DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN OUAT (UNFORTUNATELY), I DO NOT OWN HOOK NOR EMMA NOR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS (AGAIN… UNFORTUNATELY) I DON'T OWN ANYTHING. (UNFORTUNATELY xD)
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I HAD A VERY CHEESY IDEA FOR A CAPTAIN SWAN FAN FIC BUUUUT MY FRIEND SAID I SHOULD TRY TO PUT A BIT OF ADVENTURE IN THERE SO I DON'T MAKE PEOPLE THROW UP RAINBOWS xD. ANYWAY IT'S THE FIRST FAN FICTION PLAN TO DO THAT'S NOT A ONE SHOT SO WISH ME LUCK! PLEASE REVIEW! DON'T BE AFRAID TO TELL ME YOUR OPINION OF WHERE YOU WANT THE STORY TO GO!
SUMMARY: THE WICKED WITCH IS DEAD AND STORYBROOKE IS AT PEACE… OR IS IT. A NEW ENEMY IS MESSING WITH ALL OUR BELOVED FAIRYTALE CHARACTERS AND IS TRYING TO TAKE AWAY THE HAPPY ENDING. CAPTAIN SWAN FLUFF EVERY NOW AND THEN. MAYBE EVEN SOME SMUT UP AHEAD. (I'm a hopeless romantic and a prude so we'll see xD)
CHAPTER 1: WHAT GOES BUMP IN THE NIGHT?
When everything seemed lost, when everyone thought they were defeated, when the town was ready to say goodbye once more there was magic. Odd alliances joined forces. Emma, Regina and Rumpelstiltskin united their powers and brought down the Wicked Witch and in the process a portal opened in the sky letting new members enter Storybrooke like Robin Hood and his son, Mulan, Aurora and Phillip and many others known and unknown characters. Hope was regained and the terror of the witch was dead.
The town of Storybrooke seemed different sense the Wicked Witch was vanquished. The town folk seemed lighter though the streets were a bit crowded. Snow and Charming decided to celebrate their triumph by gathering their friends at Granny's for the night. Everyone was ecstatic to finally be able to enjoy their lives. Regina was hugging Henry by one of the booths and smiling at everything he said. Mary-Margaret and David were embraced while chatting with Ruby and Victor. The dwarfs were playing drinking games. Some of the new characters were getting acquainted and introduced to the town by generous town folk who volunteered. Even Neal seemed to be happy while he shared drinks with Belle and his resurrected father. Emma stood watching everyone closely she was glad to finally have time to rest. Hook stood far enough staring her way completely captivated by her mere presence.
Emma stood from her stool by the counter and walked outside. The freezing night breeze brushed her curls away from her face and she closed her eyes to enjoy the feeling. Emma sat by the curb and took a swing of her beer. Her mind was rapidly changing topics of thought she went from Henry, to her parents, to Neal, to Hook, she thought of the magic she possessed, of all the paper work she'd have to do tomorrow, she gave thanks that Henry was safe, she thought of the new baby her parents wanted, of her and Regina's new understanding, to the kisses she had shared with Hook and when she said I love you to Neal.
"May I join you?" she heard the voice and didn't need to turn to know it was the one and only Captain Hook.
"Sure." Emma simply answered avoiding looking his way. They had gotten incredibly close during Neverland and grew even closer during the battle with the Wicked Witch. They were actually quite the team some even dared compare their compatibility on the field with that of Snow and Charming's.
Killian sat by her side and started at stare at the night sky. "I adore gazing at the stars though you can see far less here than out on the sea."
Emma seemed confused by his choice in topic so she just nodded and took a quick glance at the stars. She was doing everything possible to avoid looking his way even the steam coming out of the manhole seemed interesting to her. She was terribly tired and didn't feel like putting up with his innuendos and even worse bearing a heart to heart conversation tonight.
Hook sighed and straightened himself. "Any reason why you're out here and not inside with the rest of the folk, Swan?" he stared intensely at her. He noticed the bags under her eyes and how pale she seemed but he still managed a small smile at the corner of his lips to try and keep the conversation from getting heavy.
"I just needed some air." Emma answered still avoiding his gaze.
"Emma could you look at me." Killian's voice was small. Pleading.
Emma sighed and turned her head. Tired green hazel met passionate ocean blue and time for them stopped. Emma instantly built her walls up and Hook knew.
"Emma you look terrible." he whispered.
"Thank you Hook. You've always been such a charmer." Emma said her tone of voice annoyed.
Hook let out a soft chuckle and scooted over closer to her figure. "I always knew you found me charming."
Emma couldn't help but smile. "Aren't you a confident pirate?" She teased.
"Always." He winked at her. "but, lass, why are you so tired?"
Emma sighed. "It's stupid. I've been having nightmares since the Wicked Bitch was defeated and I haven't been able to sleep."
Killian looked genuinely worried. "Have you told your parents?"
"Yeah. Mary-Margaret thinks it may be a side effect of using too much magic at once and Regina agreed with her."
"Well look at that your misery bringing others closer." Hook joked
Emma punched him in the shoulder and laughed. She was enjoying how effortless chatting with Hook was, how easy it was to be with him, switching from jokes to seriousness without the fear of it.
Killian smiled at Emma and simply gazed at her beauty.
Emma opened her mouth but no words escaped. She knew of Hook's feelings towards her and she'd even found herself trying to hold back her own feelings towards him. She felt unsure about the situation at hand. Henry was safe and nothing was being cursed at the moment. Emma was out of options and she had to deal with her emotions and a part of her wanted to deal with them. Emma opened her mouth again but to her luck Neal walked out of Granny's and interrupted them.
"Hook." He spit the name like venom "Tink is looking for you." Neal said sounding casual but surveying the scene before him carefully.
"Of course." Killian said and stood quickly. He reached out his hand to help Emma stand. She denied his hand just for the act of rebelling against his eagerness to go chat with Tinkerbell and stood by herself, brushed the dirt of the back of her jeans and went back inside without giving Hook nor Neal another look. Hook and Neal stared at her disappearing figure before awkwardly walking together in the same direction.
Inside Granny's Charming was thanking their guests for being a part of their celebration he also announced that he and Snow were going to throw an old fashioned ball to honor their lives in the Enchanted Forest and the lives of all the people they lost throughout everything that happened. Both whispers of excitement and groans of annoyance were heard inside the restaurant.
Henry ran towards Neal who still stood beside Hook. "You gotta ask mom to the ball Neal!" Henry shouted yanking Neal by the arm towards Emma. Neal laughed "okay, okay Henry." He answered before following his son towards Emma who stood with her parents at the far end of the diner.
Hook stared as Neal put his hand in Emma's back and whispered something in her ear. Henry stood between them smiling from ear to ear. Emma looked at Neal shocked before giving him a small smile. Her gaze drifted to Hook and their eyes met. Instantly Emma panicked and brought her gaze back to Neal.
Hook saw Tinkerbell standing by the counter close to where Emma sat before. He stood behind her and said "You called pixie?"
"Fairy actually and yes." Tink said turning around in her chair to face him. His arms were laying on the counter entrapping her between him.
"And you wished to converse about what?" Hook said smiling. He knew from his time in Neverland that conversations with the fairy were bound to benefit him or be interesting as hell.
"Emma's looking our way. She doesn't seem…well." Tink said gesturing with her head towards were Emma was standing with her parents and Neal.
"You were saying?" Hook said ignoring Tink's comment.
"I owe you a happy ending." Tink said.
He was about to let his arms fall and walk away when Tink grabbed him by the bicep. She gave an apologetic smile to Emma who was glued to their interaction.
Hook stopped and turned while scanning her small figure from head to toe "Maybe another night, love." He said while giving her a devilish smile.
"That's not what I meant, Hook." Tinkerbell answered crossing her arms across her chest annoyed.
"Then what darling?" Hook challenged leaning closer to her.
Tinkerbell was not one to back out so she leaned even closer "I owe you a happy ending." She said again and smiled.
"Again maybe another night, love." Hook answered he wanted to get rid of the pixie so he could drink rum till the image of Emma and Neal perfectly content disappeared from his thoughts.
"Not with me idiot! Emma!" Tinkerbell whispered exasperated getting frustrated by his daftness.
At this Hook leaned away from the fairy. "She's got her happy ending with Neal." Hook said his voice threating to break.
"Do you really believe that?" Tinkerbell asked and nudged her head towards Emma who was still observing them and paying half attention to what her family was talking about. Tinkerbell may have been cast aside for centuries but the fairy knew true love when she saw it.
Hook stood silent thinking over the fairy's suggestion he dared a glance at Emma and regretted it. "Look Emma knows how I feel and she knows how Neal feels now it's up to her." Hook answered and stepped back deciding not to get into it with Tinkerbell.
"Come on! That doesn't sound at all like Captain Hook! You're a fighter! You have to fight for love." Tinkerbell said following him once again by standing. Trying her best to shed his depressed stage and bring back the cocky captain they all loved to hate.
"What's in it for you?" Killian asked sensing some plan behind the fairy's so called act of kindness.
A blush crept up to Tinkerbell's cheeks and Hook instantly noticed. Having known Tinkerbell for quite a while in his days in Neverland all the puzzle pieces clicked for him. "You fancy Neal." He simply said while watching the expression of shock build in her features at the mention of that.
Tinkerbell narrowed her eyes at Hook for guessing about her feelings towards Neal. "Yes. Now quiet." She looked worried that someone might over hear. "Look we can help each other you want to be with Emma and I want Neal."
"Neal? Really? No." Killian said sternly.
"Like you said it's Emma's decision. I'll just help you with anything you need to get her." Tinkerbell said and paused waiting for his response. She desperately wanted Hook to accept since he was the only one in town who would actually consider helping her get Neal. Everyone else were probably rooting for him and Emma to ride into the metaphorical sunset together.
Hook thought about her offer. He really did love Emma and wanted to be with her but he had made various promises to her in Neverland he intended to keep. Killian pondered in silence. "What do I have to do for you?"
"Teach me to dance." Tinkerbell said confident in her price.
Hook looked confused and tried hard to contain his laughter but couldn't help it. "The fairy wants to go to the ball does she?" he mocked while flashing his daring smile.
"Do we have a deal or not?" Tinkerbell asked seriously stepping closer to his body she wanted to seem intimidating like the first time they met. She knew she was going to be his mocking target but didn't care she already began to see some of the old Hook in his eye and that would work to her advantage.
"We have half a deal. I promised Emma I'd win her heart without any trickery so your assistance isn't necessary in my case. But I will teach you to dance, love."
"Great." Tinkerbell said gleefully "When do we start?" she asked.
"Tomorrow. At sunset." Killian said and left the dinner leaving behind a jealous Emma and an excited fairy.
As Hook headed towards the docks to his vessel he stopped close to Granny's and marveled on how quiet the streets seemed in comparison to earlier that morning. Suddenly he felt the wind blow stronger, with more purpose. The trees began to tremble violently. He felt something scratch his neck. Hook winced in pain and cupped his neck with his good hand. He saw his hand covered in gooey blood.
"Who's out there?" Killian yelled at the darkness of the night.
The wind grew stronger and louder making it seem like he was in the middle of a storm. Killian stood with his hook raised and his hand at his sword ready to attack as he circled the street. The wind died down slowly and the street died down again. Hook still looked alert while walking again towards the docks. "Bloody hell." Hook sighed.
Smoke appeared from beneath the gravel of the side walk and froze his body. "Bloody Hell Is This?!" He yelled trying to break free. The smoke covered him from his feet towards his head till it engulfed him and just like that he disappeared. The streets were clear and silent. No sign of a struggle anywhere.
Emma exited Granny's "Hook?" she yelled looking around hoping to catch him before he left. Emma was feeling suspicion rising in the pit of her stomach.
"Mom? Can we go home?" Henry asked exiting the dinner as well.
"Sure kid. Let me get my coat." Emma said she eyed the street one more time and decided to label her suspicion as lack of sleep and alcohol.
***** Why can't Emma really sleep? Will Tinkerbell learn to dance? Will she be with Neal or will Emma be with Neal? What took Hook? Who will know he's missing? What will happen next? Want to know? Let me know if you want more and tell me your ideas of what you think is happening I might add them to the story! Review!