Author's note: Hello dearies! How are you doing? It's been a little time since I've here, but philosophy is a bitch… But hey! I've finished it! So a massive a thank you for all the follows, reviews and favorites, that means a lot for me! So, here is chapter 4, enjoy your reading :)
Disclaimer: I unfortunately don't own anything, characters are the property of those two guys named Edward and Adam…
Chapter 4:
Emma was wandering around the deck, the sea was calm and they clearly had nothing to do. So she was pacing, thinking. She found it weird her parents had sent no searching troops for her. Not that it bothered her, she was just wondering. She stopped and rested on the railing, her eyes closed, enjoying the smell of the salty breeze that tangled in her hair. She felt home, which was strange, because she was not. When she'll come back to the castle, she knew her parents would reinforce the security. She was going to come home, just not now. She wasn't ready. When Emma opened her eyes again, she saw Killian standing next to her.
"Enjoying the day lass?" he smiled.
"Yes" she simply answered.
"Remember when I told you your form was not good enough at sword fighting?" she nodded "Well the sea seems to be calm today, I was thinking I could train you"
"Right now?"
"Aye love" he smirked
"Alright, but stop calling me love cause I'm not your love"
"Maybe you'll be, who knows?" the pirate winked, handing her a sword.
"In your dreams Captain" she replied with a roll of her eyes.
"Oh believe me Swan, you don't want to know what we do in my dreams" he said with a cocky smile.
"Aren't we suppose to swordfight?" she inquired leaning in to attack, but he blocked her move right away.
"In deed, lass. Your move was good, but too, let's say… conventional. You need to read your opponent's mind. Never leaving his eyes and looking carefully at his facial expressions will help you a lot. You, on the other hand, are an open book to me love. Judging by your posture, I know what will be your next move. Let's try it again. Focus" she went to attack him but he blocked her again, knocking her sword down. "Let's try it the other way 'round. You try to block me, savvy Swan?" she nodded and focused again. If he went left, she needed to go right. I he went right, she needed to go left.
She couldn't remember when was the last time she had been this focused. Her eyes never left him and she analysed every single move he made. They trained for hours and Emma knew she was progressing. Killian always had the advantage on her, but she did make some progress. The both of them were still fighting hard, when Killian's sword flew from his hand. Saying he was surprised would be a euphemism, but his surprise was fast replaced by a grin and he pulled her in a hug.
"That was awesome, bloody brilliant Swan!" he congratulated her, offering Emma one of his best smiles "You're a natural Swan. You were born for piracy" his words were genuine and she could see he was proud of her. He didn't seem to want to let go of her and she didn't know what to do. Being so close to him was making her unease but extremely good. It kind of felt right. She still needed to move though, or at least say something.
"Thanks… I guess" she said shyly. Her intervention seemed to have woken him up, because he pulled back fast, coughing a bit.
"My pleasure, lass" he said "You should get some rest. You… hmm… You can go to my cabin. I'll ask Smee to wake you when I'll need you at the helm."
Emma could see he was embarrassed, but she found that adorable. Wait. 'Emma you can't find your Captain adorable. Sexy as hell but n… No. no. no. You can't think about things like that. He is your fucking Captain. Just don't. Say something. Come on'
"I'll accept your offer" she smiled "Thank you"
Killian watched Emma as she disappeared below deck. What had been through his mind? He had never done that, spontaneously at least. Especially with a woman he didn't even know. Well, barely knew. He just realized how princess-ish her answer sounded and he couldn't help but smile at the thought. He smiled a lot since she was on the ship. She was like the bright light of every day… He really needed to stop thinking this way. He never had before and he was not going to start. But he just couldn't help it. When he had learned that she was a princess, he had hesitated to bring her back right way, but something had held him back. The fact she would be one hell of a pirate and she was. Apart from his loyal first man Mr Smee, Killian didn't really care about anyone but himself. Not anymore. He started to care about Emma and he wasn't to let her go.
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