Failed attempt at a proposal

Once Killian had the ring, magically altered by Rumpelstiltskin after Henry's bright idea, Killian just had to wait for the perfect night to do his proposal. He had the three blessings he had wanted, he had a perfect ring, he had a perfect idea to propose to Emma in a romantic manner. Everything was going perfectly, just like she deserved.

Henry had offered to help, eager to be a part of this special moment, and so Killian recruited him to help Smee and the rest of the crew prepare the Jolly Roger for the special night.

"Alright, so we have roses, candles, rose petals, the assurance that the sky will be clear and that they'll be able to see the stars and the full moon. We have romantic music. That's great!" Henry checked the list he had made for what he called operation proposal.

"What about the food?" Smee asked Henry.

"At first I thought we could order from Granny's but then I changed my mind. It would be much better to get them food from the place where they had their first date." Henry explained.

"Right, the Captain told me about that. The chef used to be a member of our crew." Smee nodded.

"Well, he's a great cook. Maybe you could get him to make something good for them, a romantic meal..." Henry suggested.

"Sure thing. I'll go right now, it'll be ready on time for tomorrow night's big moment." Smee nodded before he hurried off.

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When the time of Hook's date with Emma on the Jolly Roger came, Henry felt quite proud of himself. He had been placed in charge of setting everything up and Hook's crew had obeyed eagerly. They had taken to calling him "mini Captain" and Henry quite liked it. He loved being in charge.

The music was ready to play at Hook's press of a button, the food was served and kept warm with a spell from the Blue Fairy, the candles were light and the sky was clear. The stars were shining bright and everything was perfect.

Henry had called Snow and Charming to see the finished work before they took him back with them for the night.

"Even I would agree to marry him in this setting." Charming commented.

"Hey!" Snow protested, making her husband and grandson chuckle.

"Come on, let's go before they arrive. Emma won't like it if we're here for this." David declared, pushing them to leave the ship.

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Killian had convinced Emma to go on a night out with him and to let him plan everything.

"Are we going to your ship?" She asked him, curious, as they walked calmly.

"Aye, everything is planned over there." Killian smiled.

"Are you sure you don't want to do this another time? You seem nervous..." She asked him, concerned.

"I'm fine, don't worry, Love. Everything will be fine in just a moment." he smiled.

When they finally arrived on the ship, Emma was speechless for a while.

"You really went all out, didn't you? It's amazing." She manged to whisper after a while.

"Nothing's ever too much for you, love. Come, I'm sure you're starving." he smiled, guiding her toward the table.

Killian had planned to do his proposal during the dessert, but, unfortunately, they didn't even managed to get to finish their first course before Grumpy and Sneezy came running, calling for Emma at the top of their lungs, that a portal had opened and that they needed her help because a weird monster was trying to get out of it.

With a disappointed sight, the couple left the ship and ran in the direction Grumpy was showing them.

"Of course it had to happen when Regina is out of town with her sister." Killian complained.

"Can't you do anything?" Emma asked Gold, was was standing in front of the portal, dagger in hand.

"I'm trying but apparently this thing is impervious to dark magic!" Gold shook his head, still trying to work his magic on it, even if it was pointless.

Just as Emma started to shout some of her own white magic out of her hands, the Fairies arrived wand in hand, ready to help.

Of course the situation was dealt with quite fast and everyone was able to go back home after less than 2 hours, but Killian couldn't help but think that if the fairies had arrived faster, Emma would have been able to stay on the Jolly Roger with him and he'd have been able to propose to her.

"I'm sorry our evening got cut short, Killian." Emma told her pirate love as they made their way back home.

"Don't worry, we'll have more opportunities. I get that you're tired after the amount of magic you had to use." he smiled.

"But what about the meal and everything that's set on the ship?" She asked him.

"Don't worry about it, Smee will take care of it." Killian smiled.

Of course he was annoyed that his proposal got interrupted, especially since it was so perfect, but he wasn't about to give up. He'd find another opportunity to propose to her and it would be perfect, not because of candles, music or clear romantic night sky, but because it was him, and her. It would be perfect because he'd be with the woman he loved.

So the night didn't end up like Killian had hoped, but it wasn't as bad as he had feared either. They cuddled on the couch and watched Netflix while eating a pizza. Killian knew that he had taken the right decision by not pushing for them to go to their dates because, less than 20 minutes into the movie, Emma fell asleep on his lap. Smiling, the Captain watched the rest of the movie and carried his Love to their bed, where she woke up long enough to take off her close and get under the covers to snuggle into her lover's arms.

"I love you, Killian." Emma whispered in her sleep.

"I love you too, Emma, always." He replied before he kissed her forehead and closed his eyes as well.

I'm sure you can guess what will happen next chapter, don't you?

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Lorelei Candice Black