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Killian was the most tired he had ever felt in his life and it was barely even nine o'clock, he currently sat on the couch with Junior sleeping in his lap and Henry tucked under his left arm. He was leaning back into the thick cushions just watching the goings on around him after Regina, Robin and the Chief had joined them onboard the Jolly to discuss what needed to be done.
"You can all stay at my place for a few days until we can find somewhere for your camp to be set up, surely there has to be a suitable place near town" Regina stated matter of factly with a shrug.
The conversation carried on but Killian was only half listening as they spoke about the sleeping arrangements for the Piccaninny tribe... he had an idea... one that might just help him as much as it helped them.
"I have the perfect place" he suddenly said looking towards the group
"For what?" David asked. Obviously the conversation had carried on a bit further than he had realized.
"For the tribe to call home" Killian answered letting his head fall back again
Silence hung in the air until Regina rolled her eyes "Care to share then?"
"Not really" he chuckled "I think I'd prefer to show you all instead. Perhaps after I have accompanied Junior to his first day of learning we should head out there"
"OK" David replied with a nod "If you say so but if you're gonna take the Kid to school in the morning I think that you should take a shower and head to bed, you look ready to drop"
Killian chuckled "You can stop fussing over me "Dad", I am home and I am fine but you're right about one thing, a shower does sound good right about now"
Swan came to his side "Yeah, I think we need to get this one to bed too."
Swan pulled the Lad up into her arms, he stirred briefly then just lent his head on her shoulder but Emma bounced him a bit to wake him up as she spoke "You want to say goodnight to everyone before we head to bed?"
Junior sat back in her arms and rubbed his eyes with his hands as he nodded so Emma walked over to the others. Killian expected the Lad just to bid the group goodnight but he held out his arms to David and Killian smiled widely to himself as his Brother plucked the boy from Swan's arms and pulled him into a tight hug
"I missed you so much Kid" David whispered into Junior's neck
"I missed you too Grandpa" he replied then he sat back and looked at David giving him a hard stare "You promise that you won't leave us again?"
David glanced at Killian and gave a smirk "Not if I can help it Kid"
"Good" was all Junior replied before hugging him again quickly then he reached back out to Swan and snuggling into her front but speaking to Mary-Margaret "Good night Grandma, see you in the morning"
"Goodnight Junior, sweet dreams" Mary-Margaret said leaning in and kissing the Lad's cheek
"Right, come on Mister, let's go" Swan said hitching him up a bit
He suddenly sat back and declared "But I have not said goodnight to Gina yet"
Killian chuckled at the pleased looked on Regina's face as she walked to his boy "Well we can't have that now can we?"
Regina pulled him into her arms and hugged him, when he sat back she kissed his cheek too "You have fun at school tomorrow, I want to hear all about it as soon as possible, OK?"
He nodded "Will I see you after school?"
"Maybe" Regina asked "But I have a lot of stuff to do including getting Roland ready for his first day too"
"Truly?" Junior gasped looking to Robin "Roland is to start school too?"
"He is" Robin replied with a wide smile "If this truly is to be our home the time has come for his education to start. Will you help him? Will you be his friend?"
"Of course" Junior replied sincerely "I will aid him any way I can"
"You are a good Lad Junior" Robin said seriously "Roland will be a lucky boy to have you by his side"
Robin looked from Junior to Killian and gave him a nod which Killian returned with a tight smile.
"OK Kid enough stalling, come on, bedtime" Swan suddenly said taking him back into her arms
Junior snuggled into her again before gasping and sitting back "Where are P.B. and Duck Face?"
Killian chuckled to himself as he lifted the bear into his lap before digging down between the cushions to pull out the Pirate duck... only his boy could love a pink bear and a plastic duck.
"They are here Son, they were just waiting for you to collect them"
"I'll take them for him" Henry said sliding himself forward on the couch and lifting the toys up "Good night Old Man. I love you"
"I love you too Son" Killian replied around a lump in his throat, how did he get this lucky?
Henry leant in and gave him a hug before standing up to meet Swan at the door "Night everyone"
There were choruses of farewells then the three of them were gone and Killian found himself closing his eyes as the conversation started again. He was just starting to doze off when the couch dipped next to him and he peeked open an eye to see David by his side.
"You really should shower... we both stink"
"Aye" Killian chuckled "I will but I think I would be best to wait for Emma to assist me"
"You still sore? I thought Emma fixed that?"
"Believe me Mate when I say that I feel MUCH better than I have in a long time but there is still some pain and I am beyond tired... I just do not fancy finding myself falling in there, I've had entirely too many injuries over the last few weeks to last a life time"
"I'll agree with you there" David laughed closing his own eyes and leaning back
"We have had quite an adventure you and I" Killian mused
"That's one word for it" David replied peeking open an eye "And you know what? Besides the whole you nearly dying part it was fun"
"Fun" Mary-Margaret suddenly barked out turning and marching over "You call that fun? David I was worried sick... you might have been off on an adventure but we weren't, I didn't know if I was ever going to see you again"
"Hey" David soothed pulling himself up to his feet "I didn't mean it like that, I'm sorry OK, I know you've been through hell"
"No, I'm sorry" she said deflating a bit "I don't really know what the two of you went through. I should be more..."
"No, I should have thought about your feelings"
"And I should have thought..."
"Would you two just stop and get on with the kissing part" Killian chuckled cutting Mary-Margaret off "You are making my head spin"
They both grinned back at him before David pulled Mary-Margaret in and just did as he was told. Killian smirked and let his eyes slide closed once more trying to stop the sensation, he hadn't been lying when he had said his head was spinning. He must have dozed off because when he opened his eyes again it was to find Swan sitting next to him on the edge of the couch and while she was holding his hand she was looking at the others in the room.
"Are you guys sure? You can stay here you know, Junior would love it if you came with us tomorrow" she said in a hushed tone.
"Emma believe me when I say I would love nothing more but I really really need to shower and there's no bed here for your Mom and me... we are better off just going home"
"Nonsense" Regina barked out "You want to stay, I can fix that little problem in no time"
Killian watched as the former Queen turned to the other couch, she waved her hand and the thing turned into a huge bed right in front of their eyes before she turned back to David.
"You shower while Hook is still sleeping then when you're done he can shower...simple"
Killian found himself closing his eyes as the words were said, he didn't want David seeing that he was awake and using that as an excuse to leave, he wasn't sure why but he felt that he needed his Brother close by... perhaps it was just because they had spent so much time together lately but Killian knew he would feel more relaxed with him here.
"Fine" David sighed "I can take a hint"
"I'll get you a pair of Hook's pajama pants to borrow" Swan whispered letting go of Killian's hand.
He resisted the urge to grab it back into his but once she had moved from his side and walked from the room followed by David, Killian found himself grasping his hand into a fist missing the contact that had been there seconds before.
"Well Robin and I best be going, the others will be waiting on the dock and I guess I will need to create a few more beds before the night is out"
"Thank you Regina, I really mean it and I'm glad you and Emma sorted out your differences" Mary-Margaret said and when Killian peeked open an eye it was to find the two hugging
"Me too" Regina said over Mary-Margaret's shoulder
"Good night Highness" Robin said when Regina pulled back giving Mary-Margaret a short bow but Regina nearly made Killian laugh out loud when she turned to the former thief
"She is not Royalty here you know... you never call me Highness!" she smirked widely at him as his eyebrow rose high on his head
"Apologies M'Lady" he declared giving a low bow before taking her hand and holding it up to kiss it "If I had but known that the Lady would have not cursed me into next week I would have been only to happy to address her more formally"
"OK, point taken" Regina giggled "Come on lets go sort out the tribe before they wake half the town"
The minute the words were out there Killian realized that he could indeed hear the low chanting of the people outside, he had become so accustomed to it over the last week or so that he hadn't noticed it just now. There were shuffling movements then silence fell and Killian wasn't sure if he was alone or not but before he had a chance to peek open his eye again Mary-Margaret spoke.
"I know you're awake" she giggled "They're gone, you can open your eyes"
"Sorry" he mumbled as he looked up at her "I just didn't want to get involved in farewells"
"It's OK" she smiled dropping down to sit next to him before frowning and looking at him in concern "Are you alright Killian? You look a bit pale and sweaty"
"I'm just tired" he replied letting his eyes close again, it was a half truth, he was really tired but he had also started to feel quite nauseous again. He figured it was just from everything that had been going on so tried his best to ignore it, it would pass.
But it would seem that Mary-Margaret didn't believe him as her hand slid onto his forehead causing his eyes to pop open in surprise "You have a temperature Killian, why didn't you say something?"
He let out a sigh "In all honesty I did not realize that I did. I feel so much better than I have of late it is hard to remember what is normal and what is not"
"Well this is not normal" she replied with a deeper frown "Once David is done Emma can help you shower then I suggest bed rest, hopefully you will feel better in the morning... maybe it's the after effects of the Neverbeast venom?"
"Perhaps" he agreed as his stomach cramped making his left leg come slightly up from the floor which only made Mary-Margaret fuss more.
"You're in pain Killian, what hurts"
He panted a bit with his eyes screwed shut before the cramp passed and he managed to breathe out "Stomach cramp... I am fine now, I am sure you are right, the venom is quite potent"
Just then Swan returned and Mary-Margaret promptly informed her of what had been going on. He felt her sit down next to him and bring her hand up to his forehead too, he turned his head and opened his eyes to see her worried face by his side.
"I will be fine Love" he smiled "Nothing a hot shower and some sleep won't fix"
She didn't seem convinced but she just smiled back at him "Fine, lets get you to our cabin. I'll get you out of these clothes and as soon as my Dad is done we'll shower OK"
He nodded before moving for the first time since he had sat down. He was so stiff it took a couple of attempts to get him up from the couch and as he started to move off the nausea was back but he just held his tongue and shuffled his way down the corridor with Swan holding onto his right side to stop him keeling over. Half way towards the cabin the bathroom door opened, David walked out and Killian found himself pulling himself up straighter not wanting to worry his Brother.
"All yours" David grinned "And you'll never know if I peed in it or not so you enjoy that thought"
"DAD" Emma cried out then laughed "You better not have or I will tell Mom"
He just grinned wider "You'll never know will you?"
Killian shook his head with a smile on his face "It's nice to be home Brother, glad to see that things have returned to normal"
"Yeah well, can't have you going soft on me can I?" David smiled as he squeezed past, he didn't look back he just headed to the hold and called over his shoulder "Enjoy me pee"
"He better be kidding" Swan chuckled before looking up at Killian "I'll just take you straight in, get you in the shower then I'll go grab your things"
"Alright Love" Killian agreed just wanting to get on with it.
A few minutes later he found himself standing beneath the hot water and he let out a grateful moan of pleasure as the heat soothed his aches and pains away.
Emma giggled "I bet that feels good"
"You have no idea Swan." he replied with a smirk "Are you to join me?"
"In a minute" she smirked back raising an eyebrow "I need to grab pajamas first. Be right back"
He just nodded as he let his head tip forward and the hot water pummelled down on his stiff neck. Gods he felt awful again, he had thought that after Swan had healed his wound that the venom would be gone too but it would seem that he was wrong as another wave of nausea washed over him. He clamped his eyes closed but in seconds the cramp in his stomach was back and he was nearly doubling over in pain.
"Killian?" Swan's worried voice was right by his ear "What's wrong?"
He opened his mouth to answer but his stomach cramped again and his legs finally buckled leaving Emma jumping into the steaming water fully clothed to catch him.
"DAD" she yelled at the pitch of her voice
David burst through the door seconds later followed by Mary-Margaret, Killian should have been embarrassed but he didn't care, he was in far too much pain.
"Call Whale" David barked out and Mary-Margaret was gone
"I don't understand" Emma cried out "I healed him, what's going on?"
"I don't know Kid but lets get him to his bed"
Killian was practically carried through to his cabin before Emma gave him a quick rub down with a towel and he was laid in his bed.
Swan sat on the edge and he managed to look up at her but another wave of nausea washed over him and his stomach cramped again causing him to clamp his eyes and jaw closed and curl onto his side.
"Hey, it's OK" she soothed brushing her fingers through his wet hair
He lay like that for what felt like forever but finally sometime later Whale rushed into the room followed by a very worried looking Mary-Margaret.
"What are his symptoms?" he barked out going straight to doctor mode
"He's got a temperature, sweating, stomach cramps" Swan recited
"Anything else?" he asked looking to Emma
"I don't know" she shrugged "He was fine, what's going on?"
"Mary-Margaret said something about venom in his system, do we know anything about that?"
Killian took that moment to answer, this wasn't the venom, it now felt different to the last time he had been bitten "Not the venom" he panted out "Arms... legs... feel heavy and stiff, that did not happen last time"
Whale gave a frown and narrowed his eyes a bit "When was the last time you had any pain relief? Miss Swan informed me a few days ago that you had been drinking a tea based medicine"
Killian's stomach clenched again at that moment and he couldn't answer as he was left gasping into his covers.
"He had something a couple of hours ago but it wasn't the tea... we couldn't get to it, it was in the teepee that collapsed. We were gonna have to find something else soon anyway, it was running out but I don't understand Emma healed him, he SHOULDN'T be in pain anymore"
"You miss my point" Whale said looking up at David before rummaging in his bag "From what Miss Swan said the tea was made of a mix of berries and poppy seeds..."
"Of course... damn it, are you sure?" David cried out in understanding but Killian was still very confused and very much in pain, he just wanted Whale to get on with fixing this.
"What?" Emma asked "I don't get it!"
Killian felt Whale take hold of his arm and seconds later he felt the point of a needle slide into his skin as Whale replied to David's question "Well we're about to find out"
"Would someone tell me what the hell is going on?" Swan burst out but Killian was not listening to the reply anymore as suddenly his world started to come back into focus and he found himself blinking widely to clear his mind.
"What happened?" he mumbled looking up at Whale in confusion
"Poppy seeds" Whale answered with a smirk "I wish you'd come in to hospital when you got back. When Miss Swan told me about the tea I worried that this might happen... you are addicted. It is nothing to be worried about and we can start you on a drugs regime here that we can slowly reduce over the next few weeks. What I have given you should last you through the night but you will need to come into the hospital in the morning so we can run a full set of tests and get you started on a detox program"
Killian got the jist of it, the damn Fairy's tea was trying to kill him.
"Get some sleep Hook" Whale said patting Killian's arm "It's good to have you back... you always keep things interesting"
Killian gave a smirk "Thanks Doc, it's good to be back"
The others all left the room leaving only Swan by Killian's side but now that the pain and cramping had left him he felt tired and he found his eyes closing by themselves. He heard Swan moving about then in no time at all she was tucking herself onto his side with a deep sigh.
"I missed you so much I thought I was gonna die" she whispered before giving a single sob
"Shhhhhhhh" he soothed turning slightly into her and pulling her into his arms "It is over Love and we will be fine"
He felt her nodding against his chest then they just lay in silence taking comfort from each other. It was strange, Killian could almost feel whatever Whale had injected into him starting to work more and more and he found himself grinning into the darkness until he could hold it no more and he laughed.
"Remind me when this is all done to go out to see Tink, I have to have words with her... Addicted to bloody tea, who has ever heard the likes?"
Emma giggled by his side "Only you I swear... you'll be fine, Whale will sort you out"
"I know Love" he said pulling her in and breathing in the scent of her before laughing again "You know I had planned to ravage you when I returned?"
"Ravage me you say!" Emma giggled looking up at him "Well maybe we should leave the ravaging for another night... you know one where you're not out of your face on drugs"
He grinned and gave a giggle of his own "But it feels so good and I really am feeling MUCH better"
Emma gave him a devilish look "How much better?"
He moved quickly throwing her back into the bed and sliding himself over her bringing his mouth down to hover just above hers "This much better"
He lowered his lips to Emma's and kissed her deeply eliciting a long moan from her as he settled himself right where she needed him... right where he needed her.
"I've missed you Pirate" she almost sobbed bringing her hands up to either side of his face before grinning widely "Now where is that ravaging that you promised me"
He gave a feral grin before moving "Coming right up Princess"
"Don't call me..." he cut off her retort by clamping his mouth over hers as he surged forward.
And the rest was private... a gentleman does not tell after all!