Finally, the cover is completed along with the next chapter, thanks for all the follows and favourites. I've been kind of fanfic stalking this fic. I'm shocked at the amount if views. keep the comments coming, I love to hear your thoughts.

this fic swaps between Hooks pov and Emma's. Hope you enjoy this chapter. :3

He takes one look at the neat, tidy long, and oh so very vague list he'd been given for collecting birthday supplies. Before he reaches into his pocket takes out his phone and speed dials Regina.

"Hey love, do half of theses things on your bloody list actually exist?"

"I'm sure you can figure it out hook. It is after all just a list of items required for a girls birthday party. And yes, I can assure you everything on that list. Does indeed exist."

He can tell by her tone, something has been upsetting her.

"Well don't blame me if its wrong love."

And with that, she hangs up the phone.

"Hmm," he glances down at it. Her words from earlier were not to stray from the list, at any cost. "Piñata? What the fuck is a piñata?" he ponders for a second or two.

"Can I help you sir?" A young friendly shop assistant asks him. He thinks for a moment or two. Trying to bite his old pirate tongue, she was certainly his type. But his family was counting on him not to screw it up by being arrested for sexual harassment or assault.

"I'm searching for party things for my niece's birthday party. My sister has burden me with the task, work aye?"

The woman offers him an odd look before pointing him to the children's toys isle. Well more like giving him directions. 'This place is harder to navigate than the fucking seas of the enchanted Forrest and Neverland combined.' He grumbles to himself. He wondered how people can even manage in this world sometimes, though he had to admit the place had its perks. After 10 minuets, and another to assistants late and two wrong turns to the alcohol isle. And he'd be certain to tell Regina, that someone had accidentally placed the alcohol goods in his cart, without his knowledge. He found it, he was however unsure how he was able to miss it as the bloody thing was about the size of Neverland. And had about as many screaming kids running up and down its isle.

He finds the girls section, and his eyes widen in fear. The entirety of the party stuff is chocked full of Disney crap. Princess tiaras, fairy wands, masks, ears, even outfits. This was quickly becoming a fucking nightmare for him. Regina refused to let the girls watch any Disney princess crap, as one it was total bullshit. And two she found it very offensive the whole idea and very loosely based one sided half truths, but eventually caved. They had tried to watch Snow White once. It almost ended with Regina breaking the tv into pieces. They had watched sleeping beauty and beauty and the beast. Which had Regina constantly pissing herself laughing through out it all. They did all like a couple of them, the modern ones were defiantly the best, even he himself found brave to be enjoyable, and reminded him of much of the girls. So he decides to say fuck it and starts placing princess gift bags, pens and all the other stuff into his cart. "Ohh, tiaras." It wasn't really the girls thing, but it was their birthday, they deserved to be treated like they actually were.

"Wow Hook, didn't take you for a tiara type of guy." His eyes widen at the sound of the unmistakable voice. 'Fucky, fuck, fuck!' He turns to face her. 'Double fuck, Swan and the fucking wolf girl.'

"Ahh Swan, what are you doing so far away from home, I'm surprised to find you here with out mommy or daddy dearest by your side. They finally let the grown daughter out of their sights?" He tries to keep most of the venom out from his voice. He hears her snarl.

"That's none of your business Hook."

"Which part love? And if you're just gonna stand there and insult me, kindly fuck the hell off. I stuff I need to do."

She chuckles softly, "wow someone's seems whipped wouldn't you say Ruby?"

The wolf girl just smiles and nods her head in response.

"Hardly love, just looking out for family, someone has to aye, since you kicked her ass to the kerb." He mutters the last part under his breath, the turns and walks off.

Fuck, this wasn't how she wanted this to go, she'd been shopping to get something for Tyler, Boston seemed promising, had all he would need, and she could afford it. Plus it was close enough to her family, well friends. So maybe it wouldn't be like the paed's centre at Hopkins, but it would suffice.

Running into Hook for her was a good thing, for her at least. She had so many questions, that needed answers and he was the only person who could well possibly would help. Her parents and Rumple had all refused. Henry didn't know all that much more than her. He told her contrary to her believe she woke only 2 days after she was knocked unconscious, unlike the 3 weeks her mother had told her, and she knew her mother was the one lying to her.

"Killian wait!" She runs after him and grabs ahold of his arm. She winces in pain as she uses her plastered arm to grab ahold of him. She watches him looking over her, regretting the fact she left her jacket in the car. Her bruises along her arms and collar bone peaked out from under her top. Emma Swan wasn't normally the subconscious type, but his eyes seemed to bore into her soul, his look makes her feel uncomfortable, she adjusts herself ready for his continued onslaught.

"What do you fucking want love?" He snarls loudly at her. Emma bites her lower lip softly, before she takes a long, sharp intake of breath.

"I...I need to know what happened in Neverland." She pauses before continuing, her voice lower than before, a deep pleading creeps into her tone. "I don't remember any of it."

He raises an eyebrow at her. "So you don't remember you and Regina...?" There was that name again. Regina. Henry had often asked about a woman by that name, anyone memory that seemed to contain that woman, seemingly seemed to be erased. It annoyed her greatly, as did the fact no one else around town seemed to give a fuck regarding her and her apparent sudden disappearance.

"I do not know anyone by the name Regina, how many more times to I need to tell people of this?!" Her eyes fell to the floor.

"But?" His tone was soft and oddly calming.

"I feel as though I should. Henry had shown me photos of her. This beautiful, loving woman who cared for him for so long. But I still can't remember her face. Nor can I remember any memories about her from my entire time of being in Storybrooke or in Neverland. And everyone seems to be I'm agreement I'm better off not remembering. The only ones who cared she was gone was Henry and Belle." She could feel the tears pricking at her eyes.

"So why not just ask the crocodile or your parents?"

She sighs frustratedly. "I did and I know they're lying to me, I just... I just don't know why. The only other people who where there are you and this Regina chick right? And since I have no clue who she even is that just leaves you."

He raises an eyebrow. She was thankful for the fact in place of his hook was a prosthetic hand. "So your stalking me, in Boston?"

"No, I'm here for my son Tyler ok? He's really sick and well Storybrooke doesn't have much in away to help him. And magic doesn't seem to be working either."

"I'm sorry to hear about your kid, love. And I'd really love to help you, but I'm not sure you'd even believe half of what I told, or if I'm even aloud to tell you, because its not mine to tell."

'Fuck, not hook too.'

"Omg, they've gotten to you too haven't they, my parents, fuck this shit!"

"Look love it's not your patents, but I have to protect my family." He hands her a piece torn paper with his number on it to her. "Call of you need anything love, I need to run this by someone before I can tell you anything, but I might not be able to give you all the answers."

She releases a breath she wasn't even aware she was holding. "Thank you, this means a lot to me hook, it truly does. Anything is better than what I currently have." She suddenly felt lighter than she has done in years. She grabs a giant apple off of a near by shelf. "Hey Hook?"

He turns to face her, as she throws the giant apple at him.

"The fuck is this for Swan?"

"It's a piñata, your welcome, good luck with the ." She smiles softly at him, before walking away.

Oh, this was bad. Mega bad. What made it worse was the pair of them were both complete. It was easy for him to place the blame all upon Swan, she did after all leave Regina, but now, he was beginning to think there was something more sinister going on. Before he took Regina from Storybrooke he always thought something was slightly off before, but he was no sorcerer , and Regina was dealing with pregnancy hormones coupled with a broken heart, and the croc would hardly of helped if it had been magically induced,as it would of been him who created the potion, and Cora well she was well and truly dead. And Cass, would of needed to come to Storybrooke, which he knew unless she truly had too, she would never do, as it would risk uncovering the fact that rumple was her long list father. Or she would possibly end up levelling the town, being the daughter of the dark one and the queen of hearts, she was certainly a force to be reckoned with.

He'd talk this over with Cass before he brought it to Regina, he didn't want her to get her hopes up only to be shattered again. He shock his head, before turning back to the shelves piled full of party gear. 'Ah fuck it.' Regina had given him her card, he began to stick handfuls of stuff into the cart, at least this way Regina couldn't get pissy about getting the wrong things, it was a plan that could surely not fail him. The grand total came to a whopping $245.69, having only one more stop before heading back to the ranch.

The rest of the car journey back to the hotel was spent in silence, Ruby had barely said 5 words to her since they left Walmart, the whole conversation was going through her head. If he was protecting someone then that person must of been Regina. She was the only person left. A thousand odd scenarios were running through her head about what had occurred she'd always wondered what had happend after she realised Snow was lying to her. Her thoughts wander to her son. Her right hand running along the length of her pale blue cast. Neal had broken it after an argument about Tyler not being his, which was impossible. Yes she'd cheated on him on her hen night, but it would have been impossible to conceive a child with a woman, especially outside of Storybrooke. But cheating was cheating, he crossed a line when he went for Tyler. She should if listened to Henry sooner. She always found it strange that her mother had always kept pushing them together, even after all she knew about him, after the way he treats Emma, Snow insisted she stay with him to make it work. Like it was duty as the princess, as divorces weren't aloud in their world. Except this wasn't their world. No this was her world they had sent her to it to save them, but now she was the one who needed to be saved. If her parents didn't get it or like it, then so be it. She would not raise her son, surrounded by liars, and abusers. She had spent her own childhood living in that fear, she'd already let her eldest son see too much of that world. This was her new start, but to start a new, she needed closure from the past. And that was what only Hook could give her. Away from Storybrooke was her world, she knew the rules. And how to play by them. Here her son would be safe and away from magic. That was her plan, move back to Boston, divorce Neal, and find Regina, if Hook wouldn't provide her with what she needed, at least she would have a starting point. The old familiar light that once shone in her eyes, that had disappeared for so long came back with a vengeance. 'Oh yes, Emma Swan was back!'

Next chapter is the Girls birthday party, and a lot of Neal bashing from Henry, so stay tuned, I'd love to your thoughts so far and what's possibly going on. :3