You know what if Emma never left her parents?
"I can't believe Emma is already 29." Snow said, "Emma dear. Can you come here?"
Emma walked into the room, "Yes Mom?"
"How would you like to take another trip to the town?"
"Oh I'd love that!"
"Get your cloak and we'll go."
The charmings went into the town and Emma wandered away from her parents when they were talking she was looking around and bumped into someone causing the person to drop everything Emma knelt down as the person did, "I'm so sorry I wasn't looking where I was going and..."
"You better be that was a fortune of good rum." Emma looked into the face of a pirate. He looked at her harshly and then realized she was the princess and his gaze softened. "Apologies your highness." "Oh it's quite alright. I'm Emma." "Killian Jones."
Just then snow and Charming came running up, "Emma don't run away like that!" Emma got up and brushed off her dress, "sorry." She rejoined her parents and walked away she looked back at the pirate and then disappeared.
"Captain, What's going on? What happened to the rum?"
"Never mind the rum."
" never mind?"
"Captain what's going on?"
"It's none of your business Smee. Now what is our mission here?"
"The dark one, he was spotted near this port."
"Right." The pirate looked back to where the princess had disappeared.
"Captain?"
"Go I'm ahead, why the bloody are you waiting for me?"
"Sorry sir."
Emma kept thinking about that pirate on the docks.
"Emma, you ok?" Snow asked
"Yes mom."
Later that night Emma snuck out of the castle and went to the docks to see if the pirate was still in port, he has piqued her interest.
"Princess? What are you doing out so late?"
She spun around and there was the pirate she had met earlier. "Oh I wanted to see if you were still here. What are you doing here?"
"Never mind that. We should get you back to your castle."
"Captain?" Smee said walking up, "oh my gosh is that the princess?"
"Yes Smee it is." Hook said not taking his eyes off Emma.
"We should take her aboard the ship and ransom her. That'd catch a very good price that we could use to get whatever tools we need to find the dark one and kill him."
"Or I have another idea. We could return her to her castle before somebody else decides to do that."
"But Captain..."
"Smee wait here while I take her back."
"But..."
"Just do as I command!"
Smee was taken aback. "Yes captain."
Hook held out his hand for Emma and she grabbed it and they walked back to the castle. Emma looked at him, "what's your story pirate?"
"Please you can call me Killian. I'd rather not say. It's a bit embarrassing for a princess like you."
"I can handle it. You'd be surprised."
"Well I was a sear faring Captain when a crocodile took my love and my hand and I've been hunting him ever since. That's the short version at least."
Emma jumped back a little, "Wait your Captain Hook! The ruthless pirate that will do anything he can to get what he wants."
"I was trying to avoid those details."
"If your really so ruthless then why did you do what your friend said?"
"Because it's the right thing to do."
"But from what I know that's not your style. You're the worst pirate besides Black beard. What's the difference?"
"Maybe I just need a reminder that I that could be different."
"What?"
"Maybe I don't have to be a ruthless pirate."
"I'm confused."
By that time they arrived at the castle. Hook looked at her and smiled goodnight princess. He kissed her hand and left. She looked after him until he disappeared and she ran to the door.
Emma could here her parents stirring so Emma quietly ran back to her room and took off her outside cloak and got into her bed so her parents wouldn't suspect a thing. "See she's fine!" Snow whispered. Charming shrugged," I thought I heard something."
"She's 29 Charming I think she'll be fine."
"We almost lost her once I don't want to actually lose her."
They walked out of Emma's room. Emma looked up and let out her breath in relief. Then her thoughts returned back to the pirate. Why was he so different then all the others? Than even his own reputation. She fell asleep wondering these things and many more.
Emma looked around the town square in aw. She'd always liked it. A man came and gave her a rotting tooth grin, "Ello Princess what a fancy price you would catch."
He backed her into a corner no matter how desperately she tried to return to her parents who were only a few feet away if she could just alert them but she couldn't without him stabbing her. Then the man just fell over and standing over him was Hook. Emma breathing heavily ran to him and hugged him. Snow and Charming turned around at that exact moment, "Emma!" Snow said shocked. Charming looked at her, "Emma? What's going on."
Emma walked back and put her arms around her back. "A man was trying to do things. I'm not sure what but it wasn't anything good. This pirate rescued me."
"Who was this man?" Charming asked.
Hook looked down at the man at his feet, "my guess would be he was trying to kidnap her. Hold her for ransom."
"The pirate saved me. The least you can do is not look at him with disdain."
Snow and Charming looked at their daughter like really? He's still a pirate. In response Emma kissed him on the cheek and thanked him shocking her parents that they just stood there with their mouths open.
"Emma come with us!" Charming said.
Emma looked at Hook with a knowing glance and he slightly nodded. Emma and her parents walked away and continued to enjoy their day with no more incidents.
Emma snuck out later that night where Hook was waiting.
"Hello your highness."
"Please don't call me that. You saved me today."
"Yes I did. It was the right thing to do."
"Thank you. From what I've experienced pirates don't do that."
"Yes well you are quite a captivating one."
"What are you saying?"
"I think you've captured my heart in a way I never figured could happen again after my first love Milah died."
Emma smiled and leaned in to kiss him.
From then on every night they snuck out to see each other. It was like a forbidden love story.
Did y'all like that? Was it ok? The next part is gonna be after season 7.