Happy Memorial Day everyone! This chapter is dedicated to bstix with the prompt "Next time you're in the mood for fluff writing, can you have Emma and Regina sitting out the back watching the stars?" That I can! Thank you for reviewing so much, it's been making my day.

When Emma had been younger and on the run from her social worker, she had always loved looking at the stars. They were something that was there every night, and Emma looked forward to their consistency. Her personal favorite had always been Cygnus, since he was a swan.

Even now, Emma still loved stargazing. The constellations were truly beautiful, and even the stars themselves were. Emma smiled as she reached out towards the sky, remembering in the past how she had dreamt about being the first person to catch a star.

Emma's smile widened as she heard someone walking up from the house. She didn't care if it was Henry or Regina, either one would be fun to introduce stargazing to. Looking up, Emma smiled at Regina.

"What are you doing?" Regina asked. She had been searching for Emma to help with Henry's math homework, and had seen Emma lying on the grass from the window.

"Stargazing," Emma replied. "I'm waiting for Cygnus to show his face."

"Who the heck is Cygnus?" Regina asked. Emma laughed and tugged Regina's hand, implying that Regina should join her on the grass. Regina sighed before complying.

"Cygnus is a constellation," Emma explained. "My favorite one in fact. He's shaped like a swan. Whenever I looked up and saw him, I felt like I had an ally in the world. No matter what, Cygnus was watching over me."

Regina squeezed Emma's hand. "So where is he usually located?" she asked.

Emma pointed to a cross in the sky. "That's him," she said. "He usually only appears in late summer evenings, but that's him." She couldn't help but smile. Cygnus may be 1,500 light years away, but he felt closer than that.

"I'm amazed that you can see a swan out of that cross," Regina said.

Emma laughed. "You use your imagination," she said. Regina rolled her eyes.

"What are you guys doing?" Henry asked. He walked out and sat on the other side of Emma in the grass.

"Stargazing," Emma and Regina said at the same time.

"We just learned about this is school!" Henry said excitedly. He pointed to Scorpius and began to chatter about Antares, Scorpius' biggest star, and how big it is. Regina just looked confused, but listened. Emma looked at him with pride.

Emma pointed at Cygnus. "Do you know who that is?" she asked Henry. Henry shook his head. "That's Cygnus," she said.

"What is he shaped as?" Henry asked.

Emma smiled. "A swan," she said. Henry looked back up and smiled at the cross that signified where Cygnus flew. He lay down in the grass and grabbed Emma's hand. Emma smiled as she relaxed and looked up at the night sky.

She had her son to her left, and the love of her life to her right. Emma smiled up at Cygnus. "Thank you," she whispered.