Only a short chapter just now, if you all review quickly I MAY update again later!
Poor Emma... She is so torn
Will they ever realize that Hook is still trapped in that cave?
Let's find out
Emma sat chewing her lip as she watched over the Kid, the others all sat on the spare bed eating their lunch but she wasn't hungry. Henry's words kept rattling around in her head. Had she really cast the spell that had caused this? Her eyes jumped up to look at Killian when he gave a slight moan but his features settled quickly and he just carried on sleeping.
Logically she knew that this wasn't her fault, from what her Son had said it seemed that the gem had made her act strangely... she just wished that she could remember what had happened.
Killian gave a little contented sigh as he slept and Emma found her heart clenching again, how could he still do that to her? He was five years old yet he still held her heart.
"What you thinking?"
Emma looked up to see her Mom's worried face by her side.
"Nothing" she replied with a sigh of her own as her Mom sat in the chair next to her holding what looked like a grilled cheese in one hand and cradling Neal in her other arm.
"You don't get that face from nothing." she replied tilting her head slightly and raising a brow "I know how your mind works Emma, this is not your fault"
"Isn't it? I'm pretty sure that Henry said that me and Regina were fighting over that gem and we tried to blast each other with magic but Hook ended up taking the brunt of it. How is that not my fault?" she sat herself up slightly turning in anger towards her Mom
"Because it wasn't you. You would never do that on purpose. It must have been the gem there is no other explanation. Henry also said that you and Regina were acting weird remember, Emma you weren't yourself, stop beating yourself up over this."
"It's just hard Mom, I miss him so much but..." she trailed off not sure how to voice her feelings
"What? Emma what is it?"
Emma's eyes went back to the boy in the bed "If I get my Killian back I'm going to lose this one"
She didn't know how it had happened so fast but Emma knew that she loved this kid, she loved him like he was her own, she just wanted to protect him and keep him safe from harm and the thought of losing him tore at her heart.
How could life be so cruel?
"Oh Emma" was all her Mom could say, there was nothing else to say. That was the truth and they both knew it.
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David glanced up at his wife and daughter from the other side of the room, he sat on the spare bed with Henry as his Grandson finished his lunch.
"I'm worried about her Grandpa" Henry suddenly said in a low voice
"I know Kid, I know" David sighed but he never got a chance to carry on what he was about to say as the door pushed open and Belle walked back in.
"Belle" Henry cried causing everyone to turn "Did Grandpa know anything else?"
"I'm sorry Henry,he's done all he can, it seems that he was telling the truth" she replied with a slight shrug
David pulled himself from the bed and mumbled "Yeah and I'm a bright pink unicorn"
"Sorry?" Belle asking innocently with a slight frown
"Nothing, I was just gonna call Blue, she said that she was going to come in" he gave her a smile as he pulled out his cell, she looked a little uncertain for a second before just smiling back.
"How's Killian?" she asked quietly
"Sleeping but he's been having it rough, poor kid had a panic attack not long after you left"
"Oh no" Belle cried bringing her hand to her mouth before dropping it and carrying on ""Killian... Older Killian... told me the other day that he had an appointment with Archie today. Do you think that maybe he could still use it?"
Suddenly Snow stood up and walked over pulling Belle into a hug "Belle, that is a wonderful idea, I'll go call Archie now"
"Hook told you about speaking to Archie?!" David asked with a raised brow when Snow finally let her friend go
Belle nodded before letting her eyes move over to the bed "He nearly had a panic attack at the library a while back and it just kind of happened. Before I knew it he was telling me everything but don't worry, I haven't told ANYBODY, I wouldn't do that to Killian, he trusted me with his secrets"
Emma looked up and gave a sincere smile "You're a good friend Belle, thank you"
"Hey, it's nothing. Now Rumple may not be willing to help bring our Pirate back but I certainly am. I say we reassemble the Nevengers?" she turned to Henry and asked "Is that right? Reassemble?"
Henry gave a huge grin and yelled "AYE"
The mood in the room changed after that as they all tried to come up with a plan of attack, well a plan of study anyway. David had talked to Blue and she said that she would be in shortly, Mary-Margaret had spoken to Archie and he had said that he would be happy to talk to Killian but he had rescheduled the appointment until the next day not wanting to put too much on the boy in one go, this was a lot for anyone to take in never mind a five year old from another time and realm!
"Hey sleepy head" David chuckled as Killian eventually awoke but the boy was much more somber than he had been earlier and looked quite close to tears, David put it down to the panic attack. He knew how much they took out of Hook never mind what they'd do to the Kid but when Henry suddenly appeared by David's side Killian's whole face lit up.
"Henry!"
"Hey Killian, how are you feeling?"
"Tired" he answered around a yawn, then he gave a frightened look, quickly glancing around the room "What happened, where is the boy?"
Boy? David frowned, what boy? But Henry just carried on like the kid hadn't said anything unusual.
"You had a kinda bad dream but you're OK now. Are you hungry?"
David watched as Killian seemed to think about it, he actually looked down at his stomach obviously remembering that he hadn't been feeling well before looking back at Henry and giving him a nod.
"I'll just go and grab something light" Emma said standing up quickly, Mary-Margaret stood too and they both left distracting David briefly until Killian spoke again bringing his attention back to the bed.
"Who is that? She was here before with the scary man"
David chuckled again "He is quite scary isn't he but you don't need to be frightened of Belle, she is our friend"
"Hi Killian, I am very pleased to meet you"
"And I you" he replied shyly leaning into Henry slightly
Belle suddenly jumped "Oh, I nearly forgot" she exclaimed and rummaged in her purse "I brought you a gift"
Killian sat up a bit straighter but his hand still clutched onto Henry's sleeve and when Belle placed a little wooden boat down on the blankets in front of him he gave it a blank look.
"It's a tiny ship" he said with a frown
"It's a toy boat" Belle replied with a grin but he still didn't seem to get it then it hit David, the kid had never had toys to play with and it would seem Henry came to the same conclusion at the same time. Henry picked up the boat and held it in his hands smiling widely.
"This is so cool, look at the detail on it, Killian would love..." he trailed off giving David a pained look before carrying on "I mean, my friend Hook would love this. I wonder if it floats like a real boat?"
Killian was grinning now "Do you think that it will?"
"Well after you have eaten and I get the Doc to give us a magic protector for your arm I say we find out. How about a bath in some of that hot water that you like so much? We can test out the boat then."
"Truly?"
"Aye" David replied with a grin "Truly"
The kid practically wolfed down his soup like a child possessed and Whale brought in a waterproof cast protector. David had expected Killian to run to the bathroom with Henry but when he put him down on the floor to walk he gave a pained look and wouldn't move.
"What's up kid?"
"My other pain hurts" he answered
David came down on his knees in front of the boy and gave Emma a worried look "What other pain?"
"The pain in my other leg" he whined
David was confused, the Kid didn't have a sore leg but now he thought about it, Killian hadn't walked anywhere since he'd crawled out of the surf, David had carried him.
"Which leg?" Emma suddenly asked coming down to her knees too
But Killian wouldn't answer, he just started to cry and David didn't want to put him through anything else so he just hoisted him up into his arm promising himself that he would speak to Whale when the bath was done.
"Come on Kid, that boat is not gonna sail itself"
Killian gave a watery smile as they started to move and by the time he was sitting in the bath full of bubbles five minutes later his leg was forgotten as he played happily with Henry who was kneeling at the side of the tub, the ship was pushed back and forth between the pair for a good half hour before the water became too cold for the boy and David reluctantly had to pull the plug promising that they could play again tomorrow.
By the time Killian was dried and back in his pajamas he was practically sleeping again and when Emma tucked him back into bed a few minutes later and dropped a kiss on to his head he gave a little smile and a sigh before tugging his blankets up and snuggling down to sleep.
"He seemed to enjoy that" Emma said smiling at Henry
"Yeah, I'm gonna bring some more bath toys in tomorrow. I don't think he's ever had toys before"
"You're probably right Kid, things were different back then, especially for kids raised on ships at sea but he'll get plenty now and he's got you to show him how much fun they are"
Henry beamed from ear to ear as he looked from Emma across to Mary-Margaret then to David.
"How about Henry and I go get some of those toys now" Mary-Margaret suddenly said standing up and grabbing her purse "Blue will be here soon and it might be best if there's not too many people in the room"
"I'll come too" Belle chimed in, I'm sure I've got some things at the shop that he can have"
"Great, can we go to the store too Grandma? I saw a really cool Thor toy there the other day that he might like"
David laughed hard "He would like or you would like? I think you should maybe stick with some basic toys first Kid, he's not even gonna know who Thor is"
But the laughter died on David's lips when a small voice from the bed interrupted him
"Thor: The God of Thunder, cast out from Asgard to live amongst mortals by his father Odin." David's eyes flew to the bed to see Killian looking completely innocent before snuggling back into his pillows and mumbling "Everyone knows who Thor is Grandpa"
David gave a chuckle to himself but when he looked back at Emma and Henry they were staring with open mouths.
"What?" he asked looking down at himself "Did I get something on my face?"
Emma's mouth curved into a smile "You never even noticed did you? Well I guess it's one step up from "Dad" I suppose, I shouldn't be surprised, he does seem to like you Grandpa"
David was completely baffled!