Chapter 6
"Emma, it's not your fault Milah died. If it's anyone's, it's Rumpelstiltskin's." Past-Killian said. They started to follow her again.
"No, it's my fault. If I hadn't stopped whatever that was supposed to happen on the Jolly Roger, we would have been home and safe." Emma said, feeling the tears well up in her eyes.
"That would only have made Milah's death so much sooner, love. You actually did save her." Killian said and grabbed her wrist and turned her around so he could see her face. "Yes, Milah died, but if she hadn't I would never met you. She died again, but that only proves that we are meant to be, love." He dried the tears that had escaped her eye and smiled to her.
"I thought you would be more…I don't know, more sad or angry." Emma said and finally looked him in the eyes. He pulled her into his arms and hugged her closely against him, breathing in her scent.
"Trust me, love, I stopped being sad after I met you." He said and Emma let out a short laugh. He pulled slightly away and kissed her softly on the mouth.
"I'm still here and I don't see my kiss." Past-Killian said. They pulled away from each other and saw him wiggle his eyebrows at Emma. Emma smiled and Killian rolled his eyes.
"Wait 170 years, mate, and she'll be yours too." Killian said and entwined his and Emma's hands together. Emma smiled, and then it hit her.
"Why aren't you mad at me?" She asked past-Killian. "According to Killian, he turned out to be quite the ruthless pirate after…you know." Past-Killian shrugged and avoided her eyes.
"I don't know." He said and took her other hand. "But what I do know is that we should probably get going unless you want to spend another night in the forest." They started to walk again, but the awkwardness and the silence was gone.
"So that's the crocodile's castle?" Past-Killian said and raised his eyebrow. Emma and Killian nodded.
"Aye, it is. Our second time here, love." Killian said and turned to his girlfriend who smiled challenging to him.
"Do you want to hear the speech again?" Emma laughed and sat down on a rock beside past-Killian.
"I want to hear everything you have to say, Swan." He said and deserved an eye roll from her.
"Okay, so what's the plan?" She asks the men who shared an identical look. That's when Emma saw how alike they were. Not only physically, but in the way they acted. The only thing that separated them was Killian's jacket. Other than that, they were identical.
"So, we don't have a plan then. Great! That means we can do it like last time." Emma said and stood up. Killian stared at her like she was crazy. "You have a better idea, love?" She mimicked poorly.
"Has he ever told you how adorable you are when you try to mimic us?" Past-Killian asked and raised his eyebrow at her. Emma rolled her eyes at him and turned to her Killian again.
"We can wait until he has left the castle and get in then." Past-Killian said and looked at them.
"Great, so we are going to break into the castle of the Dark One?" Killian said skeptical and looked at Emma.
"What? That is a brilliant idea. That will for sure get us in that collector room of his!" Past-Killian said.
"What if we just go and knock?" Emma asked and crossed her arms. "We can sit her all night and find a way or we can just get over with it." With that they started walking towards the entrance of the castle.
The castle was huge just like last time and the entrance was easy to find. Emma was about to knocked on the door when it flew open.
"Come on in, dearies!" Rumpelstiltskin's voice echoed in the hall. They shared a look of worry before they all walked inside and the door closed behind them. The hall was different than last time, but that was over a hundred years from now she last walked here.
Rumpelstiltskin was inside the same room as last time with the same bottle in his hand to.
"You said I will meet my Bea again." He said and looked at Emma. "How?"
"You are going to drink that, won't you? Too forget that we were ever here?" Emma asked and pointed to the bottle in his hands.
"I don't want to remember anything that can ruin me meeting Bea again" He said and Emma smiled of the picture of Neal in her mind.
"You have to erase that one's memories and send him back to the Jolly Roger. Everything has to go as it used to be for you to meet Bealfire again." Killian said and pointed to past-Killian with his hook.
"Wait! What? I have to forget you?" Past-Killian asked and looked at Emma who avoided his eyes. Rumpelstiltskin rolled his eyes and walk to his cabinet and started to look through some bottles. "Emma, a word?" Past-Killian asked and walked to the other side of the room. Emma looked reassuring at her Killian and followed the other one.
"I didn't tell me I had to forget you." He said and looked her in the eyes. Emma put her hands in her back pockets and sighed.
"I know." She simply said. "I thought you kind of knew that."
"You asked why I wasn't angry with you…" He started, but Emma cut him off.
"Please, don't…it will only make this harder for the both of us." She said and shook her head, but he continued.
"I wasn't angry at you, because I couldn't. When I saw you for the first time on my ship, I knew that my heart belonged to you and only you. I loved you from the first time I saw you and that love has only grown stronger on that short time I have known you, Emma." He said and pulled a strand of hair away from her face.
"Killian…I…" She started, but got cut off by his lips crashing into hers. Emma didn't know what to do, but she stopped thinking when his arms went around her waist and her own around his neck.
"Well, isn't this awkward." Rumpelstiltskin said. Emma broke the kiss and blushed too much while breathing heavily. Her Killian was scratching the spot behind his ear and looked at her. Emma turned back to past-Killian and smiled.
"I'll see you in about 170 years." She said and he kissed her hand before she walked back to her Killian. He was smiling, but Emma just rolled her eyes at him.
"Good to know you like this version of me to, Swan." He whispered and Emma elbowed him in the ribs. He laughed and put his arms around her shoulder.
"So what do I have to do?" Past-Killian asked Rumpelstiltskin who had been doing something with some bottles.
"You drink this. It will create the memories you were supposed to have and you'll forget the other ones." He said and handed him a small bottle that contained some liquid. Past-Killian took it and looked one last time at Emma before drinking it. With a puff, he was gone.
"You have to drink yours after you have made a portal for us to go home." Emma said and grabbed Killian's hand.
"I'm not the one that is going to make the portal, dearie, you are." Rumple said and threw the Dark Fairy's wand into her hands that had suddenly appeared in his. "By the sound of it, you have done it once before."
Emma nodded and closed her eyes for concentration, summoning her magical powers and visualizing a portal in her mind. Suddenly, a blast of colors and wind exploded before them and Emma opened her eyes. It had worked! The portal was open. Killian smiled at his girlfriend in pride.
"Go! I'll come after you!" Emma said over the loud noise of the portal. Killian nodded and walked into the portal. She turned to Rumpelstiltskin.
"You will find you son and he will forgive you, but you have to drink the potion! You have to forget everything I told you!" Emma called. He stared at her before opening the bottle and drank the liquid. Emma took two steps back and the portal surrounded her completely.
Again, she landed on her back, but this time it wasn't in the woods. She sat up and saw Killian sitting beside her.
"Hurts every time, right?" Killian said and smiled. She started laughing and stood up.
"Emma!" She quickly spun around and saw her dad and the rest of the group standing there just like they had never left.
"Dad!" She called and ran to him. She ran into his arms and he picked her up. Henry was the next one. Killian stood with Robin and Will and laughed. After hugs and talking and laughing, they all headed for the loft again.
"Swan, a word?" Killian mimicked his past-self and took her hand.
"What is it?" She asked and made a sign for the other to go. "If you are going to say a speech too, I'm going to slap you." He chuckled, but shook his head.
"No, I was going to ask you a question." He said and got down on one knee. Emma was first confused, but when she saw the ring in his finger, she gasped. It was the ring she had traded with Milah for the dress.
"What do you say, love? Marry me?" Killian asked and held the ring in front of him. Emma laughed and nodded.
"Yes, of course!" She said and gave him her hand so he could slide the ring on her finger. He stood up and kissed her which she gladly returned.
"I love you, Killian." She said when they parted. He leaned his forehead against hers.
"I love you too, Emma." He said and their finger entwined…
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