As I promised, the update is here!
It's a bit long - sorry.
CHAPTER 8
With a loud gasp, Killian's eyes shut and the monitor started beeping rapidly.
"Killian?" David choked as he looked up at Whale, shaking the pirate slightly.
"Is he…..gone?" Regina asked, tears flowing down her cheeks freely.
Whale took a deep breath and replied, "Yes"
Emma's eyes shot up to the lifeless body of the pirate.
A sharp pain sliced through her heart and her entire body went cold. She was shaking and her chest physically hurt as she was staring at the lifeless body of Killian Jones in front of her. David, Snow, Henry, and Belle were all crying over his body, Henry pushing the hair back from his could-be dad's forehead as David crossed his mate's hand and hook over his stomach.
Emma wanted to cry but the tears wouldn't come. Something inside of her broke, but she couldn't figure out what. There were tears stuck in her throat, making it hard to breathe, but they wouldn't just fall freely like they were on everyone else in the room.
He was gone. He left her. No more innuendoes, no more smirks, no more sarcastic remarks, no more leather and eyeliner.
No more glances that touched her soul and no more kisses that scorched heat throughout her body.
He left her. He had promised to never leave but he betrayed her. He broke his promise. Just like all the others. But this was different – he was different. The pain she had felt when Neal, Graham, and Walsh had died was devastating, but right now, she felt like she was destroyed – as if someone had taken her heart out and crushed it. Like she would never recover and death seemed a peaceful haven.
The worst part of it all was that she didn't even get to tell him how much she loves him. That all of this – dark Emma curse – was for him, so that the Queens of Darkness wouldn't hurt him. She would do absolutely anything for him. She would go to the end of the world or time for her and yes she would curse herself for him.
The past few weeks Emma didn't feel any emotions. Every time she looked at everyone's familiar faces, she felt something – a slight nudge in her heart but whenever she saw him, that nudge was much stronger and that made her uncomfortable and honestly scared. She would feel things she couldn't, wasn't supposed to and that made her so much more bitter towards him. She hid that uneasy feeling from him by being extra cruel to him which showed him that she was beyond the possibility to be saved (which he never believed), and reassured her that no Emma Swan doesn't feel anything for anyone. Certainly not love for a one handed pirate.
But as she stared at the pirate's body in front of her, she let those emotions she tries to suppress by reminding herself to not feel, come to her. All the moments they had ever shared came rushing back to her.
"I love a challenge"
"About bloody time"
"Have I told you a lie" "I can't take the chance that I'm wrong about you"
"You would have done the same" "Actually no"
"Is there another attachment you prefer?"
"You and I, we understand each other"
"Maybe I needed reminding that I could"
"I actually quite fancy you from time to time when you are not yelling at me"
"Just who are you Swan?" "Wouldn't you like to know" "Perhaps I would"
"I do know what it feels like to lose hope"
"Because we need more vine" "If the lady insists"
"You and David aren't exactly, how do you say it – mates"
"Please, you couldn't handle it" "Perhaps you're the one who couldn't handle it"
"As you wish"
"I kissed Hook" "I kissed Emma"
"That I could find someone else – that is until I met you"
"Because I was hoping it meant something"
"I have yet to see you fail and once you do succeed – well that's when the fun begins"
"Were you two?" "Perhaps"
"Not a day will go by that I won't think of you" "Good"
"Swan, at last"
"I came back to save you"
"If it can be broken, it means it still works"
"You would do that?" "Aye"
"If you wanted to get close to me, you just had to ask"
"I trust him" "I don't yearn"
"I'm tired of living in the past" "I know how you feel"
"You can see a future here – a happy one" "Let me guess, with you?"
"Hook come back to me" "Swan – what did you do?"
"Did you really thing I would let you drown?" "Given our history can you blame me for being uncertain?"
"It's ok – I won't need it in New York"
"Don't you care about them – or anyone?" "Of course I care"
"Trying to keep him occupied – shouldn't be hard, we both know I'm his type"
"If I didn't know any better I would say you are jealous"
"I've carried rum barrels heavier than you!"
"The Rolly Joger!"
"A woman as beautiful as you, deserves my full and prompt attention"
"He was asking for it – and as I said he would blame the rum"
"You are depriving me of a dashing rescue!"
"It took my parents a while to accept their feelings" "Runs in the family"
"Storybrooke it's my home"
"You traded your ship for me?" "Aye"
"Be patient"
"Are you ok?"
"I can't lose you too" "It's surviving"
"Will you go out with me again?"
"I'd love to know more about your begginnings"
"Needed to see you one more time" "Killian, I'm not a tearful goodbye kiss person – but maybe just this once" "Goodbye"
"Killian, what's wrong? You're acting strange"
"I told you Swan, I'm a survivor"
"When I win your heart Emma, and I will win it, it won't be because of any trickery, it'll be because you want me"
And he did. He won her heart – not by any trickery but by his stubbornness to stay by her side no matter what. By putting her first in every situation. By bringing her home twice. And by sacrificing his own home just to find it in her.
Pain was slicing through her heart making her soul ache and this time she let the pain flow through her veins. All the emotions she suppressed and couldn't feel these past few weeks came rushing back at her (painfully) and she focused on one emotion – her love for Killian Jones.
"NO" Emma yelled and stood up on her feet. Everyone in the room looked at her and separated away from Killian as she rushed towards her pirate, her tears flowing freely down her cheek as she could finally feel.
"No, no you promised to not leave" Emma sobbed, "Killian you can't. Come back to me Hook"
Emma let out a loud wail as Killian didn't respond to her shaking his body and she took a deep breath amongst her sobs, "I love you Killian". Emma pressed her wet lips on his, her tears falling down on his cheek.
A burst of rainbow light shook the entire room. Everybody gasped as a rush of wind sent them all stumbling back.
"I don't think that worked, love. Shall we give it another try?" Killian spoke against Emma's wet lips. Emma laughed and nuzzled against his chest, clutching his shirt as she sobbed violently while Killian caressed her hair, mumbling reassurances against her neck, "It's ok love" "I'm here" "We're fine"
Everyone around them started laughing and hugging each other due to the sheer surprise of what they just witnessed and rejoice that the pirate and newly made hero was alive. More surprised yet not really that the True Love for the Savior was a pirate. True Love's Kiss had finally worked (three's the charm right?).
The party had been in Granny's as always. Everyone in the room had hugged Killian – including David and the dwarves as well as (shockingly) Regina. Even though Killian was the one who was dead for a second, everyone yelled and threatened him to not ever do that as he was hurting their beloved Savior.
Emma would be lying if she said she didn't care about the True Love Status. Being the daughter of one of the most powerful True Love's, wouldn't it be unfair if she didn't have one? But being, Emma, who until very recently didn't even really believe in love and was somewhat satisfied with one night stands didn't ever day dream about finding love, let alone True Love.
But she found it. Everyone keeps saying how Killian fought so hard for Emma and how she saved him but no one realizes that how much Emma has fought for him, and how he has saved her. While Killian fought all the villains with her and his inner demons of darkness, Emma fought with herself. Every fiber of her body kept telling her to just leave – to run away from this cockish pirate bastard but her heart wouldn't let her. Her walls had always worked on keeping people away, but he had read her like an open book and after a while she had given up on hiding her emotions from him (all yearning looks and doey eyes).
They had saved each other from a life void of love. Saved each other from a life full of loneliness and torment.
"Don't ever ever do that ever again Killian. I would rather die than lose you" Emma said, her fingers running up and down his scruff.
"No need to die love and I would appreciate if you don't even joke about you dying. I don't intend to leave you and alas shall I repeat – I'm a survivor" Killian said, kissing her cheek.
Emma smiled and shrugged her jacket off.
"I must say Swan, as much as I love your vogue red jacket, you looked beautiful in those dresses and they outlined some of your – ah, impressive assets" Killian smirked, openly eyeing her breasts, his tongue licking his lower lip, "They did quite some things to me in very private parts"
"Well, pirate, I might wear them, just for you. Maybe tonight? If you promise me some satisfying pillaging and plundering" Emma said, her voice low and her hand travelled up his thigh.
"Easy there Swan" Killian said pushing her hand away, "I would like to ravish every inch of your body and that requires time. Right now the entire bloody town is here celebrating us so be patient"
"Okay. Just make sure that when you jab me with your sword, I should feel it" Emma giggled.
"I assure you love you will. Oh by the way Swan, what was it that you said right before you kissed me and woke me up by a True Love's Kiss?" Killian asked, trying to act all cockish but failing as he kept smiling like an idiot at the fact that yes, this woman he had pined for for so long was his True Love.
"Ohhh. I don't know. I don't remember. Probably something useless" Emma said, wavering her hands.
Unable to resist, Killian hugged her. He clenched her tightly as he nuzzled his head in her blond curls. "Don't ever put yourself in a life threatening situation for me love, I'm not worth it".
Emma hugged him back, crushing his bones, "You're worth everything Killian. I would die for you and I know you would too. That's why we're True Love, idiot. We care more about the other than we do for ourselves"
They separated and Emma caressed his face, "I love you Killian. I don't even know when I fell in love with you, maybe it was atop that beanstalk or when we first kissed or when Zelena tried to drown you and you were worth more than me or the town, but I love you. Always have, always will"
"And I love you Emma. Have since the moment you believed in me and asked me to be a part of something"
Emma smiled and cuddled her head against his chest and he brought his arm around her, just holding her while watching everyone in the diner talking to each other. They all knew the couple needed some alone time, so after threatening Killian to not hurt the beloved Savior and refusing to let Emma apologize for her behaviour whilst under the curse, they left the couple alone in their corner booth at Grannys.
Henry after making sure that his mom and Captain Hook weren't making eyes or worse, sucking at each other's face, approached them.
He sat down in front of them and grinned, "So?"
"So?" Emma asked, smiling widely.
"I mean you guys are True Love. So Hook when are you going to officially become my dad? I've never been to a wedding before"
Emma turned red and just drank her wine while Killian (slightly red too) tightened his hold on Emma and answered, "Soon lad, soon. I'm not leaving your mother ever. Not until we're both grey and old and have great grand children who are all tiny little pirates and your mother becomes a Jones and I train you to become a swash buckling pirate"
"Soon" Emma said and smiled back at her two boys "Minus the swash buckling pirate thing".
The Pirate and the Savior had found their True Love and their great love story is one that would be told to generations to come.
THE END
Notes: - QoD are still out there but nobody cares right now cause the pirate almost died.
- I know, I know it's long. But I couldn't help it with the quotes. At first I was going to go with the main ones but there were so many! So i just went like "fuck it" and wrote whichever ones came to my mind (should i be worried that I knew all these quotes on the top of my head?)
- Happy ending! Yay! I'm a sucker for angst and love reading and writing it but I also adore happy endings.
- I was really tempted to end this chapter by Emma waking him up with TLK and him going "Who are you?" and continuing the story but I felt that was too much angst and maybe I'll do another entirely new story with him losing his memory.
- THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. I especially loved all the reviews that told me they hated me (I know you guys were joking) but it just made me feel "yes mission accomplished!"
- I JUST LOVE U ALL OK?
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