Disclaimer: Once Upon a Time does not belong to me nor do the characters. However, I do own any original characters (OC's) that come along in this story.

The Captain is Known

"Any bids for this one?" A relatively short and stubby man asked loudly, gruffly throwing aside a girl before him to the cold wooden platform. She had long brunette hair that fell almost down to her waist, light green eyes, and was going to be sold off to a strange to work for. Of course, it was never her decision to own this particular job because the job had found her.

"Two-hundred fifty!"

If I'm fortunate, maybe I will get sold this time.

"Four-hundred!"

"I'll bid seven-hundred!" Shouted an individual in the audience.

"Seven-hundred for the beautiful lady," The auctioneer spat out. "How pleasant! Most would only go to around one-hundred. Would anyone else like to make a bid on this woman?"

"No? Come on now!"

"I'll bid for this one." The sudden rough voice came from a man, and the audience around made room for him to step forward; it was almost clear that fear seemed to emit out of the stranger though everyone in the town were practically strangers to each other as well. The female slave stared at the potential buyer in front of her. He wore a black outer layer with his chest partially showing out. The man's one hand was covered with a leather glove and the other was a somewhat thin piece of metal curved, a hook. She watched as the strange came closer. Could he possibly be?...No, he can't.

"What are ya offering?" said the auctioneer.

"How much do you want?"

"The limit is ten-thousand plegs. You can't exceed that out."

"Eleven-thousand it is then. Ten for her and the rest for you to keep." The man said firmly, dropping a small pouch of gold coins into the seller's hand. The audience marveled at the expense with greedy eyes. Why would someone spend that much on a mere slave?

"She's all yours!" The merchant stated happily, his eyes focused on the money in front of him, and his hands digging into the coins like sea water.

"W-where are we going?" The girl questioned as she was hurriedly pulled by her buyer, whose hand was gripped tightly onto her delicate wrist. She focused her eyes onto his hook, pondering in her mind. Back in her hometown, there were rumors of a certain hooked man around the area. Many said that he was a devious traveler. Some said that he was a kind hearted gentleman. What did the rumors say his name was again? Crook?

"To my home. But first," He pushed her lightly against a stoned wall, leaving little space between them for a brief moment before continuing his walk. "What is your name?"

"My name is Eva."

"And I am James. You are free to go as you please now."

"No, I want to repay you."

"If you insist, follow me. We're close to my home."

They made their way cross the crowd streets of the town, and to a sandy area near the sea. There, Eva could see it—a large ship floating atop the moving water that was seemingly shining from the sun. His home is a ship!

Soon, Eva found herself standing on the rocking ship.

"Aye, who is this?" Asked a curious crew member. The man was at average height and had several missing teeth as he attempted to give her a wry smile. However, his appearance was nothing compared to the rest of the crew that closely resembled a large band of buccaneers, which they probably were.

"Crew, this is Eve. Why don't one of you show her around a bit? I'll be in my cabin if anyone needs me."

A few grunts and snorts were heard before everyone returned to their usual work on the ship. Eva was left standing in the middle of it all until a fairly short man came before her wearing a red bandana around his forehead and a grim smile upon his face.

"I'm Dock," He said happily. What an interesting name. "I'll gladly show you around the ship. First, we'll start off here on the ship's deck and..." His voice and any other distraction faded away as Eva came to a startling realization.

She had just volunteered to stay as a helper for a man who lived on a ship.

The idea would've have been nice, but it was Captain Hook's ship. His ship. And she had to repay him for damn's sake. Freedom was at least a taste too sweet to not be fully grateful for.

"This is James' ship?!"

Dock raised his right eyebrow at her quizzically.

"James? Cube, do we have a James on board?" Dock yelled over to a fellow member.

"James, what? Dammit, Dock, nobody named James is on board. Maybe Cap'n knows a James!"

"Mm, you should ask Captain Hook about it! He knows almost everything about the sea." Dock stalked away into the ship's storage room, while whistling a strange tune into the air.

So the 'James' from earlier isn't existing? Unless his real name is really James... For all Eva could know, James could be some sort of fake name that the captain used for his traveling.

"I'm on a ship with Captain Hook."

Terrific.

Author's Note: I'm sorry about the ridiculously short length of this story so far, but I just HAD to put down a Once Upon a Time Captain Hook x OC story. I know that he hasn't even been introduced yet nor has his history been explained, but I'm testing this idea out. Also, there are already pictures of Captain Hook online and he looks great. Is anyone else super excited for his appearance in Once Upon a Time later on?

Length will defiantly be longer in the second chapter by the way.

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