Prompt: My friend dragged me to this party and i just saw my ex please make out with me.
"Emma! Come on, we're gonna be late!"
Ruby's voice sounded out through the appartment while Emma was applying the finishing touch to her make up, a deep red lipstick the colour of the dress she was wearing under her black leather jacket.
"Alright, alright! Calm down Ruby I'm ready, no need to yell! Anyways it's just a party." She called back, slipping on her black heels and picking up her purse before stepping out into her living room.
"You know," she started again "I still can't believe I'm letting you drag me to one of Victor's parties. Plus, you know Saturday night is Doctor Who night!" she pouted at her friend.
"Oh shut your face Ems!" the brunette answered, grabbing Emma by the wrist and dragging her out the door "You look hot and you are gonna have fun tonight! Oh and you'll be able to meet Jones, Victor's friend!"
Emma let out a desperate whine before letting herself be pulled out of the apartment.
It was hell.
When Emma had asked Ruby who would be coming to the party, she'd said only a few friends.
She didn't believe her whole contact book qualified as "a few friends".
Sure, she was all for a fun party with friends to get drunk at and have a good time, but the music was too loud, the house was too full, and the air felt too thick, smelling of alcohol and smoke.
She had to get out.
She had to breath.
And maybe by the same occasion try not to get lungs cancer from second hand smoking.
She pushed through the mass of people, making her way through the door which lead to the garden, and took a deep breath, cleaning her lungs from the inside's smokey air, and giving her ears a well deserved break from the constant thumping of the noise she refused to call music.
She took a few steps and sat on the swing bench not far from the door, leaned her head back and closed her eyes as she gave herself just a few moments to calm down before she headed back inside.
"I can't believe I'm missing Doctor Who for this..." She thought out loud.
"Ah, so I'm not the only one in need of a TARDIS right now" a deep lilted voice sounded next to her, making her head snap up and her eyes open to look at the intruder, and the face that looked back at her had her at lack of breath.
He was gorgeous.
A mass of dark hair and a five o'clock shadow to match, a smile to die for, and those eyes.
Even in the moonlight she could see their intense blue and the flickers of silver swimming through the sea of his gaze.
The man could easily be qualified as very attractive.
"Killian" he extended a hand for her to take and sat down next to her.
"Emma" she answered as she shook his hand lightly.
"So Emma," his tongue curled around her name in a way that made her stomach flutter "what is a lovely lass like yourself doing all alone here?"
"I just- I had to get out of there, too much..." She said, taking a deep breath.
"Aye," he nodded "these things tend to get quite overwhelming, don't you think, love?"
He looked at her nod, captivated by the blond goddess sitting next to him, whom he'd noticed the second she'd walked through Whale's front door, accompanied by Victor's girlfriend.
"Absolutely, yes." She answered "That's why I try to avoid these things as much as I possibly can." She laughed and he joined her in her laughter, a conversation about British television and whatnot falling over them before they settled in a comfortable silence, swinging softly together.
Some time later, she broke the silence.
"We should probably get back, Ruby will be looking for me." She said, getting up from the bench swing.
"Aye, I suppose Victor might be wondering where I've gone to as well." He said, getting up as well, and they walked back together to the house.
"Good luck getting back in there I guess, eh love?" He said with a smirk that made her knees go weak, but to which she rolled her eyes instead.
"See you around Killian" she responded before walking in, and away from him, feeling the tiniest pull from her heart at the thought of leaving the only source of comfort she'd found since getting here, letting him return to the party.
"EMMA!"
Ruby startled her as her friend turned up right behind her, pulling at her arm, clearly tipsy.
"Hey Ruby!" Emma said, letting herself be pulled through the crowd towards the kitchen. "What's going on?"
"Okay so remember when I told you there would only be a few people here?" She asked, slurring slightly.
"Yes Rubs, I distinctively remember" she answered, annoyance seeping through her tone, although she doubted her friend would notice, due to her state.
"Okay well I was kinda wrong and now Neal is kinda here and he kinda came with some girl." Ruby continued, avoiding Emma's gaze in shame.
"What?! Neal is here!? Fucking hell Ruby! What am I supposed to do now?" Emma baffled, in shock at her ex's presence here.
"Hey, hey, hey," Ruby extended a hand to pet Emma's arm "it's all good Ems" she slurred "I have a plan! Yaaaay plan!" She jumped up and down excitedly, and Emma could only but pinch the bridge of her nose for what was coming.
"Okay, okay" she said, looking extremely concentrated on her next words, her brows furrowed, and Emma could practically hear the gears turning slowly in her friend'd head, affected by the alcohol.
"Alright, what you have to do is to make him jealous" she said, poking her with one of her perfectly manicured blood red nails that matched her lipstick perfectly "easy as that, he'll see making out with someone else and realise what an asshole he'd been to have let you go The way he did!" She said, her voice going an octave higher as she resumed jumping up and down excitedly, this time clapping her hands as well.
Before Emma could say anything, Victor arrived behind Ruby and wrapped his arms around her waist, making her squeal and kick as he picked her up, both of them laughing as he carried her away, leaving Emma alone to process the news.
Neal was here.
No, wait.
Neal was here with someone else.
She began panicking, turning around on her ground, running her hands through her curls, trying to decide what her next step was gonna be.
She began walking around, scanning the sea of faces, until she saw the mop of brown hair she used to love running her fingers through.
Neal.
She noticed his face turning towards her, and the millisecond it took for him to recognise her through the crowd.
Shit!
Emma began looking around at the people next to her, noticing a familiar pair of blue eyes approaching her.
"Make him jealous"
Ruby's words resonated in her head as she heard from afar Neal calling out to her, her name on his voice getting closer and closer, and she took a leap of faith, turning to Killian.
"Hey again! Hi, uhm okay this may sound kinda weird but I need you to make out with me? You see my asshole ex is here with someone else and he's coming this way so if you could please just kiss me it would mean a lot to me" she spewed out at his amused looking face, barely having time to take a breath before his soft hands were cupping her face, and his lips were pressed to hers, quickly slipping his tongue in her mouth as her arms wrapped around his waist and she could feel the muscles of his back through his shirt.
And with that kiss, she felt like every other person around them was disappearing, one by one, leaving them the only people in the world, their hearts beating in sync, breaking for air as if breathing every inch of each-other, just the two of them, Emma and Killian, alone.
Emma flushed her body against his and moved her hands so they were joined at the back of Killian's neck while his hands traced the curves of her body, making her shiver along the way, before settling on her waist, his fingertips playing at the small of her back, igniting a fire she'd long since felt at the pit of her stomach.
They were only brought back to the real world by the loud sound of someone clearing their throat. Their lips broke apart and Emma's head turned to face a very uncomfortable looking Neal, his hand scratching his head.
"Uh," he started, clearly confused at the presence of the man at her side "Hey Emma, long time no see!" He mentioned towards Killian "Who's this?"
She and Killian turned to face him, as he kept one of his arms around her waist.
"Neal; hi," she answered, poison practically dripping from her tone, but instantly sweetening as she looked at Killian "This is my boyfriend, Killian." She answered, hoping silently Killian would be fine pretending to be dating her until Neal left her alone.
"And who might this be, darling?" Killian asked, pulling Emma against him and dropping a kiss on her head.
"This is Neal, honey, we dated for a while" she answered, making her response as nonchalant as possible.
Neal looked at a loss for words as his eyes shifted between Killian and her, taking a while before he spoke again.
"You're dating again?" was unfortunately for him all he could manage to come up with.
"Yes Neal," she nodded slowly, raising her eyebrows as if to prove her point "I am, and this time it's someone who won't go cheating on me at every turn!" Killian's arm around her seemed to tighten at her words.
Neal looked baffled by the entire situation, clearly trying to come up with something to say, his train of thoughts being cut by Killian.
"I think you should leave now, mate" Emma could hear Killian's disgust for the man standing in front of them through his words, and felt an odd sense of security watching Neal walk away while still in the Englishman's embrace, before turning to him.
"Thank you so much Killian, I don't think I could have gotten through that alone" she looked at him, exhaling deeply, as a relieved smile crept on her face, and she saw his features soften up again, his previous mischievous smirk finding it's way back onto his face.
"It was my utmost pleasure watching that twat squirm after what he did to you" he answered, his lips pursing for a second.
Before Emma began saying something, she was cut by Ruby, looking as excited as ever.
"Oh my god Emma you'll never believe what just happened! So Neal's date," she made quotation marks with her fingers at the word date "was totally flirting with Mulan back there, and was totally blown off when Aurora showed up and kissed her girlfriend on the cheek, and apparently, she was telling Mulan that Neal totally brought her to make you jealous to get you back!"
Emma's eyes widened at the news, and so did Ruby's when she saw Killian's arm still around her waist, her usual wolfish smile splitting her face.
"And what happened here?" She asked, wiggling her finger at the both of them.
"I just followed your advice Rubs and made him jealous" answered Emma proudly as Victor joined them.
"Hey Jones, I see you met Swan then!" He said, looking quite proud of his set up, the mention of both last names had Killian and Emma staring at each-other in surprise.
"Wait, you're Jones?!" She asked, her tone of surprise being matched by Killian.
"Aye, and you're Swan?!" His eyes lit up and a big smile appeared on his face "It seems we are meant to be, as these two keep telling me every time we go out! Do you realise they've been trying to set us up for months now?" He adds, pointing to Ruby and Victor, both of them walking away with knowing smiles on their faces.
They laugh whole heartedly, admiring the whole absurdity of the situation.
"Hey, I don't mean to sound too forward or anything, love," he starts, a finger going to rub the back of his ear "but if I'm not mistaken, if we leave now, we could still make it in time for the new Doctor Who; so what do you say, eh Swan?" He looks at her intensely as he offers her a hand, and she can see so many emotions swimming through the ocean of his cerulean eyes, admiration, amazement, and, hope?
"Allons-y!" She says, taking his hand, the spark running through her at the simple contact making her blush as they made their way out, hand in hand.
