2 weeks as passed, and it was filled with one-too-many comments from Killian like, "What do you like to do for fun?" and she'd say, "Read and sleep." And he'd add, "I'd like too with you." with a wink, while she'll simply make a weird face showing 'please stop or I'll punch you.' Her two friends also kept trying to push her towards him at any possible moment. It was working because Emma was starting to be a little bit nicer to him. They invited Emma to the county fair because they knew Killian would be working a booth. So of course, they had to take Emma there.
"Why would we go to a fair when I could be home reading." They had to beg Emma to go out. Something with the fact that Emma only had 2 friends, unless you count Killian.
"Because you need to mingle." They protested.
"What the heck does that even mean?"
"We don't know. Just do it. Plus, we have a little surprise for you."
"If it involves cotton candy, I'll forgive you for making me leave my book."
"Maybe, if you accept our first surprise." The two girls had told Killian that Emma would be coming, so they agreed to watch the booth while he and Emma enjoyed the fair.
"I don't totally agree with the surprise but, we'll see what happens." Mary-Margaret whispered to Ruby.
When they entered the fair, Emma was kinda amazed by how many rides, and booths, and laughter there was.
"This looks fun." Emma answered with a little smile.
"Sarcastic or do you actually mean it?" asked Ruby.
"Actually mean it. Where to first?"
"We wanted to show you a game. It's really fun. So follow us!" Mary-Margaret exclaimed.
As they neared the booth, Emma could make out figure inside the booth. Killian. Of course.
"Oh no." Emma sighed.
"Oh yes." They said smiling.
Emma started to walk behind the two other girls, trying to remain hidden. She was feeling happy, but knew she had to stop herself, because like always, too close makes you vulnerable, and people use vulnerability against you.
Except, she was a taller than Mary-Margaret so, she was still seen.
"Hello, love." Killian said to Emma, with a smile.
"Hi Killian." She said, not particularly looking at him.
"Enjoying the fair?"
"I was." She answered with a smirk.
"Okay! Well Emma, our surprise is that we're going to watch his booth so you two can enjoy the fair together." Ruby interrupted.
"You're serious?" Emma asked.
"Dead serious, love. So, let's go shall we?" Killian asked, holding out a hand.
Emma elbowed Ruby's side as she took Killian's hand, a smirk across her face. Ruby just laughed at went to work the booth with Mary-Margaret.
They decided to go to the go-karts first, mainly because it's a two seater, Killian's choice, and Emma gets to drive. They weren't too happy with the Ferris wheel idea considering it always gets stuck and you're left sitting there for god knows how long.
The wait in line was a half an hour so they spent that time talking about how weird people are. Along with the occasional "They are immune to the public eye" argument. Finally, reaching the front of the line, they entered the track and Emma took off so fast, Killian nearly hit his head on his seat.
"Bloody hell, you drive fast, darling." Killian smirked.
"The freedom just, takes me away." Emma answered truthfully because it did. She's used to being locked up in foster homes and never being let out, except for school. So whenever she went out, she felt a little happier. Especially while driving.
The race lasted ten minutes and the winner was, of course, Emma and Killian. They won a stuffed dragon, her choice, and Killian let Emma keep it. They played at some booths for a while, Killian winning her a couple of stuffed animals, he kept a stuffed crocodile. They finally decided to go on the Ferris wheel because they so all the little kids going on and felt like scaredy cats.
They entered one of the seats and were lifted into the wheel. They were both a little scared to rock the cart, but they never admitted it to each other.
"This isn't so bad." Killian said, breaking the silence while adding a smirk.
"Until the wheel stops and we're stuck at the top for 2 hours."
"I wouldn't mind sitting up here with you for 2 hours. In fact, it would be quite fun." He said winking.
"Yeah, yeah."
They hadn't realized it but, they were both cold and apparently moved closer to each other.
"So.." Emma said. Killian took note of how close they were and whispered close to her ear,
"If you were cold, all you had to do was say so love."
She felt his warm breath on her neck and she scooted over a bit. He decided to use it as a game. So he scooted towards her. She had no more room to scoot over so she looked opposite of him. She tried pushing him over with her shoulder and hip but failed causing him to be closer to her. He simply laughed at her failed attempts. He saw how she tried to hide her blush so he made her blush more when he put his arm behind her, resting it on the bar that holds their backs. He enjoyed the effect he had on her when he touched her, even the slightest.
The wheel finally reached the bottom and they got off. They took off for something to eat, they ended up getting funnel cake.
"Well, I had fun, love. How about you?" he asked breaking the silence.
"First fair. Not the last fair I plan on going to."
"I guess that means you enjoyed me too. I quite enjoyed your presence, lass." He said with a wink.
By now, they had finished eating and were sitting on a bench. Emma was staring off into the distance and he was staring at her. How her eyes were green, and how her lips moved. He wanted to kiss her for a long time now and he saw no reason not to. Except for the fact that she might not be up for it. He knew she was starting to develop feelings for him, he could tell by the way she looks at him and is affected by him when he touches her. He had also developed feelings for her. He was just more open about them.
