Charming Family One Shots

The Price of Jealousy from all Sides

When Emma got up in the morning, all she could hear was the sound of her 3 month old little brother crying, then giggling, and then doing whatever else it is he enjoys doing. Why couldn't he just shut up for once in his life and let his big sister have a lie in? Here's another day to me being second best Emma thought into herself as she got up and went downstairs.

As soon as Emma got downstairs she found out exactly where these noises were coming from. Both her parents were on the floor pulling weird faces and making all these weird voices in front of Neal as well. Emma hated the amount of attention he was getting mostly because she never got it and she almost felt invisible walking past her parents.

"Good morning Emma! How are you today?" both Snow and Charming asked.

"Good. Just going to be_." Emma started but saw that neither of her parents were listening so she just lay back in the couch for a while and imagined what life would've been like had she not grown up in the foster system. What life would've been like if she could even have been able to hear her parents' voices at night. Soon enough though, Emma got up and supposed that she could just go out since no one would notice if she was here or anywhere. Slowly and silently, Emma got up and went over to the door. It took hard effort, but Emma eventually got over to the door and was just about to open it when_

"Emma Ruth; just where do you think you're going?" David asked, sternly.

Emma took around three steps back and turned round before making sure she would be able to use the perfect amount of attitude.

"I'm going out with Killian."

"No you're not." David said with the same tone.

"Why not?"

"Emma! Don't you dare use that attitude with your father!" Mary Margaret scolded.

Before anyone started to say anything else, Neal began crying and Mary Margaret started to coo over him and David joined in as well. That's when Emma thought this was her chance to leave but David caught her trying to sneak out.

"Emma Ruth Swan; you're grounded for the rest of the day!"

Of course I'm grounded, Emma sarcastically thought into herself as she closed the door and glared at Neal who had both David and Mary Margaret fussing over him.

"Mom." Emma said but she was ignored. "Dad." she then said trying to get her father's attention but he wouldn't look at her so she just went to her room as she guessed they would soon tell her that she was confined there for the night.

...

It must've taken hours for Mary Margaret and David to come up to their daughter's room because Emma felt like she was left to her own for most of the day. However, when they eventually did come up, they saw that Emma was crying into her bed. Both Snow and Charming had been feeling bad that they had grounded their daughter instead of reasoning with her or even talking her out of this jealousy. However, now that they knew Emma was breaking herself down because of how they had treated her, they knew that they had to do something and so they both sat on Emma's bed and Charming started to stroke her back.

"Shh, shh, shh, shh. It's ok Em. Shh." Charming soothed.

"Get away from me!" Emma snapped but through tears.

"Emma; what's wrong with you today?" Snow asked.

"I don't want to see you."

"Emma; don't be rude!" David scolded. "Now tell us, what's wrong?"

Emma looked up at her parents and bit her lip. How about I do tell them? What harm can it really do? Emma thought before she finally got her confidence back and opened up to her parents.

"I'm jealous." Emma said softly but while still softly crying.

"Jealous of what baby?" Snow asked.

"Of Neal!" Emma mumbled.

"What is it about Neal that you're jealous of?" Charming asked.

"He gets a lot more attention than I do and you guys show him so much more attention. I just want to be hugged by you guys more often because I feel like I'm second best and the black sheep in the family."

Mary Margaret and David instantly broke down at that and pulled Emma in to a tight hug.

"You don't have to feel like that honey. You're our baby and if you ever want a hug don't forget about that Emmy." Snow and Charming both said as they hugged Emma and there were no problems from that moment on.