Magical tantrums

Noel asked for a oneshot of Neal shrinking Emma to an inch tall whilst she's babysitting. He loses her when their parents come home and pretends they were playing hide and seek. I've combined this with the guest who asked for Neal turning Emma into a kitten.

"Neal." Charming said sternly, folding his arms across his chest. "I will ask you this one last time- where is your big sister young man?"

"And I already told you, I don't know!" Neal said, exasperated. Both his mom and his dad had now asked him where Emma was at least ten times! "We were playing hide and seek just before you came home, she could be anywhere!" Neal lied. He really didn't know where Emma was, but they hadn't been playing hide and seek. He and Emma had gotten into a fight about him going to bed. He got mad and his magic burst out of him and shrunk Emma down to the side of a thumb tack. Not thinking about the consequences, Neal placed Emma in a tub in the kitchen and went and watched cartoons. But by the time his parents got home…she was gone. Now he had no idea where she was, and he couldn't tell his parents what had happened or he would be in huge trouble. He didn't really want to tell them either. So what if Emma was missing? She had been mean to him. He still wasn't talking to her.

Unfortunately for Neal he didn't have to tell his parents, as suddenly Snow jumped a foot in the air and shrieked.

"Snow what on Earth?!" Charming questioned her before Snow raised a hand silencing him. Next thing Snow was glowering at Neal. She carefully led her hand up to her shoulder and then held it out to Emma, the tiny Emma standing on it.

"Neal shrunk her down when Emma told him it was bedtime." Snow explained. She placed Emma on the ground. "And he's going to change her back- right now." Snow warned him. But still Neal shook his head.

"No. Emma was mean. This is her timeout." He argued.

"Neal you will change your sister back this second or you will be grounded for a month with no dessert." Charming warned him. "Now change her!" Neal grinned mischievously.

"Fine then, I'll change her." He said. He concentrated hard and the next thing there was a small popping sound and in place of the miniscule Emma was a tiny, white, fluffy kitten. It gave a pitiful meow before pouncing up onto the couch and starting to tear a cushion to shreds.

"Emma!" Charming shouted in shock. He quickly moved across the room and picked the little kitten up by the loose skin around the back of her neck. Emma yowled, flailing about her claws trying to tear into Charming too.

"Neal change your sister back into her normal, full sized self, right now!" Snow shouted. "You're already in trouble, don't make it worse for yourself!"

"Fine!" Neal yelled, stamping his foot. He closed his eyes and the next moment the regular Emma was hitting the floor with a soft oomph. Neal fled up the stairs, furious with them all. Emma looked back to her parents, dazed and confused.

"What just happened?" She asked. "Was I…really small? Or white and fluffy?"

"We'll explain tomorrow morning." Charming told her, helping her up. "Just head on up to your room and get a good night's sleep. Thanks for watching your brother, I would steer clear of him tonight though." Charming added. Emma nodded, heading up the stairs, still looking confused. Charming turned and grimaced at his wife.

"Is this what it would have been like if they'd grew up together?" Snow groaned.

"Worse." Charming groaned. "Emma would have been at it too."