Prompt: Imagine Person A of your OTP wakes up, and has been reverted back to a toddler's/child's age, and Person B has to take care of them until they turn back.

Fandom: Once Upon a Time

Pairing: Regina Mills/Ruby Lucas

Disclaimer: I own nadaa

Author's Note: A fluffy Red Queen fic!

"Hey, no fair… you're cheating!"

"What? How am I cheating? You're such a sore loser, kid"

"Or I just don't like cheaters, Ruby!"

"Oh come on, don't be a baby"

"You're such a child!"

"You're calling me the child? In any case you're the little boy… and I'm the big bad wolf… about to kick your butt off the rainbow road!"

"Okay, children. Can we please calm down?" Regina sighed and shook her head at her girlfriend's childish antics. "I am pretty sure I only have one child."

"You love me regardless, babe… and hey! You would've loved me as a baby. I was freaking adorable."

"I am sure you were, dear. I do wish I could have seen you as a pup. However, you are now a grown adult… a grown adult who should be helping her girlfriend convince her son to go to bed."

Ruby grinned sheepishly and switched the game system off. "Sorry, kid. Looks like we got a little carried away with the game. Time for bed."

"Aww man!" Henry whined as he got up from the couch and put away his controller. "Goodnight Rubes, thanks for playing. Night mom, love you." With a deep sigh, the young teenager gave his mother a hug and made his way up to his bedroom.

Ruby stepped out of the bathroom and leaned against the doorframe. She took a moment to observe her girlfriend who was sitting up in bed reading over one of Henry's school papers. The older woman was in a pair of black sleeping shorts and a matching tank top. Ruby grinned wolfishly and walked over to her side of the bed. She leaned in for a kiss and frowned as the mayor moved away rather than accepting her affection.

"Excuse me, what do you think you are doing?" Regina questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"Uh, I was just… going for a goodnight kiss?"

"Mmm and do you think you deserve a kiss from me? After completely disregarding the set bedtime for my son and acting like a rowdy teenager?"

"Wait, are you actually mad at me for tonight? Like seriously?"

Regina groaned at Ruby's pout and wrapped a hand behind her girlfriend's neck to pull her in for deep kiss. "You are a child. An adorable, yet absolutely obnoxious child."

"I know," Ruby grinned innocently and settled into the bed, wrapping an arm around her lover's waist. "Goodnight, babe. Love you."

"Love you too, dear."

Regina groaned at the annoying nudge in her side and swatted blindly at the persistent offender. The sleeping woman shot up from under the covers at the soft whimpers she heard from her girlfriend's side of the bed.

"Sweetheart, was that you? Did I hurt you?" Regina looked around frantically for the younger woman. Her eyes narrowed at the small lump moving around underneath the bed sheets. With a confused glance around the room, she slowly lifted up the covers.

"What in the world… " Regina gasped as she uncovered a tiny furry creature.

A small, dark brown wolf sat staring back at her with bright blue eyes. She reached out for the little pup and chuckled at the excitement in its eyes as it nuzzled its head into the woman's palm.

"Where did you come from puppy?" Regina questioned aloud to herself. She picked up the young wolf and placed it in her lap. "Did Ruby find you and decide we needed a pet? If she - Ruby?" the brunette paused with a frown when she noticed the wolf tilt its head at the sound of her girlfriend's name. "Red?"

Woof. The little wolf barked and wiggled around in the mayor's lap at the sound of her name.

I do wish I could have seen you as a pup. Regina stared at the excited pup and recalled her unintentional wish to see her girlfriend as a child (or a pup in her case). She huffed with annoyance and ungraciously flopped back onto the bed. The young pup squeaked as it was bounced to the foot of the bed and made its way back up the bed. Nuzzling itself into her side, puppy-Red yawned and quickly fell asleep.

"Adorable. Even as a puppy, she's still so adorable but also still a pain in my rear-end," Regina muttered as she gently ran her fingers through the young wolf's fur. "What am I going to do with you?"