Sophia and Caligo had been walking around their prison now for a good hour. They tried to find weak sport in the structure but hadn't found anything yet. They had also been waiting for the creature to walk over or lay against their prison. With Caligo's strength back he could serve a good blow against the creature through the walls. Caligo had tried to punch his way through the walls but that didn't work. The only thing that could break the prison was something that came from outside.
Another hour had passed and Sophia was bored out of her mind. She refused to think of Felix since that only made her sad and she couldn't be sad right now. So instead she focused on Caligo. Since the shackles weren't holding any of her magic back she could see clearly in the darkness now. She still didn't have all her magic, most of it was held back by the cuff on her wrist that neither she or Caligo could get off. But apparently their magic was too strong to be blocked by a single cuff so thence the shackles.
Sophia saw Caligo pacing around as she leaned back against the wall with her arms crossed. "What exactly are we going to do when we break out?" she asked, grabbing his attention from whatever thoughts he was having.
"Find a way to defeat Pan," he stated, putting his hands in the pockets of his hoodie as he walked over to her. "but first we have to get these stupid cuffs off."
Sophia sighed. "Do you think a simple True Loves Kiss could break this curse?"
A grin spread across his face as he swayed closer to her. "We could try," he said, stopping only inches away from her.
She rolled her eyes and gave him a bored look. "We are not True Love."
"How do you know?"
She bit her lip, how would she know? She didn't know. She didn't know what True Love felt like. She had only been in love with one person and that was Felix. She wouldn't know the difference between love and True Love. Her parents had True Love, her grandparents too. Sometimes she though that Felix looked at her the same way her father looked at her mother or her grandfather and her grandmother, but now he wouldn't never look at her again.
She looked away from Caligo and she noticed his grin fading. "Felix was probably my True Love," she said quietly, not really meaning to say that out loud.
"Can't a person have two?" Caligo asked, hope laced in her voice even though he tried to hide it.
Before she could answer the ground started shaking again. Caligo looked at her and she nodded and they both sought out where the creature was. "It's here!" Sophia called at him as she pressed her hand against the wall. The shaking had stopped but she could feel it's presents through the wall, another thing the shackles blocked but the cuff didn't.
Caligo rushed over to her and put his hand next to hers. "It is, stand back," he said and she stepped out of his way. He took a few steps back before throwing himself against the wall. Sophia almost stumbled over as the prison started to shake. She put her hand on the wall again and felt the creature move.
"It worked!" she said and smiled at him. He smiled back and rubbed his shoulder.
"I hope that was worth the pain."
"Don't be a drama queen, we both know your pain threshold is higher and you're way thicker than humans," she crossed her arms as she walked over to him.
"Just because I'm part dragon doesn't mean I don't feel pain," he said while making a whole show of checking his shoulder. "It's still going to leave a bruise."
Suddenly a loud noise sounded and the prison started shaking. They both fell back as stone came loose from the ceiling and fell to the ground. The ground stopped shaking and they shared a look before the creature launched again. The wall began to crack. Sophia felt Caligo grab her hand, pulling her up and to the corner on the left side of the crack.
He held her steady every time the creature launched and a sort of earth quick shook them. After a few tries of the creature light started to shine through the cracks. Sophia couldn't help the smile that spread across her face.
Then the creature launched and ran right through the wall, leaving a wide opening. The creature turned out to be a chimera. It's spine split into three necks; one of a dragon, one of a lion and one of a goat. The wings and claws were massive and the tail was an actual snake. Sophia's mouth dropped as she was awe struck by this amazing creature. She had read about chimera's but didn't know they actually existed.
Caligo grabbed her hand when one of the heads spotted them and tugged her out of the prison. The chimera turned and ran after them. As fast as they could they ran through the forest, zigzagging through the trees.
"Can you change?" Sophia asked Caligo as she tried to keep up his pace.
"Change what?"
"Into a dragon!" she snapped a bit frustrated and looked over her shoulder. The chimera was right behind them. Lucky for them the trees slowed it down.
"Don't you think I would have done that by now if I could?" he snapped back at her. She glared at him while running. "This way," he said suddenly, pulling at her hand while taking a sharp turn. Sophia lost her balance and her footing in the turn and fell down the hill, taking Caligo with her since they were still holding hands.
They rolled down the hill until Caligo hit a tree with his back and Sophia fell right on top of him, pushing all the air out of his lungs. She pushed herself up a little so she was facing him and gave him a apologizing smile.
"Sorry," she said.
"It's okay," he said a bit breathless. He took a deep breath and opened his eyes. Sophia looked behind her up the hill. She didn't see or hear the chimera come closer to them. Sophia laughed and turned her head to look at Caligo again.
She stopped laughing when she saw Caligo looking at her. His eyes were focused on her face as they turned red, but it was a softer color than normally. The same soft color as when she kissed his cheek. Sophia swallowed when his eyes dropped from hers to her lips. He leaned forward, and maybe it was because of the adrenaline or the fresh air that was making her light headed that she didn't pull away and just waited for him to place his lips on hers. The kiss was soft and slow, very different from how he had kissed her before. His hand came up to cup her cheek and he tilted his head, deepening the kiss. As much as she tried to enjoy it, melt into him, she couldn't. It just didn't feel… right.
She pulled back suddenly and a single tear escaped her eye as she kept them closed. The kiss reminded her of how Felix always kissed her, the way he always held her, how right that felt. Kissing Caligo made her feel guilty, as if she was cheating on Felix even though he's… gone.
She felt Caligo brush away the tear with his thumb and opened her eyes, meeting his red ones. He was looking at her with such adoration, such caring and so much… love. Just like Felix had.
"I love you," he whispered, not breaking eye contact.
Sophia shook her head, closing her eyes again. She didn't feel the same. "I know, I'm sorry," she said, her voice broken as she pushed herself off of him. He stared after her as she wrapped her arms around herself and walked past the tree, not knowing where she was going but also not caring. She needed some time alone.
She just wasn't ready, wasn't ready to move on. Felix was still fresh in her mind, heart and soul. Even though she tried not to think about him too much she still missed him so damn much. She wrapped her arms tighter around herself as the tears started to flow while the adrenaline faded and she was left with the empty numb feeling again.
All she wanted right now were his arms around her, his sweet low voice whispering to her that everything would be alright, his hands in her hair and his steady breathing under her as he held her close. She wanted his hand in hers, his flirty or teasing smirk and his attempts to kiss her when she wouldn't expect it. She just wanted him and no one else.
Sophia doubted that she would ever be ready to move on.
"Jones!" Emma called as she walked up to the group around the fire. He looked up and gave her a toothy grin.
"To what do I owe the pleasure, Swan?" he asked and raised his eyebrow. Emma suppressed the urge to roll her eyes as she crossed her arms.
"Let's see how good you actually are under pressure," she said with a smirk. "two lost boys had been spotted not far from here and we need to lead them away from the camp. You're coming with me."
Killian stood up and came to stand in front of her. "No need for using excuses to get me alone with you."
She gave him a bored look before grabbing a sword from the ground and handed it to him. "Meet me at the west side of the border in ten minutes," she called over her shoulder as she walked away from him.
Just like she told him Killian arrived ten minutes later at the west border line with a sword.
"So, why am I here?" he asked when he was beside her.
"I want to see you fight under pressure," she said as if it was obvious.
Killian frowned. "But I thought we just need to lead them away from the camp."
"We are, but lost boys like to put up a fight as you might have noticed." She turned her head to look at him, a smirk on her lips. "Ready?"
He nodded and followed her over the borderline. The moment she was outside the camp she felt time stop, felt her body stop ageing. Out of habit her hand found its way up to cover her stomach. No matter how many times she did this she still wasn't used to is. It just felt unnatural not to age.
Out of the corner of her eye she saw Killian looking at her hand that was covering her stomach. She immediately let her hand fall to her side again and straitened a bit, walking faster. Killian fastened his pass too. They walked in silence for a while until Killian finally broke the silence.
"So where exactly are these lost boys?" he asked.
"They shouldn't be far from here so keep your eyes open."
"And when we find them, what then?" he turned his head to look at her, raising his eyebrow.
She just kept her gaze strait in front of her as she answered, "We make sure they see us and we lead them back to town. In town we try to lose them and when we lost them we go back."
"Again, where is the fighting part?" he asked confused.
"In case you're not fast enough or we can't shake them off."
Killian huffed beside her. "I'm fast."
Emma rolled her eyes. "I'm sure you are." Then she saw the two lost boys and quickly grabbed Killian's wrist dragging him with her behind a tree. "There they are," she whispered.
"What now?" he whispered back.
She turned to look at him. "You go left, I go right. In town we meet each other at the diner."
"And if we haven't lost them by then?"
"Then we fight." Killian nodded and Emma looked past the tree. "On my ma-" she stopped herself when she looked behind her, seeing Killian had already taken off. She shook her head as a small smile tugged at the corner of her lips before she took off as well.
Both the boys were already after him so she stopped and shouted at them, "Hey! Over here!"
The boys shared a look before one of them turned to go after her. She spun around and started running towards the town. She zigzagged through the trees but this boy was fast. Jumping over a log she ran into town. She turned a few sharp corners but the boy was still behind her. She huffed in annoyance as she turned another corner but instead running further she stopped and leaned against the wall. When the lost boy rounded the corner she extended her leg, making the boy strip and fall. Before he could turn around or stand up she hit him in the head with the back of her dagger.
The boy's body completely relaxed as the hit made him lose consciousness. Emma sheathed her dagger and made her way towards the diner where she would meet up with Killian. She hoped he had just as much luck as she had.
She pulled up her hood and tried to blend in a bit as she walked through the streets. No one seemed to notice her or spare her a second glance. She sighed in relief as she arrived at the diner and made her way to the back.
Not long after she arrived she saw Killian sprinting towards her. Apparently he wasn't so lucky because the lost boy was still on his tail. Killian stopped beside her and turned to face the boy who had stopped as well. Emma grabbed her sword and dagger, getting ready to fight. Killian fumbled with his sword for a second before he got in position as well.
The boy had his sharp spear ready. The laughter and music had stopped and all the young ones had their gaze set on them as the lost boy guard launched forward. The boy knew he was outnumbered but still he tried, Emma had to give him that.
She blocked his attack and directed him away from her to Killian. He was here to show his fighting skills after all. She stood back a little as she watched the boy and the man fight. David was right, he indeed had some good moves. As he launched towards the boy she noticed how easy he moved around, how controlled every wing was. Muscle memory as she always called it. He had more than good moves, he was a professional sword fighter who hadn't touched a sword for too long.
Eventually with a swift move he had the boy on the ground, the tip of his sword pressed in the boys neck. At that moment Emma stepped in again. "That's enough," she said before he could end the life of the boy. "we don't kill," she added when he gave her a confused look. "especially not kids."
"But he tried to kill me," Killian said in his defense, pressing the tip of his sword just a bit harder in the boys neck.
She sheathed her sword and dagger again, not looking as she said, "Than be a grown ass man and give the right example."
Killian mumbled something under his breath and glared at the boy before he lowered his sword and stepped towards her. He was about to say something to her when she felt a sharp sting in her stomach and let out a scream. She covered her stomach, feeling warm blood spilling on her hands. She looked at the boy who had pushed himself in a sitting position, the spear with her blood in his hand and a dark grin on his face.
As she fell to her knees from the pain Killian kicked the boy unconscious and was beside her in a matter of second.
"It's okay, love," he said softly, trying to help her to her feet again. "everything is going to be alright."
"Killian, we have to go to the camp. Now," she said desperate. She didn't know how deep the wound was but she was scared. Scared for the life of her child. If the wound was too deep it could kill her baby. She couldn't lose her baby, not like this, not in any other way.
She tried to stand with the help of Killian while she held her arm tightly around the wound. The lost ones stared at them as they made their way to the forest, not helping but also not holding them back.
"This is going to slow," Killian mumbled before sweeping her of her feet. She looped her arm around his neck while keeping the other around her stomach. They went a lot faster now that he carried her but it was still to slow for her liking. Killian may think only her life could be in danger but she knew the life of her child was at risk too.
The pain was overwhelming but she stayed conscious. It felt like hours before she felt them enter the camp again. Her eyes were beginning to feel heavy and she lifted her arm a little, looking at her blood covered clothing. She blinked as she heard Mary Margaret and David's voices come closer to them but couldn't make out anything they said. She heard Killian's voice too, much closer but still faint. Everything slowly turned black as the pain and blood loss finally took her out of consciousness.
A/N: Thank you allf or reading! please review, let me know if you like where this is going. what do you guys think of Sophia and Caligo? or should I bring Felix back? let me know and, who knows, maybe I will bring him back ;)