Emma and Captain Hook: A (hopefully awesome) Fan Fiction

Takes place a few days after Emma gets back from Manhattan with Gold, Henry, and Neal (-.-)

Storybrooke had been quiet since Emma had gotten back, too quiet for her liking. She had fully anticipated that with her and Gold gone, Regina and Cora would attempt to destroy the town, but Storybrooke remained the same since she had gotten back, with one minor exception, Neal.

"Emma, he's my son, I think I have the right to get to know him." Neal followed her towards Granny's late on Thursday night.

"Get to know him! Neal, you have had ten years to get to know him, and you never tried. You don't deserve to get to know him." Emma stared him down, waiting for a reply.

"Emma, please." Neal was practically begging her, but Emma shook her head. "You lost your chance a long time ago, get out of here." She turned to walk away, but Neal grabbed her arm "Emma, I'm not going to give up on this, on either of you." He pulled her close, and was leaning in for a kiss when he was interrupted by a tap on the shoulder.

"Excuse me sir, but I believe you were asked to leave, and it is rude to ignore a lady's request." Emma looked up to see Hook standing behind Neal.

Neal turned around to face him, "This is a private matter Mr…" he glared at Hook menacingly.

"Hook. Captain Hook, though as you can see, my beloved hook is missing at the moment." He stared at Emma, "Hopefully not for long though. Besides, if this was a private matter, perhaps you should discuss this…in private." He leaned in near Neal, never letting down his gaze.

Neal backed away slowly, "Fine," then turning to Emma, "This isn't over" before taking off.

Emma wanted to smile, she had gotten rid of Neal, but she was now stuck with Hook, and she wasn't sure if he was a better alternative. "Thanks, I don't have the patience to deal with him right now…or ever."

Hook smirked at her "Don't worry darling, I'm sure that you can make it up to me somehow."

Emma rolled her eyes; she really didn't need this right now. "What do you want now?"

He smiled and gestured to his arm "I would like my hook back if you please, seeing as how I was released, I don't think that you are allowed to hold on to it." He leaned in close and whispered in her ear: "Although, I could think of something else that I wanted instead. If the hook is too much trouble." He backed away to watch her reactions to his remarks.

Emma sighed; he never backed down "No, you're right, I need to return your hook to you. I'll be sure to do that on Saturday." She smirked at his disappointed smile and turned to enter Granny's before calling it a night.

Saturday Morning

"I wanna come with you!" Henry begged his mom, though he had read about Captain Hook in the stories, he hadn't met him in town yet.

"Henry, for the last time, you are not coming with me. Hook may seem cool in the stories, but he is dangerous, and I don't want you going near him." Emma was almost certain Hook wouldn't hurt Henry, but there were other people who could be threatening, and she wasn't going to risk losing him.

"Mom! You could be in danger too! If I go with you, we can protect each other!" Henry was clearly desperate to meet him, but Emma was not budging on the subject.

"Henry, I am your mother, I am responsible for you, and I am not risking your safety by bringing you on a pirate ship." Henry went to speak again, but Emma cut him off with a loud "NO!"

"No what?" Mary Margaret asked stepping out of the bathroom looking curiously at her daughter and grandson.

"Mom is going to see Captain Hook and she won't let me come along because it is too dangerous." Henry yelled before Emma could speak. If he couldn't convince Emma, maybe he could convince Mary Margaret.

"What Henry is TRYING to say," she began glaring at her son, "Is that Hook demanded his hook back, and since I can't think of a compelling reason to give it back to him, I have to return it to him. Henry wants to go with me, but it is too dangerous." Emma looked at her mom, sure that she would see reason.

"Actually…" Mary Margaret began shooting Emma an apologetic look "I think Henry should go with you."

"WHAT?!" Emma glared at her mom, this was not the answer she was looking for.

"Well…" she continued carefully, "While Hook is dangerous, I don't think he would hurt Henry, and Henry will find him regardless of what you say, at least now you can make sure he is safe." Mary Margaret winced as Emma stared daggers at her.

"See Mom! Now there is no reason why you can't say no! Even Mary Margaret agrees with me." The triumphant smile on Henry's face was apparent, and Emma couldn't help but smile. "Alright, let's get this over with." And with that they left the apartment.

On a normal day, Emma might have walked down to the docks, but with Cora and Regina lurking around, she didn't want to risk anything. Her and Henry climbed into the yellow punch buggy and drove to the police station to pick up the hook.

David seemed pleasantly surprised to see them: "Emma, I thought the point of us sharing this job was that you didn't come in all the time." He smiled down at Henry: "How you doing Henry?" Emma winced; David was not going to like this one bit.

"We're going to get the hook to give back to Captain Hook!" he said excitedly walking to the desk drawer where the item was locked away. David's look turned from a smile to a frown: "What do you mean you're going to see Captain Hook, Henry that is dangerous, I can't believe that Emma would let you do that." David looked at Emma waiting for an explanation.

"Call your wife, this one is on her." Emma said as she proceeded to unlock the draw to retrieve the captain's hook, showing that she was not happy about the arrangements either.

"Alright, well, call me when your back, or if there is any trouble." David was trying to hide the worried expression on his face.

"We will!" Henry called back cheerfully, "Come on mom, let's go!" Henry was running outside excitedly. Emma went to follow him, but was interrupted by David.

"Emma, be careful, please." With Henry's back turned, the concern was more apparent on his face. "We will." Emma promised before following Henry out of the sheriff station.