A/N: Hey, guys! I started to write OUAT fics after the awesome season 3 finale, but I hadn't published any yet. First time ever publishing something I've written :) English is not my first language, and I tried my best not to make any mistakes but if you see any, please let me know!
Anyway, just wanted to write some fluffy scenes for Captain Swan to fill in some of the blanks. This one is set after 4x02. Next one will probably be my take on what could've happened after last season's finale.
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"Emma! What happened? Are you ok?"
Snow had just noticed her daughter buried under a few too many pillows and rushed over to her side.
"Uh... We found out what caused the blackout. Elsa accidentally built a giant wall of ice and took down a power line." David explained as he took their sleeping son from Snow's arms. "And Emma was kind of trapped inside the ice wall for a while. But we got her out. She'll be fine once we get her warmed up."
"What? An ice wall?" She held Emma's hand for a second, and sensing how cold it was, immediately put one hand on her forehead, being all motherly. "You're freezing, Emma!"
"Y-y-you think? Should've seen m-me 15 m-minutes ago." Emma chuckled a bit, breathing out cold air as she did so, only to cause her mother to worry even more.
"C'mon, let's get you out of those wet clothes."
Hook, who was still half hugging Emma, helped Snow get Emma on her feet and to her bedroom, mumbling something that sounded a lot like "I should've thought of that." He seemed unwilling to leave Emma's side, even if just for a moment.
Emma sat on her bed while her mother started to look through the closet to find her something warmer to wear. Hook kneeled in front of her and started to unzip her boots, trying to stay with her as much as he could before Snow realized he was there and kicked him out.
Once the boots and socks were out of the way, he took the blankets that were wrapped around Emma and placed them on the bed next to her, and helped her out of her jacket. By then, Snow came holding Emma's plaid pajamas and a pair of wool socks.
"Is it just me or is it really cold in here?" Snow asked while handing Emma the pajama shirt and glaring at Hook, who had motioned to help Emma take off her damp shirt, but immediately stopped and let Snow take his place when he saw the woman's stare.
"Aye, it does feel colder than downstairs. Maybe it's that heating thing." He said, looking for the radiator, glad to at least be useful in some way that didn't enrage Snow White. "Yep, this doesn't seem to be working properly." He banged on it lightly, like he had seen almost everyone in this realm do with all their "modern apparatus", trying to get it to work again, and also buying some time until Snow had finished helping Emma into to her pajama pants.
Stealing a glance at the two women behind him he saw Snow helping Emma to sit back down on the bed and grabbing the blankets to put around her again. He walked back to the bed and picked up the wool socks and put them on Emma's feet.
"Maybe we should go back downstairs then, Emma. I'll ask David to come take a look at the radiator."
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Henry was finishing up the hot cocoa by the time they came back into the room, and immediately brought Emma a cup, with extra cinnamon. She sat on the couch and gladly took it from his hands, the heat from the cup warming her still very cold fingers. Hook brought the space heater closer to Emma and sat down next to her, rubbing her back just as he was doing before. Henry sat on Emma's other side on the couch and offered Hook some hot cocoa, which he politely declined.
Elsa, who was sitting on a chair across from them, accepted the beverage, but accidentally froze the mug when little Neal suddenly started to cry. David picked up his crying son from his crib, but Snow gestured for him to give her the baby.
"I'll take him. Could you go upstairs and see what's wrong with the heating in Emma's room? It doesn't seem to be working. Plus, he's probably hungry anyways."
"Uh… Okay, I'll go check it out."
They both left the room, David going upstairs and Snow going to her first-floor room to breastfeed.
Everyone else was talking, Henry asking more about what had happened and wanting to know what else Elsa could do with her powers, Hook and Elsa each telling the story from their side of the wall. Emma made some snarky remarks every once in a while, but was concentrating more in staying warm; her cheeks and lips were starting to pink up again.
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David came down the stairs carrying a few pillows and some sheets. "There's definitely something wrong with the heating in you room, but I have no idea what it is or how to fix it." He said, putting the pillows on the couch and looking at Emma. "I was going to make up the couch for Elsa, but I think maybe you should sleep down here. At least the heating works, and we can leave the space heater on too if you're still cold"
"Yeah, ok. Elsa, I guess you can sleep in my room then. The cold won't be a problem, right?"
"Not at all. Thank you again for taking me in. After all I put you through tonight"
"Hey, don't worry. It wasn't your fault." Emma gave her new friend a small smile to reassure her that there were no hard feelings. Elsa smiled back. Snow came back in to the living room, no baby this time.
"Well, I think I'll go to bed and try to get some sleep before Neal wakes up again. And it's past your bedtime too, Henry, c'mon."
Henry gave her mom one more hug and a kiss and turned to Elsa. "I can show you my mom's room, if you want to go to sleep too"
"Oh. I think I probably should rest. We can keep looking for Anna tomorrow, right?" Elsa asked, turning to David.
"Absolutely"
"Well, good night then. And thank you all, again. I really appreciate what you are doing for me."
They went upstairs and Snow went back to her room. Hook was having some trouble trying to arrange the sheets on the couch properly, so David helped him, since every time Emma tried to he'd insist that she sat back down. After they were done, Hook helped Emma get settled, arranging all the blankets tightly around her. David watched the scene for a few seconds. After tonight he was starting to believe Hook's words from earlier; maybe he did truly care for Emma. Deciding to give them some alone time, he also retired to his bedroom.
"Good night, guys. If you need anything, Snow and I will be right next door. Probably awake with the baby."
Hook was sitting on the edge of the couch making sure she was warm and comfortable. He put a strand of her hair behind her ear, revealing the small cut on her head. She closed her eyes as he brushed his thumb over it slightly, barely touching the skin. He brought his hand down to caress her cheek and leaned over to kiss her forehead.
"Go to sleep, love. You need to rest."
As he got up from the couch, she opened her eyes and took her hand from under the covers to hold his. "Can you stay here?" A sleepy Emma pleaded. "Just for a little while… until I fall asleep." She added, trying to sound casual. He looked into her eyes and said nothing, simply lifting her pillow enough so that he could sit back down on the couch, and she laid her head on his lap.
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Hook heard the Charming's bedroom door open soon after he heard little Neal crying. David came out of the room carrying the baby and whispering to him.
"C'mon, little guy, let's give your mom some time to rest. We can do this, just the two of us. No big deal, right?"
He went over to the fridge and got a bottle of breast milk out, turned on the stove and placed the bottle inside a pot of water that was already in position to warm the baby's late night snack. He managed to quiet Neal down enough so that he wouldn't wake everyone in the house while he waited for his feeding. After a few minutes, he retrieved the bottle from the water and tested the temperature. It was incredibly hard doing all that while holding a fussing baby in one arm. It was only when he turned around to find somewhere to sit that he saw he was being observed.
"Hey. You're still here. Thought you'd have gone home by now."
"She fell asleep like this, and every time I tried to get up, she'd get a little restless. I couldn't bring myself to wake her, so I stayed." Hook answered quietly, careful not to wake her, even though if she hadn't awakened with the screams of a hungry baby, a hushed conversation certainly wouldn't do it.
David sat on the chair next to the couch so he could keep his voice down also.
"How is she doing?"
"Better. Not shivering as much anymore, just an occasional tremble or two every now and then." Hook sounded very relieved that she was ok, and incredibly tired.
"Have you been up all night watching her?" David questioned, knowingly. Hook gave him a nod, like it was no big deal.
"Aye. Just making sure she was warm enough."
David suppressed a smile. He was almost convinced that the pirate could actually be good for his little girl. "Well, try to get some sleep too, or she'll be mad at you for worrying too much." He got up and headed towards the bedroom, with a now sleeping Neal in his arms.
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Emma woke up feeling incredibly hot. For a few seconds she wondered why, until the previous night's memories came back. She sat up on the couch slowly, getting rid of all the many blankets that were covering her. Seeing Hook sitting next to her sound asleep made her smile. He stayed.
"Good morning."
Her mother's voice coming from the kitchen startled her. She glanced at Hook to make sure he hadn't woken up and got up from the couch, heading to the kitchen and sitting on a stool at the counter.
" 'Morning. Did my little brother let you sleep last night?"
"She slept. I didn't." Her father showed up behind her, already with a large cup of coffee on his hand. "How are you feeling?"
"Sweaty."
"Well, I'll take sweaty over nearly frozen any day. I'm really glad you're ok, Emma." He put his arm around her shoulders and kissed the top of her head. The gesture would usually make her uncomfortable, but after last night, she couldn't help but smile. Her mother was also smiling, and offered her a steamy cup.
"Want some coffee?"
"Sure."
As she sipped the coffee she looked back at the man sitting on her couch, still asleep, despite all the noise they were making. Turning back to her parents, she asked. "Should I wake him up? He seems so… uncomfortable."
David glanced over at where she'd been looking and agreed.
"He does. But I'd let him sleep a little longer. Don't think he got enough rest last night."
"What do you mean?"
Realizing what he had said, he blushed slightly. "Uhm. I woke up in the middle of the night to feed Neal, and he said he hadn't slept yet. I think he was worried about you."
Emma raised her eyebrows and blushed a little too. Luckily for her, Henry came running down at that moment and distracted her parents from her.
"Good morning"
"Good morning, Henry. Do you want some breakfast? I'm making eggs and pancakes." Snow greeted him cheerfully.
"Thanks, grandma, I'll eat something later. I have to go do something. I'll explain when I get back. Bye."
Without waiting for a response, he was out the door. Emma looked at her parents baffled.
"Welcome to parenthood, kid." Her dad said, holding back a laugh.
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Emma grabbed a plate of eggs and pancakes and headed to the couch, placing the plate on the coffee table while she sat next to Hook. She touched his leg gently to wake him up. He blinked a few times, adjusting to the brightness, and smiled once he saw her.
"Good morning, love."
"Morning."
He sat up straight, getting closer to her, and held the hand she still had on his leg, brushing his thumb over it. "You feel much warmer now. How are you feeling?"
"Better. I woke up soaked because of all the blankets you guys covered me with last night."
"Well, you seemed to need them at the time. But if you prefer I can think of better ways to get you to wake up soaked next time." He whispered the last phrase so her parents couldn't hear it. She blushed slightly and smirked at him, which made his own crooked smile grow even bigger. "I think I've never been so glad to be able to make you blush like that. I've missed that rosiness on your cheeks, Swan."
The comment made Emma blush even more, and to hide her embarrassment she picked up the plate from the table and changed the subject.
"Here, I brought you some breakfast. You must be hungry."
He thanked her and took the plate from her still smiling, placed it on his lap and proceeded to eat.
"So… I assume our third date will be searching for the missing sister. Unless you count breakfast on your parents couch as a date."
She hid a smile as she answered and once again changed the subject. "I don't. But you look kind of tired. David mentioned that you didn't get much sleep last night. Maybe you should take the morning to get some rest."
"He mentioned that, did he?" He glanced over to the kitchen, where the Charmings were having breakfast, slightly annoyed that David had told her that. "I'm just fine, love, just need some coffee and I'll be good to go."
"Well, I'd really rather you got some sleep instead. I'd hate to have a sleep deprived pirate causing me trouble." She gave him that half-smile that always got him to do whatever she wanted. As usual, it worked.
"As you wish, love. Shall we meet for lunch then?" He said with a sigh of resignation.
"Absolutely. You can even pretend it's the third date." Her chuckle made him smile again, and he put the empty plate back on the table and stood up, holding his hand out to her.
"Walk me out?"
She looked up and smiled back at him, taking his hand and leading him out of the apartment. Once they were outside and out of her parents' sight, he let go of her hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. She looked beautiful even having just woken up after having almost died just a few hours ago. His hand cupped her cheek lifting her head so that he could look into her eyes.
"I'm really glad you're alright, Emma." She gave him a coy smile, looking away from him for just a second, and he leaned in and kissed her forehead lightly. She closed her eyes at the touch of his lips on her skin, but it only lasted a few short seconds, and then they were gazing at each other again. "I'll see you later, lass. Try to keep away from any danger in the meanwhile."
He winked at her and turned to go, leaving her to watch as he strolled down the stairs.
