Scara Rose, The Warrior

Chapter 43

Scara's pov

Chris and I walk hand in hand into town.

I'm glad I wore a sweater, jeans, and boots. Even though the sun is shining, it's freezing.

As we walk Chris takes the time to point out everything as we pass it; the Sheriff's station, the library, Gold's Pawn Shop, everything.

We finally arrive at Granny's at around 9 and we walk inside. It's not too packed, but it's also not completely empty.

Chris guides me to the packed table next to the door. Really it's a big booth with another table pressed against the end.

Henry, Emma, Killian, Snow, Charming, Neal, Robin, Regina, Hotch, Garcia, Reid, Morgan, Prentiss, JJ, and Rossi are sitting at the joined tables with smiles on their faces.

"Cawa," Neal states, standing on Mom's lap with his arms extended.

"Your turn," Mom states, happily passing Neal to me.

I happily take him in my arms and bounce him as I sit next to Emma in the booth and Chris sits next to me. We are about at the middle of the group.

"You guys are just in time," Regina says with a mischievous smile, "Agent Morgan was just filling us in on your first day at the FBI Academy target range."

"They didn't specify that I had to use a gun," I quickly defend.

"So you take a knife from an instructor, and chunk it at the target?" Morgan continues the tease.

"I got a bullseye, didn't I?" I reply across the table.

Everyone including me laughs as a waitress comes up to our table. She has dark brown hair with red streaks and is wearing a skimpy outfit.

"Hey guys, welcome back Hook," she says, greeting my family, "who are your friends?"

"Well," Mom says, giving me a quick glance and a smile before turning back to the waitress, "first, I think you should meet Scara Rose."

I reach behind Chris and politely shake her hand. She does the same.

"She's our daughter."

Ruby nearly drops the tray in her other hand, as Emma nearly bursts with laughter at her reaction.

"How?"

"I didn't grow up here," I try to clarify as simply as possible, "we found out in the Underworld."

"Oh," Ruby says, "well welcome. I'm Ruby or Red. I'm going to take the wild guess that these are your friends."

"Yes. Ruby these are Supervisory Special Agents Aaron Hotchner, Derek Morgan, Dr. Spencer Reid, Jennifer Jarreau, Emily Prentiss, David Rossi, and Technical Analysis Penelope Garcia."

"Agents?" she asks, "as in FBI?"

"Yes," JJ replies, "Rose is also is an agent."

"Can't say I'm surprised," she replies, winking at me, "she's a Charming. So what can I get you all to drink?"

The rest of the BAU orders and it comes to me. I decide to ask for my favorite.

"Uh, can you do a hot chocolate with cinnamon?" I ask as my family and Ruby all stare at me in shock.

"What?"

"If you had any doubt that that's your child," Regina states, turning to my parents "that should have cleared it up."

"I know it's a weird combo, but I love it," I defend.

"That's like our family drink," Emma states happily.