Hidden Treasures Chapter 12, an once upon a time fanfic

"I don't know what you mean Belle, I did everything I could! Now can we put this whole "Hook" business behind us? I am tired of hearing about it" Rumple sighed dramatically before turning around to open the safe behind the counter but as he rummaged about inside he carried on talking "and quite frankly I can't say that I am sad about the fact that I'll never have to see that dammed Pirate's face again"

"Rumple!" Belle exclaimed

Rumple looked over his shoulder "Well let's face it Belle, its not like we were ever friends. In fact for a long time we were quite the opposite and now it is done, I think Karma played a part, don't you?" He turned and walked back over to the counter placing down the wooden box that he had in his hands before he added in a dismissive tone "I'll hear no more about this, the subject is closed"

"Don't you take that tone with me Rumplestiltskin" Belle said pursing her lips and marching forward towards him "Henry loves Killian, what must this be doing to him?"

But if Belle had been hoping to appeal to Rumple's softer side he dashed her hopes with his next snipe, he needed her to leave so he could do what he really needed to do instead of playing about with this box.

"Well I would imagine that he will be very happy in the end. After all he has just gained one more little friend than he had before" he then he gave a thoughtful look for a moment "Have you never noticed he doesn't have many friends, ones closer to his own age I mean. Well now he does" he finished with a fake smile.

"You are unbelievable" Belle huffed out putting her hands on her hips "If you won't help do not expect me to stay here with you, I'm going back to the hospital to show my support to OUR family. I thought better of you Rumple, I thought you had changed"

"Belle!" he cried in mock despair as she stormed towards the door, he knew she wouldn't stop but he needed her to think that he was sorry, it would help him apologize later but right now he just wanted her gone. "Please... come on. I didn't mean it. I'm sorry"

"No Rumple, you just do whatever you rushed here to do, it is obviously more important to you than your own Grandson" and with that she was gone.

Rumple stood still for a good few seconds just to make sure she wasn't coming back before shoving the box back into the safe and closing it. He then strode over to the door and turned the sign to "closed" quickly peeking out into the street to make sure there was no one about before he locked the door and hurried into the back room going straight to the bookcase and pulling out a large volume.

He moved swiftly over to the table and dropped the book down, clouds of dust rose up from the cover and he gave a slight cough but it didn't stop him he just pulled the the book open and stared at the two hollowed out spaces in the pages, one was empty and the other held a gem similar to the one Henry had described back at the hospital except this one was an opaque blue and the colors that swirled were all shades blues and golds. Rumple dug the gem from the hollow and held it up between his fingers with a wide grin on his face.

"We'll soon have you reunited with your other half and it would seem that our savior and the Queen have inadvertently found the answer to my little problem. Who knew all I needed to do was throw some magic into the mix? Literally" He gave a chuckle at his own joke "Once I have both gems and a little help from an old friend I will finally be free from this darkness."

His fingers skimmed the pages again dipping into the two hollows before he shoved the gem back in and slammed the book closed, he straightened his coat and tugged his vest tails, he couldn't let it distract him from his purpose, he was so close to his goal.

"Well I think that it is time that I go and see how the good Captain is fairing in that cave and find out if he still has your other half on his person but first I think I need a change of appearance, we cannot have him knowing that it is me. Although it may make no difference in the end, his so called friends have failed to even realize that he is still alive something that may remedy itself all too soon if the boy is anything to go by"

With that he raised his hand and gave it a dramatic twirl, he was engulfed briefly in his red cloud of smoke and when it dissipated it was to reveal Devin standing in his place.

The Lost One smirked as he rolled his head back and forth slightly "The darkness may soon be gone but right now it is still very much still here and it wants to play and I say let it have some fun"

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Killian's stomach growled and he curled in on himself slightly as his guts clenched, Gods he was so hungry but he felt sick at the same time, maybe he felt sick from hunger?

He had woken this time it was to find that he still felt hot and sweaty, his fever seemed to be getting worse as a shiver ran through him pulling a groan from his lips. He also still ached from head to toe but the worst thing was his leg, it was now so swollen that his jeans were tight against his skin and it hurt, every little movement threatened to send him back into oblivion so he had just tried to lie as still as possible but in the end he had eventually had to give in and move to get a drink. It had been horrendous but he had managed to gulp down a few mouthfuls from the pool before flopping back onto the sand as black dots danced in his vision.

That had been ten minutes ago and now he just lay trying to ignore both the pain and his hunger or lack of it, he still wasn't sure which one it was. He looked around the cave again and his eyes fell on Henry's bag, his heart gave a slight leap as he suddenly thought that maybe the Lad had perhaps brought a snack but the bag was a few feet away and getting to it would mean moving and he just wasn't sure it was worth the effort, he would just have to make his way back again to be able to reach the water.

He closed his eyes with a sigh but they flew open a split second later and his heart leapt in his chest as Devin's voice was suddenly speaking to him loud and clear as if he were right there next to him in the cave.

"That leg has to hurt"

Killian gulped in a breath, this wasn't real. It was just his fever, so he closed his eyes and pulled in a few deep breaths trying to calm himself.

"Not in the mood to chat Captain? Have you not missed me? It's quite ironic that I find you here, did you know that this was once one of our hideouts. Back when we first arrived in Storybrooke you know before we discovered the comforts of town living"

Killian's eyes flew open again as he gasped in a breath, what the blazes was going on? His raised his head slightly but couldn't see anything, was he finally losing his mind? But just as he was beginning to think that he had just imagined it and that he was going to be alright Devin stepped out of the shadows.

Killian couldn't help it he was scrabbling away from the boy, heart ramming against his ribs. Every injury roared to life but he didn't stop he just clawed his way backwards trying to get away.

"No no no... you c-c-can't be here" he stuttered gulping deeply

"And yet I am" Devin answered spreading his arms wide and giving a slight bow "Look at you, you are pathetic"

Devin's words hit Killian like a physical blow and in seconds he was no longer in the cave he was back in that clearing and the boy's voice was both in his head and next to him at the same time.

"You are pathetic"

"Captain needs taught a lesson boys"

"Jensen grab the rope"

Suddenly he couldn't breathe, his throat was closing but he couldn't get away. He couldn't speak, his jaw was broken and it hung open unable to do anything then the rope was around his neck and he was being hoisted up into that tree...but when his hand reached for his throat he couldn't find the rope to free himself, he wanted to scream, he wanted to breathe but his chest was stuck, he just couldn't pull in air.

Devin dropped down onto his knees next to Killian causing him to slam his eyes closed again when he suddenly lurched back to reality but this couldn't be real, it wasn't real. His chest hitched again and a long whine escaped him as he tried in vain to get his breathing back under some kind of control but he had nothing to focus on and when he felt Devin take hold of his wrist and lift his hand that was it for Killian, he was in full panic mode. His back arched from the ground and his limbs flailed as he tried to get away but Devin just gripped him harder.

"Where is the Jewel?" he growled in his ear but even if Killian had wanted to answer he couldn't, his vision was fading now and he was shaking uncontrollably as he clamped his eyes shut again trying to block out the boy.

"Tell me where it is" Devin's voice invaded his head again but Killian was determined to get away, he needed to get away so he flipped himself over and started trying to claw his way across the sand blindly. With his eyes still clamped shut he didn't see the foot that swung towards him but he felt it when it connected with his ribs and in that split second Killian was gone, it was one step to far for the Pirate as his consciousness finally skittered away from him and he slumped on to the sand in a heap.

"Well that was interesting!" Devin said raising an eyebrow "Not so fearsome now are we Captain"

Emma smiled to herself as Henry helped Killian into the new pajamas that he had brought in for him to wear, they were nothing fancy but the kid sat with wide eyes at the pattern of moons and starts that were across the cotton.

"How did they get caught in the cloth?" Killian asked looking up at Henry for answers

"It's just the pattern" Henry answered with a shrug "This is nothing, just wait until you see ones that are actually cool"

"Cool?" Killian asked in confusion

"Yeah, like really cool... uhm... ones that are really nice. Woah, this is harder than you think trying to explain everything" he finished with a laugh as he looked up at Emma

"I know kid" she chuckled back, she looked back at Killian expecting him to be smiling too but the instant her eyes fell on his face she recognized the vacant look that he wore, Hook often wore it too when he was having a panic attack.

"Killian!" she stood quickly and scooted herself onto the edge of his bed clicking her fingers in front of his face as his breathing started to pick up but he didn't react to her at all. Without taking her eyes from the kid she spoke to her Son "Henry go get Whale... now"

In the next second Killian was suddenly flailing about on the bed scrabbling at his throat, the noises that were coming from him tore at her heart but she couldn't focus on that right now, the kid needed help. She picked up the paper bag that Henry had brought the pajamas in and scrunched the top in her hand so that she could hold it against Killian's face for him to breathe into but the kid was practically wild on the bed now, totally caught up in the panic attack that had taken him so quickly, Emma needed help.

"DAD" she screamed, he had gone to have a shower a while ago when her Mom had left to pick up Neal and grab some lunch for everyone "DAD... I NEED YOU"

He was by her side in seconds still soaking wet and as she glanced at him she realized that he had literally just pulled on his jeans but he was still bare chested and dripping water everywhere.

"What's going on?" he asked frantically

"He's having a panic attack. I need you to hold him" she grit out in reply

David moved quickly, he pulled the kid up into his arms and sat down on the chair holding his legs between his own and clamping his arms to his side with his hands allowing Emma to hold the bag over his face.

"What happened?" David asked in a worried voice

"Absolutely nothing, I swear. He was laughing and joking with Henry about his new pajamas one minute and the next he got that vacant look that Hook gets and then this happened"

Whale and Henry burst back through the doors seconds later but by then Killian had started to calm, his eyes were rolling in his head and he had gone limp. Her Dad lifted the kid quickly and placed him back on the bed then stood back to allow Whale to get to him but he didn't really do anything other than check his vitals before looking at Emma.

"You did good, he'll be fine soon enough. Just let him sleep, you know the drill. Look out for nightmares, you know, the usual. Do you know what triggered it?"

"Not a clue"

Emma answered but now that she knew that the attack was over she needed to get back to Killian, she stepped around the Doc as he carried on talking to her Dad and Henry followed her. She eyed the boy carefully, he looked wrecked but he was sleeping right now and it was the best thing for him so she just left him, sitting herself down on the chair by his side. Henry stopped by the bedside and lent his hip on the rail with a frown on his face.

"I wish I could take this all away from him" he said sincerely looking at Killian then glancing at her. Emma's throat closed in a second and tears pricked her eyes. Her Son was just simply amazing, she gave him a smile not trusting her voice but the tears fell seconds later when Killian whined in his sleep and Henry stepped forward, gently rubbing his hand on the boy's back and whispered.

"It's OK Killian, just sleep. I'm here, I'm not going to leave you"