The party was slowly coming to an end. People left one by one but Regina stayed on het spot at the bar, keeping a close eye on Emma who was chatting with no other than the Captain. The blond excused herself and went to the bathroom. Now was her chance to pour the potion in the remaining of her drink. The potion was taste and colourless and one drop would be enough so she wouldn't even notice it. Regina stood up from her stool and walk over to the table where Hook was waiting for Emma to return.

"Can I help you?" Hook asked and raised an eyebrow at her. Regina sat down across from him and smiled which made Hook only look at her in more confusion.

"Actually, there is something I could use your help with."

"And what is that?" he asked carefully.

"I'm… doing a research," Regina explained. "on… the people… in Storybrooke." Hook raised an eyebrow. "I want to know if there are any problems so I can better the town."

"Uhm… well," Hook started. He looked and pointed behind him, giving Regina the perfect opportunity to pour the potion in Emma's drink. "Maybe you could do something about-"

"It was nice talking to you, Ho- Mr. Jones," Regina said quickly and stood up, leaving the diner. Mission accomplished.

Emma sat down in the booth across from Killian.

"Something wrong?" she asked when he kept frowning. She picked up her drink and took a small sip.

"It's nothing, love," he said and gave her a toothy grin. "Just the mayor being mysterious and all."

She huffed, "Tell me about it."

Emma finished her drink and got up, suddenly feeling a bit lightheaded. She grabbed the edge of the table to stabile herself. Killian stood up and was immediately at her side.

"You okay?" he asked worried.

"Yeah, just a little dizzy."

"Would you like me to walk you home?" When she looked at him she saw the tiniest bit of hope shine in his eyes. She nodded and he extended his arm for her to take. Together they walked out of Granny's to her apartment. Her mother had left already because she had to get up early tomorrow.

"Do you always walk woman home in your pyjamas?" she asked him and he chuckled, a rich sound that made her shiver.

"Only the really beautiful ones," he said and looked down at her. She bit her lip and looked away. They walked in a comfortable silence for the rest of the way. At one point Emma had let her head rest on him shoulder without even noticing. When they stood before he building she turned to him..

"Thanks for walking me home." She smiled a bit shyly at him.

"Anytime," he said and took a step closer to her. "I don't believe I got the chance to give you your birthday present."

"Yeah? What is it?"

"Close your eyes," he whispered and she closed her eyes. Killian leaned forward and until his lips met hers. Emma was frozen for a moment before she brought up her hands to his neck and deepened the kiss. She felt one of his hands pull her closer to him and the other cradled the back of her head. When they finally parted for air he rested his forehead against hers. "Will you go out with me?"

"Yes," she breathed. She just wanted to stay like this forever, in his arms. Sadly, that couldn't happen. She stepped back from him, giving him a smile. "Goodnight, Killian."

"Goodnight, Emma."

Emma looked back one more time before entering her building. She walked up the stairs to her apartment and silently opened the door, trying not to wake her mother. She silently took off her boots and jacket, then tip toed upstairs. Changing into her pyjama, she collapsed on her bed, thinking back at the kiss. It felt so good, so right. She could have sworn that she felt something spark between them, like magic. Maybe she finally found her True Love…

Emma frowned, there is no such thing as True Love or magic. Maybe it was time to finally let her weird obsession go. If she wanted to start a normal relationship with Killian than she really needs to stop with this fairy tale theory. She didn't know him that long but she was interested in him, she wanted to get to know him and she couldn't do that if she had a stupid fairy tale obsession.

With that thought in mind she fell asleep. But what she didn't know was that those thought came from the potion, nor did she know that that bracelet Regina gave her collected her belief and wasn't going to give it back any time soon.

Killian walked back to Granny's with a smile on his face. The kiss he shared with Emma made him feel alive again. It lit a fire in his heart he thought he had lost when Milah left him. He felt a spark between them, like something clicked in the right place, as if it was always meant to be. It was an idiotic thought, he was acting like a love sick puppy dog. But there was something about Emma that was just… different.

So lost in his thoughts he didn't notice when he walked into an alley, a shortcut he sometimes used in the day but never at night. As his luck seemed to have it, a familiar voice snapped him out of his thoughts.

"Look who we have here."

Killian stopped dead in his track, slightly turning his head in the direction of the voice.

"It's been a long time," another familiar voice said. He heard footsteps approach him slowly. He fisted his hands until his knuckles turned white and clenched his jaw.

"Get out of here while you still can," he hissed through gritted teeth.

"Oh, was that a threat?" one of them laughed.

"Still angry, Jones?"

He took a few deep breaths, trying to calm himself before turning around to the two boys, Peter and Felix. You might think they're just two teenage boys but they are the devil himself. The accident his brother died in was their fault after all.

"I'm warning you," he said growled darkly.

"Oh, but we just want to play," Peter said with a smug grin on his face.

"Then let's play."

Killian didn't know what happened to him, why he suddenly felt all this anger, why suddenly everything seemed darker, why it felt like these boys had done more than just kill his brother. He lunged forward, aiming for Peter but he just stepped out of the way. Killian was passed them, he could just simply ignore them now, walk away like nothing had happened but something inside him screamed vengeance.

Peter and Felix snickered but only just ducked away when Killian turned back around, both hands trying to grab their throat. The stupid grin on their faces faded when they saw that Killian was not playing around. They almost looked a bit scared.

"We were just kidding," Felix said and held his hands up while taking a step back.

Again, Killian could just walk away now that he made his point but the anger took over. It felt like an dark old friend he welcomed back after years apart. A dark smirk curled up his lips and he straitened himself. Peter and Felix realised that they had chosen the wrong day to mess with Killian… because he was remembering being Captain Hook without even knowing it.

"Sheriff station," Emma said when she picked up the phone.

"Emma, it's Ruby. You have to come to the hospital, now."

"What happened?" Emma asked as she stood up and grabbed her jacket.

"This morning when I was jogging I found two teenage boys wounded in an alley. I've called an ambulance and they were brought to the hospital, after that I called you."

"I'm on my way." Emma put the phone back and rushed out of the station. Fifteen minutes later she was at the hospital. Ruby immediately walked over to her.

"They were unconscious when I found them but they're awake now. Doctor Whale in taking some final tests and they should be good to go." Ruby explained to her.

"Thanks Ruby, you can go now." Ruby nodded walked past her. Emma walked into the room where the two boy were sitting on the beds. She walked over to Whale. "How are they doing?"

"It's nothing to serious. Peter broke his arm and Felix managed to get a nasty cut in his face that will probably leave a scar. But apart from that they only got a few bruises. They got lucky that whoever attacked them didn't finish it."

Emma nodded and Whale left the room. Emma sat down in one of the chairs in the room and looked at the boys.

"Where are your parents?" she asked them.

"We're orphans," Peter said shortly. Emma nodded.

"Do you know who attacked you?" The boys looked at each other before Felix nodded. "Who?"

"Killian Jones," Felix replied and Emma's heart sank because he wasn't lying.

"Why would he attack you?"

"He blames us for the death of his brother," said Peter. "we we're just walking by and suddenly he dragged us in and started hitting us."

Lie. The part about Killian's brother was true but the rest was a lie. Ever since she was little she could tell if people were lying. Her mother always called it her superpower and it had never failed her.

"Try again," she said and stood up, crossing her arms.

"What?"

"You're lying, try again. What happened?"

Peter swallowed before talking again, "We bumped into him-"

"Lie."

She didn't have time for this. She needed to know what happened, what Killian did and why. He must have a reason to hurt two innocent teenage boys, right? Something in her gut told her that they weren't completely innocent and that feeling was proven right when Peter's expression turned from scared boy to annoyed teenager. Felix expression just stayed blank but hurt shone in his eyes, hurt that wasn't from the attack.

"He walked into an alley and we followed him. We were just teasing him but instead of just walking away like we expected him to he attacked us," Peter explained with a bored look.

"You said something about his brother, what happened to him?"

"He thinks that we were responsible for the accident that killed his brother," Felix replied. Emma gave him a look that told him to go on and he sighed. "A few years ago Peter and I were at this abandoned boat house where cans with… some kind of oil were stocked. We came there from time to time. But then that brother of his followed us. Somehow a fire had started and the boat house exploded. We survived, he didn't, end of story."

"Why does he blame you two?"

"He thinks we started the fire," Peter said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. That kid was really getting on her nerves.

"Did you?"

"No."

Emma nodded. "Thank you for your cooperation. Get well soon," she said and was about to leave the room when Felix stopped her.

"Will he be punished?" he asked, the side of his mouth tugging up just a little.

"He'll get what he deserves," she said and left the room. She walked out of the hospital and hopped into her car. What did you get yourself into, Killian.

What happened to him? Why did he do that? He hated those boys but… he had never hurt someone like that before. Killian didn't know what had happened if he didn't stop when he saw blood on his hands. He had picked up a sharp piece of glass that was laying around and cut Felix in the face. That was definitely going to leave a scar and it was all his fault.

Killian looked away from his hands who were covered in dried blood and at the horizon before him. The sea usually calmed him but now it did anything but. What would Emma think? She barely knew him and now he had ruined his chance with her. She probably thinks he is some crazy person who attacks innocent children, leaving them in an alley for someone to find the next day. She must hate him, never want to see him again. It would only be a matter of time before she found him and arrested him. She was the town sheriff after all.

And he was right, because after less than five minutes he heard footsteps approach him. He let out a defeated sigh, there was no use in denying or running. So he stood up and turned to face her. Emma's face was emotionless, cold and hard as stone.

"Why?" she asked but is sounded more like a demand. He brushed a hand through his hair.

"I don't know," he said in a whisper and looked down, not daring to look her in the eye.

"They told me what happened. Why didn't you just ignore them? Why didn't you just walk away?"

"I don't know!" he said louder, immediately regretting it when Emma grabbed her handcuffs and grabbed his wrists, clipping them on. She pushed him towards her car and he walked to it defeated.

"You can forget about that date," she mumbled. He had screwed up… everything…

A/N: This is getting interesting... Tell me what you guys think and of course thank you for reading! ;)