Some Days

Five O'clock rolled around quicker than Emma really wanted it to and Regina was back, knocking on the front door. Snow had come back at around lunch time and the two of them had discussed it and come to a final decision.

Emma answered the door with a smile, stepping aside to let the older woman into the apartment. Before she got into the apartment Emma spoke in a quiet voice.

"Yes... I want you to do it." Regina nodded and walked into the apartment. Henry was out at the park down the road and Snow was in her room, reading. Regina had brought everything she needed with her and so she seated Emma on the rug and quietly explained the procedure. Emma listened carefully as Regina drew a salt circle around her and took a seat inside the circle before closing the circle off.

"Close your eyes Emma." Regina prompted quietly. Emma did as she was told and Regina started chanting in a strange language and although Emma was listening, she couldn't pick out any words that she understood.

Snow watched on from the doorway, watched carefully as Emma changed, all the way through the stages of her life backwards, right the way down to a baby before growing all the way back up to her adult self again. Only then did Regina stop chanting and tap Emma's shoulder.

"Open your eyes Emma." Regina said quietly. Emma blinked her eyes open and Regina smiled brightly and nodded

"I think it worked."