Here is part 2 and it might be my favourite chapter yet! Thank you all for the lovely reviews, they really mean a lot! Enjoy :)

Charlotte grinned from where she sat in the little nook of the tree about five foot from the floor. She could see her Father counting to fifty from the picnic mat where he sat with his back to her and his hand over his eyes and she could see her Mother hiding in the bushes opposite, her red leather coat stood out amongst the green leaves.

"...48, 49. 50" Charlotte watched as her Father got up and went to look behind the trees that were in front of him. She held her hand over her mouth to quiet her giggle as she watched him jump around the tree trunk thinking she was there and hoping to surprise her.

"Come on out, my little Pirate Princess" Killian called out to his daughter hoping to get her to reveal where she was but Charlotte stayed quiet, she was determined to win this game. She was normally always the first one found either by having an obvious hiding spot or by letting out a giggle, sometimes she just got bored and revealed where she was but today was going to be different, she was gonna stick this one out till the end.

Charlotte looked over when she heard a rustle in the bushes opposite and saw her mother get down on to her knees from the crouching position she was in. She looked back over to see if her Father had heard the noise but he was still looking behind some of the trees on the other side of the picnic mat so obviously hadn't. She looked back over at her Mother and noticed that now she'd kneeled down she was more hidden by the leaves which made her jacket less obvious. Charlotte covered her mouth to hide another giggle, there was no way her Father would find any of them anytime soon. She wondered how long it would be before he got bored and gave up?

"Swan, come on... this is a stupid game, just show yourself!" Killian used his hook to push the branches back of some of the bushes nearest to him. "I will find both of you!"

Charlotte saw her Father getting closer to the tree she was currently sat in, she knew if he just looked up slightly he'd spot her. She looked up and realised she could possibly reach the branch above her and climb higher. She knew if she climbed higher she'd still be able to see her parents and that was their only rule, she could hide where ever she liked as long as she could still see them.

She slowly stood up in the little nook and grabbed hold of the branch above her head. She looked to make sure her Father wasn't watching before pulling herself up on to the branch above. She loved climbing and Henry had even started calling her 'Monkey' because he told her she was as good at climbing as one.

She straddled the next branch as she looked up to see if she could go any higher. She could see it was possible, the branch above her wasn't that high, she could easily reach it with a little stretch. Checking on her parents once more she noticed that her Father had seemed to spot her Mother's red jacket and was making his way towards her. While he was distracted Charlotte managed to pull herself up on to the next branch and the branch above that.

She looked down, she was high now, up higher than what she ever remembered climbing before but she could go up a little more, right? She reached up for the next branch and pulled herself up onto it. She felt pleased with herself that she'd managed to get so high, she knew her Father would never look this high for her. She was gonna win the game, they were gonna have to ask her to give herself up because her hiding spot was just so good.

She sat and watched her Father help her Mother from the bush she was hiding in, they gave each other a kiss which made Charlotte cringe. Everyone told her she should be pleased that her parents loved each other and she was, she just didn't like it when they kissed in front of her. They soon broke apart and began to look around for her.

"How have you not found her yet?" Emma asked.

"I've no idea, love. To be honest I was expecting to find her with in the first minute of looking" Killian replied.

"You don't think she's got lost, do you?"

"No, she'll be around, she knows the rules. I'm sure she's somewhere watching us looking for her" Killian said as he looked behind yet another tree

Charlotte smiled at her Father's comment, she was watching but not on the ground where they thought she'd be.

"Have you looked up?" Emma asked.

"Up?" Hook frowned.

"Yeah, up in the trees, you know what a climber she is"

"It's not gonna be up though, is it?" Killian laughed "More eye level too us"

"True" Emma agreed as they began to look in the trees around them.

Charlotte sat patiently waiting, this spot wasn't as cosy as the nook she had originally sat in, she was straddled on a thick branch here and had to hold on with her hands to stop herself from falling. It would be worth it though when they had to give up and she would then win the game because of her fantastic hiding spot. She looked around and realised she'd lost sight of her parents, they wouldn't have wondered off and just left her, would they? She then caught a glimpse of red below her, looking down she saw her Mother stood under the tree she was sat in, she hadn't seen her yet though.

Charlotte suddenly realised how high she was. Lurching forward she wrapped her arms around the branch tightly. What was she to do now? Sit here and wait it out and hope her parents find her before she fell or call out to them and get them to help her? She wanted to win so badly, prove that she was finally a big girl who could play games like this, because then they'd tell her Uncle Neal and he wouldn't say she was a baby and couldn't play with him and Robyn. She was scared though, terrified of how high she was, all she could think about is what happens if she fell?

"Mommy!" Charlotte called out without giving it a second thought "Mommy help me!"

Emma looked around but couldn't see her daughter "Charlotte? Where are you Bug?"

"Mommy, I'm up here, help me please!"

Emma looked up to see her daughter holding on to the tree branch for grim death. "It's okay, we will get you down!"

Killian had come over to see what was going on "I'll go and fetch her"

"Are you sure?" Emma asked "I can go"

"It's fine, I've climbed a beanstalk, twice. This is nothing" Killian told her as he began to climb the tree up to Charlotte.

"Daddy's coming, baby, you just hold on tight!" Emma called up to reassure her daughter "You'll be down in no time"

"I'm scared, Mommy!" Charlotte called back with panic in her voice.

"I know but look, Daddy is nearly there. Keep watching him and you'll be okay!"

Killian soon reached Charlotte, he placed his hook protectively on her back, hoping he'd be able to use it if she slipped but also praying it wouldn't come to that. "I'm gonna have to put you over my shoulder, okay? Like a fireman would"

"What if I fall?"

"Do you really think I'd let my precious pirate princess fall?"

Charlotte shook her head "But I might slip by accident"

Killian leant forward and placed a kiss on the top of her head "You are going to be fine, you just need to listen to me, okay? And do everything I tell you too and then we will be back down with Mommy in no time"

"Okay, Daddy" Charlotte replied with a shaky voice.

"I'm gonna wrap my arm around you, okay? You're gonna then have to shuffle forward towards me and wrap your arms around my neck"

"Okay"

Killian did as he said he would and Charlotte bravely managed to move herself and take hold of him. "I'm gonna have to move you onto my shoulder and you need to hold my jacket. I've got you though, you're safe!" He slowly began to move Charlotte so she laid over his shoulder, she let out a small whimper as he did so but he felt her grab the back of his leather jacket which is what he needed her to do. He would have loved to have been able to carry her normally down the tree but he was already at a disadvantage with his hook as it was, so this was the way it had to be. "Shall we get ourselves back to Mommy now?"

"Yes please!" Charlotte cried.

Killian slowly made his way back down the tree with his daughter on his shoulder, it took him a lot longer to get down than it did to get up but he wasn't gonna risk dropping her. Eventually they finally made it to the floor where Emma was waiting for them.

"Mommy!" Charlotte ran over to her once Killian had put her down and wrapped her arms tightly around her neck as she picked her up "I don't want to climb any more"

"No, maybe we should give climbing a rest for a bit, yeah?" Emma agreed.

"Aye I think we've had enough adventures in climbing today to last us a while" Killian said as he came over and wrapped his arm around his wife's shoulders. "Who's for going back home and having some hot chocolate with cinnamon"

"Me!" both Emma and Charlotte said at the same time causing them both to giggle.

"Okay, then let's pack up this picnic and head home" Killian gave both his girls a kiss on the cheek before going over to the picnic mat to start packing things away.

"Come on, Lovebug, let's help Daddy, the quicker we help the quicker we can get home" Emma told her daughter as she placed her on the floor.

It didn't take long to tidy up the picnic with all three helping, and before they knew it they were all settled back at home on the couch with hot chocolate with cinnamon and Charlotte's favourite of Tarzan on the TV.

Coming up next we will get to experience some of Charlotte's firsts via flashbacks! :)