Disclaimer: As always, I dont own ouat. . .I just enjoy giving these amazing complex characters the happy ending they deserve.

CHAPTER 1

They slowly walk to Granny's Bed and Breakfast, hand in hand.

Calm down, calm down, it will be alright. Killian is with me he'll protect me, yeah totally Regina's wrath can't hurt me...at least not while Killian is around.. Emma thinks to herself.

"You alright, love? You're a little shaky." Killian looks at her worriedly.

She looks at him wanting to say no but instead she just nods. "I-I'm alright. . .I'm just ready for this whole thing to be over." She sighs and looks down.

"I Know, me too." He half smiles at the ground.

"And to make everything worse, it's all my fau-" She couldn't finish before Killian interrupted.

"It's NOT your fault! In fact, you saved a woman's life from being murdered! Isn't that worth more than some silly drama that is already fixing itself? You saved her! Emma, your a bloody hero! I think you did an excellent thing! You saved Marian's life AND helped Robin realize just how much he truly loves Regina! You are brilliant, bloody brilliant!" He looks at her confident that he has spoken the truth.

She talks with her hands, waving her hands around as if she was swatting pesky invisable flies. "Please, Killian, you know I've caused problems by not listening to you about Marian. Hell, I didn't even listen when you said to stay clear of the barn in the first place! Killian, even if all this Marian crap clears up, Regina won't trust me. Not that I wake up every morning to please her, but still this will definitely throw a chink into my sorta-kinda-friendship with her." She sighs. "I just feel guilty for ruining her happiness, while I'm starting to find mine. . .I save people, I don't ruin their happiness. . .that's Regina's job." She manages a slight smirk because she mentioned one of Regina's most famous lines in the book. He smiles and his sea blue eyes light up, causing her heart to skip a beat. "Great, that one's new. His eyes can distract my heart pattern, awesome. I need that like I need a hole in my head." She thinks sarcastically.

"Yes, well she's quite good at it." He smirks.

''True that.'' She nods halfway smiling.

"Like you said, you don't wake up every morning to please someone. You wake up every morning preparing for what lies in the day ahead wether it's an annoyed grandmother in-law, green skinned witch, or an evil monkey fiance." He smirks at her as she playfully smacks him on the shoulder. "The point is, no matter what has happened you've always pushed through it, no matter how difficult the task was. That's the Swan I do and always will believe in."

She looks at him. "Promise?"

He nods. "Promise."

''Good." She takes his hand back into hers and keeps walking. It is quiet for a long moment, until she finally speaks up. "Thanks. . ."

"For what, love?" He looks at her.

"Everything, letting me vent, giving me space to cry but at the same time you would've offered a shoulder to cry on, talking to Robin, letting me be emotional around you even though it's quite unpleasant, and more. You've just been there for me when I haven't done anything, I left you on a fucking beanstalk for God's sake! I haven't done anything for you yet you've done everything for me." She looks at him. ''Why the hell would you waste your time on me?"

He smiles. "Why wouldn't I?"

"Because I'm a useless girl with trust problems because I was abandoned by everyone including my parents." She looks at him confused.

"So was I. Yes, I have trust problems because of my mother's death and father's abandonment, but thats not the point. You are way more important than I am. If you're useless than I am worth as much as a pile of dirt. Emma, as I've said you're amazing and brilliant. Frankly, I love you because you're so different from everyone else. You're strong, determined, smart, tough as nails, beautiful, and well. . .you aren't a stuck up princess afraid of breaking a finger nail." He raises her eyebrows and smiles. Not a classic "Killian Jones smirk smile" or even a flirtatious smile, it was a genuine smile that could warm her heart like a frozen burrito in a microwave.

She tries to use her superpower to see if he is lying. He's not. "Killian Jones, you have officially left me with a loss of words. Oh well, in this case, I guess actions speak louder than words." She tenderly and sweetly kisses him, and he kisses back.

Right in the middle of the sidewalk on Storybrooke Lane.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey guys! Thanks for reading even though it totally sucks. What do you think should happen next? Leave me a review, loves! - Divergent-ouat-cs-ft