Chapter 5: A Budding Romance.

Peter and Lily were back in the tree house, before Lily even noticed they'd moved, Peter slapped her again.

"It's really not complicated, Lily!" He seethed. "I tell you to do something, you do it!"

Lily whimpered in response, laying on the floor.

He pulled her up again and pushed her against the wall. "Defy me again and I won't be so merciful."

With that, he vanished, leaving Lily by herself.

The room spiraled. The furniture became nothing but blurs as her eyes shattered like a glass window.

She tried to hold herself against the wall, stomach wrenching as if reaching from inside of her body for a way out, but it was useless.

She sank to the floor, finally letting the tears overtake her.

Emma, Snow and Regina waited in silence before they heard rustling in the leaves.

They quickly stood up, reaching for there weapons. "You can stand down! It's us!" Came David's voice, Snow's husband.

Two men, a prince and a pirate came out from the trees.

The first being David, the second, Captain Hook.

"Uh, where's the sextant?" Asked Regina.

David and Hook exchanged looks.

From what the women knew, they had been on a quest to find a certain sextant so that they could navigate the stars and leave Neverland.

But in truth, Hook had taken David to find a cure of a deadly poison, Dreamshade in which Pan and his followers use on there arrows.

David had been hit. "I'm afraid Pan got to it first." Hook lied. "It would seem he knew of our plan."

Prince Charming walked over to Snow and gave her a passionate kiss. "I'm not complaining, but what was that?" Snow asked, only to be kissed once again.

Emma turned away. "Okay... I'm complaining."

Regina rolled her eyes, "What I wouldn't give for another sleeping curse."

David stopped embracing Snow and turned back to the pirate. "Hook, he saved my life."

Hook looked slightly alarmed, "You sure you wanna tell them that, mate?" He asked.

The others looked shocked. "On our trek, we were ambushed by lost boys. Pinned down, outnumbered. But Hook, he risked his life to stop me from getting hit by a poisoned arrow. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be alive."

David walked over to him. "Your flask, please." He asked politely. Hook handed it over. "I thought he deserved a little credit."

"Thank you." Hook replied.

"To Hook." David drank the rum that was inside of the flask, the sour look on his face showed he wasn't used to the taste.

He went to pass it to Regina but she refused, saying. "I don't do rum."

The others drank, raising the flask towards the bewildered pirate, no one had ever raised a glass in his honor.

After the toast was over, everyone parted, leaving Emma and Hook alone together.

"You really saved his life?" She asked, giving back his flask.

Hook smiled. "That surprise you?"

"Well, you and David aren't exactly How do you say it? Mates." She stated.

He sighed. "Doesn't mean I'd leave your father to perish on this island." He said, even though he knew David would not be leaving Neverland.

The cure had be that of a spring. The waters could cure any illness. But alas, the waters were magic, and all magic comes with a price.

Hook hadn't paid it the last time. His brother too, had died from dreamshade, drank from the magical spring.

But the moment he left Neverland had been the moment of his death.

"Thank you." Emma smiled.

"Um Well, perhaps gratitude is in order now." He patted his lips lightly, showing her what he wanted.

Emma smirked. "Yeah. That's what the 'thank you' was for."

Hook pouted "That all your father's life is worth to you? Please." He practically begged.

"You couldn't handle it." Emma stated.

He scoffed. "Perhaps you're the one who couldn't handle it."

She pulled him closer and kissed him for at least a minute. "That was, um... A one time thing. Don't follow me. Wait five minutes. Go get some firewood or something." She walked away.

He understood, she was feeling guilty about Baelfire. "As you wish."

When Emma had vanished, Hook sat down on a nearby rock and thought to himself. Even Milah had never kissed him like that.

The thought of his deceased lover made his stomach churn. Then his mind drifted off to his daughter. He missed her.

Many years ago, in the enchanted forest was a pirate.

Of course, you know this pirate from what he is today. But back then, many, many years ago Captain Hook wasn't his name.

He went by Killian Jones, Captain of the Jolly Roger. His crew respected him, and his love, Milah.

Adored their daughter, three years old and as adventurous as her parents.

But a crocodile ended the pirate's happy ending.

For he, the dark one, he had loved his wife.

The very thought of seeing her fall for a drunken pirate had torn him apart.

So he sliced Killian's hand, and tore out her heart, crushing it in his hands.

Noticing the baby standing on the floor, eyes large and full of tears. "Mommy." She whimpered.

Rumpelstiltskin's eyes widened. "She gave you a child?" He demanded, looking down at the pirate.

"Aye."

The dark one looked down at the girl. "What's you're name, girl?"

She narrowed her eyes and shock her head, refusing to tell. "Her name is Lily! Leave her be!"

"Lily? Lily Jones?" He glared down at her.

She nodded. "Aye." She squeaked.

"No... I don't think so!" He grabbed her and vanished before Hook could do anything.

"NO!" He yelled.

Hook was taken from his memory from a rustle in the trees.

"You really should've taken my deal." Said a voice.

Peter Pan. Hook remained calm.

The demon before him had made a deal with him the last time they had been alone together.

Hook could leave the island with Emma if he did his 'dirty work', in that case, kill Prince Charming.

"It doesn't look like I need your help with Emma after all, mate." He smirked, remembering the moment.

Peter scoffed. "What, you think that kiss actually meant something?"

"I do." He nodded. "I think it means she's finally starting to see me for the man I am."

Peter chuckled. "What? A one-handed pirate with a drinking problem?" Hook glared at him. "I'm no grown-up, but I'm pretty sure that's less than appealing."

"A man of honor." He corrected.

Peter crouched down, now level with the sitting pirate. "So tell me What would a man of honor like yourself do with a big, fat secret? Um?"

"Well, that depends what the secret is." Hook stated.

Peter smirked. "Baelfire."

"Neal..."

Hook looked up, the first sign of worry on his face. "Whatever name he goes by these days." Peter stated, standing up. "The guy Emma loves. Henry's father."

"What of him?" Hook stood also. "He's dead."

"No. I'm afraid not. He's alive. And that's not even the best part." He paused. "He's in Neverland."

Hook's eyes widened. "Is he?" He breathed.

"Oh yes. Can you believe it? I'm sure Emma would love to know that Henry's father is still alive. But I'd hate for that to get in the way of budding romance.
So I'll leave it up to you... to tell her or not." He said, as he walked away.

"Let's see what kind of man you really are. You never know, they might be keeping something from you as well."