Well, I don't know how I came up with this idea, but I think it's cute, you just have to read the two chapters xD
Re-edited by my lovely beta reader: "thetimeladyswan"
Disclaimer: This was just for fun. I don't own OUAT, or the characters.
Love, Death and Beyond
Chapter 1 Dies a Hero
Her body is so weak and it slides slowly, like falling down to the floor. The weight in her eyelids is forcing her to close her eyes for what it feels a second, and then, everything becomes quiet ...
Emma is on the battlefield with her clothes covered in dirt - some bloodstains on both her hands and arms; her hair a complete mess.
She looks around her briefly - rubble is everywhere - and her eyes fix on the great war that is taking place. The heroes are facing evil creatures with their impeccable hope and courage, and what is left of their strength - Snow and Charming, her parents, are facing some of the evil creatures together; one with his sword, the other launching arrows to their enemies. On the other side of the battlefield, Regina throws fire from her hands, consuming everything in her way. Mr. Gold awakens his adversaries with his magic spells, while Robin Hood launches an arrow towards one of the creatures when it is about to attack Regina, without her knowledge.
And Hook?
As Emma feels falling, she remembers seeing him through the rubble piercing with his sword to one of his enemies, and thus knocking him down. There was supposed to be the last time she saw him; it was the last time she had the opportunity to take a look behind her, while she was facing Maleficent.
She remembers every detail, every action, everything - like a movie in slow motion, but without any sound.
She even recalls the sensation of weakness and tiredness screaming inside her body during that point of the battle. Though, she couldn't stop if they really wanted to defeat Maleficent.
Emma returns her gaze to her opponent and sees a powerful bright light coming directly to her.
It was that, and a shout right behind her that she keeps failing to decipher even now … she still thinks she heard her name.
Emma!
Emma feels so fragile like never before. She blinks a few times while she still feels falling. Did she hear her name in her memories or at this very moment? Or perhaps, it was in both.
As she feels her body hitting the cold floor - full of dirt and dust - she closes her eyes once more …
The silence is gone, and now, she begins to hear clearly - Emma's memory is clarified.
Her parents shout for her, while they - and the rest - run to her quickly, but ... where's Hook? - it is her first thought, even with all the chaos around her.
Emma tries to merge her back from the floor, slowly - as her eyes fix on Maleficent, who is laughing wickedly, and then, she disappears into a dense black smoke.
That's when Emma glances to the body right next to her.
"Hook?" she asks, confused and fearful, her voice barely above a whisper.
Emma manages to turn his body up to see his face - his eyes are closed.
'Why are they closed?' she thinks, completely terrified.
"No ... No! Wake up, Killian! Wake up!" Emma shouts, desperately - her eyes turning red.
Suddenly, the eyes of her parents and friends are on her - as they surround her - but she doesn't even care.
"Killian, open your eyes! Open your eyes!" Emma demands, altered - fear in her chest; tears about to come.
Finally, Hook opens his eyes, slowly. Emma smiles slightly when he does and she listens the voice she secretly loves.
"Hey, bea-uti-ful," Hook manages to say, his voice fragile, quietly - like a whisper.
Emma is laying on the floor, forming a slight smile on her face with the memory of those words - words that always made her feel loved; the way she needs to feel right now where the only feeling inside of her is loneliness and fear, and at the precise moment when she's unaware of what it's happening around her.
She blinks again ...
Hook is still on the floor, laying next to her. They are staring at each other lovingly - as she caresses his black hair with her right hand.
"What did you do?" Emma asks gently, quietly.
Little does she know Hook cannot hear a word, nor think. He only keeps looking lovingly at her beloved Swan.
Another voice explains her, inviting her to look up to her right side.
"Maleficent sent a spell directly to you when you turned around, Miss Swan. The pir ... he couldn't resist to see you hurt," Mr. Gold explains, carefully, in a soft voice.
Emma turns her gaze to Hook again - as she still has him in her arms.
"But ... he's going to be fine, right?" Emma asks, fearfully, but still a bit optimistic - lying to herself to stay strong.
A silence follows and Emma gazes to her parents and friends.
"Emma ..." Snow starts, tenderly, almost about to cry.
"I'm sorry, Miss Swan," Regina offers gently, taking courage while struggling to keep the tears in her eyes - as she fakes a rigid posture.
Emma remembers the big weight upon her chest and the explosion of tears burning in her eyes in that moment.
Her red eyes turn to Hook, who tries to talk with the last breathe of his soul.
"I-I love you Emma ... I-I always will," Hook says, quietly, with difficulty.
"I love you Killian," Emma says, forming a slight smile for him, while sobbing - tears running down her cheeks.
Emma recalls the sensation when she embraced him - she did it with all her strength and love.
She gets lost in his blue eyes.
"Not a-day will go by-that I do-n't think of-you," Hook vows, tenderly - staring at her, lovingly.
It's so easy for Emma to remember that deep look in his face - those eyes seemed to say goodbye, and still they were full of love.
After those words, Hook closes his eyes for the last time. Those blue eyes will never look at her anymore.
The immense pain in the depths of her being and the tears burning her skin - as they rolled down on her face in that moment - are still fresh in her memory.
"Hook? Don't do this again! Come back to me! Killian, come back to me!" Emma shouts, desperately, moving his body fiercely - as she breaks into tears and clenches her fists against Hook's black leather coat hopelessly.
Charming embraces Snow tightly, who is crying sincerely. Mr. Gold doesn't say a word, but looks down respectfully, while Robin Hood holds Regina, who is fighting a battle inside of her and has a tear dripping down from her eyes, but she hides it.
Maybe it was just a moment, but it seemed like an eternity - or so Emma remembers.
The last teardrop rolls down and Emma has an empty-broken heart.
A warm hand on her shoulder.
"He's gone, Miss Swan. Come ... come with me," Mr. Gold says, tenderly.
Emma hugs him, burying her face in his shoulder.
Indeed, Hook died as a hero.
Yeah, I know, I killed him. Don't hate me for this LOL xD
I felt bad about it, but don't worry it'll be fine!