Caligo sat in the grass, staring at the mist that was still swirling around the pond, but it was slowly fading. He heard someone - or rather something - approach him from behind. Caligo closed his eyes and let his head fall forward as the hoof-steps stopped beside him.

"What are you doing here?" he asked without looking. He heard a thud beside him and opened his eyes to see Buddy lying beside him. "Sophia's not here."

Buddy breezed in acknowledgment.

"I also don't have any food."

Buddy gave him a look, saying 'I'm not here for that.' Yeah, he really had a problem. He was starting to understand Buddy's stupid looks and ways of communication better and better every passing day.

"Then why are you here?" he asked with a frown. "Please don't tell me you're here because you love me and missed me."

Buddy neighed, throwing back his head as if he was laughing at the idea. Caligo chuckled a bit at the thought, it was stupid, but Sophia shipped it. When Buddy stopped 'laughing' he turned back to serious and nudged his knee with his nose.

"What?"

Buddy lowered his head, waving around with his horn.

"You want me to touch you horn?" Buddy nodded. "Sorry Buddy, but I'm not very interested in the future."

Caligo stood, wiping off the dirt and grass from his trousers. Buddy stood as well and Caligo rolled his eyes, shoving his hands in his pockets and starting to make his way home. Where else should he go? There wasn't really any other place in Storybrooke where they would welcome him with open arms. They didn't even know he saved the damn town in the first place. To everyone he was still a demon.

He kicked a stone and groaned when he heard Buddy's happy hoof-steps behind him. "Can't you just leave me alone?"

Buddy shook his head.

"I'm so going to eat you."

He came to walk beside him, giving him a 'really?' look.

"I can't believe I'm talking to a horse," he mumbled to himself.

Buddy neighed offended, nudging his arm with his nose before almost impaling him with his horn.

Caligo held his hands up in defense. "Sorry, unicorn."

He breezed satisfied and they continued walking. Only now did he realize how pathetic he was. The only one he talked to was Sophia, sometimes Pan, and now that she was gone he was talking to a freaking unicorn instead of a human being. That was just very, very pathetic.

He sighed as he arrived at the building of his home. He pushed open the door, expecting Buddy to finally leave since he couldn't possible want to come inside. To his surprise Buddy did come inside. The creature squeezed himself through the door opening of the building and followed Caligo up the stairs. Buddy stopped and patiently waited for him to open the apartment door. Before he opened the door though, he turned back to the creature who tilted his head, 'why didn't you open the door?'

"You have to leave," Buddy cocked his head the other way. "Yes, you have to go. Unicorns are not supposed to be inside apartments, or even an apartment building for that matter."

The door opened behind him and in a blink of an eye Buddy rushed inside. Caligo turned, staring after him just like him Mom who had been the one to open the door.

"Is that…?" she started but then waved her hand, shaking her head and looking at him. "Caligo! I'm so glad you are home."

His mother rushed over to him, hugging him tightly. He hugged her back a bit awkward, but it actually felt kind of nice to be hugged by his mother again. He refused to be hugged when he was about ten, and now, eight years later, he regretted that he made that decision. It felt so good to be hugged by his mother.

She suddenly pulled away, stepping back. "Sorry, forgot about the whole no hugging thing."

Her expression suddenly turned softer. Caligo cocked his head at her, why was she looking at him like that? His vision slowly became blurry, making him blink several times to clear his vision but it didn't help. He touched his cheeks, feeling hot wet tears streaming down his face.

He was crying.

"Oh honey, come here," Lily said, pulling him into a hug again. This time he hugged her back just as tight, burying his face in his mother's neck as he let out a sob when he felt a wave of sadness wash over him. He couldn't remember the last time he was this sad, when he had cried like this. Probably when he was a child.

Maybe that was why he didn't realize he was heartbroken until now. Maybe he had become too used to ignoring his emotions. He had allowed himself to fall in love with Sophia because he just couldn't ignore that, but now he had also allowed her to break his heart. Love was weakness, he knew that, he even told Sophia that, but there was just something about how it also made him feel to light, how everything in his hell-like life looked brighter when Sophia was there. He just wanted her by his side, to hold her, kiss her, be the one who made her feel safe. But he would never be that person to her. He was just a friend.

"Come." Lily guiding him into the apartment and closing the door behind them. He sat down on the couch. His mother sat down beside him. Buddy on the other hand, was sniffing around the apartment, but he couldn't find it in himself to care.

"What happened?" she asked him softly, taking his hand in hers and squeezing it.

Caligo wiped his eyes with his sleeve, already hating himself for breaking down like that. "You know Sophia, right?" he started, hating himself even more when his voice came out so uneven and broken.

"Emma's daughter, yes."

"I love her, but she doesn't love me. She loves someone else and now she is going to the Underworld to get him back." It just wasn't fair. Why did Felix, a Lost Boy who should have died hundreds of years ago, deserve Sophia more than he did? What did Felix do to earn her love? To be even worthy of her? For all Caligo knew he did nothing but sin in Neverland. The whole situation was just unfair.

"I'm so sorry," his mother said, snapping him out of his thoughts while wiping some of his new tears away with her thumb. "I'm sure you'll find someone else."

"Will I?" he looked at his mother doubtfully, all the hope he ever felt for a chance with Sophia completely gone. "Everyone else fears me, you can't love someone you fear."

Lily swallowed before smiling sadly. He knew why; she feared him during the first curse, but he still couldn't find it in himself to blame her for the fear. He was a complete asshole during the first curse and his mother was just cursed to be more fearful than the real her. The curse was the reason they grew apart.

"Somewhere out there is a pretty young girl that will love you. Just because Sophia doesn't love you doesn't mean no one else will." He smiled at his mother, but still he felt defeated. "and who wouldn't want you? You are tall, handsome, strong. You have beautiful eyes and hair that every girl wants to run her hands through."

He chuckled a bit at that. "You're just saying that because you're my Mom. Every mother says that about their son."

"But I'm the only one who speaks the truth, remember that." She ruffled his hair before standing up. He ducked his head away from her hand, petting down the upright sticking hair. Lily smiled down at him, he returned the smile. "If there is anything I can do just say it, okay?"

Caligo nodded. His mother made her way to the kitchen. "Mom?" he said a bit hesitated. She stopped, turning to him.

"Yes?"

"Can I have another hug?"

"Of course."

She walked back to him, wrapping her arm around him tightly. He wrapped his arms around her as well, wanting to be held by his mother. At the moment he didn't feel like a demon, son of the Lord of Death. Right now, he felt like a helpless boy that got hurt and needed his mother to comfort him. It's been so long since he felt like this. It had been way to long since he last felt something that wasn't anger. When Lily pulled back she wiped away one last tear.

"One more question," she said, running her fingers through his hair in a calming and comforting motion.

"What?" Caligo asked, curious to what she might want to ask.

"Is the unicorn going to join us for dinner, or…?"

Caligo chuckled, looking back at his bedroom where Buddy sniffed his bed. "I'll make sure he leaves before dinner."

Lily nodded, kissing the top of his head before standing and heading towards the kitchen again. After a moment Caligo stood as well, heading to his bedroom. He closing the door behind him, letting out a deep breath before turning to Buddy. "Don't you dare tell Sophia, or anyone about his."

Buddy raised his head, looking amused and neighed before continuing sniffing his bed.

"What are you looking for anyway?"

Buddy started sniffing under his pillow and pulled the storybook out from under it. Caligo looked confused at the book, walking over to his bed and sitting down on it. He took the book, turning it in his hands to examine it better.

"What is this doing here? Didn't Sophia have this?"

Buddy neighed and went to lay down, his head resting on the bed beside Caligo like a giant dog. Caligo opened the book. This was the exact same book as Sophia had during the curse. He leafs the book, noting a small yellow sticking note between two pages. He took the note, flipping it over to reveal what was written on it.

Get me out of here.

Sophia sat down next to Peter with a sigh. They spend all day searching 'Underbrooke' as they called it, but found no trace of Felix. No one had even seen him, making Sophia wonder if he was even down here. Slowly she felt the hope to find him sink the longer they were here.

"What now?" she asked Peter who was staring out in front of him. After searching town they decided to rest somewhere quiet. The lake close to the woods seemed perfect for that. Peter looked down for a second, fiddling with something in his hands.

"We keep looking, he has to be here."

"What if he doesn't have unfinished business?"

Peter clenched his jaw, looking back at the lake. "I don't believe that."

"Then what do you think his unfinished business is?"

"You, of course," he answered as if it was obvious and threw the rock he'd been fiddling with in the lake. She smiled to herself, pulling up her knees and wrapping her arms around them.

"Why do you think that? Why not you?" she asked softly, resting her head against her knees in a way that she could look at him.

"What unfinished business could he have with me?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Maybe he has to turn you good, I don't know. What business could he have with me?"

Peter threw another rock. "Marry you, start a family, grow old, make you happy," Peter shrugged.

"Maybe," she mused, lifting her head so she could rest it against Peter's shoulder. He tensed at the contact before relaxing a bit and continued throwing rocks with his other arm. Sophia closed her eyes, letting go of a long breath as she thought of Felix.

"First you kill me and now you steal my girlfriend? That is low Pan, even for you."

They both jumped and turned to the sudden voice behind them. A bright smile formed on Sophia's lips as she saw Felix standing there, arms crossed, trying to glare at Pan but doing it halfheartedly. For a second she just stared at him, not really being able to believe that it was really him. Felix looked away from Pan, his eyes softened and a smile crawled on his lips as he looked at her.

"Felix," she whispered, pushing herself off the ground and running to him. She jumped him, wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. He chuckled as he stumbled back a bit, wrapping his arms around her middle and held her close, how she had missed the sound of his chuckle. She buried her face in the crook of his neck, holding him as tight as she can.

After a while, she pulled away just enough to look at him. She cupped his face with one hand and letting her thumb follow his scar, while looking him dead in the eye. "Don't you ever do that again, not in a million years, you hear me?"

"It wasn't really my choice-"

"Promise it."

"I promise," he said with a soft smile, looking at her with those eyes. The ones full of love and adoration.

"Good," she breathed before leaning in and pressing her lips to his. How she had missed kissing him. It was just like she remembered, his lips perfect against hers. The kiss was sweet, tender, something they both needed to make sure the other was really real, really there. This felt right, this felt like coming home. They separated when they needed air, resting their foreheads against each other while breathing each other in.

"I missed you," he whispered.

"You have no idea how much I missed you."

They were snapped out of their moment when Peter cleared his throat behind her. Sophia laughed softly, unwrapping her legs from Felix waist and letting them fall to the ground again. Felix still held her tightly as she looked over her shoulder at Peter, then back at him.

"I'm not the only one that came down here for you," she said, placing one last peck on his cheek before stepping back out of his arms. His expression went from overjoyed to emotionless in less than two second, making Sophia wondered how long it took him to master that.

"Pan," Felix said in a form of greeting, nodding his head. His voice matched his expression.

"Felix," Peter said, doing the same.

"How has that second curse been working for you?" Felix asked, cocking his head. Sophia could feel the tension and awkwardness build up around them.

Peter rubbed his neck, licking his lips and not looking at Felix directly. For a moment he glanced at her for help. "Yeah, it hasn't really worked out like I hoped it would…" he said awkwardly.

"Good to know my death was for nothing," Felix said dryly and turned to Sophia, holding out his hand for her. She could understand that Felix was angry with Peter, and he deserved it, but that was just cold.

Never the less, she took his hand and let him lead her into the woods, leaving Peter behind. They walked in silence for a while, until Sophia spoke up again, "You could have been a little nicer."

"I'm sorry, but I don't appreciate being betrayed and killed by my best friend," he said, still looking ahead of him.

"I know, but you don't know the whole story."

"Actually, I do" He turned to her so that he was facing her, stopping them both. "before I walked up behind you two I was imprisoned by Hades. He told me what happened after I died, so I already knew what had happened. I'm just giving him a hard time so that he would think twice before doing it again."

Sophia tilted her head, raising her eyebrow. "So you forgive him?"

He nodded. "He has been my best friend for more than 400 years, of course I forgive him."

"But you're still going to give him a hard time." She could read between the lines.

"Yep," he said, popping the 'p'. He stepped closer to her, cupping her cheek with his other hand that wasn't holding hers. "You on the other hand…"

"What have I done?" she asked him teasingly, leaning into his touch.

"You couldn't let me go according to Hades," he said as he leaned in, rubbing his nose against hers. There was a smile on both their faces.

"True," she whispered, letting her gaze fall to his lips while licking her own. "so what? You haven't moved on either."

"I can never move on from you."

Felix kissed her. At first it was gently and soft but then he deepened it. He pushed her back without breaking the kiss until he had her pinned against a tree. She completely melted as his hand tangled in her hair while his other pressed her against him. Her hands were tangled in his hair, angling his head just the right way.

"I can do this all day," he whispered as the separated for air. His breath was hot against her skin as he held her impossible close. Her heart was pounding in her chest as if it was going to explode, which remind her…

"We have to split my heart," she breathed suddenly.

"What?" Felix asked confused.

She leaned back a bit, looking at him and tracing his scar with her thumb. "That's how we're going to save you. We split my heart. You get one half, I get the other. That way no one has to die for you to return."

"How do you know it will work?" he asked with a frown, clearly doubting her plan.

"Pan told me, he said it was the only way."

Felix frowned deepened. "You trust him?"

"I trust his motivation to get you back." Felix looked away from her, still frowning. "Felix," she said softly, making him look at her again. "it will work, I promise. I love you."

Felix clenched his jaw, cracking a small smile. "I love you, too. That's why I don't want to risk it, I don't want to lose you because you tried to save me. I'm not worth it."

"You are," she prompted, desperate for him to finally see that he isn't alone anymore. "you are loved by far more people than just me and they all want you back. Ingrid told me that she loves you, that she wants you to come back home. Pan loves you, how crazy it might sound, but he does. Violet asked me to say hi from her as well. You left more behind than you realize. So let's do this, it is worth a try."

He looked away again, clenching his jaw and blinking repeatedly to keep tears from spilling. Sophia nuzzled her face in his neck, hugging him tightly, saying without words that it's okay if he wants to cry. They were here alone, just the two of them. He didn't have to stay strong for her in moments like these, and he knew that.

"I never told Ingrid I loved her as well, that she gave me the feeling that I finally had a home, a family," he tells her softly, tightening his arms around her.

"She knows," she ensured him. "and when we get back you can tell her."

Felix resting his head on hers, nuzzling his nose in her hair, making her smile. They didn't speak for a while, just enjoying each other's company. Enjoying having each other back in their arms again after what felt like eternity. Having each other to comfort them again. She'd missed that so much. Caligo had tried to comfort her back in that dark hellhole prison, but it just didn't calm her completely.

Suddenly Felix lifter his head from where he had it resting on top of hers. Sophia lifted her head as well, looking up at him with her eyebrow raised. He looked at her with wide eyes, as if he just realized something.

"When we get back, I still have my Hook butler, right?" he asked her seriously.

Sophia couldn't stop the laugh that escaped her lips. "You gotta be kidding me."

"I'm serious. He was only my butler for one week, and now that I'm coming back from the dead shouldn't I at least get a few weeks extra? Maybe another month?"

"If you don't stop I'm going to let him kiss you." She slapped his chest playfully.

"You're worse than Hades."

She laughed softly, letting her head fall against his chest again. "I sure am."

"Threatening me, going with my best friend the moment I'm gone, stealing my clothing-"

"I found this in my own room so it's mine now, whether you like it or not," she cut him off.

He chuckled, tightening his arms around her. She let out a long a happy sigh as she let her whole body relax against him. Felix kissed the top of her head, rubbing circles on her back with his fingers, and whispered softly, "It looks better on you anyway."

She hummed a laugh, tightening her own embrace. "I doubt that."

A/N: Thank you for reading! please leave a review with your thoughts!

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