Chapter Four

A first date.

Emma stayed in the apartment bedroom with the door locked until she heard Hook leaving. Probably to go to Robins and give out about her. She sighed before pulling out her phone. She knew her mother's number by heart. No sooner had Mary Margaret answered did the whole story come pouring out of Emma.

'So who do you love?' said her mother at the end of Emma's out pour.

'I don't know any more' said Emma.

'If it was Killian would you be so cut up?' said Mary Margaret.

'No…yes' said Emma.

'Don't lie to me' said Mary Margaret 'look I am partly to blame for this mess you and Regina are in I know that but only the two of you can fix it'.

'How do we even begin to do that'?

'You start by talking to her' said Mary Margaret.

'Oh yes my favourite thing to do' said Emma 'Tea with my ex-wife'.

'She's not really an ex if you still love her' said Mary Margaret 'by the way if you are going to leave Killian I would tell him sooner rather than later'.

'I want to take you out on a date'? Said Peter.

'Why'? Said Henry 'you've already fucked me'.

'Well there is more to a relationship then just fucking you know' said Peter.

'I wouldn't know. You're forgetting you're my first kiss and my first time. I have never done this before. Of all the things I imagined trust me my first boyfriend was not ….well you' said Henry.

'Did you just call me your boyfriend'? Said Peter.

'I suppose I did…well what else would you be' said Henry.

'I suppose so' said Peter.

'Look….I do want to go on this date' Henry said after a pause.

'You do, then what was all the drama about'? Peter said.

'I'm way in over my head is what it was about' Henry said.

'Well at least you're not alone' Peter said and the two laughed.

'Okay then what are we going to do'? Henry said.

'You leave all the details to me' Peter said 'I will make sure to have you home by curfew. I still can't believe your mothers didn't ground you or something'.

'I think they're still too caught up in their own shit' Henry said 'their still in love with each other. I swear to God I am actually surprised they haven't had hate sex in the kitchen at this point'.

'If they still have a hard on for each other than well don't they get back together'? Peter said.

'That's long story that is easy to tell you in person' Henry said 'also women don't get hard, they get wet'.

'The clit becomes erect just like the penis does' said Peter 'and I will pick you up tomorrow at eleven'.

'Okay then. Don't come to the door my mother would faint….if she is even here' Henry said 'also for a man who is gay you sure know a lot about how the female body work'.

'It's hardly rocket science the female body' Peter said 'I will see you Saturday'. Henry hit the end call button and then flopped down on his bed.

'I know I'm in way over my head…this is so dangerous….he's a criminal…..my mother is the mayor…..the other one the Commissioner….they call her the Swan' Henry closed his eyes 'well one thing is for certain I am certainly no longer sane….if I ever was'. He needed water. He headed downstairs. He was alone again tonight. No Emma, No Regina and no Daniel. But then he smiled but at least there was a Peter.

Henry and Peter agreed that their first date should start at the Carnival.

'Been so long since I have been on a proper date' Peter said as Henry slipped into his car. A proper black sleek machine.

'Really, I would imagine Peter Pan would have so many people on his belt' said Henry.

'You thought wrong I have had all these girls hanging out of me from day one, there was Tiger Lilly my first girlfriend, I think Wendy Darling might have had a thing for me at one point as well. Bell likes to talk about how she so above me but I have my doubts' he shrugged 'but was never actually interested in any of them. I've been gay from day one.' He smiled and squeezed Henry's hand.

'I can't believe you once had a girlfriend' said Henry.

'Tiger Lily was her name' said Peter 'she's a lot like you actually. Liked to have me read Romeo and Juliet to her'.

'Guess that means you have a type huh?' said Henry.

'Aww are you jealous of my ex?' said Peter 'Don't worry she and me have been over for a long time. I broke up with her in Kensington Garden about five years ago. Then I went full on gay and haven't looked back'.

'So she was your first, just like you were my first' said Henry.

'You two would have liked each other actually' Peter said. He smiled at his boyfriend 'If you weren't fighting over me that is'.

'Oh don't flatter yourself. You're a catch but not that big of a catch' said Henry.

'Oh' said Peter 'I'm so hurt by that one.' He pulled up to the carnival and saw the giddy smile that spread across Henry's face.

'You're such a little boy aren't you'? Peter said. He grabbed onto Henry's shirt and pulled the other man into kiss him.

'Look who's talking'? Henry said. The first thing they headed too was the Ferris wheel. Peter smiled as Henry curled up in his arms as they raised through the air. Peter smiled but something in his mind was nagging him. He hadn't thought about Tiger Lily in years. Not since he had left England. Not since he had been Malcolm.

'Peter what's wrong'? Said Henry cupping Peter's face. Peter blushed.

'Guess it's time I told you my story' said Peter. He brushed his hand in and through Henry's hair.

'Your story?' said Henry. Peter nodded.

'My name wasn't always Peter Pan….it was once Malcolm and I didn't always look like this. I used to look like my mum' said Peter. He swallowed then. He felt something wet on his cheeks. 'It all began about eight years ago. When I first mate Tiger Lily when I first thought maybe everything could be normal. She was going to be the girl who changed things' Peter laughed 'oh how wrong I was. I first mate her when I was thirteen years old. I didn't really know I was gay then. Fuck I don't even think I knew what gay was then. But I knew something was wrong. Then I mate Tiger Lily in Kensington Garden. She was amazing, beautiful. If only I had been a straight boy it would have been easy. But that wasn't the case'.

'What happened'? Said Henry.

'We were together for four years. Over that time I learned what I was and I broke her heart. I had mate a guy one night at a party. I don't remember his name just that he had curly hair. I had been drinking. She saw us' Peter breathed out. 'She left the party and went home. She had been drinking too. Become so angry that she starting having a panic attack. She had been through a lot and I really hurt her. She told her parents who in turn told mine. They were not happy about what I had done. She said I lied to her, that I broke her heart and I had. It was all true.' Peter was shaking now. Henry wrapped his arms Peter's neck and pulled him closer 'I had to leave then. I couldn't face her nor my parents'. Henry nodded.

'So how did this lead to you becoming one of the most feared and prominent drug lords in Storybrooke city' said Henry 'at such a young age, weren't your family or the police looking for you?'

'No' said Peter 'I was eighteen and besides my parents and brother were disgusted with what I had done. They were not the most accepting of homosexuality. I could leave home if I wanted to. As for the drugs well I made my way to Storybrooke and fell in with a guy called the Shadow. Once you join him you take a new name and face. I took the Shadows place in the end'.

'How did you take his place?' said Henry.

'I killed him and replaced him' said Peter. Henry slowly nodded. 'That doesn't disgust you'? Said Peter.

'My Grandmother was almost certainly a murderer herself, maybe even a serial killer. I've never mate her but that's what I've been told. Emma has killed a number of people while on duty-the only difference is the side of the law you two are on. Meanwhile Regina is trying to have Gold executed so I'm not really shocked but what happened with Tiger Lilly wasn't your fault' said Henry.

'Even if that were true then all the other stuff I've done certainly doesn't help does it?' said Peter 'I don't know what you see in me'.

'Hopefully the same thing you see in me' said Henry 'a second chance'.

'A second chance at what'? Said Peter.

'I know who you are and I am not going to change that but for all the horrible things you have done I don't think you're going to hurt me even if you hurt other people' Henry said 'but I also don't think you're very happy with your life at least not the way it is'.

'I've done what it takes to survive' said Peter 'I am feared and respected'.

'Does that make you happy'? Said Henry.

'If I'm honest it doesn't' said Peter.

'There is your reason to change your life then' said Henry 'you see in me a chance for a happy ending and I see that in you but it won't happen if we stay here and you stay Peter Pan. We can't do it just yes but' Henry clasped Peter's hand tightly 'as soon as I am finished School which will only be a few more months. What I want is to run away with you. I hope you want the same thing. Forget being Peter Pan, forget Gold, my mother's everything and just come away with me'. The two boys kissed.

'Yes' said Peter 'Yes a hundred, no a thousand time yes'. He clutched at Henry shaking and this time it was Henry who ran his hands through Peter's hair. If you saw them there you might think their happy ending was just in reach but really things are going to be much more complicated.

Regina was surprised to say the least to find the Swan in her office.

'I didn't think I would be seeing you again so soon' Regina said.

'We need to talk and this time we need to keep the volume to a minimum as much as possible' Emma said.

'I will try although I make no promises' said Regina.

'Fine. I'm still in love with you and I never should have left that night. After I learned you had lied to me all these years about something so huge about your past. I felt betrayed, I felt you didn't trust me. I wish I had stayed now for me, for you and for Henry'. Regina was silent. She walked around her desk and sat down. She didn't say anything for a long time.

'I still you love you too and I wish had fought for you to stay with me that night, for my sake as well as Henry's' Regina said after some time. She closed her eyes. 'Now what though, it's not like we can just pick up where we left off'.

'No' said Emma 'we can't but we can finally make a start. You and me. We've taken the first step here'. She offered her hand and Regina took it. They squeezed firmly. They heard a soft knock. It was Zelena.

'If you're going to finally start behaving like a pair of adults about things you might want to lock the door first' Emma and Regina blushed 'also I think I would recommend couples counselling first and foremost I could find you a good therapist. Also I found out something about Peter Pan neither of you are not going to like' said Zelena.

'What is it?' Said Regina.

'He has a boyfriend' said Zelena.

'Perfect we can use that against him' said Regina.

'No you can't' said Zelena.

'Why not'? Said Regina.

'Because his beloved is your son Henry' said Zelena 'From what my intelligence has been able to gather they went to the Carnival together today, they've slept together at least once and what's more when they got off the Carnival wheel they were talking about running away together' said Zelena.

Regina and Emma just stood there. Then Emma slipped forward and clutched the table for support.

'Well isn't fate a bitch….no wait a Cunt is a better word. Well isn't fate a cunt' said Regina. Emma next heard a clatter from behind her. Emma turned and saw Regina lying on the floor. She had passed out.

Wendy hang up the phone with a sigh.

'She's a lot of work'? Said Bell.

'Even more so then her daughter is' said Wendy closing her eyes and clasping onto her girlfriends hands.

'I think it's time you told me your story' Wendy said to Bell 'You promised you would' Bell nodded Wendy was eighteen but Bell was almost twenty six. That age gap meant for a lot. Back when Wendy and Henry would have been about ten, Bell had been eighteen and had been going to a lot of different gay bars.

'It all started when I went to the Club LAF and mate Mayor Mills. Of course she wasn't Mayor Mills then. She was just Regina Mills. She was a young upcoming but still not very well known politician. I didn't know about her past with Emma then or that she had a son. That was all stuff I learned later' Bell closed her eyes 'I tried to help her and it was the biggest mistake of my life. I was you see keeping my bisexuality a secret from my family. My mother, Blue, was so against the idea of it. Regina was not as famous as she would later become but she was already well known to the conservative community here in Storybrooke. Especially with travellers. The reason being her fighting for things like Marriage Equality etc'.

'What were you trying to help her with?' said Wendy.

'I was trying to help her find love again. I didn't know this at the time but Emma had left her with a ten year old son and she had lost a baby. It had been a few years since. Gold was of course one of the big dogs on the block back then-married to woman called Milah who up and left him later. Belle Gold wasn't in the story yet. Peter Pan wasn't here either yet. Instead his predecessor the Shadow was in place. It would be a few years still until Pan would come here and overthrow him. I didn't know Regina's story yet but I knew she was in pain and I wanted to help'.

'How were you going to help her?' said Wendy.

'By finding her a new soulmate, it had been too long without Romance for her. I started setting her up with different women. If she could only have forgotten about that Swan it would have gone but she didn't. One night she gave me a lift home and we stopped a few streets away from my house and told me what we were doing was a bad idea. She then just left me on the curb. But someone saw, my mother Blue. My father was a pastor and they put two and two together. Just like that I was without a home and a family' said Bell.

'How did you fall in with Peter then?' Wendy said.

'It wasn't with him at first. I needed a way to make money and fast. So I began trading at gay clubs. There was always people there looking for people to sell for them. I was able to get a private room in a hostel. It wasn't what you would call safe but it was a least shelter and food.' Bell paused 'that's how the Shadow caught wind of me and I began working with alongside a lost little boy called Malcolm later would be out dear Peter Pan' Bell paused. Wendy wrapped her arms around Bell and stroked her hair.

'Are you ready to tell me your story?' said Bell.

'No' said Wendy 'maybe later when things are flowing along but I can tell you something at least. I have two brothers under the watch of Gold, that's why I need him in on this. Once we get him released from prison then he in turn can free them but there is one thing I can tell. I like Peter used to go by a different name. That name was Cruella De Vil.'

Peter bought Cotton Candy for his boyfriend and watched as Henry munched away at it, the pink sweet substance sticking to his face. Peter slipped his arms around Henry's waist and smiled.

'You're coming back to mine tonight and I am going to fuck you again' said Peter.

'My mothers are going to kill me' said Henry.

'Feck them, we'll be running away together soon enough' said Peter and Henry smiled. He nodded yes.

'Do you think sometime I could fuck you' said Henry.

'Yes I would rather like that but walk before you can crawl, my little miller's boy' said Peter. They laughed at that and kissed sharing the Cotton Candy in their mouths.

After Regina had regained her conscious and been given a glass of water. She, Emma and Zelena sat down to discuss this new development.

'It's time me and my son had a chat' Regina said 'I'll keep the volume on the low but Peter Pan is one of the most feared criminals in Storybrooke city whatever is happening between them needs to come to a stop as soon as possible.'

'I want to be there when you have that talk' said Emma.

'No' said Regina 'you need to tell your husband it's over between you two'.

'He's our son Regina and I have a right to be there' said Emma.

'Or are you just trying to put off the inevitably with Killian?' said Regina.

'Regina' said Zelena 'Killian can wait this with Henry really can't. You need to go into this an untied force. Speaking as another parent, I know my daughter is still much younger but speaking as a parent you need to show Henry what he is doing is dangerous. If it's just one of you he will just bring up the other one and if you start yelling at him he'll just get angry. If you forbid him from seeing Peter then he will just find the boy more attractive.'

'I suppose this is my fault' said Emma 'I had a thing for bad boys back when I was his age'.

'I blame you' said Zelena and Regina at once then both laughed.

'Jinx' said Zelena.

'Leaving the jinxing for another time' said Regina. Emma and Regina drove home to wait for Henry but their son didn't come home that night. He was having too much fun in Peter Pan's bed. Emma walked up and down the living room until it reached one a.m.

'Guess the boys are having asleep over' she muttered.

Indeed the boys were. At that moment Henry was curled up with Peter in the latter's bed. Peter moved his hands over Henry's body.

'Want something to eat'? Peter said 'I won't be cooking though, it will just be take out I'm afraid'.

'You can cook'? Henry said.

'Only very basic stuff' said Peter.

'Oh, well suppose I'll have to cook for you one of these days' Henry said smiling.

'You can cook' said Peter.

'I enjoy it, it's a lot of fun' said Henry.

'I'll take your word for it' said Peter.

'Fair enough' Henry said as he reached down and grabbed Peter's cock. Peter inhaled sharply.

'What are you doing Mill' said Peter 'you want to get fucked again so soon'?

'No' said Henry and he grabbed onto Peter's legs holding him down 'I want to fuck you, you lost little boy'. Henry smirked as Peter squirmed under him as he reached for the lube and got Peter prepared. One finger, then two, three, four, five. Peter moaned lifting his hips up.

'So do you want me to fuck you'? Henry said.

'If you don't then you won't walk out of this Apartment alive' said Peter. Henry laughed. Before rolling a condom on and pushing his way inside Peter Pan. He grinned as he felt the old boy claw at his back and bite at his shoulder. Peter Pan squirmed under Henry twisting and turning. Slowly reaching climax both boy pressed their mouths down on each other to stifle the noises coming out. It was after that they fell asleep in each other's arms.

It was six am when Henry awoke and slowly untangled himself from Peter. Slipping of the bed he stretched and started to get dressed. It was as he was half way to the door when he heard a yawn from behind him.

'Going so soon, eh Mills' said Peter.

'Afraid so' said Henry.

'When will come the day when you and I can spend the whole day in bed together'? Peter said. Henry smiled.

'When you and I run away from this god forsaken city and from those two fools I call my mothers but right now I really should be getting home. I've done this twice now in less than a month and I still want to finish School so I can do more one day'. Henry went back and gave Peter a goodbye kiss before slipping away out the door and out of the building. He walked with a skip in step. He was happy. If he hadn't been so happy he might have noticed the figure shadowing him through the city on his way home. Two fingers actually, one a girl dressed in Green with Blond hair. Another dressed in a fur coat with blue buttons and brunette hair. Henry only stopped when they were right behind him. Finally sensing their presence. He heard the click of a gun. He turned slowly to face Wendy and Bell. Wendy pointed to a small black car across the street from them. Without any words at all they frog marched Henry over to it and inside. Locking the doors. They drove off towards the Docks.

Regina and Emma paced their living room. They still had had no word from Henry. They had tried calling him and nothing. Now Zelena had joined them having left her baby girl with a sitter, Maleficent had also just arrived with Lilly beside her. The looks of fear travelled from one to the other. Emma soon began contacting the best she had in the force, her top detectives, Ruby and Dorothy a married couple but no word. She also tried Killian but he didn't pick up. Not that she had expected him too. She also rang August but he had no new and then she tried Graham Humber but he had no news either. Then she tried Archie Hopper Henry's therapist but still nothing. She then began going through a mental list of Henry's friends Wendy Darling, Violet, Felix, who else was there. But then they all heard the flap of the letter box. It was Regina who picked up the letter and as she read it her face contorted into a purplish pale color.