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Hey guys sorry about the short chapters, but I figured you would rather me give you a bunch of small chapters without having to wait so long between them rather than a few long chapters with a good amount of time between them. Let me know if I'm wrong :) Thanks for reading!

Chapter Three: Planning

Hook exited the library swiftly with the bookin hand, and headed to an alley across the street. He stepped into the shadows to find Smee waiting patiently for him.

"Did you meet her cap'n?" questioned Smee.

"I most certainly did, but I kept to myself mostly, did not give her my name, or let her see my missing hand," said Hook, "Now we just need to see if he shows up. I need to confirm it with my own eyes."

"Oh, he will show up!"

Smee and Hook waited and watched from the shadows for a while until a black cadallaic pulled up to the front of the library. A well-dressed man with hair down to his sholders, and who walked with a cane stepped out of the drivers side. He stood outside the library door holding a single red rose behind his back with evidence of happiness spread across his face. Hook clenched his hand into a fist, and a frown overtook his face. He could feel the anger building up in his chest. Even without the greenish skin, and leather clothes, Hook knew stood just across the way from him. He had not seen or talked to Rumpelstiltskin since their encounter, which resulted in the loss of Hook's left hand. Hook quickly forced himself to calm down because he knew now was not the time to reveal himself to the crocodile. He continued observing the scene happening across the street. The librarian he had just met stepped outside. Hook noticed the two exchange words, and the woman accept the rose with a huge smile on her face. She also has this gleam and sparkle in her eyes as she looked up at Rumpelstiltskin. Hook recognized a look and smile like that. He had experienced it many times before with his Milah. It was a look of true love. It made Hook sick to his stomach to even think let alone watch someone look at the crocodile in that way, and he could see from Rumpelstiltkin's expression that he felt the same way about her.

"You see cap'n, I told you," Smee reassured, as they watched Rumpelstiltskin and Belle drive away.

Hook turned to face Smee. "You most certainly were Smee, she is beautiful. How could that beauty ever be with such a beast?" wondered Hook aloud.

"I don't know cap'n, but she told Moe that she fell in love with him."

"Yes, I can tell by the look on her face and his too, that it is true love." Hook stood there for a minute with his arms crossed deep in thought. A smirk suddenly formed over Hook's face.

"What is it cap'n?"

"I think my revenge has just become much sweeter than I ever thought it would be Smee."

"What do you plan to do?"

"Well let's just say I'll start with winning the heart of my fair lady, or should I say his fair lady?"

"How are you gonna do that?"

"Not sure, but it shouldn't be too hard, she is dating the Dark One as you know. Is there any more information you could provide me with? I need to catch her at a time away from him."

"I know she has breakfast by herself almost every morning at Granny's around 7:30 before she opens up the library."

"Well then, I guess I will be having myself a delicious breakfast in the morning."