Beautiful Lily

Love and What Families Do

The snow dust from Elsa's grandiose exit began to settle and Kristoff was nowhere to be seen. Groceries sat in the back seat of Rumple's car as the owner watched the events unfold. He squinted through the windshield and searched for him. He watched Emma and Henry bring Regina to her feet, attempting to assist her inside Granny's while Hook looked for any signs of Elsa and Kristoff. He could subtly hear Regina insist that she's fine, but the white streak in her hair said otherwise.

"I suppose snow plows don't exist in Storybrooke?" Emma remarked sarcastically as Hook returned to her side. Regina gave Emma a scowl as Henry did his best to hoist his mother inside the diner. Emma lifted her hands and closed her eyes. Almost like watching a film in reverse, items that had fallen were instantaneously put back in place. Snow was magically pushed to the side of the streets offering a clear path to anyone who still had a functioning car to drive on it once again.

Hook commented to Emma, "You know that's great for anyone driving, that is, if anybody can get to their cars from inside their houses."

"Well, I may not be able to conjure up a fireball like Regina," Emma replied looking down at Killian's hook, "but I think I can just remove the ice entirely." Emma then focused on the windows and doors to the buildings on Main Street. She thought about how she was able to magically displace Hook's hook and place it on the coat hanger that one time at Granny's diner. And with that imagery in her mind she was able to focus on her objective. She thought about all the doors and windows up and down Main Street and in just seconds, ice that had once sealed them disappeared instantly. Some of the residents emerged from their establishments to see what was left over from all of the commotion.

Emma proudly beamed at Killian, grinning from ear to ear. Killian, who appeared uncertain over Emma's magical abilities, looked at her sternly. "So... is the ice really gone?"

"I put the ice that was trapping the doors and windows into the woods."

Hook, impressed with Emma's good thinking, nodded in approval and they both walked inside following after Henry and Regina.

Rumplestiltskin did his best to overhear what was happening without being noticed. When the group finally collected themselves inside Granny's Diner to recuperate, Rumple left his car to enter his shop. He approached the front of his shop only to discover Kristoff standing in the way. Rumple underestimated Kristoff's crafty ability to maneuver in the snow.

"I apologize, but my shop is closed until further notice," Rumple said attempting to enter his shop again. When the defiant stranger refused to move, Rumple continued, "If you haven't noticed, it is quite cold out and I would like to enter my own shop. And since it is your lucky day, I'm asking you to leave, civilly." Kristoff ignored Rumple and continued staring down the short man with his jaw clenched. "Ah! I remember you," says Rumple, pointing a finger at him out of recognition, "and yet, you still have nothing that I want."

"Yeah, well this time I do," said Kristoff, sticking his hand out to stop Gold.

"Really?" Gold scoffs, "I doubt that. And how is it that you survived this long and in Regina's curse?"

"Long story."

"And one that I have no time for," Rumple replied, eager to get inside his shop and into the warmth. But seeing that Kristoff is unmoved by his threats, Rumple indulged and asked, "What do you want?"

"I know who did this and I think you know too."

Rumple says, "Elsa. I know. And if that's all you got then you still have noth-"

"I also know that at the time, even with all of your magic, you still didn't know how to help her, but I do," said Kristoff, cutting off Mr. Gold.

"Yeah, how?" said Gold, sneering at him.