Under your skin

Karen05 asked for a oneshot of Charming interrogating the Snow Queen instead of Emma in 4x07.

"I was under the impression that Emma was the sheriff here. Surely she'd like to ask me her questions herself?" The Snow Queen asked coolly.

"My daughter and I share the sheriff duties of Storybrooke. And given your past with her I decided it was best if I conduct this meeting alone." Charming said. He didn't want to give the Snow Queen a chance to get to Emma, not with how fragile she had been feeling lately. She just smiled at him.

"She was once my daughter." She said. Charming had to fight every urge in his body not to yell at her. That was what she wanted.

"No, she was your foster daughter. She is my real daughter. Given that you have taken away her memories of her time with you I'd think she didn't have a good experience so I'd keep quiet about that." Charming warned her. If he got even the slightest bit of proof she had hurt Emma he'd take his sword out, and they needed answers. "But I'm not here to talk about my daughter. I'm here to talk about Elsa's sister Anna. We know you're hiding her somewhere. Tell us where now and this all gets a lot easier for you." Charming said gently. The Snow Queen seemed just as calm and collected as before.

"I already told Emma. I don't know where Anna is. She put Elsa in that urn, which is all I can tell you. Like most family members of people with powers, Anna feared her sister and it all got too much. I'm sure you'll be able to empathise soon enough…"

"Anna didn't put her sister in that urn. And we would never hurt Emma." Charming growled. The Snow Queen smirked, seeing him begin to crack.

"Oh, but you will. You won't be able to help yourselves- you or your wife. You'll be worried Emma will hurt your precious son. She'll become too much of a risk. And it will be the best thing for everyone. Just like putting her through that wardrobe that led her to me. You could let her come with me now before she gets hurt. No need to worry about her hurting your son. Emma will be much happier too. With her real mother…"

"Snow is her real mother!" Charming snapped. "And I'm her real father! Emma would never hurt Neal. Snow and I will never leave her again."

"Well not until someone casts another curse. Whenever that happens you can't wait to get rid of her-"

"SHUT UP!" Charming bellowed, slamming his fists off the table. The Snow Queen- she had a way of getting under anyone's skin. That's why Charming wouldn't let Emma interview her. He stood up and harshly pulled the Snow Queen up too, pulling her to her cell and shoving her inside.

"If you're not going to answer any of the questions you're asked honestly you can just rot in here." He growled.

"Fabulous. Tell me, when will Emma next be here? I think we need a good catch up." Charming could see the cold, evil glint in her eye. She had her sight set on Emma and it didn't appear she would stop until she had her. But in her own determination, she didn't see Snow and Charming's. Their determination to keep their daughter safe from evil. They would not fail Emma again.