A/N Hey guys! I haven't been on FanFiction lately, and then I just randomly had an idea for a one-shot, and I decided to turn it into a series of one-shots for my newest obsession and my all time favorite TV show, Once Upon a Time. Basically, I want to write one shots every day or every other day leading up to the season 5 premiere.

I mostly write about CaptainSwan and OutlawQueen, but I might try Rumbelle and Snowing if I'm in the mood. I am also open to requests for a certain couple and/or scenario so you can PM those to me or just comment them and I'll try and get a one-shot in about that!

This first one-shot takes place right after Emma disappears with the darkness.

"I love you"

Those words were pounding themselves into Killian's head and his eyes could only see Emma struggling to fight off the darkness. The sight of the one he loved, the one who loved him back, suffering so was agonizing, and he felt his knees hit the ground in grief. There was a silence, and he could tell in the back of his mind that Emma was gone, that the darkness was gone with her, but he only saw the black tornado surrounding his beautiful Emma, only saw her pain which was reflected tenfold in his own pain.

Killian had spent 300 years moving on from Milah, trying to forget the love he had for her, but he hadn't forgotten the 300 years of heartache he experienced. Only with Emma did he forget the agony he experienced when Milah was taken from him. But now, at this point, Killian knew he would give anything to have that agony back because the pain of seeing Emma being taken from him was so out of comparison. His head was swimming, his vision blurred, and he was being filled with a sense of overwhelming grief.

At some point, Killian forced himself to get up. Looking up, he saw Regina and Robin hand in hand and Snow and Charming holding eachother. His heart wrenched. Never more did he wish he had Emma to hold him up.

The four others were all looking at Hook with worried expressions which slightly softened now the he had gotten up. They all had seen the dagger, but not any of them made a move to pick it up. This was not because they were frightened, but because they knew that Hook should be the one to wield it, and that he would protect it with his life.

Killian saw the dagger, and he saw the four standing in an arc around it, nobody making a motion to pick it up. He knelt before it, and although he knew her name would be engraved on it, it still broke the last strength he had seeing it there for himself. Emma's name of all shouldn't be there on that dagger. The lightest magic shouldn't be on the dagger which tethers the darkest magic. The Savior shouldn't be the Dark One.

If it weren't for the darkness, Milah would be alive. If it weren't for the darkness, Emma would be his. Anger filled Killian, replenishing the strength that had sapped away from him. He grabbed the dagger and held it close.

This time, he wouldn't lose Emma for good like he did Milah. This time, he would defeat the darkness before it could take anything else away from him.

Hope you liked it :) See you tomorrow!