A/N: Hi, this is my first OUAT fanfic. I could barely stand what happened in the last episode and needed to find an escape from all the heartache. This takes place right after Emma separates Neal and Gold. Hope you guys like it.

"I saved this for you. To give to you again." Neal reached into his pocket and handed Emma her necklace. "Go find Tallahassee, even if it's without me."

"Neal..."

"Hey. I'll be watching over you guys from somewhere. Em, promise me, just promise me that you'll both be happy."

"I'm sorry, Neal. I'm so sorry, but I can't promise you that. I already lost you once, I can't lose you again." She felt horrible that she was denying Neal his dying wish but she had to make sure that he knew the truth. She would never be truly happy without him. Emma leaned over and gave pressed a kiss to his forehead. "You can't die on me now, Neal. Please don't die."

Not too far away a little boy had just arrived and looked on from a distance. He was confused at first. He saw his mother but he had no idea who the man in her lap is. The thing that scared him was that his mother was crying. She appeared heartbroken when the man gave her what looked like a necklace. However her face changed for the slightest second when she leaned over and kissed him. It changed to one of true love.

And then out of nowhere it hit him.

"Dad!" Henry ran over to the group on the floor. "Mom, what's going on?"

"Henry!" Both the adults yelled out of surprise at the same time.

"What are you doing here, kid? You're supposed to be with Leroy." Emma says, without being able to stop her crying.

"I knew you were lying to me. And I'm sorry but I couldn't wait any longer. I followed you. Why are you crying? What's happening to Dad?" He demanded after explaining what he was doing.

"You remember me?" Neal couldn't help but smile a little. He couldn't believe it. He was ready to die knowing that his son won't remember him. He came to accept the fact that his son would think that his father abandoned him for selfish reasons. And in comes his son with all of his memories restored.

"Yeah I do. Now please someone tell me what is going on!" Henry was going crazy not knowing. The only thing he knew for sure was that it was not going to be good.

Emma went to wipe the tears from her eyes. If things ae going down the road that is presented in front of them, then she is going to need to be strong. She couldn't break down in front of her son. She would have to wait until she was alone. At least that was what she thought and tried to do.

When she looked up from Neal and saw the look on Henry's face, she just couldn't do it. He looked confused which made sense since nobody has clued him into what was happening, but she could tell that he was nervous and scared to hear the news.

She opened her mouth, but the right words were evading her. Each time she had to choke back a sob because once she said it out loud, it made everything real. It meant that Neal was really right in front of her on the verge of death. After a few more failed attempts, Neal stepped in.

"I'm dying, buddy." Neal said bluntly. There was no point in sugar coating it. He knew it. This was the end. It was painful to fight against death, but he was doing everything in his power to make sure that Henry hears everything he has to say to him.

Henry eyes flooded with tears before Neal even finished. He already had an idea due to his mother's reaction but he didn't want to believe it.

"No! You can't die, Dad!" He leaned down and hugged his father as any kid would do in this situation. He laid his head on his dad's chest as Neal wrapped his arms around him. "We just got you back. We're supposed to be a family now. You can't leave us!"

It broke Neal's heart. He just did what he promised he would never do again. Leave Emma and Henry. "Look at me Henry." He lifted his son's head so that he could look right into his eyes. "Your mom and the rest of Storybrooke needs my father to help get rid of the Wicked Witch. I helped bring him back. I did my job and now no one needs me."

"That's not true!" Henry interrupted. "I need you. Mom needs you." He turned his head towards Emma who nodded her head in agreement.

"You need my old man to save everyone. If there is anything I learned from him it is what it means to make a true sacrifice. I'll be okay."

"But I don't know if we'll be ok without you." Emma whispered.

"You did it once, you can do it again."

That made Emma angry. "Don't you ever say that again! You and I both know that the only reason we were able to move on was because we didn't remember you. But we know the truth now. We can't lose you again. I can't lose you again."

"I'll always be right here." He raises his hand over Emma's heart. "Like I said, I'll be watching over you from somewhere."

"No, Neal. You won't because you will be right here with me watching Henry grow up. We will get the happy ever after that everyone gets." Emma sobs.

"I'd love nothing more, but we all know that magic comes with a price. I'm ready to pay it. Take care of your mom for me kiddo." Henry just nodded his head. "Don't be afraid to look for happiness, Em. You of all people deserve it."

"There's no true happiness without you, Neal."

"You deserve happiness even if I'm not the one to give it to you."

Henry couldn't take it anymore. It was tearing him up inside to get him memories back just to find out that his dad is dying. He turned to Gold. "Grandpa, please there has to be something you can do. Anything. Please just help him."

Gold looked at the heartbroken expression on his grandson's face. He could hardly stand it. He knew in his heart that he would do anything for his son and his grandson. When he saw Henry, he saw a boy who needed his father. And as Rumplestiltskin, he would find a way to help him. He may have failed his precious Baelfire, by stripping him of a father. He was going to do everything in his power to make sure that Henry doesn't have to go through a fatherless life as his father and grandfather had. It was more than just saving his own son now, it was about giving his grandson the family he always wished for.

"You're right. This isn't how it's supposed to be Bae. I have spent way too long looking for you to let you go now. I will fix this." He frantically moved around searching for the answer. It didn't take long until he waved his hand and Neal went still.

The instant Neal's body went limp in Emma's arms everything went completely silent. The forest around them seemed to come to a stop as well. There was no trace of any animal movement. The trees were no longer rustling. No one breathed. It was as if they had taken their last breath the same time Neal had.

Henry and Emma sat there paralyzed. They were horrified. Neither knew what was going on. They were speechless, not a single word fell from their lips.

It was Emma who first came back to her senses. She instantly pressed her ear to Neal's chest in search of a sign that Neal was still alive. She found nothing.

"What did you do?" She screamed.

"Calm down, dearie. The spell I put on him is similar to the one that Regina had put on Daniel to preserve his body, but unlike hers Baelfire is still alive, albeit just barely. Lucky for us I was able to recall it at all."

"Do you mean that my dad is just sleeping now?" Henry asked, trying to make sense of this small miracle.

"Yes, Henry. At least in a sense he is sleeping. However it will not last long. No one can escape death forever. He doesn't have much time, which means we have to work fast. We have to find a way to save him."

Emma stared at Neal as her hand came up to caress his cheek. She could not believe what she was hearing. It was almost too good to be true.

They have a chance to save Neal.