oSo here comes chapter 2! I'll try to upload one chapter each week maybe more if I have time but exams are coming up sooo studies might kill me before I'm done with the story... :'( #Sad

I hope you'll enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it ;)

"Yo Hook! Your brother's looking for you!"

Killian stiffened at the nickname he had gained after a particularly gruesome battle in Afghanistan. As a marine, all soldiers knew that they were risking their lives but when he lost his hand to a grenade Killian had a hard time accepting what had happen and coming to terms with the loss. Liam was the one who made him realise that he was lucky he only lost his hand and not his life like three of their brothers in arms.

Rehabilitating had been hard but he decided to continue living his dreams and not take the offer of an early retirement. It had been a great choice, Killian couldn't imagine going back as a civilian without his older brother and their best friends by his side. Only those three were allowed to call him "Hook" without him getting angry.

Liam and him had met Will Scarlet when they first arrived in the United States. They had just lost their mother and their father (if he could even be called that) had gone with the wind a long time ago leaving his sick wife and their young boys behind. After the funeral Liam had taken him in the kitchen of the orphanage and told his little brother that they would use his university money to go to the States. Liam believed they would have more opportunities there and still now Killian admires his brother for being able to take matters into his own hands, making such a huge sacrifice and still taking a great care of the then 16 years old Killian. He insisted that his little brother needed to finish his education and had to work several part time jobs in order for them to make it to the end of each months. Both brothers met Will without knowing the other was also friends with the bloke.

Will and Killian attended the same high school and Will worked part time at the same restaurant as Liam. When Will decided to "introduce" his two friends to one another they had had a good laugh about it. Still today, Killian can't help but smile at the memory of Will repeating constantly how stupid he was for not noticing how similar the two Brits were.

They had met Robin a short while after. Scarlet had been talking a lot to the two Jones brothers about enrolling in the marine and both were pretty excited by the prospective. Once the two youngers graduated, all three had enlisted and met Robin during training. He was the D'Artagnan to their three Musketeers and it immediately clicked with the four men. Even now after so many tours together, they were inseparable. The war had hardened them but they were able to cope with the memories thanks to one another.

While remembering the good (and bad) times Killian arrived to his brother's office. Whilst entering the elder brother smiled fondly at him

"Killian! It's good to see you brother"

"You were the one who called for me"

"And you always come running" he replied while laughing. But suddenly his face became stern and Killian knew it was business time, a gut feeling told him he would not like what his brother had to say.

"They gave us leave Killian"

"How much time?" he answered with a crisp voice

"Indefinite. We may have to go back to headquarters after a few months or we'll be

deployed once again. They still don't know"

Killian groaned and winced.

Leaves always brought back memories he would like to forget. Deep down he knew he should be happy to get away from hell, that those petty stories are nothing compared to the horrors he witnessed for the past few years. Yet his heart broke when he realised that a happy ending and true love only existed in fairytails. His father should have been proof enough but Killian had been foolish and had fallen in love.

He had tried to be careful but Milah's charms were a force to be reckoned with. Her dark brown hair and light gray eyes played only a small part in his downfall. She had seemed nice and caring, always joyful and happy with a laugh that would compel you to feel happiness. They had been a couple for a few months before Killian went back to war, and after his accident she stayed by his side during his recovery. He trull y thought she was the one, his brother and their friends were all fond off her and were happy the lad had found such a catch. When Killian came home one night, ring ready in his pocket for a proposal, her true colours showed. Turns out Milah was an escort who had made a bet with her husband. He told her she would never be able to get a decent man so she chose him to prove him wrong. Killian had never felt this heartbroken.

Afterwards he tried to find a good woman but they all cheated on him after his deployment. Some even had the guts to tell him it was his fault for leaving them behind. Hadn't they heard about fleaking the bean?

Apparently not which is why he resorted to one night stands, just when he needed to take the edge off. His pride did take a hit, not only because of the lost trust in women but because every time he flirted with one he had to ignore the fact that they all stared at his stump. Some because they couldn't help it, some with disgust, and the majority with sick interest.

Killian would never open his heart to a woman ever again. He had been deceived too many times and fucking and leaving suited him. He didn't need more even though Liam tried to convince him otherwise. The friends were split into two teams: Will and Killian who stood by the one night stand rules, and then there was Liam and Robin who still believed in true love. Will usually made fun at them when they tried to argue that love at first side existed. Maybe it did, but not in the real world.

"Hum hum" Liam cleared his throat to make sure he got his brother's attention,

"We thought about it with the Rob and Will and since we have so much time we thought we might as well make the best of it and visit the country! Guess our first destination?" He said with an expectant smile

"Say Vegas, please say Vegas" Killian was pleading with puppy dog eyes. Liam couldn't help but burst out laughing

"Nice try Little K but no! We're going to the Big Apple" He finished his sentence with a grin worthy of the Cheshire cat.

URG I can't believe Will agreed to that... This is going to suck even more than I thought..

So there you go another intro chapter but this time on Killian!! *fangirl* There will be lots of different pairings in this story so I won't be introducing them all in chapters but rather as I go! You already met or at least heard about most of them! ;) although this is a CaptainSwan fiction there will also be a lot of chapters centred on other relationships! If there is a pairing you would like to see or ships you are particularly fond of let me know! :D

Anyways don't hesitate to review I would love to hear what you think about the story and if I should continue down this road!

Hearing your opinions is what's going to get me going so yeah don't hesitate it would really make my day :3