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Chapter 7

Henry and Hanna were going to be staying with David now in Mary Margaret and Emma's loft. Henry told Regina he didn't want to see her anymore because of what she had done. Hanna was glad she didn't have to stay at the orphanage anymore. She had a real home now. She had always longed to have an actual home to call her own with a family that loved her, but this moment was bittersweet since her mother and sister were gone. The three of them were making their way to the orphanage to get Hanna's things as she thought about how much she wished Emma and her mom were here with them. As usual, Hanna made her way over to the side of the building for one last trip through the window. Henry didn't think anything of it when she climbed in and followed her through to help pack up her things. David stood back eyeing them curiously. He saw the front door just a few feet away from where they were standing. He wasn't sure why they didn't use it, but decided not to question their actions. He was told that they didn't need any help, so he just waited outside for them.

Hanna got down on her knees and reached under her bed. She pulled out a box that had her possessions inside.

"Okay, ready," she told Henry.

Henry looked at her, a slightly confused. "That's it? That's all you have?"

"Yeah," Hanna replied shrugging her shoulders.

"What about all of your clothes and stuff? This can't be all of it."

"I don't really have a whole lot of clothes, but there are some clothes in here. There are some clothes in my backpack too, but I left that at…uhh…" Hanna had left her backpack at Emma and Mary Margaret's loft when she and Henry had tried to stop Emma from leaving, she didn't know what to call it though. It all came back to not knowing how to refer to her mother. She didn't know if she should call it Miss Blanchard's place, Mary Margaret or Snow's place, and she wasn't ready to say her mom's place. She also didn't want to bring up Emma just in case it upset Henry. "the uhh…loft. I keep most of my stuff in my backpack. I like to have my things with me."

"Okay," Henry said as he took the box from her and walked over to the window. He passed it out to David, who was surprised they were done so quick.

"All set?" he asked as the kids jumped down from the window.

They both nodded and made their way home.

Once Henry and Hanna got all their stuff settled upstairs they made their way back down and sat on the bar stools. They were both so upset about what had happened to Snow and Emma. They didn't know if they would ever see them again. David knew how Henry and Hanna felt. They were feeling the same things he was feeling. Looking at those sad faces made him feel even worse. He wanted to make sure they knew he was going to do everything in his power to bring their mothers home. He wanted them to have faith and believe that it would happen.

"Hey," David started as he stood in between them and put his arms around them both, "everything is going to be okay."

"How do you know?" Hanna asked as she looked up at him with those sad eyes.

"What if we never see them again?" Henry said with the same defeated look on his face.

"Because I have faith and I will find them. I will always find them."

This made Henry and Hanna feel a little better. That was what Snow and Charming always do—they find each other. They read about it many times in the storybook. It was one thing to read about it, but to actually here Prince Charming say that he will find them was another. Him saying that phrase gave Henry and Hanna some of the hope they needed. They even managed to give him little smiles in return.

Hanna and Henry spent the next morning trying to help David as he worried about how he was going to address the people of the town. People were starting to panic. They wanted to leave Storybrooke, and David had to figure out a way to convince them to stay and that everything was going to be alright. He scheduled a town meeting where he would tell everybody his plan—the one he hadn't actually come up with yet. His time was running out and he wasn't sure what he was going to say to his people. Not only did he have to worry about keeping the town together, he also had to find a way to get Emma and Snow back. He knew the hat they fell through made a portal, but he didn't know much about it otherwise. That's when he turned to Henry and Hanna for help. They pulled out the storybook and explained to him that it was the Mad Hatters hat, but they weren't exactly sure who he was in Storybrooke. That was all David need though, he told the kids he would be back soon and raced out the door.

"Wait," they both said as they followed him.

"The curse was broken because of us!" Henry shouted at him.

"Let us help!" Hanna tried.

"Or not…" Henry said as David continued to make his way out of the building, not listening to a word either of them said.

Hanna and Henry just looked at each other, rolled their eyes and they made their way back into the loft. Why wouldn't anyone let them help?

Sitting around the loft only lasted a few minutes. There was no one to make sure they actually stayed there, so of course they didn't. They decided to just go to town hall, David's meeting was going to start soon, and they did not want to miss that.

A few minutes after they arrived, the room began to fill up with people from the town. They wanted answers, but David was no where to be found. Ruby gave Henry and Hanna her phone and told them to keep trying to call him, but it was no use. He wasn't picking up. Henry and Hanna hoped this meant he had found the Mad Hatter and they were figuring out a way to make the hat work. They knew he better get back here soon though or there wasn't going to be any people left in the town when Snow and Emma did get back.

Just as Hanna was about to try calling again, the doors of the room flew open. She looked up hoping to see her father, but the person that came in was definitely not somebody she wanted to see. It was Regina. She had a look of confidence on her face, which was frightening. Hanna thought she must have her powers back if she's storming in here like this. Hanna's thoughts were proven correct when the Evil Queen blasted Grumpy and Dr. Hopper back with her magic and caught the arrow Granny shot at her, turned it into a fire ball and sent it soaring around the room.

"What do you want?" Ruby asked her angrily.

Hanna knew exactly what she wanted…or more precisely who she wanted. He knew too. Just as Hanna was about to run over to him, Henry came forward. "Me. She wants me." He looked towards Regina. "Okay, I'll go with you, but just leave them alone."

"Henry no!" Hanna shouted as she finally made her way over to him. "You can't go with her, please. I don't want to lose you too."

"It'll be fine. Trust me," he told her reassuringly.

Hanna just nodded her head and let him go. She knew that look in his eyes. He had some sort of plan that he was formulating. He didn't plan on staying with Regina for long. Hanna watched as Henry left the room. She may have trusted that Henry had a plan, but she did not trust the Evil Queen. As soon as they were gone, she ran to find her father. She knew he could get him back if Henry's plan failed.

"He's gone! He's gone! She took him," Hanna said as she ran up to David, out of breath. He looked like he had been fighting with someone, and Hanna noticed someone running away from him just she she showed up, but she didn't pay attention to that right now. She was too worried about Henry. She needed him back. She needed her father to go save him.

David shook his head, trying to concentrate on his little girl in front of him. "Woah woah…slow down," he told her as he gently grabbed her arms to get her to calm down a bit. "Who's gone?" he asked as he looked into her scared eyes. It was like he was looking into his own eyes.

"Henry…Regina….she took him," she said in between breaths.

Hanna was right behind David as he burst open the front door of the mayor's house. "Where is he?," David demanded. "We wanna see him." Hanna noticed Regina didn't have the menacing look on her face like she did earlier when she came storming into town hall to get Henry. Hanna definitely knew something was up when Regina didn't object to David's request and called Henry to come down. She told Henry that he as going to go home with David. Hanna was shocked to hear that, she expected some sort of fight to take place. David must have expected one too since he came in wielding his sword. Hanna was even more surprised to hear Regina tell Henry that she was sorry for lying to him, that she only wants him here if he wants to be here, and that she was going to try and redeem herself. Hanna wasn't sure she bought what Regina was saying—the Evil Queen redeem herself? Was that actually possible? Hanna wasn't sure what happened in the time it took her and David to make it over to the Mayor's mansion, but something happened that changed Regina's mind.

As David and Hanna waited while Henry went upstairs to get his things, David questioned Regina about whether or not the Enchanted Forest still actually existed. He wanted the truth from her, he wanted her to prove that she was actually trying to change. She told him that the Enchanted Forest does still exist, but that she doesn't know how to get back. Hanna was relieved to hear that the place her mom and sister were sent to still existed. Up until this point, they weren't sure if it did or not. David seemed to accept her answer and the three of them left as soon as Henry returned.

Hanna woke up with a fright. It took her a few seconds to realize where she was. She looked around the room she shared with Henry. He was fast asleep in the bed across the room. She was glad that he was there. She didn't like sleeping alone. She tried to lay down and go back to sleep, but she knew that was not going to happen. It was one of those nights where she wasn't going to get much sleep. She had too much on her mind. She was kind of thirsty anyway, so she got out of bed and quietly made her way downstairs.

Hanna got to the bottom of the steps when she saw David sitting on one of the barstools. She froze for a second. Did she really want to be alone with her father right now? Would he try to get her to open up to him like her mom had? Was she even suppose to be out of bed? Would he care that she was up roaming around in the middle of the night? These thoughts ran through Hanna's head, and she decided she really wasn't that thirsty after all. She turned around to go back to her bed when the stair creaked. She stopped and closed her eyes real tight hoping that David hadn't heard her. She wasn't that lucky though.

"Couldn't sleep, huh?" he asked.

Dang it, Hanna thought, why couldn't I have just stayed in bed. She looked over at her father and just shook her head.

"Well, pull up a chair then."

Hanna made her way over and climbed up onto the stool next to David. He gave her a smile and she gave him one in return.

"You know I have just the thing that will help us both go back to sleep," he told Hanna as he got up and went into the kitchen. She watched trying to figure out what he was doing. When he pulled out two mugs, she figured it out. He whipped up some hot chocolate for the pair of them. "Now, this will help get us back to sleep in no time," he told her as he set the warm treat down in front of her. It smelled delicious, but it also reminded her of Emma and Emma reminded her of her mom and the fact that they were both gone. Hanna couldn't help the sad look that came over her face and the single tear that fell down her cheek. She wiped it away quickly hoping her father wouldn't notice. Of course he did though.

"Hey, hey, it's going to be okay," he started, knowing exactly why she was starting to get upset. "We're going to see them again."

"You don't know that," Hanna said as she shook her head.

"Yes, I do. I know your mother. I know she is fighting hard to get back to us just like we are fighting hard to get her back. Emma too, they're not going to stop until they make it home to us."

"But what if they don't? What if I never get the chance to…" Hanna thought back to the last encounter she had with her mom. She had pushed her away. All Snow was trying to do was talk to her and Hanna couldn't even give her that. She let her walls come up and block her mom out. She was going to really try the next time she saw her mom, but what if that never comes? What if she never gets to see her mom or her sister ever again? Hanna could feel her heart begin to race. She was breathing rapidly. She was panicking.

"A chance to what?" David asked as he tried to put his arm around her.

"No," Hanna said as she jumped down from the chair and started pacing the floor.

David immediately rose from his chair and made his way over to his daughter. He held her by the arms and knelt down in front of her. This got her to stop pacing, but he could still see the panic in her eyes. "Hanna…Hanna, calm down. It's okay. It's okay. Just talk to me."

Hanna just shook her head as the tears rolled down her cheeks. "All she wanted to do was talk to me…and I…I pushed her away. I didn't mean to…I just…" Hanna couldn't hold it in anymore, and she burst into tears. She had been feeling so guilty about how she treated her mom the last time she saw her and all of her emotions were just spilling over.

David wasn't sure what to do, so he just pulled her into his arms and held on tight as she sobbed. He rubbed her back, trying to get her to calm down. He couldn't believe she had been holding all of this in. He knew she had no reason to feel guilty. He and Snow both knew it would be hard for their girls to open up to them after the lives they had lived. They understood that, and he didn't want Hanna to feel guilty about any of it. She had nothing to feel guilty for. She had every right to be a little wary about opening up to them. After a few minutes, Hanna's sobs seemed to be subsiding and her breathing was evening out. She pulled back to look at her father. "Listen to me," he told her looking at her tear stained face, "you have nothing to feel guilty about, your mother understands, we both do. Okay?" Hanna nodded in response taking in everything that he had said. "Okay good. Now let's finish that hot chocolate, shall we?" Hanna gave him a little smile, and they both made their way over to the bar stools to finish their late night treat.

As Hanna headed upstairs to go back to sleep, that little outburst really wore her out, she turned to David. "Thanks…uh," she was having the same dilemma she had when she tried to talk to her mom. She didn't know what to call him. Henry had no problem calling him "Gramps," but Hanna wasn't adjusting to things as well as Henry was. "Just thanks," she finished as she quickly ran up the stairs. She knew one day she would be ready to call them mom and dad, but today wasn't that day.

David was in the kitchen starting to make breakfast when he heard feet coming down the stairs. He looked up to see Henry. He didn't figure it would be Hanna. Over the past couple of days, he learned that she was not much of a morning person. Henry came into the kitchen and asked if he could help with breakfast. The two men dove in and began to make some pancakes and bacon. Henry insisted on putting chocolate chips in the batter, so the regular pancakes David had planned on making turned into a batch of chocolate chip pancakes instead. He was perfectly fine with that though. Just as they were finishing up, Hanna made her way downstairs. David watched as his sleepy eyed daughter pulled herself up onto a stool. He took note of the wild hair and grumpy look on her face. "You're up earlier than I thought you would be," he said with a grin. She looked so cute with that bed-head of hers. It reminded him of Snow's hair when they were back in the Enchanted Forest.

"I smelled bacon," was all she managed to say as she shrugged her shoulders.

The boys just laughed and set a plate down in front of her. They sat on either side of her and dug into their own breakfast. While they were cleaning up the dishes, David told them that he had a little surprise for them today. This got his grumpy faced daughter to smile a bit. They had both been spending a lot of time with him in the mines as he and the dwarves searched for diamonds that could be turned into fairy dust. As much as they tried to hide it, he could tell they were still worried about getting Snow and Emma back. He also knew Henry worried about Regina as well. She had promised him that she was trying not to use magic. Henry really hoped that she was telling him the truth, but he wasn't too sure. David decided they need a little treat to get their minds off of things for a little while. He was going to take them down to the stables and introduce them to their new horses. Once the dishes were done, the three of them got ready and headed out for the surprise. David wouldn't tell the kids where they were going.

"The stables!" Hanna said with excitement as they pulled up to where their surprises waited for them. She had often gone there to visit the horses. She loved horses. She would pet them or feed them grass from time to time. She had always wanted to ride one, but never got the chance. Maybe today would be the day.

"I want you two to meet your horses," David told them.

Henry and Hanna looked at each other, a little confused. "Our horses?" they both asked at the same time looking up at David.

"Mhmm," David said as he began to introduce them to their new pets. Henry's horse was white with brown patches. Hanna's horse was just all white, like snow, and she was beautiful. They couldn't believe they each had their very own horse. They couldn't wait to get on and go for a ride.

"Can we ride them right now?" Hanna asked not able to contain her excitement.

David just laughed, "You can't ride them yet," he told the eager children standing in front of him as their faces dropped a little. "First, you have to let the horses get to know you. You're going to brush them, clean out their stalls, and feed them. Everyday, twice a day. It helps to build trust."

"Okay, but when can we ride them?" Henry asked.

"The horses will let you know when they're ready," David told him. He then told the kids he was going down to the mines for awhile to check on the progress. He left them at the stables to get to know their horses. He promised to be back soon.

Henry and Hanna spent the next hour or so spending time with their horses. They talked about what they should name them and how they couldn't wait to actually get to ride them. They hoped it would be soon. They still couldn't believe they had each been given their very own horse. This little surprise had turned out to be pretty great. The kids continued to enjoy their morning when all of a sudden the horses started to act a little strange. Henry's horse reared back, knocking Henry to the ground, and took off out of the stall. Hanna managed to get herself out of the stall and shut the door before her horse took off. She ran over to Henry to make sure he was alright. That's when she saw him. A strange man, he looked confused, he was staring right at Henry. Henry reached out his hand to try and help him, but he quickly grabbed Henry by the neck and lifted him into the air.

"Henry!" Hanna yelled as she ran towards the scene in front of her. She wasn't sure what she could do, but she was going to try to stop the man from choking her best friend. Before she got close enough the man turned around and pushed Hanna hard. She was sent flying out the door of the stall, landing hard onto the ground getting the wind knocked out of her. She tried to sit up and catch her breath when David showed up and lifted her off of the ground.

"Are you okay?" he asked he looked her over, checking for injuries.

Hanna just managed to nod her head. She still hadn't caught her breath yet. She looked up to see Regina was there too. She was talking to the man that had just released Henry. Hanna thought she heard her call him Daniel, but she wasn't sure. All she was focused on was Henry safely stumbling out of the stall and David telling them both to run. They ran out of the stables and over to David's truck where they waited for him.

After a few minutes, David came out and asked them both if they were okay. They said they were. It took them awhile, but they managed to find Henry's horse and get him safely back into his stall.

That evening, while David was in the shower and Henry was upstairs in their bedroom, Hanna decided she needed some alone time. It's not that she didn't like being around her new found family, she was just use to a lot of alone time before she and Henry broke the curse. Sometimes she just needed to be by herself and she hadn't taken her usual walk around town in a while. She didn't even think twice before making her way to the door and heading out for some fresh air. Hanna decided to make her way to the docks first. She loved the water. She loved to just sit and watch. It made her calm. She loved to feel the wind as it blew through her hair. She walked along the beach for a little bit and took her shoes off to let her feet feel the sand. She loved how it felt between her toes. She got close to the water and looked for some sea shells too. She even ventured into the woods, not too far because she didn't feel like getting lost. She may know the town like the back of her hand, but the woods were still a little unfamiliar to her. She never got up enough courage to explore too far into it. She saw a bunny and a few squirrels run by her as she made her way through the trees. The last part of her walk took place through the town. She walked by all of the shops looking into the windows. She smelled the aroma of freshly baked bread as she walked by the bakery. She even stopped for a second in front of Mr Gold's shop to take a peek through the window. His shop fascinated her, there was so much stuff inside, but she never dared go in. Mr. Gold creeped her out a little bit, so she just stuck to peering through the window from time to time. She noticed that it was starting to get dark, so she made her way back to the loft. She had just closed the door and was about to take off her shoes when…

"Where on Earth have you been?" David asked her, worry filling his eyes. He had gotten out of the shower and went upstairs to check on the kids when Hanna was nowhere to be found. He was just about ready to storm out the door to look for her when Henry stopped him. Henry told David not to worry, that Hanna went for walks like this all of time. He convinced David to wait a while before going to look for her, assuring him that she would be back soon.

"I…I just went for a walk," Hanna said shrugging her shoulders innocently. She wasn't sure what the big deal was. She went for walks all of the time by herself. The look in her father's eyes told her she did something wrong though. Maybe she should have let him know where she went.

"You can't just leave like that," he told her pulling her in for a hug. "I was worried something happened to you."

"I'm sorry," she said as she returned the hug. She hadn't realized her going out by herself was an issue. No one had ever cared before when she went off on her own. Now she had people who cared. This was definitely something that was going to take some getting use to.