For once in her life, Emma Swan-Mills felt bliss. Henry and Ava were only 2 years apart at 14 and 16, with Lola being 3 now. Life had settled down now that Lola was sleeping through the night, and Ava had gotten used to being a part of their family. But Emma and Regina still had an interesting conversation to have with their daughter.

"How does one tell their daughter that they are a fairytale character?" Regina asked. "It's not like we can sit her down and say 'Hey Ava, I'm the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Oh and your other mom is the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming.'"

Emma laughed. "I'm sure we'll figure out something. It's not like she's not going to figure it out anyway. Or that she even needs to know."

"I hid it from Henry, and look how that turned out," Regina said. Emma winced. Regina had a good point.

"So how do we tell her?" Emma asked.

"I have an idea," Regina said. "But I don't think that you're going to like it."

"Try me," Emma challenged. Regina rolled her eyes. Emma certainly did have her father's competitive spirit.

"We watch Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," Regina suggested. "And then we talk to her after the movie."

Emma nodded. "That could work," she agreed. "Only problem I see is that she could not be a huge fan of the Evil Queen and you would end up getting hurt. As much as I love Ava, you are my first priority."

Regina couldn't help but smile at Emma before giving her a kiss. "I'll manage. She deserves to know."

"Okay," Emma said. "Let's round up the zoo."

They ended up watching the movie during Lola's naptime. She was too little, and Regina and Emma wanted her to fully understand the conversation when they told her.

Regina and Emma had told Henry the plan, so that way he wouldn't question the movie. The goal was to watch the movie, tell Ava, and then answer any questions that she might have.

So far, the movie part was going well. Ava seemed to be enjoying the movie, and was sad when it was over, but happy that Snow White had gotten her happily ever after.

As the ending credits rolled onto the screen, Emma glanced at Regina. She may have claimed that she would be fine, but Emma saw that Regina was incredibly tense and ready to run if things weren't going well.

"What'd you think of the movie, Ava?" Emma asked.

"It was really good!" Ava said. "I haven't seen a lot of movies, so I always like when you guys show me a new one."

Emma glanced at Henry. This next question was important, and could give them a heads up on how to go about the conversation. That's why Regina and Emma had chosen Henry for it.

"Who was your favorite character?" Henry asked.

Ava thought long and hard. There had been a lot of good characters in the movie, but one in particular had stuck out to her. "The Evil Queen," she said.

Emma's jaw dropped and Regina gasped. "What?" Ava asked. "Was that the wrong character to like? Because I can like a different one."

"No, that's not it," Emma said. She glanced at Regina and saw her wife frozen in place. Regina wasn't used to being the favorite character.

"Why was she your favorite?" Henry asked. Personally, he was jealous of Ava. When he had watched the movie, Prince Charming had been his favorite. Ava had given the perfect answer.

Ava shrugged. "She didn't have a back story," she said simply. "There's always more to the story than what we see. She's a villain for a reason."

Regina winced at the word villain. She still hated that word. "Ava, have you ever read Henry's storybook?" she asked.

Ava shook her head. "Henry told me that when I was old enough I would get to read it."

Henry pulled the book out from behind him and flipped to the first page. "Start reading," he instructed. Ava looked at him curiously before taking the book. Regina, Emma, and Henry got up and left her alone to her reading.

Regina was in their bedroom pacing. She never paced. "Regina," Emma said soothingly. "Just relax."

"How am I supposed to relax?" Regina exclaimed. "The book just shows the Evil Queen. And it's pretty obvious that it's me."

Emma reached out as Regina passed her again and grabbed her wrist. She pulled Regina down onto the bed before wrapping her arms around her. "She's been here long enough to know that you're no longer the Evil Queen," Emma said. She kissed the top of Regina's head.

"Mom? Ma?" Ava called. Both women turned to see their daughter in the doorway, holding the storybook.

"Hey there," Emma said. "Come on in. We can have a nice talk." Ava nodded before walking over and climbing onto their bed.

"So," Ava said after several beats. "You're the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. Which means that Grandma and Grandpa are Snow White and Prince Charming?" Emma nodded.

Ava turned to Regina. "And you're the Evil Queen?"

Regina hesitantly nodded. "But not anymore," she assured. "I've changed so much."

Ava nodded in satisfaction. "Like I said before. You must have been 'evil' for a reason. It's just not written down, because every story needs a villain. Villains are just misunderstood."

Emma beamed at Ava. She looked over at Regina, and saw that Regina was very overwhelmed. "You are so amazing," Regina whispered. She leaned forward and wrapped Ava in a hug.

Emma's heart melted and she joined in on the hug. Telling Ava had not gone how they had planned, but that had been for the better.

There's some fluff to make up for the previous chapter. I got a question about what kind of prompts that I want, and really I'll take anything. Whatever you guys want to read is fine by me. Except for sex scenes. That is a direct no. Love to you all!