He frowned at his phone and hopped out of bed, pulling on his jeans and a black t-shirt. He climbed the stairs to the hollow behind the wheel and checked the pillow nest. Nothing.
Killian: Sorry, mate. I was asleep. He's not here.
David: I'll be there in 5.
Killian finished dressing and was waiting at the docks when the cruiser came into view. He climbed into the front seat and David sped away. The prince was antsy, drumming his fingers on the steering wheel.
"Mate, we'll find him. I'm sure that the boy's just run off somewhere. You haven't sounded the alarm have you?"
"No. Just you, Mary Margaret, and Regina know." David said, gripping the wheel.
David took him to the loft, where Regina and Mary Margaret were waiting. They discussed possible leads and finally, Killian said what he knew no one wanted to hear. "I'm calling Emma."
Despite their protests, he pulled out his phone and pressed the "Emma" button. She answered on the second ring.
"Yes?"
"Swan, have you seen Henry?" He glanced at Mary Margaret and gave her a small, reassuring smile.
"No. I'll be there in a moment." She disconnected the call and less than a minute later, they heard a knock at the door.
David crossed the room and opened the door, eyeing his daughter warily. "Emma."
She nodded at him and stepped past him, moving over to Killian. "What's going on?"
"No one's seen or heard from Henry since last night. We had dinner and he said he was going to Granny's. Then he didn't come home." Regina said.
"Did anything happen to upset him?" Emma asked.
"Not last night, but…" Regina trailed off and blushed. "The night before he might have walked in on me and Robin."
Somehow when she told it it wasn't funny. Killian made a mental note to tell Robin that later.
"Okay. So maybe he's still upset and blowing off steam." Emma said, glancing around the room. "How did he act at dinner?"
"Quiet, I'll admit. But I thought it was because Robin was there." The entire room groaned. "What?"
"A teenager walked in on his mother having sex with her boyfriend and then had to have dinner with him the next night?" Mary Margaret said.
"Crap." Regina muttered.
"It's alright." Emma said gently. "Okay, where have you guys looked?"
David listed all of the places they'd searched and the people they'd called. All dead ends.
"What about Violet?" She asked.
"Who?" Regina responded, obviously not liking the fact that even though Emma had been gone for weeks, she still knew more about Henry than she did.
"Don't get defensive, Regina. I keep tabs on him from a distance, that's all. Violet. The girl he's been interested in. She's from Camelot. I say check the woods."
Mary Margaret nodded. "That's a good idea. Regina, can you have Robin search the woods?"
Robin Hood crept through camp, trying to be as unobtrusive as possible. The Merry Men stayed out of Camelot's camp, and they stayed out of the Merry Men's. Him sneaking around like this could mess with that agreement, and he really didn't want to do that. However, he knew it was important that they find Henry and this was the best lead they had.
After searching through the whole camp, he came up empty. He was about to shoot Regina a text and tell her so when something blue at the edge of the perimeter caught his eye. As he moved closer, he saw the last thing he expected.
Henry and Violet lay on a thick blue blanket under a tree, both sound asleep. Henry's arms were wrapped protectively around her and she was nestled against his chest. Both were clothed, thankfully.
God, he REALLY didn't want to wake the boy up.
He moved closer and nudged Henry's shoulder with the toe of his boot. When the boy's eyes snapped open, Robin held a finger to his own lips and beckoned for Henry to follow him.
He untangled himself from Violet gently, not waking her, and cautiously followed Robin back into the trees, out of sight.
"You know your mothers have been worried sick." He started, hating himself for the lecture that threatened to break free from his lips.
"Both of them?" His eyes widened in surprise.
"Yes."
"That's weird. Look, before you start telling me everything I did wrong, just listen. I needed to get away, so I went to Killian's ship and the door was open a crack. I saw my mom in bed with him, so I left. I mean, I get it. But still. I didn't want to be on the same ship if it was happening." He shot Robin a knowing look. "So I started walking and ended up in the Camelot camp. I was sitting by the fire and Violet came out. She and I got a blanket and fell asleep looking at the stars. End of story."
Robin nodded. "Alright. Fair enough. Go back to her. It would be a shame if she thought you walked out during the night."
"Wait, really? You're not going to drag me back to my moms?"
"No. But you are going to have to face them at some point." He clapped the boy on the shoulder and turned to walk away.
"Thanks, Robin." Henry said.
Regina ended the call and glanced around the room. "Robin found Henry. Emma was right. Apparently he was having a bad night and Violet helped him through it. Whatever that means." She walked over to Emma. "Thank you. I would never have thought to look in the Camelot camp."
"Of course. I may be the Dark One, but he's still my son. I was harshly reminded of that quite recently. I'm going to do better, and not just with Henry. I don't want the darkness anymore, and I'm going to do everything I can to get rid of it. In the meantime, I'm going to fight it." She reached for Killian's hand and squeezed it gently.
Mary Margaret reached out and yanked Emma to her, hugging her tightly. "Emma." She whispered. "Do you mean that?"
"Yes." She pulled away and looked over at David, who didn't look convinced. "That house I blew up? The gray one? I'd been living there since we got back from Camelot."
"So, why did you blow it up?" He asked, crossing his arms.
"Because I had something in the basement that helped keep me on my destructive path. Rather than pass it on to someone else, I destroyed it."
About an hour later, the group split and went their separate ways. Killian and Emma strolled down Main Street toward the Jolly. He had a few things to take care of and she was going to try and go talk to Henry. When they reached the docks, he pulled her close, kissing her gently.
"I'm proud of you, Swan." He murmured.
"Shut up." She chuckled. "Go take care of your ship, Pirate."
A/N: Three chapters in one go. Hope that makes up for me not posting for a few days J I'm working again on Tuesday, so I'll have more up then. Don't worry, my darlings. While this was a fluffy chapter, we all know that things are never easy in Storybrooke. Prepare to buckle down for a few dark chapters. Read and review pleeeeeeease?