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Chapter Two – The Huntsman / Sheriff Graham x Kagome
Emma couldn't believe what she was seeing – who she was seeing.
She could never forget how Graham had suddenly died in her arms, his pained expression crumbling beneath her fingertips. His death was instant. Fast, quick, swift. He had literally died right then and there, before her eyes.
It still haunted her till this day.
But as her light green eyes trailed over Graham's still form, his expressionless face and hands tucked loosely in his pants pockets, Emma realized that she wasn't indeed dreaming and he was actually here, in the flesh. But how?
Her face the epitome of shock, Emma managed to open her mouth and utter a few sensible words, "G-graham?..." She stepped forward, hoping beyond hope that no, this wasn't a dream and yes, he was real and alive in front of her, "W-what?...And how?"
"Graham?"
Emma turned her head toward the bright red door of the antique shop, the door bells chime ringing in her ears. The delicate voice that filtered through the air had her whipping her head about as she stood, stock still. Her shocked gaze trained upon the petite Asian girl that suddenly appeared out from Rumpel's shop, her blue orbs soft as Graham immediately pulled her to his side, his gaze completely focused on her. He swooped down to plant a chaste kiss at the corner of her mouth, his normally dark eyes flitting up to catch her own.
They narrowed finely and she could see that his eyes seemed to flash a brief yellow before reverting to their original bluish-gray. What in the world?
"You must be the Sheriff, Emma Swan, right? Graham's told me a lot about you, and this small town." Her blue, fixated stare immediately had her on guard, a strange feeling washing over her the longer she stared at the Asian girl.
Emma didn't want to admit it, but, she truly was beautiful.
Midnight locks that tumbled over her shoulders and spilled down to her waist, blue eyes the color of the sea, and soft tanned skin under a simple white sweater and jeans. She had a simple, beaten yellow messenger bag hanging from her shoulder and a soft peach scarf wrapped around her neck. Graham stood by her side, face blank with one hand tucked in his pants pocket while the other rest at the small of her back.
Were they a couple? When? And how?
From the corner of her eyes, Emma could see one of Graham's hands slowly make their way down to the waistband of the girl's jeans, his callous palm resting firmly against her hip.
She had strange things happen to her countless times before, but that was something unexpected. The move was very subtle, not very noticeable, but enough that Emma happen to see it. While the girl's smile was welcoming and friendly, she couldn't help but sense something...off about this girl who was probably half her age.
"Uh, yes. I am. I...don't think we've ever met before..." Emma's sentence trailed off and she held out slender fingers towards the tiny female, who gripped them slowly but eagerly. Her green eyes widened slightly in surprise when a soft surge of something seemed to past through her.
"Kagome."
Graham's grip on 'Kagome's' waist tightened and he seemed to pull her away and in the opposite direction of Gold's shop. Her tiny fingers slipped through hers and that brush of...whatever it was disappeared the minute it phased throughout her body. What the hell just happened?!
Her eyes uncharacteristically wide, Emma stared, half-shocked and half-scared as Graham and his supposed 'girlfriend' walked away quietly. All she saw of them were the girl's knowing blue gaze as she glanced back at her and that somber expression plastered clear across her face.
"Peculiar, isn't she? That girl." The soft tapping of Rumpel's cane did nothing to snap her out of her shocked experience, lips forming a thin line as his voice filled her ears.
Resting his two hands upon his black cane, Rumpel stared with curious eyes at the small form of the Japanese girl, a slight glint in the corner of his dark gaze. Emma nodded absentmindedly at his probably rhetorical question, not even noticing Gold's presence and why Kagome seemed to have come out from his particular shop.
And then a thought suddenly occurred to Emma.
Which story did she belong to?
A/N: I absolutely LOVED writing this chapter. It was SO SO much fun and I hope you all love it too. Next up, Prince Charming!...or maybe some Captain Hook? Kekekeke ^^
