"Mom, dad!"- Henry exclaimed at he ran to them with open arms to their encounter
"Henry, honey"- Snow responded as the kid crashed his body against hers and she wrapped him under her embrace –"Im so happy to see you well, I was worried. I hope Emma took care of you"-
"Im fine"- he said and moved to hug his father- "Emma did amazing, she always does"- he said against Charming´s chest.
"Emma!"- Snow said and hugged her daughter "We miss you too, honey"
"Hi, Mom"- Emma said with genuine smile, she did miss her parents, well when she wasnt busy being with or missing him.
"You look beautiful, Emma"- David said as he hugged her too – "You seem different. Did something happen?"
"No, why?"- she asked confused.
"Your eyes seem brighter, greener, like shinning"- he said, studying her.
Yes, he happened. She blushed. –"Whatever it is, keep doing it, sweetheart"- he smiled and caressed her cheek.
"Hello, Emma"- her sister said after she came in –"Father is right, you do look different. Good different" she smiled, but as usually her smiles were fake or sarcastic, somehow dark, evil and always had the same effect, made Emma shiver.
"You not gonna say a thing to your sister, Emma"- Snow protested, making Emma break her stare at Eva.
"Yes, Hello. You are home too"- she said, after shaking her head. Her feelings toward her sister was deep, weird and so confusing. She didnt hate her, despite all the damage her sister did but sometimes she felt disgused by her, she didnt like who her sister was or what she did, she didnt want to be like that, EVER. But at the same time, sometimes, there was a connection, twin´s thing, probably. She couldnt just put it into words or even try to explain it.
"Of course! So..."- she looked around –"Whats had happened here, theres some news?"- she asked, looking around to see if something was different and looking back, her gaze burning Emma´s.
"Tell us about you, first!"- Henry broke . Thank God!
"Yes, the castle is still the same"- I am not, Emma said –"Tell us about Elsa and the tour"
They sat on the living room and Henry and Emma listened to everything their parents, and sister told them about Elsa´s ball, some gossips and their visit to another kingdoms. They were mostly great stories. Emma only wished she could have seen Elsa but if she had left , she wouldnt have meet, married and well, gotten intimate with Killian. She would never want to change that, in fact, she wouldn´t change a thing, not even the bad because thanks to all of it, she met him and they were happy together. All the pain, loneliness, rejection she felt her whole life was worth it for him, because of him, every single moment she shared with him, every smile, every touch, every kiss.
Deep inside, Emma could feel Eva trying to hurt her, annoy her with some comments about how amazing time she had but Emma only felt the greedy need to roll her eyes, she couldnt care any less about visiting kingdoms, dances and princes when her own prince charming came to her during that time, her one and only. Forever. She was sure of that.
"So, Did you find out about August?"- she asked, seeing that her story telling wasnt having any negative effect on her twin sister. Emma looked down, she pained that August was gone and when she thought her parents did send him away for good, because of her evil sister but then, August was in the navy, where he always dreammed to be. She took a deepth breath and looked up again.
"Yes. I know he is gone. Where did you send him, dad?"- Emma asked, not revealing that she saw him and knew pretty well where he was and what he was doing.
"It matters not. Just know that he is fine, Emma"- David said, with a little smile.
"Okay, dad . I trust in your words"- she smiled back. Eva frowned.
"What! Thats it? You are not going to ask further? I thought he was your friend"- she looked confused and irritated.
"Eva, sweety. What were you expecting from your sister?"- Snow asked.
"Yes, You wanted to see Emma mad or sad?"- Henry asked later.
"No, of course! Im just suprised, thats all. Of course I wouldnt want to see Emma upset. The answer was just not her"- she said, trying to hide her discontent, smiling with puppy eyes at her parents. She didnt even bother with Henry, she knew it couldnt work and she didnt need him anyway. – "So, Now, tell us about your time here?"- she changed quickly the subject.
"Your friends came to visit, but I guess they will tell you when you see them"- Emma told her.
"Zelena and Lazy? So strange! They knew I would be gone"- she said with surprised. Fake, very fake, Emma thought.
"Also Jefferson and Tink"
"Yeah, I will visit them later. Just that?"- she questioned again.
"Well, we got another...visit, polite visit"- Emma looked at her parents.
"Really? Who?"- Snow spoke
"Prince Killian from Phrygia"- she responded, trying to hide the smile and blushing at the mere thought of him, her Killian. What was he doing in that right moment? She missed him, so much. Was he thinking of her, was he missing her as well?
"How odd, when we were gone. I hope you two were wonderful hosts"- David looked between Henry and Emma.
"Of course, dad!"- Henry said –"Killian is really nice! He and Emma..."- he hesitated –"and I had a great time"-
"Oh a Prince!" – Eva said, sounding interested. Making fear grow on her Emma´s body.- "So, is he good looking?"- Emma blushed, not matter how much she tried not to. Fear and even jealousy running in her veins. Please, dont take this from me, dont take HIM from me.
"He is King Midas´ grandson"- Henry broke in again –"He is really nice, I like him alot"
"Where is he?"- Snow asked them and Eva looked at Emma, her gaze burning her sister, waiting for an answer.
"He is coming to visit again, He said. Soon, now that he will acknowledge that you are back"- Emma responded, trying to keep her face and voice straigh
"Okay, we are tired. We need to get some rest to welcome him later, then"- Snow and Charming kissed Henry and Emma on the cheek and moved away. Henry excused himself to go to get something to eat but Eva stayed there, looking at her sister. She moved closer.
"You like him, dont you?"- she raised her eyebrows.
"What?"- Emma blinked in surprised. Oh no!
"No, you feel for him. You love him, I can feel it"- she said a wicked smiled in the corner of her lips- "Twin´s thing, I guess"- she murmured after.
"I dont know what are you talking about"- Emma panicked and tried to lie.
"Its a one side thing..? Does he feel for you too?"- her eyes moving up and down Emma´s face, trying to catch every sinlge move or gesture.
"I still dont know what are you talking about...I´ve got some thing that need to be done. Goodbye, Eva"- Emma moved away, closing her for nothing bad to happen, for her happiness with her husband not to vanish away.
-...-...-...-
"Emma, love"- he said with big smile, as she came throught the door, but got surprise d with her running to him, her body crushing against his.
"Killian"- she sobbed, tears rolling down her face. Fear, panick...seizing her body.
"Emma, what is it? Something happened?"- she only shook her head and kept sobbing against his chest- "Is it your sister?"- he knew the one reason of Emma´s tears was her not nice sister. Still not answer, only grown sobs –"What did she do this time, Tell me, please"- he asked, and pushed away so their eyes could meet. He wipped her tears and caressed her cheek. "Talk to me, Emma, please"- he begged, his eyes filled with concern.
How to explain? How to put into words her feelings? How to tell him how she felt, what it felt like looking at her sister´eyes? Would he understand? Would he believe her?
"Swan"- he said softly.
"She, she will take you from me. I just know, I can feel it. Please, dont let her take you from me, please"- she sobbed against his chest again, hugging him tight, breaking his heart at the sigh of his hurt wife.
"I promise, she will not. I already told you this. What did she say? Does she know about us?"
"No, well not all of it but I just feel it, I cant explain. I just know and I dont want to, Killian. I dont wanna lose you. I cant lose you"- her eyes kept watering as she let word spill out her mouth.
"You wont lose me. We got married, remember? We are husband and wife, theres nothing she will be able to do, love"
"You dont know her, she will try anyway, not even that will stop her"-she cried again.
"Emma, look at me"- he grabbed her head on his hands until their gaze met- "Look at my eyes . SHE. WILL. NOT. TAKE. ME . FROM YOU."
"How can you be so sure?"- she asked, almost as a whisper
"Because, Emma, my Swan. I Love you"- He confessed because he deeply did. Saying it, daring to admit it, embrace it, felt amazingly good. He wanted to say again and again.
"You do?"- she asked, surprised. Not daring to believe it could be real. But he said it, the look in his eyes, it had to be true.
"I love you, so very much, Emma"- he smiled, a big genuine smile. She breathed again.
"Oh , Killian"- she said, and threw herself into his arms again, breathing him in. Melting into his embracing, taking his words in, embracing his love, all of him.
"I love you, Swan, with all my heart"- she looked at his eyes, and he kissed her briefly.
"I love you."- she smiled back –"I love you too, Killian" she kissed tenderly again –"so much" between kisses.
-...-...-...-...
"Eva! So happy that you are back!"-
"Zelena, Lazy. I´ve missed you, girls"- she said, hugging her friends shortly.
"So, tell us everything! Did you meet someone interesting? We want details"-Lazy looked really exicted
"I will share but actually Im more interested on what happened here, at my castle , while I was gone"
"You mean Emma"- Zelena spoke, earning an evil smile from Eva.
"Do you know about the Prince?"- Lazy asked but didnt wait for an answer –"Oh my Lord. He was so HOT, Eva. So charming and those eyes"
"So you met him"- she murmured.
"Yes, Lazy isnt lying. He was with Emma when we went to check as you asked"
"Did you notice, something...between them?"- she asked, trying to get some useful information from her friends.
"I dont know, he was talking with us and mostly with Tink and She was chatting with Jefferson"
"I need to find out whats going on there. She feels for him, I know it. Maybe he does for her too"
"What is he does? You wont be able to get him"- Zelena said, knowing her friend´s intention so well.
"I always get what I want"- Eva smiled, with arrogance.
"And what do you want?"- Lazzy asked, earning a wicked smiled from the Princess.
"Everything. I want everything"
A/N: Tell me what you think?
Prepare for whats coming... and get ready to hate the evil sister.
