As he kisses Emma, memories of his previous life take hold in his mind's eye. Snow White, tears in her eyes as he takes hold of the dagger. The grey wolf shadowing him. Regina's eyes boiling with rage as she plunges her fist into his chest. The unbearable pain as his heart is ripped out. Graham staggers back and breathes heavily. He feels winded, his mind racing.
He looks up at this woman, who has revived him from his stupor. She looks concerned, even scared. He sighs with amazement and says, "I remember."
Her lips whisper, "You remember what?"
He stands straighter, and a tear slips from his eye. "I remember," he says with more fervor. He steps closer to her. He cups her face in his calloused hands. He looks at her with reverence and awe, the way a mortal would look at an angel. She smiles. "Thank you," Graham says in sincere gratitude.
They lean in closer, their lips nearly touching when Graham feels a deep pain in his chest. Almost as if someone was literally squeezing his heart. He falls forward, and all he can hear is Emma screaming his name desperately as he fades away...
He awakes to find himself in a strange place. He's dressed back in his furs and cloak, and the wolf is by his side. The she-wolf gives him a knowing stare. The afterlife, he tells himself. He's not sure how he knows this, all he knows is that he is dead, and that Emma will never see him again.
He decides to watch her over the rest of her life.
A/N: So I wanted to write this for a while now. I've always wondered if Graham ever watched over Emma in the afterlife, so I decided to write this. This is a collection of five drabbles with two two-chapter updates, until the finish which will be a single update. I have already finished writing, so updates will most likely be daily. Thanks for reading, and please review!-Roxanne