleya whispered. "Remember that apple you used to poison Snow White, well, it rolled on the ground and in the future we got it out of Jefferson's hat" Cataleya informed her.
So, that's where that apple went. Regina thought to herself. My future self, took it, but wait…what? "Did he wake up?"
Cataleya nodded. "Yeah. It didn't even last a day, Mom"
Regina sighed. "It's okay dear, you'll get him next time"
Cataleya frowned as the queen started walking, she started walking as well, and her hand was still connected to the queens. 'what?' she wondered.
After breakfast, Cataleya rushed into the room where her mother was laying, still unresponsive. "Mom!" She was so happy to see her, even if she wasn't awake she was still here, and that's what really mattered. "I love you Mom" She stated as she gave Regina a kiss. She had been to see her mother last night after she was supposed to be asleep, but big Henry had sent her away, telling her she should get her rest. After about an hour, the queen told her it was time to leave, and that her older self, needed rest. Cataleya reluctantly let go of her mom, following the queen out, as she called back "Please take care of my Mom"