HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEGAN! So I decided to do something special for you since this is technically your first birthday that I've been friends with you so, with a lot of help from some friends, we wrote you a bunch of mini fics to one shots to ficlets on a whole range of your favorite Once characters. Have an absolutely fantastic, amazing, awesome, hilarious magical birthday you lovely lady. You absolutely deserve it you Emma Swan you ;) Hope you like them!

14. Henry's growing up so fast! Way too fast... He's hit puberty and it is one hell of a rough road. Charming and Snow are trying desperately to ride out the storm, much to Emma's amusement.

Written by: Saskia

"WHY IS LIFE SO UNFAIR?" Henry yelled. He stomped down the stairs as Charming and Snow stood behind the counter in the kitchen, washing dishes. Emma simply laughed slightly, knowing exactly what she had gone through as a teenager. Snow and Charming however, did not understand the many "joys" of puberty.

"What's wrong Henry?" Snow asked softly, trying to calm him down. Charming tried to cross the counter, but Henry simply turned to glare at him and he stopped.

"Grace won't go on a date with me. I texted her all, Yo, and she was all, Henry, not this again, I'm dating someone."

"I mean come on, people cheat on each other all the time. Even Snow over here cheated on Charming with fricking Frankenstein" Henry practically yelled, looking down at his breakfast with distaste. Snow drank her coffee slowly as she listened to Henry's rant before sputtering and choking as he came to the last part. Charming looked partly horrified and Emma had to suppress laughter.

"Is that really appropriate Henry?" Charming asked, also keeping a low tone so as not to offend the boy.

"Sorry but its true!" Henry answered before proceeding to shovel down his breakfast. He checked his phone again, rolled his eyes and picked up the plate while going over to put on his coat.

"Henry, where are you going?" asked Emma, still trying to hold back a smile.

"Out." Henry replied, indifferent. Snow looked over at Charming who shrugged before telling Henry, "Buddy you should probably leave the plate here?"

"OPA BITCHES!" Henry yelled before smashing his plate on the ground. He proceeded to close the door behind him as Emma turned around in her barstool to look at her parents.

"Ummmm…" Charming began.

"What," Snow continued.

"The"

"Hell"

"Just"

Happened," Snow finished as the couple looked over at their daughter.

"Puberty," Emma answered, finally letting herself laugh. Charming gave a small chuckle before helping Snow clean up the now destroyed plate.

"Well only one thing we can do now to stop the total destruction of Storybrooke from a hormonal and puberty ridden almost teenager.." Emma left off as Charming and Snow finished cleaning up and turned to look at her.

"What's that?" Snow asked seeming concerned for Henry's wellbeing, which made Emma smile.

"Follow him" Emma replied before handing her parents one of the walkies, putting on her leather jacket and walking out the door.

"Alright, the subject is approaching Granny's as we speak," Emma spoke into the walkie, knowing her parents were probably not far behind her.

"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Charming asked, now suddenly right behind her.

"Oh my god Dad, you can't just go sneaking up on me like that," Emma rolled her eyes as Charming looked over at her lovingly. Snow watched the exchange with growing emotions now that Emma had finally decided to call her parents' mom and dad regularly. Emma signaled for them to follow her as they slowly made their way up the stairs and into the diner. Sitting down with their menus up to protect their faces, all three slowly lowered them at the same time (unbeknownst to them all) before looking over as Henry sat at a booth, talking to Grace. They both got up suddenly to leave, Henry looking happy but Grace looking unsure. As he walked by Emma and her parents, still enthralled in their menus, Snow and Charming put them down.

"You okay Henry? Want us to buy you anything?" Snow asked, her mothering instinct pushing through.

Henry's face turned bright red as he spit out: "Don't follow me!"

Emma let out a sigh of frustration and slapped her menu down on the table as he left. "What the hell guys?" Emma sighed heavily again as Snow and Charming looked down in dismay. Emma stood and the couple followed her out the door as they attempted to catch up with Henry. Pressing their backs up against a shop, Emma put her finger over her lips before poking her head around the corner. Snow and Charming quickly followed suit, listening in to Henry and Grace's conversation.

"I broke up with Adam today. I just couldn't be in that kind of a relationship anymore. And I guess I kind of realized that I really like you Henry. I really do," Grace looked down at her feet, blushing slightly. Charming mumbled: "Go for it Henry, you can do this." Snow shot him a look to silence him and he smiled. Henry leaned in and pressed his lips to Grace's as both of them smiled. Emma gasped and Snow smiled widely before partly yelling: "THAT'S HIS FIRST KISS. CAN I GET A PICTURE?" and whipping out her phone. All three ducked behind the wall as Grace and Henry turned around, looking confused.

"What was that?" Grace asked, smiling as Henry took her hand.

"You don't want to know," Henry answered, leading her down the street as Snow, Charming and Emma all high fived and headed home.

Later that night, Charming and Snow lay on the couch together sound asleep. Emma wrapped a blanket around them and sat on the couch reading. The door finally opened softly, and Henry tried to make his way up the stairs quietly. Emma turned around and whispered: "Nice try kid," as she watched him sit down on the stairs. She sat beside him and wrapped an arm around her son. Surprisingly, he lay his head down on her shoulder and began to speak.

"I'm sorry about today Mom. I know I've been angry a lot lately, and I should apologize to Gramps and Grandma that wasn't fair for them. But seriously did you guys really have to follow me?" Henry asked, smiling as he took his head off Emma's shoulder. Emma sighed before ruffling his hair.

"It's okay kid. I know why you're like this. Puberty was hell for me, and probably for your father so you got both our traits there. Your grandma and grandpa love you though even if they don't exactly understand what's going on, and we were just trying to protect you, so I'm sorry if that got you upset," Emma finished, rubbing Henry's hair again. She led him upstairs and he slipped right into bed; falling asleep the moment his head hit the pillow. Emma laid a kiss on his forehead whispering: "I love you Henry."

She exited the room and stood at the doorway, turning her head as she heard her parents come up behind her.

"Well we've withered quite a few storms from Henry's puberty," Charming laughed from behind Emma, as all three watched over Henry sleeping for a few moments. They finally closed the door softly before beginning to retreat to each of their bedrooms.

"Mom? Dad?" Emma asked, partly flashing back to when she had first called her parents the two words she had been waiting for.

"Yes, honey?" Snow asked, taking Emma's hand. She pulled them both into a hug as she spoke: "Thank you, for everything." Snow and Charming simply smiled and pulled away after a few moments, squeezing her hand before they finally went downstairs to their room. Emma smiled and entered her own room before softly closing the door.

All was right in the Charming household, and knowing they could conquer the storms of the darkest curses and the interesting paths of puberty made everyone fall asleep a little more easily that night.