A/N Hey guys! Here is chapter 4! It is set in Nova's POV. In this chapter you will find out who Nova's love interest will be! :D Exciting! Please review and favorite! xx

From the kitchen in our cupcake shoppe, I hear the jingle of the front door and sigh. Another customer. Ever since Destiny went into that sleeping curse, I've felt lonely. Hanging out with Emma and Henry has been fun but it just doesn't feel right without Destiny. Having to run the shop every day was getting hard as well. It's tough going back to your normal life when your friend is stuck in hospital.

I put on my best smile and go out to the front. I spot Paige near the display case, admiring the cupcakes. I walk over to her and notice a man sitting in the corner sipping a cup of coffee. Hearing me approach the counter, he looks up at me and nods.

"What's it going to be today, Paige?" I lean on the counter, peering down at her.

"They're all so yummy!" She exclaims.

I smile, "Well how about you try a brand new cupcake! I made one this morning!" I lean down and pull out a small platter with a single cupcake on it. The cupcake itself was easily half the size of the plate. It was a vanilla cake with a swirl of purple icing with pink glitter sprinkled on the top. Paige squeals and takes the plate.

"What's it called?" She whispers, admiring the small cake.

I look around, acting like it was a secret. "It's called the Little Princess." I whisper.

Paige gasps, "I love it!" She runs around the counter and gives me a hug. "Thank you Star."

I lead her over to her normal table and look up, catching the stranger's eye. After deciding that a cute new friend wouldn't hurt, I grab a cupcake and walk over. I smile at him as I pull out the chair, "Hi. I'm Star."

He looks up at me, "Jefferson."

I knew right away that he wasn't the conversational type, but that's not going to stop me. "I haven't seen you around before, are you new?"

He shakes his head and shrugs, "I don't get out much."

I nod and tap my hands on the table. He is making this very hard for me. I look back up at him and start taking in his features. I make sure to catch every detail so I could tell Destiny about him when I visit her later tonight. His face was troubled, like he held the secrets of the world. His eyes were dark and shadowed from an obvious lack of sleep. His brown hair was short and pushed up in a certain style that could be considered messy and neat at the same time. His clothes, though, make me look again. Under a normal enough coat he wore a patterned vest with a scarf tied around his neck, something that the men from this world wouldn't be wearing.

"I like your vest." I comment, hoping to get some kind of reaction out of him. "What is it? Steam punk? It doesn't really look like something guys from here would wear."

His eyes shoot open and I realize my mistake. Shit! "Guys from here?" He asks.

"Um yeah. You know, guys in Storybrooke." I let out a nervous giggle.

He glares at me, making me squirm in my seat. "Do you know about the curse?"

I shook my head violently, "Curse? What curse? Like magic and stuff? That's not real!" I stand up and grab his coffee cup. "Let me get you another cup." I walk quickly behind the counter and push through the curtain. I drop the cup on the counter and run to the backdoor. I turn the last corner and scream as two rough hands throw me against the wall. I look up and find Jefferson's dark eyes glaring down at me, glinting with something I could only call madness.

"What do you know about the curse?" He growls.

"I don't know if it's the adrenaline, your clothes, or the crazy spark in your eye but you're really hot."

My comment throws him off and he lets his guard down. I throw off his arms and sprint to the exit. I manage to push the door open when I hear his scream, "I just need someone's help!"

I freeze. I turn around.

"Well, you have a funny way of showing it," I reply, feeling my heart slowly calm down.

Cautiously, he takes a step towards me.

"I'm sorry. People haven't been exactly friendly towards me," he says, his tone becoming more softer than before.

I close the door and cross my arms.

"Why should I help you anyway? I don't even know you."

Jefferson takes another step towards me. His eyes become shiny with tears.

"Because i'm living away from the one thing I love and it hurts me everyday when they don't know I used to exist in their life." He stops, waiting for my reaction.

I stare at him for a moment. Somehow his words creep into my heart, making me feel his pain. Giving into my heart, I smile sadly at him.

"I'm sorry to hear that. I'm not sure how I can help but I can try," I shrug.

Jefferson smiles.

"As long as you don't push me against the wall again like a mad man," I smile, though my voice is dead serious.

He laughs, putting his hands up in defense. Before I know it, I lead him back to the front. I notice that Paige is no longer in the shop. I flip the sign to 'closed' and made two cups of coffee for both of us.

"Thanks," he replies as he takes his cup from me. I sit down opposite him, holding my cup.

Jefferson sips his coffee before he speaks. "Back in our world I was known as the Mad Hatter."

I sat there for an hour, transfixed by his story. The more he told me the more I liked him. How he'll stop at nothing for Paige to remember him. After knowing his story, I felt it was only right for me to tell him mine. Well, some of it. I can't explain it but I had a feeling that I shouldn't tell him about Destiny. So I told him about Kailee.

"So Kailee's in the hospital? How she doing?' He asks.

I look at him, feeling my eyes swell up with tears as I think about Destiny. "She's ok. Hasn't made any movement though. Looks like she might be in a coma for a while." I cough quickly, trying to mask the emotion in my voice.

He gently places his hand on mine. I look at his hand, then back at him. "Everything will be ok. Don't worry. She'll be out of that coma before you know it," he says, smiling. I look into his sympathetic eyes. I feel a spark light up inside me, giving me goosebumps.

"Thanks." I look down at my watch and curse. "I'm supposed to be at the hospital in five minutes! I'm so sorry! I don't mean to ditch on you!" I jump up and grab my purse.

"I could just come with you?" I look up at him, "I mean if that's okay?"

I smile, "I'd love that."

"And when Emma stood up to Regina and was like Henry is my son too and you're not gonna take him away from me, you should have seen Regina's face. She looked like she was going to explode!" I laugh. I look at Destiny's silent face, hoping for any sign that she could hear me. Seeing none, I sigh. I press my hand onto hers. "You know, for once, despite all your shouting and rolling your eyes... I actually miss you. I hope you're fighting in there and not leaving it to me to get you out of this sleeping curse. You know i'm not good with these kind of situations. But's it's not all bad. I met this guy. His name's Jefferson. He's dark and mysterious. You'd like him. I mean you will like him. When you wake up." I stop, feeling my voice break. I look up to the ceiling, preventing my tears from erupting. I look back at her, feeling my tears escape my eyes.

"But don't worry. I'm going to get you out of this. Gold's been trying to help. I hope he's as trustworthy as you said. Just come back to us. Please." I sniff, wiping my nose with my sleeve.

I look up at the clock opposite me and realize how long I've been here. I get up and take my coat off my chair. "I'm going to go now. Don't want to annoy you all day with my gossip. I'll see you tomorrow. Take care." I squeeze her hand before exiting the room.

I see Jefferson sitting down on one of the chairs near the room. I totally forgot he was waiting for me. He had already been kind enough to drop me here. I rush off to him. "Hey, i'm so sorry. I hope you weren't waiting so long," I ask, feeling my face flush with embarrassment.

Jefferson gets up from his seat.

"No, don't worry. She's your friend. I wouldn't want to leave a good friend alone that long either," he smiles, putting his hands into his pockets. Slowly, he notices my tearful eyes.

"You ok?" He asks softly. I attempt a smile.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks." We look at each other for a moment. "We better get moving. I need to go back to work."He nods at me and together, we walk down the corridor.

We turn into the lobby when I spot Emma pacing by the counter. She looks past me down the hall and starts running. I grab her sleeve, "Emma! What's going on?"

She jumps at my touch but relaxes when she recognizes me. "Star! Thank god! Henry's been poisoned. At least that's what I'm saying. The doctors can't find anything."

I hold my hands up. "Calm down, Emma! Now tell me what happened."

She looks at Jefferson suspiciously. "He's with me." She nods and motions me to follow her.

"Regina had given me an apple turnover, right? When Henry sees it on the counter, he flips! Going on about how it's poisoned because she's the Evil Queen. He kept going on and on, then to prove his point, he took a bite. At first I was convinced I was right. But then he fell over, not breathing, nothing! I should have stopped him," She says, pushing her hair back.

I put my arm around her. "Everything's going to be fine, ok?"

She nods and takes a couple deep breaths. "You want to see him?" She asks.

"Of course!" I look back at Jefferson, "Give me a minute." Emma nods and I walk over to Jefferson. "Hey."

He smiles, "Hey."

"Listen. I might be here for a while. You can go if you want?" I look down at my shoes, rotating my left foot.

I hear him chuckle and I look up, "Only if you promise me a date tomorrow night."

I blush and gape like a fish. I feel Emma grab my shoulders, "She'd love to."

Jefferson nods his head and flashes me another smile. "Good night, Star." I watch pathetically as he walks out of the hospital.

"Holy Snow I'm an idiot! I just froze in front of quite possibly the hottest guy in Storybrooke! What is wrong with me?" I groan. Emma just laughs.

"Come on. We have to see Henry."

"Henry!" I cry as Emma brings me to his room. He lays unconscious on the bed. His face looks deathly pale. The doctor stands beside him, jotting notes on his clipboard. I rush to Henry's side and stare at him, unsure what to do.

"Is he going to be ok, doc?" Emma asks, walking over to the doctor. She crossed her arms in comfort. I stroke Henry's hair, feeling my heart constrict at the sight of him. The doctor looks up at Emma.

"I can't really say at the moment. But I know he couldn't have been poisoned or else it would have shown up on the tests,"

"But that's impossible. He couldn't have just fainted for no reason. Something was in that apple turnover. Please, just help him. I've lost him before, I don't want to lose him again!" She cries. I walk over to Emma and comfort her.

"What is she doing here," a cold voice asks behind us. We both turn around to find Regina outside the door, a coffee cup in her hand. Her tearful eyes harden at Emma. Without warning, Emma rushes up to her.

"What am I doing here? What are you doing here! Because of you and your stupid grudge against me, Henry is in this state." She points towards Henry. Regina looks at Henry, then back at Emma.

"I'm upset as much as you are. Actually, you know what, none of this would have happened if you hadn't come to Storybrooke. If you had just left Henry alone. He was happy with me." Emma laughs.

"Really? Because from what I saw, he seemed more happy with me," she replies.

Regina steps towards Emma, "I'd watch your mouth Ms. Swan."

Before anything could get too heated I throw my hands up and squeeze between the two women. "Alright, ladies. Arguing is not going to fix Henry. Now act like the big girls you are and shut up!"

Regina glares at me and I square my shoulders, staring right back. The doctor taps Regina's shoulder and and motions outside the room, "If you want Mayor, I can tell you the gravity of Henry's condition?" Regina nods and follows the doctor outside.

Emma turns back to me, "Thanks."

I shrug. "No problem." I look back at Henry and frown. I wish Destiny was here. She'd know what to do.

Emma walks over to Henry, brushing back his hair. I look over my shoulder and watch as Regina and the Doctor walk back inside. Turning back to Emma, I place a hand on her shoulder, "He'll be okay, Emma. You just have to believe."

She sobs, leaning her forehead down to his. "I love you, Henry." She places a small kiss on his forehead and steps back. All of a sudden a huge burst of wind broke loose, going through all of us. My vision darkens as memories I didn't know I'd forgotten surfaces. I close my eyes and lean against the bed for support. I can barely hear Emma say my name as more memories from my childhood surface. Just as quickly as they had come they left. Even though the memory slide show has stopped, I leave my eyes shut and try to stay balanced.

"Nova?" At that my eyes fly open and I spin around only to find Regina staring at me.

"You remember me?" I ask. Then it dawns on me. Emma had broken the curse.