Author's Note: I know it was supposed to be two chapters two days apart, but whenever I had internet I didn't have a minute to post and upload so sorry. But here is Chapter Eleven!
Chapter Eleven
You're insane!
"David what the hell, why isn't she changed back yet?" Emma asked once they were inside instead of making a scene on the streets. Regina was determined not to be that house that always had some loud problem going on. She wanted to peacefully blend into her neighborhood. This wasn't the sort of neighborhood where the Sheriff was called frequently for disturbing the public complaints.
"I took her straight to Blue, but everything she tried didn't work, she said it was dark magic, and since Mary Margaret didn't wish to be changed back then the fairy dust was useless. So, I took her to Gold, and he just laughed me right out of the shop. So now I'm hoping your magic will defeat the dark magic in your mother."
"Well that's just not the way things worked, I am a novice at best, and I cannot even begin to undo dark magic," Emma told him as Mary Margaret finally yanked away from David and ran into the kitchen where Regina had disappeared into. Regina, meanwhile was sitting under a blanket on the deck watching the girls play with Ruby, Darien was clawing around in the snow though having the time of her life. But Regina knew that would mean lots of cuddles to get warm again and nursing as well as using her nipple as a pacifier. Suddenly though the back door was opened, and a red-faced Mary Margaret was on the porch. Regina was suddenly annoyed with the lower knob she had conjured onto the door for Rowan when she got stuck outside a few times during play and peed her pants. It usually only appeared when she was outside though to avoid her leaving the house without an adult.
"Oh, good grief." She stomped over to Regina with the same entitled stance she'd always had. "Of course, the apple rots far into it's core." Once she was standing before Regina she lifted her arms, but Regina didn't take her. Mary Margaret put her arms down and thrust them back up.
"Mother," She whined. Regina frowned as she tilted her head to the side a bit and leaned forward.
"Are you self-aware in there?" Regina asked her, her frown deepened when she saw fear in her eyes. Regina growled as she began to sneer at her. "I knew it, you finally turned yourself into the first female dwarf have you?"
"Mother," She said again as if trying to appeal to Regina make her see she was her baby.
"The world does not revolve around you Snow White, I am not your mother get over it and grow up. You're an adult woman with children. You never were and never will be a replacement for my children that Leopold took from me, and I never was and never will be a replacement mother to you." Mary Margaret looked at her and screamed drawing everyone's attention. Regina covered her ears you would swear she was murdering the girl. Emma and David ran outside, and Rowan came to the porch with Ruby who now held Darien.
"SHIT UP!" Rowan yelled and slapped Mary Margaret hard in the face. Emma, Ruby, and Regina smacked their hands to their faces.
"Shut up Rowan, the correct word is shut not shit, don't say shit or Regina is going to kill me," Emma told her. Mary Margaret was now on the ground staring up at Rowan who was larger than her.
"You don't hit me Leopold," the adult inside her coming out. Her eyes went wide as she covered her mouth hoping David and Emma didn't hear or see her slip, but it was too late. However, she had little time to dwell as Rowan threw herself at her kicking and punching.
"I Rowan!" she screamed. Emma immediately pulled her off.
"Rowan no, bad girl we use our words not our hands," Regina scolded as she took Rowan from Emma who went to her mother and hauled her to her feet.
"Mom look at me, I know you understand, what do you think you're playing at, we were all so worried about you!" Emma yelled. "And David as well, this stops now we're going to find a way to change you back one way or another, understand?" She glared at Emma. "This isn't time for games, you just up and abandoned Rowan without a word. What the hell was she supposed to think all this time?"
"You pretty," Mary Margaret tried suddenly turning back into a cute bubbly kid. Emma growled and let her go. She stood up and turned to Regina who was squatting down and giving Rowan a gentle talking too, and David for the life of him didn't know what to do.
"What is going on with my family?" He cried but he didn't seem to be asking those around him. "My wife has turned herself into a child, my son now thinks he's a girl and is being raised by the Evil Queen my archnemesis, and my daughter is in love with her."
"To be fair I'm Mary Margaret's archnemesis," Regina pointed out.
"And don't forget it was discovered that I knocked up Regina not anyone else." David's eyes widened as he clutched his chest and fell over. Emma just caught him.
"I'll call an ambulance," Ruby said hurrying inside with Darien.
"David," Emma said. Regina looked on mildly concerned that a charming would die at her house and she would be held responsible. So, she just did the responsible thing and took Rowan away who was crying now she understood that something was very wrong here and no three-year-old should watch their father die. Well she hoped he didn't die here or at this incident she wanted no part in the accusations.
"Ambulance is on the way," Ruby told her as she shut the door and rubbed Rowan's back.
"Here, give me Demi, take them through the gate so they will be quicker." Ruby nodded and hurried out to the front once she had Darien in hand.
"Moms?" Henry asked running inside.
"Here Henry," Regina called.
"Mom what happened where's Ma?" Henry asked scared.
"Taking care of David, he collapsed, don't worry her and Ruby are with him, I just wanted Rowan away. Why are you home early?"
"Power went out, and they couldn't get it back on without you." Regina nodded.
"What say we make some hot chocolate?" Regina said steering Rowan back away from the door and for the first time she noticed Mary Margaret had followed them in.
"Uh did we get a new kid again?" Henry asked spotting her as well. Regina glared at her.
"No, that's your grandmother, that was the emergency this morning. Blue couldn't get her to turn back so David brought her here and now she's being a pain in my ass, she's completely self-aware don't let her fool you."
"Oh," Henry said. "Cause family lines need to be weirder, thanks." Ruby came back in, in that moment.
"They think he'll be fine, but Emma's gone to the hospital with him, they think it was a heart attack."
"Oh well thank God, he's not dying here anytime soon," Regina grumbled. "There are so many other places in town for him to collapse."
"Regina," Ruby said in an Emma like tone. "She told me to say it exactly like that and remind you to play nice." Regina made a face as she lifted Rowan up onto the counter and sat her next to Darien. A little magic kept them both in place.
"Your dad is going to be okay, he just has to see the doctor and Emma went with him. We'll just have our hot chocolate and then we'll go there too." Rowan nodded that this was acceptable. Regina made hot chocolate for everyone though she magically cooled down Darien's and Rowan's a bit, so it wasn't too hot. Eventually this was all amid screaming from Mary Margaret as she ignored her and gave Rowan or Darien or Henry her attention.
"God you really are a jealous child," Ruby commented giving her a glass of milk when they were all sitting at the table.
"You really have no idea," Regina told her thinking back to Snow's behavior when Xavier was introduced. She'd had a fit initially and often complained when Regina didn't have time for her but him. However, his shocking death had changed her a bit, but not enough it seemed.
"Shit up," Rowan said to Mary Margaret.
"Shut up, honey, shut up," Regina corrected with a groan. She still was horrified that of course she said shit once and Darien and Rowan now said it. Emma had cursed so many times she had lost count, and nothing exited their mouths. This was so typical of their relationship that Regina didn't know what to think.
"Shit up!" Rowan yelled this time when Mary Margaret didn't stop.
"Rowan, we don't yell, and we don't say shit," Regina reminded as she put a silencing charm on Mary Margaret and rubbed her head. She was supposed to be resting, she let out a breath as the Braxton hicks' contractions began again.
"You all right there Queenie?" Ruby asked.
"Yes, just fine, I just need a class of water and to put my feet up a minute." Ruby nodded as Henry hurried into the kitchen for water and they got her feet up. Soon to her relief the contractions subsided.
"What's wrong?" Henry asked concerned.
"Nothing, it's just my body exercising before I have the baby, and it helps if I drink water and put my feet up. Why don't you take Darien to the bathroom and by the time you're back I think we will be ready to go check on David and Emma." Henry nodded finished off his chocolate and took Darien who already had her arms out ready to be picked up. She knew the drill right now after whenever she ate or drank they headed straight for the toilet. Rowan went on her own too now an old pro as she detested diapers. She didn't have time to get used to them as an infant, so she didn't bother getting used to them as a toddler.
"I'll drive," Ruby told Regina with a glare. Regina sighed but allowed it as they got everyone in the car and headed for the hospital. She grudgingly took the car seat from David's truck out and into her tesla X for Mary Margaret who tried to cling to her and refuse to get in the car, but Regina wasn't having it and treated her like a disobedient child. It worked but Regina suspected that this would do nothing but encourage the girl to be disobedient if only it got her attention and got her to act like her mother in a way. Soon they were at the hospital, Regina practically dragging Mary Margaret along, because allowing Ruby to handle her meant her running under cars and honestly Regina didn't have time for this shit.
"Baby what are you doing here, you are supposed to rest," Emma said immediately standing up when she saw them.
"Yes, but he is your dad, so we came to support you, and also this was still in my house," Regina said indicating Mary Margaret. Emma groaned.
"Yeah, I'm taking her straight to Blue as soon as I hear about David's condition. She'll be back to her old self and sitting by his bedside by tonight," Emma told her. Regina nodded.
"Mother," Mary Margaret said demanding her attention, but she ignored her as Emma led her to the seats and made her sit.
"You think he'll be all right, I'm mad at him, but I don't want him to die, I want him to just be a better person," Henry frowned as he sat down and rested his elbow on his thigh before putting his head in his hand. Regina stroked his head.
"Yeah kid, I just think he hasn't been well the last few weeks looking for Mary Margaret, now that we have her and as soon as we change her back things will start to change I think. He was muttering something about being a shit father so maybe he's seeing the light." Henry nodded.
"We can only hope," Ruby says taking a seat with Darien who was looking around curiously.
"Well as interesting as this is, someone hasn't had a nap all day and she'll be a cranky butt soon," Regina pointed out as she looked at Darien who was also yawning. Ruby was already standing again to hand her over as she was signing for Regina. Regina shielded herself with magic as she let Darien nurse, she really didn't care about nursing in public, but it had gotten too creepy from men in the town if she weren't tucked in a booth or something semi private.
"Agh no!" Mary Margaret yelled and shoved Darien away and tried to actually nurse from Regina. Darien's magic though sent her flying back into a chair.
"This day is getting crazier by the minute," Henry said.
"Stupid shit," Rowan said. Regina glared at Emma, as she'd heard that out of her mouth more than a few times playing video games.
"God Rowan please she's going to kill me, stop saying shit," Emma pleaded as her and Ruby checked on Mary Margaret, but she was up and fine and glaring at Darien who was now crying.
"I'm just going to take her back to the car," Regina said standing with a little help from Henry she was so off balance, and she wished they had brought Darien's pram for her to sleep in.
"Mother stop ignoring me!" Mary Margaret yelled.
"She's not your mom," Emma told her. "You need to give this up, we're going to Blue and we're changing you back as soon as we hear about David why aren't you worried about your husband?"
"Too young for a husband, only care about Mother," Mary Margaret told her before she started destroying things as much as she could. By the time Regina did come back with a sleeping Darien, Rowan was pinning Mary Margaret down and slapping her while Emma tried to pull her off. Ruby and Henry were trying to clean up the damage and Darien was awakened by the noise.
"I left for twenty minutes," was all Regina got out as Emma finally got Rowan off Mary Margaret who was looking dazed.
"She dead named her again," was all Emma replied. Regina sighed.
"Okay look you put Darien back to sleep I'll handle this." Emma nodded and took Darien, but Rowan headed back for Mary Margaret. Regina's magic though paused her. Soon the room looked all right again except for a few items and people began to resettle down.
"Rowan time out chair now I explained to you earlier that we use our words." Rowan dropped Mary Margaret by her collar and huffed as she took a seat and crossed her arms pouting when she heard Regina's tone. "And you, you insipid contumacious little girl, it's time you learned that you can't always have what you want, and the world does not revolve around you." Mary Margaret was practically ecstatic thinking Regina would spank her. Instead she forced her to clean up and by the time she was done Granny was there. It was Granny who gave her the spanking of a life time and marched her out of the building until they heard from Dr. Whale.
"She'll never mess with Granny again," Ruby chuckled.
"I'm surprised you didn't spank her," Emma commented as she rocked Darien back and forth.
"God no, that would be playing right into her hands, I figured if there was anyone who could make her obey it was the old wolf until we changed her back."
"Smart," Emma said letting out a sigh that just let Regina know just how stressed they both were. She would see about them both relaxing that night after bedtime for sure. She finally sat back down after talking to Rowan again about not hitting no matter how much of an annoying twit someone is being.
"How long do you think before we hear anything?" Ruby asked.
"I hope soon, I can't stand this waiting, I never liked hospitals," Emma admitted as she stood in a wide stance bouncing from foot to foot while she rubbed Darien's back. She was sleeping until Emma stopped her movements. After another ten minutes Dr. Whale finally came out but completely ignored them.
"Whale what the hell we've been waiting forever, how is David?" Emma demanded to know. Dr. Whale looked startled to see her.
"Oh well this is a surprise, I thought with his wife becoming a toddler again and you shacking up with the Evil Queen that no one was here, my bad," He said. Emma glared at him.
"I came in with him, and he's still my father of course I would check on him no matter how stupid he acts. He may not know how to treat family, but I do." Whale held up his hands in defense.
"Chill Savior, Daddy charming will be just fine with proper nutrient, no caffeine for a while, and some actual sleep. He will need someone to look after him though."
"Great, I'm sure the dwarves and Mary Margaret as soon as we change her back will see to his care. How long will he be in?"
"I'll keep him for a week while you change her back, last thing I need is you in my ER and her trying to take office back in her toddler body with her ill Hench husband," He scoffed. "You calmly return her, so she can take care of him, no stress." Regina nodded, but she didn't want that either.
"Can I just see him, it was kind of traumatic and I kind of just need to lay eyes on him not in distress."
"And so, does Rowan, I think," Regina added. Emma nodded. Dr. Whale nodded. Emma handed Darien over to Regina before she and Rowan went back together. Henry had wanted to go, but Regina stopped him.
"They need to go first, and she needs to be a big sister right now," Regina told him. He nodded, and they went to wait although Darien was not happy.
"Rowan, I know this was all scary seeing dad like that, but the doctor said he's fine, all right so we're just going to go inside and give him lots of hugs and kisses and he'll get better." Rowan nodded. They went inside, and David was awake and looking sad and just exhausted. He really hadn't been caring for himself during his search for Mary Margaret.
"Emma you're here, Dr. Whale said no one was here," David said sadly.
"No, he didn't think we were, but we've been waiting awhile now to see you," Emma told him. "Even Regina and the kids, but she said maybe just Rowan and I should visit for now. We were really afraid." Emma gave him a hug before she lifted up Rowan.
"Hey scout, I'm okay," David told Rowan, who hugged him but frowned at the nickname, she liked favorite charming and princess like Regina called her. "I don't get it Emma, why are you here, I never thought the Evil Queen would allow that." Emma sighed.
"I'm not under a spell David," Emma told him.
"I know that now, I didn't say you were, I just assumed Regina wouldn't allow you to come."
"She doesn't control me, if I want to visit you in the hospital than I will visit you in the hospital," Emma replied her face softening when he at least finally admitted he knew she wasn't under a spell. Emma was going to take her small victories where she could.
"Good to know, where's your mother?" David asked wondering why some other little body wasn't assaulting her." Emma let out a sigh as she pulled a chair up and sat.
"She's with granny, she throws horrid tantrums if Regina ignores her, and yeah so we had to get Granny to come in and spank her and treat her like a child. Because God knows I don't discipline well or Ruby and if Regina did it she'd get exactly what she wanted even if it's negative attention." David let out an identical sigh.
"I just don't know what to do about your mother, first this thing with Leo and now this…" He was saying when Rowan gave a growl of anger and got off the bed and into Emma's arms.
"Rowan, her name is Rowan, even if she weren't biologically ever a girl, you should love her unconditionally and stop treating her like and calling her a boy." Rowan nodded at Emma's words. "And for God's sake stop dead naming her. She is Rowan Bailey Nolan that is the name she picked out and I won't let her come home if you are going to treat her badly."
"I won't treat her badly this is just Regina's magic at work," David said. "Why are you being so complacent?"
"No, I gave Rowan the body she should have had, I had to reverse the dark magic."
"You just told me earlier you're a novice and you can't reverse your mother, but you reversed Leo?" He asked.
"That was a different circumstance, Rowan has magic too and since we both wanted this change it just happened. I don't know my untrained magic is weird and so is Rowan's." Emma told him. "Gold is the one that messed things up here. I don't know what to do to make you accept you have a daughter."
"But she said we would have a son," David said.
"What the hell does she know?" Emma asked. "She was barely two months pregnant, there was no way for her to know that David."
"We knew about you," He insisted.
"That was a completely different and you know it," Emma said. "You had grandma's ring, which I believe was lost in the way over in the curse yes?" David frowned but confirmed this. "Okay then so when should you have known what a bunch of cells would be. You tried to change Rowan's destiny with Dark magic and nearly got her killed. She's a girl, I don't know if I'm meant to have a brother, but I do know it's not Rowan." David just sighed.
"Just please get your mother back Emma, I need her love and support more than ever if I'm going to come to terms with you and the Evil Queen. Blue still says you're under a spell, but you aren't at the very least she faked true love to keep you with her. Thinking you're someone's true love is intoxicating even more so when you know it. So, I know that delusion won't be easy to break." Emma and Rowan wiped their hands over their faces.
"Just tell me one thing are you going to continue to try and attack Regina or Darien for that matter especially and the new baby. And will you call Rowan, Rowan no more of this Leo crap." He nodded.
"If you can provide me with a discreet DNA test, so I know she's at least not lying to you about that. Then I will accept them as my family even if they're related to her. And I need time to think on this Rowan thing with Mary Margaret, but I won't call him Leo anymore." Rowan frowned.
"We'll take that win Row, at least he won't dead name you, we'll work on the rest soon." Rowan nodded.
"Please Emma you have to save Mary Margaret I don't know what's going on in her head, and if she wears Regina down it will do nothing but keep her in this state. She's persistent Emma, she'll wear down even the strongest with sheer exhaustion. Hell, I only had her a few hours before she had me running to Regina, I wasn't even trying to call you earlier, I was mad for the first time I deleted that woman's number from my phone." Emma patted his head.
"I know dad, but if she breaks you her true love than what hope does Regina have?" Emma asked.
"That's what I'm trying to say Emma, that's why you need to get her changed back," He cried. "Go I will be fine eventually but you, you go save your mother from herself." Emma nodded. She gave him a hug as well as Rowan before she left.
"How is he?" Ruby asked.
"He could be better, but we made some progress, he finally doesn't believe I am under a spell just experiencing a delusion."
"Ah so progress," Regina said. Emma nodded.
"He won't dead name Rowan, and he's convinced that Mary Margaret will wear you down if we don't change her back soon."
"That is true," Regina said nodding her head. "If he can't take it as her true love, what hope have I got. She was already giving me such a migraine, I always gave in earlier. No doubt she saw that and think she only has to push harder."
"Great, why can't anything be easy, I have to admit when he was saying that I thought he has no idea how strong my fiancé is."
"You forgot how annoying your mother is at some point you just want the torture to stop and I wasted all my strength when I was married to her father. Oh God my migraine is already back just thinking about her then, and now she's smaller and faster and louder and just without boundaries," Regina replied. Emma groaned as she squatted down and put her head between her legs suddenly she was just not feeling so well.
"Come on let's get you down to the diner for lunch," Ruby told them.
"No, she'll be there with Granny, and I can't eat until I've gotten her changed back, he asked me to do one thing and that was just return his wife. Because this is more stressful and weirder with her in a kid body. Like I wanna throw her in a box and walk away but her child face doesn't allow me to harm a child like that."
"She is completely self-aware though, so we'd be harming an adult, we could even lock it and throw away the key," Regina suggested.
"Reggie, play nice," Emma scolded.
"Me, I believe you were the one who came up with the plan darling," Regina told her as they entered the elevator.
"That's true Ma," Henry chimed in loving these little fights.
"She's got you there, Em," Ruby chuckled as she held Rowan's hand.
"But, I planned on letting her out, you said we should lock it and throw away the key," Emma pointed out.
"Accidentally of course," Regina replied as if she would never ever lock the box and throw away the key on purpose.
"How do you accidentally lock a box and then lose the key?" Emma asked her eyebrow raised. Regina was silent for a moment and Emma nodded already calling her victory on this one.
"Well darling as you know my magic isn't always working at peak efficiency since you impregnated me without my permission, and so perhaps when I try to help you move the box a lock formed. And every lock has a key of course and it would not appear in the lock, but in another location, which would obviously be unknown to me. So therefore, she would be locked in a box and the key lost or forgotten or whatever you want to call it, but all very much accidentally." Emma was silent as the elevator dinged and they exited the hospital. Eventually she was sitting in the driver's seat of the tesla x with everyone strapped in and ready to go.
"Sometimes the way your mind works is astounding, and I honestly have no come back for this, so you win that argument," Emma said. Regina grinned as Ruby and Henry snickered.
"Thank you dear, I knew you would see it my way," Regina told her.
"But what I am appalled by is you would say I impregnated you without permission and act like you're so innocent when in fact, it's your fault that Darien exists, so you like stole my magic sperm or whatever to get Darien." Emma was glaring at Regina now daring her to argue. Ruby and Henry were out right laughing now.
"Well…I wouldn't say I stole it, I did think I was going to die after all, so it was more like a last hoorah before death," Regina said. "Hoo-rah?" Regina raised her arms in the air trying to look cute and get Emma to hoorah as well.
"Great, I'm your fiancé and I was a last hoorah is that how you're going to explain it to Demi?" Emma asked. "No, Madam Mayor you are a sperm thief, but I get it all these good looks and intelligence though you had to steal from the best." Emma started the car finally and drove off.
"Oh no let's be clear dear all our children get their intelligence from me, as for looks though and I'm sorry Henry, but we're fated to be this good looking, this is known." Emma stopped at a stop sign and looked at Regina.
"Are you serious right now, what do you mean we're fated to be this good looking are you saying Henry and I are ugly?"
"No, I'm just saying you won't be known for your beauty, we're just fated to be good looking."
"Ruby come on buddy help me out here, she's full of shit, right?" Emma asked. Ruby laughed.
"Honestly no, everyone knows that the real hotties have southern Enchanted Forest blood." Regina nodded with a grin. "It's a damn shame really that David didn't have Southern blood, he diluted out you and Henry. I mean that's why Snow used to rival Regina even though I never really thought she stood a candle to you when you were the nice Queen. But you know beauty on the inside and all that. Annnyway yeah it's not bullshit, it's known."
"Thank you Pup," Regina grinned.
"You're welcome Queenie," Ruby grinned back.
"I still think you're both bullshitting me," Emma grumbled. "We're good looking kid."
"Speak for yourself, I am good looking by association," Henry told her. They laughed as Emma just looked mock hurt she was alone. Soon they were in front of the diner.
"Let's just get this over with," Emma sighed. When she went inside Mary Margaret was tied to a chair and struggling.
"Hey Granny, I'm ready to take her to Blue," Emma said.
"And Regina is headed back home to rest?" Granny asked. Emma smirked.
"That's the plan, but you know her," Emma laughed.
"Hmm…I'll bring lunch to the house then," Granny said. Emma nodded.
"Thanks Granny you are a life saver really." Granny nodded and waved her off. Emma untied Mary Margaret and carried her out to the car. She put her in the far back away from Regina to her displeasure.
"You can drive straight to the convent, I want this to end," Regina told her.
"I wouldn't dream of dropping you off love," Emma told her. Regina nodded. Emma headed up towards the convent praying that this would all be over soon.
"Oh, how adorable they put up a shield for protection," Regina chuckled as she rolled down her window and sent out the weakest blast she could manage, and it all disappeared."
"Reggie was that really necessary?" Emma asked her.
"Oh yes, when it comes to that Blue gnat everything is necessary," Regina told her as Emma parked and got out shaking her head. She helped Regina out of the car before Emma got Darien in a sling she found packed in her diaper bag. Ruby carried Mary Margaret under her arm despite her protests to put her down. Henry held onto Rowan's hand. They headed up to the door where Blue was already waiting.
"You think you're so funny destroying our shield," Blue said to Regina who was smirking.
"Maybe a tad, but we're here about Mary Margaret nothing more and nothing less," Regina told her.
"Hmph well as I told David there is nothing I can do if the Queen doesn't want to change back."
"Oh, then it's good the Queen does want her changed back," Regina smirked. Blue glared at her and Regina glared back but she allowed them in. Soon Snow as stood in the middle of the room and Blue took out her wand. She tried three times with no changes.
"Mary Margaret stop this foolishness, you have a prince to raise," Blue snapped.
"Daughter," They all corrected except Mary Margaret.
"For God's sake we're all tired here including Blue," Emma told Mary Margaret. "Just change back so we can be done with this." They tried again and still nothing.
"As I said until she wants too, I can't do anything," Blue told them. Emma growled.
"What are the rules for beating your mother in a child's body?" Emma asked the room.
"None go for it," Regina grumbled.
"Mary Margaret we will not take care of you, I know you are self-aware so I will take you back to the loft and drop your ass off for the night and go home and rest, Regina is not your mother."
"No, you won't Emma," Mary Margaret told her. "Regina acts like mother or I never change back that's the deal."
"You get two minutes of my time," Regina told her.
"Ten minutes and it ends with a kiss and I better believe it," Mary Margaret told her.
"Or we could kick you over the Townline and you can grow up in foster care like Emma," Regina threatened.
"Nine minutes and a kiss."
"four minutes, and I go no higher," Regina said.
"And my kiss and we have a deal, but only a kiss at the end. For four minutes I want to be cuddled and loved again by my mother."
"Right," Regina agreed. Emma almost shuddered watching Regina's expression change, while it appeared to be all loving and happy it was definitely not the same expressions or looks she gave to Darien, Henry, and hell even Rowan.
"That is the Evil Queen, scary right," Ruby whispered.
"Remind me to never ever fuck with Regina." Ruby nodded.
"Will do," Ruby said. Regina was practically watching the clock on Emma's Rolex. At the four-minute mark she kissed Mary Margaret's forehead and then there was an adult Mary Margaret sitting on the floor in front of Regina before Blue could raise her wand.
"You broke the dark magic with true love's kiss!" Mary Margaret cried before she jumped on Regina and kissed her full on the lips to Regina's absolute horror as she pushed her off and vomited in response.
"Oh God there was tongue," Regina cried.
"Are you delusional?" Blue asked Mary Margaret.
"Blue it's okay I know now that I was meant to be with Regina all this time."
"You're high off fairy magic, you got hit a few times," Emma said as her and Ruby helped Regina up.
"What no, Emma this is great, we can all be a family now," Mary Margaret told her. "I knew there had to be a reason for the curse. Regina couldn't love me back then she was right she was never my mother, but the curse, the curse allowed us to be together." Mary Margaret tried to go to Regina, but Emma stepped in front of her. Regina felt Emma's magic flare inside of her, she was beyond pissed.
"No, this is my family and you have lost it, your husband just had a heart attack and I think it's time you've actually seen him." In a puff of white smoke Mary Margaret was gone. "Oh, shit what did I do?"
"Sent her to the hospital," Regina told her. Blue was frowning now at the spot where Snow had been.
"Well it seems that my Queen is mentally unfit, as such since Rowan was it was named official heir to the throne, and her father is indisposed, it is the duty of the fairies to look after her," Blue said. "You may leave the child here and take your leave."
"Actually, since Rowan is biologically and legally a female, she cannot usurp Emma as heir to the throne," Regina told her. "You should reread the white kingdom laws on that. Anyway and since she's not technically Queen and I am, my heir has been Henry who also stakes claim through being Emma's son and tops her. Or if we gotta get technical Darien as she is related to the both of us. However, the likelihood that my children will remain in your care is well the same likelihood that hell would freeze over. So, if you don't mind we'll all be taking our leave." Blue glared at her but realize she didn't have the power to stop Regina right now. They all left.
"Wait so who is the technical heir to the throne now if we cared?" Ruby asked in the car as they finally headed home.
"Darien," Regina answered.
"Why?" Henry asked.
"Officially I took over the White kingdom, Snow and David claimed King George's Kingdom by still pretending to be Prince James. But it's known now that he's not James he has no right to the throne, that makes them usurpers. And since Albert is free around here at the moment and I defeated them with the curse. You're kingdom less and heir to absolutely nothing really."
"But I broke your curse though, doesn't that mean I won it back."
"Semantics, but if we were in the Enchanted Forest and went back yeah, but we didn't and I'm mayor again. So even if we went back right now, still my Kingdom. Now I could name Henry the rightful heir, but it would be smarter to name Darien because she holds claim through your family so no one would question it if you did manage to kill me and reinstate yourself on the throne. But she is also from me, so my supporters would also support her through my claim to the throne."
"Makes sense, Darien would be heralded as Queen Darien the peacemaker, as she would bring together to fractions after years of struggle for the throne."
"Hmm…exactly," Regina said. "If I just chose Henry it would give too much power in one direction in their opinion and it could mean unnecessary death to my supporters even if they supported Henry. Or they might try to put Darien on the throne anyway but she wouldn't have uniform support and cause a rift between brother and sister."
"You know I just don't think I could be King," Henry sighed. "All that was way too complicated just to choose the next heir, I always thought it was birth order."
"Sometimes, but a good ruler knows that's not always the smartest choice." Henry nodded thoughtfully. Once they were home, and inside Emma got a fire started before she took Darien to the bathroom, and she was a cranky butt until she was nursing from Regina. Granny arrived with food though and Emma didn't know who her daughter was anymore.
"I swear one minute she's hangry and the next I'm asking whose this giggling baby," Emma laughed as she watched Darien already covered in sauce and pasta.
"Is something wrong with my pasta?" Granny asked Regina who was just rubbing her stomach but not eating.
"No, it tastes fine, I'm just exhausted I think after today and queasy."
"It was horrifying Granny, she went all in with tongue after Regina was just left looking at a child version of her," Ruby said. Emma growled. Darien laughed and growled too.
"Oh my god, can you get any cuter," Henry cried as he pulled out his phone. "Ma do it again, so she'll do it again." Emma did so Darien growled too.
"Awww," They all said.
"Poor kid will never be taken seriously in this house," Emma chuckled.
"Nope not even a little bit, she's just too cute," Regina said. "Anyway, I should really lay down I think, maybe I can eat later." They all nodded, and Granny went upstairs with Regina ordering her to keep eating. She needed to keep her strength up as she was sure the baby could come at any time.
"She's only eight months though," Emma said.
"Doesn't matter in the Enchanted Forest we're on alert from eight months on if a woman makes it that long." Emma nodded. "Granny's probably upstairs right now asking her all sorts of stuff like if she spoke to the midwife and more." Emma snorted.
"I bet she's loving that, she missed out on all that with Darien," Emma chuckled.
"Probably wishing for the good old days where labor started, and no one knew what was going on," Henry chuckled. Emma and Ruby chuckled as well.
"Well I'm glad to know I should be expecting a baby this time, I've never been so stressed out in my life not even when I was the one in labor," Emma told them as she finished her food.
"Mah Mee," Darien said looking at Emma.
"No, I am Mama," Emma corrected. "Do you want me to take you to Mami?" Darien just signed finished, so Emma got her all cleaned up. Rowan yawned and fell forward in the last bit of her pasta.
"Probably should have got her down for a nap awhile ago," Ruby chuckled as she moved Rowan's face out of her pasta.
"Wait I need to get a photo someone's gotta be on top of documenting these embarrassing moments," Henry laughed. Once he got a photo he began to clean up the table.
"Ma can I play my video games?"
"Sure, kid set up my headset too," Emma told him. He nodded.
"I call dibs until Emma's back," Ruby grinned as Emma carried both girls upstairs. She got Rowan down and into her toddler cot in Darien's room, but they really needed a proper solution soon. Emma didn't think Rowan was going to live with her parents any time soon if their mother's mental state was any indication and David was just lost without her.
"Mah mee," Darien said but this time she was at least looking in the right direction as they heard Granny going back down the stairs. Emma took her to the bathroom first though, before they went to see Regina. She had her eyes closed.
"Mami is resting baby why don't we come back later." Darien cried, and Regina stirred.
"It's okay Emma," Regina muttered. Emma came in fully and shut the door. She climbed into bed and Darien immediately snuggled up to Regina to nurse and apparently take that second nap already.
"Oh well thank God she's sleeping," Regina muttered. When Emma didn't respond she looked at Emma to see she was breathing softly. Regina smiled at her and gently tucked a hair behind her ear before she used magic to tuck the blanket around Emma and Darien. She closed her own eyes. She hoped the drama with Mary Margaret did not continue.
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