Chapter 19 Perfect Family

They stayed at Neal's that night and the next day, they were at the airport ready to go. Neal and Henry have spent most of their time talking to each other and Neal kept on glancing at Emma. Rumple caught onto this as they were going through the metal detectors and Neal and Henry ran off for more food. Rumple and Emma sat down and Rumple said "so, what is the story between you and my son?"

Emma laughed slightly and said "trust me, you don't want to know".

He narrowed his eyes and said "I'll be the judge of that".

Emma looked at him and could see that he was interested "well it's no secret that I had Henry in prison, thanks to Sidney. Your son is the one who put me there" his eyes widened "we met when I was 18 and it was very unusual. We stole things to live but eventually we wanted to settle down, so we got a map and I pointed to Tallahassee. We were going to move there but Neal saw his face on a wanted poster. He stole some very expensive watches a few years before I met him and we needed to shift them. He asked me to collect them, and then meet him but he called the cops on me. Instead of meeting him, I was met with cops with handcuffs. A few weeks later, I found out I was pregnant, the end". Before Rumple could say anything, someone announced that their flight was here, so they stood up and the four of them went to board the plane.

On the plane, Henry told Neal more about Storybrooke and about Belle and Arya, which made Rumple laugh at certain points. Emma eventually fell asleep along with Henry. They spent the entire night awake and both because of Neal. Henry couldn't get enough excitement because he had a dad and Emma stayed awake because she wondered about the kiss and what it meant.

Towards the end of the flight, Neal looked at Emma and Henry who were sat between him and his father. When his eyes landed on him he said "what?"

Rumple grinned and said "Miss Swan told me of your past".

Neal sighed and ran a hand through his face "it's not what it seems".

"Really? She told me that my son put her in prison".

"I knew she wouldn't tell you about August".

Rumple narrowed his eyes and said "Pinocchio?" Neal nodded "what does that puppet have to do with this?"

"Did she tell you about the watches?" he nodded "when I went to sell the watches, I ran into him. He told me he was like Emma's guardian angel, of course it was a bunch of crap but he told me about the prophecy. I didn't believe him of course as the last bean got destroyed when I went through it. He told me he could make me believe him and he did. He knew my name and that's when he told me that Emma had to go to jail. To forget about me, to be on the right tack, to break the curse".

Rumple saw the way that Neal looked at Emma next and said "you still care about her".

He nods and says "I never stopped".

"You love her?"

Neal coughs nervously then shifts slightly "it was a long time ago". For the rest of the flight they sat in silence.

When they arrived at the airport, they got in Rumples car, which he left there only a few days ago and drove to Storybrooke. The car ride was filled with silence and Henry could feel the tension in the car. He tried to lighten the mood but after trying for over an hour nothing was helping.

Emma had been on the phone with Charming for ten minuets before she hung up and said "they'll all be waiting for us at the diner".

Only moments later they saw the town line and Henry practically shouted "we're home".

Neal sighed and whispered "great".

During that day at school, Arya and Grace got bored and decided to use Arya's magic and play some tricks. The crone eventually sent them out of class and while they were waiting for what she would do, they couldn't help but laugh at the look on the students faces. When she came out, she had Arya and Graces books and took them to another classroom.

The girls couldn't stop smiling and laughing but when they entered their new classroom they saw Snow. Obviously at the beginning they wanted her as a teacher but now when they got bored, they couldn't play tricks. Snow and the girls smiled at each other then Snow looked at Mrs Clark and said "how can I help you?"

She said "these two have been misbehaving and since your class is the remove one, they are with you". Before snow could say anything Mrs Clark was walking to the door.

Arya and Grace smiled and said "bye, Mrs Clark" they said sweetly.

The teacher glared at them then walked out. As soon as she left, the girls began to laugh again and they could see a small smile on Snows face. Snow assigned them to seats at the back of the class to do their work. As Snows class continued with their work, they were glaring at Arya and Grace. They didn't care as they had been having it all day.

Towards the end of the class, Snow got a text which made her smile. She walked towards the girls and kneeled down in front of their table and said "guess what?"

Arya said "we're not mind readers".

"Your father is on his way back".

They both smiled and Grace looked at Arya and said "Uncle Rumples coming home".

Arya said "when?"

"He'll be at the diner when you finish school" Snow said. The girls looked at the clock and could see that it was only half-an-hour before that was.

At the diner, Charming was stood outside along with Belle, Hatter, Red and Granny. Belle looked at Charming and said "what did Snow say?"

"She's going to bring the girls" she nodded.

A few minuets later, they could see the car coming down the road. When it stopped, they all Jumped out of the car and Emma and Henry embraced Red, Granny and Charming. Belle and Rumple rushed over to each other and their lips were quickly attached.

Hatter rolled his eyes and then walked over to Neal who was getting the bags out of the boot. He smiled at Neal and said "hi, I'm Jefferson or the family call me Hatter".

Neal smiled and said "hey I'm Neal, or as you might know as Bealfire. I take it your my uncle but not by blood".

He nodded and said "you would be correct". They both laughed and then Neal glanced over to his father and saw him and Belle. Hatter said "get use to it, their always like that".

They closed the boot and the next thing they saw was purple smoke. Everyone looked towards it and when it disappeared, they saw Snow, Arya and Grace on the floor. Snow looked at Arya and said "never do that again" she then clapped eyes on Emma and Henry and shouted their names as she rushed over to them.

Grace and Arya saw Rumple and shouted "Papa" and "Uncle Rumple".

They got up off the floor and embraced him. When they pulled away, Rumple looked at Arya and said "I thought I told you not to use magic while I was gone".

She shrugged and said "but your back in Storybrooke, so that's not apart of our deal" which made Rumple smile.

Hatter and Neal walked over to them and Hatter said "she's got you there Rumple".

They all looked at Neal and Rumple said "Time for introductions. I see you've already met Hatter, this is Grace, Hatter's daughter. My wife Belle and your sister Arya. Everyone, this is Bealfire or as he likes to be known as Neal".

He smiled at them but before he knew it Arya had pushed him to the ground and was onto of him. He winced in pain and Emma laughed and said "you're lucky if she didn't break your ribs".

"That was one time" he said.

Him and Arya stood up as Emma said "smart ass over here, got into a fight just after we met and broke his ribs. Doctor said they would never be the same again".

Arya looked at Neal and said "sorry, Bealfire".

He pulled her into his side and said "it's alright, sis".

Arya looked between Emma and Neal and saw that they couldn't keep their eyes off each other. Her eyes turned gold, so she could see the magic around her and could see Emma magic due to it being a different colour, when it hits her. She then sees something unexpected "O my Lord".

Everyone looks at her and Rumple says "what is it Arya?"

She moves away from Neal slightly and said to Emma "Emma, you refuse to accept your magic".

Neal interrupts "you have magic?"

Emma rolls her eyes and said "I'm the product of true love, its part of the package".

"Any way, as I was saying" Arya said "you refuse to accept your magic but what if there was someone else who had your gifts" they all gave her a weird look. She took Neal's hand in hers then she walked over to Emma and said "give me your hand".

She said "Belle, what's she doing?"

Belle shook her head and said "I don't know".

Emma put her hand in Arya's, then Arya said "connect your hands" Emma sighed in frustration then it happened.

Arya's eyes went gold but where their hands were connected started to glow the same colour. Everyone shared worried expressions, as Arya just stood there like a statue with gold eyes. She was seeing the future.

Three years into the future, she was stood at a wedding. She could see Bealfire in a tux at the front along with Henry, while Emma walked down the aisle in a slim white dress. It made her smile as she watched them both say I love you. There was then a flash when she moved five years into the future. Her entire family along with Emma's, were on the park and it looked like a big family picnic. Emma had a baby girl on her lap who looked no older than one. Henry was also being chased by a young boy who looked about four. She knew that these were Emma and Bealfire children. What also surprised her was that her suspicion was right. She looked at the family then saw Henry use magic.

She came out of her vision and let go of their hands. Neal and Emma continued to hold hands for a few moments, and then released each other. Rumple came up behind Arya and said "what just happened?"

"I saw..."

"You saw what?"

"I always knew, he was different. I always knew, there was something about him".

"About who?"

"Henry" she said while turning her head to look at him.

Henry took a step forward and stood next to Emma "what about me?"

"You have magic".

Most people gasped and Emma said "my kid does not have magic".

Rumple looked at Arya and said "Arya, I can sense magic and Henry does not have it".

She shook her head then said "no look" she held out her hand and he took it "open your mind" he eyes glowed and he saw all the magic around them. "The gold is magic but when it goes through someone who has it, it turns a different colour. Look at I, Uncle Jefferson, Emma and yourself. We are glowing with different colours. Now look at Henry".

He looked at Henry and saw that the gold turned colours as it touched him "O my".

Arya let go of his hand and said "exactly".

Rumple looked at Emma and Neal and said "well it would seem your child does have magic".

They all had shocked looks and Henry said "how did you know? How is this possible?"

Arya said "since I first met you, I knew there was something off. At first, I thought it was because you were the child of the saviour, then when I found out yesterday that we were related, I thought it was that. Now I know its something much more...you're the product of true love".

"WHAT?" everyone shouted

Emma took a step away from Neal and said "I don't love him".

"And yet you do. Since Bealfire stepped out of the car, you both haven't stopped staring at each other".

"We have past that's all".

"A past that has formed true love".

Emma ran a hand through her hair and said "I'm out of here".

She began to walk away from everyone when Neal grabbed her hand "Emma, please listen to me".

She pushed him away and said "stay away from me".

"You have to stop living in the past".

"You abandoned me, you sent me to prison for nearly a year. I'd much rather live in the past where I remember all the crap that happened to me".

She walked away and everyone gave Neal a sympathy look. As he watched Emma walk away, Henry was stood next to him on his left and then someone held his right hand. He looked to see Arya and she said "don't worry she'll come around".

"How do you know?"

"I've seen it...the future. That is what I saw".

"What did you see?"

"You don't need me to tell you. You're going to live through it".

Just as she said she did, Emma came around to her feelings a year after that and it took two years for Bealfire to propose. He had done it a few times but Arya told him not to give up. On his fifth attempt Emma finally said yes. On the year of the wedding, their second son was born his name was David, after Emma's father. Then 3 years later, they had a girl who they called Amelia. The people of Storybrooke were still weary of Rumplestiltskin's family but when they found out that they were now related to Snows they softened up. Rumple taught Henry his magic and was surprised at how quick he picked it up. He also taught James and Amelia, when they came into their powers. They were now truly the perfect family.

The end