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This chapter is kind of shorter. I just felt like it needed to end right there. I will update fast, maybe even tomorrow. Either way next chapter will be up tomorrow or the day after. Thank you for all the reviews, I love them.

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TempeGeller

Chapter 5: The time to move on

Regina stepped in the store, how the Annabeth had grown to use magic was a question to her. She didn't understand that Annabeth stood up against her. A part of Regina was mad and her path to the Gold's shop was an evil plan to get Rumpelstiltskin to kill his own daughter. He would sure as hell not like someone with power, specially not someone who came from the outside. She would get what she wanted, Annabeth would be dead by sunset.
"Rumple…" Regina's shoes sounded on the floor as she walked towards him.
"Your plan failed." He turned his eyes to her. "Belle's back and she's not going anywhere. You can get that glare out of here. So I'm not planning on saying anything."

"Oh, you've got Belle back." She smiled. "Good for you, I'm not here to talk about that. Annabeth the new girl of town. I don't know I you've seen her."
"Oh, she told Belle she thought she was her child." Rumpelstiltskin replied "I think the girl is confused. More confused than she should be."
"It's the power she has, powers that could overpower the dark one easily." Regina took a step to him. "I don't know how long she's been using them, but she could be a treat to not only me, but you. She could mean harm to Belle. I don't think you want another Hook on your hands."
"What are you subjecting?"

"I subject we kill her."

"Seems like we always meet up like this." Hook sat down next to Annabeth. "How's that parent trouble going?"
"Well, the mayor tried to kill me." Annabeth turned her head. "I just don't know who I should trust, I mean there is something about you. Somehow I feel I can trust you…"
"Yeah?" Hook turned to her. "Do you go on trusting people like that?"
"No, but I know I can kick your ass if I want to.." Annabeth smiled "I know I can overpower you easily. So, I kind of think I won't get in trouble with you. You actually only have one hand."
"This hook works perfectly." He laughed.
"That's because you don't know any better." She put her foot in the water and used it to throw water in his direction. A laugh appeared on his face.

"You want to play it like that?"
"Maybe I do." Annabeth stood up. "Do you want to see if you can overpower me?"
"No killing." Hook stood up.
"Off course not."

Hook stared at Annabeth, she had a beautiful smile. Why was he looking at a girl in this way? She wasn't like Milah, Milah was so different from Annabeth. Milah was serious, she looked for adventures and was a lot like him. Annabeth was different, she was a ray of sunshine. She was beauty itself and could easily overpower him. She was funny, showed emotion. The best thing was that she seemed to see him as a person, she wasn't looking for a way out. She liked being with him, at least that's what he thought. As she moved closer to him, she moved her fist together. She was fast, one moment she was smiling towards him. The next moment, she was holding his right hand behind him. Being close to her felt to good, yet he shouldn't be feeling this. He should be trying to fight her, yet not a part of him wanted to leave this position.
"Come on, Killian." Annabeth laughed "You can do better."
"Maybe this is exactly what I want…" He said as he pulled his arm and pulled her underneath him. Now he could see her eyes clearly. Blue eyes, more blue that the clearest water. "See, Annabeth."
"Oh, I have something else on my sleeve.." Annabeth disappeared as he fell to the wood. He stood up as she appeared behind him. His mouth was open as she kicked him. His body was weightless for just a moment, but only after a few seconds he fell the water around him. It was cold. As she stared down on the water, he pulled himself under the water.

"Killian." Annabeth stared at the room. "Oh my."
She slowly hang closer to the water, as she stared to the water a hand appeared. It pulled her to it. And as she hit the water, she felt arms around her. It was Hook. He had a smile appeared on his face.
"I can to play that game…" Hook laughed "Where did you get that power from?"
"I never had it, but just today they appeared." Annabeth smiled "Out of nowhere. I don't know how, I just did it. I'm trying to practice it. I think they can help me find my mother or father."

"I've never met anyone quiet like you." He turned to her. "You are…"
"A freak." She pulled herself on the wood. She stared at the sky, only now did she realize that she was alone for so long. Ian was the only person she ever knew. "I went to school for only a year. They all thought I was a freak, a freak because I could read faster than anyone of them. Ian was my first friend and I am glad that I have some else I can talk too."
"You are a good person. You are anything but a freak." He replied "I don't really know I had a friend before you. Maybe because I'm a bad person."

"You're not a bad person." She touched his hand. "I know bad people and I can see so much in you. The reason why you think you're a bad person is because you have no one. You're all alone on that ship, loneliness is the very thing that turns people."
"You honestly think I have a good heart…" Hook turned to her. "Someone said my heart was rotten.."
"That someone was very wrong." Annabeth stared at his eyes. "I've seen more evil in my life. You my friend aren't evil. Evil people, they have something in their eyes. A darkness, I can see light in yours. I don't think someone as sad as you can be evil. I think you're trying to get back at someone. The thing you can know, vengeance doesn't do anything. It just hurts you more. It builds pain, because you're not accepting whatever you need to accept."
"So, my heart is not rotten.."

"No." Annabeth pulled his hand in hers. "Your heart is hurting. Who was she?"
"Her name was Milah." He turned to her. "I was in love with her. She had a husband, a son. She wanted to get away from it all. Sailing together, I learned to appreciate her. I fell in love with her. I felt that she could be my happy ending, but that her husband ripped her heart from her chest. I can't forget the image. He crushed her heart."
"That must be awful." Annabeth put her hand on his. "You want to kill him right? Hurt him. Maybe you both were tainted by prejudice. He made a wrong move, but you can't go out there and let him have this power over you. You are wonderful, put Milah away in your heart. She's not coming back if you hurt him. You're only putting more damage to your pour heart. It can't handle that."
"I hurt someone…" Hook turned to her. "The love of his life, to hurt him. She's okay now, but…"
"She's okay." She put her hand on his knee. "Okay. Nothing happened, she is not dead. Get that, don't let him do that again to you. You can get over this. There's someone out there, that you can love just like Milah. Maybe even more…"
"You believe there's someone out there for everyone…"

"I don't know…" Annabeth replied "That's what fairytales say, so I guess it's true. In almost 20 years here, I've read a lot of books, they all say that there is something like true love. I don't know how much you get of it. I've never believed in love, it's being here that makes me believe. You've had someone, you know what it's like to be in love. Think about having that again. I know that Milah will always be part of your soul. Yet you need to find someone to love, a friend anyone. Me on the other hand, I'll never find someone to love. Ian is the only one to ever love me. He's like brother to me."
"A brother?" Hook smiled "I guess he doesn't agree on that…"
"He agrees on that…" Annabeth smiled "He's not my type…"
"You have a type."
"No type." Annabeth stood up. "I think love is a waste of time, in the end they're just going to die. I think that if put my standards so high, no one can achieve them. I will never lose my heart or get hurt. That's a fun way to live right."

Annabeth walked away, Hook stared at her. Her clothes were still wet. Her long hair tangled together, the soft curls were noticeable. He felt something that he hadn't felt in a while, it felt like he was falling in love with the young girl. Was she too young for him? Maybe. Yet she didn't have the maturity of a 19 going on 20 year old. She seemed to be light years ahead of him. Yet she kept her heart protected. Falling for her, would be a disaster. And her face reminded him of what he did to Belle. Annabeth was like Belle, she saw the good in anyone. Including him. As much as his mind protested, he was falling for Annabeth and he couldn't stop it.

"Beth!" Ian stepped next to her. "What's going on with you? I haven't seen you in a while."
"That's because you've been hanging around the forest." Annabeth smiled "What's it with you."
"I'm looking for a reason why monsters can't enter Storybrooke." Ian replied "I am curious. Plus, I think I think I about moving on…"
"What do you mean moving on?" Annabeth turned to him.

"The camp." Ian stared at her. "Half-blood camp, Manhattan. I could go on missions. You could come with me, get out of here. Leave the camp behind. What do you say Annabeth?"
"I can't leave." Annabeth cried. "You promised me two weeks. One week has passed, you owe me another week. You can't leave…"
"Annabeth, I don't belong here." Ian pulled her hand in his. "It's my life isn't with yours. Your life belongs in this town, my faith is in that camp."
"So your father can claim you?" Annabeth turned to him. "Right?"

"Don't mock me."
"I don't." Annabeth cried. "I'm not mocking you, I'm never mocking you. I've never been without you, what do I have to do? Our faiths aren't pulled together aren't they? And the first chance you get you're going to leave me?"
"I want you to go with me." Ian spoke "The woman you thought was your mother freaked out seeing you. She was another woman. If this woman doesn't want you, why would you stay here? Leave with me. Your mom won't care."
"Without knowing my dad?" Annabeth turned away. "Okay. We'll leave together."

Belle ran on her heels. She needed to find her daughter, the young girl that she hurt. Her mind went to Annabeth. She thought about her eyes and about the way she had hurt her. The girl was everything she wanted. She could still feel the baby in her arms. Annabeth's smell. Why did she let Regina pull the baby from her arms? Why hadn't she fought harder. Tried longer. Her footsteps became faster as she thought about finding her. She decided to head to the docks, but no one seemed to be there. The diner later, but she found out that the couple had left.
"I don't know…" Ruby stared at Belle. "They were in a hurry, the child she really did look like you."
"That's because she was my daughter…" Belle sat down. "Did they say where they were going?"
"He said something about Camp…" Ruby replied "I don't know what these kids mean with their slang. I don't know anything about slang. Maybe they're heading for the woods."

"The woods." Belle sat down. "Where in the woods?"
"I don't know." Ruby stepped from behind to Belle. "It's also possible they're leaving."
"She's my daughter." Belle started to panic. "She can't leave without me seeing her. She can't leave, I've screwed up. I mean Lacey screwed up. I can't believe she reacted the way she did. My time as Lacey wasn't the best. I think I've lost her."
"I didn't even know you had a daughter…" Ruby turned to her. "Belle, It's not your fault."

"How long ago did they leave?"
"About an hour."

This question is about Love: Who is the best for Annabeth and why? A) Hook, B) Ian or C) Anyone else. Explain me why.