Sorry that it's only one update today I've been kinda busy...
Total and utter Captain Swan fluff ahead... you have been warned.
She was worried about him. He had slept through the night but now he just lay staring out the window. No matter what she did or what she said she just couldn't get him to pick up the iPad and talk to her. What the hell had happened to him? She was prepared to give him until lunch time to snap out of it then she was going to do some serious butt kicking... well metaphorically speaking.
She sat with the new iPad held in her hands, this was torture, the only sound in the room was the slow methodical beep of his heart rate monitor. Out of boredom she flicked the iPad on, not really expecting anything to be on it, her Dad had only just bought it the day before and with what had happened to both her and Hook she hadn't had a chance to touch it until now.
A photo of her, Hook and Henry sprang to life on the screen pulling a smile to her lips, her Dad really was a big softy, "Pink Bear" was gone. What else had he done? She tapped the music app and a whole load of stuff popped up on the screen. Wow... there were loads more songs than he had on the last one. The Christmas playlist was still there but there were also more distinctly "David" tunes too and one playlist that was labeled "For Hook's Ears Only", Emma furrowed her brow but didn't open it, it was not meant for her and no matter how curious she was she wouldn't do that.
She had a sudden thought, she tapped the playlist then grabbed his headphones and stood up.
"Here, if you're not going to talk to me I'm going to go and have a shower" she dumped the iPad in his lap "Listen to some music, maybe that will improve your mood because obviously I can't"
She gave it just the right amount of sass, knowing that he would feel bad but hoping that it was the kick up the pants he needed. She waltzed away, grabbing some fresh clothes as she went never once looking back at him on the bed. She stepped through the bathroom door and turned on the water but instead of climbing into the warmth she slipped to the back of the door and peeked through the crack into the room.
He was struggling with the bed controls trying to sit himself up a bit, she nearly abandoned her plan when he gasped loudly and gripped his ribs tightly with his arm, tipping his head back against the pillows for a few seconds, eyes screwed shut and sucking in some deep breaths but he surprised her just as she was about to move by growling to himself, shaking his head and finally picking up the iPad. He managed to pull the headphones over his ears and pressed the play button. She watched his face but without knowing what he was listening to his expression was hard to read. He seemed to be listening hard then the impossible happened... he smiled! He actually gave a genuine smile and her heart could have burst with happiness. Right at that moment she didn't care what the music was, she was going to give her Dad the biggest hug he'd had in his entire life when she saw him.
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Killian couldn't believe it as he listened to the lyrics of the song, he had closed his eyes and was listening hard getting lost in the melody, it was upbeat but and the meaning was clear, it was a woman and she sang of taking back her life.
This is my fight song
Take back my fight song
Prove I'm right song...
OK, he got it, he got the message loud and clear. The song finished and another started to play he listened intently for the hidden message which he was obviously supposed to hear.
Everybody's been there,
Everybody's been stared down by the enemy
Fallen for the fear
And done some disappearing,
Bow down to the mighty
Don't run, just stop holding your tongue
I wanna see you be Brave.
Killian kept listening to song after song each had it's own message, and each held a meaning to him if he let it. Then the next song played and his heart sang, he was so in awe that he failed to notice that Emma had come back into the room until she touch his arm and he couldn't help the huge grin that nearly split his face when he looked up at her. He had lost sight of the important part in all of this, Devin had lied, Emma was alive and most importantly it was finally over. He shot his arm out and wrapped it around her hips tugging her sharply into his lap eliciting a squeal from her as she grinned back. His ribs were protesting loudly but he didn't care, the woman he loved was right there in his arms and nothing in this world was going to stop him from kissing her. Their eyes met and the laughter died on her lips as she obviously realized what was about to happen but in true Emma style she couldn't let him have his moment, she launched herself forward crashing her lips to his.
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They lay on Hook's bed, Emma tucked into his side in her usual position.
"Are you going to tell me what happened?" she asked quietly
He was finally talking to her but they had no broached the subject of the previous day's events until now. His fingers hovered over the iPad for a few seconds then he pulled in a breath and let his fingers do the talking.
"Aye Love, I made a promise to you that I mean to keep, I am sorry that I could not do it yesterday but it was simply just too much for me to accept at that time, now I am ready"
She snuggled in closer to his side to give him encouragement.
"When I returned to my room you were not here. I thought nothing of it, I just assumed you had left to stretch your legs. Whale advised me to get some rest and I was quite ready to agree, the procedure had left me tired and in much need of a nap. Whale had literally just left the room when they walked out of the bathroom door" he paused here, closing his eyes against the memory.
"Hey, it's OK. Just take your time, I'm right here" she ran her hand up his chest stopping it over his beating heart and smiled when he briefly looked at her before he went back to his task.
"I started off well, I played Devin at his own game and for a while I thought I would come out the victor but then everything changed. He told me that he had stuck his blade into your gut and that you lay beyond the bathroom door, I believed him, he had a blade in his hand and you were not here, the rest of your family could be seen in the parking lot but you were missing, I had no reason to doubt him. I tried to go to you but I fell, Devin was on me in a second and it was too much, as he spoke above me my memories flooded back. I could hear every threat, I could feel every strike against my skin, I could even smell the damp grass around me even though I was lying on this very floor. The voices in my head grew and grew and I lost Henry, he was my strength but in all the noise he left me when I needed him most. I'm not sure what happened after that, all I know was that I tried to get to you and I failed. When I awoke and only your Father was here in the room with me I thought you had gone, I could see no other reason for him being here. Surely if you had been alive he would have been at your side. In that moment I died, I did not know how I was going to survive... I didn't want to survive."
A single tear slid down his face and Emma's heart broke, he had thought that she was dead, as far as he had been concerned he had suffered the ultimate loss for the second time in his life. She took the iPad from his hand making a show of putting it face down, showing him that he didn't need to say anymore.
"I'm here, I'm RIGHT here and I'm not going anywhere."
That was all that was needed, he pulled her tightly to his side and dropped a kiss onto the crown of her head. She tried her best not to cry, he needed her to be strong right now. She thanked the stars that Devin wasn't the one that she had pulled out of that harbor yesterday because she would probably be getting read her rights in the morning as a case was brought against her for first degree murder.
Feedback is greatly appreciated and always a lovely thing to read, even if it does show me that you don't trust me. lol
Do you trust me now?
Is this enough Captain Swan for you?
You know this wouldn't have been possible if Emma hadn't gone in the water, right?
Hahaha, I'm just teasing you all.
BTW I slightly changed this chapter from my original notes as when I wrote it "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten hadn't been released but when I heard it I thought it would be perfect so added it in . The other sang was "Brave" by Sara Bareilles.
