~Chapter 2~

"Wait what?" Emma was not sure how to feel about what Regina called her 'good' news. Was this really classified as good news? Well she could see it as good news from Regina's perspective, and that from her parent and of course Killian's… But for her?

"I found a way to reverse the curse, however before it would be impossible since Henry wasn't born in the Enchanted forest, as well as your little brother. But since both children's parents are from the Enchanted Forest I figured it had to be possible.. and well now I know how" Regina looked rather proud of herself. Emma on the other hand was confused, was she happy or scared and why would Regina only tell her?

"Why are you telling me this? And why does it have to be kept between us?" she asked, not really understanding why Regina was being so secretive about the whole ordeal.

"Well first of all Emma, I need your help to get us there. The magic of the saviour is needed since you were a loop hole in the first curse. Secondly, you are the one who has the most connections to this world. If you want to stay here, your parents will too and ultimately the whole town will want to stay, even I will. You get to make this decision Emma" she looked serious again and saw that Emma was not handling all this information very well.

"So.. just to make it clear. You are telling me you have a way for everyone to go back to the Enchanted Forest and you need my magic to help you?" she saw Regina slowly nod. Regina looked unsure but hopeful and Emma did not know what to do. Everyone would want to return, but she loved her life like it was now. Did she really have to sacrifice her happiness for everyone else again? She wasn't sure if she was ready to do just that, finally having a steady and happy life after everything that happened.

"That is a summary of it yes, however when I reverse this curse, the whole of Storybrooke will disappear.. Just like it did when I had to reverse Pan's curse. So this is no easy decision and the consequences are quite well crucial so to say"

"And you expect me to just make that decision for everyone?" she half whispered half yelled. For the first time Emma really was pissed off being born the saviour. How could Regina burden her with this decision? Why did she always have to be the one saving this town and making the decisions? Regina looked taken back by her reaction, sure they had argued before about Henry and when she first came to Storybrooke. But not like this, Emma had never been this emotional before, not about something like this or well anything, except when it was about Killian.

"Look Emma.. I'm not asking you to make this decision overnight.. think about it and see what other people want. I know it is a tough decision and I know what I'm asking of you is a lot. But you are the one, together with Henry that ultimately keeps us here, you are our connection to this world. And I know this is a burden, trust me I know. I have been keeping this information for myself for a few days now and I feel like you are the only one I can trust this information with and to make a rational decision" She went to hug Emma to comfort her in some sort of way, not sure if they were at that level of friendship yet. To her amazement Emma fell into her arms crying. "Emma.. is everything okay?" Regina asked her unsure of what to do in these kind of situations, still not being completely comfortable with being the complete opposite of the Evil Queen. Emma sniffled and pulled back wiping away her tears with her sleeves.

"I'm so so sorry.. I never normally do that, well I have never done that actually." Emma was stunned by her own actions. There was this nagging voice in the back of her head telling her that something wasn't right, but she decided to ignore it. She tried to pull herself back together and forget what had just happened, focussing on the topic she was discussing with Regina.

"Are you sure you're okay Emma? We could discuss this later if you want, I wouldn't mind." She actually looked concerned and it amazed Emma how far she had come, how far they had come from being enemies and Regina wanting to kill her to actually being sort of friends and co-parents of Henry.

"Yes I am.. No actually I'm really not.. I think I'm going to go home and let it sink in for a bit and we can discuss this tomorrow or something? I just really want to go home if I'm being honest." Emma felt proud of herself, for pursuing what she wanted, thinking about herself like Killian had told her so many times. Telling her that she didn't need to keep everyone happy all the time, the only one she needed to keep happy was herself and that was exactly what she was doing right now. Regina nodded in acceptance.

"I'll see you tomorrow in my office then. I hope you feel better Emma, I really do" smiling at Emma she went back to the party, leaving Emma alone with her thoughts for a bit. She pulled herself together, checking herself in the mirror before going back to her little brother his birthday party. When she went back in her eyes met with Killian's worried ones before he came rushing towards her.

"Love are you alright? You look like you have seen a ghost my love" he asked her quietly while embracing her in a warm and comforting hug, something she didn't know she desperately needed. She knew he had a calming effect on her, he always had. Even when they first met, back in the Enchanted Forest when they found him between the dead bodies, he could see right through her making her feel scared but safe and calm at the same time. And it kept on growing, one look was often enough to calm her or to reassure her. He let her be herself and his endless support built her up to the person she now was, a woman who was once a lost little girl but had grown in a confident woman who could let people in and could love, something she thought she would never be able to.

"I'm not really sure" she answered him honestly. There was no point in lying to him, he could see right through her. He looked even more concerned. "I just really want to go home with you and rest if I'm being honest." He gave her a small smile and a nod before kissing her on her forehead and walking off to her parents to excuse them for leaving the party early.

On their walk home Emma felt herself shiver and before she knew it Killian was pulling off his signature leather jacket and wrapping it around her shoulders as he had done on their first ever date. Or their third it depended on who was counting really. She softly smiled up at him and he gave her a heart-warming smile back before putting his arm around her as they continued to walk back to their home. When they arrived home she went straight upstairs to get into bed, not even bothering with taking off her make up. She slipped out of her clothes and put on one of Killian his sweaters, still feeling cold but hot at the same time. His scent was comforting and before she knew it she drifted off into a deep sleep.

When Killian came upstairs a little while later she was sound asleep and he placed the cup of hot cocoa with cinnamon on her nightstand. Smiling at his sleeping girlfriend he then turned off all the lights before going back downstairs to fix himself some dinner and to watch some football. Something he quite enjoyed watching since a few months ago when Henry introduced it to him and having explained all the rules to Killian while they watched it together. He was still often amazed of all the normalities of this world, but was quickly accommodating if he said so himself. He was even learning how to drive, something he hadn't told Emma about since she was quite hesitant to let him do anything that could put him in any harm after she retrieved him from the Underworld. And he couldn't blame her even if he tried, but it sometimes felt like was letting her down, that he wasn't the man she deserved him to be. If it ever came to be that Emma would want to start a family with him, and he hoped with everything that he had that she would, than he had to step up and prove to her that he was worthy of exactly that. He was going to fit in perfectly, that was his plan. And he actually quite liked this world, he often praised Regina in his mind for enacting the curse. That sounded horrible and it was, he hated that Emma had grown up the way she did, without her parents and always feeling alone. But those experiences also brought them closer and hadn't it been for the curse the would probably not even be together. He could only imagine it, captain Hook courting a princess, it made him laugh aloud sometimes. David would have him killed if he even did as much as look at her, so he was very lucky that in this world they were able to be together. When he began to doze off he decided it would be best to join Emma in bed and that is exactly what he did.

In the middle of the night Killian awoke from a lot of noise, as did Emma. When they looked around and Killian had wrapped his arms protectively around his girlfriend they saw what had woken them up. All the lights in the room were flickering and the windows were shutting open and close at an incredible speed. Emma looked at her palms in shock and when Killian looked down at her palms as well he knew what was the cause of her shocked expression. Her palms were glowing with her magic.

"Love what's happening?" he asked her as calm and soft as he could even though he was anything but calm at the inside, but keeping in mind that Emma's powers were connected to her emotions.

"I have no idea.. Killian I can't control it.. what is happening?!" she was panicking, not knowing what to do as this had never happened to her since she gained control over her powers.

"Keep breathing love, try not to panic. I have no idea but I will go and get Regina and we'll figure it out okay.. we'll figure it out together like we always do" he looked at her trying to reassure her while slipping on his clothes. She slowly nodded, tears streaming down her face.

"Okay.." she answered him softly not trusting her own voice. He kissed her before he went out of the room to go and get Regina, hoping she could help his distraught girlfriend.

So there it is.. chapter 2! I am amazed by all the comments and attention this fic has gotten I would have never imagined people would actually read my stuff so I felt a bit emotional this week haha :x Please leave a comment or feedback, I really appreciate it! On another note I wanted to ask if you guys prefer more frequent updates with shorter chapters, or longer chapters with less frequent updates. A short chapter would be something like this around the 2k and I would try to upload twice a week. A longer chapter would be around 4k and I would upload once every 1 to 2 weeks. So let me know what you prefer! :) Thank you for reading I hope you liked it and I'll try to update soon! xx Anna

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