What it means to love
During 2x16. One will will die. What if Charming was badly hurt during the battle at Mr. Gold's shop? This is a two shot.
I don't own anything but my frustrations!
Part I: pale blue eyes.
Emma was barely able to process watching David being thrown out from the door. She glanced at the two witches. They didn't even flinch but she had a hunch. She needed to go out and check on David.
Neal seem to understand what she wanted so after Regina had suddenly vanished she was left with Cora trying to break in. She was protected and David was hurt.
"I need to go outside" she told the imp. Neal rolled his eyes.
"Then go" he said with a thick accent. "'No one Is stoping you"
"What about the witch?" Neal asked.
"She can take her, however you are inexperienced and that would be unwise." Emma was unamused. "there is a way" he flinched in pain.
"What Is it?" She asked.
"You could do what our evil queen is so fond of doing"
"The smoke trick?" Neal inquired.
"You have to focus on where you want to get. Why you want to"
Once was enough. But doing making twice? Oh no no way.
"Emma?" Neal was touching her arm. "Go, seriously. Your dad could be hurt"
And she vanished closing her eyes. Focusing on David. She was outside the pawnshop a moment later. No Cora on her tail so she sighed.
She saw him motionless on the ground. "David!" She crashed her knees besides him. "Hey wake up" she shook him gently. "Come on David, wake up!" This wasn't fair. He had jumped in front of her. Saved her life.
She felt movement besides her and David opened his eyes for a second. She had never been so glad to see that goofy charming grin. Ever.
"Emma" he breathed it with such emotion that Emma felt dizzy. "How did you...?"
"I kind of used magic" Emma muttered not so happy about her constant use of magic today.
"Wow, my girl is though" he said in a mere whisper. He thought she had not heard her.
"David just stay with me okay?" She insisted as he began to drift of again.
"Where's Snow?" David asked. Emma had Not noticed her mother was nowhere in sight.
"She wasn't inside" Emma told him. Even although there was sun Emma felt him cold. She reached for his hand.
"I'll find her" Emma told him taking out her phone.
"You really love miss swan, don't you Bae?" Rumple breathed out. Neal turned to him.
"It's Not that simple" Neal said.
"When it comes to love it never is"
"She's not Picking up" Emma was so frustrated.
"Emma" her father spoke in pain. The wound on his side was getting worse and Emma could see more sweat down his brow. "I need you to know... I never wanted to let you go, your mother and I felt so helpless against all the forces of evil. We never wanted to chose"
"If you talk you'll get tired" she told him off." I need you to stay alert"
"I need you to know I love you kid, and I would jump to protect you a million times over"
"You were pretty dumb about that you know, I had her" David smiled and of course ignored her statement.
"It seems though that you and I are always the ones left in the end. Me and you kid. You might have a stronger bond with snow but it has always been you and me."
He felt woozy. Drowsy. He could see Emma trying to reach her mother. Then her expression changed and she dailed frantically, he must have been wearing another expression. He could hear her taking to someone else on the phone, the imp? Neal?
This was just like last time. He felt his body go numb. He closed his eyes and his mother and father were looking down at him. Ready to welcome him.
"Okay, yeah I'll see what I can do" Neal said into the phone. His free hand on his hair. " I can't Just leave Him alone." The Line was dead." Can Emma transport herself to where her mom is?" Neal Asked.
"With or without dead weight?" His father replied bitterly. "She is powerful enough but a rookie in the end."
"Can it be done?" He nodded. And all Neal could do was pray.
And Emma too prayed for this to work. David was beginning to slip away and for once Mary wasn't there. She held on him and closed her eyes. She saw her mother smiling inside her head. She looked down to see a cloud of smoke enveloping both of them. Emma held onto David for dear life.
She opened her eyes. She felt saw darkness and then the light burned. Before she could do anything else she saw Mary running in their direction. Emma had not found her. She had found them.
"Emma?" Her mother spoke softly at first and then hurried her pace when she saw David.
"What?" Mary mouthed picking up David's head on her lap. What had happened? How in the wold had they gotten there.
"David" snow spoke. "Wake up charming" and as if it was magic his eyes opened.
"You are here" he whispered. His hand stroked her cheek, blood markings. "I thought you had vanished"
"I will never leave you" snow felt tears burn. She watched him look adoringly at both his girls. He had them back.
"I love you both" Emma knew what he was doing. He was saying goodbye.
"You don't get to leave. You don't get to say goodbye"
"I'm so sorry baby" she didn't know if he was speaking to her or Snow. "I think I am too old to be doing..."
And he was gone once more. This time snow had to shake him.
"This is all my fault" snow cried as she stroked his cheek. "I should Have never are a team a family"
"We are way passed That" Emma bit her lip. "He would Turned out worse if you were there so..."
"What happened?" Snow slides the words. She so afraid of loosing him.
"Regina and Cora" she said bitterly.
And it is right there That snow let it sink in.
"Snow" David no longer cared about her cursed name. His wife. The mother of his child was Snow White. "I am sorry" snow blinked the tears away. She saw the look on her daughters face. She held on David's hand and tears finally ran free.
"Are we always going to play the blaming game in this family?" Snow joked and They laughed. Snow bit her lip. She knew what Charming was doing. They both knew the truth. They had this silent conversation as Emma glanced back and forth between them. She was always amazed by the Connection they shared. A connection between all things physical or even spiritual. It was true love.
Snow realized after a moment That his breathing had become shallow.
"Here" Snows voice broke as she told Emma to switch places with her, Emma took her jacket off and placed it on top of her father. Sniffing from the cold and the sadness. Emma could see her mother lost In thought as she held on to him.
"What's wrong?" David asked. Mary Wanted to slap him. How was it that he was okay with letting go? She wasn't.
"Are you really asking me that you big idiot?" Emma wanted to laugh. She wasn't used to her mother using bad words.
"I did what I had to" David looked up at Emma with tears in his eyes. "My life Doesn't matter. My baby's does."
"It matters to us" Emma muttered. "I was handling it" Emma leaned closer to David looking down as his fathers eyes filled with tears.
Gazes locked.
"I am your dad." David said determined
"Charming.." Snow was slowly breaking down. Emma and David Turned to look at her. "I went to Doc last week. You can't leave me. I'm..."
pregnant. Both David and Emma looked utterly at her. Her mother was pregnant. Her father was dying.
They were having a baby.
And her father was leaving them. It was a life for a life.
wow! This was so hard for me to write! Even the concept of charming dying makes me cry and yet I had to get it off my chest!
I do hope you forgive me for the feels! Please tell me what u think