Episode 4.09 gave me too many emotions, so I decided to write this. Super feelsy especially at the end.

Chapter Ten

Emma frowned. There was no rush of light magic filling everyone. It didnt work.

"I don't feel any different," Killian stated looking at his palms.

"It didn't work," Emma said and ripped the pins from her hair letting it down. Everything was irritating her. What couldn't she get right! She had True Love in its second purest form.

"Well, Killian it seems that the only way to activate your magic is by you kissing your True Love, which I am vowing in front of you and Liam right now that once I get off this stupid island we are finding her, forcing her to kiss you, and activating your magic," Emma sighed and stumbled around for Snow's letter.

"I didn't know my magic meant that much to you," Killian said and it sounded to Emma like he didn't want her help.

"Why don't you want my help?" Emma demanded and Killian's eyes widened. Killian knew that in his heart he didn't want True Love if it wasn't Emma.

"I think True Love should be found naturally not sought and forced,"

"Maybe we can't afford that luxury," Emma snapped. Liam flinched. He should learn to toughen up, Emma thought her head swirling with emotion.

"We?" Killian said crossing his arms "Sense when have we ever been a team?" Killian was growing defensive. This was wrong he didn't want to be cross with her. The words - the words were tumbling out.

"Sense I became the saviour and you became the key!"

"Do you know what that even means?" Killian was shouting now his voice became hoarse from the pressure he put behind it.

"I have no idea! Is that what you wanted to hear?" Emma pulled her own hair and shook it, rubbing her head Emma looked him over and flashed him a sneer "I am only trying to do the right thing and save you!"

"Save me?" Killian was growing angry, how dare she try and make this on him. "I never asked for your help,"

"AND I DONT WANT TO GIVE IT!" Emma was feral, her face was flushed her eyes were blown wide. She looked how pain felt. "You don't want your stupid magic fine! I'm done helping!" Emma clenched her fist together and lit the satchel on fire. She threw Snows letter into his chest.

"Read it out loud to me," Emma ordered.

"Its a letter from your sister shouldn't you be-"

"Read it while I use my magicand get us to the dreamshade,"

"Theres a spell for that?"

"Theres a spell for just about anything," Emma snapped "Not that you'd know," Emma mumbled as an after thought.

Liam was uncomfortable. He looked at the satchel now light in flames. That was a metaphor for his brothers love life. Not if he didn't clear up his act soon. Liam wondered what had changed between them. Was it Killian's fault the mood had shifted or Emma's?

Liam didn't know, but he believed in them. He believed they had hope.

"Dear Sister, I love you too," Killian began reading feeling like he was intruding on a private moment. Emma smiled but her smile was so small he almost didn't notice it. "I thought you were just giving Charming and I privacy when you left, I did not think you would find True Love. Bloody hell what is she talking about?"

Emma looked up from the map she was enchanting.

"I don't know!" Emma snatched the letter from his hand, reading those sentences over.

"What did you send her Emma?" Liam asked.

"I told her I need hair so that I could cast a True Loves potion because the kiss I tried wasn't working," Emma said only vaguely remembering that part of the letter

"To be fair you did make it sound like you were the one doing the kissing," Liam pointed out. Emma shot him a glare, Liam,bowed his head in fear .

(Emma ignored him. She thought Liam was her friend. I guess not, I guess everyones afraid of me eventually)

"Yes, thank you," Emma rolled her eyes then asked Killian to read the letter from where he left off.

Emma put the enchantment on the map and watched as it led them to the dreamshade.

Emma, Killian and Liam all stood up and started walking behind it after agreeing to leave the burning satchel behind.

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"P.S Charming wants his satchel back" Killian finally finished the letter and then he handed it to Emma who was making a show of avoiding talking directly to him.

"Whoops," Emma said chuckling.

"We inadvertently angered the King," Liam said looking worried.

"Please, James will do anything to push my buttons," Emma said noticing they were getting close to the dreamshades location. "We have a rivalry going on,"

"How so?" Liam prompted.

"Ah, he doesn't like me very much,"

"Can't imagine why," Killian said sarcastically walking ahead of Liam and Emma. Emma let out a big huff of air. She didn't understand what was going on between them. She didn't like it.

"Ignore him," Liam said offering her a small smile "you hurt his pride by offering to find him a True Love,"

"I didn't mean-"

"Now tell me this people dont mean to hurt your feelings when they cower in fear right?"

Emma didn't know what to say. They were two very different things.

"Not really," Liam breathed out, Emma only now realizing that she said that outloud. "Your feelings get hurt when people are scared of you and his, when you bring up love in general,"

Liam couldn't tell her why. It wasn't because Killian was sensitive to love, not at all, it was because he loved Emma and seeing her not love him back must sting.

"Oh,"

"We're here but the door seems shut," Killian called out from ahead of them.

Emma ran forward enjoying the wind rush through her blonde hair. On the stone cave there was elfish engraved with four hand marks on the door.

"It says-" Emma began to read but was cut off by Killian.

"You can read that?"

(Emma ignored the pride in his voice. She did not need any confusing emotions clouding her judgment, she needed her anger.)

"Yes." Emma snapped a little too harshly.

"It says: Only for a pair of lovers to hide. Bring your True Love and come inside"

Killian winced.

"Great, just great!" Emma was on the verge of hysteria. Liam looked as his brother and smiled.

"We will try brother, won't we?"

Killian grinned. Of course he would. Emma watched intently as they placed their hands on the cave door, waiting for something. But nothing happened.

"What are our options?" Liam said removing his hands and watching Killian do the same.

"Well if either are you are my soulmates then we could maybe open the door, the potion won't work because the hair is too old so thats out of the question," Emma explained eying the door.

"What do you mean too old?" Liam asked

"If new hairs have started growing in that hair doesn't work," Emma sighed.

"Maybe you and Killian could try," Liam looked frightened at the suggestion, he wasn't sure how they would react.

"What?" they both snapped at the same time.

"Well you guys are the saviour and the key right? So you guys might not be soulmates but just powerful,"

"It won't work like that it will only work for soulmates or True Loves, I can see the cloak its powerful, its going to take some serious magic to open it up," Emma could feel the cloak it was casted by a very strong force.

"Will it hurt to try?" Killian said waiting eagerly for a response.

"I guess not," Emma walked over to the door. Nervously lined her hands with the prints and took a deep breath.

(She was less afraid of what they would do if it didnt work, then if it did.)

Killian's heart was pounding so hard in his chest he could say without a doubt that he is alive.

Then the door moved. Emma's eyes shot open. It shifted slowly opening until Emma and Killian had to open move their hands so that it wouldn't get caught.

The door opened and that could only mean one thing. They were soulmates.