The Docks (a Once Upon A Time Fan Fiction)

Chapter 12

Emma took a deep breathe and headed down the hallway to the room Hook was in. They were going be to Storybrooke in ten minutes and as much as she was dreading it. She knew she had to bring Hook up to the top deck. She reluctantly reached toward the doorknob. As she walked in she noticed that the room was completely dark. She heard a floorboard creak behind her. She turned around but she was a second to late. Hook was pinning her against the wall .... Again.

" Tell me who wants to see me?" He demanded.

"I can't" Emma said. She desperately tried to think of a way out of the situation. She mentally slapped herself in the face. How could she be stupid enough to come down here without a weapon of some sort..... Again!

"Here's the thing" Emma started " I want to tell you but I am sworn to secrecy. But i promise If you were in danger I would tell you." Hook let go. And began to nervously pace the room.

"Tell me love; where will I be meeting this .. Mystery person?" Hook asked.

" Im not sure, most likely at the docks" Emma said. She knew Corey would be waiting there

" We will meet on my ship" Hook announced

" Seriously" Emma said as she rolled her eyes.

" They know the docks better than I do." He explained. When Emma sensed that he was done talking and she began to leave the room. But before she realized what she was saying she blurted out

" I'm sorry I put you in your daughters room. If you want you can switch rooms!" Hooks eyes got wide. He slowly walked towards Emma and closed the door before she could leave. Emma stood with her back against the door. Hook leaned towards her

" how do you know about her!?" He demanded fiercely. Emma stood speechless." Who told you about her!? No one knew except for the crew and myself!" He said. Emma looked up into his eyes. Their was something different about them. They had an almost fatherly glow to them.

" Who told you!" Hook demanded loudly.

" no one" Emma said. Hook could sense that Emma was telling the truth. Emma watched his face as he began to put the pieces together. Hook stumbled backwards and sat on the bed.

"Sh-she's alive?" He asked. his eyes were wide with disbelief. Emma nodded

" But how?" He asked

" She can tell you when we get there" Emma said.

"I can't.....I can't face her. Just say I dove into the sea... Or.... I don't know just don't let her know I'm here" Hook said.

" what the hell?" Emma exclaimed

"You can't be serious! Your hiding from you daughter?! All she wants is to see you again! And your hiding! What's your problem" Emma yelled at him. Hook sat on the bed looking at the ground. Emma continued to yell. But as she yelled she began to realize this wasn't about Corey anymore. They were Her feelings about the way her parents had abandoned her coming out. Finally she just asked him

"Why?" That was all she said and all she wanted to know. Why didn't he want to see his beloved daughter.

"Here" he motioned for her to sit "Its quite a long tale love," he took a deep breathe and started "We were sailing and she got terribly sick. I tried everything I could but she just got worst. So finally I stopped at an island. We took her ashore and slowly she began to get better. But I had to deliver something and if it was late there would have been severe consequences. She urged me to leave and comeback once I was finished....." Hook paused. " I left her with two of my most trusted crew members. Before I left I promised her that I would be back as soon as I could. But then things got messy and by the time I cleared everything up and was going to get her a giant storm came. It delayed me a month or so." Hook stopped and looked down at the ground shamefully. "Finally I was able to get back to her but when I got there and my two crew members greeted me they just weren't the same.......... And then they told me. Apparently she had suddenly gotten worse. They told me that she called for me in her sleep and begged for me to come back every night since I had left. But when she started getting worse she cried in her sleep asking why I left her and if-if I even still loved her anymore...." Hook looked at Emma. "but you see love, I never stopped loving her. .... Sh-she was my little pirate." Emma gazed into his eyes. She could tell every word he said was true. His eyes watered and he fought to keep them from brimming over.

" I just can't face her..... Not after what she thinks I did to her"

"But she doesn't care... She just wants to see you!" Emma said. She was trying her best to make him feel better, but quite frankly she wasn't all that good at these heart to heart things..... Especially when it involved families.

" I just can't" He said desperately. His voice was different. It was no longer the bold and confident voice that was always flirting with Emma. It was sad, desperate, and weak. Emma sat next to the broken pirate. She knew there was nothing she could but follow his wishes. She quietly got up and left. Something about the conversation had put her in a daze. As she got to the dock she saw Neal lowering the rope ladder so Corey could get on the boat. Suddenly she was torn between sides: the younger version of her or the broken pirate.

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I hope you liked this chapter! I'm not 100% happy with how this chapter turned out but I hope you like it!!!

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