Once Chapter 9, an once upon a time fanfic

A/N: Hi guys I just noticed that my twitter name and tumblr didn't appear *facepalm* oops should have checked before posting anyway its: EvilRegalAgent for twitter and sassginaregal . tumblr . com for tumblr just take out the spaces. Did anyone see the new ep?! It started with OQ and ended with OQ and I say that because did you see where his hand was? I am not a musician so I don't know the musical terminology for some of the stuff so I apologise and feel free to correct me, the only musical knowledge I have is when I had music as a subject. All we learnt though was what the instruments were divided into and their names. So again I apologise for any mistakes.

Disclaimer in Chapter 1

Enjoy!

Emma watched the two brunettes with a smile on her face, she could get used to this. Practicing, then goofing around together- all five of them, maybe just the three of them later on- and just being a big, happy family.

Emma kept on smiling as she walked closer to the two brunettes. She nodded her head to Henry, Regina saw this and saw in Emma's eyes what the blonde was thinking. Emma pounced. She went straight for the smaller brunette's sides as she tickled him. Henry squealed as he was tickled, "'Gina! Help!" Emma laughed at the boy's face going red from laughing. Regina spun around turned her back to Emma as she headed to the couch to protect the four year old from Emma's fingers. Henry laughed and squealed in Regina's ear, she winced but kept on walking to the couch. She set the boy down and turned to look at Emma. She gave Emma a playful glare, "Really? How can you do that to my twin?" she said with a smile. Henry peaked from behind Regina, a grin on his face. Emma smiled before stalking towards the two. Henry squealed and hid behind Regina. Belle and Ruby were watching this play out with smiles on their faces, Emma, Regina and Henry already looked and acted like a family and it was hard not to start clapping their hands and squeal at this.

"I'm gonna get ya!" Emma said before leaping forward and grabbing Regina around the waist, spinning her around and setting her down behind her, before turning back to a giggling Henry. "Rubes, I need your help here." Emma said as Henry jumped onto the couch and over the other side before running out the door. Ruby nodded her head and followed after Emma as they gave chase to Henry. "I don't think so!" Regina shouted before she ran after them. Belle shook her head and laughed before she sat down on the couch and grabbed a nearby book and started to read.

Meanwhile Regina, Ruby, Emma and Henry were running around the house. Henry was on Regina's back as she sprinted to the kitchen. Her exit was blocked by Emma as she appeared in the other doorway, Ruby was standing in the doorway they had just come through. Regina's head whipped from side to side, her smile never leaving her face. She set Henry down slowly and whispered loud enough for only him to hear, "When I tell you, run as fast as you can past Momma okay?" Henry nodded, he understood. Emma and Ruby advanced slowly on the pianist and four year old. Regina ran toward Emma, shouting, "Run Henry!" as she tackled the blonde to the ground. Henry ran past the two women on the ground and out the kitchen, Ruby chased after him.

"Ouch. That kinda hurt ya know?" Emma gasped, the wind had been knocked out of her. "Sorry." Regina said, giving the blonde a quick kiss before getting up and running out the door that Ruby ran through. Emma chuckled as she got up too and chased after Regina.

The blonde found Ruby, Regina and her son all in the garage. Ruby had Henry pinned down and Regina was tickling him. Emma smiled at the sudden change in the pianist's loyalties and decided to rescue Henry. She swooped in and carried him away from the two brunette's. Belle just kept on reading her book. "I think that's enough running around for you Munchkin." Emma said, panting, it was hard trying to keep up with an energetic child. Henry just nodded and kicked his legs, wanting to be put down. Emma set him down and he ran to a corner in the garage that housed a few of his toys and some colouring and reading books. He pulled out a thick colouring book. After digging through a few boxes he found his pencils, he sat down on the floor, selected a picture and began to colour in.

Emma shook her head and chuckled before she plopped down on the couch, managing to not sit on Belle's legs. Ruby leaned over Belle's shoulder and put her arms around her neck. "Whatcha reading?" she asked. Belle smiled but kept on reading, knowing that Ruby would read along with her and figure out which book she was reading. Regina watched the three on the couch and could imagine seeing this happening when they were younger. Emma smiled, getting up off the couch and walking towards the brunette, "What you thinking about?" she whispered quietly as she wrapped her arms around the brunette's waist. Regina smiled, shaking her head. The blonde pouted and repeated her question. Regina just shook her head again. Emma huffed and went to sit back on the couch, dragging the brunette with her this time. The blonde sat down and pulled Regina down to sit on her lap as there was no space left on the couch. Emma nuzzled the back of Regina's neck and placed a small soft kiss there.

Ruby started to hum as she got a song stuck in her head. Belle's mouth twitched at one corner, threatening laughter. Ruby was humming the song that allowed them to win the battle of the bands and the bet. Emma burst out laughing as the memories of that night came to her as she heard Ruby humming. "Really Rubes? That song? Of all the songs of the world, you hum that one?" Emma asks, still laughing. Ruby shrugged and kept on humming. Regina got off Emma's lap and grabbed the song book that was sitting on an amp. She searched for a pen before asking Henry to borrow one he had. She sat back on Emma's lap and opened the book to the next empty page.

Emma wound her arms around the brunette's waist and leaned around the brunette to watch what she was doing. "What you doing?" she asked. Regina covered the few words she had written down with her hand, "It's a secret." she said with a smirk. "Okay well, how about we do one more song and then you can tell me what it is." Emma said smiling. Regina smiled and closed the book, leaving the pen inside to keep her space. "We can play one more song but it's still a secret." she said getting off Emma's lap and pecking her on the lips. Emma stood up and made her way to her drum set.

Belle and Ruby never moved from their spot as Emma started to hit out a random beat on the drums. Regina looked around the garage and saw an assortment of instruments that she missed when she had first walked in. They were tucked in the corner and hidden behind a box or two. Regina walked towards it and looked through the instruments. They had a single violin, a few acoustic guitars as well as a few electric ones, a few bass guitars, a trumpet, a clarinet, a saxophone, a ukulele and to Regina's surprise a didgeridoo. She picked up the violin and found its bow. She played one chord and winced as she realised it was horribly out of tune. The brunette tuned the violin by ear and played the same chord she first played and smiled as the sound wasn't grating on her spine. She played a few more chords and found herself playing a melody she learned when she was a child.

Emma watched Regina from her drums, her mouth hung open when she heard Regina start to play the violin. Ruby and Belle also looked up and watched the brunette with their undivided attention. Henry just kept on colouring in, too absorbed in the colours. When Regina finished playing Emma found her voice. "Where? Where did you learn to play like that?" she asked. Regina looked at Emma then to Belle and Ruby, blushing when she realised she had been watched. "My father took me to lessons." the brunette said quietly.

Ruby jumped up, "We could use this!" she exclaimed, "Regina we could vary our style a bit by adding a classical instrument like the violin in!"

Regina's ears perked up at this, "Really? Do you think it would go?"

"Of course it will!" Emma exclaimed.

"It will be something different for our next gig." Belle said, closing her book.

"I need to start writing a song for that!" Ruby exclaimed before picking up the book Regina was previously writing in and sitting on the floor to start writing. Regina smiled a small smile and set the violin down. She picked up the didgeridoo and sat on a nearby fold-out chair. She then proceeded to figure out how the hell to play it. She gave up after she played it in such a way that it ended up sounding like a fart, she had no idea how the hell that was possible. Emma laughed when the brunette scrunched her nose as she set down the didgeridoo.

"'Gina." Emma said, catching the brunette's attention. Regina looked up and the blonde gestured for her to go to her. "Wanna learn the drums? Seeing as the didgeridoo doesn't agree with you." Emma said with a smile. Regina rolled her eyes playfully at the blonde before shaking her head, "The drums are your thing, dear." she said.

Henry walked over to Emma and Regina, he was holding his stomach. "What's wrong Henry? Are you sick?" Emma asked, heading over to her son the minute she saw him walking towards her. "Hungwy." the boy said. Emma chuckled, "Okay, let's go find you something to eat." she said, taking his hand and leading him out the garage. "Pizza?" Emma called from the door. Ruby and Belle both answered yes and Regina followed the mother and son duo out the door.

Emma got the pizza menu and handed it to Regina, already dialling the pizza place. She ordered a large pepperoni pizza and a small margarita pizza for Henry. Henry ran to the lounge and switched on the TV. He looked at Emma and Regina, who had followed him, "Momma can I watch a movie?" he asked, giving his mother his puppy eyes. Emma melted, "Choose one." Emma said, sitting on the couch next to Regina. The brunette cuddled up to the blonde and watched Henry go through the movies Ruby and Belle kept just for him. He searched and eventually found a movie to his liking. He ran over to Emma and gave it to her. He'd chosen Thor. Emma put it into the DVD player and pressed play. Henry plopped on the floor in front of the TV and like that, everything around him wasn't important.

Emma sat back on the couch and Regina was in her previous position seconds later. In a few minutes the blonde noticed that the brunette's breathing had evened out and small puffs of air were being exhaled from her parted lips. Emma smiled and dropped a gentle kiss on her head, tightening her grip around the brunette's shoulders.

Emma found herself nodding off but was jolted awake by the doorbell ringing. She gently woke Regina and went to answer the door when she was awake. The pizza had arrived, Emma paid and called Ruby and Belle from the garage. The two brunettes walked through the door just as Emma was setting the pizza down on the coffee table in the lounge. Everyone grabbed a slice of the pepperoni pizza whilst Henry grabbed his margarita pizza. They all watched Thor, dropping comments here and there on how good looking Loki was. Ruby commented on Lady Sif and how good looking she was, "She's hot." she said with a smile as Belle glared at her. "I have to agree with you Rubes. She is smokin'" Emma said laughing, earning a glare from Regina.

The blonde and brunette couldn't stop laughing as their girlfriends sent them looks that could kill. They each kissed them on the cheeks and whispered words of how no matter how hot Sif was, she wouldn't be able to beat them in their ears. Regina raised an eyebrow at Emma's attempts for her forgiveness, she shook her head when Emma asked again to forgive her. Henry shushed them when both Ruby and Emma started to protest loudly. Regina and Belle chuckled as their girlfriends looked at Henry incredulously, but they shut up.

When the movie was over Henry immediately pulled out another DVD and handed it to Emma. "Seriously kid? Another one?" she asked. Henry nodded vigorously with a smile on his face. "Okay. But we're gonna be playing in the garage. Which one? Movie or watching Momma, Aunty Rubes and Belle and 'Gina play?" the blonde asked. The small brunette thought about it for a few minutes before shouting, "Incwedibles!" Emma chuckled before inserting the DVD into the player. Henry plopped down again in front of the TV and the band members went to the garage.

"Which one are we going to play?" Belle asked as she picked up her bass. "How 'bout Regina chooses?" Ruby said, picking up her pick on an amp. Regina's head jerked up, "You sure?" she asked. "Yeah! C'mon 'Gina. Pick a song." Emma said with a smile, twirling her drumsticks in her hands. Regina paged through the papers she had been given and picked a song. "This one. 'Animal I have Become'." Regina said. Ruby, Belle and Emma nod before they started to play. "You're singing." Ruby said. Regina nodded and took Ruby's place in front of the mic.

Belle started with her bass and Emma beat out a solid rhythm. On the fifth chord Belle played, Ruby joined in, playing the same chords as Belle and banging her head in time to her strums. After Ruby repeating the chords five times Emma beat out a different rhythm and kept at it. Ruby repeated the same chords another five times before Regina began to sing.

"I can't escape this hell
So many times I've tried
But I'm still caged inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself"

Ruby and Belle changed the way they played for the chorus and Emma smiled as she listened to Regina sing.

"So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal
(This animal, this animal)"

Ruby, Belle and Emma continued on with the way they were previously playing. They would only alternate for the chorus. Ruby echoed Regina at certain points and she liked the way it sounded, she planned on adding it in.

"I can't escape myself
(I can't escape myself)
So many times I've lied
(So many times I've lied)
But there's still rage inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal

Somebody help me through this nightmare
I can't control myself
Somebody wake me from this nightmare
I can't escape this hell"

Ruby sang softly. Regina turned around and shot Emma an evil grin, which Emma returned.

"(This animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal)

Regina held the note while Ruby repeated her without holding the note. They kept on playing and Ruby let her guitar fade out by itself.

"That. Was. Awesome!" Ruby exclaimed, jumping up and down. "Regina your voice is amazing. I actually feel very embarrassed to sing whilst you have a better voice than me." Ruby continued. Regina smiled, "I think I'll just stick to playing the keyboard and singing back-up to you." she said.

At that moment Henry came running through. "Momma!" he shouted, his face a mask of fear. Emma jumped up immediately, "What's wrong Henry?" she asked, catching him as he flew into her arms. "Momma! Der's a scary man!" Henry sobbed. "Where?" Ruby asked, her protective mode immediately switching on. "Outside!" the small brunette said, his face buried in his mother's neck.

"I'll go check it out. Take Henry." Emma said and handed him to Regina. "I'm coming with you." Ruby said. Belle handed Emma her bass guitar whilst Ruby took her own guitar. Together they walked out the garage door to go and see who this 'scary man' was that scared Henry.

Regina and Belle stayed in the garage and tried to calm Henry down who was as white as a sheet and sobbing uncontrollably.

The blonde and brunette looked through all the windows and found no one. Emma opened the door and screamed when outside the door was a man. She swung the bass guitar but the man ducked just in time, narrowly avoiding his head being dislodged from his shoulders. "Who the hell are you?! What do you want?!" Emma shouted, holding the bass guitar in front of her, ready to swing it. Ruby came up behind Emma, her guitar also ready to swing. "Is that how you treat all your visitors?" the man asked.

"Only the ones who scare my son." Emma answered with a growl.

"Sorry, I knocked and no one answered, so I looked to see if anyone was home." the man held up his hands in surrender.

"Who are you?" Ruby asked.

"You seriously don't remember me?" the man asked, his expression one of shock.

"Should I?" Ruby asked.

"It's me. Graham?"

"Graham? I don't know a Graham." Ruby said.

"Gray?" Emma whispered.

"Yeah, it's me." Graham answered with a smile on his face.

Emma handed the bass guitar to Ruby before she tackled Graham in a hug. "Where have you been?!" she exclaimed.

"Here and there, but now I'm back home. I've missed you sis."

A/N: Penny for your thoughts? The song I used was 'Animal I have become' by Three Days Grace. Go check it out, it's awesome. Until next time lovely readers. :)