Once Upon A Curse

Chapter 11

An hour later Ciara and Hook were sat on the main deck together looking out to the sea.

"I love you." Ciara says breaking their peaceful silence and the pirate grew a smile in his face. "I love you too love." He said kissing her softly.

"Ciara" The couple looked up to see Henry boarding the ship.

"Henry, what are you doing here?" Ciara asked her brother standing up.

"Mary Margaret told me that you pushed her, David and Leroy off the ship, is that true?" Henry asked his sister harshly. Ciara responded with nod showing no emotion to her actions. "Why?"

"Did she tell you what she did?" Ciara questioned her brother.

"What are you talking about?" Henry asked confused causing Ciara and Hook to scoff and laugh slightly. "Of course your grandmother didn't tell you everything lad." Hook said to the young boy.

"Mary Margaret and Emma are lucky I haven't killed them yet. When they came back from the enchanted forest you heard them say they didn't come across Hook." Ciara began to explain, "But that was a lie Henry, not only did they see him Emma chained him up and left him at the top of a beanstalk. So forgive me for not wanting them on my home." Ciara said sarcastically and Hook smiled at her calling the Jolly Roger her home.

Henry couldn't believe what he was hearing and understood why her sister did what she did. "I know what you do to people who hurt Hook, I know how protective you are of him so, why haven't you killed them?" Henry asked his sister.

Ciara looked at her brother and smiled softly, "Because, I know you'd never forgive me if I did. And you're more important to me than their death." She explained and her brother smiled at her words.

"I know you hate them, but please for our moms sake let them search the ship." Henry said to his sister and she turned to look at Hook, he rolled his eyes but nodded.

"Fine, but if the cross a line I'm blasting them into the water again." Ciara responded and Henry nodded his head before going to get the Charming's and Leroy before he left them alone.

"You sailed this ship from our land. Can you sail it back?" Leroy asked the pirate as he stepped back onto the ship.

"My ship? Shes a marvel. Made from enchanted wood. We weathered many a storm together, seen many strange, glittering shores. But, to travel between lands, she must go through a portal." Hook explained wrapping his arm around Ciara's waist allowing the girl to relax a little in his hold.

"Yeah. What do you know about Coras plans?" David interrogated ignoring Leroy's question.

"Coras not the most communicative of lasses. I will tell you this – whatever malice she has in mind, her weapon of choice is in here." Hook explained to the prince and gestured to a tarp covered box. Leroy and David pull back the tarp, revealing a cage. Inside, is the shrunken giant from the beanstalk who was unconscious.

"Whos that?" Mary Margaret asked as they all gathered around the shrunken giants cage.

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"So, Cora used magic to make him travel-sized." David said.

"Whatever she intends to do with him, its important." Hook added.

"Oh, I think you know exactly what she intends. Youre holding out." David declared squaring up to Hook.

"Well, either have your lovely wife torture it out of me, which I promise will be fun for both-" Hook said to annoy the prince and smirked when he could see it working.David grabs Hook by the throat and shoves him against the wall. "Why dont you and I have some fun?" David said. Ciara rolled her eyes at their childish behaviour and pulled them apart.

"Enough Squabbling, Hook doesn't know anything. so why don't you question the bloody giant and ask him yourself" Ciara said and unlocked the cage. Mary Margaret woke the giant and he startles. "Hey... It's alright. You're safe now." she said to the frightened giant as he crawls out the cage.

"Whats your name?" Ciara asked him.

"Anton. Wheres that witch?" The giant yelled, scared and confused.

"Shes gone." Mary Margaret said reassuring the giant with a smile.

"What did she do? She made me small." Anton yelled panicking more at his shrunken size.

"Come on. Lets get you out of here." David said stepping forward to help him, but Anton recognised his face and grew angry.

"You."

"Me?"

"You!" Anton yelled and punches David in the face, causing him to fly backwards and Ciara to laugh.

"David!" Mary Margaret screamed and rushed to help her husband up.

"Hey! Hey, over here, you big-" Leroy attempts to distract Anton, but is thrown down the stairs of the ship. Anton lunges at David, who has drawn his gun. He easily hits it out of his hand. Suddenly, Mary Margaret shot an arrow past Antons head.

"Step away from my husband." Mary Margaret demanded pointing an arrow at Anton.

"You may have me outnumbered, but this isnt over. You think I forgot what you did? I didnt. You'll pay for your evil. I promise! You'll pay!" Anton yelled as he rushed off the boat.

"Right, now that that's sorted you can leave now." Ciara stated walking over to Hook.

"Ciar-" David began to say but was cut off by the girl, "You have three seconds." sighing the hero's left the ship to find Anton.

"Well love what should we do no-" Hook began to ask but Ciara slapped the back of his head. "OW, What was that for." Hook asked confused.

"You're little comment on Snow torturing you." Ciara stated harshly.

"Come on love, you know I only wanted to provoke the prince." Hook said trying to reason with the girl.

"Ah Ah Ah, you can sleep on the floor tonight." Ciara said and walked off from Hook, she wasn't actually going to make him sleep on the floor but he doesn't need to know that yet.