I am REALLY sorry, I didn't realize that last night's update didn't upload until I came to do tonight's, I did wonder why I hadn't got any reviews but was too busy to check my account #MyBad
So tonight you get an EXTRA long update... basically two for the price of one
For all of you asking for more hurt Hook please be patient... I won't just do it for the sake of it so at the minute the story is building.
As always please review
Enjoy
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Emma couldn't help smiling as they made their way down Main Street. The sun was shining and Hook seemed to be happy about the fact that they were headed to Granny's. She had worried that he wouldn't want to go maybe preferring to stay at home away from prying eyes but he actually looked like he was looking forward to it as he chatted to Henry who was walking by his side and Junior who was sitting on his lap practically gawping at all the new things around him.
"What is that?" Junior yelled
"It's a trash can" Henry laughed in return
Junior gave a little confused look but held his tongue obviously not wanting to say that he still didn't know what it was but in the next second he was leaning back into Hook's front when a car soared past with a huge roar.
"I do not like those" he pointed after it as it disappeared into the distance
"You and I both Lad, they are far too noisy and I can also highly recommend NOT getting hit by one... it hurts" Hook laughed
"YOU WERE HIT BY ONE?!" Junior cried turning quickly to look at him in awe but before her Pirate could carry on with this conversation Emma jumped in, she did not need this especially as Belle was walking with them and Hook had shot her that night!
"Yes he did Junior but only because he was not paying attention, as long as you LOOK before you cross the street or you know, don't stand in the middle like an idiot you will be fine."
Junior looked at her and gave a little giggle bringing his hand up to his mouth to hide his smile but seconds later he was squealing with laughter when Hook suddenly tickled him.
"You are supposed to be on my side Lad"
"He's not on anyone's side" Henry called out trying to help the Kid but this was getting out of control now so Emma just stopped walking not wanting to run her Son over "Quick Junior escape now, Mom's stopped,you can jump off"
With that the Kid squealed loudly and launched himself to the ground where he stood just out of Hook's reach breathing heavily with a wide smile on his face.
"I escaped from Captain Hook" he called as he walked slowly backwards to stay out of Hook's grasp
"Aye Lad, you did and perhaps we shall reconvene with this battle at a later date but for now I suggest we eat, I am starved" Hook replied nodding his head towards the diner
"Come on Junior let's go open the door so Mom can push the chair through" Henry suddenly said holding out his hand to the kid and Emma smiled seeing how happy her Son was.
They took off at a run and Belle gave a laugh "He's full of mischief isn't he?"
"It's good to see" Emma said squeezing Hook's shoulder before pushing off again then looked at Belle "He's still having terrible nightmares and he's missing his Brother so this, I can definitely live with"
Belle gave a sad smile before pulling in a little breath and smiling widely "Well at least he has you guys now and Henry certainly seems to be taking the whole Big Brother thing in his stride"
"Yeah he is, he's loving it" Emma replied as she turned the wheelchair and started pushing Hook up the long ramp that was still in place.
Junior was standing leaning on the door to hold it open and Emma could see Henry moving some of the chairs inside to make a path to Hook's favorite booth. She steered her Pirate through the door and gave a little laugh as Junior gave a low bow.
"Welcome M'Lady, Sir" he greeted
"Why thank you kind Sir" Emma said back quickly as she pushed Hook through then heard Belle thank him too from behind her.
They made their way over to the booth where Henry, Junior and Belle sat on one side as Emma helped Hook to sit on the other, he held his ribs tightly as he slid across to let her in and by the time he was settled she could tell that he was in quite a lot of pain but he pulled a smile to his face and handed Junior a menu.
"Choose what you want Lad" he said with a smile "You too Henry, today is my treat so you know what that means?"
Henry grinned and cried "We get Sundaes"
"Aye Lad but food first"
"What is a sun day?" Junior asked looking to Henry for the answer
"Here, look" Henry replied turning the menu over to show him the picture on the back "It's ice cream but you're not going to know what that is either so just trust me when I say that you'll like it"
Junior just nodded then turned the menu back over but after a few seconds he simply said "What do we like Killian? I have no idea what any of these things are"
Everyone laughed and Hook looked down the menu "How about some fish Lad? Something that you are familiar with but I will warn you now it will not look like any fish you have ever seen although the flavor is divine"
Junior nodded "As long as I like it I don't mind. May I have some water please?"
"You could try something else if you want" Emma added looking at the drinks menu to see what would be suitable but when she looked up Junior was shaking his head and she suddenly remembered his last encounter with soda "You could have apple juice"
The kid actually looked up at Hook again who gave him a little nod before he turned back to Emma and said "Yes please Swan, we like apple juice"
Emma went back to looking at the menu to decide what she wanted when the kid suddenly gasped "THEY EAT DOG HERE!"
"What?! No! What makes you say that?" Emma blurted out
Junior pointed at the menu and cringed "Look it says "hot dog", why do they eat dog?"
"It's not a real dog Kid, it's just what the thing is called. Being honest I don't actually know what it's made out of but it tastes good. Maybe you can have it next time"
Junior didn't look convinced as he looked back down at the menu again and when Emma glanced at Belle it was to see her looking at the kid in wonder before leaning in towards him.
"You can read this?" she asked in a low tone
"Aye" he grinned back
"How?" she said quickly looking up to Hook
"Trade secret" he replied winking at Junior "But we were always told to not boast about it isn't that right Lad"
Junior gave a little nod before looking back at the menu again and Emma smiled to herself as Belle blinked a few times and shook her head saying "You, Killian Jones are a man of mystery"
"You make him sound like something from a spy movie" Henry giggled
"What's a "Spy movie""? Junior piped up.
Henry was saved from answering when Ruby suddenly appeared from the kitchen and squealed.
"HOOK! You're out"
"Aye Lass, that I am" he said with a laugh as she rushed over
"It's good to see you" She gushed clapping her hands in excitement
Hook looked slightly uncomfortable as Ruby beamed at him but when she moved her gaze around the table and her eyes fell on Junior her grin faltered, she narrowed her eyes studying the kid then looked back at Hook in suspicion before giving a huge gasp bringing her hands up to her mouth.
"You have a …. Oh my God... Hook, you have a..."
Hook just smirked "Not what you think Lass but Aye, he is my responsibility"
"He's OUR responsibility" Emma added and looked at Junior to introduce him but she found him looking up at Ruby with his mouth hanging open.
"Junior? What's up kid?" she asked in concern, he looked quite scared
He took a gulping breath and lent into Henry but never took his eyes from Ruby as he stammered "She... she is a wolf"
Ruby's worried face broke into a wide toothy grin "Is that what you're worried about kid? Yeah, I'm a wolf but you don't need to worry, I won't hurt you"
"But you hurt Peter" Junior replied in a quiet voice and Ruby's face fell and she looked straight to Emma for help.
"Junior, Ruby won't hurt you. What happened with Peter was an accident. Ruby is our friend"
"Aye Lad, I promise you that you do not need to be frightened... well unless you dislike wolf hair in your food"
"Hey" Ruby cried out "That was not my hair... I told you that"
Emma watched as Junior seemed to relax but he still looked a bit cautious and when Granny bustled through from the kitchen too he gasped again.
"Relax kid, she's on our side too" Emma said cutting off any questions before they started, maybe she needed to explain Henry's book a bit better.
Granny waddled over to the table "What's the hold up Rubes?"
"I was just saying hello to... Junior?" Ruby said nodding her head towards the kid and once again there were looks of disbelief as Granny first looked at Junior then back at Hook.
"OK, I didn't see that one coming." Granny said raising an eyebrow "Where did you come from kid?"
Junior tipped his head in thought then replied "The cave"
Granny just raised her eyebrow higher so Emma stepped in "I'll explain later but for the minute let me introduce you to Killian Jones Junior more commonly known as Junior"
"Hi Junior" Ruby replied giving him a little wave and Emma chuckled as the Kid giggled and actually blushed.
"OK Young Man have you decided what you are having?" Granny asked with a kind smile
"Aye, may I have fish please"
"Of course you may and I'm loving the manners" she replied as Ruby jotted it down "Do you want fries too Kid?"
Junior again looked to Hook who gave another quick nod and he in turn nodded too. Ruby took down the rest of the orders which Granny promptly tugged from the pad then disappeared through to the kitchen leaving her Granddaughter behind.
Ruby gave Emma a pointed look and jerked her head towards the counter indicating that she wanted to talk before walking away to stand behind the cash register just staring at her with folded arms. Emma lent in and whispered to Hook
"Back in a minute"
He just gave an understanding smile then went back to talking with Belle and the boys as Emma pulled herself up and walked off towards her waiting friend... this was going to take some explaining!
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Killian sat back on the large couch closing his eyes with a sigh, he had a full belly but now that he was back "home" he felt exhausted. Lunch had been fun and as he looked across to the other couch he gave a chuckle when his eyes fell on Junior who was passed out face down with his broken arm dangling over the edge.
"You want a drink?" Emma whispered coming up to his side
"Please Love" he replied letting his head fall back on the cushions "I think the Lad has the right idea"
"Well there's nothing stopping you" she said quietly as she came back over and handed him a glass.
"Maybe later, after the Crocodile has left. Why did Belle have to invite him over? I could do without this"
He took a gulp of his water as Emma sat down next to him "I know but he is trying to help, maybe cut him some slack."
Killian mused over the point but as his eyes fell back on the boy he suddenly remembered the conversation that they had back in the hospital. He nodded his head at Junior then looked to Swan.
"He thinks that the Crocodile hasn't changed... he was trying to tell me that The Dark One was still out to hurt me"
"What? Why would he think that?"
"I'm not sure, he said that he heard him but I don't bloody know anymore" he sighed leaning back again "Maybe he's just picking up on my dislike for the imp"
"Maybe. Did you talk to him about it?"
"Aye and don't worry I told him that Gold was on our side... this time"
Swan gave him a smirk and lent back too just staring at the boy who was still sleeping soundly.
"So Killian Jones Senior... what else can your younger self do? I mean what kid can read at the age of five!"
Killian just shrugged and gave a small smile "I just... it always just came so easily to me, looking back now I can see that Liam struggled where I did not. Once we were enlisted into the Navy I excelled with my academic studies where as Liam excelled at the practical side of things, I was always a little on the clumsy side"
Emma burst out laughing "I noticed, you do seem to spend an awful lot of time picking yourself up off the floor"
"Aye Love" he chuckled "Liam used to say that I had two left feet"
"You were lucky to have him" Emma said leaning into his side
He didn't reply he just lifted his arm and let her slide into his side where he held her close, he gave a deep sigh and rested his chin on the crown of her head but the next thing he knew he was jolting awake to find Junior's scared face in front of him.
"What is wrong Lad?" he asked trying to sit himself up, how had Swan managed to lie him down without him waking?
"The scary magic man is here" he cried crawling up onto the couch next to him and practically hiding behind his back just as Gold and the Blue Fairy walked in to the room with Emma, Henry and Belle.
Gold looked Junior right in the eye and something in his sneering look had Killian on edge so he tugged the boy around and pulled him onto his lap where the boy instantly gripped onto his shirt tightly.
Killian could actually feel the boy shaking in his arms, why was he so frightened?
But suddenly the Fairy was coming over and she sat herself on the couch next to them and gave the Lad a curious look.
"What is wrong Killian?" she asked in a quiet voice
Junior just lent in closer to Killian's front turning his head away but everyone still heard his defiant little voice through the fabric.
"My name is Junior, not Killian"
Killian chuckled "Come on Lad, Blue will not harm you. She is a magic Fairy and uses her powers for good"
"Really?" the boy answered looking up in suspicion
"Do I feel frightened?" Killian asked him and he watched as Junior thought about it then shook his head "Well then you have nothing to fear, I promise"
Junior gave a little nod and sat himself up looking the Fairy up and down "You do not dress like a Fairy"
Blue gave a smile "Not in this realm but I have... in the past. Now, how are you doing?"
"I am fine" Junior replied but he kept glancing towards Gold and Killian could feel his distrust in the man and when Gold suddenly spoke Junior leant back in and was back to gripping Killian's shirt.
"Henry tells me that you like to read" Gold started walking over holding out a book in his hands but Junior wouldn't look at him and just turned his head further in to Killian's chest so Gold stopped looking slightly annoyed but his tone was light when he added "I'll just leave it on the table for you"
"Thank you" Killian replied answering for the boy before turning back to Blue "So you are making progress with the solution to Emma's little problem?"
The fairy nodded and launched into a whole story of how she and Gold had been studying every text they could find, Killian found himself not listening instead looking back towards his Crocodile who seemed to be willing the words out of the Fairy's mouth and when Gold suddenly moved his gaze to Killian there was a fleeting look of fear, like he had been caught doing something wrong.
"...so until Tinkerbell gets back there is nothing more I can really do" Blue finished
Tinkerbell! Since when did the Fairy call Tink Tinkerbell? She always called her "Green"! Killian looked back at Gold who was now looking quite smug as the others all chatted happily at the good news but something felt off to him and as Junior gave his shirt another little tug he knew that the boy was right... the bloody Crocodile was up to something. But what?
The others all chatted for another short while but eventually they filtered out of the doors to the patio area where they planned to carry on with their research and Killian finally pulled Junior from his front to look him straight in the eye.
"What did you hear at the hospital Lad? What did the scary magic man say?"
"He said that you would know what suffering was... he plans to hurt you" Junior launched himself forward again and clung to Killian tightly "I do not like him"
"I'll let you into a secret Lad, neither do I but sometimes in life you have to put on a brave face and deal with people that you do not like. I don't know what went on in that hospital room but I want you to know that I believe you but I also want you to know that if he is planning anything we will find out and stop him... that's what us heroes do, right?"
"Aye" Junior suddenly cried out sitting up
"You have no need to fear the Crocodile Lad. Whatever issues there are, are between him and I"
Junior's face suddenly fell and he looked out the door straight to Gold's back and gasped "He is the Crocodile?!" he looked back quickly eyes wide "He killed your Milah?"
Killian silently berated himself damn it, the boy did not need to know that, Killian sighed and tried to explain.
"Aye Lad but it was a long time ago and we have moved both on, I was not entirely innocent throughout the whole thing and there is much you do not know. It is in the past Lad and he is Henry's Grandfather so whatever issues I had with him got put to one side... for Henry. Do you understand? Family comes first Junior and Henry needs us all to get along, can you do that?"
Junior thought about it then nodded "I can... for Henry"
But he didn't get down to join the others he just settled back into Killian's arms and played with one of his shirt buttons. Killian sighed and tugged him in closer.
"What are we to do with you lad?" Killian chuckled
"Read me a story" Junior replied and suddenly he was moving, he cautiously picked up the book that Gold had left and brought it back over "Moby Dick, look Killian, it has a whale on it!"
"Aye Lad, this is a good tale. Come, we can lie down together and enjoy it"
It was a bit awkward but finally Killian managed to turn himself so that he was lying the length of the wide couch again and Junior snuggled into his side as he raised the book up and started to read. He was vaguely aware that Swan had come back into the room but she didn't disturb them she just grabbed some things from the kitchen then headed back outside to join the others leaving the Jones boys to enjoy their story.
However Junior seemed to be restless, he kept glancing out the door and eventually Killian closed the book with a sigh.
"You do not need to stay here, go and see what is going on outside if you like Lad. We can carry on with the tale later"
Junior pulled himself up but he tugged Killian's hand and whispered "Come too"
Killian couldn't refuse the boy so he sat himself up tossing the book onto the table "Pass me my crutch then Lad"
Junior grinned running into the bedroom and returning seconds later, he held the crutch so that Killian could slot his hand through then he came to his left hand side and took hold of his stump so that when Killian hoisted himself to his feet the boy turned and held his stump tightly against the top of his head. It meant that Killian could use the crutch and Junior to stabilize himself and as he started moving across the floor he found that he could move much quicker this way.
"Thank you Junior" he said in earnest
The boy didn't reply he just carried on walking slowly towards the door and when they emerged out into the sunshine Killian had expected Swan to jump up and make a fuss but she just smiled at the sight of them. Killian shuffled his way forward and just as they were about to reach the end of the pool Junior looked over his shoulder to give him a smile but in doing so he was no longer paying attention to where he was going and stepped too close to the edge. Before Killian could do anything about it the had boy tumbled head first into the water . Emma and Belle were up in seconds running as fast as they could but Killian just held his hand out and stopped them in her tracks.
"Just wait Swan" he said but she looked horrified at the thought
"What?!" she cried looked at him like he was mad but in the next instance the boy broke the surface of the water with a grin "I fell in"
"Aye Lad you did so you can get yourself out" Killian chuckled "But you do know this means another trip to see the Doctor?"
Junior's smile fell "I do not like that man"
"Yeah well you should have thought about that before you ended up in there. How did I know you would fall in before the week was over. Come on kid, out" Emma called
He gave another little cheeky smile before slowly sinking back below the water only to pop up near the edge a few seconds later.
"Are you part fish?" Emma laughed as she knelt down and held out a hand for him to grab hold of
"I am not a Merman!" he cried indignantly and Killian found himself laughing again but when Gold was suddenly standing by his side too his laughter died as he felt Junior's fear seep back into him.
"Maybe I can help with that, we cannot have you staying here in this pool house and not being able to use the pool when you can swim that well now can we?"
Killian felt Junior's suspicion but he could also feel his resolve, he was trying to be brave and when Killian noticed the Lad looking at Henry he knew why. Gold stepped forward and Killian suddenly got the urge to run, Junior was really scared but the boy just stayed still and watched with wide eyes as the Crocodile held out his hands, one over the boy's head where Killian knew his stitches were and the other over the Lad's arm then in the blink of an eye the cast had disappeared
Junior's head snapped up in an instant and his jaw fell open "My arm! It does not hurt anymore"
Gold gave a smile "That was the aim of the game. Now you can swim until your heart is content"
Junior nodded his head a little but sidestepped away to clutch onto Killian's leg. Gold gave him a strange look before suddenly turning to Henry "Come on Henry, we can't have you missing out can we?"
With that Henry rushed forward and his cast disappeared too, he grinned like an idiot and cried "Awesome, thanks Grandpa"
"No problem. Now Belle I think that perhaps it is time that we headed back to town" Gold said standing up but when Junior suddenly stepped forward and spoke the Crocodile turned in surprise.
"What about Killian?" Junior said pointing at Killian's leg
"It's alright Lad" Killian tried to cut off the Lad
"No no, the boy is right" Gold said with a light chuckle looking at Junior "We cannot have "Killian" being left out now can we?"
With that Gold knelt on one knee and in an instant Killian's cast was gone too and the dull ache that had resided in his leg was no longer there.
Killian blinked a few times just staring before remembering himself "Uhm... thank you and for the boys too, it is appreciated"
"No problem" Gold said, something in his eyes made Killian think that he didn't mean it but then it was gone and the imp was turning his back to him.
Junior grinned up at Killian and whispered in not too quiet a voice "We won Killian, he did not have a chance to hurt you. I made him help you instead, am I a hero too?"
"Aye Lad" Killian chuckled as he put his whole weight in his foot to find no pain
Killian looked up with a smile when he realized that walking just got a whole lot easier to see the boy grinning at him and when he gave him a little wink and nodded his head towards the pool Junior's grin only grew wider before he took off at a run and launched himself into the water with a scream of delight promptly followed by Henry.
"HENRY... THAT IS YOUR GOOD SHIRT" Swan yelled giving Killian a death glare but he just laughed as the boys splashed about having a great time, he could buy another shirt, he couldn't buy this moment for all the gold he owned.