The daughter of the Evil Queen… Caligo couldn't get it out of his head, couldn't get her out of his head. Even though it was dark and he had barely been able to make out her facial features, the image was still printed in his mind. He couldn't help but wonder what she looked like in the daylight, what her name was, and how it would sound falling off his lips. Last night had woken up something inside him, something that he didn't know was still in him. Like a fire that lid again, and burned him from the inside out. Which was ironic since he was a dragon.
Caligo shook his head, mentally slapping himself for thinking like this. Whoever this girl was, she wasn't important. He had to focus on finding a way to win Sophia's heart, even though it seemed hopeless now. But he loved her, more than anything, and he wasn't going to give up on her. Not now, not when he had come so close. Not when he had felt her skin under his fingers like that, not after he had felt what it was like to have her give herself to him. It was a brief moment when he had her, but it was enough for him to realize that he wanted her forever.
He looked up when he saw the said girl entering Granny's with Felix. She was holding his arm with her arm, his hand she held with her own, while her head rested on his shoulder. It sickened Caligo to see them together, to see her smile at Felix and not at him. It also angered him to think of the fact that Felix was simple touching her, even if it was just her hand, or a gently brush against her cheek, because simple touches was something he couldn't even get. And that was only how they were in public. Caligo didn't even want to know how Felix could touch his Sophia behind a closed door, and how he was powerless to do anything about it.
It had honestly surprised him at first that Sophia only took his magic, and didn't throw him into prison. But later he realized that was because now he was vulnerable to everyone. They can hurt him, drug him, shoot him, whatever they wanted without him being able to do anything about it. That was a far worse sentence than being locked up, and also more humiliating.
"Still trying to figure out how to get that stupid girl to fall for you?" a familiar voice said from behind him. Caligo turned, a bored look on his face. He now saw the girl more clearly, and he had to say she wasn't hard to look at. Her figure wasn't something to complain about either. He thought she was gorgeous last night, but that was when he was feeling down. Still, there was just something about her that he couldn't shake off, and he felt it even now.
"Who are you?" he asked, making sure no real interest could be heard in his voice. The girl smirked at him, slowly stepping closer.
"Are we going to repeat last night?"
"It will probably go differently if you tell me your name," he said as he kept his eyes on her, not even looking away for a second.
She continued walking closer until she was right in front of him. She was so close that he could feel her breath on his face. The heat that had run through him last night rushed back, even when he tried to control his fire.
"Listen Caligo," she said, his name falling deliciously from her tongue. Wait, what? "I got a proposal for you."
"And what makes you think I'm interested?"
She laughed, lifting her hand to trail her fingers along the lines of his jaw. "Because what I have to offer you will get you your revenge on everyone that has ever stood in your way." She went to stand on her tip toes so that her mouth was beside his ear, her breath fanning against it. "Including that pathetic blond with that petty scar."
Caligo bowed his head, a grin spreading on his lips as he brushed his nose against her neck, closing the last bit of space between them. His hands came to rest on her waist automatically. "Tell me all about it."
"Hercules!" Elizabeth called, waving her hand at the boy who was carrying two large anchors. The young man turned, looking surprised and confused. She ran to him before stopping when she was close enough, panting as she rested her hands on her knees. She was really out of shape, perhaps she had to do something about that soon.
"I'm sorry, but who are you?" Hercules asked, putting down the anchors as if they were nothing. Elizabeth straightened herself, calming her breathing. He really was strong; those anchors looked heavier than her times ten. He was definitely the one she needed.
"Dude, I looked all over the place for you," she said when she finally caught her breath. She pointed her finger at him, and he did a cautious step back. "I need your help."
"Uh, I don't know if you have the right person," he said, scratching behind his head. He took another step back, looking at the ground with a mixture of shame and sadness.
"No, I definitely need you," she said, but before he could protest again she continued. "Listen, I need you to help my find something important. It can destroy Hades once and for all."
Hercules shook his head, stepping back even further. "Sorry, but I can't help you. I- I need to get back to work."
Elizabeth frowned, stepping forward as he took another step back. "But you're Hercules, the bravest and strongest half-god to have ever existed."
"Like you said; have," he said, turning his back to her, his shoulders slumped over as he picked up the heavy looking anchors again. "I failed."
Elizabeth walked closer to him, putting her hand on his shoulder. "And right now is the time to redeem yourself. I believe in you, I know you can do it."
Hercules shook his head, huffing in frustration that she didn't understood what he was trying to say. "Just stop it already, there is no hope."
"There is. There is always hope. My father has always told me that, by friends have shown me. Please, it's what I have to do to move on," she pleaded him, grabbing his arm as he was about to walk away. "Are you really that selfish? Do you really not care?"
"Of course I care," Hercules snapped, yanking his arm out of her grip. He let go of the anchors, causing her to jump back a bit as he turned to her. "but that was what got me killed. I tried to be brave, to be strong, to have hope that good would always win. And look where I am now? Why don't you just get it? There is no hope."
"That's where you're wrong," she said calmly. "I know your story, I know what happened and how you died. But you know what I also know? I know that once you helped a little girl, Snow White, to never lose hope. And you know what? She grew up, got married, had a kid, and her kid got also a kid, and that girl is my cousin. You know what she looks like? You know what you see and feel when she's around?"
Hercules stayed quiet, not answering, so she went on. "Hope. She has hope, gives hope. And you know where she got that from? Her grandmother. Just like her hair and eyes; black as the feathers of a raven, of coal. Her eyes are as green as the forest, as the leaves and the grass. And if it wasn't for you, she would have never existed."
After a moment of hesitation, Hercules finally spoke up. "Is she the girl that came down here to save her True Love?"
"She was, and she has given me hope."
"I already thought I recognized her," he mumbled, a bit of red hitting his cheeks. "she was indeed pretty."
Elizabeth hit his arm, laughing as he looked up at her in confusion while rubbing his arm. "She has a boyfriend. You really shouldn't be hitting on the granddaughter of your past crush."
"So she succeeded in getting him back to life then," he said, brows furrowed. "but Hades would never let that happen."
Elizabeth took a step closer. "She's smart, and if Hades can be overpowered once, it can happen twice." She pulling out her book from her bag, opening it to the page where the Olympic Crystal was shown; Hades and Zeus' story. "Look, this crystal is what can destroy Hades, and when he's gone he won't stop anyone from moving on anymore. Then hope will return to this place."
"And this crystal; where are we supposed to find that thing?" Hercules asked, looking at the drawings of the said crystal.
She shrugged. "My guess is that Hades has it."
Hercules' head snapped, his eyes wide in disbelieve. "You guess?"
"Yep," she said, popping the 'p' as looking at him with a wide grin. "Now, will you help me?"
"You're crazy," he said, shaking his head. He paused for a second, looking at the drawing for another second before his eyes met her as he straightened himself. "but I like it."
Sophia sat down in the booth across from Peter in Granny's, Felix sitting down beside her. Peter looked a bit somber at the plate before him, playing with some fries. She hadn't really talked to him much since they got back, and she hadn't seen him at all during the weird storybook thingy. She had only heard Felix mention him as his boss, but that was it.
"Hey, what's up with you?" Sophia asked, snatching one of his fries from his plate. He didn't even look up at her. Sophia glanced at Felix, who shrugged. "Come on, that whole Enchanted Forest vacation wasn't so bad. If I remembered correctly, you were the king of the Lost Boys."
Peter shrugged, still not looking up. "Yeah, I know."
"Then why are you so down? Are you seriously not happy to be back here? Would you have rather stayed there?" Felix asked, frowning at his friend.
"It's not that," he mumbled, letting his head fall to the table. He let out a frustrated groaned. "but it's not like you two would understand."
"Why wouldn't we understand?" Sophia asked a bit confused.
Peter's head snapped up as he leaned back, crossing his arms with a frustrated look on his face. "Look at you two; all happy and together. You always find each other, even if it takes you centuries. Seriously, it took Felix centuries to find you, and now look at him now. I haven't seen him brood in, what? Ever since you two met. It's just unfair."
Sophia suddenly understood what he meant, and although it was sad, she couldn't help the smirk that spread on her lips. "This is about Elizabeth, isn't it?"
Peter huffed, looking away. "No…"
Felix chuckled beside her. "Me falling in love wasn't anything that anyone had seen coming. But you? The mighty Peter Pan? It-"
Peter cut him off by kicking his shin, causing Felix to groan in pain as he rubbed his leg. "You remember that I once had a wife, idiot. I've sworn off love in Neverland, and not one curse has changed that."
"Sure," Sophia said, rolling her eyes as she leaned back against Felix. "Peter, you like Elizabeth. Just admit it already."
"I'm done talking," Peter snarled before he got up, and left. Felix and Sophia looked after him for a moment, a bit of sympathy for the former ruler of Neverland in their eyes. A few minutes after Peter had left however, Sophia's mother went to sit before them. She smiled at them, her hand on her growing belly.
Sophia leaned forward over the table, probably giving Felix a good view of her behind, but she didn't care as she smiled at her mother's belly that held her new sibling. It wasn't like Felix hadn't seen it before, neither was he the kind of guy who would get any ideas. "How's the little one doing?"
Emma smiled at her, then down at her belly. "Doing just fine. We went to see Doctor Whale for a checkup, but everything seemed to be alright. The whole pirate facade didn't have any effect on him, luckily."
"Him?" Sophia repeated, raising her eyebrow.
Emma winked at her daughter, sitting back as she held her finger before her lips. "Don't tell anyone." She then looked at Felix. "You neither."
"My lips are sealed," Felix said, acting as if he was zipping up his lips.
"Anyway," Emma said, clapping her hands together. "I came here because I wanted to tell you about the party we're holding tonight. To celebrate we're back."
Sophia sat back again, taking Felix' hand under the table. "Sounds like fun," she said, squeezing his hand. "At what time does it start?"
"It's going to start at five, and everyone has to bring something to eat. So I wanted to ask you if you could come home early to help me prepare something," Emma explained.
Sophia nodded before looking at Felix. "Will that be okay?"
"Well, I don't know if I'm able to let my True Love go for so long," he teased, kissing the side of her head. "Just promise me you'll stay by my side the rest of the evening."
"I will."
"Oh, that reminds me," Emma said, causing their attention to snap back to them. "Many people are still wondering how everything happened, and how you two fixed everything."
"We'll tell everyone tonight," Sophia stated, feeling Felix squeeze her hand a bit. She knew he didn't like speaking to many people at once, especially when it came to personal things. It was only because he had gotten close to her mother that he had mentioned the 'True Love' thing in her presence. If it had been someone else he wouldn't have said a thing about it.
But they actually didn't really have a choice. They would either have everyone ask them about it over and over again, or they would tell them all at once. And if there was one thing Felix hated more than talking to many people at once, was telling the same story over and over again to different people. But it wasn't as if he was in a state to complain; she was going to be doing all the talking.
"Great," Emma said, standing up. "I'll see you in a few hours then."
"Bye mom," Sophia said as she waved after her mother. When she was out the door Sophia suddenly noticed how quiet it was in the diner. Even Granny and Ruby were nowhere in sight, but they were probably in the kitchen preparing the food for tonight. Everyone was probably preparing for tonight, that must be why it was so quiet.
A hand that brushed away her hair brought her attention back to the blond who sat beside her, and not a moment later she felt his lips nipping at her neck. She giggled as his nose tickled her skin, his tongue and lips teasing her.
"What are you doing?" she asked as he pulled her closer with his arm around her waist. He chuckled, his breath tickling her skin.
"I've missed you," he whispered, sounding a little like a kicked puppy. But she couldn't really deny him anything when he spoke like that. And he knew that too well.
"You were with me the entire time," she countered, turning her head so she could look at him, her finger booping his nose. "You kidnapped me."
"I was scared," he said in a low voice, knowing that was going to make her shiver. He leaned closer until her back hit the wall on the other side of the booth. "But I'm not scared anymore."
Sophia sighed, running her hand through his hair as she stared into his eyes. "I missed you, too, the real you."
Felix rested his forehead against hers, bringing her closer to him. "I'm never letting you go again. Nothing can separate us."
"Nothing," Sophia whispered before she kissed him. His lips felt so much better than those of Caligo. His hands was so much gentler as they stroked her skin, caressed her cheek. His demanding for more was also so much more lovable. Caligo got rough when he wanted more, and she didn't like rough. Felix, however, stayed gentle, let her set the pace. But the biggest difference was that she didn't have to be afraid Felix would take it too far. He knew where they were, what she wanted and what not. And most importantly; he respected that.
He broke the kiss, forehead resting on hers again as he tried to catch his breath. A simple kiss could get him out of breath, and she loved that effect she had on him. She loved everything about him, and she desperately wanted him to know that. She just didn't know how she could show him that, but she hoped that she'll one day find out.
But for now, she'll just tell him. "I love you, Felix."
Felix hummed happily, his head coming to rest in the crook of her neck as he lay against her, his arm possessively holding her while his other hand trailed along her collarbone. Her hand found its way into his hair while the other enlaced its fingers with his. She sighed as she started rubbing her fingers through the curly blond locks, feeling his smile against her skin.
"I love you more," he mumbled, kissing her neck. "more than I have ever loved, more then I will ever love."
"Your so cheesy," she teased.
"Only for you."
A/N: And I'm back! I'm sorry for letting you wait so long, I've been kinda busy with other stories... But I hope this chapter was worth the wait! I'm going to try and post frequently, but I can't promise anything. I just have to get back into this story.
So what do you guys think of this new character? What do you think she's planning?
Reviews are always appriciated, even if I can't spell appricerisaitedted the right way :D