Ariel walked into Granny's, her friends turning to greet her as they heard the sound of the heels of her boots hitting the floor. She sat in the booth next to Lacey, with Mary-Margaret and Emma sitting on the opposite side. Ruby came over with three mugs of steaming hot coffee, and placed them on the table, raising one finger up to signal to Ariel that she would get her usual in a sec.

"All right so we're still on for Girl's Night tonight right?" asked Lacey, looking at the girls. She took out her flask and poured a bit of whiskey into her coffee. Ariel rolled her eyes. It was never too early for alcohol in Lacey's world.

"Actually I can't go" said Emma sheepishly, fiddling her thumbs on the edge of her mug.

"What, why not?" asked Ariel, raising her eyebrows.

"I-uh…. I have a date" she said, still looking down at her mug. The girls went crazy, asking her a million questions as a time.

"Woah slow down" said Emma, getting overwhelmed by her friends.

"It's with Graham isn't?" asked Ariel, smiling at Ruby as she handed her her coffee. "I knew there was something going on with you two. Though I am not so sure its ok for the Sheriff to date the Deputy."

"Yes its with Graham and look its just dinner, I mean" Emma shrugged, shaking her head slightly.

"Well personally I think you two make an adorable couple" said Ruby, smiling at Emma. "So I guess it will just be us four then."
"Actually" started Mary-Margaret. "I don't think I'm gonna go, I'm just not in the mood really."

"No Mary-Margaret you have to come" said Ruby, quickly stomping her foot on the ground, the loud sound of her heel touching the floor echoing across the dinner.

"Yeah Mary-Margaret, how do you expect to get over David if you don't go out and have some fun?" asked Ariel, taking a sip of her coffee.

"I'm just, not ready to go out there yet" she said.

"You don't have to sleep with anyone or anything like that, we're just going out to have some drinks" said Lacey, taking Mary-Margaret's hand and smiling at her affectionately.

"Speak for yourself, I need to find myself a sexy man to hook-up with, I am in desperately need to get laid" she said, laughing to herself. "But Lacey's right. You need to come, have some drinks, flirt with some cute guys, and get your mind of David."

"Well" she looked down at her cup, contemplating. "All right, I'll go" she said with a smile.

"Excellent" said Ruby, clapping her hands together.

-X-

Ariel and Ruby walked into the Rabbit Hole, the towns bar and really only night life place to be, besides Granny's. Ariel could feel eyes staring at them as they walked in. Ruby looked gorgeous, as usual, wearing a striking strapless red cocktail dress, her hair falling down her shoulders in brown wavy strands, with one strand colored red to match her dress, and lips. Ruby always wore red, too much red Ariel thought, but then again it suited her. Ariel wore her purple strapless cocktail dress, her hair perfectly curled and falling like luscious red waves down her back. She decided to wear her studded black boots however, she hated heels, and at least they matched her jewelry.

They spotted Lacey and Mary-Margaret sitting at the counter, and walked towards them.

-X-

"And then she keeps bugging me asking what kind of flowers we have at the shop, and I just say a lot, but she keeps persisting and asking, and she wants to know each and every damn flower in the shop and I am just like 'Lady, I have no fucking clue. Just because I work at the flower shop, doesn't mean I know what every single flower that we have is', and then of course she got pissed off and told Moe. But he couldn't fire me, cause I am the only help he's got" said Smee, taking a sip of his beer. "Yo Killian you even listening to me?"

But he wasn't, he was to busy admiring the red-headed beauty that walked into the bar with the waitress from Granny's. He was instantly captivated by her beauty, the fiery red hair flowing down her milky and luscious skin, her full and pouty red lips, her big blue-green eyes that seemed to sparkle like the waves of the ocean under the hot sun. He had never seen her before, apparently even in such a small town you could still see someone you didn't know, but something about her seemed familiar to him for some reason.

"Earth to Killian, hello!" he heard Smee's voice, snapping him out of his trance.

"Sorry" he said.

"Where you drooling over that red-head?" he asked, smirking at his friend.

"Of course not Smee, don't be ridiculous" he said, taking a big gulp of his beer. He was watching her from the corner of his eye, as she sat with her friends, laughing and drinking.

"Hey she's hot so it's ok" he said, staring at her as well.

"Do you know who she is?" Killian asked curiously.

"I don't know her name but I think she's a music teacher at the school, I've seen her walking around the campus carrying a bunch of instruments" he said.

"Music huh" Killian said, smiling slightly to himself while running his tongue over the edge of his bottom lip.

"Yeah well I think, I'm not sure" said Smee, taking another sip of his beer as he watched his friend watch the red-head from across the bar. "So you going to make your move?" he asked intrigued.

Killian might be a mysterious man to most of the residents of Storybrooke, but he did have a reputation of being a ladies man.

"What do you think" he asked, smirking at his friend, as he took another sip of beer, arched his eyebrow and continued to look at Ariel.

-X-

"So Ariel" said Ruby as she took a sip of her Martini, licking her red lips as she scanned the room. "Who is going to be your target tonight."

Ariel laughed, raising her eyebrow and taking a sip of her apple martini. "hmmm" she looked around the room, searching for a hot guy to flirt with.

"How about him?" said Lacey, pointing to a handsome man with brown hair and a leather jacket by the pool table.

"Hmm nah" Ariel said, scrunching her nose in distaste.

"You don't think he's cute?" asked Lacey a bit shocked.

"No he's cute but, I'm not feeling him" she said.

"Well if you don't want him, then I will take him" she said, getting up from her seats, winking at her friends, and walking over to the pool table. Ariel and the others just laughed.

"Have fun" said Ruby in a sing-songy voice.

"Hey guys" said Mary-Margaret, in a bit of a concerned tone. "That guy keeps staring over here."

Ruby and Ariel gave each other a look before turning to see where Mary-Margaret was looking at.

The three girls turned and saw Killian Jones and William Smee looking at them. Killian winked at Ariel before taking another sip of his beer. Ariel gave him a flirty smile before turning back around.

"All right who the hell is that?" she asked the girls, desperately wanting to find out who he was. "I have never seen him before and you know that I know everyone in this town.

"I'm not sure, I think I've seen him at the dinner a couple of times, but not that much" said Ruby, curious as well.

"I feel like he's gonna come over here and rape us, why does he keep staring?" asked Mary-Margaret, clearly concerned.

Ruby and Ariel looked at each other and just started laughing.

"Sweetie, you really need to get out more" said Ruby, shaking her head. "Come on, let's go flirt with some guys, while Ariel gets her man."

"Have fun" Ariel said, laughing at her friends.

The bartender then walked over to Ariel and handed her another apple martini. Ariel smiled at he gave it to her. "I didn't order that" she said, knowing exactly who had.

"No but I did" she heard a voice say behind her. Killian sat next to her, thanking the waiter, and holding the beer in his hand.

"First you wink at me, now you buy a drink, must be my lucky night" said Ariel.

Killian chuckled, looking down at this drink. "I guess it is" he said. "Killian Jones" he introduced himself, holding out his hand.

"Ariel Saunders" she said, taking his hand and shaking it. Killian then did something that took Ariel by surprise, though she didn't let it show on her face. He took the back of her hand and kissed it lightly, never losing eye contact with her.

"Wow, handsome and a gentleman, it really is my lucky night" she said, smiling at him. "So I've never seen you around before, what do you do for a living?"

"I'm an artist" he said, smiling at her. "I uh live on the docks, in my boat, I tend to mainly keep to myself so that's probably why."

"Hmm shy are we?" she asked.

"No" he chuckled. "I just, I tend to find inspiration by the ocean, so that's where I spend most of my time. And you, what do you do?"

"I'm a music teacher at the school" she said, taking a sip of her martini.

"Well I have to say you are definitely the sexiest music teacher I have ever seen" he said, as Ariel chuckled.

She placed her hand on his thigh, leaning in to whisper in his ear "Look, I'm gonna be honest here. I think you're very attractive, and I know you think I am as well, so why don't we just get to the part where we get to fuck each other?" She pulled away, arching her eyebrow and seductively taking a final sip from her martini.

Killian could swear he heard himself whimper as her hand slowly left his thigh. He tried to control himself though, as he could feel his growing erection.

"Forward aren't we? I like that" he said, leaning in till he was just inches from Ariel's face. She could feel his hot breathe on her face, and it sent shivers down her spine.

"So your place or mine?" she asked.

-X-

"Well here it is, its not much but its home" said Killian walking ahead of Ariel and then standing in front of her, moving his arms gesturing towards the small boat anchored by the docks which he called home.

"La Sirena?" said Ariel, intrigued by the name of the boat. "That means siren right, in Spanish, as in mermaid?"

Killian chuckled, truly impressed. "Beautiful and smart. Keep this up and I might have to actually take you out on a real date."

Ariel laughed, placing a strand of hair behind her ears. "So why mermaids?"

"I don't know. I've always had a strange fascination with mermaids to be honest with you, as if they were a part of my life at one point. But of course they don't exist so" he shrugged, seaming to get lost in his thoughts. "Anyway, care to come inside?" he said reaching out his hand.

Ariel took his hand and let him lead her into his home.

Once inside Ariel couldn't help but smile. It was small but cozy, and warm, the walls painted a very light shade of blue, nautical themed ornaments adorning the walls. The couch was small and the color of navy blue. She took Killian's hand and led him to the couch, pushing him down softly so that he would take a seat.

She then placed her legs on either side of him, sitting on his lap, and then bending down to kiss his neck. It was soft and luscious, and she giggled as the scruff of his beard tickled her lips. Killian closed his eyes and groaned in pleasure, placing his hands on her thighs and rubbing his thumb over them. "When you want something you really go after it, don't you love?" he whispered to her in a sultry and seductive voice, groaning again as she continued to kiss his neck, and then up his jaw line.

"Yes" she said, leaning down into his ear and whispering. "And what I want is you."

"Then what are you waiting for?" he said. He then moved his head forward, their lips crashing together like the waves of the ocean crashing onto the shore. They both felt a certain shock go through their bodies as their lips met for the first time, as if there was a spark that was dormant for so long and was finally ignited with each other's touch. Ariel groaned into his mouth, as she started to shift her body to let him move on top of her.

Ariel moved her hands to his shoulders, tugging his leather jacket off as they continued to kiss. He then got up and said "why don't we take this to the bedroom love? We'll have more room there for our pleasurable activities." He winked at her and Ariel could swear her heart had melted in that instant.

Once Ariel got up, Killian kissed her once again, and Ariel wrapped her arms around his neck as he lifted her up and let her wrap her legs around his waist, carrying her to his bed.

They could not get enough of each other, letting themselves get lost in the other's ecstasy, which for some reason felt familiar. As they walked into his room, Ariel's back slammed against the wall, and she giggled as he tried to maneuver to his bed.

As he let her down, his left hand proceeded up her back to her zipper, and then slowly pulling it down, exposing the skin of her back. She let her dress slip down to the floor, revealing her black lace underwear, as she took off her heels and flung them across the room. Ariel then proceeded to unbuckling Killian's belt, as he took off his shirt, exposing the strong muscular body underneath. Once his belt, pants, and underwear were off Ariel began to work her way up his body, kissing his chest. He then started to move towards his bed, Ariel in front of him, and he leaned down, Ariel sitting on the edge of the bed and then laying down. She moved up, never breaking eye contact with Killian as he moved with her, toppling over her.

Killian thought he had never seen a lovelier site as Ariel's fiery red hair fell all over his bed like a pool of shining embers. He bent down to gently bite her earlobe and he continued to kiss her down her jawline, her neck, proceeding down to her chest, in between her breasts, down her stomach as he felt Ariel groan underneath him.

He then lifted her up as she placed her legs around his waist, and their lips meet once again, their tongues dueling inside, as she playfully bit his bottom lip. He unclasped her bra and took it off, proceeding then to kiss each of her breasts, gently biting down on her nipples till they were hard, as Ariel leaned her head back, closing her eyes. He then laid her down on the bed again, and let his fingers roam down to the hem of her panties. He gave her a little smirk before he took her panties off.

He leaned down once again and kissed her neck as her fingers roamed through his hair. She captured his lips once again, letting her fingers roam down his neck and his back. They then proceeded to position themselves for the entrance, Ariel moaning in pleasure as he entered her body. As the pace quickened Ariel's nails dug into Killian's back, leaving a bloody trail as she moved her fingers down, Killian groaning in pleasure at the sensation.

"Fuck Killian" and Killian grinned at her. He then went down to kiss her neck once again. Ariel was certain she was going to get a hickey once this was over.

Once they were down Killian laid on top of her exhausted, their breaths moving as one as they laughed. He then shifted over so that he was lying next to her, his elbow on the bed as he placed his head on his hand, looking down at her, his other hand holding her by the waist.

"So was that everything you hoped it would be?" he said, smirking at her.

Ariel bit her bottom lip playfully and said "and so much more."

He smiled at her and leaned down once again to capture her lips, leading to another round of pleasurable activities.

-X-

It was 2:30 in the morning and Killian was in his kitchen making some tea, wearing nothing but his boxers. Ariel came out to see what he was doing, wearing his one of his shirts which ended up covering her down to just below her bosom. Killian saw her and smiled. "You know I always say there is nothing sexier than a woman wearing nothing but a man's shirt."

"And there is nothing sexier than a man in his boxers making tea" she smirked, sitting down on his couch, her legs up on the sofa.

He poured the tea into two cups and then proceeded to sit on the couch next to her, Ariel moving her legs so she could sit and then placing them over his lap, his fingers quickly moving to touch her smooth legs.

"Did you paint that?" she asked, pointing to an abstract painting across the room.

"Aye" he said, taking a sip of his tea.

"It's beautiful" she said, smiling at him.

"Thank you. You know perhaps, I could show you some of my other work some other time, maybe after some dinner?"

"Are you asking me out on a date Mr. Jones?" Ariel asked seductively.

"I believe I am" he said, looking at her with big blue eyes that reminded Ariel so much of the sea.

Ariel laughed, looking down at her cup.

"What's so funny?" he asked.

"It's just that….. Usually when I hook-up with someone, they don't ask me out. Actually to be honest, no one has really asked me out in a really long time" she said, looking up at him.

"Well that's a bloody shame, because you are a woman that I would love to get to know more about" he said. "So how about this Monday? You can stop by, I'll cook you dinner, show you my other work."

"I would love that."

"Perfect. It's a date then!"

-X-

"Ok Ariel, spill it!" said Lacey as soon as Ariel took her seat at the booth at Granny's.

"Woah easy girl" said Ariel, chuckling.

"Come on we want all the details, now!" said Ruby, pulling over a chair and sitting down.

"Hot date last night Ariel?" asked Emma intrigued.

"No she hooked-up with this hot guy at the bar named Killian Jones" explained Ruby.

"Oh the one who lives by the docks" asked Emma.

"Yep" said Lacey, looking at Ariel expectantly. Mary-Margaret just took a sip of her coffee, looking a bit uncomfortable.

"It was amazing. He was so sweet and so good in bed, and believe it or not he actually asked me out on a date."

The girls jaws dropped, and then Ruby said "Ariel that is amazing!" she said, clutching her friend's arm.

"Did you say yes?" asked Emma, knowing Ariel really wasn't the dating type.

Ariel nodded as she took a sip of her coffee. "You know I don't know what it is, but something about him just seems familiar, like we know each other from a long time ago. "

"I think that is just the hormones talking" said Lacey, laughing.

Ariel laughed with her friends. But something about Killian did seem familiar to her, like he was this missing piece that she never even knew was gone. Whatever it was, she was glad she met him.

"All right we're going to have to get you new clothes for your date then" said Ruby, smiling as she got up.