The Song of Darkness

Secrets

KILLIAN JONES

Emma's holding her dress to walk through the woods. I would suggest an outfit change but that may just piss her off more than she is already.

I have no clue what I've done to this woman that repulses her so much. She ends up just ripping her dress so it doesn't get in the way.

"So, love, where are you from?"

She groans. "Are all pirates this nosy?"

"I just like to get to know my travel companions."

She rolls her eyes. "I'm from Boston. It's a while from storybrooke. Good enough?"

"Bostons a weird name for a village. What's your world like?"

"A hell of a lot better than here." She rips the bottom of the dress completely off and puts it in her bag.

"We'll get you new clothes." I say while looking away.

"I'm not worried about it."

"No its not. We'll get you proper trousers."

She groans yet again. "I don't care about how I look. I just want to get back to my family." We keep walking. Silently for a while until we get to Tinks hideout. I go knock on the tree trunk.

"I know you're in there."

There's shuffling around and then she steps out. "What do you want Captain? I don't have time for this." God she looks disgusting.

I must be staring because she's tapping her foot waiting for me to speak. "Apologies for interrupting your long afternoon of doing nothing. We need dragons blood. Have any?"

She goes back into her tree and shuffles around more. She comes out empty handed. "No dragons blood here. You'll have to find Maleficent. She's a dragon."

I pull her away from Emma. "Tinkerbell. Please do not lie to me. That woman over there needs this blood."

She crosses her arms. "If I had any I'd give it to you Hook. Honestly. I would."

I run my hand over my mouth while I think of what to do. Emma will be so enraged. And I have to put up with it, and it'll somehow be my fault. I thank Tink anyway. She tried I suppose. I walk back to Emma and she's pacing and picking at her nails.

"Did she get it?"

I sigh. "I'm sorry Swan. She said there's a dragon in storybrooke named Maleficent, and you can get the blood from her."

"Damn it! No! I can't!" She storms off.

I follow her and reach for her arm. "Emma stop. Well find her and get the blood so you can fix your problems."

"I can't leave this fucking realm without it! How stupid are you!"

I take out my flask and take a swig. "Rum?" She sighs and takes it. "Why can't you leave the realm Swan?"

"Because I can't. Stop with the questionnaire. Let's get going. Rumplestiltskin's castle? Any other sorcerers you know?"

"I know how to get to the dark ones castle. I don't know anything about other sorcerers that wouldn't have been caught in the queens curse other than her mother, Cora. She would be a last resort though."

"And why is that? What did you do?"

I smirk. "And why does it have to be that I was the issue? Hm? Maybe it was her. Which it was."

"Whatever. Maybe we could see if Maleficent left anything behind." 

She is so uptight. "Sure. I'll take us to her castle."

"Thank you." She huffs and follows me. I take her to Maleficent's castle. It's not empty.

"Nevermind there's no dragons blood here."

"You didn't even go in." She sounds annoyed.

"It's not here Swan. We'll find another way." I grab her arm and pull her away.

She yanks it away from me. "We're going in. At least I am."

"Emma. Why is this so important to you?"

"Because it is." She goes to knock and I grab her wrist.

"Stop being stubborn and just tell me." She stares at me like I'm stupid. "I'm not taking you in there unless you tell me."

"It's a good thing I don't need an escort then isn't it?"

I grip her wrist tighter. "Unless you want to get your heart ripped out and crushed before your eyes, I suggest you tell me."

She practically stomps her foot as she lets out yet another sigh. "I need it to break a curse."

"What kind of curse?"

"A curse the Evil Queen put on me. The reason I'm here."

"What kind of curse?"

She takes a deep breath. "At night..." She takes another breath.  "I turn into a siren."