So if for any reason you didn't read the description, this story takes place as if Season 7 never happened. I have been very disappointed in what we've seen of Season 7 so far (the exception being Ep. 4 "Beauty" which was absolutely amazing and probably my favorite episode of the series) and I feel that the show could've ended after the season 6 finale without needing to continue the story. So yeah we're gonna pretend the episode ended with that party at Granny's diner and we never knew about Lucy or grown-up Henry. If you are one of those people who like to keep things super canon just pretend that Drizella cast a spell that undid everything that happened in the season or something.

Chapter 1

January 7, Noon, Storybrooke School

A young girl, about 14 years old, dashes across the playground chasing her opponent. The game is "Cursed" popular amongst the students. She stretches her hand out and...yes!

She grabs his shirt. "Haha! I Got you!"

Her 13-year-old brother, Killian, who she "got" scoffs. "Barely."

Ocean smiled. "Well, you're cursed now so help me tag everyone else. Who should we go after?"

Killian looked around and smiled a bit. "How about Rosie?" He suggested.

"Dude, she's not even playing, besides, I don't wanna mess with her. C'mon let's go get Robber." She ran off, but her brother didn't follow. Instead, he walked towards Rosie, who was sitting in the grass reading a book.

Rosebelle Gold was not the most likeable person in the world. She was a troublemaking, control freak who was great at making deals. She has only one soft spot, and that is for books. When she wasn't hurting someone, or striking up a deal, she was reading.

Despite her flaws, she was, or at least Killian thought she was, very beautiful. She had long flowing, curly, brown hair, brown-green eyes, and the most unique accent you'll ever hear. Killian had a bit of a foreign accent himself, but he felt his was not as interesting as hers, though they were very similar. She was 14, six months older than Killian, and showed no interest in him whatsoever, so he doubted he had much of a chance with her. But he knew that behind her intimidating demeanor, was an amazing girl who could have feelings other than a want for power.

"Hey Gold," He said cheerfully, sitting next to her.

"What do you want, pirate?" She asked without looking up from her book.

Killian thought for a moment. He wanted Rosie to play with them so he could prove to Ocean that she wasn't so bad. And he knew just how to do it.

"I've come to make a deal." He told her.

Her eyes widened and her mouth turned up into a mischevious smile. She slammed her book shut.

"What can I do for you, dearie?"

If you didn't get it, "Cursed" is a play on the game "Infection" which was super popular to play at my school last year. I know this chapter is super short and nothing has even really happened yet but I hope you enjoyed it!