Chapter 5 kids
It had been a week, since Emma had come to Storybrooke and she had moved in with Mary Margret and had got herself a job as sheriff deputy. She had also made a bit of a relationship with Henry. The girls and Henry tried to limit the amount of time they spent together, outside of school, as they thought that Henry needed to focus on making Emma believe.
It was a Saturday morning and Henry, against his will, had to go to one of his meetings. Mary Margret and Emma decided to get some hot chocolate from Granny's diner. As they were walking up the steps to the diner, Emma noticed Mr Gold walking up the street and she said "here comes trouble".
Belle was picking out flowers, when Rumple came up from behind her and placed a hand around her waist. Emma and Mary Margret both froze but both for different reasons. Mary Margret froze to see the look on Emma's face.
Mary Margret said "if you don't stop gawping at them, you are going to get caught".
Emma turned to look at her and she said "she has got to be a gold digger".
"Nope" she pointed back to them as they were kissing.
Emma turned her head back to Mary Margret and said "eww, that's just wrong".
Mary Margret smiled and said "I think it's cute...you want to see the rest of the family".
"What do you mean by family?" She pointed at them again and as if on cue Arya, Grace and Hatter joined Belle and Rumple. As the family all joined together they began to walk down the street to the pawn shop. Arya was between Belle and Rumple, while Grace was holding hands with Hatter.
When the family were around the corner, Emma said "who are they?"
"Well the woman was Isabella Gold and the little girl you saw in between them was their daughter Elena. Then behind them was Jefferson Gold, Mr Gold's brother, than that little girl next to him was Paige Gold his daughter".
The two women walked into the diner and Emma still had a shocked look on her face. As they sat down at the counter and Ruby took their orders, Mary Margret couldn't help but smile at Emma's face. When Ruby returned with the two hot chocolates with cinnamon on top, she said "what's up with you?"
Emma couldn't answer because Mary Margret did before her. She said "she's just seen the Gold family".
"Why would anyone marry Mr Gold?" Emma finally said.
Ruby shook her head and said "I have no idea. I've asked Izzy why she married him but she just said that she loves him".
Mary Margret said "well I find it sweet".
"It is kind off. It's the kids in that family which are a littler weird".
"Ruby" Mary Margret snapped.
Emma looked at both of them and said "What's wrong with them?"
Mary Margret shook her head and said "nothing".
Ruby then said "yeah there is. Those kids have no friends except each other-". Mary Margret interrupted.
"That's not true they have Henry".
"Fine, they have Henry, that is about it".
Emma frowned and said "so the three of them are friends, what is creepy about that?"
"They talk in code all the time and if you ask what they were saying, the girls especially Elena, would give you a death stare" Emma laughed.
"What else do you know about them?"
"Not much, the Gold family normally keep to themselves".
"And for good reason as well" they all looked at the door to see that it was Belle who said it. She walked over to the counter as Arya and Grace went to sit down. It was by luck that Rumple and Hatter had business to attend to or else they would have upped the rent, due to the spread of gossip. As Belle walked over to the counter, she smiled and said "I thought we stopped all the gossip years ago, Ruby".
"We did, I was just telling Emma about you".
Belle looked at Emma then said "so your Henry's birth mother then".
"Yep".
"The girls told me about your little run in with Regina".
"How did they know?"
"Henry told them. The three of them are like the three musketeers".
Emma laughed and then looked at the girls. Grace was staring out of the window, while Arya was staring at Emma. Emma felt uncomfortable and she looked at Belle and said "hey, whys your kid staring at me weird?"
They all looked at Arya and when they all turned back around, Belle said "maybe she knows something you don't".
"Like what?"
Before Belle could answer, Ruby said "I wouldn't bother asking. Every time she stares at me, Belle says the exact same thing".
"You'll find out eventually. You just have to keep looking".
A few minuets later, Belle had gone to her table and Ruby brought her drinks over. Belle had ordered an Ice tea for herself and two orange juices for the girls. When they were settled and eyes were off them, Grace said "what did the saviour say?"
"Nothing, she just wanted to find out about our family".
Arya said "why?"
"I don't know. I think she might be scared of your father".
Arya smiled and said "in this land and the other, everybody is scared of him"
Grace said "I'm not".
Arya sighed and said "everyone except our family". She looked back at her mother and said "mama, when will the curse break?"
"I don't know but it will be soon". While they were talking about the curse, Emma couldn't help but stare.
Emma wasn't the only one; Arya kept on glancing at Emma. Mary Margret had left the diner to mark work for school and Emma was soon behind her. Just as Emma was about to leave, Henry walked into the diner. He waved at Grace and Arya then sat next to Emma. When he was sat down, he put the book on the counter and said "have you had any more ideas for operation cobra?"
Henry had insisted that they needed a code name for breaking the curse. Although, Emma didn't think it was needed, she just wanted to spend time with her son.
Emma and Henry spoke for 10 minuets then she suggested that he go and talk to his friends. When Henry sat at Grace and Arya's table, Belle got up and walked over to Emma. She sat down next to Emma and said "I think they want to talk alone".
"What do those three even do when their together?"
Belle sighed and said "I have absolutely no Idea" they both laughed. Belle looked down and said "I overheard them once talking about some curse". Belle smiled as she said it and she looked in the corner of her eye at Emma, looking for her reaction.
Emma laughed under her breath and thought `does everyone know about this damn curse'. She took a sip of her hot chocolate then stared at Belle seriously and said "how...how often does he talk about the curse?"
"Do you believe him?" she said it as a small smile tugged on either side of her lips.
"I-" she was interrupted by the diner door opening.
Regina walked into the diner and when she spotted Henry talking to the Gold girls, her blood boiled. She walked over to the children and said "Henry what are you doing here?"
"I was talking to my friends" he gestured towards the girls.
She looked at the girls and hated the sight of them. She looked at Henry then said "Henry, come on, its time for you to go. I don't want you talking to these two".
Arya stared at Regina and said "he can do what he wants to do".
"No. I'm his mother; he does what I tell him to do".
Grace was looking down at her hands, while Arya was giving Regina a death glare. Henry didn't move from his seat because Emma and Belle walked over. When they were stood next to Regina, Emma said "what's your problem Regina? They're just kids".
"They're not just kids...they have the last name Gold".
Belle glared at her and said "what's that supposed to mean?"
Regina glared at her and said "you know damn well what it means. Your family disgust me".
Belle's eyes went wide even through she wasn't surprised. Before she could argue back, Emma said "that a bit out of line, Regina. You-" Belle interrupted.
"Don't, Emma. The feeling is mutual about her".
Regina turned to Henry and said "Henry, we're leaving" before Henry could argue, Regina grabbed hold of his arm and dragged him out of the diner.
Belle and Emma stared at the door, when it closed and Emma said "what a bitch".
She turned to Belle and Belle said "I agree".
