The Mills Sisters

Secretly Gaming

Buttons were relentlessly being pressed on a controller, echoing in the room as it was otherwise silent. Regina couldn't sleep and eventually just gave up on it entirely as she slid out of bed and went to the living room. She had closed the doors and curtains so no one would see her as she was actually gaming on her son's PS4, which she bought him last Christmas. It was also a gift for herself in a way as she found herself unable to sleep once in awhile and playing games really took her mind off of the problem.

She kept mashing the buttons on the controller before an exasperated gasp echoed off the walls.

"Bloody hell! That is bullshit! What in the fuck... I have iframes stacked as high as the empire state building and it still hit me?!" She burst out before realizing her error. She quickly clamped her hand over her mouth and looked at the door, waiting a little while before relaxing again, her shoulder slumping a little as she let her head hang in defeat. The end boss of the game was laughing at her on the screen, even if it was muted, you could tell.

"I will get you." The brunette grumbled and restarted the fight.

She had made a magician in the game she was playing, enjoying it quite a bit even if some aspects of it annoyed her a little. Like the little mana problem she often faced and the fact her defences absolutely sucked.

As she kept playing, she didn't notice that her sister had woken up because of little Robyn demanding food at 4 in the morning. Least of all did she expect the woman to stand behind her with the child in her arms and staring at the screen while Regina played. It wasn't until the red-head spoke that the brunette noticed her presence.

"Watch out for his hand!" Zelena yelped and Regina was so startled that she heard her sister, she actually dropped the controller and jumped off the couch.

"Jesus Christ... Zelena!" Regina breathed heavily as adrenaline coursed through her veins.

"I'm sorry." The red-head chuckled. "Did I startle you?" She asked and went to sit on the couch while Robyn was still enjoying her bottle.

"Yeah... I didn't notice you coming in here..." Regina sat down slowly and picked up the controller again. Her character had died again in the commotion and the brunette groaned. "I was kind of focused on this."

"So I've noticed." The red-head said and looked at the screen again. "So... Is this what you do when you can't sleep?" She asked and looked at her sister.

"Yeah..." Regina blushed and looked away. "You must think I'm childish." The brunette scoffed a little. Zelena frowned a little.

"Why would I think that?" She asked and tilted her head. "So what you play games? It's not just children who enjoy them. I've heard there are adults who make a living off playing games." She said seriously and looked down at Robyn again, seeing she had finished her bottle.

Regina was more than a little surprised her sister didn't judge her for her night time hobby. She was sure though that if Henry ever found out, he'd laugh at her.

"You seem to be having fun playing the game... Can I try?" Zelena asked and put the bottle aside before starting to burp the little baby. The brunette looked at the woman with wide eyes.

"You really want to try it?" She asked and nodded.

"Yeah sure... Perhaps, sometime we can play together." Zelena smiled and Regina smiled back.

"Ok then." She said and chuckled softly.

~*~

A few moments later, Regina had made a new character for her sister, helping her get through the options and explaining the controls of the game while she was taking care of Robyn for the red-head.

"Ok so... How do I swing the sword?" Zelena asked and Regina sat a little closer to her sister.

"Press the square to attack and the triangle is a special attack... If you time it right, you can make your attacks hit harder... You just have to watch the red circle around your character." Regina said and showed the woman by pressing the buttons while pointing to the screen. "See, like that."

As the sisters bonded over playing the game, time flew by and before they knew it, Henry came down the stairs and frowned at his mother being in the living room with the TV on so early in the morning. When he entered the living room he chuckled softly.

"So that's why I have that game on there..." He smirked and Regina gasped as she heard her son's voice.

"It's not what it looks like!" She immediately said and scratched her head awkwardly as she bit her lip.

"Mom, it's ok... I know you like games too. Whenever you played with me on some of mine you were always pretty decent at it, so I figured you were playing some without me around... I just never expected it to be something like this." He snorted and leaned over the backrest of the couch. "We should all play together. It'll be fun!" The boy suggested and Zelena nodded.

"Yeah, I'd like that!" She said and looked at the brunette who nodded slowly.

"Ok, but don't expect just because we can play together that you are going to bed later than usual... You will sleep on time and get plenty of rest young man!" Regina said sternly, but before she really had her face steeled into parent mode, a big yawn made it crack.

"Says the woman who stayed up all night." Zelena shot at her sister and Regina rolled her eyes.

"I'll just kidnap your daughter and sleep with her, she won't judge me for it. Then you can make breakfast for Henry!"

"Can I please make breakfast...?" The boy asked and looked at Zelena, knowing her cooking skills aren't quite up to par.

"I won't say no to that." The red-head chuckled and got up, following the boy to the kitchen.

"I'm so telling Emma about this." Henry smirked as he left the living room. Regina gasped and got up quickly, waking the baby in the process.

"Oh god... I'm sorry Robyn." She quickly apologized before making her way over to Henry. "And you will tell Emma no such thing, you hear me?"

"Fine... Queen of Flames." The boy smirked and Regina wanted the earth to swallow her as he called her by her character's name. If Emma ever found out about her hobby, she would never live it down.