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neongenesisevang asked for a oneshot of Neal having leukaemia and Snow having to ask Emma to donate her bone marrow. Trigger warning for discussions of a child having cancer.

"We wouldn't ask you to do this if it wasn't necessary, Emma, but it looks like you're the only one of us with a match for Neal." Snow explained, taking her daughter's hand. No parent likes to see any of their children in pain. So knowing they had to ask their daughter to be in pain to potentially end their son's agony was hard for Snow and Charming. They would much rather be able to do it themselves. But they didn't have a choice. It was either Emma donated some bone marrow for her little brother, or they waited for an unknown time for a matching donor. Emma had no reservations about doing this. For too long she had watched as Neal struggled through his own immune system eating him up from the inside.

"When can they do it?" She asked.

"They'd need to run just a couple more tests to make sure you'd both be ok, but if all goes to plan, in the next couple of weeks." Charming explained to her. Emma nodded. She would do it here and now if they could.

"Emma, are you sure you don't want to take time to think about this?" Charming offered her. "I mean, don't get us wrong, we're delighted, but we want to make sure you're fully informed." Charming explained.

"There's nothing more I need informed about. Neal needs help, I can help him, I'm doing it." She told them with an air of finality. Snow and Charming nodded. They were so proud of her, doing what it took to save her brother.