Chapter Six: A Heart Belongs to Yourself

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Wills laughed as Graham tried to hit the board with a dart and just missed the target. Emma laughed and Killian and Mary Margaret were almost peeing themselves laughing. Mary Margaret came along when Wills and Emma had gone to the apartment and she had seemed sad. Wills had grabbed her hand and Emma grabbed a nice outfit for her and they dragged her to the bathroom to get changed. The twins had quickly got changed after her and they went to the Rabbit Hole, meeting Killian there as well, who was sitting by himself. Wills bought the first round and that's how they were laughing at the back of the pub, as Graham threw darts.

'Graham, get back here!' Wills laughed. 'I'll show you how to throw!'

He got up and grabbed the darts from the board and threw three at once and they all hit the bullseye perfectly. He grinned and got the waiter.

'Next round on Mr Humbert.' Wills said, raising his eyebrow.

'How'd you learn that?' Mary Margaret asked.

'I've always been able to hit any target straight.' Wills said. 'Now, Miss Blanchard, get up and have a go. Do four.'

'Why not?' Mary Margaret smiled. She got up and got the darts and stood the appropriate distance.

'Hang on,' Killian said, 'what does the lady get?'

'Well, she gets whatever she wants.' Wills smirked.

'Dishes for a week!' Mary Margaret laughed.

'Do you want them done well because that's not happening,' Emma laughed.

'Well it is,' Mary Margaret said, 'and if I don't get this- well I'll do your chores for a week. Deal?'

'Absolutely.' Wills smirked. He was going to win so he wasn't too worried.

'Someone's cocky,' Graham said. Mary Margaret took aim and hit them perfectly. She shook her head and grinned at Emma.

'Girl power!' Emma laughed. 'Oh this is going to be good!'

Wills groaned and he looked up at the clock. It was eleven o'clock and he groaned.

'What's up buddy?' Emma asked. 'Can't handle the fact that you lost to a girl?'

'Woman,' Mary Margaret said.

'Shush it you,' Wills said.

'We best should be getting home,' Graham said, 'we do have work in the morning.'

'True,' Wills admitted grudgingly.

'Let's go have fun, sleeping!' Killian said, laughing.

'I heard he's had too much rum,' Emma said.

'Ah the pirate thing,' Killian said, 'I get it. It's cool.'

'Alright, let's go.' Mary Margaret said. They walked out, Graham buying for their last drinks and the five of them walked down Main Street.

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It was Wednesday night and Wills, Emma and Henry were sitting in the Nolan's house, trying not to bring to much attention to themselves because Regina was at David Nolan's welcoming party. Emma had noticed that Wills had been acting strange from that day but she didn't think much of it.

'You know why he doesn't remember?' Henry asked. 'It's because the curse isn't working on him yet.'

'Henry, David has amnesia,' Emma sighed.

'Well it's preventing the curse from replacing his fairy-tale story with fake memories,' Henry stated.

'Right,' Wills said, 'because everyone here has fake stories that prevent them from remembering from who they really are.'

'Right,' Henry nodded, 'and here's our chance to help him. We just need to figure out how to get him to remember he's-'

'- He's Prince Charming,' Emma finished.

'We have to jog his memories by getting him and Miss Blanchard together,' Henry smiled.

'Did we just try that?' Emma asked.

'And it woke him up,' Henry smiled widely.

'Perhaps Mary Margaret needs to read to him again.' Wills said, smiling at the kid.

'That's a great idea!' Henry exclaimed as David walked over to them. They stood up and smiled at him.

'Hey,' David said, 'you're the ones that saved me right?'

'Oh yeah,' Emma said, 'I guess.' She shrugged her shoulders and Henry smirked at Wills before looking at David.

'And you're the only ones I know here,' David said.

'You can hide with us,' Wills laughed, 'I'm Emma's sister, Wills.'

'Fantastic,' David smiled. A waiter came up with a plate of appetizers and David stabbed the cocktail weenie with a toothpick.

'So you ever used a sword before?' Henry asked.

'I'm sorry?' David asked, laughing. 'Emma, Wills, you live with Mary Margaret right? Do you know if she's coming tonight?'

'No she couldn't make it,' Wills said.

'Oh-' David said.

'We should go mingle,' Wills said, 'leave you to your thoughts. Good recovery, David.'

Emma knew that David was going to go find Mary Margaret and thought that it was a good idea that she and Wills got out of that conversation quickly.

Wills, Emma and Henry walked into the room and saw Dr Whale. Emma started a conversation up with the man with Wills and Henry adding in when Kathryn came over to them.

'Have you seen David?' Kathryn asked concerned.

'Um… he…' Emma stuttered.

'No,' Whale answered. Kathryn sighed and walked to another group.

'Well I must get going,' Emma said, 'have a long night ahead.'

'Okay, see you three later.' Whale smiled. He walked over to another group and Emma sighed in relief.

'I'm going home,' Emma said, 'wanna come with?'

'Why not?' Wills asked.

'We'll talk about Operation Cobra tomorrow.' Henry went off to find Regina and Wills and Emma quietly left the party.

They walked to the car and Wills took the driving.

'Hey Emma,' Wills said, 'do you remember Ingrid?'

'Who?' Emma asked. 'Who was she?'

'Don't worry,' Wills smiled, 'I was thinking of the foster system and I swear we knew a woman named Ingrid.'

'Nope, don't remember.' Emma said. 'Probably just an average one.'

Emma just shrugged it off but why did the name Ingrid sound familiar? She got out of the car when Wills stopped and they walked up to the apartment. Mary Margaret was scrubbing the dishes furiously.

'You might want to ease up, or that brillo pad's gonna press charges,' Wills laughed.

'Dishes were just pilling up,' Mary Margaret said.

'This have anything to do with David? I just saw him sulking away as we pulled up.' Emma said, stilling at a stool with Wills.

'We just, uh… He just…' Mary Margaret said, trying to find the right words.

'Yeah I know,' Emma said, 'you're both just. And you did the right thing.'

'He made a pretty compelling case,' Mary Margaret sighed.

'But he's still married, I know I was just at the party.' Emma said, standing up from her stool.

'What do I do?' Mary Margaret asked hopelessly.

'You need to stop cleaning,' Wills said, grabbing a bottle of whiskey, 'and have a drink.'

Emma grabbed three glasses and set them down and sat down. Wills sat opposite her, meaning Mary Margaret was in the middle.

'Here's the thing,' Emma said, 'I don't know a lot about relationships, other than having many that failed. But generally speaking, if you think something is wrong. It is. So you got to stay strong and he has to figure out his life. Cheers.'

The three clinked glasses and took a drink. Wills took his in one hit and stood up.

'I'm off to bed,' Wills said, 'night ladies.'

Wills walked up the stairs and Emma watched him go up there with a sigh.

'Men are so weird,' Mary Margaret said.

'Amen to that, sister,' Emma said, clinking her glass. Mary Margaret laughed and they drank the rest of their whiskey.

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Wills changed into his pyjamas and flopped on top of the bed. He ran hand over her his face and grabbed the picture of him, Emma, Graham, Mary Margaret and Killian that rested on the bedside table in between the two beds that were his and Emma's.

Emma looked so happy in this picture. Carefree. He had always wanted that for Emma and she had it. He sighed and put the picture up.

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Wills and Emma were laughing as they entered the ice-cream shop. Henry was waiting in the car and Emma always seemed to get Wills the wrong ice-cream flavour and vice versa. He like the shop. It had a winter feel to it. The ice-cream seller had long blonde hair and looked vaguely familiar from the book.

'Still open?' Emma asked. 'I need a couple of pints for my- son and brother. My- son loves this place.'

The woman turned around and Wills took a step back in shock. Ingrid? That was impossible! She hadn't age a single bit since they last saw her!

'Ingrid?' Emma asked.

'Emma,' Ingrid said, 'Will.'

'What the hell are you doing here?' Emma demanded.

'E- Ever since you came to Storybrooke, I've been waiting for you two to come to my shop.' Ingrid smiled, walking towards them. 'I wanted to give you two your space. Let you two come to me.'

'My space?' Emma asked angrily. 'Are you out of your mind? Are you following us?'

'There's so many things that I wanted to tell you, so many things I wanted to say. And look at you two. All grown up.' Ingrid said, raising a hand to touch their faces but Wills stopped her.

'Explain.' Wills said.

'Don't touch me!' Emma said angrily. 'This makes no sense! You don't look a day older and that was over ten years ago.'

'After you two ran away, I came to Storybrooke to wait for you. And people here don't age the way they do in a world without magic. The apprentice was right. He said that you two would be here on your twenty-eighth birthday and here you are.' Ingrid smiled.

'The Apprentice? Magic? You're even loonier than when I ran away!' Emma yelled.

'I'm not Emma,' Ingrid insisted, 'you both know this place is special. You know that you're special. Both of you. Everything that Henry has been telling you is true.'

'It is?' Wills asked quietly.

'No, I know you screwed up my life. Our lives. You're crazy. Crazy then, crazy now! You tried to kill me! Get out of my way! I'm gonna call Sheriff Graham.' Emma said, taking out her phone.

'Emma-' Wills said. Ingrid had to be telling the truth.

'No, you're not calling anyone,' Ingrid said softly. She took out a beautiful purple rock and placed it in her hand.

'What's that? Your pet rock?' Emma asked.

'No Emma. No it isn't. It's magic from my world.' Ingrid waved her hand a purple stream of light came from Emma's head and into the rock. It stopped and Wills looked at Ingrid.

'You believe don't you?' Ingrid asked.

'I do,' Wills said, nodding.

'Oh,' Emma said, blinking her eyes.

'You okay?' Ingrid asked.

'Yeah, what happened?' Emma asked.

'You slipped, almost fell,' Ingrid replied, 'do- do you still want that ice cream?'

'Yeah two pints of cherry vanilla,' Emma said, turning to face the counter.

'And what about you?' Ingrid asked.

'I'll- I'll take a mint chocolate,' Wills replied, still looking at Ingrid.

'How about some rocky road? Uh, on the house. You look like you could use it. Both of you have a try.' Ingrid smiled. Wills took the spoon and Emma laughed softly.

'Now that's rocky road.' Emma said, her mouth full of the delicious ice-cream. 'It's delicious.'

'Wanna know my secret?' Ingrid asked, looking at Wills. 'Lot of patience. Lot of love.'

Emma smiled and grabbed hers, Henry's and the rocky road and exited. He glanced at her and walked out of the ice-cream shop as Emma gave Henry some ice-cream.

'She's so cool!' Henry exclaimed happily. 'She sells ice-cream. I still have to figure out who she is.'

'She's nice,' Emma smiled.

'Yeah,' Wills said distractedly.

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Wills got up from his bed and quietly walked past Emma, who slept like a log. He got down stairs and he saw Mary Margaret asleep on the couch. He quietly walked out of the door and he sighed in relief. He didn't want to explain to his friend because he didn't know what it was himself. He walked out and shoved his hands in his pockets.

He bumped into someone and he looked up. It was Mr Gold.

'Sorry, Mr Gold,' Wills said.

'No, it's okay,' Gold smiled, 'where are you off to at midnight?'

'I- I had to think,' Wills said.

'I find that reading tales like young Henry's usually help me,' Gold smiled, 'well I must get going home. Goodnight William.'

'Mr Gold!' Wills called out.

'Yes?' Gold asked.

'Is he's- is the stories true?' Wills asked. 'Are the tales in that book real?'

'Every story known to man is based on truth,' Gold answered, 'you just have to know how much is twisted.'

Gold walked off and Wills stood there.

'William,' Ingrid said, exiting her shop.

'Ingrid,' Wills said, 'is his stories true? Henry's?'

'That's your past, present and future, William,' Ingrid said.

'I- how is it true?' Wills asked. 'These are fairy-tales.'

'But you believe, don't you?' Ingrid asked.

'I- I think,' Wills said, 'I don't know Ingrid! It- it sounds outrageous but it seems true.'

'Because it is,' Ingrid said, 'and you and Emma have to break the curse.'

'How?' Wills asked as she turned into her shop.

'Belief,' Ingrid said and walked into the shop again.

Were they true?

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Emma and Wills were sitting at the desk, Wills with his feet on the desk when Graham walked into the room with a thing of donuts. Wills laughed as he stood in front of them.

'Sometimes, the clichés are true,' Graham said.

'Okay. What do you want?' Emma asked.

'Remember when I said no night shifts? I need you to work tonight. Just this once.' Graham said, opening the donut box.

'Why?' Emma groaned.

'I volunteer at an animal shelter and the supervisor's sick and someone needs to feeds the dogs.' Graham sighed.

'Very lucky you bought a bear claw,' Wills said, grabbing one of the two bear claws. Emma grabbed the other and Mary Margaret ran into the room.

'Emma, Wills, can I talk to you for a minute?' Mary Margaret asked.

'I'll just go patrol my office.' Graham said, walking to the office.

'Check for spies!' Wills laughed.

'Thanks!' Emma said.

'He left his wife. David- he left her. He left Kathryn.'

'Okay slow down,' Wills said.

'He did it for me. He wants me to be with him tonight,' Mary Margaret said.

'That's uh-' Emma said.

'I mean I'm trying so hard to be strong but he just keeps coming. I mean how do I stop it? You know, how do I let him down? What would you two do?' Mary Margaret asked.

'You're obviously meant to go,' Wills said.

'What?' Mary Margaret asked.

'Well he left her. It's one thing to say that he wants you, but it's another to actually make a choice and now he has. That's all you can ask for.' Emma said.

'Given her new found friendship with Kathryn, I don't think Regina would be happy.' Mary Margaret said.

'That's even more motivation.' Wills muttered.

'Good lord, is this really happening? To me?' Mary Margaret smiled.

'You tell me,' Emma smiled.

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Emma and Wills were driving around Storybrooke, passing Regina's house when they saw a figure jump from her house. They parked quietly and got out just as quietly. Emma took out her knight stick and Wills got his pepper spray. Emma wacked the guy in the stomach and he fell to the ground.

'This is volunteering?' Emma asked.

'Plans changed.' Graham said. 'Regina needed me to-'

'Sleep with her?' Wills suggested. He wasn't even angry, just highly amused at why he was doing this.

'No.' Graham said, standing up.

'Then… Why were you sneaking out of the window?' Emma asked.

'Because… she didn't want Henry to know.' Graham sighed.

'Man, you did the nasty with Henry in the house?' Wills asked.

'He doesn't know,' Graham insisted.

'Oh my god, I wish I was Henry at the moment. This is disgusting.'

'I really do work at an animal shelter.' Graham insisted.

'You can finish my shift.' Emma said, chucking the keys at him. 'I'm done working nights.'

Emma walked off and Wills sighed.

'Should have told the truth,' Wills said and he walked off to catch up with Emma.

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