Troubled Water

33. stars

stars : any one of the objects in space that are made of burning gas and that look like points of light in the night sky

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"You saw him?" Baelfire asked the next morning. "Why didn't you tell me before!"

"Because it probably was one of Pan's tricks." said Hook.

"And you needed rest. Do you think you would have slept if we told you?" Emma added. "But I'm not sure it was a trick, he seemed so... real."

"You're not so familiar with magic. I know Pan. He's playing us. He knows we're here." the captain declared. "Now, we follow on our plan if we want to find your boy."

"And what do you suggest we do about Pan?" Regina asked.

"Nothing, for now. There's nothing more we can do. Let's find his camp and Tinker Bell."

They grabbed the little stuff they had and kept going towards the highest point of the island.

They kept on going for a while, taking some small pauses to drink water (or rum). As they almost reached their destination, Robin noticed some movement around them, heard a branch crack. He saw the face of a young boy and suddenly an arrow was flying in their direction.

"Get down!" he yelled and they all did without questioning, which prevented Baelfire from being hit.

"Thanks man." Bae whispered to the thief.

"No prob. Get your weapons!" he replied.

"Be careful. Dreamshade!" Hook reminded.

They all targeted a different lost boys. Emma and Regina quickly knocked out two of them, from experience. Emma then looked around and saw another young boy running towards the captain.

"Killian!" she yelled and he turned around, blocked the lost boy's sword and bent before the other one could hit him. Emma ran towards him and grabbed one of them, knocked him to the floor until he fell unconscious. A minute later, all boys were on the ground.

"Let's go before they wake up." Regina declared and they all followed.

"Thanks." Hook whispered to Emma.

She smirked and walked away.

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"Wait." Hook said and they all turned around. "Follow me."

They followed his trail and arrived in front of a tree, where a ladder seemed to come out of nowhere, until they lifted their gaze and saw the small cabin up in the tree.

"Tinker Bell?" Emma guessed.

"Yes. Though, it would be better if one of you went up there." he replied.

"Why?" Robin asked.

"Well I did not leave here in good terms, long story, not important."

"I'll go." Bae declared and walked to the ladder.

"While he talks to her, I'll go look around for any food or water. We're going to run out." Regina pointed out.

"Good idea, I'm coming." Emma added and before both man could say a word, they were out of their sight. They walked among the trees, in searched for berries.

"So, something happened..." Regina started.

"Huh?" Emma said, half lost in her thoughts.

"The one-handed pirate. Quite obvious." she replied.

"Oh, that... We uh... kissed."

Regina stopped walking and grabbed her friend's arm. "Kissed? I thought you hated him! He almost got you killed!"

"That wasn't his fault and well... you know I fell in love with him once, even if he's not the same man really, but... I don't know and anyway I left and messed up the whole thing. The thing is, when I was with him, over what... a decade ago, it was the only moment in my life when I was truly happy. It's like you and Robin, I have to admit I am jealous. I miss that feeling and I know that the man I fell in love with is still there. A part of me want this so bad, but another remembers how hurt I've been. And what are we doing now : looking for the son I had with another man! That just can't work out, but I kind of wish it would..." she finally sighed. Regina looked at her but she didn't say a word. "Well that felt good, thanks for listening to me." Emma added. "I needed to get that off my chest."

"I know." Regina replied.

"You know me too well." Emma responded and chuckled. 

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"So, which one's the mom?" said a blonde woman as the two friends got back to Tinker Bell's treehouse. They both stopped to stare at the woman.

"Uh, I am. You must be Tinker Bell." Emma replied, a little surprised.

"Indeed. You can call me Tink. So, I can help you find Pan's camp, however, you need an escape plan." she declared.

"I know what to do. However, we'd need to make a small detour to get something." Bae pointed out.

"What is it?" the ex-fairy asked.

"Coconut shell. We need to use it to trap Pan's shadow. Then, we use it to make the boat fly. Now, how can you help us?"

"I'll show you to Pan's camp and I can make a diversion." she suggested.

They spent a lot of time planning their next moves. Then, they followed Baelfire to his ancient home, a cave in which there were marks everywhere around, because he was counting the days. The object he needed was still there. He suggested that they set camp in this safe place. They all agreed and after getting some firewood and eating a little, they planned guard shifts and went to bed. 

Killian had his just before Emma, and went he came to wake her up (he did not really want to, she was finally sleeping) he followed her back outside.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"After yesterday, I thought it might be best if you weren't alone." he explained.

"You know you don't need to take care of me." she replied.

"I know..." he sat on the rock next to her. 

"And aren't you tired?" she added. "I'm fine on my own."

"Are you sure?" he asked even though she knew he had no intention to leave. She did not reply and lifted her eyes to the sky. 

"Do you think he'll do something else tonight?" she asked him, looking at his deep blue eyes and then yawned.

"Probably. It's Pan. Tired?"

"Yeah." 

She fought to keep her eyes open, but she quickly drifted in her thoughts and remembered how she had felt good, lying in his arms and how he made her feel safe. She just wanted to curl up next to him and fall asleep. What's happening to me? she thought.

Seeing that she was falling asleep, he put his arm gently around her shoulders. She mumbled something and eventually leaned on his shoulder. He thought of getting her back to her bed and wake up Robin for his shift, but something happened. His eyes closed in a second and he fell from the rock, to the ground. Emma, also knocked out, slipped and hit her head on the rock.

"Take her."

Hey! 

Sorry my chapter sucks xd 

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- L