A/N: My friend broke her wrist so no chapters for a bit
Regina's POV
Amber is just sat on the floor next to were Joey was laid, sobbing. It was going to be very tense with her around camp. But for me, I guess, I won't be as lonely and possibly, just possibly, not as angry. Hook and Emma had wandered off somewhere, Snow and Charming were sat on a log talking together, although I couldn't hear what they were saying. And Henry had gone to sit with Neal and Gold.
I wrap my arm around the tearful Amber and pull her in for a slight hug, she's tense at first but slowly begins to relax into my arms.
"Would you like me to make him go away?" I ask, whilst looking down at her.
"W-what? Who?" Amber asks.
"Joey, would you like his body to go away?" I ask, knowing that without a constant reminder of his death everyday, Amber would recover faster.
"Why?" She asks looking slightly shocked.
"Well... In order for the Angels to pick him up and take his body to heaven, where he can live happily ever after, the person must be turned into dust." I give that a try. I know it's not the best explanation ever but she is only 8 after all.
"Oh... Erm okay then..." She whispers, hesitantly.
I slowly turn his body to dust and sit back down next to Amber.
"Now we need to just wait for the Angels to come." I say into her ear.
I magically make the dust fly upwards without Amber seeing me.
"Wow..." She says in awe.
"See, I told you so!" I say cheekily.
"That's a very nice necklace you've got there!" I say, attempting to cheer her up slightly.
"Thank you" she replies.
"Where did you get it?" I ask.
She didn't reply she just looks at the floor. Joey maybe?
"I'm just going to go check some stuff out with Emma okay?" I say. She just nods at me.
"Feel free to look around if you like" I say and walk towards the Charmings...
I wander over and sit next to Snow and Charming.
"I never knew you liked children Regina?" She questions. That was such a stupid question! Would I have a son if I didn't like children?
"Well... It's a good job I do! None of you where going to go and comfort her!" I say loudly.
"She was being horrible towards Emma, Regina! If she was being like that to Henry she probably wouldn't be here!" She has a point actually. Not that I can tell her that.
"Yes but Emma is 30. She can take care of herself! Plus Amber is only 8 years old! She just lost someone who was very close to her!" I state.
"Yes but you also lied to her! You calmly moved on?" Charming says.
"Well what else was I meant to say? Oh yes my step-daughter got my finance killed so I destroyed many kingdoms and took them over, got a new name as the evil queen and focused on turning Snow White's life into a living hell?"
"Umm I guess you have a point.." Snow says.
"Yes, yes I do!" I say.
"Look just try and make her feel a little bit welcome. I mean you're good at that kind of stuff!" I say, loudly before storming off to find Emma and hook.
Hooks POV
4 years ago~Hook's ship
"Wake up, wake up, wake up!" I hear a very excited Amber shouting at me.
"What is it love? Are you okay?" I ask in shock. I look at the clock it's 6 o'clock!
"You don't remember?" She asks, getting down off my bed and looks a bit upset.
Bloody hell what did I forget?
"Erm no I don't believe I do?" I say as a bit of a question whilst chuckling slightly.
"Oh..." She says, looking really upset.
"I'll be in my cabin if you want me..." She begins be to walk slowing up the stairs to her cabin.
I quietly hop out of bed and run above deck. I double check to make sure Amber has actually gone down to her cabin.
"Alright crew" I say quietly, but loud enough for people to hear.
"Get ready!" I say excitedly.
I wait around 10 minutes or so and run down to Amber's cabin.
"Are you alright love?" I ask innocently.
"Unmm" she replies.
"Hey look I'm sorry I forgot whatever you think I forgot but why don't you come up here and help me steer me ship?" I ask.
"Unmm okay... I guess" she says.
I begin to walk up onto deck and make the signal to Smee.
"SURPRISE!" We all shout as she comes up onto deck.
She was very shocked but after a while she had recovered.
"Ahhh. Killian you did this?" She came up to me and playfully punched my arm. "Thank you so much you guys!" She says as she turns to the rest of the crew.
"You had me so scared, I thought you'd actually forgotten my birthday!"
"I'd never do that, love!" I say whilst picking her up and spinning her around before placing her feet back on the floor.
We danced, drank and laughed the whole way up until 4 o'clock.
"Alright, love, I'm going to make my way down below deck for a bit just to check our course!" I say weakly.
"Okay! Hurry up though, this is so fun!" She giggles.
I just nod and hurry down into my room.
1 hour. 1 hour before I have to let my little girl go. I'm regretting this a lot, but, like Felix said it's either they take her or I give her. Plus, I'll also get a chance at revenge on the crocodile and to get off the damn island. But we had become so close and I truly loved her. She reminded me of Milah. However, the thought of Milah strengthened my need to get revenge on the bloody crocodile!
I walked above deck and called her below. "Hey, I still need to give you your birthday present..."
"You got me one?" She asks in awe.
"Aye." I reply.
I bring out a shining, pink, pearl necklace.
"Wow..." She says, gaping at the sight.
"For me?" She whispers.
"Yes of course love" I chuckle.
I put it over her neck and it looks stunning.
"Now, why don't you go upstairs and enjoy your 'party' Amber, I'll be up in a moment." I say quietly.
"Remember I love you Amber, no matter what..." I say just before she reaches the top of the stairs.
"I love you too, Killian." she says before exiting the room. That necklace looks amazing on her.
4:55. I'm overflowing with regret.. Why would they just leave us be?
I try to plan ways to kill the crocodile to take my mind off the fact that I was practically giving away my daughter, well, she's like a daughter.
All of a sudden I hear screaming. Amber. I just sit. I can hear voices from on deck...
"Get off me!"
"KILLIAN!"
"HOOK?"
"He gave you away. All so he could get revenge on the crocodile." That was Felix.
I hear sobbing and then a thud.
I wander up onto the deck, I see the crew stood staring, and as I look over the side of me ship. I see Amber. Her hands are tied and she is surrounded by lost boys.
"You didn't really do this, right?"
She asks, sobbing slightly, looking for a bit of hope.
"I'm so sorry Amber..." I trial off.
As I walk away all I hear are her cries as she gets further and further away from me.
Hook's POV
Present day~Neverland
I see Amber sitting on her own, next to where her friends's body had been, I decided to wander over to see if she was okay...
"Alright, lass?" I ask, whilst sitting on the log next to her.
"Ummmmm" she replies. Well this was going to be awkward.
"I see you still have that necklace..." I say gesturing to pearl necklace around her neck.
"Yes which YOU gave me to me. Right before YOU gave me away!" She states rather loudly.
"Look lass, I'm sorry... And I don't say that very often... Therefore I truly am..." I say, trying my hardest to seem sincere.
"Ummmmm" she just says. I have no bloody idea what that means?
"Well, you are going to be around camp for, well, I don't know how long! So why don't we try to be civil?" I ask, trying not to turn this into another argument.
"Did you get your revenge?" Bloody hell I didn't want her to know that!
"Erm what, love?" I ask, trying to seem confused.
"Did you get your revenge on Rumpelstiltskin?" She questions, more firmly this time.
"No. He'a sat over there..." I say pointing towards him.
"Oh okay." She says, I can tell I caused her quite a bit of pain.
"Erm, how did you know about that? The revenge I mean?" I say wearily.
"Oh yeh Felix told me everything." She gives me a death glare.
"Bloody hell" I say under my breath before taking another mouthful of my rum.
"I'd best be off, see you around" I nod my head towards her before walking off to find Emma again.
Regina's POV
I walk over to Emma just as Hook leaves and stand next to her while crossing my arms.
"Well..." I say.
"Explain" I state after a short break.
"And what would you like me to explain Regina?" She asks.
"Don't even go there Miss Swan. Why are you acting like you don't want your own daughter?" I ask.
"What? You're the one who sided with her?"
"And who else was going to?"
"I don't know..."
"Exactly, what I did was show a little care for her. But no, you didn't, you just stood there!" I yell slightly.
"Well I'm sorry, she's not even going to forgive me you heard her! She said it herself!" She shouts back. Right that's it...
"Well I wouldn't forgive you either Miss Swan! You gave her up for adoption and since she's been reunited with you, things have just got down hill! Maybe you should just focus on trying to be a mother right now!" She seems slightly taken back by that, but I don't care. I turn around to walk back to Amber and see her stood behind me.
"Oh god, what are you doing here honey?" I say sweetly.
"I don't want you two to fall out cause of me..." Bless.
"Oh no, it's okay, I never really liked your mother anyway." I say, glaring at Emma who is stood there in a defensive and questioning position.
"A-are you sure?" She says I bend down to her height and see her red puffy eyes - she has obviously been crying.
"Sweetheart why have you been crying?" I ask simply.
"Oh it's nothing, just some old memories..."
"With Hook?" Emma says cutting her off.
"Umm yeh..." Amber says.
"I'll go have a word with him" Emma quickly walks away, she's clearly trying to avoid Amber.
"I'm guessing she doesn't want to talk to me then..." Amber says, sadly. She seems really upset by whatever Hook had brought up.
"Unmm, I don't know honey..."
Regina's POV
2 hours later~Neverland
Everybody wanted to help go get food but I said it wasn't safe for Amber to go out of camp. Rumplestiltskin, being the man he is, decided to stay behind with her. I was reluctant at first but I guess he'll be okay it's only for a little while...
Gold's POV
I glance across towards Amber. As she is also the daughter of Emma Swan, she could also be my undoing so I figured I should say on the good side of her.
I walk over to her and sit on a log next to her.
"Hello, dearie." I say. She jumps slightly, she obviously didn't realise I was there.
"Hello?" She responds sounding nervous.
"Are you alright, dearie?" I say again.
"Yeah, I guess?" she sounds so confused I wonder why.
"Good." I say simply.
"Why are you talking to me?" She asks suspiciously.
"Well, I figured that if you are going to be at our camp for a while I may as well get to know you a bit better."
"Okay?"
"Yes, so is that okay with you?" I ask hoping the answer will be yes.
"I guess, but I get to ask you stuff too, right?" She asks.
"Anything you like..."
"Okay, so why does Emma hate seeing me?" I thought the answer to that was obvious but clearly not.
"Well, every time she sees you memories and guilt come flooding back into her so guess it's just easier that she stays away..." I say, hoping I don't hurt her - Well anyways it is only the truth?
"Oh." she says. She seems pretty hurt by that but what else was I meant to say?
"Now I get to ask you a question..." I say taking my chance.
"Go on" she says making eye contact with me for the first time.
"what was Pan like towards when you first on this island?" I ask out of curiosity.
"You know him well?"
"Yes, he is my father" she looks slightly taken back by this, well, shocked but who wouldn't be?
"Well..."
As she begins I start to think about our beginning I guess it was kind of a good start.
Amber's POV
4 years ago-Neverland
I can't believe Killian would give me away like that... I truly thought I meant something to him.
Suddenly I feel Felix grab my back and drag me off this boat, he throws me onto the sand and says
"Where is Pan?"
I zoned out from the rest of there conversation, was laid on the cold, wet sand. Shaking with fear, Peter Pan was meant to be really nice but these boys weren't. What if he was the same?
"Get up." I snapped out of my thoughts as I was forced up.
We walked along the beach for a while before I begin to see an outline of a person.
"Is that Peter Pan?" I wonder.
"No questions." He replies sternly, I gulp.
"Felix, untie the poor girl, she must be terrified!" Well he seemed nice!
"Now what's your name?" He asked.
"A-Amber.." I replied.
"And how old are you Amber?"
"8 years old" I reply again.
"Okay, why don't you come with me back to my camp and I'll show you around?" He asks holding out his hand for me to come with him.
"Oh and by the way I'm Pan, Peter Pan."
TBC…