I Believe In You

Chapter 1: The only way

Moments after each one of them had been marked and Gold had explained them what was about to happen they tried to organize their movements.
David and Belle (who has also been marked) were leading to the library while Regina and Robin decided to search her vault.
Henry was supposed to help Emma to figure out a plan to delay Hook but the sickness she felt all of a sudden made them cancel their plans. Therefore, Henry went with his other mom and Emma tried to rest under the protection of her mother.

She couldn't sleep, she knew that. But she needed so badly to just lay down and do nothing. She was in this house, the one that should be their home. Alone once again in "their" bedroom she could only think the last weeks. She had lost him three times already. Two from death, and one in the darkness and now she had to see him destroy her family without being able to stop him. No. She should do something. If he wanted to go that far, she could go even more to protect the people she loves. The problem was...she loves him too. Tears start rolling down her cheeks before she managed to stop them...

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He waited patiently until they were gone. Everything was exactly as he wanted to be. Mary Margaret was inside with Emma. Well, he could handle Emma.

He appeared with swirl of smoke in the hallway right after Mary Margaret started to leave from Emma's door.

"How is she?"

It was almost a whisper but enough to startle her. She turned around and her eyes widened of surprise when she saw the worry in his eyes.

"Ah.. Not well. What are you doing here?"

He made a step forward to look inside the room. She was looking as if she was sleeping but he knew better. He couldn't sleep either all this time, no matter he didn't even imagine the real reason. With a small movement of his hand he saw her body relax. She needed this sleep more than ever, before everything collide. He could give her at least that before...
He closed the door and turned back to Mary Margaret.

"I wanted to talk"

"To me?"

"To anyone. But... you were the best option."

He reached her while his vision had already started to become blurred.

"You are the only who can always really listen to someone. Well...you're a mother. You can naturally understand more"

She was so confused by his behavior that she didn't know how to react. She hesitated to speak and when she did, it was a mix of anxiety and curiosity.

" You... don't seem like the Dark One Hook. Not the one Emma and Gold described."

"Because I'm not what they described. That's only what I wanted them to see."

"I don't understand"

"You will. I'll tell you everything, because I don't know if I can carry this burden alone. But I don't want you to do this either so after our conversation I'll erase this memory. You won't remember that you saw me here. You'll remember nothing."

"Why do you need to do this?"

"Because you're Snow White. You have this instinct to save everyone. But this time we can't be all safe."

He showed her the ladder with a gentle gesture and he started to speak again only when they had sat at the vintage-looking couch.

"This isn't easy so please don't interrupt me. You can ask anything at the end."

She was observing him all this time and the more she was doing this the more worried she was feeling. And the fact that she still couldn't understand was making this feeling worse.
His voice interrupted her thoughts before she could come to a conclusion.