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Chapter Ten
Killian's POV
"Well played mate." Joe nudges me as eat. "I was lucky. No one else would have asked her the only other person is out of the way I believe." I remind him. "Yes. I think that girl Ariana said he had gone back to England after getting a mysterious message." Joe smirks. "Who sent it?" I ask. "Wasn't me. Either Medea or Elena. Probably Medea." Joe shrugs his shoulders as someone comes up to me. I recognise her from Liv's group. Ariana. She grabs my arm. "Killian come quick. Something happened and Emma had an accident. She's in a lake, she's unconscious. I don't know if she's…" She stops, her eyes filling with tears. "What! Bloody hell!" I jump into action immediately, following Ariana outside. "What the bloody hell happened!" I yell angrily. "I. I don't know. We have to rescue her." She whispers as we reach the lake. I push my jacket off. "Killian don't!" She cries. I ignore her and dive in anyway, the water is ice temperature. Yet I've been in colder water than this. I swim around until I spy long beautiful blonde hair...
Emma. I think as I swim towards the figure, I grab her just as two other people reach her side. Yet I am the one who pulls her to the surface. I place her gently on the grass. However I am pushed out of the way by the other two who attempted to rescue her. Someone unknown to me and Spence. How the bloody hell is he here? I think to myself angrily but I find those thoughts flee quickly as my only thoughts are on Emma and are praying that she lives.
After several agonising moments where Spence attempts to revive her she awakens, coughing. "Spence?" She whispers softly. "It's alright now. You're ok." He mutters soothingly to her. "Killian." She calls my name gently. I move toward her, she grabs my hand and squeezes it tightly. "You rescued me?" She whispers, noticing the fact that I am absolutely bloody drenched in water. "Yeah he jumped in after you along with Spence and. Sorry I don't know your name?" Ariana asks the man who also attempted to rescue Emma. "Diaval." He answers plainly. "Thank you." She smiles. "We need to get you to the hospital." Spence mutters. "No. I think I'm ok." Emma whispers. "Emma you have an awful gash on your head and your eye looks bruised. Not to mention you almost drowned." Diaval sighs. I look at her more closely. My eyes falling on the cut on her head and the bruising around her eye. "I don't want to go to the hospital. I'm fine. I'm talking, I'm." She scrambles to her feet. "Walking." She says determinedly. Taking a couple of steps yet stumbles. Spence and I catching her instantly. "I just need a nice warm bath and some pain killers. The people at the hospital are overworked as it is!" She protests. "Emma you're the princess of Auradon!" Spence tries to reason with her. "I really really don't want to go to the hospital. Look just take me home. If I like pass out or anything then you can take me but don't unless it's really really necessary." She begs. We all look at her as if she were insane. Yet who are we to refuse The Princess Of Auradon. "Fine!" Spence mutters, pulling her into his arms. "Killian." She whispers, not releasing my hand. "You go get warmed up and sorted out. I'll see you tomorrow." I smile. She looks at me and for a moment I think she doesn't want me to go but she releases my hand. "See you tomorrow Killian." She whispers as I turn to go. Only thoughts of relief in my mind as I head back to find Joe. As Emma is alive and safe and I find that, that is all I care about right now.
Emma's POV
Spence carries me back to my place with ease only putting me down when we are outside the bathroom.
"Spence I can do this on my own." I murmur. "I'll be right outside. Shout me if you need me." He kisses my forehead gently as I head into the bathroom.
Once inside I look at myself in the mirror. I am completely soaked through and I ache terribly. My head is incredibly sore form where I hit it on a rock and is my face from where Liv punched me, multiple times. I could have died. The thought hits me instantly. I could have drowned there if it wasn't for Killian, who jumped in after me to pull me to the surface and Spence and the unknown person name of Diaval who also helped pull me out of the lake. I am relived I wasn't taken to hospital as the magic I had placed around myself has worn off and when I shed my wet top the angry red lines that decorate my wrists and arms have reappeared. Now if that had been discovered I can't even imagine what would have happened. Especially if it had been my parents who discovered them, or Spence who I'm pretty sure would kill me! My parents are probably going to hit the roof when they hear what has happened to me anyway because I know Spence will tell them and if not him the man Diaval will as I'm sure he's probably got something to do with mom and dad. I run myself a hot bath, getting in carefully. It is only then my tears fall. This was supposed to be a good day. Killian asked me to the ball, which I still can't believe. Yet Liv ruined it again. This time I may actually say something to my parents, despite the consequences. She threatened my life and I think that is a line. Or I could just forget it like I do everything else she has done to me. I have made my decision and fresh marks appear on my arms.
After pulling some comfy clothes on, a long sleeved top and leggings and after casting the glamour spell over myself I head back to my bedroom where I practically fall into bed. Spence is at my side in an instance and sits on the foot of my bed, holding my hand in his. He places a mug of coffee in my other. Spence's coffee is the best coffee in the world. No one compares to Spence's coffee.
"I thought you had left." I whisper. "I was going to. I spent a day thinking about it and I thought, I have all the time in the world to go and follow up those directions. I can go when you are able to come with me. I couldn't leave you. Something isn't right with you. You may try to deny it but I know Emma. You may not want to tell me but I can wait for you to tell me. I'm glad I didn't go now." He strokes my face gently. "Thank you for being there." I murmur. "I've got your back for life remember?" He pulls me close to him and I shut my eyes knowing that I am completely safe in the hands of my best friend.
Mal's POV
Ben and I return earlier then normal to our home. Caffrey's not in. I notice, I think Emma is though as her light is on but so is Diaval, who is standing in our living room.
"What did I say to you the other day? I don't want you around!" I snap. "No. Mal please let me explain and will both of you promise me right now that you won't go crazy?" He holds his hands out. "Can't promise anything." Ben folds his arms beside me. "Alright. I was going to follow through with your wishes Mal but I sensed something not right with Emma…"
"Emma? What's happened to Emma is she alright!" I practically shriek. "Emma unfortunately had a small accident that involved her falling into a lake. In which she almost drowned but…"
"Ohh my god no. Where is she! Where's my daughter?" Ben yells, running a hand through his hair. "She's safe. I got there just in time. One of the new students pulled her out and Spence and I managed to revive her. She's upstairs with Spence. She's alright…"
"I'll be the judge of that! EMMA! EMMA!" Ben races towards the staircase, the door opens and she appears, Spence has his arm around her waist. She looks alright. However I soon notice the gash on her head and her bruised eye…
"Emma!" I cry, rushing to hug my daughter. "Ohh thank god your alright! I am never letting you leave the house again! You can come work with your mother and I. Ohh thank god." Ben cries as he joins in the embrace. "Ohh Spence. Thank you." I cry, pulling him into the embrace as well. "I'm fine guys. It would have been a lot worse if Killian hadn't jumped in after me though and Spence and Diaval hadn't been there." She smiles. "Emma go get back into bed. I'll be in, in a second. Ben would you go with them?" I look at Ben pleadingly, who is still holding Emma tightly in an embrace. "Of course. I am never letting my daughter out of my sight again." He declares, Emma groans and Spence chuckles as they disappear up the stairs. I look at Diaval, who is still standing in the middle of the living room. "You saved my daughters life. You may tell me whatever it is you like and I promise I shall listen as you just saved one the most important things to me in the universe. For that I am eternally grateful." I fold my arms as I prepare to hear the story of my father.
"I used to be your mother's pet raven until she gave the ability for me to become human and well, change into any creature she required. I helped her with sleeping beauty. I regretted it. I really regretted it but I did it anyway. She was my mistress after all. One day however and it had been a pretty brutal day passion and sexual tension got the better of us as we were friends. I am probably your mothers only one true friend to be honest. I loved her. I could see past the evil. Yet she let it consume her and when she got pregnant with you she hated me for what we'd done. I was her weakness and she couldn't allow herself to have any weaknesses. So she pushed me away and banished me from the Isle when you were born. I would have come back anyway but she put a spell on me that entailed if I ever crossed into the Isle Of The Lost again at any time for sixteen years I would always be a raven. I doubt you could speak bird so I had no choice but to stay away." He explains to me. I find a tear has escaped my eye. I rub it away. "So you didn't abandon me?" I whisper. "No Mal. I was banished from you, which is why I am doing everything in my power to look after you now. You and Emma and Caffrey. I won't fail them as I failed you." He looks away. "You didn't fail me. My mother did."
After Diaval heads off again I race upstairs to Emma who is sitting up in her bed. Ben holding her hand and Spence with his arm around her shoulders. I smile at the scene before me.
"Everything alright Mal?" Ben looks at me worriedly. "Yes I'll talk to you about it later." I nod to him. "I shall leave you alone for a moment." Spence moves to let me sit by my daughter, heading out of the room. I stoke my daughters bruised face gently. "It's not so bad. It shall fade in a day or so." I assure her, looking at the brushing around her eye closely. I have lived on the Isle long enough to distinguish different wounds and to me that looks like a punch bruise. "Emma what happened?" I whisper to her, she tries to muster a small smile before answering. "Ohh I am so clumsy, I fell and hit my head on a rock, unfortunately I landed in the lake but Killian, Spence and Diaval rescued me. I'm alright now." She smiles. "I still want you to go to the hospital." Ben sighs. "What! You haven't been to the hospital? Ohh Emma!" I cry. "I don't need to go I'm fine." She grumbles with my resilience. "Emma are you sure nothing else happened?" Ben asks. "No. It is as exactly as I said it." She smiles. I kiss the top of her head gently, as does Ben. "We'll let you get some rest. Shout us if you need to." Ben squeezes her hand gently as we make for the door, where we meet Spence.
"You believe her?" Spence asks quietly, I shake my head. "Not one bit. Someone did that to my little girl and that someone is going to be found out and there isn't a limit to the punishment I shall give them for what they did to her." Ben snarls menacingly before turning to Spence. "You are probably other than Jess the only one person I truly trust with my daughter."
"I love her." Spence replies. I smile at him. This could be a good thing. If Spence truly loves Emma and Emma truly loves him the future where she is with the son of Captain Hook – Killian may never come true and my daughter will never go dark. If this is so I approve of their relationship whole heartedly. Ben looks at me as if he were thinking the same thing before looking back at Spence. "You are going to find out what really happened. I don't care how you have to do it. it's time to find out what is actually going on to our poor dear Emma."
Emma's POV
I lie in bed for a while until I am disturbed by my brother. I attempt to smile at him as he sits on the end of my bed. "I heard you had a little accident today. You really shouldn't be so clumsy Emma." He grins at me. "I know!" I smile back, trying to keep the pretence going. "You slipped and hit your head on a rock. That's exactly what happened." He fold his arms. "Caffrey?" I look at him a little confused. "You know Emma, Liv may not be my girlfriend at the moment but she is one of my best friends and I look out for my friends. You shall continue the pretence that you, like the stupid naïve girl you are simply slipped, hit you head and fell. You will say nothing to anyone about Liv, especially not that Killian or that absolute dickhead you call your best friend and most importantly Medea. You say nothing to Medea about this. She doesn't like our relationship. I kinda like her, this will poison her against me. If you do decide to say anything I promise you if you think Liv is bad imagine the pain I can inflict on you. Liv may not be so careful next time. You continue just as you are doing and if you don't we are done and how easy do you think it will be for me to turn everyone against you. You attacked Liv, it will be believable. I can get it so even the dickhead turns against you. Even Mom and dad and especially Killian. I will make your life a living hell Emma. Do you understand?" He glares at me. I nod meekly. "Hope your feeling better sis." He smirks before leaving me in floods of tears and more magic slices into my skin as my misery takes over.
Much later that night when everyone is fast asleep and Spence is curled up on my sofa I sneak out, heading to where I know I can let everything out. I couldn't break down in there. Spence or my parents could have heard and I do listen to my brothers hurtful words. They leave permanent scars, not just on my body but on my mind and soul. I slip into the music room, immediately breaking down in floods and floods of sobs. I find myself curled up in a corner sobbing, my head resting on my knees whilst I sob and make more marks appear on my skin. I don't even hear someone entering until they place there hand on my shoulder.
Authors Note: Hey guys thank you so much for reading. I was going to post this last night but I was literally having a house party so I kinda forgot but it's here now. pinksakura271 Thank you so much for the idea of Diaval coming to Emma's rescue. I already had Killian and Spence in mind but adding Diaval to it made much more sense, you are brilliant! Next chapter will be on the ball and Spence trying to find out what the hell is going on and will see who has come to Emma at the late hour….