Prompted by doctorclairefraiser: #23 in relief.
An EF AU where Emma was raked by her grandparents.
"Do you really think this will work?"
Baelfire smiles at Emma, taking in her wide green eyes. She has only been in Neverland for 2 weeks, but he feels like he's known her a lifetime. Emma says that her parents are the queen and prince of an enchanted kingdom, making her a princess. He'd like her even if she wasn't. Emma was tough, she knew her way around both a sword and an arrow. Ever since he found her outside his cave, he knew he'd try to protect her, not that she'd need it.
Then with the help of Tinkerbell, they had found a coconut. Round and hairy, apparently it was the key to going home. To a kingdom with magic. The coconut could only work once, and that meant Bae returning to a place he once feared.
It didn't seem so scary with her now.
"Tink hasn't lied to me before."
"What if it's a trick by Pan?"
"I don't think it is." Bae saw the doubt in her eyes. "Come on, do you trust me?"
Emma hesitates before nodding. "Not sure why, but I do."
She grabs on the top of the coconut, while he grips the bottom. His eyes clamp shut and he can feel the familiar buzz of magic go around his head. He feels as though he's being lifted through the air.
When his eyes open again, he's standing at the drawbridge of a castle. Emma's eyes fly open wide and she pulls him into her arms for a hug. He laughs and hugs her tighter. When she pulls apart, her eyes are gazing into his. She leans in and kisses him.
214 years old and this is his first kiss. At least he still looks and feels 14.
Emma pulls off, her cheeks pink. "Come on, we have plenty of time for that. I want you to meet Mom and Daddy."