A/N: Hi, so I know I have a few stories open and I can tell you that a few of them will be updated very soon. But I digress, once upon a time I got a prompt for another story to write Emma and Regina as animals, ever since I had a thing for writing them as animals.

In this one, Emma accidentally turns Regina into a beautiful, fluffy cat. The spell causes Regina to not only look like a cat but to also think and to her chagrin, occasionally behave like one.

This story (which I plan to be short but that could change) is basically about her and Emma's adventures in this situation. I'd say it takes place a while after the queens of darkness but no Dark Swan.

I hate the title. It's temporary until I can think of something better.

This was just meant for fun and laughs. I own nothing and all mistakes are mine. Enjoy. :)

Chapter 1

"Shit. I'm sorry, Regina." Emma said as she looked down at the mayor. Big brown eyes stared up at her. Emma took inventory of the situation. Her friend and son's mother was now a small fluffy feline. She took in her silky, black coat for a moment before snapping out of it. "I really fucked up. I'm so sorry."

They were having one of their daily magic lessons and Emma misread a shape shifting spell and turned her teacher into a cat. Now Emma had no idea how to fix it because the one person who could tell her how to do it, well, was in no position to do so.

The cat simply blinked up at Emma. "You look really adorable though." Emma noted. The cat blinked again then leapt up into her lap. Emma felt strange having Regina in her lap, even in this form... She didn't exactly understand why though. They're friends now and friends touch each other.

The black furball, seemingly unaware of Emma's inner confusion, placed her small paw on the page of the book that Emma still had open. Emma looked down at the paw and the symbol it was obviously pointing to. "Oh, I know this one." Emma exclaimed. She thought on it for a moment then snapped her fingers. "Temporary?!" The cat nodded. She clapped her hands together, startling the cat. "Sorry," she muttered. "But that's great."

She stroked Regina's soft coat and the cat swatted at her hands. "Sorry." Emma muttered again. She placed the book down on the trunk she was perched on. "It's late. Let's get you home." She took the cat into her arms and stood up. "I feel terrible about this." She felt the cat shift in her arms, clearly trying to get comfortable.

Oddly, Emma wasn't uncomfortable. Holding this cat just felt... right. Normal even, given the odd situation. She decided not to question this line of thinking at the moment. She had more important things to deal with.

Instead she started heading for the exit of the vault. She scratched the cat's head as they stepped back into the mausoleum.

The cat simply placed a paw on Emma's hand in acknowledgement of her apology. Emma smiled down at the cat who's large brown eyes were staring up at her. "Thanks Gina." She said. The cat simply settled back into Emma's hold. "Well..." She said as they stepped out into night air.

Fortunately for them, summer was right around the corner so it was warm out. Regina's wide eyes caught the glimpse of a firefly and her gaze followed it. Her eyes reflected its light as it flew away.

Emma noted those eyes looked like the night sky and the light in them were like a lone star for a moment. She knew Regina's human eyes would be even beautiful in that moment.

She quickly shook that idea off and they continued on to Emma's bug quietly. Upon reaching it, Emma sat the cat in the front passenger's seat, pulling a seat belt around it, praying that it wasn't too tight. She caught the cat's eye. "Don't look at me like that." Emma said dryly. "You can't poof nor drive in your position, so you're going to have to ride in my 'garbage can on wheels'."

She shut the door and jogged around to the other side and slid in. "Also you have to stay with me until this clears up." The cat glared at her. "Stop looking at me like that. You can't possibly stay home alone." Regina visibly sighed. "I know. I suck."

The cat turned away, refusing to look at Emma. "Really?" The cat still didn't respond. "Fine." She huffed and started the car.

The drive was mostly silent. Emma contemplating what she was going to tell her family and Regina clearly ignoring her. Emma decided to tell them she found a cat wandering around alone and as sheriff she's going to keep her until they find her owners. That was much easier than telling them she turned Regina into a cat. Her parents already dislike her dabbling in magic as it is, that will just make it worse.

Emma pulled up to the building and parked the car. She turned to a still pouting furry Regina. "Expect you to be on your best behavior." The cat just blinked up at her. "God, you're adorable." The cat's ears laid back and her glare turned lethal. "Sorry." She raised her hands in surrender. "But you are."

She undid the seatbelt quickly and grabbed Regina then climbed out of the car. Slamming the door, they entered the building. They walked up the steps and Emma ended up scratching Regina's furry ears out of nervousness and this time the cat let her. It must have been stress relieving for both of them.

They stopped in front of the apartment door and Emma sighed. "Okay, here goes." She pushed the door open and stepped inside.

Emma felt Regina stiffen in her arms as they crossed the threshold. At her entry, all activity in the loft ceased. Henry looked over at her from where he was playing his videogame. Snow stopped rocking her brother and David froze in washing the dishes.

"Emma." Snow breathed. She placed the now asleep Prince in the crib. "Where have you been?" She asked stepping closer to her oldest child.

"Um... lessons ran late." Emma said. Snow nodded, her eyes dropped to the ball of fur in her arms.

"Is that a cat?"

"Yep." Emma said with a nod. "I found it. Just wandering around outside. I figured it was late and I couldn't just leave it." She felt so weird talking about Regina like she was just another animal.

"Well that was the right thing to do." Snow agreed and looked at the cat. "It's beautiful. Someone must be missing it." She plucked the cat from her daughter's arms ignoring her protests. "Is it a girl or a boy?" She angled the cat in one arm and began to pull the tail up with the other hand. Emma's eyes widened when she saw the cat raising its paw to strike Snow. Emma quickly took her back and held her to her chest. "It's a girl."

"I thought we agreed that you were going to be good." Emma whispered to the cat. The cat just rolled her eyes.

"Emma, you can talk to animals?" Snow asked excitedly.

"Nope." Emma said shaking her head. She actually wished she could at that moment so she could communicate with Regina.

Snow nodded. "I'll teach you." She said thoughtfully. "Maybe that way we can find out where this beautiful girl came from."

"Oh I have a feeling we'll find out very soon." Emma muttered more to herself.

"What?" Snow asked and Emma shook her head.

"Cool cat." Henry said popping up behind Snow. He leaned in and scratched her cheek. The cat relaxed at Henry's touch and Emma smiled at that. Even in this form, Regina was a big softy for Henry.

"Right kid?" Emma said rubbing the cat's back, forgetting that it was Regina and how weird it was.

"Are we going to put up posters?" Henry asked and Emma grinned for a moment before nodding.

"Sure."

"And maybe we can ask around?" David suggested. "I'm sure someone's missing a beauty like that."

Emma nodded again. "Sure." She started heading for the stairs. "But as of now, I'm going to turn in kinda early. It's been a long day."

"We saved you some dinner." David offered but Emma sighed.

"I ate with Regina." She said halfway up the stairs. She didn't need anymore uncomfortable conversation about the cat. Besides she was actually exhausted.

"Okay well... good night." David said. "Get some rest."

Emma nodded with a small smile. "And Henry, turn in at a decent time. I know it's the weekend and all but that doesn't mean you can stay up all night."

"Okay." Henry grumbled.

Emma nodded then headed up the stairs as she called over her shoulder. "Good night, Guys."

"Night." She heard them call back, right before she closed her room door.

Once inside her room, she placed Regina gently onto the bed. The cat jumped down instantly then ran over to the door and scratched at it, she looked back at Emma when it didn't open. Emma watched on with her hands on her hips.

"You can't go out and see Henry right now, Regina. I'm sorry." Emma said softly. "My parents are asking too many questions."

Regina glared at Emma and her ears laid down again before slinking back towards the bed. She jumped back up and turned her back to Emma.

"I'm sorry." Emma said. The cat simply huffed, her back remained turned. "Fine. Be that way!" Emma said turning around and going about pulling out her pajamas. "We just have to ride this out without anyone finding out what happened."

The cat finally turned to Emma as she placed her things on the bed. Regina just nodded in understanding. "Okay good. You'll spend time with Henry. I promise."

She just looked at Emma blinking. Emma sighed and without warning, Emma pulled her shirt over her head and tossed it aside, leaving herself in just a bra. Regina laid down on her stomach and hid her face in her little furry paw.

"Come on, Gina." Emma chuckled. "We're friends and you're a cat."

Regina peeked over her furry paw and saw that the blonde had pulled a new t-shirt on and was now shimmying into her shorts. She glared at Emma then huffed. "Sorry." Emma whispered again. The cat just looked at her.

"Do you need anything?" Emma asked. The cat looked up at her, confusion in her eyes. "Water? Food?" Emma groaned internally. She was starving. She had in fact ate with Regina but that was lunch and it was well after eight p.m. The cat just continued to stare and Emma huffed. Walking back over to her dresser, she continued. "I'm starving but I lied to my parents and I have to keep up that lie. So that means that I have to starve but it makes no sense for both of us to."

Regina just huffed and looked away. "I'll take that as a no." Emma looked through her top drawer until she pulled out a black hair tie. She began pulling her hair up into a ponytail. She turned back to Regina, the cat was laying flat on her tummy and her head rested on her front paws. The big bushy tail was swaying back and forth quickly.

Emma didn't know much about cats but she assumed the tail switching was a sign that the cat was upset. Given the turn of events Emma was still surprised that Regina hadn't jumped on her face and tried to tear her nose off. Honestly Regina was being oddly calm about it all, which made Emma feel even more guilty.

With a sigh, Emma walked over to the bed and sat down. The cat didn't even bother to acknowledge her.

So they both just sat there in silence, Emma tucked her legs underneath her and the cat's tail was still swaying back and forth. Emma hated herself for what she did. She honestly thought she read the spell right but ended up turning Regina into a cat. No matter how cute and fluffy she was, she knew that Regina was livid. That's why the savior was so shocked Regina hadn't lashed out yet.

"So temporary, huh?" Emma said looking over at the cat who just sat her head up to regard Emma. "Does that mean a few days? Weeks? Month?" The cat just gave her a look, only Regina could make her feel like a complete idiot while trapped in a cat's body. "What? I'm anxious. I already know you're calling me an idiot and it's weird because I can't hear you saying it."

The cat simply yawned in response and stretched. "I just.. I know I screwed up." Emma added softly. "And I know you're mad but I really like being your friend and I don't want to lose that."

Those words made the cat sit up again. This time she moved into a sitting position and regarded Emma for a few moments. Emma didn't know what to do so she just sat there returning the gaze. Then after what felt like a few hours which was only a matter of seconds, the cat reached her paw over and placed it on Emma's hand. Emma got the message loud and clear and she smiled.

"Good." Emma said. "Thank you." She scratched the cat's ears again and she was surprised when she didn't swat at Emma's hands or try to pull away. "I'll make it up to you, I promise." The cat nodded and Emma laughed. "Oh my god. This is so crazy. I'm talking to a cat who so happens to be my best friend. Man, this day couldn't get any weirder. What do you say we end it?"

The cat nodded again and Emma stood and walked to the head of the bed. She pulled back her covers then leaned over, fluffed an extra pillow and laid it down for Regina to sleep on. The cat hopped onto the pillow and started circling on it. Pulling at the material with her claws, trying to make it comfortable.

Cute, Emma thought but she wouldn't dare say it out loud. Instead she slid into the bed and pulled her covers up to her neck. She looked over at the cat who was asleep on the pillow. She shook her head. The cat was curled into a ball, her beautiful tail covering her face. Emma chuckled. Clapping her hands, the room was bathed in total darkness, not because she had a 'clap on' but because it was a magic trick Regina had taught her.

Henry can go to sleep wherever he wants. It's the freaking weekend but she hoped he'd use his common sense and not stay up all night.

Settling back onto the pillow, Emma finally relaxed. She hoped that this didn't last that long. She couldn't keep up the lie. Also what happens when they start asking for Regina? Maybe she can clear this up quicker. Maybe there's a quicker way to reverse the spell. Either way, Rgeina couldn't stay like this.

All in all Emma was pleased that she didn't lose Regina's friendship. That made it that much easier to deal with. At least she'll still have her best friend when Regina was back to normal.

Her beautiful, sassy and insanely sexy friend. Emma ran a hand over her face. God, Swan, pull it together. She's sleeping right there and she's a fucking cat. At least keep those weird ass thoughts away until she's a human again.

She sighed heavily, my best friend is a freaking cat. I've never had a cat. What the hell am I going to do with a cat? That was the last thought she had before she drifted off to sleep.

The sun was shinning in through the window, directly into her face. She blinked her eyes open and shut them again as she was met with the sight of a sleeping Emma Swan laying beside her. She sat up quickly and the room began spinning as she looked around. The entire room was in black and white and everything looked huge. Had she fallen into another realm? What was happening? She sat up taller and realized that she was still too small. Standing up in the bed, she went to tap Emma who was also much larger than her, she squealed when she got a sight of her hand... well paw rather. A small black paw rested on Emma's shoulder.

That's when all the memories came rushing back. The magic lessons. The magical spell mix up. The cloud of white smoke consuming her, it clearing and the cat... the cat that she was turned into. Sighing she jumped up onto Emma's chest and decided to wake her. Settling onto the savior's chest, she pondered a way to do exactly that.

Oddly enough her body started acting on its own accord. Her paws settled on Emma's chest and started pushing and pulling on the soft flesh. She started moving her back feet as well and her eyes began to droop at the soothing sensation. It felt so good and she felt so relaxed. Emma was hers and every cat all over town will know because...

Oh my god, Regina thought. Am I kneading Emma?

Her feet continued to move and she felt a soft rumble come up from her chest. Oh for the love of... am I... purring? No, no, no, stop that.

But she couldn't, her paws continued on as well as the sound of a soft chainsaw. It was so delightful and Regina felt so peaceful. She wanted to just lay down right there and take a nap in the center of Emma's chest. Sharing her warmth and rest her furry cheek on Emma's...

What the hell am I doing? I am not a cat! I am a queen and why can't I stop? Oh no. Stop it! You moron! She screamed at herself as her purring grew louder.

Stupid! She cursed herself. Focus on waking Emma. She forced her eyes open and looked into the blonde's face. Her stupidly gorgeous sleeping face, Regina started to purr more deeply. Stop it! Wake her up. Still kneading Emma at a slower pace, she leaned in close to her face.

That's it, Regina thought. Just wake her up and... "Meow!" Escaped her mouth in a high pitched kitten-like tone and Regina gasped internally. God's, please tell me that wasn't me and there's another cat in here somewhere.

Emma stirred and Regina just wanted to die. She wished a dog would just come in and eat her. But she couldn't stop the kneading, she didn't want to let go of the pleasurable sensations even though her brain was telling her otherwise.

Emma's eyes opened and Regina found herself staring into those gentle green eyes that looked surprised to see her. They stared at each other for a moment, Regina never stopping her movements, wishing that someone would just throw her out of a window. Eventually Emma smiled.

"Good morning." She said in an extremely sexy sleepy voice that caused Regina to squeak. Her purring increased and her kneading sped up. Emma just laid back and put a hand behind her head and watched the cat. How could Emma not see anything wrong with this? "I thought I was dreaming honestly but apparently I'm not."

Well it's a nightmare for me.

The sheriff scratched under the cat's chin with her free hand, Regina closed her eyes and rubbed her face on Emma's fingertips until they were scratching her furry cheek. Emma chuckled sleepily and Regina's heart stopped at the oddly sexy sound. She looked up at Emma, the blonde sheriff looked so content. A small smile on her pink lips and a twinkle in her soft eyes.

Was she loving the attention she was receiving from Regina or was she just enjoying the company of a cat?

Either way Regina was enjoying the attention she was receiving from Emma. Not that she would ever tell her that, despite the fact that the cat inside her was giving all of that away.

They just laid like that for a while. Regina kneading away, like Emma's chest was a pie crust. Emma eating it up. In all honesty, waking up with Emma Swan was something that had crossed Regina's mind often. Snuggling with her, feeling her, smelling her but she hadn't expected it to be like this.

Standing on top of her, kneading her soft supple flesh for all this time. Emma stroked from the cat's head to her back and scratched right where the cat's tail started. That appeared to make the cat's tail switch back and forth and she found it cute.

Regina wanted to roll her eyes at Emma finding her spot so easily. She also wanted to roll her eyes at herself for finding Emma so soft and comfortable.

Emma's eyes slipped closed and she looked like she was falling back asleep and Regina thought maybe she'd do the same but there was a soft knock at the door.

"Yeah?" Emma called towards the door, being careful not to be so loud and being mindful of those tiny ears.

"Emma, breakfast is almost ready." Snow called back.

"Awesome." Emma said. "Be down in a second."

"Okay." Snow replied then she was gone.

Emma stretched and yawned. The cat had frozen her kneading at the sound of Snow's voice. "I'm gonna go wash my face and stuff." Emma said.

Regina got a strange impending sense of doom at Emma implying that she was leaving her. God, is that what it's like for pets when people leave them? If so, I'm glad I never had one besides Rocinante. Oh god, Rocinante! I used to leave him alone all night. Oh my god.

Emma must've saw the panic on the cat's face. "Gina, I won't be gone long. I promise." She picked up the cat and placed her on the pillow beside her. "Then we can go see Henry."

That excited the cat. Henry. She missed him.

He wanted to stay with Emma for the weekend and the week following. It turned out that it was a good thing, given their current situation but Regina was eager to see him.

Emma smiled. "Good." She said as she stretched again. Throwing her feet over the side of the bed, she stood. Bending over so she was eye level with the cat, she whispered, "I'll be right back."

Regina tried to hold herself back but she couldn't. She had to make sure that Emma did come back although the human inside her knew she would. She lunged forward and rubbed her fluffy cheek against Emma's. Emma gasped in surprise at the contact at first but then chuckled as she pulled back.

"Five minutes." She said before leaving the room.

Regina sat there at the end of the bed, staring at the now closed door waiting impatiently, patting her tail on the bed.

A minute passed and it felt like an hour. Where had she gone? Did she forget about me? Oh no, what if something happened to her? What if she got a new cat? A kitten? Not a kitten!

She felt antsy and started pacing the bed. Oh when Emma gets back here, she's going to get an earful. How dare her just abandon me. She promised to be right back. Ooh wait til I see her. She continued walking back and forth. Her little paws crossing the yellow comforter. She stopped when she got a whiff of Emma's scent.

Emma she thought, sniffing the blanket. Yep that was Emma alright. Sweet flowery body mist and cocoa with cinnamon. Regina laid down on the comforter and started rolling around in it. Smelling Emma. It was oddly comforting and despite the fact of her missing Emma terribly, it soothed her stress. She closed her eyes and continued to rub in it. A small purr escaped her and she jumped up.

What the hell am I doing? I am not a cat... and Emma is definitely not my owner. I am a queen and the mayor of this town, I will not stoop to being a love sick... kitten... I will hold my head up high and-

The door knob turned and Regina's ears shot straight up. Emma! She leaped down from the bed, ran over to the door and sat there, switching her tail back and forth waiting for her Emma to return to her but when the door opened she deflated in disappointment.

Snow White poked her head in and smiled down at the cat. Regina's ears laid back and she backed up a little. The woman seemed undeterred.

"Hello, pretty girl. I saw Emma come out of her room." She said in a baby voice that made Regina bristle up and turn on her side. "Why'd she leave you all cooped up in here, huh?"

To protect me from you.

"Come on." Snow said bending over, despite the annoyance in the cat's eyes.

Oh no.

She picked her up and held her close to her chest. "Let's go downstairs. Henry is very curious about you."

Henry? Regina thought happily.

"Emma can meet us at breakfast." She started carrying the cat out of the room.

Emma?

Snow continued to carry Regina down the stairs, completely oblivious to her squirming or simply not caring. When they reached the bottom step, the smell of bacon and eggs greeted Regina. Her tiny mouth watered and her eyes bulged. It smelled so delicious.

"Ah there's our furry little house guest." David said, sitting Neal down in a high chair.

Regina had almost forgotten how big the baby was. He was almost a year old and eating solid foods. Henry looked up from where he was texting on his phone. He smiled when he saw the cat. Regina's heart skipped when she saw her son's face light up upon seeing her. She squirmed in Snow's arms again in an attempted to get down.

"Wow." Snow chuckled. "Someone must be hungry." She carried the cat closer to the table. "Okay." She said clearing her throat. "Emma was too rude to introduce us last night, so I think I'll do it myself."

Regina rolled her eyes. Only Henry caught it and laughed. The sound made her want to get to him more.

"I'm Snow." The woman said. "This is David, my husband." She pointed to her grandson. "And this is Henry, my grandson." She then touched her son's head, who was busy playing with his toy cars. "This is my son and Emma's little brother, Neal."

Regina looked at the baby and the baby smiled up at her. He was very adorable with his dark hair like his mother and his blue eyes like his father. He was fair like Emma and had the same charming smile. Regina was fond of the baby. He had stolen Regina's heart just like his big sister had but she would never admit that to neither of them.

The little boy giggled at the cat and pointed. "Kit, kit." He squealed, in a failed attempt at saying 'kitty' and covered his little face with his chubby hands. The cat cocked her head to the side and studied him. She supposed she did look funny to him, with her furry face and pointy ears. He uncovered his face and pointed again.

With a smile, Snow lowered the cat so he could get a better look. Reaching his tiny hand over, he patted the cat on the head roughly in an attempt to pet her. Regina squeezed her eyes shut waiting for it to be over, praying that it would end before her brain was shaken loose.

"Okay Neal, too rough." Snow scolded lightly, moving Regina away. She sighed in relief. Neal grinned at the cat and waved, completely oblivious to the head trauma he had almost given her.

"Bye kit kit." He giggled, going back to his trucks.

Snow rubbed the cat's head where the baby had pounded on it. "Sorry about that." She muttered. "You're awfully too clean to be a stray but you have no collar. Where did you come from?"

"Em and I are going to put up fliers." David said sitting at the table with a mug in his hand. "Someone's got to be looking for this cat."

I wouldn't count on it, Buddy.

Snow turned the cat in her arms and lifted her to look her in the face. She looked into those oddly familiar brown eyes. They stared back into hers.

"Tell me," Snow began. "Where's your family?" She waited a moment as the cat appeared to be thinking it over. She focused, she hasn't spoken to a cat in years so this was going to be difficult. She continued to wait as the cat fidgeted in her arms, clearly uncomfortable. This went on for a few moments until Snow nodded. "Maybe I'm rustier than I thought." She muttered as she scratched the cat's head.

But you're still an idiot.

"Hey guys." Emma said jogging down the stairs. "Has anyone seen..." She trailed off when she saw the cat in Snow's arms. Emma gave Regina an apologetic look.

Regina just glared at the sheriff. That's the longest five minutes I've ever seen.

"I took her out..." Snow said as she walked towards the kitchen. "She is a guest not a prisoner." She sat the cat down on the floor. Regina looked up at Emma.

"I just left her in my room because I didn't know your rules about pets." She shrugged. "Like if you don't want her on the furniture and stuff."

"She can go wherever she likes." Snow said pulling a saucer out of the cabinet. She set it down on the counter and retrieved a container of milk from the fridge. "Our home is her home for the time being."

Emma sighed. Sometimes she forgets that her mother is a Disney Princess. She should have known that her mother would give her shit for locking up their new furry friend. "Right..." She nodded. "Fine."

Snow nodded, satisfied and poured some milk into the saucer. The cat watched with her head tilted in curiosity. The woman winked at the cat as she added a drop of vanilla flavoring, a small spoon of sugar and stirred it. She then bent down and sat the dish in front of the cat. Regina looked down at it then back up at Snow.

You really expect me to drink that? I mean-

Oh that smells so good.

This is so degrading, milk in a saucer... seriously?

Oh but it smells so good.

I'll have just a little sip.

She leaned in close and sniffed it. Oh that's nice. A shiver went through her in anticipation. She felt a hand on her back, stroking gently. She looked up into Snow White's face. The woman was smiling at her.

"Go ahead, Sweetie. Drink up." She said in that baby voice. Regina rolled her eyes and turned back to the milk.

I'm going to destroy you, Snow.

She dipped her tongue into the milk, taking a sip, instinct sunk in. Oh this is delicious. Why can't I stop? One sip turned into two and two to three and before long it was all gone. Regina had to stop herself from licking the bowl.

Just because she was a cat doesn't mean she couldn't have dignity and self respect.

She looked up and saw Snow still smiling down at her.

Did you really sit here this entire time and watch me eat? My goodness!

"All gone." The woman cooed. "What an appetite you have, Healthy girl." She petted her again. "Now, I'm going to sit down with my family. You can come, if you like."

The cat tilted her head as Snow retrieved the saucer. "Good girl." She said again. Regina growled internally at that. After placing the tray in the sink, Snow headed back over to the table.

Regina waited in the kitchen long after Snow had left. Hearing the conversation going on at the table, she peeked around to see Emma sitting across from Henry. They were both laughing at something she hadn't heard. Henry had a huge smile on his face and it made her smile on the inside.

She was thankful that her relationship with Henry was repaired. He meant everything to her and it felt so good to know that she meant a lot to him. He loved both of his mothers equally and it was an incredible feeling to be loved by the one human being that she loved more than anything.

She caught Emma's eye and the blonde smiled. She tilted her head as if telling her to come over. Regina surprised herself by obeying and coming over to sit by Emma's chair.

Emma looked down and smiled. "Hey there."

Regina loved the playfulness in her tone and the smile on her lips. Before she could stop her stupid cat impulses, she rubbed her furry cheek on Emma's bare leg. She went around the leg of the chair, brushing her entire side against Emma's skin. A purr escaped her and she hated herself for it. Emma chuckled.

"She seems to really like you." Snow pointed out, watching as the cat sat beside Emma and looked up at her.

"You think so?" Emma asked, trying to sound innocent. "I think it's because I found her."

Or because I'm under a spell and it makes me behave like a fluffy, lovey dovey idiot. I have to erase all of their memories once this is over.

"Yeah but don't get attached to her. She might belong to someone." David added.

"Or not." Emma pointed out.

"I doubt she's a stray." Snow noted. "Look at that beautiful silky coat. She's well taken care of."

Regina hated how proud that compliment made her feel. I have to hurry up and return to my human state.

Emma nodded. "I get it. I do."

"I hope we get to keep her." Henry said. "She's awesome."

Regina felt pride in that. Her son found her to be awesome, even as a cat.

Snow smiled, "So do I." She whispered to her grandson. They shared a smile.

Emma raised her brows and If Regina could, she would have as well. They shared a look.

Wow.

David chuckled. "Hey, Em. Maybe you and I can get some fliers made today and put them up."

Emma groaned. "Dad, it's Saturday. Can we not?"

David laughed and raised his hands in surrender. "Fine, fine. Besides that gives the family time to put up their own fliers."

Emma nodded. "True. Besides Philip and Fredrick can deal with the flier stuff. Isn't that what deputies do?"

David laughed. "You have a point." He said thoughtfully. "Maybe I'll have them do it. I'll take a picture of her later."

"Cool." Emma said, she looked down at the cat and grinned. The cat rolled her eyes.

David nodded. "What do you two have planned for today?" He asked looking between his daughter and grandson.

Emma shook her head and Henry shrugged. "Sleeping." She said eventually.

Oh that sounds good. Regina thought. She had a full tummy and she felt comfortable next to Emma. She was having a hard time not falling asleep right there by Emma's chair.

"Videogames." Henry said with a grin.

That's why you like coming here. Instead of studying, you slack off and play those mind numbing videogames.

"Then you're going to read a little." Emma said. "What are you reading for school?"

"Othello." Henry grumbled. "Its boring."

"Hey! I assigned that book." Snow protested.

Emma snorted. "Thirty minutes of reading before or after."

"Fine." He grumbled.

Nice going Emma. Maybe he doesn't run a muck whenever he comes here like I thought.

"Well, Charming and I are going to take Neal out for a few hours." Snow announced excitedly. "So that'll give the two of you some quiet time."

Emma smiled. "I'm just looking forward to getting some rest."

Emma lay on the couch, flat on her back with one arm behind her head and the other rested on the soft ball of fur lying in the center of her chest. Her parents had left soon after breakfast, leaving Emma alone with Henry and Regina. Emma took the opportunity to get in a few more hours of well needed rest and Regina couldn't help but join in, her very full tummy making it difficult to stay awake.

They both fell asleep on the couch as Henry sat on the floor, playing videogames.

Emma found it odd that the cat wanted to be close to her when the human form didn't but the affection was certainly welcome. She just wished that Regina would be like this as a human. Overall Emma wished that Regina had feelings for her. She wished that her feelings were reciprocated but they weren't so for now, Emma just took what she could get, even if that was a cursed cat.

Emma's eyes fluttered open, she felt well rested. The cat was still on her chest sleeping. She smiled at the sight and rubbed the cat's side then turned to find her son still sitting on the floor. The game was on pause and the controller sat in his lap.

She watched as he pulled the phone away from his ear. Sensing Emma's movements as she stretched, he spun around.

"What's up, kid?" Emma asked with a confused frown.

"Its mom." He said slightly nervous. "I've been calling all day and she's not picking up. That's not like her."

Emma's heart sank, of course he would be looking to check in with Regina. She mentally slapped herself on the forehead. She looked at the sleeping cat, then looked over at Henry. "She told me she was going to take some time for herself. Maybe she doesn't have her cell." She lied. She hated herself for lying to Henry. He told her how much he hated when she lied but this was necessary.

"Oh..." Henry said lowering the phone, he seemed to buy it. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I figured she did."

Henry nodded. "I guess she forgot." He put his phone on the floor next to him and took his game off of pause. "That's good. She needs a break."

Emma nodded. She felt guilty for lying to their son but she couldn't possibly tell him she accidentally cursed his mother to live as a cat temporarily.

Besides, soon everything will be back to normal.

The sound of the front door opening startled Regina awake. Emma looked towards the door as her parents stepped in. Neal was in her father's arms.

"Hey guys." Emma greeted sitting up on her elbows. "How was the outing?"

"Great." Charming said with a smile. He set the little boy down and he set off crawling away.

Snow smiled as well as she looked from her daughter to the cat still sitting on her chest. "Now, I know the cat is only here for a little while but I couldn't help myself."

Emma raised a brow. "Mom, what did you do?" She felt the cat tense against her and put a comforting hand on her back.

Snow grinned sheepishly. "I stopped at the pet shop on the way home and got her a few things." Both Emma and Regina watched on in horror as Snow advanced closer. "And I'm sure she will love them." Her grin turned creepy and Regina just wanted to die.

No, Snow, No! Leave furry Regina alone. Lol.

Hey, thanks for reading.

I really enjoy writing them as animals. If you enjoyed this please take a look at my other story, "Free" both Regina and Emma get turned into wolves in that one.

Anyway, please review. :)

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