OK, I had a bit of free time today so you are getting two updates... you lucky little peeps.
There may not be another for a few days so enjoy it while you can.
As with all my fics Hook will take the brunt of my torture but at the moment I am building the story so please stick with it.
"Thar be whump ahead... arrrrrrr"
Emma busied herself in the kitchen helping her Mom with dinner, she glanced at the clock to see that it was getting late and she hoped Hook wouldn't be too much longer, he did tend to get caught up in things when he was enjoying himself and easily lost track of time especially if he couldn't see the sun, he had an uncanny ability of telling the time by just glancing at the sky but when he was below deck he was much more likely to get lose focus.
She was just considering calling him when the door swung open and he sauntered in carrying two giant bunches of flowers. She couldn't help the smile that slid on to her face as he approached Mary-Margaret first and held her the bunch of carnations.
"Mother" he said with a mock grin
Mary-Margaret grinned widely as she took the flowers and gave a little giggle "You mean future Mother"
"Be that as it may you still deserve these" he replied raising an eyebrow at her as he started towards the kitchen.
He came to a stop by Emma's side and gave a slight bow holding her red roses out to her "M'Lady"
"They're beautiful Killian, thank you"
"I'm afraid they are not from the meadow but the thought had been there Love, I just got a bit carried away with things" he grinned leaning in and pecking her on the cheek before turning into the room "Where is Henry and your Father?"
"Picking up dessert" Mary-Margaret called as she stuck her head in the closet coming out seconds later with a large vase in her hand.
"Yeah we had a bit of a disaster with ours so it was up to Granny to save the day" Emma grinned as she carried on stirring the sauce in the pot on the stove.
"What delicacy will we be enjoying tonight then?" Hook asked sniffing the air slightly
"Lasagna" Emma replied looking up at him, he looked beat "It won't be ready for a while, why don't you go and sit down you look tired"
"I am fine Love"
He walked back to the breakfast bar and slid himself onto one of the chairs before reaching over to the counter and stealing a bit of cheese from the chopping board. Emma smiled to herself as she turned back to the pot in front of her giving it a few more stirs before lifting it from the heat and turning back to walk towards him. She poured some of the sauce over the layers that she had already placed in the lasagna dish before putting it down to add more pasta sheets.
"How did you get on?" she asked glancing up at him as she carried on to see his face split into a smile.
"He's going to love it. The map was perfect, it took me a while to mark it up but it looked like a genuine treasure map when I finished and I also found this" he stood up and started to pull something out of his pocket but right then Henry burst through the door and he instantly jammed his hand back in to his jeans trying to act naturally.
"Killian" Henry yelled "Guess what we got for dessert"
"I don't know Lad, what did you get for dessert?"
"Red Velvet" Henry looked beyond excited as David slid the box down on the breakfast bar in front of Hook and the Kid pulled back the lid to show him.
"It looks delicious Lad" Hook smiled
"Just wait until it's cut open" Henry grinned but didn't elaborate and Hook didn't seem to notice her Son's enthusiasm as David wandered up to his side.
"Are you trying to make me look bad Pirate?" her Dad smirked nodding his head at Mary-Margaret who was still busying herself arranging her flowers into the large vase.
"I only gave her what she deserved" Hook replied with a smile
"Yeah well next time give me warning so that mine aren't put to shame"
"I love yours too Charming, thank you BOTH. I feel very blessed" Mary-Margaret said with a grin finally finishing her arranging, she picked up the vase and took it over to the table placing it down in the middle before coming back around to the kitchen and taking up Emma's bunch. "I'll put these in some water in the bathroom, just remember to take them home"
Emma finished layering the lasagna a few minutes later, she spread the grated cheese over the top then put it in the oven taking note of the time as Hook wandered around to her side of the counter.
"Dinner will be ready in a hour" she called out loudly into the room then spoke more quietly to Mary-Margaret when she came back into the kitchen "What time is Regina getting here?"
"Any time now" her Mom replied "Why don't you two go and relax"
Hook took her hand and tugged her towards the couch and she went with no resistance sinking down onto the cushions with a sigh. Hook sat down next to her and she instantly lent over and snuggled into his side as he brought his arm around her and pulled her closer then whispered in her ear.
"Just you wait until you see what I've got to hide for the boy" she could practically hear the smile on his face and when she tipped her head to look up at him she wasn't wrong, he looked happy but the hollows under his eyes were dark, he may be happy but he was also exhausted he'd obviously been working hard, that and the fact he wasn't sleeping well but she didn't want to nag him so she thought she would try a different tactic.
"Yeah? What is it?" she shrugged out of his arms and sat herself up a bit looking at him with wide eyes
"A gem of the likes I have never seen. I found it when I opened up the compartment in the hold. Black Beard himself must have hidden it there when he commanded my vessel, it is beautiful Swan and bloody perfect in every way, he is going to love it"
"He'll love the whole thing, he does like a good adventure" she chuckled back maneuvering herself a bit so that she could pull him down on to her lap "Tell me about the map"
He lay down quickly throwing his legs over the arm of the couch, the back of his head rested on her thigh and talked up at her from his new position.
"It's beautiful Swan, I added lots of details, you know, a few skull and crossbones and such like..."
He continued to chat away as she brought her hand up and started to stroke the hair from his forehead, she had him right where she wanted him, now all she had to do was get him to shut up for a while and he'd be asleep in no time and as if on cue Henry walked over and dropped down onto the chair next to them and Hook was silenced.
"Hey Kid, Hook tells me that you two are gonna get stuck into that games room of yours tomorrow. What you got planned when all the clutter is gone?"
She knew that Henry could talk for Storybrooke and as her Son animatedly rambled on about all his plans she continued to stroke Hook's forehead and after a few short minutes she could see her Pirate's eyes lids starting to droop and after ten he was gone. She looked up to see Henry smiling at her with a look of understanding on his face.
"Thanks Kid" she whispered
"No problem" he whispered back before frowning and giving her a worried look "He had another nightmare this morning, I woke him up before it turned into a panic attack but he looked really freaked out. I don't think he's sleeping very well"
"I know Kid but we are doing everything we can to make them better, he's going to talk to Archie again on Thursday so you don't need to worry Henry, he'll be fine in no time at all."
Henry seemed to accept this well, he had personal experience of dealing with Archie and it had really helped him when he needed it so he had complete faith in the former cricket, Emma just hoped that she was right as her eyes fell back onto Hook who was now sleeping soundly in her lap. Even in sleep he looked tired but now he had this adventure planned with Henry she hoped that it would be enough to distract his mind to let him get a full nights sleep without anymore bad dreams but for now she would be happy if he could get an hour by her side where she could watch over him and wake him quickly if she needed to.
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Killian woke with a jerk unsure as to where he was for a second until his eyes fell on Swan's face above him and he remembered lying in her arms while they listened to Henry.
"Dinner's ready" she whispered running her fingers up the side of his face.
"Already?" he replied struggling to sit himself up, her hand came up to help him as he swung his feet around to put them on the floor.
"Yeah, you've been out for a while. You feel better?"
He nodded and it was true but a slight pang of guilt skipped through his heart when he thought of the beer that he had consumed. Had he fallen asleep because the beer had reacted with the pills he had taken? He stretched slightly to check his hip and was happy to find that the pain had ebbed a bit but he was distracted when Emma held out her hand to him, he took it letting her pull him to his feet with a smile.
"Thank you Love"
They made their way over to the table where David was putting down dishes but Emma kept going and walked to the kitchen as Killian lowered himself down onto his usual seat and smiled widely at Henry and Regina who were already sitting.
"Your Majesty"
Killian nodded his head and gave a her a wink, the former queen rolled her eyes but he was sure he saw a smirk on her face as she looked away and he gave a chuckle to himself but it was cut off in an instant when there was a huge clanging noise behind him. He was up and on his feet ready to fight in a split second only to find that the noise had been Mary-Margaret dropping a pan into the sink. His heart rattled against his ribs, eyes darting about still looking for danger that wasn't there but even though he knew that it was nothing to worry about his body was still reacting. He could hear Emma and Mary-Margaret laughing but the sound echoed through his head adding to his confusion then there it was... Devin's sneering voice coming through louder and louder.
Devin was suddenly at Killian's side putting his hand on his arm and for an instant Killian was frozen to the spot, how could this be happening?
"Hook?" Devin frowned at him deeply and stepped forward lifting his other hand up
"Get away from me" Killian growled, his body reacted on instinct alone bringing up his arms to defend himself, he swiped quickly trying to stop the boy making contact again but when Devin pulled back his hand and yelled Killian suddenly came back to himself to find David in front of him... not Devin.
"What the hell Hook? Are you totally insane?" David held his hand close to himself bending over slightly with a look of pain on his face.
Killian's eyes dropped from David's face to his hand to see blood seeping through his fingers. Killian started to stumble backwards, what had he done?
"Sorry... I uhm... I...I need to" he trailed off.
Suddenly the room was too small and he had to get out, he could hear Emma yelling something but he wasn't listening anymore, he just stumbled to the door and practically ran down the stairs and out onto the street knowing where he needed to go to calm himself, he dug in his pocket as he went pulling out his phone. Swan had got him a new one that pretty much worked the same as his iPad and in seconds he had his music playing as loudly as possible and he jammed it against his ear feeling the vibrations through his skull just as he reached the harbor.
Killian practically threw himself down on one of the benches eyes instantly falling onto the horizon, he had found after another of his attacks that doing it help focus his mind, that's what he had been trying to do the other day when he had ran in to Tootles but he had only made it as far as the sand before he was consumed, he couldn't let that happen again. Slowly, bit by bit his heart settled as he breathed deeply and he managed to stop the attack before it got a chance to take over but he knew he couldn't go back to the loft, he had hurt David...
After a few minutes he dropped his gaze and hung his head in shame, the Prince had only been trying to help but that bloody demon had gotten in his head and Killian had lashed out... what if that had been Henry?
"Damn it" he snarled pulling himself to his still quite wobbly legs and turning off his music
He looked at the Jolly bobbing on her moorings but he knew if he went that way there would only be silence inside her walls and Swan would surely find him before he was ready to face her so instead he found himself walking slowly towards the hubbub of "The Rabbit Hole", no one would bother him there and the noise would keep Devin's voice away... or so he hoped.