"Emmaaaaaaaaa!" Regina shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Yeah?" She replied, running to her in an instant.

"Care to explain how your witch cousin got herself invited to my niece's 17th birthday party?"

Emma shrugged,

"I dunno, probably because Robin and Alice have been hanging out a lot lately,"

Regina's nostrils flared. For the past few weeks, Robin had been going on and on about her new friend who Regina just knew she had a crush on.

Of course, she wanted her niece to be happy and everything, but she would rather Robin date a human.

Her main reasoning for her disapproval was because she didn't want Robin to get stirred up with everything magical. When Regina had found out about Emma, she learned about what other dangerous stuff was out there. Of course, the Nolan's were safe; but Emma had told her that there were always some witches trying to hunt them down. Then again, nothing had been like that night she was turned, but that didn't change the fact that witches would still occasionally hunt them down.

Regina loved Emma, so she wouldn't let the fact that witches hunted them get in the way of their relationship. She was 22 years old, so she knew what she was getting herself into.

But Robin was still a child, and Regina didn't want her to be involved with all this magical shit. Especially since her crush was a witch. If the two of them spent a lot of time together, she knew that Robin could be at risk of getting hurt. Regina may be fine taking the risk of getting hurt for herself, but there was no way in hell she would let her niece risk herself getting hurt.

Plus, even if Alice didn't involve her with magic, that would mean that she would be lying to Robin. And she deserved so much better than being lied to.

So Regina thought it would be best if the two of them wouldn't date at all; she didn't want her niece in danger, and she didn't want her lied to either.

Unfortunately, it wasn't like she could actually tell Robin any of this. So she would have to deal with the fact that Alice would be showing up to Robin's 17th birthday party.

"Regina," Emma said, noticing her girlfriend's nose wrinkling. "She'll be fine. Alice is the only good witch in the world; so if she's gonna date a witch, it might as well be her."

Regina let out a sigh. There wasn't much she could do at this point other than accept it. She half-wished that Zelena knew everything too so she could be the one to ensure Robin's safety as her mother.

As soon as she got ready, she walked to the car with her girlfriend. She got in the driver's seat, then the two of them made their way across town.

When they arrived at Zelena's house, Regina carried in Robin's present as they walked in. Emma followed closely behind.

Much to Regina's dismay, Alice had already arrived. She was hanging out with Robin and her friends in the living room.

Zelena motioned for the two of them to join her in the kitchen. After Regina set down the present, the two of them walked over together. Zelena poured a glass of wine for herself, then one for her sister.

"Would you like one, Emma?"

She shook her head no. If she could drink alcohol, she would. But alas, she could not.

After she finished her glass, Zelena went to the back of the kitchen to prepare the cake. It was white, with green on the edges with a bow and arrow design on it. The words 'Happy 17th Birthday Robin!' were written on the center.

Zelena then got two candles, one was the number 1 whilst the other was the number 7, then placed them on the cake.

After lighting them, she carefully walked the cake to the other room. After setting it down in front of her daughter, she commenced the singing of the birthday song.

Robin's cheeks turned beet red as everyone joined in, so she took no time waiting to blow out the candles.

When she finished, the group of girls around her started clapping. Zelena took the cake back, then started cutting up pieces.

Emma definitely got a few weird looks for declining a piece of cake, but it didn't bother her.

"Hey, Emma," Regina said, walking up to her. "I haven't seen Robin since we sang Happy Birthday to her. Have you seen her?"

Emma shook her head no. Regina sighed, then went over to her sister and asked her the same thing.

"I saw her go into her own room with one of her little blonde friends awhile ago. Honestly, I'm not surprised she's practically bailing on her own party,"

Regina scowled. This was not going well for her.

So she waved to her sister, then practically stormed down the halls to her niece's bedroom. She might end up embarrassing herself or Robin, but it would be worth it if it kept her safe.

Preparing herself for all the possibilities, Regina swung the door open.

Alice and Robin were sitting side by side on her bed, with Robin's laptop between the two of them. The earbuds were connected to the laptop, so they each had one in each ear.

"Aunt Regina?" Robin asked. "What are you doing here?"

"Just checking on you," she replied, silently letting out a sigh of relief.

Alice sensed the exchange between the two of them, then hopped off from her bed.

"I'll be right back," she said, leaving the room.

If there was one good thing about Alice being a witch, it was the fact that she was really, really good at reading people.

Robin then motioned for her aunt to sit next to her. She closed the laptop, then turned to face her.

"So you're really liking Alice, aren't you?" Regina asked, trying so hard not to narrow her eyes.

Meanwhile, Robin's eyes grew wider as she adjusted herself so she was sitting on her knees. A big smile grew across her face as she nodded her head.

"What happened?" Regina asked, raising an eyebrow.

"We kissed!" Robin replied with a squeal. "My social battery was starting to drain, but I also wanted some alone time with her. So I brought her in here, and showed her some cat videos on YouTube. I asked what she thought of them, then she just kissed me!"

At this point, she was practically bouncing up and down.

"I've liked her ever since we hung out at the library together, but this means she likes me too! After the kiss, we went back to the cat videos, but I really really really like her! She's just a nice person in general, but everything about her is just- agh!" Robin said with another squeal. "I love how interesting she is. She's into a lot of really cool stuff, and she's super quirky!"

Regina raised an eyebrow,

"She hasn't told you anything about herself that's too out of the ordinary, right?"

"No...?" She replied. "What do you mean by that though?"

"Nothing, just seeing something,"

"Alright then,"

Robin was a little confused but she shrugged it off.

"Anyway, I'm gonna ask if she wants to go on a date with me tomorrow,"

Regina let out a sigh as she saw her niece's smile.

"That's wonderful," she said through gritted teeth. "I'm glad she makes you happy,"

"Me too!"

At that moment, the door opened once again as Alice's head peered around the corner.

Regina knew that they wanted to be together, so she got off the bed, then left the room after waving goodbye.

From there, she made her way back to Emma. Her girlfriend wrapped her arms around her in embrace, then placed a quick kiss on her lips.

"So what happened?"

Regina let out another sigh,

"It appears the two of them are on their way to becoming a couple. Robin told me that they kissed today,"

"And you didn't murder my cousin?"

"First of all, you haven't told me how to kill a witch, so no. Second of all, I can see how happy Robin is with her. It doesn't seem like she's told her anything yet, but I can see the joy in Robin's eyes when she talks about her,"

"So you approve of them then?"

"Not necessarily. I don't like it, but I don't want to stand in the way of my niece's happiness. But if any dangerous witches come to Storybrooke, I demand that Alice stop seeing her. I will not allow her to be in danger from anything of magical sorts,"

"That's fair, but what about us then?"

"What do you mean?"

"If any other witches come here, you'll be in danger too."

"I know that, but it's different. You're nearly 127 years old, I trust that you can handle things. But you said that Alice is only 18. You clearly have way more experience dealing with bad witches than she does,"

"True,"

As the party came to a close, Emma and Regina got ready to leave as they walked to the car.

Emma instantly brought their lips together, wanting to kiss her longer. But they were in a crowded driveway, and they couldn't hold up traffic.

"Y'know," Regina began. "If your cousin is anything like you, I think Robin's gonna be fine. But if she breaks her heart, I will make her wish she ever existed."

"That's fair,"

Feeling a little bit better about things, Regina gave her girlfriend another quick kiss. It seemed that everything would be okay. Hopefully.