OK, so here is your next update. Sorry it took so long but my life is just CRAZY atm.
One of the reviews stated that there is less and less Killian in each chapter!
OK, yes, this story is primarily about Hook but I need to add story and sometimes that means less focus on one character BUT literally the chapter before last was practically ALL from Hook's POV... so I don't understand!
Please trust me when I say that I know what you guys like and I will do my best for you but it will take time.
Anyhoo... fluff fluff and more fluff
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David was getting worried, Rufio and Tiger Lily had left hours ago and still hadn't come back. He pulled himself to his feet and sauntered over to the kitchen counter to rinse his glass in the sink. The boys were sitting on the couch with Mary-Margaret as she read Harry Potter of all things. David looked across and gave a chuckle as he watched Junior's face, he was sitting slack jawed just devouring every word.
David looked back to the doors.
Where the hell was Rufio?
He made his way out on to the patio and pulled out his cell before lowering himself down onto one of the loungers with a groan, God he was sore. He held the cell in his hand just willing it to ring knowing that he couldn't call, if Devin heard the noise the Lost One would find Rufio and Tiger Lily and David wouldn't risk that. He looked up when he heard a noise to see Emma stepping out the door.
"Any news?" she asked sitting down on the opposite lounger
"Nothing and I'm getting worried."
"Rufio knows how to look after himself Dad"
David held his tongue, he had been so close to saying that both himself and Hook knew how to look after themselves too but that hadn't stopped them getting hurt... Devin was something different, there was something not right about that kid, it was like he had no soul or remorse.
"How's Hook doing?" he asked instead
"He's still out like a light." Emma sat back and rolled her head bringing her hand up to her neck "God Dad, what did Gold do to him in that cave?"
"I don't know but he's gonna pay Emma, I swear."
"Yeah, he better hope that Belle gets that dagger and deals with him because believe me when I say if I get hold of it he's gonna regret the day he messed with my family"
"You sound just like your Mother" David laughed
"Yeah well..." Emma replied but never finished her sentence she just sighed and swung her bare feet up on to the lounger and lay back.
"We'll get through this" David said mimicking her movement
"I know" she replied turning her head to look at him "I just wish that we knew for sure that we'd stopped him"
"Well let me grant your wish" Rufio suddenly said coming up the steps with Tiger Lily and stopping beside them.
David let out a huge sigh "Are you a sight for sore eyes, what took you guys so long?"
"We got stuck hiding behind a rock, we didn't know if we were invisible or not and couldn't risk Devin seeing us when he came back but you can relax now... He does still have the gem, he thinks that it's useless and that the Dark One is going to be furious with him. He told the Lost Ones to get going, they're fleeing... Rumplestiltskin's plan is in pieces."
"Which is good" David said pulling himself up "BUT now we have a group of Lost Ones running round town again"
"Yeah but I know where they are going" Rufio grinned "I heard them, they are heading for the cave by the river"
David let out another sigh of relief, they finally had the upper hand. He started struggling to his feet "Great, I'll call Leroy. We can get a group together and head out there to get them"
"Woah" Rufio cried out stepping forward "Calm yourself Mate, I have already arranged for a search party TOMORROW. Now is not the time to be heading into the woods to try and round up a bunch of Lost Boys"
"Rufio's right" Emma agreed "They don't know that we know what's going on, let them think that they have escaped... it will make it all the sweeter when I slap the cuffs on that little shit tomorrow"
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Killian just lay listening to Mary-Margaret's voice as it carried across from the couch, he had woken a few minutes before but was still beyond tired. His whole body felt physically heavy and his muscles felt tight, this last attack had really taken it out of him. He had managed to pull himself over onto his left hand side so was facing into the room and realized that Emma and David were not there, he briefly wondered where they were but had quickly found himself getting absorbed into the story that was being read.
He had heard Henry Talk of this "Harry Potter" boy but had not given it much thought after Swan had told him that it was just a story but now that he was a captive audience he found himself wondering if this story was actually playing out in another realm... after all he had a story in this realm even if it was COMPLETLEY incorrect.
All too soon Mary-Margaret stopped reading and closed the book "OK boys I think that it's time for me to start on dinner"
"May we help?" Junior asked scooting forward to the edge of the couch and giving a little excited bounce.
"I think that's a really good idea" Mary-Margaret beamed at the boy "Come on, let's go see what we've got in the fridge and the cabinets and we can decide what we are making but you'll need to make sure that you are quiet, Killian is still sleeping"
He didn't know why but he closed his eyes knowing that they would look at the bed. Killian was enjoying watching them so he pretended to be asleep until he was confident that they were no longer looking before peeking his eyes open again. The boys were all either kneeling or sitting on the high stools by the counter with their backs to him and Mary-Margaret was digging about in the fridge.
"OK, we have chicken..." she closed the fridge and moved to the cabinet and after a few seconds she pulled her head back out "How about Chicken tacos with my spicy Mexican macaroni salad on the side?"
"Yes" Henry hissed but Junior turned quickly towards the bed and Killian only just closed his eye in time not to be seen but he still heard the boy speak in a confused tone.
"Do we like it?" he sounded unsettled and Killian could feel him getting agitated, he was just about to open his eye and answer the lad but he felt him relax a second later when Henry reassured him.
"Well Killian loves the tacos, Mom just has to fill them for him first"
"Cool" Junior replied in relief and Killian couldn't help the smirk that came to his lips, the lad was picking up a bit of an accent with his "Henry" words.
Killian must have drifted off again at some point because the next time he opened his eye it was to find Emma helping her Mother and David sitting next to Henry and Rapha with Junior on his knee as the lad stirred the contents of a large bowl.
"How can you have cheese in a cake Grandpa?" he asked tilting his head slightly as he stirred
"It's not the kind of cheese you're thinking of kid" David chuckled "Just trust me, it tastes good"
As much as Killian would have liked to just carry on watching he needed to get up, a trip to the bathroom seemed to be well overdue so with a sigh he cleared his throat knowing that someone would come over to help him the minute they realized that he was awake and true to form Swan ditched her task and scuttled over.
"Hey you" she said with a smile sitting down on the edge of the bed as he turned back over onto his back.
"Hey yourself" he breathed out letting his eye slide closed for a minute, he was still so tired that he was almost tempted to use the bed pan... almost
"You OK?" she whispered and he couldn't complain, she had to be really worried after what had happened.
"I am fine now, do not fret. I meant what I said Love, the Crocodile will not keep me down although I must admit that am still very tired... that last attack was something new"
"Yeah Whale said something about "looping" apparently it's when one attack just leads to another that's why he sedated you... he needed to break the cycle otherwise it could have gotten so much worse"
Killian wasn't sure how that would have been possible, he felt terrible but he just pulled a smile to his lips and changed the subject "Can you assist me to the bathroom Love?
"Sure, I'll grab the wheelchair"
He didn't even argue knowing that his legs were not up to the task of carrying him that far and by the time he was being wheeled back to the bed ten minutes later he knew that he'd been right, he was exhausted. Mary-Margaret came over and helped Emma get him back into bed and it would seem that the food preparation was done as the three boys wandered over and settled on the bed with him. Killian suddenly had a thought, he turned to Emma with a frown.
"Where are Rufio and Tiger Lily?"
Emma pulled a smile to her lips but he could tell she had more to say than she offered "They went home, they had a few things to do before tomorrow so Rapha's gonna have a sleepover, isn't that right Kid?"
Killian looked at the boy who was grinning widely "Yeah, Mary-Margaret is reading Harry Potter to us and has promised to read more after dinner"
"Harry Potter you say" Killian said raising an eyebrow with a smirk "Well I can see why you wanted to stay"
"He is a wizard" Junior yelled out getting to his feet and giving a little bounce on the bed "He goes to Hogwarts with his friend Ron Weasley"
"Sounds interesting"
"Just you wait until the later books" Henry burst out "They just get better and better"
"Truly?" Junior gasped "I cannot wait, these books are nothing like anything I have ever read before"
Killian looked back at Rapha and couldn't help thinking of that night all those months ago when he had come back into his life, he was like a different boy now, he had grown so much and had a much healthier glow about him.
"How are you doing Lad?" he asked realizing they hadn't talked in a while "Are you enjoying school?"
"Yeah, Miss Blanchard..." Rapha nodded enthusiastically suddenly crawling up the bed to sit next to Killian as Mary-Margaret suddenly gave him a pointed cough from the kitchen which made him laugh before carrying on "I mean, Mary-Margaret has really helped me, I love to read now and I have made new friends. I like it here"
"Good" Killian said with a nod "I am glad Lad, you deserve it"
Mary-Margaret called Emma over to the kitchen to help her with something, she stood and gave him a smile before walking off but Killian wasn't alone and he soon found himself deep in conversation with the three lads and soon forgot his tiredness. He found himself laughing at their antics and happy faces and as Junior got more and more excited and animated Killian felt himself relaxing as the boy's happy demeanor seeped through him but all too soon it was time for dinner and the boys all clambered off the bed and settled at the table leaving Killian to receive his meal on his tray. He wasn't alone for long though as Emma settled down beside him and made up his tacos for him grinning widely when he made a comment about enjoying tacos in bed remembering the time she had told him about finding her Mother and Father in bed when she had returned to the loft earlier than they had anticipated.
He managed most of his food before pushing the plate away with a sigh, his appetite always took a back seat after an attack but as much he was struggling Swan wouldn't let him refuse desert and in the end he enjoyed it immensely, who knew cheese could taste so nice?
A while later he was relaxing back on his pillows after taking his meds, Swan had tucked herself into his side and they both lay listening to Mary-Margaret reading some more of the book that the lads were enjoying so much. Emma gave a giggle when Junior gasped and crawled onto David's lap when young Harry came across "He who must not be named" in the forest drinking the blood of a unicorn.
"He's gonna have nightmares from this" she said looking up at Killian
"He has read worse Love believe me" he replied with a smirk
They lay listening for a while but suddenly Emma came up onto her elbow and looked at him, she briefly glanced across at the couch before turning back to him "It's Junior's Birthday the day after tomorrow by the way, Mom's organized a pool party and Granny is doing the food. We've got him a bike, do you think he'll like that?"
"He'll love it" Killian said truthfully "Henry loves his and from what I can see if Henry likes something the Lad will love it too, he really does look up to him"
"He does doesn't he?" Emma grinned
"I wish I had known earlier" Killian said with a frown "I would have got that chain for him that I promised, the one to put our Mother's ring on"
"Well we can still do that tomorrow if you want although it will need to be in the afternoon" she glanced back over her shoulder making sure that the lads were still far enough away before turning back and lowering her voice further "Devin and the Lost Ones have abandoned their plan. Rufio and Tiger Lily heard everything they said and they know where they are hiding out so first thing tomorrow before they have a chance to even get up for the day we are gathering up a party of people and going to pick them up and this time they will NOT be going to the detention center, this time it's somewhere special for them. Regina has a perfect place in mind that even if Gold tries to get to them he won't be able to. They're gonna regret leaving that detention center that's for sure."
"Just be careful Love" he said in concern "That boy is something different. Do not take anything for granted when it comes to him and his band of miscreants"
"I know, don't worry we'll be careful then once it's done we can enjoy Junior's big day. That kid is gonna have a blast"
"I hope so" Killian said with a sigh "I want him to have lots of new memories to start his new life with, he deserves to be happy after all he has gone through"
"And he will be Hook. Once we pick up Devin and the others we get the gem back. Belle will get the dagger which means we get the other one too and we WILL find a way to break this link"
Killian gave a slight chuckle "Right now Love it's not a problem... he is happy. It is strange beyond words but it feels so good that I fear I will miss it once it's gone."
She just smiled at him and tucked herself back into his side as they went back to listening to the story but he never heard how the chapter ended, he fell into sleep once more knowing that he was safe in the arms of the woman he loved and his family were all close by. He had Junior's day of Birth to look forward to and a whole summer of making memories ahead of them, they just had to figure out how to break this link then life would be perfect.
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Emma woke with a jerk as someone shook her shoulder, her heart was racing in a second as she instantly thought that something was wrong with Hook.
"What? What happened?" she gasped out sitting up quickly
"Shhhh" someone hissed by her side and she turned to see her Mom holding a large coffee in her hands "You want this before you head off?"
She suddenly remembered that they were setting off early and let out a sigh of relief taking the offered mug "Yeah, thanks Mom"
"You're Dad's having a shower and Rufio won't be here for a while, you've got plenty of time" Mary-Margaret whispered heading back to the kitchen
Emma pulled herself from the covers and stumbled over the books that lay on the floor, Whale had left them the night before when he popped into see Hook and she had found herself reading them into the small hours but she must have fallen asleep and knocked them onto the floor in the night. She stooped down and gathered them up before putting them on the dresser then followed her Mom to the kitchen plonking herself down onto one of the seats by the breakfast bar before having a sudden thought "I thought Dad couldn't get his stitches wet?"
Her Mom just grinned and giggled "He's wearing my shower cap"
"Why did I not think of that?" Emma gasped "I'll need to pick one up, it'll make Hook happy to be able to have a proper wash" she looked back at the bed and gave a little smile at the sight of her Pirate still sleeping soundly "I'm glad he slept through the night, I was worried that he'd have a nightmare after that attack yesterday but he seems really positive, it's good to see"
"Yeah, he does doesn't he" Mary-Margaret whispered "After everything he's been through he could easily have let this beat him but he hasn't"
"It's rude to talk about someone when they are in the room" Hook suddenly croaked from the bed peeking open an eye and giving a chuckle.
Emma hopped off her chair and walked back over to the bed "Sorry, did we wake you?"
"It's fine Love, I wanted to be awake for you leaving anyway"
She sat herself on the edge of the bed and took up his hand "How you feeling?"
"Much better today and look" he suddenly beamed pulling himself up a bit on the bed before opening his other eye slightly.
She just grinned back, he seemed so genuinely happy that she couldn't help herself, his happiness was contagious.
"What are you two grinning at?" David suddenly asked as he walked into the room but when Hook turned to look at her Dad he stopped in the middle of the floor and smiled too.
"Won't be needing a patch after all then?"
"Not bloody likely Mate, next you'll be wanting me to carry a damned parrot too. Talk about stereotyping" Hook laughed clutching his ribs slightly "Now are you done in that bathroom because I would very much like to enjoy a shower with my beautiful wife to be and I hear that there is a cap that will allow me to do that"
"Too much information Pirate, that is my Daughter you are talking about"
"I know" Hook grinned back
Emma just slapped Hook playfully and giggled "Would you stop"
"Easy to see someone is feeling better" David laughed sitting down gingerly on one of the chairs
Emma just grinned wider, it was true, Hook was practically glowing with happiness. It was hard to think that less than twenty four hours ago he was literally paralyzed by fear right there in that bed when he looked so calm and relaxed right now.
"Come on Love, move your bones. I have a shower to enjoy and you have savior duties needing done. Up with you"
Emma giggled again pulling herself up from the bed "OK OK OK"
Hook was on his feet in a second and after she made sure he was steady and that he had his crutch securely in place he was moving quickly across the floor.
"Woah, slow down Pirate. There's no rush" Emma cried
"I beg to differ" he said looking back with a devilish grin "I am about to shower with you Love, I am a red blooded male and believe me when I say that it's worth rushing for"
Emma blushed furiously and as she glanced towards her parents it only got worse when she saw her Mom hiding her face in her hands and her Dad sitting with his jaw hanging open but Hook didn't seem to care he just carried on towards the bathroom.
"Come on Swan... I have an itch that needs scratching if you know what I mean"
Emma had no words!