Rather Be

Chapter 5

Gold, where are you? I'm here to make a deal. The man came out from the back room. "No need to shout, dearie. I'm right here. What is it you need?" Emma walked up to him. "Do you have a sleeping potion? The kind that has to be woken by true love's kiss." He looked surprised, which was rare. It is hard to surprise the Dark Ons. "I do. May I ask why you might need it. I believed you had just found your true love." Emma sighed. "That is none of your business. What do you want for it?" Gold looked thoughtful for a moment. "Well, dearie, you have nothing that I need at the moment. I am a curious man, though, so, if you tell me why you need to the potion, I shall give it to you." Emma thought about it for a moment. "You have to promise not to tell anyone." Gold placed his hand over his heart, dramatically. "I promise." Emma, then explained the situation, and what she planned to do with the magic. Gold nodded. "I see." Emma then said, "Once I'm under the curse, you can tell them that it is a sleeping potion, but not until then." Gold nodded. He then left and returned with a small bottle in his hand. "Just drink this." Emma smiled, taking the bottle from him. "Thank you." She walked out the door, and went to her parents' loft. It was empty. She decided to sit on the couch to take the potion. She thought that falling to the floor could be dangerous. She drank the potion, and the rest of the world faded away.
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Snow, David, Belle, and Henry returned to the loft. Snow and Belle were discussing a new program for children at the library, since Snow was the mayor and Belle was the librarian. When they walked in the door, neither of them noticed Emma at first. Suddenly Henry shouted, "Mom!" And he ran to the couch. The rest of the people forgot their discussion about the library, and followed Henry. "She's alive." Henry said. Everyone let out a breath of relief, but still looked concerned. "It looks like magic, kind of like a sleeping curse." He said, confused. Snow said, "You're right." "I'll call Rumple and ask if he knows anything." Belle said, pulling out her phone. "Good idea. I'll call Regina." David said. Snow made Emma more comfortable on the couch, while Henry said, "If it's a sleeping curse, it requires True Love's Kiss. I'll go find August." Snow nodded. "Good idea, I'll wait here with Emma." Henry left as David came back into the room. "Regina doesn't know anything about it, but she's on her way." Belle came back, too. "Rumple does." The Charmings both looked at her, expectantly. "He made a deal with Emma for a sleeping potion." "Why?" Snow and David asked at the same time. "I don't know. He didn't say." Snow looked back at her daughter. She looked so peaceful while she slept. "Well, at least we know it's a sleeping curse. I hope Henry and August get here soon." As soon as she said that, there was a knock at the door. It wasn't Henry and August, but Regina and Robin. They filled them in on what they knew, and they all waited. Finally, Henry returned, August right behind him. "It is a sleeping curse. She needs True Love's Kiss." Snow said. August nodded and knelt down next to Emma. He leaned down and pressed his lips to Emma's, while everyone waited, holding their breath.

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