Author's Note: Hey there, this is just a quick chapter to tie some loose end in the day, next chapter includes more Elsa and friendship, hope you enjoy! Super Eager to see the Season Premier this Sunday! I will update soon, probably tonight or tomorrow, so stay tune!
Emma entered Regina's house noticing how the other woman had left it open, probably for her not to annoy the hostess.
The house was in silence, perhaps too quiet "Hello? Is anyone here?"
"Yes, Miss Swan, just doing paperwork at my study" heard the reply with the usual amount of annoyance in her tone.
"Where is everyone?" she came in
"Henry is at Hopper's, I will need you to pick him up, I'm not finished" she said distractedly reading.
"I might not be the Mayor but hat doesn't look like paperwork"
"Your detective skills told you that?" changed the page "Is an old diary I own, just seeing if I wrote something back in the Enchanted Forest that is worth remembering"
"Got it" she paced around a little "I went to the commissary and ran the description the kid gave me to find her sister, so far no match and no one seems to recognize her in the missing people chart, I even got to a few houses myself to ask but no luck"
"Time and patience"
"Tell that to the people, they are getting angrier, they aren't happy, not even because the snow slowed and mostly melted away.
"After all the things we made them go through one would expect them to toughen up a little, a bit of snow won't kill anyone"
"Yet" finished Emma "But if it keeps increasing…"
"Then we keep melting it, is not the end of the world" she closed the book forsaking the idea looking at the hour "Almost time, you better pick up Henry, I'll call Elsa, see where is she at"
"You let her wander alone?"
"She is a grown up" she stood putting the notebook back to the drawer "She has magic, not a disease, she can adventure a little"
"Maybe not a disease, but her magic is spreading fast, I went to the town's line and the frost has crept out of here"
Regina though it over a second "I will try to cast a spell or something, maybe a mirage, so people on the outside can't see it or detect it"
"Great, so that's your plan? An illusion?"
"You are welcome to give any suggestions as long as you are willing to help. Use-your-magic"
"I can't, ok? I might had teleported myself and Hook back, but I still don't feel like I can, I'm not ready, I simply can't cast a spell out of thin air like you, my power isn't that great, I don't fathom it either"
"There" she pointed "That's exactly what she feels. I thought you'll be more understanding with her, but now I realize you don't see it. You two are standing in the same ground, both your magic is unpredictable at times and dangerous if you can't control it" she walked past her taking a coat. "You are very similar, Miss Swan, so don't judge if you can't see pass your own flaws"
"Where are you going?"
"For a walk, I suggest you leave now, Henry will be out any minute"
"Yes, so you have told me" she followed.
He was there, standing alone in the middle of the sidewalk. She remembered all to well when he had first came to her door in her birthday claiming to be her son. Now he wasn't that little, that helpless or lost, but she still felt he was lonely, now that Neal was not here. He had lost him many times, but this time it was permanently.
"Hey kid!" she called as he looked her way smiling "Mom, what took you so long?"
"We are walking back home"
"Why?"
"To have some time to talk and, I don't know, enjoy the scenery, won't last long"
"You found Anna?"
"No, but Elsa is improving, so" she hugged him close "hey, do you want to spend some time with David?"
"I would, but why do you ask?"
"Just some…guys time together, back to sword lessons, but for our sake, no more driving, the car doesn't have chains"
"I was good at it"
"Sure you were, Kid" she messed his hair up "Ok, I'm gonna call him up, I don't want you to break anything in their department, plus, Neal might be sleeping"
"Is this because of, Neal?"
"What is?"
"My and grandpa doing things together"
"I don't think you are jealous of him"
"I meant Neal as in my dad"
Emma took a pause before exhaling "Maybe. I'm just worried about you kid, many things had happened and…"
"It's ok. I would love to spend time with grandpa, being with Hook was awesome but he is not…" he struggled the words out.
"Yeah, I know kid" she kissed his forehead.
When Regina had come back home, she heard laughter and voices coming from the garden. Taking a pick, she saw her son playing with David with the wooden swords; they hadn't done it in a while. The smile on his face was priceless; she hadn't heard him laugh in a long while.
Stepping outside she found Emma and Elsa sited in chairs looking amused at them.
"You are back" said Emma acknowledging her presence.
"Yes" she grabbed a chair as well "How was your walk, Elsa?"
"It was something" she said lacking emotion in her voice.
"I see you brought something with you" saw the bag
"Yes, I went to the library" she said as that explained everything.
"You saw Belle?"
"Indeed, we have a breakfast appointment tomorrow, for my dismay"
"Why did you agree then?"
"I have to stand for what I said back then"
"You don't have to face her or anyone for that matter"
"I believe I do, back home I didn't have the courage to stand for what I did… for who I was, I can't run away twice, it wouldn't be right"
"You want us to come with you?"
"Is fine, I can handle, I am more of a menace than she is" she sated back looking at the men have fun.
"Touché" said Henry stroking with his sword his grandpa's side.
"Oh, nice move"
"I think I will prepare dinner" stood up Regina "I assume you would like to stay, David"
"Um sure but I can't stay long, Snow could need me, I will call to let her know,"
"Great!" exclaimed Henry enthusiastically making his mom's heart swell.
"Can I be of assistance at the kitchen?"
"Yeah, do you need any help?"
"I'll be fine, enjoy the rest of the evening" she smiled going inside.
Emma sighted stretching a little "Are you guys doing alright?"
"Yes mom" came the reply "Don't you want to join us?"
"Yeah, what about you Elsa, you want to give it a try?" offered David, still trying to make up for the previous day.
"I'll say no, but thank you, I don't do swords"
"Come mom, try?"
"Sure kid" she stood going with them having a good time.
Elsa saw the image and smiles standing up to go inside, she felt like an intruder in the image, she would leave the family to play.
"Hey, were are you going?"
"Just inside, I feel like reading, I will see you all at dinner" she retired
