Hey, everyone! I told you I wanted to write a sequel, so, here we are!

So, as you probably know, this is a sequel to Separated. I would say that you probably want to read Separated before you begin to read this one, some things may be confusing if you don't.

Things to remember that happened in Separated: Killian has both hands back, Killian can drive (Emma taught him), and Henry is still in this.

And the cover image has a reason behind it (it might be pretty obvious, not sure) but if you don't know why I chose it, you'll find out soon.

I do not own OUAT, I only wish I did.

I really, really hope you all enjoy this!

Chapter One

First Day

Emma smiled and zipped up Harper's jacket. "You ready, baby girl?"

Harper giggled. "I'm not a baby anymore, Mommy. I'm five, remember?"

Emma laughed. "Yeah, of course I remember. But you'll always be my little girl."

Harper smiled and hugged her mom. "I love you, Mommy."

"I love you, too."

"You ready to go?" Killian asked, walking into the room.

Emma and Harper pulled away.

Harper nodded. "Yes, Daddy!"

Killian laughed and bent down and picked up Harper. He put her on his hip. "Is that so?"

Harper nodded, her blonde curls bounced. "Of course, Daddy."

"What if I'm not ready?" Killian teased.

Harper laughed. "You're not going to kindergarten, Daddy. You're not five."

"Are you sure?" Killian smiled.

Harper looked confused for a moment. She looked at Emma. "Mommy, is Daddy five?"

Emma laughed. "No. Daddy is over three hundred."

Harper looked even more confused than before. She looked at her dad. "Daddy, is that true?"

Killian laughed and nodded. "Yes, it is. But that's because Daddy is a survivor."

Harper smiled. "Can I be three hundred?"

Killian shook his head. "Oh no. You have to stay five forever."

"What?" Harper laughed. "I can't stay five. I'm growing." She tapped Killian's nose. "Remember?"

Killian laughed. "Oh yes. But I don't like it."

"What?" Harper pouted. "Don't you want me to be big and strong like Mommy?"

Killian shook his head. "No. I want you to stay little so I can keep you forever."

Harper laughed. "You're silly, Daddy."

Killian laughed. "Not uh."

Harper nodded. "Yeah, you are. Right, Mommy?"

Emma came and stood next to Killian. "Oh yeah."

Harper smiled. "See, Daddy? I'm right."

They all laughed until Emma said, "Well, let's go. We already got pictures so we're all ready."

"Yay!" Harper exclaimed. She threw her arms up in the air. "Let's go!"


When they got to the school, Harper clapped her hands and said, "I'm so excited!" She looked at her mom. "Do I get to see Grandma?"

Emma laughed and nodded. "Yes. She's going to show us where your class is."

Harper clapped again. "Yay!"

Emma and Killian smiled. They were so glad Harper was happy to go to school, but at the same time, they wanted to hug Harper and never let her go.

"Mommy? Daddy?" Harper asked.

They both looked at her.

"Yeah?" Emma asked.

"Um… was Henry scared on his first day of school?"

Emma smiled. She reached back and unbuckled Harper. She picked her up and brought her to sit on her lap. "I'm sure he was."

Harper looked down at her hands.

"Are you scared?" Killian asked gently.

Harper shrugged. "I don't know, Daddy. Am I allowed to be scared?"

Killian reached over to Harper and took her hand. "Of course you can be scared."

Harper looked up at Killian. "Are you scared?"

Killian nodded. "Aye, I am."

"Why? You're not going to school."

Killian smiled. "I'm scared for you." He tapped her nose, earning a few giggles from Harper.

"I'll be okay, Daddy," Harper said, trying to make Killian feel better. "Mommy said that my teacher is really nice."

Killian smiled. "Well, we better listen to Mommy, huh?"

Harper giggled. "Yeah."

Killian looked at Emma. "Who is her teacher?"

"Ashley. This is her second year of teaching," Emma explained.

Killian smiled. "Well," he looked at Harper, "You do have a great teacher."

Harper clapped her hands. "Yay!"

Emma opened her door. "Now, let's go inside and get you settled in." Emma stepped out of the car, Harper following. Killian came around and walked next to them. Harper grabbed Killian's hand and Emma's hand and held them tight.

"Ashley," Emma said, smiling, when they walked into Harper's classroom.

Ashley looked up from the papers on her desk and smiled. "Hey, guys." She stood up and walked over to the happy family. She gave both Emma and Killian a hug and then bent down in front of Harper. "Hi, Harper. I'm Mrs. Ashley. Are you ready for school?"

Harper nodded shyly. "Yeah," she whispered. She slowly backed up and hid behind Killian's legs.

Ashley smiled and stood back up. "She's so sweet."

Emma nodded. "Yeah, she is. Give her about an hour after we leave and she'll open up." Emma looked down at Harper. "Isn't that right, baby?"

Harper shook her head.

Emma smiled and looked back at Ashley. "She'll be fine as long as you don't scare her."

"Daddy," Harper whispered. She pulled on Killian's jacket. "Daddy."

Killian looked down at Harper. "What is it, sweetie?"

"Can you and Mommy stay here?"

"All day?" Killian asked.

Harper nodded. "Please."

Killian smiled a little. Harper was scared and he couldn't blame her. Killian was worried out of his mind. What if she got hurt? What if she forgot something? What if she got bullied? What if she uses her magic? Killian bent down in front of Harper and held her tiny little hands. "You will be okay. You're just as strong and brave like Mommy, remember?"

Harper shook her head. "No, Mommy is really strong and brave. She's not afraid of anything."

"Oh, sure she is. She gets scared just like everyone else."

"Do you get scared?"

Killian nodded. "Of course I do. That's what makes us strong and brave."

Harper smiled a little. "So… I'm strong and brave?"

Killian nodded. "Yes."

Harper wrapped her arms around Killian's neck and buried her face in his shoulder. He wrapped his arms around her.

"Are you ready?" Killian asked.

Harper nodded and pulled away. "Yeah."

Killian smiled. "Good." He stood up, holding Harper's hand, and faced Emma and Ashley who were talking about how Alexandra was doing.

"I'm ready, Mommy," Harper said.

Emma looked down at Harper and smiled. "That's great!" Emma held her hand out and Harper grabbed it. "It's time for Daddy and I to go."

Harper's smiled faded. "Okay."

Emma bent down and Harper hugged her. "I love you, baby girl. Have fun, okay?"

Harper nodded. "Okay. I love you, too."

Emma smiled and pulled away. "Be good."

Harper nodded. "I will." She turned and ran into Killian's arms. Killian was kneeling down on the floor. "I love you, Daddy."

"I love you, too, sweetie. Be safe."

"I will. I promise."

Killian smiled and pulled away. He stood up and walked over to Emma. "See you after school, Harper."

"Bye," Harper said, waving.

"Bye, love you," Emma said. They walked out.

"She's going to okay," Killian told Emma. "She's strong and brave just like her mother."

Emma smiled at Killian. "You mean just like her father."

Killian shook his head and smiled. He took Emma's hand. "No, I meant what I said."

Emma laughed a little and the two walked out to the car.


"Where is she?" Emma asked Killian at the end of the day when they went to pick up Harper. They were standing at the front of the school, waiting for Ashley to bring out her class.

"Patient, Emma. The bell rang about 30 seconds ago," Killian said, chuckling.

Emma smiled a little. "I just want to see her. It's been a long time since I've been away from her this long."

"Well, you won't have to wait any longer cause she's right there." Killian gestured to a little girl running at them.

Emma smiled and bent down and held her arms out. Harper came running into her arms. "Mommy!" she said.

"Hey, baby girl. I missed you," Emma said, rubbing Harper's back.

Harper smiled and pulled away. "I missed you too." She look up at her dad. She stretched her arms out to him and jumped up and down.

Killian chuckled and bent down. He picked up Harper and set her on his hip. "Hey."

"Hi, Daddy. I missed you and Mommy," Harper said.

"Well, we both missed you too." Killian kissed Harper's forehead. "Did you have a good day?"

Harper nodded. "Yeah! Mrs. Ashley let us go outside three times!"

Killian chuckled. "Is that so?"

Harper nodded. "Yeah and she gave us cookies and juice boxes…" Harper went on and

on about how fun her day was. She was still talking about it by the time the got home. "... and then we got glue. I got some on my hands…"

Emma unbuckled Harper and pulled her up front with her. "I'm glad you had a good day."

Harper smiled. "Did you and Daddy have a good day?"

Emma shrugged. "We missed you."

Harper smiled. "I missed you too."

So, just to let you all know, the first three chapters are pretty much just fluff, the end of the third chapter is really when the conflict begins.

I hope you liked reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it (which is a lot), if you did, please review!