Belle's POV
Dawn is breaking and already someone is knocking on my door. I rush to get presentable.
"Captain, what are you doing up so early?" I asked opening the door. "Is everything alright?"
"Lovely morning to you, Belle. I just wanted to return this book as soon as possible. You did after all only lend it to me."
"Thank you, but you could have waited."
"There is not time to waste. The child can be born at any moment and we must be ready." Hook said and he came in and placed the loaned book on the table.
"Did you find anything useful?"
"Many interesting things, but I'm afraid nothing that would assist us with the time traveling spell. Although I did come across references to several other books and I was hoping to have a look at those as well."
"If we have them, I don't see why not."
"Wonderful." Hook ran his hand over the bookshelves and started pulling multiple volumes, placing them on the counters around him. I watched confused as he pulled books, leaving them on the counter without even glancing at them.
"These will do." He finally said taking a stack of about 3. He tucked them under his arm without letting me even see the titles.
"I'll have them back here by this evening. Good day."
I began to voice my protests at the mess he was leaving for me, but he was already gone. The only title that I have caught was a digest on the power of oaths. That was a completely different form of magic than what the wicked witch was working; the time traveling spell being based on blood magic.
I set to work putting the shop back in order thinking that no one ever listened to me. If Hook wanted to waste his time, it was his time to waste.
A/N 2 more chapters left. I have finished writing, but I need to proof before I post. The story should be complete within the next 24 hours. Do you forgive me to doing a 2nd chapter from Belle's POV?