A Captain's Advice
Chapter 2
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Hesitating for a moment Killian banged two sharp knocks on the boy's door.
"I told you I want to be alone Mom."
"Aye but I'm certainly not your mother lad."
Silence plagued them for a few moments however then the door opened and there stood Henry Mills.
"May I come in then?"
"I'm fine Hook."
"I'll take that as a yes then."
Inviting himself into the teenager's room and leans against the back of the door.
Henry stares at him momentarily before sitting at the end of his bed.
"I don't want to talk about it."
"We don't have to talk about it."
The author's eyes narrowed,
"Isn't that why Mom sent you here?"
"What makes you think your mother sent for me to talk to you?"
"Because you arrived more than ten minutes ago and its no secret that my mother and you don't..exactly get along." Henry shrugged
Killian always knew the kid was smart.
"I don't follow the queen's orders Henry."
A smile graced the boy's face and Killian couldn't help but smile back.
They stayed like that as the seconds turned into minutes.
Both males comfortable with the silence yet both waiting for the inevitable.
Sighing the adolescent eventually relented,
"She ripped out her heart Killian. My mom ripped out my friend's heart and forced her to hurt me."
"Henry…"
"I know what you're going to say Killian, she's the Dark One. She didn't mean it…she didn't want to hurt me."
The boy's fists clenched and Killian could see them beginning to turn white.
"Henry-"
"But we don't know that." Killian could hear a faint crack in the young lad's voice
"We don't know why she did it, why she ripped out the heart of the girl I like. We don't know any of that because she stole our memories. She stole my memories. She even stole yours Killian! So I'm sorry for not wanting to talk to her at the moment."
Waiting several moments to be clear the boy had finished speaking Killian grabs a chair from the boy's desk and sits across from him.
"Henry. I don't blame you for being angry with Emma."
Henry's eyes widened, "You don't?"
"Course not. You've every right to be angry. But one thing I know for sure about your mother is she never does anything without a reason. She would never ever harm you or do anything that could potentially hurt you unless it was the only option. Emma must have had a reason, maybe not a good one but I guarantee you our Emma, the Emma without the darkness wouldn't have done that. Even this Emma, while I agree she did it and assuming she did it of her own free will and that was definitely the wrong thing to do, but she is obviously sorry she caused you pain."
"But we don't know what the reason is Killian, we don't know anything. Her acting remorseful is probably just the darkness trying to manipulate us."
Henry reminded him so much of Baelfire.
And on some level Henry reminded Killian of himself as a child.
The feeling of betrayal and abandonment of a parent aches terribly forever.
Even if one is reunited with them once more.
But Killian also knew that Emma suffered that pain too. She would never purposely betray Henry like this unless she thought, on some level she was helping him.
The Dark One however?
Killian wanted to believe Emma wouldn't do this with the intention of deceit in her heart, darkness or not.
But ever since their return to Storybrooke after the unknown six weeks, Killian has been on the receiving end of the Dark Swan's manipulation and mind games more than anyone.
Placing a hand on the younger boy's shoulder Killian smiled reassuringly at him.
"We'll find out what really happened in Camelot Henry. You, Regina, your grandparents and I are going to find out what happened during those six weeks. We're going to get the darkness out of Emma."
Henry looked at the older man who was practically his step father.
Analysing his face, trying to decide whether Killian was telling the truth or not he paused for a moment.
Henry came to the conclusion from the undoubtable sincerity and look of adamant dedication on the former pirate's face that he was being honest.
"Okay."
Killian grinned, "Good lad. Now on the bright side, when Emma is back to herself again, knowing her she'll feel so guilty she will probably let you have all the chocolate you can eat for weeks."
A genuine smile crept upon Henry's face. He could tell the reformed man was really trying to cheer him up. He didn't want to admit that it was working.
"That's true, thanks Killian."
Killian's grin widened.
"You know how you can make it up to me lad?"
Sighing Henry answered dejectedly,
"What do you want to know about her?"
"Oh no lad this doesn't concern your girlfriend! No you can tell me all about that when you're ready if you wish. But I was merely hoping you would consider going downstairs and spending time with your other mother?
Swallowing, Henry replied "Yeah sure okay"
Chucking softly Killian stood and beckoned the boy to follow him,
"I know she's a pain sometimes, we I suppose we all are but she's your mother, both of them are and they only want what's best for you."
Standing and sticking his phone in his pocket Henry nodded,
"Yeah I know."
Swinging an arm around the boy's shoulders they headed downstairs to greet the anxiously awaiting Mayor who eyed the Captain suspiciously.
Ten minutes later Killian was walking in the bitter cold and the silence of the dead of night as he made his way home to the ever faithful Jolly Rodger.
While Henry and Regina snuggled up on the couch to watch another classic fairytale.
Whenever Regina cast a nervous glance over at her son, his eyes were either glued to the T.V. or to his phone.
Regina Mills was pleased to know that everything was basically back to normal then.
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