Will be a short multi-chapter (3 chapters). No beta so please forgive and forget any mistakes. OUAT isn't mine.

It had been one of those days, Emma remembered with a groan as she looked at the stars from her spot on the deck.

She had woken by falling flat on her face after rolling around and right off the bed in her restless sleep, cursing tiredly as she stood up and got dressed, knocking her little toe against the corner of the small desk as she made her way to the door. Hissing from the shooting pain and bending down trying to check her toe, her head hit the door in a loud thump that left her dizzied and landing on her ass with a grunt. Well shit! Graceful Emma!

In the galley during breakfast, she managed to burn a few finger pads and part of her palm while fixing herself some tea and making a grab for the hot kettle in her morning haze. Willing to admit that that one had been her fault, she looked for a towel to wipe the water that had spilled, only to slip and end up on the floor yet again with a yelp. Floor: 3, Emma: 0. Thank god no one was here to see that, Emma thought, leaving the galley, giving up on tea for the time being. Heading up on deck she tripped in the staircase and winced as she attempted, and failed, to stop her fall with her burned hand. Arrgh! Damn!

In the end, turning around and just going back to bed didn't prove a much better decision. Gold was heading the way she came and spying, or so she guessed, the bump on her forehead as well as her not-so-cheerful face, he made a comment she didn't quite get while disappearing around the corner. It was enough to get her to whip her head around while walking and she slammed against a wall. "Shit! Felt THAT", she muttered. Turning around, she realized she had walked right past her cabin. Ugh... Probably what Gold was trying to tell me, oh well, where was I? Right Bed. She walked back but as she stood before the door she hesitated, thinking that with her luck, something was bound to happen when she opened it. Her newly sore shoulder suddenly feeling like a warning. So she didn't. Instead she decided on exploring the ship. After all, Hook had encouraged them to get familiar with it. Since they would be sailing towards Neverland for a few more days before actually getting there, she supposed now was as good a time as any.

The tour actually did wonders for her mood. You just didn't see ships like this anymore, not in the world she grew up in anyway. She readily admitted that Hook was right. It really was a marvel. Not that she'd say it to his face.

Eventually, she ended up in the cargo hold and went down to snoop around. Some weapons, supplies, flour bags… nothing really unexpected there. Sighing and intending to go back up on deck, she made her way out of the compartment but lost her grip and fell back down, landing on some pouches. During the climb her top had ridden up her back and sides and as she landed she felt the burning sensation of the rough material from the pouches rubbing harshly against her skin. Really? Friction burn? Just… really?

She went limp as she gave up and decided with a sigh that it was safer not to move for a half hour or so. Exhausted and not having slept much, she eventually drifted to sleep from the smooth rocking of the ship. When she woke, bruised and battered, she finally, for the first time that day, made it up on deck and lied down very carefully to look up at the stars. She must have slept longer than she thought if it was night already. It might have taken her somewhere near 12 hours to walk from her cabin to the deck, How ridiculous was that?, but at least she had managed to avoid everyone in the process, as well as all of the bickering. Without even really meaning to. Emma: 1, Jolly Roger… she let out a soft chuckle.

Sixth time on the floor today, at least this time I came down willingly… I need a drink.

Okay that was really stressful! After reading fanfics for over a decade on this website, I finally decided to sign up and post a story. In the end it took OUAT for me to work up the guts to try. Guess that just goes to show how Adam and Eddy are doing a wonderful job at inspiring people.

So that was the first chapter, don't kill me, Hook will be in the next one! I'm all about Captain Swan after all ;)

Hope that wasn't too bad. I don't have a beta reader and English isn't my first language. If you want to beta let me know. If you see a mistake that annoys you PM me and I'll make the change.