Learning from the best

snoopykid asked for a oneshot of *6x03 spoilers!* Charming asking Emma to teach him how to find people her way (so the skills she learned as a bail bondsperson) so he can find his father's killer.

"Ok, so I'm here." Emma said to her dad as she got out of her bug in the middle of the woods. "What exactly are we doing here?" her dad had called her and asked her to meet him immediately in a clearing in the middle of the woods. He refused to give her an exact reason. This wasn't like him at all, being so secretive.

"I need your help." Charming answered her. "I need you to teach me how to find someone. Like you used to when you were a bail bondsperson." Emma raised her eyebrows. She looked closely at her dad. He seemed on edge about something.

"Ok…why? Have you found out more details about one of the villains from the Land of Untold Stories? If you have, you should really tell me since we're a team sheriff." Charming shook his head, trying not to get frustrated. He couldn't tell Emma why he needed to know these skills. He couldn't risk her telling Snow.

"It's not for any new villains. I just need to know. Please Emma, I don't want to lie to you." Emma understood what that meant, but she didn't like the connotations. Her dad didn't want to tell her what the real reason was because her mom wouldn't like it. Emma sighed. In the end, these were useful skills for a sheriff to have.

"I'll teach you, but only if you promise me that whatever you're doing isn't going to land you in any danger." Emma bargained with him. Charming nodded.

"I won't be in any danger." He assured her. He had no plans of letting this murderer get a shot at him. Emma nodded slowly, seeing that he was telling her the truth.

"Alright then. I guess we'll begin with the basics." Charming listened intently as Emma began to speak. He was now one step closer to finding his father's killer.