Loose ｡ Henry Mills [2]

6 - POTION OF TRUTH

xi. potion of truth

━ ❝ the truth is the key to
everything. ❞

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TERESA SPENT THE entire day just waiting to see Henry so they could plan their first date. However, her charming boyfriend never once entered the threshold of Granny's Diner through the duration of her shift. Not even to study after school like he always does. At first she was worried, but when Killian walked in to pick up his and Emma's lunch, she was told that Henry was working on 'Operation: First Date'.

"Operation: First Date?" She had said while blushing furiously and grinning like a mad woman.

The former pirate had smirked. "Aye, but you didn't hear it from me." He left not long after that, leaving her a pondering and grinning mess.

What was Henry planning?

She couldn't seem to stop thinking of the endless possibilities of what he was putting together for her. Would it be another candlelit dinner? Or something else? She found herself unable to stop smiling since she found out, glad that they were finally taking the next step in their relationship. It was long overdue, but she didn't care, just as long as she didn't lose him.

As she was walking home, she was too happy to even realize that someone was running just around the corner. Due to the pace of Teresa's walk, they were in a perfect path to collide. And just as Teresa turned the corner, they did just that. Grunting, the pair fell to the ground.

Teresa sat up, only to be met with a pair of terrified blue eyes. The person she had collided with was just a girl, not yet an adult but surely not under the age of fifteen. Her hair was such a dark brown colour that at first Teresa thought it was black. Her attire was strange, something Teresa hasn't seen on anyone in Storybrooke before. Her torso was covered in a navy blue cardigan with a buttoned white shirt thst was tucked securely inot her skirt. Atop her head, rested a chimney sweep hat and her feet were tucked into a pair of navy blue flats. And on the ground a few feet away from them, laid an umbrella. Teresa didn't recognize her from around town.

The archer jumped to her feet, and the girls' eyes widened as Teresa's hands began to cover with frost, the archer forcing her magic to show to scare the possible threat before her.

"Who are you?" Teresa demanded.

"Please don't hurt me," the girl nearly cried.

"Then answer the question," Teresa snapped with a threatening tone. She wasn't about to let one of Hyde's minions ─ if this girl ever was one ─ fool her. Teresa has harmed many people in her life before and she wasn't afraid to do it again if it came down to it.

"M-My name is Mary. Mary Poppins. I mean you no harm." The girl shakily rose to her feet, brushing off the dirt from her navy blue skirt. "Can you please help me?"