This is a story made for Captain Swan AU Month. It is my second story with Captain Swan and I hope you'll like it.
This story is beta'ing by seliviawanders. Thank you very much, dear. If here are another mistakes, then they are mine.

Three months ago

Storybrooke, Maine

A car stopped in front of Granny's. It was a strange car, so obviously the person from the car was a stranger.

Not again. Please, please, not again.

Ruby thought. After the big incident with Greg and Tamara and after Emma, her parents, Regina, Gold and the pirate, gone into a portal, Belle made the protection spell from Gold. That was two weeks ago. Until then no one came in Storybrooke and they all thought that the spell worked. Yet, in any case, Granny always had her crossbow close, the dwarfs were always ready for anything and so was Ruby.

Ruby saw a woman got out from the car and came in.

Yep. I knew it. She isn't from the town. Please, girl, don't be a crazy person like those two idiots who almost killed the entire town.

This woman had black eyes, long black hair and maybe forty years? She was mysterious and Ruby could see how Granny was prepared for anything. The woman came closer and stopped in front of Ruby smiling. It was a false smile, Ruby could see that. Something was wrong with this woman and she would find out what.

Ruby smiled at her and with a soft voice asked:

"Can I help you?"

"Yes sweetie. I'll stay in town for a while and I was wondering if you know where I can find a room."

"Umm… Here are some rooms but… you'll stay in town?"

"Yes."

"May I ask why?"

"You can ask, but I'm not sure if I'd tell you."

This isn't a good response, girl. Ruby thought raising an eyebrow and making a strange smirk.

Probably the mysterious woman saw that, because she smiled again at Ruby, this time with a true smile not a fake one, and added.

"I was joking. I'm here because I want to find a person. A man, to be more exact. I heard that he is in this town and I want to find him."

"You're looking for Greg?"

Please say no. Please say no.

"No. I'm looking for Killian Jones. You know him? You know where I can find him?"

"Sorry. I don't know him. I think you're in the wrong town."

"No. I'm sure he is here. I've got to go but I'm coming back later. I still need that room."

With that the woman turned and walked out the door. Ruby followed her until she climbed in the car and leaned toward the docks. Right after that Granny came near Ruby with her crossbow in her hands and asked her granddaughter.

"Who was that?"

"I don't know. She didn't tell me her name."

"She tell you why is she here?"

"Yes. She told me that she wants to find a man."

"What man? Greg?"

"No Granny. She told me that his name is Killian Jones. You know who is he?" Granny shook her head at Ruby. "Yeah. Neither do I."

Neither of them said anything until Ruby broke the ice again.

"Granny? What if this woman is crazy and wants to kill us like Greg and Tamara? Mr. Gold said to Belle that they weren't alone. What if this woman is here because of them?"

"Ruby. You, I, Belle and the dwarfs will follow this woman and we will find out who she is and what she wants. "

"And if we can't do that?"

"Then we have to wait. If she did not find that man, then she will leave the town thinking that she made a mistake. If she'll stay in town more without finding what she wants, then I guess that we have to wait until Emma and the rest will come back."

"If. If they come back."

"They'll come back, girl. Emma is a smart girl. Her parents always find each other and what they want. Besides there are Mr. Gold and Regina, who can make magic and that pirate."

"I would not rely on Hook. He practically flirts with every woman who's in front of him."

"How can you know that, Ruby?"

"After Belle's accident we were in the hospital, I don't know how but he escaped from Emma's handcuffs and came to see Emma and ask her something. Then he saw me and flirted with me. Trust me Granny, he isn't safe on that ship."

"Why do you think that?"

"Well, there are Snow and Charming. If Hook flirts with Snow, Charming will punch him in the face. Then there's Emma. Hook flirted with Emma before, a lot. If he does that again, Emma will kill him or Charming will punch him in the face again. Then there are Regina and Gold. Think about that. Hook tried to kill Belle who is Gold's girlfriend so practically Gold and Hook have some unfinished business. And Regina is… well she is Regina, The Evil Queen. I think that only if Hook tries to do something wrong, she will kill him. So, yeah. I think he will die quickly."

"They wouldn't kill him. Maybe they will punch him, especially Emma and Charming, but they would not kill him. They need his help."

"But where are they?"

"If they are with Captain Hook and his ship, where do you think they are?"

"I don't know."

"They're in Neverland, Ruby."

"How do you know?"

"I just know Ruby. You'll see. But right now, this isn't our problem. That woman is our problem. Ok?"

"Yes. She said that she will come back later because she needs a room."

"Then this will have to work. We'll give her a room and then we'll see what will be our next move."

With that Granny went back to her work, leaving Ruby alone with her questions. In her mind were a lot of questions but she wanted to know the answers to at least two of them. Who was that woman and who was Killian Jones. Ruby lived in this town for twenty-eight years and she never heard about a man named Killian Jones. When the curse was broken and they found that other people can come in Storybrooke, there were only a few new people. Neal who was Baelfire, Mr. Gold's son, that bitch named Tamara who was Neal's fiancée, Greg who had some unfinished business with Regina, Cora who came from The Enchanted Forest and who was now dead, and Hook who came with Cora.

Wait a second?

Hook?

Was that his real name? Or just a moniker? I have to find out.

"Granny! I'll go for a walk."

Without hearing Granny's response, Ruby went for a walk. When she arrived at the docks, she saw that woman there, on a bank, looking at the ocean in the exact point where Hook's ship should be.

What are you doing there?

Turning on her heel Ruby started to walk towards the library where she knew that she would find Belle with her books. Maybe they would be able to find something.

After five hours

Ruby was back at Granny's. She and Belle couldn't find anything in all the books from the library. Not even Hook's real name. Apparently in this world, Hook's name was James and his hand was taken by a crocodile, which wasn't true, because the real reason was that Rumplestiltskin took Hook's hand. Belle's words.

After that, Ruby went back to Granny's where Granny and the dwarfs were waiting. They made a simple plan, simple in theory. They had to wait until the woman came back for a room and then they had to sneak up on her room. It wasn't easy, but it was the only way to find out if the woman wanted to kill them or she just wanted to find a person. They all had a feeling that the woman wouldn't tell them who the man was even if they asked nicely.

When the bell from the door rang, Ruby knew who it was.

"I see you're back."

"Yes. I told you. I want a room." The woman said smiling.

"Yes, of course. But first I need your name."

"It's Milah."

Aha! So you have one!

Ok, Ruby, calm down! It's just a name!

Ruby wrote something in her notebook and then took a key from the closet and gave it to the woman.

"Enjoy your stay, Milah."

"Thank you."

The woman smiled back at Ruby and went to the stairs and in her room.

First part of the plan was done. Now all they had to do was to sneak up to Milah's room and try to find what they needed.

This is the first chapter. What do you think? Please let me know what do you think and if you like what I wrote. In the next chapter we find out what happened with Milah.