Two updates in 1 day! I feel accomplished! :)

This is my favorite chapter so far in this story and the ending came to me and I feel like it has opened up a lot of different directions to go with it.

I think I might separate this story from the rest of these one-offs and make it it's own story.

Let me know what you think!

Hope you enjoy it!

"We're moving to Maine."

The words were like a slap in the face.

"What?"

"We're moving to Maine, we leave tomorrow. Now that Liam is 18 years old he can leave here and he petitioned to be my guardian and they approved it and he just got off the phone from a friend of his who we knew a couple of years ago. He's giving Liam a job at a pier, helping to repair boats and tackle and stuff."

Emma just sat in her chair, her hand slipping away from his as they hung between the buildings, completely dumbfounded. She could feel the fear and pain ripping through her body; they were leaving her just like everyone else has. She will be alone, again.

She ducked her head so he wouldn't see the tears that started falling down her face.

"You promised. You promised me you wouldn't leave me behind and that's exactly what you're doing. I'm going to be all alone again." Her voice faltered and ended in a harsh whisper as her tears turned to sobs. She wanted to turn away from them and shield herself from the hurt but she couldn't stop the pleading words from coming out of her mouth.

"I don't want you to go! What am I going to do without you? Please don't go Killian, please! Do you have any idea how much you mean to me…"

"Yes!"

Killian's voice rang out strong and loud and echoed off the buildings around them.

Lifting her head she saw that he was fighting tears of his own and was reaching his hand out to her, pleading with his eyes for her to reach for him again.

Slowly, she let her hand drift back through the window and out to grasp his. His hand a slightly rough against her smooth skin, signs of his hobby of making word carvings and working with his hands. She had a shelf full of different carvings that he has made for her over the years. He grasped her hand tightly, his thumb running over the spot between her thumb and pointer finger.

"Yes Emma, I do understand what I mean to you because you mean just as much and more to me. I don't want to leave you Emma but I have to go with Liam, he is my brother and we need each other."

"I understand…"

He cut her off before she could continue.

"No, I don't think you do. We want you to come with us; I want you to come with us."

Time stopped.

He wasn't leaving her!

He wanted her to go with him!

He wanted to take her away from the terrible life of living in an orphanage!

A huge smile broke out on her face and she saw it mirrored on Killian.

But then her stomach sank and more tears fell from her eyes. She quickly dropped his hand and sank back into her chair, covering her face with her hands.

"Emma, what's wrong? Do you not want to go with us?"

"I can't!" she exclaimed. She was crying so hard, she was on the verge of hysterics.

"Why?"

Emma wiped the tears from her face and tried to calm her breathing. When she finally got it under control, she found herself struggling with a bad case of the hiccups.

"Liam was able to get guardianship over you, not me. The two of you are free to move to Maine but I am stuck here for another two years! That's why I can't go with you, I'm a prisoner here."

The two of them were quiet for several minutes; the only sounds they heard were the sounds of the city around them. Finally, it was Liam who broke the silence.

"Emma, just leave. Pack everything you can carry in your backpack and tomorrow morning when you are allowed to leave to go to school, meet us two blocks down from our building, on the corner of 8th and Adams. I know someone who can make fake IDs and birth certificates; we can have documents made up so that you can start a new life, with us, in Maine. We will be in a different state and they will just consider you a runaway so they won't look that hard, we've all seen it happen before. If you can get a job when we settle, I don't see why you can't come with us. I found a house to rent for pretty cheap right near the pier, three bedrooms, one of them can be yours. What do you say?"

Emma had never loved Liam so much than she did at this very moment.

"Liam, prepare yourself for the biggest huge you will ever get tomorrow morning! Thank you so much! I don't know how I can ever thank you!"

"Just pull your own weight when we get to Maine. I might ask you to help with dinners and cleaning around the house but don't worry, all three of us will take turns with that. I won't leave you to have to cook and clean every day. "

Killian grabbed his brother in a huge hug, thanking him over and over again.

Liam's heart broke as he watched Emma break down after Killian told her of their impending move and he couldn't help but notice the helplessness in Killian's face after Emma brought up the fact that Liam only had guardianship of him and not her as well.

He knew that her leaving and moving with them wouldn't be an issue as long as he got her a new name and new documentation, he heard about so many people who did that to get away from the system, so it was a no brainer to ask her to come along. He knew, maybe before Killian even knew, how much his brother really loves the blonde orphan across the window and he could see every day just how much she loved his brother right back.

It wouldn't take long for their feelings to come to the surface once they reach Maine, but that was something they would have to tackle once they were there.

Turning back to Emma and his brother, who were both talking about their excitement, and suggested that they both use this time to shower, pack, and get some sleep since the next few days were going to be long ones.

The next morning, Emma was finishing up cleaning her room, making sure that she had everything she wanted and was leaving behind things she didn't need. Once she was ready she pulled on her coat and book bag and made her way out of the Boston home for Girls for the very last time.

Her nerves were on high alert and she was sure that someone was going to look at her and realize immediately what she was planning to do. So once she left the building she decided to start walking her normal route to school, just in case anyone from the orphanage was watching her. Then, once she was a few blocks away she hurriedly changed her course and started making her way towards the spot that Liam told her to meet them at.

When she was about a block away she saw them and then started running… right into Killian's arms.

For the first time since they met each other 4 years ago, Emma and Killian (and don't forget Liam) were face to face. The orphanages kept the boys and girls separate at all times, the girls went to an all-girls school and the boys went to an all-boys school, and their outside areas were on different sides so that they would never mix together.

Pulling out of their hug, Emma quickly turned and fulfilled her promise to Liam, she did indeed give him the biggest hug he has ever received. The entire time she was whispering, "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!"

"Ok ok ok ok ! Enough hugging! Let's get going, we have a decent drive ahead of us and I think we should try to get out of Boston before the school calls and tattles on you."

"Great idea but Liam, I how are we getting to Maine? "

Killian pulled Emma close to him, just a little bit jealous over how long Emma was hugging Liam, and pulled her in front of a small black car.

"This is how we are getting to Maine! Liam knew a guy at his job who was selling and he offered him a really good deal. It took nearly all the money he was saving to pay for it but it was worth it."

Quickly, the three of them piled into the car, Killian opting to sit in the back with Emma which only made her smile more and Liam want to make fake puking motions.

Soon they were on the road with the radio loud and the windows down, enjoying their first taste of real freedom in a very long time.

"So Liam, what's the name of the place we are moving to?"

"Storybrooke."

What do you think?

Should I continue this story once they reach storybrooke? Should I include the curse? Her parents? Regina? Rumple? Anyone?

Review/Comment to let me know what you think!