A/N: Alright, the last chapter. I hope you all enjoy this. This one is all from Ruby's POV.

Ruby stood at the corner of one of the numerous warehouses watching the dock carefully. She could barely see Hook as he started running down the dock. The first thing she had noticed that Henry wasn't there yet, which she had hoped was a good thing. She watched with morbid curiosity as Hook looked around and she watched his body heave, and slump with slight relief. Truth be told, she only knew bits and pieces of what horrible things that pirate had done. She knew that he was the reason that Belle had lost her memories and transformed into Lacey. She knew that he had done things to keep Emma and Mary Margaret from returning home when they were stuck. Yet, watching his intense need to redeem himself, she couldn't help but feel her heart race just a little. He was risking his life, his well-being to save Henry, that had to be worth something.

Out of the corner of her eye, Ruby saw three figures walking slowly, taking their time, as they sauntered down the dock. Keeping a careful eye on Hook, Ruby readied herself just in case. The muscles in her body stiffened, as her wolf self started to slowly take hold. She was anxious, as her heart pounded. Hook's arms waved in the air before gesturing toward Henry. Swallowing thickly, she rocked back and forth on her heels, ready to attack at a moments notice. That was when she saw it. Tamara pulled Henry against her chest and pressed something against his neck. She had to grip the bricks of the building tightly in her clasped fists to keep herself from bolting down the dock.

David said he would give the signal to move on their enemies. For a split second, she allowed her eyes to dart over toward David. She saw that his muscles were rigid and that he too was on the verge of bolting down the dock. He gave a barely perceptive shake of the head. Not Yet, Ruby told her other self, as she turned back toward Hook. She saw what he was going to do before he even made an attempt to do it. Darting out from her hiding place, Ruby took off running. She heard David and Mary Margaret yelling for her to stop, but she couldn't. All she could see was Hook shoving Henry from Tamara's grasp before she shoved something against his stomach. The image of Hook shaking and collapsing would be forever engrained in her mind. She couldn't slow her breathing as her body continued to lurch forward. Her legs pumping so hard and fast that they felt like they might fly off of her body. Ruby's insides shook, as her inner wolf grew more anxious and excited the closer she came to confrontation.

A growl erupted from somewhere deep inside her, as she slammed into Tamara hard. The woman flew backward, her head smashing against the wooden dock hard. Her eyes rolled backward as she lost consciousness. Ruby turned toward Greg and growled. It was low and menacing, as her lips pulled back over her teeth.

"I surrender." Greg cried, his hands held up in front of him.

Ruby heard the sound of boots smacking against the hard wood behind her. With one last growl at Greg, Ruby quickly turned away from him and knelt down beside Hook's body. Tears filled her eyes, and Ruby couldn't even explain the amount of pain that ached in her chest. She had no way of understanding why she felt so strongly for a man she had only just met. Why she felt like her life was over for a second time, because someone she loved was being pulled away from her in such a cruel way. Tears slid down her cheeks unchecked, as she gripped one of his hands in hers.

"Please, be okay." Ruby stuttered. "I need you to be okay."

She felt a hand on her shoulder, and turned to look at who it was. Mary Margaret knelt down beside her, pulling her best friend into her arms while Emma knelt on the opposite side of Hook's body. Her face held a deep sadness, as she stared at Hook's unmoving body. No matter what Emma might have thought of the man that Hook had been, that man had been redeemed the moment that he stared death in the face all in the name of saving her son. With two fingers outstretched, Emma pressed them to his pulse point and waited. Her facial expression changed slightly, a hint of hope in her eyes.

"He's alive." Emma mumbled softly, as shock overtook her expression.

Ruby's head snapped up, her eyes wide. "What?"

"He's alive. I don't know how, but we have to get him to Whale before we lose him." Emma looked up at Neal and David, both nodded, before moving forward. "Hey Mare, let's move Ruby out of the way so the guys can get Hook some help."

Mary Margaret nodded, as she attempted to help her best friend stand up. "It's going to be okay, Ruby. He's going to make it."

Ruby edged her way into the small private room. The lights above the bed were off, as he was still unconscious. His skin held an odd pallor to it, made worse from the dank sunlight that filtered in from the window on the left hand side of the room. He almost appeared see through laying on the small hospital bed. The machines by his head beeped in continuously allowing her to know that he was indeed alive.

She couldn't get the words that Dr. Whale had said shaken from her mind. He's lucky to be alive, in fact there is no reason that he should be alive. I have every reason to believe that this device is the same one that had caused August's death. Ruby hadn't been able to form words, only able to cling to the word alive. He was alive. That was all that mattered. Who cares if he shouldn't be. He was, and that was all that Ruby cared about in that moment.

In the hours it had taken Whale to get him in stable condition, which required restarting his heart more than once, Ruby had time to think. She had time to think about why it was that she felt so attached to a man she had only just met one day prior. Why she felt like their lives were linked by some sort of mystical force. It had taken her a while, but after a long talk with both, Mary Margaret and Emma, Ruby realized that at some point through-out the day, Ruby had started to fall for the pirate.

She couldn't say that she regretted it. Not after what he had done. However, she was fearful of what Belle would think when Ruby would be able to face her again. Ruby was definitely happy that Gold had found a way to restore Belle's memory, but she also knew that her friend would be upset that Ruby was harboring feelings for the man that had attempted to steal everything away from her to begin with.

A groan called out from the hospital bed shook Ruby from her inner turmoil. Walking slowly, she sat down in the only chair in his room, and leaned forward. Without a second thought, she grabbed hold of his hand and carefully brushed her thumb against the back of his hand.

"Okay, Killian. You have to wake up. You have to be fine, because I need you to be fine. I need you to be here. I cannot lose another person that I love. I need you, and it's hard for me to admit it, but it's true. I have never needed anyone the way that I need you. There is no rhyme or reason to it. It makes no sense, but I don't regret it and I wouldn't change it. You are an amazing man, Killian Jones. You deserve love and to be loved. So … if you just open your eyes, maybe I can help with that."

Ruby felt a tear slip down her cheek, as her eyes slipped close. Whale had explained that it could be hours or days before he woke up. She had ignored the bit of information that said he might not ever wake up. Ruby had to believe that he would wake up. Life was cruel, horrible, and barely made sense most times, but to give Ruby the second chance at love only to snatch it away, that was far too cruel wasn't it?

"Are you … crying, love?" A weak Irish accent called out.

Ruby's eyes snapped open, as a smile curled it's way around her mouth. "Oh thank God!" She leaned forward, hugging Hook tightly, her arms wound around his waist. She heard him hiss even as his one good arm slung around her waist. "Oh God! Did I hurt you?" she asked, as she pulled back.

"It was worth it. Hugs from beautiful women are always worth a bit of pain." He grinned.

Ruby couldn't help rolling her eyes. "I see a bit of a magical taser did nothing on your horrible flirting."

Hook gasped, his hand gripping his chest. "You wound me, love."

The edge of Ruby's lips pulled up in a half smile, "What did I say about cute pet names?"

Hook attempted a shrug, but moaned as it pulled at his injured shoulder. "You hate them?"

Ruby nodded, "That's correct. By the way, be gentle with that..." She paused, pointing at his arm that was tightly bandaged, "it was dislocated. Whale had to do surgery to repair some muscle damage."

Hook grimaced, "That sounds like a barrel of fun." he mumbled.

Ruby sighed, as she sat back down. "Don't ever scare me like that again, Hook."

He laughed loudly, "What happened to Killian?" Hook questioned with one raised eyebrow.

Ruby stared at him, horrified, "You heard all of that?"

Hook sobered up, he took her hand in his. "I did, love. I heard it all, and I would be lying if I said I didn't feel the same way. I'm tired of being the bad guy. It's exhausting. I just want to go back … I just want to be Killian. I'd like it if you helped me."

"I'd be glad to." Ruby smirked, as she leaned forward. Her lips brushed against his. "Lesson number one. Stop shooting people … especially ones standing very close to the town line."

Hook smiled against her lips, "Got it." He mumbled before capturing her lips with his. He could definitely get addicted to Ruby's slow and passionate kisses.