juliet •peter pan•

ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR

"Somewhere in here, there's gotta be something on her." Emma announced, pulling out a box of files. The other boxes were being rummaged through by Elsa and Juliet. Elsa sighed, looking up at the sheriff.

"There has to be a better strategy. While we're reading files, my sister is out there somewhere. We have to confront this Snow Queen." Juliet understood her frustration. She was used to using magic and going through other great lengths to find things. She hadn't acclimated to this world. But the Snow Queen was dangerous and they had to figure out a way around her.

"Believe me, if I could, we would. We just have to find her first." Emma responded. "And Elsa, we have to be careful. This woman is tricky. She seems to know both of us, and we don't remember anything about her, and something tells me that that is not an accident." Juliet nodded in agreement. Elsa frowned.

"You think she took our memories?" She asked. Emma sighed.

"I'm really good with names and faces. It was my job. She took 'em, all right. The question is why. We need to find out what the hell she's up to." She returned to rifling through the files.

"Paperwork, ahoy!" Hook announced from behind Elsa as he walked into the station with another box of files. "Old city records from the Mayor's office, per your request." He set the box down on the desk, grinning at Emma.

"Oi!" Juliet looked up from her files to see the man in the cell, still lying on his cot. "Somebody's forgotten about me dinner!" She rolled her eyes, looking away. "I had the bangers and mash." He continued. Exasperated, Emma walked over to the cell holding a bottle of water.

"You had the water and pop tart." She held out the two items through the bars. Juliet folded her arms as the man got up from his cot and walked up to the bars. He looked down at the partially eaten poptart in Emma's hands.

"Somebody's already had a nibble." He remarked. Emma shrugged.

"I've had my shots." She turned around and went back to the desks.

"That's a relief." The man said, biting into the poptart. "Now, I've served me time. So, when will I be free?"

"When I say so." Emma responded, not even looking at him.

"Well, I'm off to take Henry sailing, love. Unless there's something else you want me to do here." Hook left Elsa with the box and stood right at Emma's side.

"Make sure Henry wears his life vest, okay?" Emma practically whispered.

"Befriending the son to get in with the mum?" The man scoffed. "Yep. No one will ever see through that." Hook looked at Juliet, who nodded before walking over and cast a quick silencing spell on him.

"Why don't you keep your thoughts to yourself, mate?" The man nodded, not breaking eye contact with Hook. Juliet narrowed her eyes. There was something else going on here with these two. Hook gave Emma a quick kiss before returning to his ship. The man went back to his cot and Juliet went back to the files.

"Emma, look." Elsa remarked walking over to Emma. She was holding a pile of pictures in her hands. "Why are there pictures of you mixed in with the city records?" Juliet came over, curious, and the three looked at the pictures.

"Let's just say, when Regina was mayor, she abused her power a bit. She was looking for any reason to run me out of town." Emma chuckled, going through the pictures. "It's the first time Henry and I went for hot cocoa." She handed the picture to Elsa. "When I walked him to school for the first time." She looked at the next picture and she paused, looking confused. It looked like Emma was talking to the Snow Queen in her ice cream shop.

"Emma?" Elsa asked. "What is it?" Emma handed Elsa the pile.

"It's me and her." Elsa scoffed in disbelief.

"And you still don't remember any of this?" Emma shook her head.

"No, but I know someone who may. The person who had the photos taken." Juliet immediately put two and two together. Sidney Glass.

And so Emma and Elsa left to find Regina, leaving Juliet to deal with the files and the man in the cell. Once they were gone, Juliet sighed. She figured she might as well lift the silencing spell. With a wave of her hand, the man could talk again.

"You can talk now. The spell is lifted." The man furrowed his brows, opening his mouth.

"You know he's hiding something, right? The man with the hook?" Juliet nodded, leaning back in her chair.

"Yeah, I know." The man sat up.

"And yer not doing anything about it?" Juliet shrugged.

"Everyone's got secrets. It's not my place. He can tell Emma whatever he wants. Not my circus, not my monkeys." She chuckled at the irony of her sentence. Deciding that she was done for the day, Juliet stood up and decided to leave. He wasn't going anywhere and Juliet needed a nap. 

Sorry for the short chapter. I've been swamped with exams and papers and I've hit a bit of writer's block. But don't worry, I should be getting back to a normal writing schedule.