Daggers

Chapter 10 Touch

As the waves wash against the docks beneath them, a tear escapes Regina's eye. Killian stares at her as he lowers his hand to side. She looks at his eyes that are focusing downward, almost like he's looking at her abdomen, she waits for his eyes to flick upward towards her again. She sees him. She doesn't see the Dark one, she doesn't see Captain Hook, she sees Killian Jones. 

The air around them has a crispness to it, Regina sees the blood stain on his hook, from Rumple, as she takes a deep breath, to gather her thoughts, she feels his thumb suddenly against her cheek. It's soft, and gentle, and he wipes the tear from her eye. She looks up to him, his hair is unmade, he looks tired, but the dark one doesn't sleep. 

As he wipes the tear, his hand travels to her chin, she smiles softly, "You're in there, I see you," She said. "How are you?.. how.. you.. took that potion before the curse, told your mother you couldn't have children," he said. "You think I really did that? I only made her think I did," Regina said. "Well, I'm surprised we don't already have a child then," he says. "Well, we're going to now," She said. 

 "I killed Arthur to get this sword," He confesses. She isn't surprised, "I know," She nods. "Do you remember what you said to me in Neverland? On the ship?" She asks. He thinks a moment, clearly having a memory. "I asked you, do you think it's true that villains don't get happy endings," she said. "I said, I hope not, otherwise we've wasted our lives," he said. 

"Do you remember what I said after we kissed in Neverland?" she asks. He smiles, remembering the passionate, and emotional moment the pair shared. "You said, that's new," he answers. "Do you know what I meant?" Regina asks. "More or less," he says. "I meant, it was new, how you kissed there, we hadn't kissed like that before," she said. "You took my breath away," he said. "We weren't like that ever before that," She said. "That's when things changed," he said. 

"And things are sure different now," she said. "Yeah, I'm the thing I hate most," he said. She stares at him, "Well, you're one of the things I love most," she said. He breathes, "Me? After all I've done?" he asks. "You love me don't you?" She asks. "Aye," he nods. "After all I've done?" She asks. "You've done work Regina, your Son...he..." He begins. "But you have too, and you can continue to change, for good," she said.

"I'm the dark one, you know I can't change that unless I give this to someone else," He said. "We can find a solution, together," she takes his hand, fitting it inside his, holding him tightly. "I wanted my family, that's all," he said. "You have one," Regina smiles, "and you'll have more, we're going to have a baby," She said. 

"Child deserves a better father than me," he said. Regina sighs, "I thought the same about Henry, I thought he deserved better, but I knew if I just was there for him, he would make me better," Regina said. "You think that could work with me too?" He asks. "Yes," she nods. 

Suddenly, the group is running towards the dock. "Mom!", "Regina!" Voices call out, as David, Henry, Emma and Zelena all approach her. "Woah, what is the problem?" Regina asks, "We were worried about you, you ok?" Emma asks. "We're fine, we were talking," Regina said. The group stares at Hook, "So do we have twenty dark ones to worry about taking all of us to hell or what?" Zelena asks. 

"I hadn't gotten to that yet," Killian says. "And he's not going to," Regina assures them. "How do we know that?" David asks. "Because we just talked, and we are going to work to remove the darkness," Regina said. "The dark one tricks, you can't possibly just trust him so easily," Zelena scoffs. 

"I preferred when I made you unable to speak," Killian snaps. "The dark one lies," Zelena sasses, "I'm not lying, I don't like you talking," Killian scoffs. "Ok stop, he hasn't gone to the pond, he's here, and the blood is still on the hook," Regina said. "And I've been told good news," Killian says. "What?" Henry asks first, with the others looking on, "I'm pregnant," Regina says. 

The group is surprised, and unsure what to say given the situation with Hook. "Uhh wow, great," Henry says first, "Yeah, congratulations," Emma said. "Is this a dark one baby or a Pirate?" Zelena asks. Killian scowls at her, and starts to raise his hand, Regina pushes it down, "Stop!" She scolds Zelena. "All you're doing is antagonizing him," Regina said. "Ok, so let's go talk to Merlin and maybe figure out how to fix this? "Emma suggests. 

The group starts to head to the loft, and Killian tugs Regina back, "What if I'm meant to be this way?" he asks. "What do you mean?" Regina asks, "What if this is just how it's meant to go, the dark one took my love the first time, what if it's meant to take me next in a different way?" he asks. "This is not the same," Regina shakes her head. "Perhaps not, but I still chose this," he said. 

"So what are you saying? You want to stay the dark one?" Regina asks. "Perhaps I do," he said. Regina sighs again, realizing this won't be so easy to get Killian back completely. "Stop listening to that demon in your head, listen to yourself, listen to me," she said. "I did this for you," he said. "I know that," she shakes her head, confused what he's getting at now. 

"Do you know what I saw when that cyclone of darkness surrounded you?" he asks. "No," she shakes her head, "I saw the same thing a Rumple crushing Milah's heart, it was the same feeling, it was the same darkness taking someone else, and this time I wasn't helpless, I was able to stop it, and take it myself," he said. "I know, and I have no idea how to thank you, you're my hero," she said.

He breathes heavily, "Me? A hero?" he asks. "Didn't think you could ever be that?" She asks. "No, I didn't," he shakes his head, "I bet you didn't think you could be a father either," She said. "Here," he says, shifting the large sword off his hip. 

"What?" She asks, he hands her excalibur, "I can't trust myself with that, I saved you, now you save me," he said.