Author's Note: Each chapter will be themed around a word beginning with each letter of the alphabet. I'm doing this more as an exercise to get back into writing rather than crafting an excellent piece of literature. Obviously some chapters will be better than others as some letters are harder to come up with a great theme. I won't promise regular updates all the way through but I currently have completed all the way up until the letter C and so those will at least be posted on a regular schedule. Currently my favourite prewritten piece is Blue. Feel free to drop a review with ideas of what you want written for a certain letter. Just a quick few heads up that some of the stories will be based in the canon OUAT universe and others will be completely AU. And lastly the ratings on various chapters will vary but will not exceed a T rating as I'm pretty sure I would explode from mortification from writing something of a higher level, and I severely doubt my ability to write a smut piece accurately.

Always

In her years as a bails bonds person Emma had a number of people tell her to go to Hell. She couldn't say that she ever expected to actually be making the trip there, especially when she was still alive. Although Emma might not have been a Charming by name, she was most definitely one by blood and the Charmings always found their family. So since her pirate had found his way into the Underworld she would do everything in her power to get him back, even if it meant chasing him and his leather coat straight to Hell.

Emma was mildly surprised when everyone immediately agreed to join her on her trek to the Underworld, but she really shouldn't have expected any less from the Charmings. Emma was met with even more surprises when the Underworld appeared to be a messed up version of Storybrooke. The heroes spread out to search for Killian with Henry accompanying Emma. The two made their way to the docks to search for Killian and his ship.

Emma let a huge smile cross her face as she saw the Jolly Roger docked at the ocean port. She and Henry made their way carefully onto the board in case it was a trap. Emma's heart sank as she discovered the boat completely empty. Henry noticed his mothers change in demeanour and gave her a quick hug "we'll find him" he whispered.

She ruffled his hair "of course we will kid, no one is giving up yet". With very little ideas of where to search next the duo made their way to the Underworld Granny's to once again turn up empty handed. After searching the entire town and still coming up empty handed the heroes regrouped on Killian's boat. Despite the fact that Killian's extravagant attire normally stood out in a crowd he seemed impossible to be found. Emma found herself turning over the items in Killian's quarters in hopes of finding a clue to his whereabouts. She refused to give up on finding him, but even Emma had to admit that she was losing hope in the case. Most of the people she chased skipping their bail were easier to track down then Killian. She moved some of the old maps off of the desk to discover a copy of the newspaper. She skimmed the paper ignoring the articles about mayoral election and the advertisements until she got to the real estate section. Circled carefully in a red marker was the house they were supposed to share together in Storybrooke. Emma was disappointed when the house wasn't able to found during their earlier search of the town. The article looked identical to the one she had seen in Camelot but the address was different. Emma decided that he had to be there and headed for the door. Snow intercepted her and asked if she needed anyone to come along. Emma felt like this was something she needed to do alone.

And so Emma found herself staring at the house in the middle of the forest all alone. She didn't know what she would do if it turned out he wasn't there. She knocked with trepidation and stood silently beside the door. At first there was nothing but silence and Emma feared that there was no one home and that she had once again failed in her quest to find Killian. The fear was knocked from her mind when she heard a familiar voice yell from within "How many times have I told you to leave me alone?". The door opened to reveal a very irritated looking Killian. At the moment he registered Emma's presence his face transitioned from one of annoyance to confusion and finally settled on a huge smile. Killian was still shocked and simply muttered "How?".

Emma smiled and said "I told you that I would always find you". She quickly wrapped her arms around him and held him close. If Emma had her way she would never let her pirate go again.