A/N: Hey guys! I'm finally back with chapter 6! Hope you guys like the new chapter and I can't wait to hear y'alls thoughts on it! I am hoping to have chapter 7 sent off to my beta sometime this weekend and will hopefully have it posted for you guys in the next two weeks, but I'm not making any solid promises, you guys know that I have a very crazy life with school, and for that, I do sincerely apologize! So, I know it has been a while since you guys last heard from me, and for that I apologize. I am hoping it won't be this long of a wait for you guys again! But things got pretty crazy since you guys last heard from me, and they are finally starting to settle down a bit! But in good news, life should settle down over the next few months as I prepare to graduate with degree in Respiratory Therapy at the end of July, so I am finally seeing the light at the end of this long, dark tunnel that has been my school life over the last (almost) five years!
Also, just like I'm sure you guys have heard, we are coming up on the end of our beloved show, my hope with them wrapping up the show with this season is that they do it in a way that does justice to a show that has been a fan favorite over the last 6 1/2 years! I can't wait to see how the last half of the final season goes!
I would like to thank my friend, Lotte-Simba (you guys should go check out her amazing work!) for standing with me as I took so long to update! Thanks for being a great friend and understanding that sometimes life just get in the way sometimes Lotte! You are awesome! I would also like to thank kymbersmith90 for inspiring me with her awesome work! You guys should also go check her work out as well! I would also like to thank kymbersmith90 for agreeing to be my new beta! Thank you Kym, for taking my jumbled mess and making sense of it for my readers! It really means a lot to me that you are beta'ing this story for me now and I am so glad that I have gotten the chance to know you just a little bit better over the last few months!
Disclaimer: I do not own in any way Once Upon A Time, or any of its characters or plot lines, that privilege belongs to Adam, Eddie, and ABC Studios!
Without further ado, the newest chapter of Their Own Personal Happy Ending! Also, please don't forget to check out the A/N at the bottom of the story!
When the Magical Express pulled up to their hotel for the week, it was safe to say that Emma was surprised. Killian had managed to book her favorite hotel at Disney, Port Orleans Riverside, for the two of them. Killian knew that the hotel they were staying in wouldn't be the only surprise Emma had that day, or for the week, and this was only the beginning. He couldn't wait to see Emma's face when she saw their friends, shortly.
After getting all of their stuff, they made their way into the lobby. Killian could already see their friends, but he knew that Emma hadn't spotted them yet. As they made their way over to the express check in desk, Killian saw Robin and Regina slowly make their way towards him and Emma, who had her back turned to them. His smile grew the closer their friends came to them.
Regina walked up behind Emma, and with her best southern accent, said, "Excuse me, Ma'am, but are you from New York? I swear I've seen you there before."
Killian watched the confusion grow on Emma's face at Regina's words. As soon as she turned around and saw her friends, she broke out into the biggest smile as she threw her arms around Regina and squealed. Then he saw the confusion cross her face again.
"What are you guys doing here? I thought you were meeting us toward the end of our trip, for only a day?"
"Well, your amazing boyfriend called us a few months back, telling us about how you guys were going to be down here for your anniversary. And he mentioned that you missed us, so the three of us planned on surprising you. We've already checked in and we're in the room next to yours," Regina explained. Emma let go of her and turned to Killian with a smile on her face.
"You planned all of this for me? Just because I mentioned that I missed them?"
"Yes, Love, I did. I knew that we hadn't seen them since the whole group came to Disney together last fall, and I know that you've had a crazy couple of months with school. That's one of the reasons I planned this trip for you, so you could relax, and we could spend some uninterrupted time together with our friends." Killian had barely finished speaking before Emma threw her arms around him. He wasn't just her boyfriend, he was also her best friend and she was endlessly grateful for that.
"Did I mention that we have rooms that are literally right next door to each other?" Regina asked, as she smirked at her friends. She knew every last detail of the trip that Killian had so painstakingly planned just for Emma. She couldn't help but be happy for the two of them and couldn't wait to see Killian propose to her friend in a way that Regina knew she would never forget. If all went to plan, she would soon be booking a flight home, to watch two of her best friends finally marry, after what had seemed like a lifetime together.
"How did you pull all of this off without letting a single detail slip, Babe?" Emma asked. The smile on her face only grew wider at Regina's explanation of their room assignments. All that was left to do before the four of them could head into the park, and spend the rest of the day together, was to head to their hotel rooms, and freshen up after the long trip, throw everything into their Disney bags, and grab the camera.
After Emma and Killian had checked in, the group made their way down to their rooms, to get ready for the long, but fun, day they had ahead of them. It was a tradition, no matter what group they were with, to start off any Disney World trip by spending the first day in the Magic Kingdom. They usually got lunch, or dinner, at Casey's on Main Street USA; rode a few of the rides (mainly the ones they had fast passes for), browsed the gift shops; and then ended the day by watching either the Wishes firework show, in front of the castle at night, or the Main Street Electrical parade, depending on what the night time entertainment was scheduled to be on that particular day. Killian was pretty sure that Wishes was scheduled for that evening. And that was exactly how they were going to spend the first day of their trip, even though this one would be anything but a regular Disney World vacation for them. They had fast passes for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train ride; Splash Mountain; and Space Mountain, for that evening, but they were hoping to add a few more rides to their plans, for the evening.
The wait for the bus wasn't terribly long, and the four friends were soon walking through security and check in at the Magic Kingdom. During the wait and the ride over, the four of them had caught up on all the little day-to-day stuff that they missed in each other's lives, living roughly ten hours apart. Emma and Regina talked about how Emma's schooling was going, and about Regina's new job she had recently started, while Killian and Robin spoke about their favorite sports teams, and Killian's new internship he had been accepted for.
Killian was studying to be a high school history teacher and would begin his student-teaching internship at a local school in the fall, while Emma continued her own studies to qualify as a respiratory therapist. Regina had just started working at the mayor's office, while she finished her political science degree, and Robin was currently training to teach middle school science.
While on their bus ride, Emma had also mentioned Ruby's crazy assumption that she was pregnant to Regina, and she had the same reaction that Emma had when Ruby had said it to her. Emma told her why Ruby thought that she was pregnant, and it didn't help that she was still sick this morning after they left home. Once Emma told her everything that had been going on, Regina changed her thought process and was starting to think that maybe Ruby was right, but she wouldn't voice that opinion to Emma just yet; she wanted to watch her and see if maybe she could see just what Ruby had seen that had brought her to the conclusion that Emma was indeed pregnant.
A/N #2: Thanks for checking out this chapter guys! Also, I have started a Pintrest board for this story! If you guys want to check it out the link will be in my profile. Emma's ring and images of examples of their couple shirts are currently the only things on the board, but as we go along in the story, I will add the things that inspire details for this story that I think you guys would also like to see! I would love to hear your guys' thoughts on this chapter! And again, hopefully you guys will hear from me again in the next two weeks! Next chapter starts their journey to Disney World, so that should be a fun chapter for you guys!
-Ashton Blake! :)