Family Visit

Chapter One

If Leroy was completely honest with himself, he wasn't comfortable with Storybrooke when it was quiet. And at the moment it was too quiet. The Saviour had a smile on her face and the Pirate was never far from her side. Snow and Charming seemed to have gotten the hang of being new Parents. Regina hadn't gone back to being evil although she was still looking for her happy ending. Henry and Emma were trying to help her achieve that. But as a whole, everyone was happy. It just wasn't normal.

In the evenings he usually had a few drinks at the Rabbit Hole or Granny's and got Doc to drive him home. No way was he ever getting Sleepy to drive him home again. At least in the evening there was a chance of a drunken brawl breaking out.

In the Enchanted Forest he could count on Snow getting them some action. She was always out to save someone. Somehow the Dwarves always ended up dragged along. He'd never admit it but he enjoyed those days.

Suddenly everything went quiet. The birds seemed to disappear from the sky. Even the breeze didn't dare whisper through the trees. That's when it started to get really strange. Out of nowhere a woman fell out of the sky and landed on her butt.

"Oof, that was graceful." The woman stood, brushed herself off and picked up a top hat. "I should have asked for instructions before using the hat." She glanced around her before her gaze settle on Leroy. "I appear to have misplaced something."

"Monster!" Leroy bellowed over his shoulder before turning back to the woman, who threw a well aimed right hook knocking him flying.

"Gypsy actually." She stood over him. "Instead of causing an unnecessary panic, perhaps you could point me in the direction of either Killian Jones or the Hunchback I have lost track of."

"Hook's in the diner." Leroy figured it was safer not to get up. "Look Sister, I don't know anything about a Hunchback."

"I'm not your Sister." The woman looked up to see Hook and Emma running towards her with Henry and some of the townsfolk following. "I'm his Sister."

Leroy groaned. "Oh wonderful. The Pirate has a Sister."

"Es! What are you doing here? Where's Quasi?" Hook threw his arms around his Sister and spun her around. He had never thought she would visit.

"Well, after I got your letter with the small painting which was surprisingly lifelike, I thought I would visit." Esmeralda rolled her eyes. "But Quasi let go of my hand on the trip and now I don't know where he is." She rubbed her hip. "I hope his landing was more graceful than mine was."

"Have you tried the church?" Henry couldn't help thinking his storybook didn't do the Gypsy justice. She was stunning.

"That's a good idea Kid." Emma looked down at Leroy who was still laying in the middle of the road. "What are you doing down there? And where's this Monster you were bellowing about?" The Dwarf was such a drama Queen.

"There." He pointed towards Esmeralda and instantly regretted it when Hook took a menacing step forward. "She punched me."

"That doesn't make my Sister a monster." Hook growled out as Emma rolled her eyes at the Dwarf. "It just means its one more person you've irritated."

"This is your Sister Killian?" Snow took a step forward and held out her hand to the Gypsy while balancing her infant son on her hip. "I'm Mary Margaret. This is my husband David." She gestured to Charming. "We're Emma's Parents."

Esmeralda raised an eyebrow and glanced at her Brother. "How does that work?" They all looked to be around the same age. "I thought you said Snow White and Prince Charming were Emma's Parents."

"It's a long story but they're essentially the same thing. I'll tell you once we've found your Hunchback." Hook gestured towards the church.

This was such a confusing place with strange clothes and where people apparently had multiple names. "I just hope this hasn't put him off of travelling."

When Leroy got up to follow them a wall of flames sprung up in front of him. "Where did this come from." Leroy jumped backwards.

"Maybe it came from the so called monster you were going to follow." Emma knew Esmeralda had magiced the flames. Probably payback. Either way Leroy didn't need to be following them.

As they walked through town, they drew a lot of curious glances. Sure the townsfolk were used to seeing the Pirate walking through town holding the Saviour's hand. It was the redhead holding onto his hook that was strange. Especially considering the Saviour didn't like to share when it came to her Pirate.

Henry walked on the other side of the Gypsy asking about France. Esmeralda was happy to answer his questions but got a little confused when he asked if the gargoyles talked to anyone other than Quasi.

"You do realise that the gargoyles are made stone, don't you?" Esmeralda was wondering what sort of strange world her Brother was staying in, where stone statues talked to people.

"Well, they talk in the movie." Henry shrugged. He wasn't bothered. Some of what was in the movies happened in Storybrooke, some wasn't. It took some time to figure out what was and what wasn't.

"What's a movie?" Esmeralda glanced at her Brother.

"It's a moving picture." It was the best explanation he could come up with. He didn't understand them himself. "Perhaps we can watch one before you go home."

"So do I call you Aunt Esmeralda?" Henry took hold of her free hand.

"That depends." Esmeralda arched her eyebrow at her Brother. "When did you and Emma marry?" Had she left it too long to visit?

"We haven't." Emma answered. She had a feeling that Killian wouldn't mind getting married. But she wasn't ready for that just yet. On the odd occasion she thought about being married it was always to Killian. It just wasn't the right time yet.

"In that case, Esmeralda will do." She was a little relieved. She and Killian had missed out enough of each other's lives. Hopefully they wouldn't miss out on anything important.

"Ok." Henry pointed to the church. "Is that Quasimodo?" There on the roof sat Quasimodo looking dejected.

"That's my Hunchback." Esmeralda beamed. "I told you not to let go of my hand."

"I didn't do it on purpose." Quasi's face lit up when he saw the Gypsy. "I see you found your Brother."

"Come on down Quasi and meet the rest of the family." Hook hadn't missed the look on Emma's face when his Sister had asked if they had married. He knew she wasn't ready but he was still considered part of the family. When the time was right, he would ask for her hand in marriage and his proposal would be romantic and private.

The Hunchback was a little dubious but if it made Esmeralda happy then he would join what appeared to be a welcoming party. From what he could see of it, Storybrooke was a friendly town. Nobody was running in fear from him or throwing rotten food at him. Perhaps this was a place he and Esmeralda could fit in and be happy.

Little did any of them know what was waiting for them all.