Some Days

Snow sighed as Emma tore through the house with Henry, laughing and squealing together. She picked up the mess they'd left in the living room, unable to stop the quiet groan when she heard them bouncing on the bed.

"Emma Swan! Henry Mills! You'd better not be bouncing on that bed or you will be in serious trouble!" She shouted through in warning. There was a pause and then thundering footsteps back into the living room, the two of them ending up rolling on the floor, clearly playfighting.

"Emma, don't forget you're bigger than him." Snow reminded her as they began wrestling on the rug. She hoisted her legs up onto the couch and started to read, happy to let the two ten year olds play together.

That was, until they rolled into the side board and broke a picture frame. There was a silent moment before Snow stood, slowly. "Henry, go and sit in the kitchen, I am going to phone your mother. Emma, go to your room, I shall speak to you later." The siblings nodded and sullenly went to do as they're told.

Regina arrived after ten minutes and Snow explained the situation that they'd broken something. Regina nodded, still clearly still uncomfortable with the idea of Emma being a child. Henry apologised quietly to Snow before being lead away by his mother.

Snow took a moment to take a deep breath before walking to Emma's room and knocking quietly

"Emma? May I come in?" She always made a point to ask if Emma was of the age where she could answer. There was a quiet rustling before Emma opened the door, her head bowed as she looks ashamed.

"Has Henry gone home?" She asks quietly. Snow nods and Emma steps aside to let her in, taking a seat on the floor. Snow sits on the bed and sighs.

"Emma, do you know what you did wrong?" She asks softly. Emma nods, staring down at her lap.

"And what was it?"

"I broke the photoframe of you and Daddy..." She mumbled, playing with the edge of her sock. Snow nods slowly.

"Yes you did. And when you do something naughty, what do you say?" She prompts gently. Emma pouts more.

"Sorry..." She mumbles, barely hearable. Snow sighed and crouched so she was eye level with the girl.

"Emma, please apologise properly or you're only going to be in more trouble." Emma pouted more and shook her head. Snow raised an eyebrow

"Emma..." She said warningly. Emma shook her head again and Snow sighed.

"Alright Emma, I'm giving you one last chance to apologise for breaking the picture frame and if you don't you're going to be in deep trouble." Emma shook her head defiantly.

"No. Already 'pologised." She insisted and Snow nodded, standing slowly and sitting on the bed.

"Up here Emma." She said. When Emma shook her head to refuse, Snow took tight hold of her arm and hoisted her up, draping her across her lap and starting to spank her, ignoring Emma's cries. After five spanks, she stopped.

"Are you ready to apologise now?" She asked and Emma nods, sniffling and wiping her eyes.

"I'm sorry Mommy..." She said quietly and Snow nodded, moving her around to cradle her, holding her gently.

"Good girl. Now please be more careful next time you're playing with Henry, okay?" Emma nodded, burying her head in her Mother's neck to try and stifle her sniffles. Snow stroked her hair gently and hummed quietly until Emma had settled.

She hated having to discipline Emma, but she'd learnt early on that nothing would make her daughter listen other than spanking if Emma didn't want to listen, so there wasn't much she could do.