The Flickering Lights-Captain Swan Style
Granny's was packed - an impromptu post-underworld celebration – and all Emma could think about was the fact that they'd achieved the impossible. They had actually gone into the Underworld and brought Killian home. Since finding him, she had rarely let him out of her sight and even now she was as close to him as she could get, his left arm wrapped tightly around her shoulders. Leaning closer and putting her head on his shoulder, she looked up at him with a tender smile that he answered with one of his own that he reserved for her, the one that made her feel like she was the most precious thing in the world.
"Ready to go, love?"
She tilted her head and grinned up at him. "In a hurry for some reason?"
His smile changed into a lopsided smirk as he leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Aye, I believe some time alone is in order." The words were immediately followed by a kiss on her cheek, and without waiting for an answer he directed her toward her parents to say goodbye.
Her parents were speaking softly to Blue, apparently getting up to speed about her little brother Neal and all the things they'd missed while they were gone. They both gave her a brief hug as she said good night, and her mother made her promise that they'd all get together the next day for a family brunch.
In the middle of the goodbye hugs Henry appeared by her side. He pulled her into a hug, and was gone with a 'love you, see you tomorrow' before she could properly reciprocate, then was back to chasing Roland through the diner without giving them another glance.
"Henry's staying with Regina and Robin tonight?" Mary Margaret asked Emma.
Killian's arm tightened around her as she glanced up at him, his smile sending a shiver down her spine, and she had to force herself to turn back to her mother to answer her question.
"Yea, he said he missed Roland, but I think he wanted to give us..." Her smile widened as she looked at Killian again. "... a chance to spend some time alone."
"And we appreciate it," Killian added, pressing a kiss to her forehead.
Her father threw them a stern look while her mother just smiled, and Emma turned toward the exit before her parents could give her a lecture. They walked to the door, saying goodbye to everyone on their way out but were already so immersed in each other that they didn't even notice the lights flickering the moment they cleared the door frame.
Mary Margaret exchanged a look with her husband, raising her eyebrows in question. David only shrugged his shoulders, dismissing the flickering of the lights without much thought and they turned back to their conversation with Blue.
K&E
Regina and Robin were sitting side by side in a booth watching Roland run circles around Henry when the lights flashed. Regina looked toward the door to see that Emma and Killian had just walked out and with a contemplative look on her face she turned toward Robin, "Surely, not."
Turning to her, Robin said, "Pardon me?"
"Did you see the lights flash just as Emma and Killian walked out?"
"Yea, so?"
"Well, what if they caused that?"
"What do you mean?"
Regina turned toward the door and shook her head to indicate never mind, but Robin grabbed her hand and kissed her finger tips. "What is it?"
Leaning toward him Regina said, "Emma's magic is tied to her emotions and well, there's no more powerful emotion than love so…"
"So," responded Robin, "And?"
"Well, what if that flash of lights was caused by Emma and her pirate being together?"
"Why would this time be any different than any other time?"
"But Robin, that's just it. There hasn't been any other time."
She looked over at him as his mouth dropped open, "Really?" And then the lights flashed again.
"Really." Regina answered. "Ms. Swan has kept her pirate waiting."
"Well, my darling, why don't we go home and make some magic of our own." And then Robin leaned in and kissed her on the cheek.
Regina's breath caught in her throat as his mouth curled up into a smirk and she murmured, "Lovely idea. Let's get the boys and go home."
As they were gathering the boys and saying good bye, the lights flashed again.
"Regina, any idea what's going on?" asked Mary Margaret as they walked up to her and David.
Looking at Robin out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that his dimples had deepened even more and whispered close to Mary Margaret's ear, "I think it might be Emma and Killian."
"What?" Mary Margaret said.
"Well, they're ….." Regina trailed off, waving her hand in the air as if she was searching for the right word.
"Oh! Oh!" Mary Margaret said quietly as she put her hand on David's arm. "David, let's go home."
David glanced at his wife, then turned back toward Regina and Robin. "What did you say?"
Regina, feeling strangely uncomfortable, looked over at Robin who took her hand in a show of support, "Well, Emma's magic is controlled by her emotions and the flickering lights could be caused when Emma and Killian are…"
"Whoa," holding his hand up in front of them, "stop right there. There are some things a dad doesn't need to know," David moaned.
He quickly put his hand on Mary Margaret's elbow and as he was guiding her out the door, the lights went off completely.
Everyone started talking at once until Granny shouted, "Calm down a minute and the generator will kick in."
Thankfully it did and David, Mary Margaret, Regina, Robin and the boys were able to slip out before anyone started asking questions that they really didn't want to have to answer.
K&E
As soon as they walked out of Granny's he wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close. She in turn put her arm around him and her hand in his back pocket. He looked down at her and raised that eyebrow that seemed to have a mind of its own. "Something you need, Swan?"
In response, Emma tightened her hold and just smiled. As they walked through the streets of Storybrooke toward their home, their footsteps fell into sync and the air around them seemed to sizzle with electricity. Killian couldn't believe he had been given another chance at life. Another chance to have his happy ending with the woman he loved. Unconsciously he tightened his hold on her even more.
"A penny for your thoughts," said Emma.
"Another one of those sayings, I gather," stated Killian.
"Yea, it is." Emma smiled.
"Well, Swan, I think my thoughts are worth more than a penny." He tapped his bottom lip with his finger and smiled down at her.
She reached up, pulled his head down and kissed his lips softly. "Okay, I paid up, now it's your turn."
He stopped walking and turned to her, putting his hand and hook on her hips to pull her closer. "Emma, I love you," he said, his eyes finding hers for a moment before he averted his gaze over her shoulder. "You are my happy ending, but if you are not ready for this, then I am willing to wait."
Her hand cupped his cheek forcing him to gently meet her eyes again. "Killian," she said in a quiet voice. "I love you, too. Now take me home pirate."
It took him but a minute to process what she had just said and once he did, he bent down and gave her a hard, but passionate kiss, then promptly turned them back toward their home and quickly began leading her down the street to their future.
As they came to the gate that would lead to their front door, Killian pushed up the latch with his hook and together they walked through. Both of them gazed up at the house looming tall and majestic in front of them, then at each other and smiled. Turning slightly toward Emma, he bowed, and with an outstretched arm indicated she precede him up the stairs.
She smiled and as she walked up the steps and swept her hand in front of her to magically open the door. Before stepping over the threshold, she turned and held her hand out to Killian. "Ready?"
His answer was to swing her into his arms and quickly march through the door without looking to see where he was going. "Swan, get the door, will you?"
With a toss of her hand, Emma closed them into their house, finally together and alone. She felt safe and secure in Killian's arms. Home. Leaning in she kissed his neck, right next to those freckles that she's always thought were so sexy, all the while running her fingers through the chest hair that was visible where he had left a few buttons undone.
She was thankful that someone had come in and turned some lights on low so they weren't walking into a dark house. They had also made sure there was heat. She leaned her head on his shoulder as he walked up the stairs, not minding when he reached for her lips and kissed her with one of those all-encompassing kisses. Responding immediately, she wrapped her arms around his neck. As they were making their way up the stairs the lights flickered on and off, but they were so wrapped up in each other that they barely noticed.
"Which way?" He murmured against her neck.
She pointed toward an open door and as he carried her through the doorway he slowly slid her body down his, never once letting go of her mouth. Wrapping his arms around her, he brought her closer where she could not help but feel how much he wanted her. She felt cherished and loved and couldn't believe that finally, finally, she was going to be making love with Killian, her pirate. She felt such a strong burst of love right at that moment that it seemed as if the very air surrounding them was glowing and all of a sudden all of the candles in the room sparked to life causing Killian to lift his head and look around slowly. "Liked that did you? Then you're really going to like this."
He used his hook to anchor his arm around her waist and slowly started moving them backward, toward the bed. His focus was on the woman in his arms and not on his surroundings but he had an impression of sunrise at sea and, thankfully, there was a very large, very comfortable looking bed. With deft movements of his hand he slid her leather jacket off one shoulder, all the while kissing her neck, and then off of the other, letting it drop to the floor.
Emma, not to be outdone, put her hands between them and pushed his leather jacket off of his shoulders, too. She then proceeded to kiss every inch of his chest that was visible as well as slowly unbutton the remaining buttons of his shirt. Just as she was finishing the buttons of his shirt the back of her legs came in contact with the bed and she found herself falling backward. Not realizing how close they were to the side of the bed and because he was so involved in kissing every part of her that he uncovered, as soon as Emma fell, he did, too. Right on top of her. "Well, my darling, in a hurry I see."
Emma smiled up at him. "I'm just trying to see if you can live up to your promise."
He looked confused, and asked, "My promise?"
As she was slowly pushing his shirt off of his shoulders, she smirked, "Yes, the one where you said that when you jab me with your sword, I will feel it. Well, I'm waiting."
He couldn't believe that after all this time she remembered something he had said in what seemed a lifetime ago, but oh, did he plan on making sure that she felt it, every single inch. "Well, I don't make promises that I can't keep."
Standing up, he quickly divested himself of his shirt, pulling the sleeves over his brace and hook.
Killian wanted his first time with her to be real, without anything artificial between them, and while he loved that she treated his hook just as any part of him, he wanted to love her, as he had not loved many. He had no illusions about his many conquests throughout his long life as most women threw themselves at his pirate persona and not because of the man he truly was. Emma loved the man and tonight he was only going to give her the man.
Unscrewing the hook and laying it on the dressing table, he then pulled the leather sheath off and sat it down next to it. His boots were pulled off and tossed in the corner and then his leather trousers.
Emma watched Killian in awe as every beautiful part of his body was exposed to her. When he pulled off his hook and leather sheath and looked at her with what she felt was vulnerability she wanted him to not only feel but know how much she loved him. Reaching her hand out she ran her fingers along the side of his leg, and they saw sparks.
"Well love, now isn't that interesting," he smirked.
"Only with you, Killian, only with you."
The candle flames burned brighter, growing larger and larger, until the entire room was lit, almost like day. With a flick of her wrist, Emma plunged them into darkness. "Come here pirate. I need you now."
Quickly divesting themselves of the rest of their clothing, they fell together on to the bed. Killian ran his hand from her hip, along the indention of her waist and then up to her shoulder. He gently cupped her chin and put his lips against hers in a kiss that Emma felt all the way to her toes. He ran his tongue along her bottom lip, silently asking her to open up for him, and when she did, he swept in as if he had been kissing her like this her entire life. His hands were not exactly steady as he moved them all along her body, all the while continuing to punctuate each new area he touched by moving his lips all over. Emma felt like she was burning up and even with her eyes tightly shut she could see light. Opening her eyes, she noticed again that the lamps around the room were lit. When did that happen, she thought. And with another wave of her hand she plunged the room back into darkness.
Killian thoroughly worshipped Emma's body, learning exactly where she liked to be touched and kissed, thinking that he had been waiting for this moment for many a day and while he wanted to take his time, he wasn't sure how much longer he could wait to claim her as his own.
Emma, for her part, was not shy about touching her pirate. She nipped at any place she could reach with her teeth, and then soothed it with her tongue. Her hands were busy running up and down his back until she could grab hold of his firm behind. Kneading the muscles, almost like a kitten would, up and down from his shoulders to his behind, she heard him growl as he lifted up his head to look at her.
"You keep that up and I won't be responsible for my actions."
"Who says I want you to be responsible?" she whispered. "I'm sorry Killian. I'm sorry that I made us wait. I love you."
"Shh, love. We're here now, that's what matters."
He took her mouth in another kiss that was meant to take all thoughts from her head. She let herself go and showed him how much she loved him and how much she was ready for that future with him. At the peak of their joining, she completely lost control of her magic. Lightbulbs burst with a pop and candles flamed brighter. She was so happy she felt like they were floating on the air.
Killian kissed her one last time and opened his eyes. He took in the lit candles that were blazing everywhere and let out a surprised gasp, then tilted his head to look back down at her. "What the …?"
She met his eyes and raised her eyebrows in question.
"Look down." he indicated with his chin over her shoulder. "We're floating."
"No, we can't be." But as soon as those words left her mouth they fell back onto the bed with a little bounce.
"My magic?" she asked.
"Aye, now let's see if we can do it again."
And do it again, they did.
K&E
All across town the lights had been flickering on and off for a while until there was the brightest surge of all. Robin was lying in bed with Regina curled around him when it occurred. "Well done mate," he said as he heard Regina snicker and then they both drifted off to sleep.
K&E
Mary Margaret and David had also settled down for the night. The lights had constantly been flickering off and on since they had gotten home. Because they really didn't want to think about what was going on with their daughter, they were laying in complete darkness when all of a sudden the lights powered back on and then shut back off. David groaned and put his pillow over his head.
"There are some things that I really don't need to know."
Mary Margaret sighed, "I agree. Maybe I'll ask Regina to talk to Emma about how to control her magic a bit more."
She too pulled the covers up over her head then to shut out the lights that had resumed flickering while they were talking.
K&E
After his many years at sea, Killian tended to wake with the first light and even though he had not had much sleep the night before, this morning was no different. The big difference this morning was that Emma was finally next to him where she belonged.
Killian slowly opened his eyes and looked at her. She looked so peaceful laying there in repose. He couldn't help the smile that spread over his face as he remembered how they had spent the better part of the night. He knew he shouldn't, but couldn't help himself, as he turned on his side and pulled her tighter against his front. Curling around her, he moved her hair aside and pressed soft kisses to her neck and shoulders all the while running his hand up and down her body.
Emma slowly regained consciousness feeling rested for the first time in months. "Good morning," she purred as she moved closer to his front and tilted her neck so he could continue to kiss and caress her. "I could get used to waking up this way every morning."
"Then you shall," Killian remarked. "I never want you to feel alone again."
He proceeded to show her just what other ways he was going to use on a daily basis to show her how much he loved her. The candles flickered back to life but wrapped in their own cocoon Emma and Killian didn't notice.
Many minutes later, Emma glanced at the clock. "Killian, we're supposed to meet the family for brunch shortly. I'm going to jump in the shower."
Killian looked at her and winked. "Shall I wash your back?"
"Maybe later," she said softly. "We'd never make it on time."
She threw the blanket aside, climbed out of bed, grabbed the shirt she had taken off him the night before, and slipped it on. When she had bent over to pick it up, she noticed that there were shards of glass on the floor. Careful to avoid the sharp edges, she grabbed a pair of slippers and put them on her feet before walking across the room.
"Stay right there," she threw over her shoulder. "Let me get something to clean this up."
Killian was busy looking at her legs from his prone position on the bed, but in response to her comment, looked up and said, "Let me. You take your shower." He tossed the blanket off and stood up. He noticed that she was staring at him, her cheeks tinted pink, but a small smile and an awestruck look graced her beautiful face. "See something you like, love?" he responded stalking toward her.
She quickly grabbed her clothes and ran into the bathroom, a very satisfied smile on her face and Killian's laughter ringing in her ears.
Once they were both ready they headed toward Granny's to meet their family. She looped her arm through his as they walked, just enjoying being together and being able to touch each other freely. Periodically she would smile up at him and he would lean over and give her a small kiss. Every time he did, she felt magic buzz through her body and wrap around them. She couldn't believe she was so happy.
Together they walked into the courtyard of the diner not noticing that the sign was no longer lit, nor were the lights around the patio. Killian pulled open the door and said "After you."
As she walked past him through the door, she ran her fingers along his scruff. "Thank you."
Feeling the electric current between them spring to life she quickly moved her hand and looked up to see her family watching them arrive. Her parents were smiling in an embarrassed way but trying to act like it was nothing out of the ordinary for her to arrive after spending the night in Killian's arms.
She felt a bit like a teenager who got caught necking with her boyfriend but tried to act like it was nothing out of the norm. Looking around though she noticed that the entire room was quiet and that Leroy was sitting at the bar with a plate of fruit in front of him and a grumpy look on his face. "It's your fault sister," he bellowed while pointing his finger. "You and that pirate are the reason I didn't get my bacon!"
Emma glanced up at Killian with a look that said 'do you have any idea what he's talking about?', and Killian just shrugged his shoulders, placing his hand behind her back to guide her toward her parents' table. About that time, Emma noticed that Robin and Regina were sitting with her parents, and that Regina had the strangest smirk on her face. She got up from the table and sauntered over. "Emma, a word, please."
Emma assumed it had something to do with Henry so she told Killian to go ahead and sit down and turned to Regina. "What is it?"
"Did you happen to notice that the power is out?" asked Regina.
"Now that you mention it, yea I see that. Please don't tell me there's another villain in town."
"No, it's you and your pirate. It seems that you're explosive together." She snickered.
Emma's mouth dropped open. "You don't mean that the power outage was because Killian and I…" she trailed off and looked around her. Every eye in the place was on her. "Damn," she muttered under her breath. "Is there a way to fix this? I don't plan on giving him up, now that I've had a taste," she said quietly.
"Oh drop the moon eyes, we can fix it." Regina snapped her fingers and the power came back on. "I came up with a spell for you to say when you get home. It should keep the power of your magic contained within your house, but you might want to work on ways to get a handle on your emotions when you and Killian are…." Regina made a small motion with her hand before adding, "After all, you don't want to scare Henry on the nights he's staying with you two." Regina passed her a piece of paper that had a few words written on it.
"Thanks, Regina. I owe you one."
They walked over to the table where their family sat and she laid her hand on Killian's shoulder. The lights flickered again and she quickly removed her hand and thought, oh man this is going to be tough. Killian grabbed and kissed her hand and pulled her down beside him. This time she was ready for it and while the lights in Granny's didn't flicker, she could still feel the charged air around them, and she looked at Killian and smiled.
David and Mary Margaret looked at each other and, while the pirate might not have been their first choice for their daughter, it was obvious he was the best and last choice. He made her happy. What more could a parent desire?
Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoyed.