Not Alone

The Escape

Chapter 4

The Escape

It didn't take her long to get back to Mary Margaret.

"Hey it's alright I'm gonna get you out of here. You're gonna be OK. He can't hurt you anymore." She said untying her.

She pulled the gag out of her mouth and Mary Margaret took in a deep breath. She got a scared look in her eyes.

"Kaia, Look out!" She yelled.

Kaia turned around quickly pulling up the gun. Jefferson came running through the door. Kaia backed up to protect Mary Margaret but he grabbed her around the chest throwing her down and knocking Mary Margaret over in the chair. She dropped the gun across the room when she fell. She tried to crawl over to where the gun had landed but Jefferson grabbed her by her legs pulling her back. He crawled up and grabbed a hold of the back of her head. She let out a pained yell. He pulled harder on his grip in her hair pulling her head back farther. She flung her elbow back hitting him in the face and knocking him off of her. He managed to grab ahold of her again and was choking her. She was pushing back on his face and noticed the scar that seemed to run around his neck. She didn't have much time to think as he pulled her to her feet by her throat. He threw her tot the side after struggling a bit. While she was distracted he grabbed the gun off the ground. She spun around and he had the gun held up at her. He reached down grabbing the hat that had been on his head when he came into the room. He smiled madly at her turning his head to show his neck.

"Off with his head." He said

Suddenly from behind him a mallet swung hitting him. Mary Margaret had gotten free and hit him. She kicked him hard. He flew back breaking through the window and falling out. As he was falling Kaia got scared. She had a strong feeling that she didn't want him to get hurt. She closed her eyes until she heard a voice.

"You ok?" Mary Margaret asked.

"Yeah." She replied.

They made their way over to the window. Looking out there was nothing but broken glass and the hat laying on the ground. Jefferson was nowhere in sight.

They made their way down to where the hat had fallen after calling Emma and letting them know where they were. Looking around they saw him nowhere.

"There's no sign of him anywhere." Kaia said

"Who was he?" Mary Margaret asked.

"A very lonely man. By the way have you been taking kickboxing lessons and not telling me about it." She said.

"I have no idea where that came from." Mary Margaret said distracted by the sound of a car coming.

They started to move toward the sound. After walking down a walkway between the buildings Mary Margaret noticed something.

"Kaia, Look." She said walking over to something covered by a tarp. It was Emma's car. Kaia uncovered it. She was relived that she didn't have to explain to Emma where her car was. She opened the door and the keys were sitting on the driver's seat. She closed the door and jingled the keys getting Mary Margaret's attention. She let out a relived sigh. Emma pulled up in the sheriff car. They walked over to her. Mary Margaret turned to Emma.

"So, sheriff, I guess you'll be taking me back now." She said.

Emma just looked at them both for a minute.

"Here, go." Kaia said tossing the keys to the bug to Mary Margaret.

"You want me to run?" Mary Margaret said.

"No, but its your choice." Kaia said.

"What are you doing Kaia?" Emma said.

Kaia just held up a hand to her in a "wait a minute" motion.

"Just know something. Running isn't easy. I've done my share of it. So has Emma. Once you go there's no stopping." Kaia finished.

Emma caught onto what she was doing.

"It's true. You do this and you will have to run for the rest of your life." Emma said.

"Emma, everyone thinks I killed Kathryn." Mary Margaret said.

"Mary Margaret you have to believe us. You have to trust us. I know it seems impossible, but I can get you out of this." Emma said.

"Why is it so important to the two of you what happens to me?" She said.

"Because when Regina framed me, and you guys bailed me out, I asked you why and you said you trusted me. And then when I wanted to leave Storybrooke cause i thought it was best for Henry, you both told me I needed to stay because that was best for him. I realized, all my life I have been alone. Walls up. Nobody's ever been there for me except you two. And I can't lose that. I cannot lose my family." Emma said.

"Family?" Mary Margaret and Kaia both said.

"Friends. Whatever. You know what i mean. Wouldn't you rather face this together than alone?" Emma said.

There was a silence between the three of them. A moment when they all understood that they weren't alone anymore. Whether it be friends or family they had each other. Mary Margaret reached out handing the keys to Kaia. They all shared a smile. They were torn out of the moment by a bell from town signaling the time.

"The arraignment. Regina." Emma said.

"Oh god what are we going to do." Mary Margaret said a bit panicked.

"We need to get back to town. Let's go." Emma said.

They started toward the car. Kaia hung back. There were things that went on tonight that she needed to straighten out. She wasn't sure why but she knew that there was more to all of this then just a hat. She had questions that she needed answers to and she felt that Jefferson had some of those answers. He scared her but he also intrigued her. She was going to stay behind and get the answers she needed.

"You guys go ahead. I have something I need to do here." She said.

"Kaia you can't stay here. What if he comes back. He dangerous." Mary Margaret said.

"Look I will be fine. We don't have time to argue about this. I'm staying here. I will call you in a bit to check in OK." Kaia said.

She hugged Mary Margaret. She turned and walked away before there was a chance to argue more. She didn't really know what she was going to do. She didn't know where he was or when he would be back. She didn't know how he would react to her being there when he did. The first thing she needed to do was get something to defend herself with. She went into the house and looked around for a minute before finding the kitchen. She found a knife and took it with her.

She wandered around a bit looking at things in the house. It was a beautiful house but she couldn't deny the loneliness she felt from it. She continued to wander until she ended up back at the hat room. She walked in and looked at all the hats on the wall. She though back to the events of the night. If he was right and she was the only one who could do it then she owed it to herself to try. When she said that she wanted to believe it more than anything she wasn't lying. She had to believe that if his story was true then she wasn't without family. That somewhere in this town there was someone for her.

She sat down in the chair looking at the table and all the supplies on it. She leaned on the table. The days events catching up with her she felt exhausted. As exhausted as she was she knew what she had to do. Sitting there alone with her thoughts she decided that she would keep going. Do what he asked...at leas try to.

She worked for what seemed like hours. Doing the best she could to make a hat. She put all her energy into it. She didn't know what she was supposed to be doing any more than she did when she did it the first time. She set the tools down and rested her head on her arms laying them on the table. Her exhaustion finally caught up with her and she felt herself drifting off. Before she knew it she was out. She was asleep with her head resting on the table. An unfinished hat sitting in front of her. She didn't see the man standing in the doorway watching her.