Here is a new chapter for you all. We are beginning to come to an end of toddler Regina. So if anyone has any requests of what they'd like to see from toddler Regina before she becomes an adult again do feel free to let me know. Also if anyone has an idea of anything they would like to see when Regina becomes an adult once again feel free to let me know!
After their Christmas dinner everyone had moved back into the living room to relax. Henry had put on some Christmas music and they talked and played some games. Regina kept everyone amused for most the night deciding to put on a show and also making sure Henry took part in the show much to his embarrassment.
Regina was now dressed in one of her new princess dresses and was singing her best version of 'We wish you a merry Christmas.' "And a happy new year…" Regina sang loudly, waving her hands about and prancing around. Everyone smiled and tried as hard as they could to not laugh.
"Aw she is adorable." Mary-Margaret gushed and Belle nodded her head. Henry grinned as he videoed his young mother. He could not wait to see his mother's face when she was back to normal and watched this. He knew she would probably fry him but it was totally worth it.
Everyone clapped as Regina finished and she curtseyed. "Well done Regina that was wonderful." Cora praised and Regina grinned at her.
"I know more." Regina said excitedly.
"You do? Oh Regina sing some more." Henry said smirking as he continued to video her.
Emma looked over, laughing a little and shaking her head at the boy. She nudged him a little to make him look at her. "She is going to kill you when she goes back to normal." Emma laughed at him.
"Will be totally worth it to see her face." Henry said back quietly.
"I knows Away in manger." Regina said proudly.
"Alright Regina let's hear you them." Rumple said smiling at his young daughter.
Regina smiled and cleared her throat a little making everyone laugh a little. She then took a deep breath and started to sing. "Aways in manger, no crib for bed. Little lord Jesus lay down his head. The star in the bright sky look down where he lie. Little Jesus sleep on the hay." Regina sang.
"This is brilliant." Henry whispered and Emma rolled her eyes at him. She was sure he was going to regret this when his mother went back to normal. She knew Regina would get their son back for this.
"Think that all I know." Regina frowned not quite remembering any other part of the song.
"Well it was fabulous Regina." Belle said clapping her hands as everyone else clapped their hands too.
"Yes Regina you are very good at singing." Neil said leaning forward and holding out his fist to Regina. Regina grinned at him and excitedly bumped her fist against his shouting BOOM! Just like Henry had taught her.
Cora looked over at the clock and could see it was nearing Regina's bed time. She had thought about perhaps letting Regina stay up a little later since it was Christmas but she could see as she looked at Regina that she was tired, even if she was trying hard to hide her need to bed. "Okay Regina I think perhaps it is time to go upstairs and get our pyjamas on." Cora said pushing herself up from her chair and walking over to Regina.
"Oh no mommy I okay in my princess dress." Regina replied making everyone laugh a little.
"Regina little princesses need to get their beauty sleep you know…" Cora said hoping to persuade Regina into going to bed. She didn't want another drama like they had had earlier.
"I sleep in princess dress?" Regina asked holding out her dress and looking up at her mommy with wide eyes.
"If I let you sleep in your princess dress will you go up to bed now?" Cora asked raising an eyebrow at her daughter.
"Milk first?" Regina bargained and everyone watched the mother and daughter in amusement.
Cora smirked a little nodding her head. "Alright then. Milk first." Cora replied. She left the room to go and get Regina's milk while Regina ran over to Rumple and jumped up onto his lap.
"Daddy you read me story please?" Regina asked sweetly.
"Yes I can read you a bed time story Regina." Rumple said. "You drink your milk up first and then we will go upstairs and have a story okay?" Regina nodded her head and then Cora came back in with Regina's sippy cup of milk. She gave Regina her cup and they all sat down chatting while Regina drank her milk, cuddling into her father and rubbing at her eyes. The excitement of the day had really gotten to the little girl.
Once she had finished her milk she held the cup up to Rumple. "I finish milk daddy."
Rumple took the cup off of Regina and handed it over to Cora. He then slipped Regina off of his lap. "Go and say goodnight to everyone Regina." Regina nodded her head and she went about everyone wishing them a goodnight and hugging everyone.
When she got to Cora she looked up at her mother. "I not hug you yet mommy. You come see me when daddy finished story." Regina explained.
"Okay sweetheart." Cora smiled.
Regina smiled back at her mother before turning round and walking back over to Rumple holding her arms up to her father. Rumple lifted Regina up and carried her up to her bedroom. He placed her down when they entered her bedroom and Regina ran over to her book shelf. "Oh this one daddy." Regina said pulling a book off of the shelf and running over to her bed where Rumple was now sat. "Gruff'lo child." Regina said handing the book to Rumple. She then climbed into her bed, gathering her baby doll, her toy horse and her minion and pulling the covers up before looking at Rumple expectantly for him to start the story.
So Rumple opened the book and started to read… As he turned the pages he kept glancing over at Regina and could see she was very close to falling asleep. She rubbed her eyes and tried as hard as she could to stay awake but it was proving harder and harder to the stubborn little girl. Rumple finished reading the last line of the story and closed the book over looking at Regina. "All done." He said softly before leaning over and placing a kiss to the top of Regina's head. "Good night my little princess." Rumple said before standing up.
"Daddy need mommy." Regina mumbled rubbing at her eyes.
"Don't worry I will send mommy up." Rumple said as he left the room. He walked back downstairs and into the living room. "The little princess wishes for your presence." Rumple says with a smile to Cora.
"Ah well I shall not keep her waiting too long." Cora replied pushing herself up from her chair.
"I wouldn't she will be asleep in minutes." Rumple said.
Cora nodded before leaving the living room and heading upstairs to Regina's room. She quietly walked in to see Regina cuddling in to her doll, horse and minion and all cuddled up in her duvet and blankets. She knelt down by Regina's bed and brushed some stray hair away from her face. "Goodnight my angel." Cora said and placed a kiss on Regina's cheek.
"Night mommy. Love you." Regina mumbled her eyes fluttering closed.
"Love you too my darling." Cora replied as she sat and watched Regina drifting off to sleep.
It was the next day and Cora and Regina were at the stables to see Regina's horse Cassie. The stable hands had spent some time showing Regina how to look after her horse and now they had let Cassie out into the field for a little while to give her some exercise. Regina had brought some carrots to feed Cassie who was stood at the fence. Cora had Regina in her arms and Regina was petting her horse and feeding her a carrot.
"She the best horsey ever mommy." Regina gushed as she leaned forward and kissed her horse.
Cora smiled as she reached forward and petted Cassie too. "She is lovely Regina. You are a very lucky little girl."
"Mommy, we come see Cassie every day?" Regina asked looking over to Cora.
"Yes we will need to so we make sure to take proper care of her." Cora said. Regina nodded and she shivered a little cuddling into her coat a little more. Cora seeing this knew it was time they left as they had been at the stables for quite a while now and it was getting colder. "Right Regina I think we should say goodbye to Cassie now."
"Okay mommy." Regina said and she leaned forward and kissed Cassie again. "Bye bye Cassie."
Cora smiled and she motioned to one of the stable hands. The young boy jogged over to them and Cora asked him if he would mind taking Regina's horse back inside. The young boy said it was no bother and started to lead the horse away. "Right Regina shall we head home and get some soup? We need to warm up a little I think."
"Sound good mommy." Regina said as Cora set Regina down and took her hand. "We watch a film when we go home?" Regina asked as they headed back over to the car.
"Of course we can sweetheart. What would you like to watch?" Cora said. They reached the car and Cora unlocked it and opened the door. She lifted Regina up and placed her in her car seat.
"I wanna watch…" Regina hummed out, biting her lip and frowning a little in thought. "Little Mermaid." Regina finally said as Cora buckled her in.
"Oh good choice Regina." Cora smiled and leaned over placing a kiss to the top of Regina's head. She then closed the door and walked around the car to the driver's side. She got in and buckled herself in, starting up the car.
"Mommy my music." Regina said swinging her legs and bouncing in her car seat. Cora nodded and leaned forward a little pressing play on the CD player. In seconds the first few chords of The Lion King's 'Hakuna Matata' started and Regina clapped her hands happily and started singing along swinging her head from side to side and making Cora laugh. "It mean no worries for the rest of you days. It our problem free, philo...sphy kuna matata."
The whole drive home was filled with disney songs and just as they were pulling up outside the mansion The Little Mermaids 'Under the sea' started and Regina refused to leave the car until it was finished. "The seaweed always greener in somebody else's lake. You dream bout going up there, but that is big mistake. Just look at world around you, right here on ocean floor. Such wonderful things around you, what more is you looking for. Under the sea! Under the sea!" Regina sang loudly and Cora laughed as she watched Regina singing and danicng as best as she could in her car seat.
"That is lovely singing Regina but I think we should head inside before it starts raining. You can sing all the songs when we watch the film." Cora said.
"Okay mommy." Regina said. Cora turned the car of and got herself out the car before running round to get Regina out. As they walked up to the house Regina asked. "Mommy can I be mermaid when I grow up?"
Cora thought about what answer she should give Regina. Before she would have shot the idea down telling Regina not to be stupid but this time she decided she would indulge Regina's innocence and let her believe that perhaps when she grew up she could be a mermaid. "You can be anything you want to be my darling." Cora replied as they entered the mansion.