Well, this is a first. I am continuing on with a story arc, it is a brand new adventure but will refer back to the previous story line of "You can take the boys out of Neverland" so if you haven't read it, it might get a little confusing in places but you'll still be able to follow the story... hopefully!

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FYI... this will not be a daily update fic, my life has gotten very busy lately. I will however try to update as often as I can... it's the best I can offer.

Enjoy

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Henry moved about the galley quietly, smiling widely to himself as he worked. Today was Mother's Day and he wanted to make it special because it also just happened to be exactly one month to the day since himself and his Mom had officially moved in with Killian on board the Jolly Roger. He peeked out the small window as he waited on the bacon crisping and grinned even wider at the beautiful day outside.

A few minutes later he plated up the food then grabbed the jug of orange juice from the fridge before lifting the tray and heading for the Captain's Cabin. He paused outside and listened not wanting to walk in on anything that he most definitely did not want to see but when all he heard was silence he grinned again and slowly pushed the door open only to find his Mom's side of the bed empty. He frowned then took one step back out into the corridor listening intently to see if she was showering but all he could hear was the distant calls of some seagulls above deck. He stepped back into the cabin deciding to put the tray of food on the table before running up on deck to see if she was up there but just as he was sliding it across the table top Killian mumbled something in his sleep and Henry's eyes leapt to the bed heart instantly thumping in his chest as Killian started to move frantically beneath the covers, he had witnessed far too many nightmares from the Pirate in the last few months to know that he was having one right now.

Henry instantly let go of the tray and rushed over to the bed, for a while Killian's nightmares had completely gone but he had had two in the last week alone after accidentally running into Tootles while investigating a theft from Old Mother Hubbard's place. As it turned out the theft had been nothing more than her forgetting where she'd put the thing she claimed was stolen which she realized when she found it before Killian had even had a chance to leave to start looking into it.

Killian had been heading back to town along the waterfront when he had stopped to talk to Rufio after seeing him working at the tree line. They had been chatting for a few minutes but Killian hadn't even considered that Tootles might be there and Rufio hadn't thought to warn him. Apparently Tootles had been off in the woods when he had first arrived but Killian hadn't seen him since THAT night all those months ago in that clearing so when Tootz had suddenly appeared running towards him with a shovel over his shoulder it had triggered something in Killian and he'd had a full blown panic attack. He'd tripped and fell his way back towards the shore before finally falling to his knees and tumbling into the sand unable to get himself any further before Rufio managed to call David.

It had been the first attack Killian had had in months but it had hit him hard taking him two days to get over the effects so Henry knew that he had to stop this dream now before it turned into something else. He knelt on the side of the bed and lent across giving Killian a hard shake.

"Killian, wake up, it's just a dream"

Killian shot upright, eyes going wide in fear chest heaving in and out. His head turned quickly, finding that it was only Henry by his side and when his brain finally recognized that there was no danger he flopped back onto his pillows with a deep sigh and closed his eyes.

"Sorry Lad, I didn't mean to wake you"

"It's OK, you didn't. Where's Mom?"

Killian sucked in a few more deep breaths before opening his eyes again and giving Henry a smile

"She got a call out just after six, what time is it now?"

"Nearly nine. I made you guys breakfast in bed, I guess I should have checked to make sure she was here before I started"

"Breakfast you say... well come on Lad, I am still in bed and I am very much in need of some food so bring it over and you can help me eat. We can prepare something else for your Mother when she returns" Killian said sitting himself up, sorting out his blankets then tapping his lap showing that he wanted his food in front of him.

Henry grinned then hopped off the bed before returning with the tray, he handed it over to Killian before pulling back the blankets and settling himself down next to the Pirate.

"You did all this by yourself?" Killian asked raising an eyebrow in surprise

"Grandma's been teaching me" Henry replied with a shrug

"She must be an excellent teacher, this looks delicious Lad. Thank you" Killian grinned at him and Henry was glad to see genuine happiness in his face, his bad dreams could sometimes leave him feeling disorientated and jittery afterwards but right now he looked calm and relaxed and this made Henry happy so he grinned back then said

"You're welcome, now hand over the goods Pirate, I'm starving"

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His heart still thumped widely in his chest as he sat eating his breakfast next to Henry but he was OK, he knew that it could have been so much worse if the lad hadn't shown up when he had and for that he was grateful. Killian had spoken to Emma the day before and she had arranged for another meeting with the Cricket which Killian wasn't exactly happy about but he'd rather discuss things with the head Doctor than deal with another panic attack. The last one had caught him completely by surprise, he'd thought that he was well and truly passed those days but something in the way that Tootles had moved towards him with that damned shovel had sent him right back to the dark place that he thought that he had escaped.

"You OK?" Henry asked frowning at him and letting his fork fall from his mouth just before he took a bite of his sausage.

"I'm fine Henry, do not worry Lad" and he meant it but he needed a change of subject "Now, what are we to do until your Mother returns?"

Henry shrugged lightly and finally took a bite of his food, he wore a thoughtful expression before suddenly seeming to have an idea, he chewed quickly and swallowed the food down before gasping out "Can we start on those old chests in the lower hold, you said we could clear it out weeks ago but life seems to have a habit of getting in the way"

"That it does Lad but I fear that task will take more time than we have to spare this morning, how about this for an idea? You are on vacation from school for the next two weeks, first thing tomorrow morning we roll up our sleeves and get stuck in. By the time we are done you will have the best games room in all of Storybrooke"

"Awesome, thanks Killian, you're the best"

"Aye Lad and don't you forget it" Killian laughed in reply as he continued to eat

The space in the lower hold was not huge but the hatch lay within the old crew's cabin in which Henry now slept and he had been very keen to have another area to claim as his own. Killian thought back to the day when Baelfire had hidden from Felix and the other Lost Ones in that very hold, at the time Killian had thought that the Lad would surely be found but he had managed to evade capture by jamming himself between the joists and hanging there like a damn spider, he had been a smart Lad.

"You know your Father used to like hiding in there, that's where he'd go when the Lost Ones were searching for him"

Henry practically beamed at him "Yeah?"

"Yeah" Killian mimicked "You are a lot like him Henry, he would be proud of you"

"He'd be proud of you too Killian"

"Maybe but he'd never tell me to my face" Killian laughed out "He had an adept ability of reminding me that he had been in this realm much longer than I. He'd be more likely to point out that I was doing something stupid that even a small child could do with ease, then he would make a mockery of me rather than pay me a compliment"

Henry laughed too but he added "Yeah but that's only 'cause he liked you and besides you gave as good as you got "

"Aye Lad, that much is true" Killian replied with a smile, he sighed as he finished eating "How about we head to the loft and see if we can help with the preparations for later?"

"Cool" Henry grabbed Killian's plate and put in back on the tray that currently sat a bit further down the bed before leaping from under the covers and running from the room yelling "I'm showering first, you get to wash up"

"OI... A Captain does not do menial tasks on his own ship" Killian yelled back

"Try saying that to Mom" Henry's voice carried down the corridor just before Killian heard the bathroom door slam shut

"Aye Lad, believe me I've tried" he chuckled to himself pulling back the covers and scooting his way over to the edge of the bed.

He straightened up and gave a wide stretch, he hitched up his pajama pants that hung low on his hips, something that Swan had insisted on him wearing now that they were all sharing the ship, before setting off at a snail's pace towards the galley with the tray in his hand. It always took him a few minutes to get going in the mornings with his hip protesting the movement after spending the night in bed but he knew that the pain would soon ease so he just got on with it.

He quickly realized that while Henry's food was delicious the Lad should come with a health warning as he rounded the galley door to come face to face with what looked like the remnants of Hurricane Henry. The Lad seemed to have used every pot, pan, dish and utensil in the room and every one lay in disarray around the worktops but Killian just laughed.

"Next time I'll cook and you can clear up" he muttered to himself placing the tray down on the long table

"What the hell happened in here?" Swan's voice suddenly sounded behind him and he swung around to see her standing in the doorway in awe.

"Your Son happened" Killian laughed spreading his arms wide "He made you breakfast in bed"

Swan smiled then shook her head when her eyes fell on the empty plates, she looked back at him and raised an eyebrow.

"Was it good? My breakfast in bed?"

"Aye Love it was" he smirked stepping forward and tugging her into his arms, he kissed her sweetly and when he pulled back to rest his forehead on hers she lent back into his arms and smiled "Sit down Lass and I'll make you something"

Emma sat at the long wooden table and Killian got to work, he filled the sink and threw in as many of the dirty things as he could to let them soak before heading to the fridge to grab supplies. He still wondered at the magic of electricity and he had found himself pondering how he had lived so many years without the benefits of things like this fridge and the blessing that was the shower. He shuffled slightly as he made his way to the stove but Swan didn't comment, she had stopped asking if he was alright after he promised her that if he wasn't he would tell her and that was how he had come to discuss his panic attack with her the day before, he trusted her to help him, he trusted her above all other.

"So what mysteries have you been solving this morning?" he asked glancing over his shoulder at her as she tugged her jacket off and tossed it over the end of the table

"No mysteries just a drunken dwarf party that got out of control, I swear they wait until it's me that's on call to start their crap. Can you believe I had to lock up Dopey?"

Killian just raised an eyebrow but didn't speak, he knew that Swan would tell him anyway.

"He actually slapped my ass!"

Killian barked out a laugh then asked incredulously "And he lived to tell the tale?"

"Just, he'll regret it though but I want to make sure he's sober before he feels my wrath." she scowled before suddenly asking "Where's Henry?"

"Showering. We were going to head to the loft to help prepare for later once he was done and I had changed but now you are back we can do something together for a few hours if you wish" he said, again glancing over his shoulder as he flipped the eggs.

"Sure, what you got in mind?"

"How about a walk out to the meadow? It might help loosen up my damned hip. We could take a light lunch then perhaps we could pick some flowers for your Mother, it is after all her day too"

"You know you can stop trying to impress her, she has already accepted you. Who would have thought when we first met you back in the Enchanted Forest that she would be helping you to propose to me... God, she hated you back then" Emma laughed hard "and my Dad too, he just wanted punch your face in. I'm still not even sure how you managed to bring him round. I mean, he can be a tad protective of me in case you hadn't noticed"

"No one can resist my charm" Killian chuckled raising an eyebrow and grinning at her

He plated up the food, hobbled over to the table sliding it down in front of Emma "Orange?"

"Please" she said with a nod

He made his way back to the fridge, poured the juice then slid himself onto the bench opposite her before taking a gulp from her glass then sliding it over to her.

"Thanks" she said with a smile before furrowing her brow "You look tired"

"I didn't sleep very well" he replied lowering his eyes to the table top and sighing before pulling in a deep breath and smiling up at her "The Cricket will sort me out soon enough Swan, just you watch and see. This time next week and I'll be back to sleeping like a baby."

"And snoring like a wild boar" Emma smirked

"Oh, like that is it Love? You can talk Emma Swan... you sound like a Chimera caught in a trap, is it any wonder a Pirate can't sleep on board his own ship"

"A Chimera?" Emma gasped raising an eyebrow "Low blow Jones, low blow"

Killian smirked "I kid Love" he said pulling himself from the bench and walking around to her side, he bent down and kissed the crown of her head before heading to the door as Emma carried on eating, he paused and smiled sweetly at her when she looked up at him "You my Love sound more like two Chimera having a battle over who gets to eat at the kill first"

"Get out of here Pirate" Swan laughed "Go, before I find an excuse to lock you up in the cell next to Dopey, then you'll hear what snoring really sounds like... that dwarf sounds like a chainsaw"