Ahhhh exciting news guys. First off I'm gonna be the Fairy Godmother in the play Cinderella and second I got my first college acceptance letter ahhhhh. That's it carry on now! PS the Storybrooke parts take place like right after Emma came to Storybrooke, just an fyi right there for you.

"I don't have the money or the time to pay for this" Killian sighed nonchalantly as he glanced at the bill for his drinks. I shrugged, it's not like I had any money on me. I looked towards the door and saw there where people guarding it to make sure no one left without paying. Killian leaned in towards me and I followed suit.
"What do you say we put on a show to make them forget about us not paying our bill" he smiled at me mischievously. I nervously bit my lip. I should have been used to his antics by now, but I still couldn't stop the guilt that would build up inside me whenever Killian would insist on us stealing something. I shook my head at him as an answer, doing the right thing.
"You give up your fins, to see life on land and you're not willing to take a risk every now and then? Shame I wouldn't have placed you as a coward" he said taking a swig of rum from his flask.
Excuse me? What did he just say? I commented inwardly. I did not give up everything I had and sail across the seas with a man I hardly knew to be called a coward. I gave him a look and he smiled at it.

"Follow my lead then. And if you can't think of anything to say, don't say anything at all" I rolled my eyes at his bad joke.
"I thought it was funny" he said as he stood up and I stood up with him. We walked towards the center of the bar and stopped. All attention seemed to turn towards us, which I thought was the exact opposite of what he wanted.
"Gents congratulate us, this lass here has agreed to marry me have a round all on me" Killian shouted. The everyone got overexcited and the bar was in utter chaos. Killian somehow hefted me over his shoulder with his good hand and while the bar was in an uproar we ran out completely unnoticed. He set me down once we were a couple feet from the door.

"Huh that actually worked?" he sounded quite surprised.

I didn't think you were the marrying type I wrote on my sketchpad after I had gotten it out of my satchel.
"Really what type am I?" he asked.

The tattoo with some girls name on your arm type I wrote and then held up his arm, pointing at his Milah tattoo.
"They tend to last longer than marriages" he commented. I nodded, seeing as that was true.
"Besides maybe if you're lucky your name will be one of my tattoo's. Course instead of a heart it'll be a puffer fish to remind me of your beauty" he smiled. I punched him in the arm.
"Oi you two. You didn't pay your bill" the bartender said as he walked out of the bar and spotted us.
"Right now would be the time to run" Killian said and we took off as fast as we could as we heard people running behind us. I felt adrenaline run through me making me run faster and I felt a smile begin to form on my face. I looked at Killian and saw he was wearing the same expression as well. I saw that we were approaching the ship and we were almost there. Until I felt my foot fall into something, making me trip, and land flat on my face. Cobblestone met skin and the next thing I knew my elbow was bleeding. I looked up and saw Killian was still running. I let out a huge sigh and sat up to see that my foot had fallen through a hat. It wasn't as if I had made a hole through the hat, it was if the hat was the hole. I tried to stand up but when I did my leg just went further into the hat and I was stuck in an awkward crouching position. My leg couldn't seem to come out of the hat. It was at one of the many times like these where I wish I still had my voice. I started to try and wave my arms around to get anyone's attention but nothing happened. Nobody noticed. I felt a shadow cross over me and I looked up, to see this man in a strange trench coat.
"I believe your leg is caught in my hat" he said.

God I hated running the drop off circle at school. Actually I just hated waking up early in general. I wouldn't have to be here if Mary Margaret hadn't called me, and asked me to fill in for her while she got her coffee at Granny's, which she was making a regular habit of these days. It was 7:15 am now and less than half of the students were even here, and first period started at 7:45. I dreaded the thought of having to give some kids tardy slips to make their parents even more stressed out. At least Henry had gotten to school early since, I had walked him there. A car pulled up next to me and I politely opened the door. The passenger, who got out of the car, was a favorite student of mine, Paige. She was always so smiley and happy and also she said I was her favorite teacher, which might have also been why I adored her so much.
"Morning Andi, have you eaten breakfast yet? I have a bagel if you want to split it?" she asked as she got her back pack out of the trunk of the car.

No thanks I already had breakfast I wrote. She was quite insightful that girl. How'd she know I had forgotten to make myself breakfast these past few times I've ran the drop off circle.
"Oh by the way before I forget can you show me how to do a flip off the diving board today,, if you get the chance? No one else has tried it yet but I think I can do it. I've belly flopped a couple times but I think if you show me I'll be perfect at it" she explained. I smiled at her and nodded. Paige waved goodbye to her dad as he drove off. I tried to move her inside but she stood still.
"I'm waiting for someone" she pointed to something. I followed her finger and saw this slightly skinny boy with shaggy brown hair, and a prosthetic leg coming towards us. If I recalled, his name was Henrick. Beside Henrick there was a Black Labrador Retriever following him faithfully. When he got to us he waved to Paige and I and then he turned to his dog.

"Alright Toothless you got me to school now you can go home now" he said. The dog nudged his hand.
"No you can't come with me. And besides do you know how much trouble you'll cause? I'll see you after school alright buddy?" he asked. The dog sort of smiled at him and walked off.
Is he going to be alright I asked Henrick. He nodded at me.
"He always knows his way home" the warning bell rang and I had to usher them inside.
"Why do you call your dog Toothless?" I over heard Paige ask him as they walked up the steps.
"Because that's a cool name and he's a Night Fury" Henrick answered.
"A what?" she asked. I silently laughed to myself and the last bell rang meaning school had started. I gave the remaining kids in the drop off circle tardy slips as their parents hastily pulled in. The last one to come in was Mary Margaret.
"Have I ever told you how much I love you?" she sighed as she parked her car.
"I brought you a doughnut, it's maple" she offered as if that would break me, which it did. I smiled at her and took the doughnut.
"Alright I've gotta go. Thank you again so much. I am going to pay you back for this someday" She hugged me before running off. I waited about five minutes and saw no one else was coming in. I walked out of the school area looking for something to do until my first class started in the afternoon. I saw a man leaning against a tree watching the front of the school. As I started to pass by him I quickened my pace hoping he wasn't some creeper, and reminding myself that if he was still there when I got back I should notify Emma.
"Excuse me" the strange man stopped me. I paused and turned towards him. He seemed familiar somehow, like an old friend I had in preschool that I had completely forgotten about.

"Do you mind if I talk to you about something?" he asked a bit slowly as if he was contemplating something.

That depends I wrote.

"Believe me I think you're the right person I want to talk to" he smiled. Ok that seemed slightly creepy. I started to slide my hand into my pocket and wrap my fingers around my phone ready to grab it at any moment and call someone.

"You like tea?" he asked.

No not really I wrote. He gave me a look.
"You're mad" he joked.

"Ok ready, 1…2…3" the strange man in the trench coat said as he held onto his hat and pulled one way while I tried to pull the other. Nothing happened the first time.
"I'm Jefferson by the way. Jefferson Hatter" he introduced himself. I gave him a small wave with my hand.
Ariel I mouthed hoping he could understand. He nodded at my introduction and we tried again but were found unsuccessful. It took us a few more tries, but my leg was eventually dislodged from the hat. I let out an inaudible sigh of relief as the man flipped the hat between his fingers and placed it on his head.

"Thought, I had misplaced it somewhere. I didn't notice it was gone until the top of my head started feeling a strange draft" he explained. I pointed to the hat with a confused look on my face.
"Oh this, it's a hat" he pointed to the hat. I rolled my eyes at him.
"Alright it's a magic hat" he clarified. Well that made things somewhat clearer.

"Now the question from me is…what are you?" he asked as he helped me up. I gave him a questioning look, how did he know.

"What she is, is a member of my crew and she is quite injured right now" Killian interrupted the man as he walked over to me with Merida behind him, who had a sword attached to her belt. Killian examined my bleeding elbow.
"Did he hurt you?" he asked me. I shook my head and pointed to his hat.
"His hat did? First time I ever heard that" he mumbled as he took out his flask.

"Well I see no need to kick your arse then, unless you want me to Ariel. Do you?" Merida said asked me as she looked at Jefferson. I shook my head and gave her a confused look.
"Coat rack here said he might need my help tracking you down. The idiot didn't notice you were gone till he got to the ship"
"I noticed, I just needed backup, just in case" Killian commented. Merida shook her head behind his back.

"You got a name then?" Merida asked Jefferson and he introduced himself.
"I believe you're the first female to ever threaten me" he said as a compliment.
"I believe you're the first bloke I've ever met who's worn such bright colors. Are those considered manly here?" she asked. He chuckled at that. I looked at Killian and saw he had been looking at me watching the two and I smiled at him. He wrapped his arm with the hook around me and I felt the cold metal pressing into my back. (AN: Yes I'm just going to get it out there and say it I'm pretty much copying that Emma/Hook sexy scarf injury scene because yeah it was sexy and I couldn't resist)
"Try not to move to much this may sting a bit" he commented as he poured the alcohol on me. It did sting but he held me close to him and I feel could the warmth of his chest comforting me. He grabbed a scarf that was draped around Jefferson's neck.
"She needs it more than you do" Killian explained before Jefferson could protest. Killian tried to wrap the scarf around my arm, but I helped him out a bit. Every now and then our hands would pass over each others and I would feel my heartbeat increase a bit. When we finished wrapping it we tied it up. I pulled it down while Killian tugged it tight by biting it and pulling. I smiled at how funny that looked and the whole time he kept eye contact with me and I saw there was a light in his eyes that made my insides melt. For some reason right then and there I felt somewhat different about him, like maybe he was the reason I wanted these legs after all. Maybe if I had to choose from seeing my family again after three years and just having this as a fond memory, to spending the rest of my life out on the ocean exploring places with him, the latter would be my first choice. Could he be the one that could make this life permanent for me? Killian noticed the strange way I was looking at him and straightened up a bit.
"Better?" he asked. I leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. I nodded and smiled. He seemed speechless.

"Hot cocoa for the soulless ginger" the man, whose name I later learned was Jefferson, said as he gave me a cup of hot cocoa. He had kindly invited me into his house to have our little "talk" . He seemed nice. I still wondered though why I hadn't seen him before or recognized him. I knew practically everyone in this town.

Just because I don't like tea doesn't mean I have a soul I wrote. He sat down next to me.
"There's something I need to get off my chest" he said after a moment of us sipping our hot beverages.

"That girl you were talking to Paige?" it seemed hard for him to say her name.
"I'm her father" he continued. I nearly dropped my cup right there. I mean I knew Paige was adopted, she had told me herself one day, when she asked me to help her out with homework and we had gone off subject.
Her actual father? I asked. He nodded.

I thought you would be dead? I asked. It seemed rude but honestly what else was I supposed to think.

"My wife and I had her when we were young and we knew we couldn't handle it so we did a closed adoption when she was born. My wife and I were going to call her Grace if we ever did have second thoughts" he explained.

Is your wife dead? I asked. He nodded. I put my hand on top of his as a friendly gesture. He noticed it and smiled.

Why don't you just talk to her instead of snooping? I asked.
"I couldn't do that, she's got a perfect life, I wouldn't want to ruin that. That's why I wanted to talk to you. I noticed she really likes you and what I was wondering was. Could you please keep an eye on her? I think with you watching over her, you'll make her life a little bit better and I'll know that she's ok" he said. I randomly hugged him. That was one of the sweetest things anyone had ever said about me.
"So that's a yes then?" he asked. I nodded.
Why me though? We hadn't met until today I told him.
"Let's just say I feel like I knew you in a past life and we were good friends" he explained.

"Captain Hook the Most Feared Pirate Ever, they used to call me now look at me I've been reduced to a traveling service" Killian said as we stood at the wheel and he was trying to sail the ship.

Well what you did was nice and besides they seem to be getting along well I wrote as we watched Merida put Jefferson's hat on her head and it somehow managed to cover her whole head, you couldn't even see her hair sticking out from the bottom. We could hear her laughter from where we were standing. I watched as Killian sailed the ship he did it like a natural. He must of noticed me watching him cause he backed away as if offering me to do it. I felt my eyes widen.
"Go ahead" he said. I cautiously walked over to the wheel and grabbed on. He put his one hand over one of mine and helped me direct it.
"See look at you, unlike other mermaids who are on the front of ships, you're actually sailing one" he commented. I shrugged nonchalantly. He backed up letting me do it by myself but it was much less exciting without him behind me. I turned my head back towards him and begged him with my eyes to return to his position. I felt his chest press up against my back as he wrapped his hand around one of mine. I leaned back into him sort of and enjoyed this moment. He took his hand away from mine and started stroking my hair.

"You are doing perfect" he whispered into my ear.

Yay there's the end of the chapter I hope you enjoyed it review if you did!