Chapter 9

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EVIDENCE

"Evidence, you need to eat!" He shouts as he slams the food tray down beside me on the side table.

"No." I shake my head as I hug my legs to my chest. I've been chained up in this room for 3 days but it feels like forever. Why can't he just get the clue that I want freedom? That's all I've ever wanted.

"Luv, please. Atleast drink some water. You can't live like this, you'll get sick." He whispers sitting down in front of me.

"I'll eat if you take the chain off. Please, Killian I don't like being chained down. I've never liked it." I whimper, afraid he'll snap at me again.

"What do you mean, you've never liked it? Who's chained you up before?" He asks in a concerned tone. He strokes my head in a soothing manner as if petting a cat to calm it down. I can't say it doesn't have a calming effect on me.

"M-my mother and a man that I had been friends with growing up but he... changed and he grew obsessed with me. Mother found a way to drive him out of the kingdom. She didn't want to cause unnecessary attention towards me becuase I was her happy little accident. That's the way she worded it." I whisper, laying my head in his lap. I hate that I crave love from anyone who gives me the time of day. Even if it's from Hook.

"What did he do to you?" Hook asks in a dark tone that I can't quite understand.

"What he did doesn't matter anymore. I'd rather forget about it." I reply sadly. "Please, let me go Killian."

"We've already talked about this, luv." He sighs disappointedly.

"No, you've talked about it. You haven't given me a chance to say anything! I just want to meet him. I've wondered for years what he would say to me when I showed him who I was. If you don't give me a chance to get my heart broken by him, I will continue to wonder and believe you are wrong. You can call me optimistic or a foolish child, but that's how I see people. I don't veiw people based on what other people say about them." I say, sitting up and caressing his face with my hands.

"That's a lot of faith to place in everyone you meet. Not everyone is as optimistic about first impressions as you. Hell, most people wouldn't want to meet your father. How can you be so sure he won't just do what I'm doing right now? Take what he wants and hold it somewhere safe where no one can get to it." He says shaking his head at my blissful ignorance.

"I don't, but I choose to believe in the best. I choose to believe that his heart is not as cold and black as you say it is. I've already seen the goodness in your heart, why force that away and focus on your vengeance? What does that accomplish but a hole that will never be filled?" I ask with uncertainty.

I figured out by now Hook won't hurt me but he also won't let me go. The only way to get through to him is talking or action. I'm choosing both just in case talking doesn't work. Call it a plan B. Because right now as we are talking, I'm moving my hand closer and closer to the keys on his belt.

"Because I'm afraid to open up myself to love. I've taken his wife and he killed her in front of me because she loved me more than him, Evi. If I give in... I'm afraid I'll lose you too. That's why I have to kill him. Not out of vengeance for Milah, but to protect you so he can't take you away from me. I care deeply for you, Evi. But before we explore into this any further, I need to be sure the crocodile is no more than a dacaying corpse in an empty castle filled with gold straw." His words make me gasp and inch away a little bit. He has a serious look on his face and his eyes seem like a never ending hurricane, ready to cause chaos in it's wake.

"I care about you too, Killian. But if this is how you treat the ones you love, I can't be apart of it." I whisper than quick as a blink of an eye, I unsheath a dagger he keeps on his belt and hit him in the head with the brunt of the handle to knock him unconscoius.

"Damn..." He groans and then collapses on the bed beside me.

"I'm so sorry Killian, but desperate situations call for desperate measures." I say as I yank the keys off of him and unlock the chain from my ankle. Now all that's left is to get off this ship and go find my father before Hook wakes up and tracks me down. God knows what he'd do if he found me again.

I find an old coat, pirates hat, and a sword and I grab them. Who says I can't have a little fun as I escape this vessel? I think and giggle as I put them on as I look in the mirror. I really need to get rid of this dreadful cuff.

(Just imagine she's wearing the other clothes pan put her into under the coat instead of that plaid shirt

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(Just imagine she's wearing the other clothes pan put her into under the coat instead of that plaid shirt.)

I run up on deck and stop seeing all the crew stare at me. I frown and hold out the sword ready to fight anyone who tries to stop me. Smee is the only one that steps forward to say something.

"Where's the Captain?"

"He's just taking a nap. I suggest you move out of the way and let me leave. Or you'll not only be taking a nap but you won't wake up from yours." I hiss, threatening the short man.

"O-of course." He stutters and moves out of the way. I smirk and hop off the ship blowing kisses to the men as a thank you.

I run through the streets aiming directly for the forest. I trip and fall skinning my knee and hiss at the pain when I see blood. "You're injured, here why don't you let me help you with that." A man says smiling charmingly, as he helps me to my feet and puts his hands on my shoulders.

"No, no, I need to get out of here as soon as possible. Please, he won't be knocked out for long." I say in a panicked tone.

"Hey, hey everythings alright there's no need to panic. I'm Snow White, what's your name." Snow says walking up to me from behind the man.

"Snow? You don't recognize me?" I ask with a small smile.

"Evidence?! Your sister, Regina's looking for you. Did the pirate hurt you?" She asks concerned for me. I laugh nervously and glance around making sure Hook is no where in sight.

"No, not really. If anything I hurt him more. Now can you please take this cuff off me?" I beg looking at her in desperation.

"I guess, here." She says taking off the cuff and handing it to me.

I smile and sigh as if relaxed. "Thank you so much, you have no idea how happy it makes me that this is off my wrist. Tell my sister I'm proud she listened to me when I told her to stop trying to make your lives miserable." I grin than poof away to Rumplestiltskin's castle hoping he'll be there.

But Rumplestiltskin wasn't there. He was in his dank prison cell where Snow White and Prince Charming had put him to keep him from stealing Cinderellas child.

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