Wow, I didn't expect to get such a great reception on the prologue! Thank you all so much for the kind words to have all sent my way. I just want to say thank you to all the guest reviewers who I can't PM personally. You all made my day. To all those who favourited and followed as well! You are all angels.

Also, since I am including Ruby and Granny a lot more in this story, I wanted to know who you would like to see Ruby with in this story. Would it be easier for you guys to review and message me or should I do up a poll and you guys suggest ships? It's all up to you. But I should remind you this is a Captain Swan story so Ruby and Killian's relationship is strictly platonic and they have more of a brother/sister relationship more than anything else.

Again, somewhat short but they will get longer because after these few chapters, I will be writing from the canon storyline more often than not but f course there will be differences in this story as you will find out in this chapter.

I also want to know what you think of a new furry character I added in...

Disclaimer: I don't own Once Upon a Time, or any of the characters involved with it.

Thank you and please enjoy.

The darkness was something unique. The feeling of everything and nothing at the same time. The tingling sensation that tickled his fingertips which urged him to move but the weight that forced him down kept him immobilized. And then Killian remembered what the sensation was. Drowning. It was like he was drowning. He didn't want to relent to this darkness but the agony of it seemed too overwhelming. A part of him knew what was happening. The curse was taking him, but he never imagined the process. He'd never experienced a curse before. Killian was desperate to give in but his instincts wouldn't let him, he felt like he was fighting an endless battle until his body was on the verge of losing consciousness. That's when he felt them slipping away. His memories. Mother… Liam… Milah… even his father. They were all leaving him. It seemed ridiculous that at that point he was remembering the most insignificant things in his life. The song his mother would sing to lull him to sleep. Being annoyed at Liam whenever he would ruffle his hair. Milah's little habit of mouthing out everything that she read. Father's last words to him as a lad before he sold him and Liam into servitude, 'What kind of man do you want to be'… He wanted- wants to be a good man.

He couldn't hold it off any longer, a long spasmodic breath, dragging in the darkness around him. It felt like it was wrapping itself inside of him, suffocating him from the inside out and with that the curse finally took its hold of Captain Hook and filled him with someone else.

Killian gasped for breath when he woke that morning, grapping his throat feebly with his hand to reassure himself no invisible force had wrapped itself around his throat. He slowly relaxed, remembering it was merely just a dream, one that he always seemed to have that left him gasping in the morning from the feeling of drowning. It was one of the reason that he feared going down to the docks, water seemed to conjure the strangest of emotions. Fear. Hatred. Self-loathing…

Killian had pressed the snooze button three times already on his alarm, as he did every single morning. 23rd of October, 1989. For some reason that date seemed important but he couldn't quite figure out way. As Killian was just slipping back into a peaceful slumber when he felt a soft tickle paw at his face. He groaned turning over in an attempt to get away but a few fateful seconds the tapping returned.

Killian grumbled, "Go away, Figaro."

"Boy, you better listen to that cat and get your ass out of bed," Killian rolled over and groaned with annoyance, covering his head with a pillow. However, that didn't stop Figaro from nudging him repeatedly until he had somehow been moved to the edge of the bed and was close to finding himself on the floor.

Killian lazily pulled himself out of bed, turning to glare at the tuxedo cat, who had now curled up where Killian's head once rested. "You're the devil, you know that?" The cat only gave him a slow blink before purring and nestling deep into the pillow. Although Killian knew the cat wouldn't fall asleep and would soon follow him down to Granny's Diner.

Killian gave, despite his words, a little chuckle before groaning again and turning to look at the time. 8:00 a.m. He should properly get out of bed before Granny decided to take more drastic measures and call Ruby to get his lazy ass motivated. He really didn't want to get a rude awakening from Ruby. He sighed, straightening up his sheets. He never really got cold at night. He supposed he liked the sea breeze that would gently blow in through the window at night, it was a familiar feeling. A feeling that reminded him of… home. Which was odd because at the same time he couldn't bring himself to walk down to the ocean. Some days Killian would wake up knowing, just knowing that something was wrong. This place wasn't right, his life wasn't right. But Killian shook those thoughts away. He had an alright life after all. He had Granny, Ruby and even Figaro was something of a family member to him. He worked down at the library and he had more friends than he could count. So why question it?

Killian finally pulled himself together long enough to get dressed. He had to get down and open the library in an hour, not that many or actually anyone actually go but it was always nice to have Henry come along every afternoon. That boy was something different. Different in a sense that he believed in something greater than most people do. Stepping out into the kitchen, a delectable smell infiltrated his senses. Specially made pancakes. Oh how he loved Granny. She always know that special way to make them topped with peanut butter and bananas. He still, however, stopped by Granny's to get his morning coffee with Figaro closely following behind.

Quickly running into Granny's Diner, he grabbed his morning coffee, a kiss on the cheek from Ruby and a slap on the back on the head from Granny. Man, that woman was going to give me brain damage. He walked outside, taking a turn down the street. He heard Granny and Ruby start to bicker behind him, it was always like that in the mornings, those two just couldn't seem to get on.

He looked that was when he saw her. Madam Mayor. Although Killian hated the woman, always feeling as though something wasn't quite right with her, he never outright confronted her, simply choosing to let his dislike for the woman subtly but the woman was no fool. She knew Killian, and half the town despised her, Killian could just tolerate her more than anything else. After all she had taken ownership of the library from Mr Gold and saved Killian being hunted down every week for Mr Gold's inspections. Every time Killian saw Mr Gold, he was filled with an unrecognizable rage. Killian despised him with a passion and vice versa. So Killian picked the better of two evils. He wasn't quite sure why the Mayor had taken ownership of the library but he didn't ask questions on the matter. Settling with it was better than having her change her mind.

"Morning, Madam Mayor," There was a flash across Regina's face of something that Killian couldn't place. She had a smile plastered across her face, she looked eerily happy for a woman who pleasured in causing misery in others and that smile didn't look right on the woman.

"Good morning, Capta- Mr Jones," Regina replied, her voice matching her smile. However, when Regina looked down at Figaro, the cat coiled around Killian's leg and hissed.

"Temper this one," Killian joked, although he couldn't blame Figaro. The woman was hard to be around and if Killian could do the same, he would.

Killian crossed the street, reaching into his pocket to produce a set of keys specially crafted and unlocked the library door. Killian turned, however, when he caught something out of the corner of his eye and the feeling of being watched sank onto him. This was a feeling he felt every morning, one he had grown accustomed to feeling but it still but him off, on edge. And he knew who it was every morning.

Mr Gold. Something about that man in particular made Killian's blood boil. And every morning Mr Gold gave him a glare and a sinister, tight lipped smile. Killian shook his head. That man was something more sinister than Regina. Regina was confrontational, well most of the times anyway, but Mr Gold was like a snake that, if he went unnoticed, he would coil around you and kill you without a second thought. He had nearly all the town on a leash. But that wouldn't be forever. All he knew was that Mr Gold would get his own someday and he personally wanted to be there when he did.

Killian for the rest of the day, spent much of his time in the library, pouring himself over the untouched books, with Figaro curled on top of the desk with a blanket that Killian had provided for him. Later in life, in the afternoons, Henry would stop by before he had to return home and for an hour they would bond. Killian telling the lad outrageous stories of adventurous pirates, then the lad would take a few books home for reading. Figaro absolutely adored the lad, always choosing to be particularly friendly whenever he came around and seeing Henry off every time he left. Killian would then lock up the library and return home to Granny's. It was just another day in Storybrooke, Maine, for Killian Jones.

Each year was much the same, with the added addition of Henry later on, for twenty-eight years would be much the same for Killian Jones, as it was for everyone else. Every morning he would look at Mr Gold with sheer hatred for the man before shaking it off and continuing on with his day. And then there came one night. This was a very special night, as on this night a little boy named Henry pursued his birth mother which led him to Boston. He returned that very same night to Storybrooke with a very special woman. One who Captain Hook was told about. This woman was called Emma Swan and she was the Saviour.

I hope you enjoyed this little shot into Killian's cursed life. If you have any questions, please send them my way.

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