alright ladies and gentlemen i apologize for the MAJOR time and episode jumping, but its all minor character backstory, in both Storybrooke and the enchanted forest, the only real episode where Irene and Leila could have made appearances is Fruits of the Poisonous Tree, and I didn't see how i could write them in, because Irene has no idea that her sister killed the King, or she didn't yet.

so anyway this is True North through Hat Trick lemme know what you think.

kilobyte5000 this chapter is dedicated to you, but because this is not my favorite chapter i am also dedicating chapter eleven to you as well, thanks again for the name.

Chapter Ten: True North - Hat Trick

Storybrooke

Leila grabbed a giant Apollo bar from the dark star Pharmacy and took it up to Mr. Clark paying the $6.99 it cost, before heading over to Henry and rolling her eyes at the comic book he was reading.

Before she could say anything however a voice behind them asked "What are you reading?"

Leila looked around and was caught up in a vision of Mr. Clark accusing her and Henry of stealing

"The Hulk vs. Wolverine."

Leila heard Henry say as she came back from her vision

"I'm Ava. I think I've seen you two around school." the girl who was speaking to them was about twelve and blond, Leila recognized her, not from school but from the Enchanted Forest.

Leila suddenly realized that if Regina saw Ava and her brother, who wasn't in Leila's sight currently but was sure to be around, it would be bad.

"You two are in Ms. Blanchard's class right?"

Just then the boy Leila had known had to be nearby came around the corner and asked "Almost ready Ava?"

"This is my brother Nicholas." Ava told them.

"Hi."

Henry smiled at them both and agreed when Ava asked if he and Leila wanted to hang out with them for a bit.

Leila considered stopping what was about to happen but she closed her eyes, taking a deep breath before leaving what came next into the hands of the Fates.

"Where the Hell do you think you're going?" Mr. Clark asked as he came to stand in front of the door. He then sneezed and told Henry to open his bag.

Fifteen minutes later saw Connie entering the pharmacy to talk to Mr. Clark "You actually saw my daughter and nephew steal?" she pressed.

Mr. Clark became very uncomfortable "no I saw the boy they were with stealing and putting things in Henry's bag."

Connie narrowed her eyes at Mr. Clark. "I'm sure that you have the video evidence that shows Leila and Henry agreeing to steal from you, because my sister gave you new security cameras with audio two months ago Tom."

Mr. Clark looked even more uncomfortable "I uhhh… I haven't had time to install them."

Connie leaned forward to get more into his face "Now Tom, you aren't honestly telling me that you are calling my daughter and nephew a thief without some kind of proof, are you?"

Mr. Clark gulped and said "Your right, it obviously had to be the other two, my mistake."

Connie smiled and turned around to come face to face with Emma. "Intimidating the Pharmacist?" Emma asked crossing her arms over her chest.

Connie smiled "Emma, it's not intimidating, it's correcting a bad assumption."

Emma snorted "I take it you fixed it?"

Connie nodded "Of course I did."

With that she took Leila and Henry out of the pharmacy and to her home.

Leila and Henry went though The Book while Connie made lunch.

After lunch Henry went back to Regina's.

Leila decided that she had interfered with Regina and her plans too frequently, so rather than confront Regina about what was going on she simply let the cards fall where they would.

The Enchanted Forest

Irene pulled away from Zeus "You have been lying to me all this time?!"

Zeus hesitated but finally said "I never lied, I just… I was afraid to tell you."

Irene turned her back on him and placed a hand on her stomach "oh gods!"

Zeus put his hands on her shoulders "I should have told you sooner, but I wanted to wait-"

"For WHAT?!" Irene cried as she turned to face him again "For our wedding?! When you would whisk me off to Olympus and try to make me a goddess?! I told you weeks ago that I wanted a simple life! No royalty, no court, just peace and quiet! But it seems I shall never have that will I?"

She started walking out of the room.

"Where are you going?" Zeus called after her.

Irene looked over her shoulder "Back to King Leopold's kingdom! Where I may have to live the life of a duchess, but at least it is on MY terms!"

Storybrooke

A month had passed since the pharmacy incident. Emma and Graham had decided they had too little in common, it didn't help that she still didn't believe in the curse, Irene and Graham weren't doing better, in fact they were currently fighting.

"Why do you have to be so stubborn?!" Graham exclaimed.

Connie took a deep breath "I'm not being stubborn Graham! I'm busy, Ashley needs help with the baby and Tom needs help with his allergies, and I also need to get Leila ready for school each day and help her with her homework, I don't have time to date like I did before I had her."

Graham rolled his eyes "You found the time to see me before, I think what's really going on is you don't want to give us a shot."

Connie growled "I had the time to see you before, because my sister was watching my child, you want to know what has changed? My sister and I are fighting! In case you missed me moving back into my house!"

Graham grabbed her shoulders and made her face him "And yet you don't want to bring Leila with you when we go to dinner."

Connie pulled away, "I don't want her getting ideas, and if you're going to get upset over it, then maybe it's not a good idea for us to see each other."

Graham suddenly realized he had stepped to far "Connie-"

Connie raised her hand to cut him off "No, Graham, We're done!"

With that Connie grabbed her purse and went to met Mary Margaret and Emma at Granny's.

Mary M. saw the look on Connie's face and said "What happened?"

Connie shook her head "So not talking about it right now." When Ruby placed Connie's usual coffee order in front of her, Connie immediately took a sip.

Two minutes later they saw Emma approaching, only for her to get stopped by the stranger in town, a minute later she was inside Granny's and both Connie and Mary M. asked "Who was that?"

Emma sat down "I don't know yet."

"Yet. So you're going to find out?" Mary M. asked

Emma leaned forward "I thought you called us here to talk about you."

Mary M. sighed "Yeah but talking about either of you is so much easier right now."

Connie placed a hand on Mary M's "What is it Mary?"

Mary M. looked around them and then leaned forward and whispered "Remember when you both told me to stay away from David and I agreed?"

Connie and Emma whispered back "Yeah?"

"I didn't"

"Yeah we know" Connie and Emma whispered in unison.

"You know? How?"

"Because I am sheriff and you are a love sick school teacher." Emma responded

Connie smirked "Because I am your best friend and I know your guilty face."

The Enchanted Forest

Leila was in her crib sleeping when a shadow fell over her, but she didn't stir, she continued to sleep, unaware of the man who was standing over her.

A moment later a small stuffed Pegasus was placed next to her, in her sleep she reached out and clutched it tightly but still slept on.

"Sleep well, my princess." Zeus whispered before vanishing

Storybrooke

Two more months passed, along with Miners day, the Scandal that had followed Mary Margret and David after Kathryn had found out about their affair had passed, only to be followed by Kathryn's disappearance. Mary Margret got arrested, a heart had been found buried in the woods in a box with Mary Margret's finger prints all over it. Connie was in Emma's office hearing about a man named Jefferson, how he kidnapped Mary M. and Emma and apparently believed in the curse.

Connie took a deep breath "How did Mary even get out?!" she asked

Emma showed her the key Mary had left behind and Connie's eyes went wide. "My sister's skeleton keys? They are supposed to be useless, just a collection she's had for years."

Emma leaned forward "One of them is a key to our loft."

Connie looked up horrified "No!"

Emma nodded "Henry brought them to me and I unlocked the door with it myself."

Connie stood up and put a hand over her mouth "What kind of woman is my sister?!"

Alright ladies and gentlemen, i am hoping to have The Stable Boy up tommorow in the meantime, reviews are love!