Emma stood looking at the horizon when Killian walked up to her. He wrapped his arm around her waist pulling her back to lean against his chest. He knew her talk with Aladdin about saviors was bothering her. He could see the fear in her eye when he told her that the savior never gets their happy ending, that the people take everything from the savior and leave nothing left for the savior to survive. He kissed the side of her head. He stood silent, holding her tight just reviling in each others touch.
"do you think it's true?" Emma broke the silence. She pulled from him and turned to look at him. "do you think Aladdin was right, saviors never get their happy ending? That they'll be left with nothing?"
"no, if he was right then it would be the same for villains. I still have my happy ending." He gave a small smile.
"I don't want to lose you again. I can't." she said as tears gathered in her eyes.
"you don't have to worry about me." He told her as he dropped his hand and hook to her hips. "I'm not going anywhere. It doesn't matter what that man says."
"how can you be so sure? After everything we've seen, everything we've been through." A tear fell from her eye.
Killian gently wiped it away as he caressed her cheek. "and after everything we've made it through you doubt that you're meant to have a happy ending?"
"there's always something that breaks it all apart. We never have time to relax, there's always a crises and the quiet moments are getting shorter. Ow long before that's all I'm doing? How long before all I'm doing is running around saving the world and having nothing left for me?" Killian pulled her to him, holding her tight. He knew the fear, he was afraid that what the forgotten man had said was true, because if it was that meant that he would lose his happy ending as well. He never wanted to lose Emma, she was his heart.
"I wont let that happen." Killian said. "I don't care what happens or who wanders into this town, you are not responsible to save the world." He said as he pulled back and looked into her green eyes. "I don't care if the town is being blown up, I wont let this be the only thing in your life. I wont let this be your life."
"and how are you going to stop it? I'm the savior, you can't stop that." Emma sniffled.
Killian smirked as he gently caressed her cheek again, making her meet his eyes. "you're not just the savior. You're Emma Swan. a stubborn woman, a woman I love." he gave a small smile. "don't forget that."
Emma gave a little laugh. "how could i?" he smirked and pulled her into a quick kiss. "I need to get back to the station. I have to finish up some stuff."
"why don't you take the day off? I'm sure your father is more than capable of covering." Killian said, hoping she would agree.
"no, I can't do that to him." she shook her head.
Killian sighed. "love, you need to have abreak. Let someone else be the savior for a day." She shook her head about to argue. "think about it. Don't stay late at least." She nodded in a greement making him smirk at her. "I love you." he said softly before he gave her a loving kiss. She smiled when they parted and she went back to the station. Killian made his way to Granny's hoping to find Snow and David there. If Emma wouldn't agree he was going to find a way to show her that she can be just Emma. Walking in he found the two sitting in the booth with Neal sleeping in the stroller. He didn't wait for them to invite him, he took a seat beside David.
"what's wrong?" snow asked.
"we need to have a talk." Killian said. It had broken his heart seeing Emma like that, to hear her fear of being left with nothing left for herself, to think she could never have a happy ending because she was the savior. "I just got done talking to Emma."
"is she alright?" Snow became worried.
"not really." He looked at her. "she believes what that man Aladdin spouted about Saviors never getting their happy ending. She believes that that's what she'll have."
"that's not true." Snow furrowed her brows. "she has so many people that are there to help her, from what Aladdins said he didn't have anyone. She has people who love her and will hep her."
"well she doesn't see it that way." Killian looked between the two. "she doesn't see it as anything but her needing to save the world. Let's face it any time there's a problem everyone runs to her. She's the savior and everyone relies on her for every problem that happens in this town."
"you're right." David agreed. "when ever there's any problem from some villain to a few kids breaking into the school's pool, she's the one who is always told to take care of it."
"well what should we do?" Snow asked.
Killian looked between the two again. "the savior needs a vacation and to see that this two can take care of itself."
"she's never going to go for that." David said as she shifted in his seat.
"I can get her to." Killian smirked. "I can persuade her to take a vacation, but you need to make sure to keep the town under control."
"how are you going to get her to agree to something like that." Snow asked.
"do we want to know?" David said as he looked at the pirate who gave him a look. "does this have anything to do with our conversation the other day?"
"aye." Killian gave a quick nod. "it's part of the plan to prove she can' have a happy ending." David gave a slight nod.
"we'll hold the town together." David said making Killian nod before he slid from the booth and went to find Emma at the station. Snow looked at David waiting for him to explain. He gave a smirk as he went back to drinking his coffee leaving his wife to wonder.
"love…" he said as he walked into the office, watching as she lifted her head from her hands. "are you alright?"
"I'm fine. What's up?" she asked as she looked up at him.
"I have an idea how I can prove that you can have a happy ending and still be the savior sometimes." He said as he leaned against the door frame.
"what?"
"if you truly believe that you will never have a happy ending, that you'll be reduced to nothing because of the town needing you, let me prove your belief wrong." He pushed from the door and walked closer. "trust me."
"what about-."
"it's all handled." He waved her off as he held his hand out to her. "just trust me."
Emma looked at him before she gave a sigh and took his hand, letting him pull her to her feet. "I trust you." she said softly making him smirk.
"good, let's go." He tugged her with him making her sputter out arguments but he didn't slow down. He walked her off through the town and towards the woods. He slowed down as they came to a parshally destroyed wall that was covered in vines. He stopped at the break in the wall only to give her a quick grin before leading her into the break.
Emma stopped and looked atround in awe. The area was covered in over grown flowers. There was a bench and a fountain that had been taken over by the beautiful bushes. "Killian…" she smiled.
"do you like it?" he asked, watching her look around with a small smile. He took a breath, it was time to start his plan. She nodded and looked back at him as her smile grew. "good, now for the first proof that you can have a happy ending…" he trailed off walking closer to her as he held his hand out with a small ring in the center. Her eyes locked on it and she looked shocked before her face was unreadable. "this time… I am purposing."
"Killian…" she whispered as she looked back at the ring.
Killian looked at her, still holding the ring out for her. "Emma, I told you before, you're my happy ending." He paused. "I love you, I'm not going anywhere."
He watched emma look at the ring before her green eyes met his. "Killian, I can't hurt you. if… if it's true…"
"let me decide that. I want you to be part of my life. I want you for the rest of my life. you are my happy ending, love. you are like no woman in any realm, you've made me believe that a villain as vile as I had been could change, could be a hero and could have a happy ending. Will you let me show you that you can have a life, you can be Emma, that you can have a happy ending?" Emma looked at him a moment before she stepped forward, pressing her lips to his in a deep kiss that had them both breathing havy as they rested their foreheads together. "is that a yes?" he smirked making her laugh and nod.
"yes." She smiled brightly at him. "I'll let you try." She smiled making him chuckle as he gently slid the ring onto her finger. "I love you." she said as she looked at him making him smirk and pull her into another deep kiss.
"now, let's go enjoy our quiet time." He grinned making her laugh as he tugged on her hand, pulling her with him from the secret garden and back towards their home. they bearly made it to the door when Emma pulled him into a kiss that quickly went from loving to passionate. Killian pressed her to the door as he dropped his lips to her neck. Emma reached behind her opening the door and letting them in when he scooped her into his arms and kicked the door shut as he made his way up the stairs to their room.
Emma cuddled into Killians side as they sat on the couchand she showed him how to watch Netflix. She smiled at him as he raised a brow as she flipped through to find a show to watch. It had been a week and she had to say it was nice to be Emma and not the savior everyday. She was surprised the town was still together but he had done what she thought was impossible, he had showed her that she could be Emma and let the town handle things sometimes. She looked down at her hand resting on his leg, the ring was small and elegant on her finger. She couldn't help the smile that spread as she rivaled in the feeling of being engaged to the man who had managed to break every one of her walls.
"admireing your ring again?" he smirked catching her looking at the little blue gem that sparkled in the sunlight that filtered through the window.
"maybe." She smirked making him kiss her head. "this has been so nice. Thank you, Killian, for everything."
"any time, love." he pulled her tight to him.
Emma smiled. "I'm glad we got to have a little quiet time that wasn't interrupted by someone running in and telling us about a new problem."
"that was the plan, love. to make the town start taking care of it's self when it can and to show you that you don't have to always be the savior. You can just be Emma Swan."
"for now." she said as she held her ring up to admire it making Killian chuckle. "I can be Emma Swan for now."
"and after we're wed you can relax and be just Emma Jones." He grinned, excited for the day that she was officially his wife. Emma smiled at him, she couldn't possibly love him any more than she did at that moment.
"well I hope it keeps up when we get back to work tomorrow. Maybe with them taking care of some of their problems we'll be able to have our life." she said.
"that's the plan, love." he smirked as they settled in, cudduled in each other's arms as Emma pressed play.
Snow looked up when she saw Emma and Killian walked into Granny's. she had been dieing to hear what it was that Killian and David had discussed, what it was that he had part of the plan to talk Emma into taking a vacation for a week. She and David had been worried about their daughter since Killian sat in the booth and told them that she was having difficulty with thinking she was going to be used until there was nothing left of her. Emma's bright smile as the two entered the diner set them at ease. Killian smirked as he and David shared a look as Emma dropped beside her mother at the table.
"it's good to see you." Snow smiled. "how are you?"
Emma smiled at her. "I'm better." Snow smiled and nodded, glad to see the smile on her daughter's face.
"so what did you do with your week off? did you go anywhere or do anything?" Snow asked, wanting to get som details on what Killian had planned for Emma.
Emma glanced at Killian as he took a sip from his mug with a smirk and sat back at the table. "well we didn't go anywhere, we just relaxed at home mostly." Emma told her mother. David smirked as he caught sight of the ring Killian had showed him a few days before he took Emma on vacation.
"here, love." Killian said as he handed her a mug. She smiled her gratitude for him getting her coffee.
"Emma!" Snow gasped as she quickly took her hand making Emma quickly grab her mug with her other hand. Snow looked up at Emma and then to Killian who gave another cocky smirk as he continued drinking. "it's beautiful. When did…? is this what you two were talking about?" she looked at David and Killian.
David smiled as Killian gave a nod. "what are you talking about?" Emma asked confused, looking at Killian.
"a few days before I had gone to have a conversation with your father. Being as you're a princess and your father is old fashioned I figured it would be bad form to ask you before I had asked your father." Killian explained.
"always the gentleman." Emma smiled at him, the light even brighter in her eyes as she looked at him.
"I'm so happy for you." Snow smiled brightly as she pulled Emma into a tight hug. "when are you going to have the wedding? We'll have to start planning. We can have it in front of City Hall-."
"whoa." Emma said, stopping her mother. "we've only been engaged for a week. we havn't really discussed anything yet. And I don't think city hall is going to be the best choice."
"youre a princess, Emma." Snow said not understanding why Emma seemed to just push it to the side. She was a princess and the savior. She caught the look that Killian and David shared as she furrowed her brow.
"it's not like we're in the Enchanted Forest. Some traditions don't carry over." David said trying to help save his daughter and her fiancé. "it's something to think about." He told the two. "nothing to rush to, it's not like there's anything that's rushing you." the two just nodded as Snow sighed, not wanting to push at that moment.
"well you're feeling better, and your relaxed and happy. That's what matters." Snow said as Emma gave a little nod and smileas Henry and the others joined them conversations took off. David and Snow gave small smiles as they caught Killian reaching out to take Emma's hand, making her smile at him as they looked at each other with such love. a vacation for the savior was jexactly what she had needed to realize that she had way too many people around her, fighting for her happy ending as hard as she fought for theirs.