OUAT One Shots

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"Peter, can I ask you something?" I ask when I stand in front of the mirror in my room. We are back at the castle of Prince Charming and Snow White in the Enchanted Forest. I am thinking to myself, staring at myself in the mirror.

"Sure, y/n, what is it?" Peter replies. He's sitting on my bed, reading some book he took from my shelf.

"Am I... am I ugly?" I ask.

"Of course not, darling. What makes you ask that?"

"Well, in the Enchanted Forest, there are girls. Most of them prettier than me. And since we're are back here, I thought... maybe you got your eyes on another girl already." I ramble as I look at myself insecurely. I scan myself over, looking at the simple blouse, the leather pants, and the knee-high brown boots I'm wearing. I refuse to wear dresses because they make me look ugly, in my opinion.

"Oh, don't worry, it's impossible to replace you. You are, in my eyes, the prettiest girl I've ever seen." He says. He seems honest when I see him in the mirror. He stands up and comes closer to me. I turn around, seeing his smile. He wraps his arms around me, so I hug him back. We stand like this for a few moments until the door opens. I look up from Peter's shoulder. We pull apart. I stare at the person who just came into my room.

"Why aren't you wearing a dress like I told you to?" Zelena asks sternly. I never liked her. She's so demanding. And yet, here she is, demanding me to wear a stupid dress. When she became one of the heroes, she's been living in the castle, under Regina's protection.

"You are not my mother, so don't ever tell me what to do!" I snap at her. She looks at me angrily.

"You are supposed to go to Snow and Charming to meet them. In a dress!" Zelena shouts. I feel the anger boiling up inside me. I've been frustrated all day, so now that she's forcing me to do something I don't want to do, I feel like I'm going to blow up inside. I glare at Zelena, frustrated and angry.

"Don't fucking-" I yell, but Peter cuts me off.

"Y/n... look down."

I do as told. I see that my hands are on fire. Well, more like the fire comes out of my hands. I breathe heavily, feeling the frustration be replaced by something else; fear.

"What is this?" I say, trying to stop the fire in my hands. I'm scared.

"Stay calm, alright?" Peter says, I turn to look at him in fear.

"I- I can't." I say to him. I feel my body shaking all over. I've never felt so scared in my entire life. I hear someone coming towards my room, so I turn to look at the door. Regina is there with Zelena. Regina walks closer to us. It surprises me that Peter hasn't left my side.

"Y/n, I know you're scared. You have to calm down." Regina says.

"I can't!" I exclaim.

"Your powers are influenced by emotion. Just start breathing in and out slowly and deeply." Regina says. I try to do as I'm told. As I'm calming down by concentrating on my breathing, the fire on my hands disappears. "Good."

"What the hell just happened? Since when am I able to do this?" I question.

"It could be that you have magic." Regina answers.

"I what?" I ask stupidly.

"You have magic. "

"What thr fuck? Since when?!" I shout.

"Possibly since birth." Regina says.

"But how did I not know about it?" I yell. I feel Peter's hands on my shoulders, lightly squeezing them. I feel myself calm down again. He's like an anchor whenever I'm angry or stressed.