Author's note: … I'm definitely too good with you ;) I have a precision concerning Killian's letter in the previous chapter: there's some line that were inspired by the song 'Trying Not To Love You' by Nickelback and from a poem called 'Funeral Blues' written by W.H Auden, which is a poem that I love and I thought it would correspond to Killian's feelings :)

Disclaimer: I unfortunately don't own anything, characters are the property of those two guys named Edward and Adam…

Chapter 10:

Nobody was in sight. Emma ran to the front door and opened it. Except the door was blocked. Closed. She could pull on it as much as she wanted, there was no way she could open it. She hated her father right now.

"Still trying to run away?" her father said behind her and she sighed.

"I'm not. I just want to see him. He needs me ok. He said it in his letter."

"The one on your desk?"

"You read it?! How could you? It's private dad!"

"Honey, he's a pirate!"

"And so what? If you read the letter, you should know he has more manners and honour than most of the princes I had to dance with."

"But he's a pirate!"

Emma was really furious. He was, and so what? He was a man before everything. Not just a status. How could he not understand that? When they had told her their story, they mentioned the fact he was a Sheppard before becoming a prince. Plus, Killian had changed, and she believed him.

"I know that ok?" she yelled "I'm aware of the fact he's a pirate with a dark past. Master of innuendos who couldn't care about anyone but himself before he met me. I know all that. You're not teaching me something new. But despite all that, he's the nicest man I've ever met. He's funny and took care about me like I was the most precious thing in the whole universe – don't, dad. You know it's true. He loves me and when he tells that to me, I know it's true. And most important of everything I love him. More than anything I was denying it, but I need him" there she said it and that left her father stunned and at loss of words at first.

"You really do love him, don't you?"

"Yes, and he needs me. I need him. Please dad let me go" she pleaded her father who nodded at the guards and they opened the gate. Emma ran to her father's arms and then took the directions of the docks.

She was running like she never had before. Her hair they had put so much time tying up was completely messed up. Strikes of blond curls going down her face and her neck. She wished she could have changed outfits cause she was currently ruining one of the most beautiful dresses she had. But all that mattered right now was going to the docks and the Jolly Roger. She eventually spotted it and ran faster if it was even possible. She found Mr Smee pacing on the deck, looking worried, glancing below deck. Ok, that freaked her out.

"Mr Smee!" she screamed

"Princess Emma! You're here! You're here!" he said and looked relieved.

"What is it, you look worried?"

"It's the Cap'n miss. He's not good, he wanted to see you" he didn't need to repeat it twice Emma was already below deck in front of the Captain's cabin. She opened it slowly and the sight that came to her horrified her. Killian was paler than ever, his face twisted in pain.

"Smee? Is that you?" he weakly asked as she got closer to him and sat at the edge of his bed, her hand gently caressing his hair, crying once again. He slowly opened his eyes and smiled at his sight "Emma. Glad you got my letter."

"What happened?" she said, her thumb now caressing his cheek.

"A bad encounter with the crocodile" he answered as he tried to sit up, but she held him still.

"Why haven't you tried to heal it?" she asked, fearing the answer that he was about to give her.

"It can't be healed love" Killian answered as he put a hand up to cup her cheek and dry the tears. "Don't cry Emma, just tell yourself I'll die happy because my last wish came true. You're here."

"But you'll be dead"

"It's going to be alright love. Remember I'll be in your heart. I won't be completely gone."

"Don't die"

"I love you princess" he said and she felt his hand relax on her face, his eyes closed.

"KILLIAN! Killian wake up! Wake up! Wake up you bastard!" she yelled, cupping his face, shaking him, a torrent of tears going down her cheeks. "Killian wake up… I love you" she said and leaned down to kiss him 'It's no sleeping curse you idiot, why would he wake up?' she thought, seeing he was not moving from an inch. Suddenly, a glow came out of his body, colours were coming up his face, he started to breathe again and his eyes shot open "Killian" she sighed relieved, before kissing him again.

"Easy, love, that still hurts a bit" Killian said as she hugged him tighter.

"Don't ever do that to me again" she muttered in his neck.

"Never, lass. I promise" he said looking into her emerald eyes and closing the gap between them, their lips moving in perfect synchronisation like they were made move each other and they were.

"You know what this means right?" Emma inquired, pulling back a bit;

"True Love's kiss"

"Yes. And that means I'm not getting away from you any minute."

"Your father is ok with this of course" he answered mockingly.

"We'll find a way" Emma replied before leaning down to kiss him over and over again.

Author's note: Hey hey hey! So? What did you think about it? I must say my friend hated me when she first read it cause I scared the shit out of her, but then she loved me… Not telling you why of course, you'll have to wait till next chapterS (capital letter is not a mistake ;)) Hope you liked it, please leave revieeeew :D xx