A\N: Hi Lovely Readers. I'm sorry for the delay on this chapter. I've been working on my CS Secret Santa piece so that I could make sure it was done. Here's is the latest chapter and things are heating up on the island in a good way but all good things come to an end when you have an evil queen on your trail.

Thank you again for all your comments, reviews, and thoughts. They mean so much to me. I love to read them and I read all of them. I can't believe tomorrow is the winter finale. I'm not ready. I hope to have the next chapter soon!

Ch. 23

The crew created a base camp since they were uncertain about how long they would remain on the island but with the bounty on Smee's head and Emma's need to continue practicing magic he thought it would be best to assume they would be there for awhile.

His men would alternate among themselves staying on the Jolly Roger or at base camp. They were also taking some time to make the necessary repairs that the old girl needed. He left Smee in charge of overseeing the work so that he could take Emma around the island. Smee would also remain on board the Jolly. It was best that he stay on the ship so that he would remain hidden since his face was on the wanted poster and although it was difficult, it was not impossible for other ships to come to the island.

Killian packed his satchel with one of the magical texts for Emma along with other essential supplies for the day and a bedroll for the evening. He never saw a more eager person than Emma. She couldn't wait to explore the island. He had a special place in mind that he knew she would truly love. It was his favorite place on the island too. He thought that it would be nice if they could spend some time alone.

"It's just over here Love." he said smiling.

She was holding his hand as he led her through the leafy green path of tropical growth. They had to stop a few times so he could cut through vines and high grass. As much as he loved the seclusion of where they were going it wasn't an easy trek. He kept looking back to check on Emma and her eyes were lit up and she was smiling. She was happy and that made him happy. He wanted to make every day special for her.

Emma wasn't in any rush to get to their destination. She was busy taking everything in. It was the most beautiful place she'd ever been. The sounds of the wildlife were all around them. The flowers on the island were bright pink, coral and yellow.

The exotic birds of the island were better than she could have imagined. Her mother would love them. Her mother swore she could understand what the birds were saying. It almost appeared as though the birds understood her too. When the birds spread their wings wide they were fantastic reds, blues, greens and yellows. All of these colors among the leafy green plant life were like a feast for the eyes.

"Killian, it's so beautiful here." She said smiling.

She held onto his hook as he led them through the brush. He held his machete in his other hand and had it ready just in case they needed to defend themselves or cut through thick growth.

"Wait until you see my surprise Love." he said smiling.

He pulled her forward and pushed aside the leaves in front of them to reveal a small cove with a waterfall that poured into a small pool below. Behind the waterfall there was an opening to a cave that was carved out of a tall mountain.

The sound of the waterfall was so relaxing and the cool breeze and spray of the water hitting the pool cooled her off. She was feeling warm from the trek.

Her mouth was hanging open. She was awestruck.

"I trust this pleases you?" he asked.

"Killian, this is incredible." She said as she took in the beautiful sight.

"I thought perhaps you and I could stay here while we are on the island. It would give us a bit of privacy from the crew so you can practice magic." He said.

She jumped into his arms and almost knocked him over.

"That would be perfect." She said.

He looked down at her smiling face and pressed a light kiss to her lips.

"I've been waiting to hold you all day." Said Killian.

"I know, living on a ship with all these people does have its draw backs. "said Emma pouting.

She pressed her face to his chest and breathed in his scent. It was a mixture of leather, salt and Killian. He smelled amazing.

"We can also have privacy for other things." He said.

She let her arms slide down his back and over his arse catching him by surprise.

"Hmm, that sounds good too." Said Emma.

"Just when I thought you couldn't surprise me." he said kissing her on top of her head.

She laughed.

"Well you can never say I'm boring." Said Emma.

She leaned up and captured his lips for a kiss. He held her close and she could feel just how much he wanted to hold her. She pushed into him at the same time granting him a little friction.

"Did I tell you I missed you this morning?" she asked as she rubbed her hand done his thigh inching towards his manhood.

"Ooh, you are a naughty little princess aren't you?"said Killian nipping her lips.

"I thought you liked me being naughty." Said Emma pouting.

"Aye, that I do." He said.

He picked her up and put her over his shoulder.

"What are you doing?" said Emma laughing.

"Taking my Princess." He said.

He carried her further into the cove and to a spot shaded by thick leaves and soft grass. He pulled her forward and she slid from his shoulder brushing against his body until her feet touched the ground. She held his face in her hands.

"I love your surprises." She said.

"I've been thinking about you since I woke this morning. It took every ounce of willpower that I could muster to leave you sleeping naked." He said kissing her lightly.

She could feel his hardened length against her hip as he held her tight against him.

"I was having the most delicious dream about your lips touching every part of my body so you can only imagine how disappointed I was to find you weren't there." Said Emma.

She leaned up and sucked on his earlobe nipping it and continuing down his neck. Her hands were brushing along the inside of his open shirt. He was so firm and warm. His body was warm from the heat of their new climate.

He moaned as she sucked a mark into his neck.

"Captain I think it's a little warm for all these clothes?" she said smirking.

"Perhaps we should take a swim." He said.

She looked back to see the pooling water from the softly rushing waterfall behind them.

"That sounds like a great idea." She said.

She felt his fingers working over the closures on the back of her dress. She pushed her hands under the sleeves of his heavy leather jacket and it dropped to the grass below as she continued to kiss him softly across his neck and down his chest.

Before she knew it they had each other bare and their clothes lay in mounds around them. Her body was humming with electricity with each touch of his hand, hook and lips on her skin.

He took her by the hand to guide her into the pooling water. He couldn't take his eyes off of her beautiful form. Her flowing golden hair under the sun made her look as if she were glowing. Her cheeks were flushed lightly pink from the heat and her eyes were sparkling like emeralds. In that moment he smiled at the thought that she was his to hold.

He was right behind her and she could feel his hard body and warmth radiating against her skin. She gulped hard as he pulled her close from behind; his manhood brushing against her back and his chest hair tickling along her shoulders. She could feel the light moisture on his skin from the heat and all she could think about was him filling her, tasting him, and being in his arms.

She stepped gently into the cool water. It was refreshing against her warm skin. The pool of water came up just above her breasts and chilled her nipples to a point. The water was clear so she could see to the soft bottom and shimmering stones. The waterfall created tiny bubbles all around them as it shushed down.

He climbed in brushing by her and teasing her before beckoning her to join him near the waterfall.

"You coming Love?" he asked.

She smiled and nodded her head. She eased down into the water and dipped her head back to wet her hair. She saw him watching her and smiling. She'd never swam naked before and it was quite the sensation itself. When she reached him he pulled her close and his lips caught hers for a sensuous kiss. His warm fingers caressed her breast and pulled at her tight nipple. She giggled as his hand caressed her side.

He liked when he made her laugh. He was memorizing her sensitive spots and he would note that for later when he needed to hear it.

The waterfall spray was splattering all over them and cooling down her body and at the same time his kisses and touches were heating her up. He pulled her closer to the waterfall and the cool rushing wind blew up towards them.

"Are we going into that?" she asked.

"Yes Love, duck down we are going underneath." He said.

She nodded, held her breath and ducked under the water, swimming to the other side of the waterfall.

She popped up from under the water to find that they were in a little cave hidden from view. She wiped her hair back from her face and smoothed off the water from her eyes. The alcove had just a small opening towards the top that allowed the sun to peak through and it caused a bit of a rainbow to form against the rushing water. There were little rocks around the edges of the pool that formed a ledge and barrier for the water. There were also little pink and coral flowers that lined the edges of the cove before they lead to the green brush.

"This place is beautiful." Said Emma.

"It pales in comparison to your beauty Love." he said.

She looked over to see he hadn't taken his eyes off of her. She smiled and touched his face lightly.

He pulled her close so that her body was up against his. She wrapped her arms around him as he caressed his hand down her curves and his hooked arm held her steady.

She leaned forward and started to give him open mouthed wet kisses along his neck and sucked against his neck deepening the bruise and marking him as her own. She smiled as she thought about him that way. He was hers; that revelation made her heart flutter.

He swam her back against the soft ledge. His fingers slowly exploring her body until he reached her aching core. She groaned against him when he slipped one finger between her wet folds massaging her in that spot that drove her wild. She closed her eyes and dropped her head back as he touched her. He kissed her down her body and over her breast softly grabbing her pert nipple between his lips. He sucked against her pulling it and twisting it with his teeth as he slipped in a second finger.

"Gods that feels so good." She said.

"I've been waiting all day to touch you." He said softly.

She reached down and began stroking him softly. He groaned at her touch. The cool sensation of the water against the warmth of his kisses, his body, and all of the shivers he was sending through her were starting to overwhelm her. He removed his fingers and covered her hand with his own helping her pump him back and forth. He guided her hand to line up with her aching core. He captured her lips with his own and pushed into her slowly.

She moaned against his mouth. He slowly brushed against all of those delicious places that made her feel so good. She wrapped her legs around him to secure herself. He slowly thrust into her back and forth as he kissed her softly. He tasted her slowly and tenderly with his lips and tongue grabbing and nipping softly.

"Killian" she purred.

His hooked arm held her in position as he pumped her harder and harder. The water whooshed up around their bodies as he drove into her. She dug her heels into his arse to help deepen the thrusts and sucked against his neck and up to his ear.

"That feels so good. You are amazing Love. My naughty princess." He growled.

He changed the angle of his thrust and sent her wilding rolling over the edge. She opened her eyes to see the rainbow of the water fall and his named rolled from her tongue.

"Killian!" she called out as she found her release.

She held tightly as he continued to thrust into her chasing his own release as she rode out the magic from her own. She lapped softly against his ear with her tongue and he finally found his release whispering her name into her neck over and over.

He breathed heavily against her as she held on with both her arms and legs.

"Gods that felt so good." She whispered into his ear.

"Do you know what you do to me?" he said chuckling.

"I have an idea when I see your beautiful body react to me." She said smiling.

"Seeing you walking towards the pool, your gorgeous body shimmering under the warm sun, Oh, just thinking about it makes me want to take you again Love." He said nipping softly at her lips.

She kissed him back tenderly.

"Each day with you is more special than the next." She said.

"You don't have to remind me how lucky I am that fate smiled on me." he said.

She relaxed her legs down into the pool and he guided her back out to the center of the pool, closer to the waterfall. She looked up to see his beautiful blue eyes staring down at her. She was certainly mesmerized again.

"So what's next?" asked Emma.

"I'd like to take you around the island and we can look for some of those supplies you requested, after we cool down a bit longer here in the pool." Said Killian waggling his eyebrows.

"That sounds wonderful. If I can find those things then I can try a few of the more significant spells. I don't know what I would do without you now that I know what it's like with you. "she said.

"Aye, I feel the same way about you Love." he said.

She kicked away and he watched as her beautiful body swam through the water. She swam around loosening her muscles. The cool water felt so good. She was relaxed and happy. Killian swam close to the waterfall and went under the water. He came up next to her and surprised her with a kiss.

"Hold out your hand and close your eyes." He said.

She stood in the water and did as he asked.

She felt a cool chunk of rock in her hand. She opened her eyes to see it glowing green as the light caught it.

"Is this the stone we need to make the healing charm?" she asked.

"Aye." He said smiling.

She hugged her arms around his neck and kissed him.

"You are amazing. I'm so lucky you're mine." She said.

"I am yours to command. You own my heart Love." he said while looking into her eyes.

She searched his expression and saw his lips turn up into a smile. His wet slicked back hair and soft scruff against his chin made him look so sexy. He was hers to command and she felt the same about him. She realized in that moment that she would do anything for him.

"I love you Killian." She said softly as she gazed into his eyes.

He blinked hard at the words. No one loved Killian Jones. No one made him feel the way she did. He would go to the ends of the world or time for her.

She was shyly looking back at him with a smile on her face waiting for a response. She bit her lip and tried to look away. His heart was racing. He reached up to caress her face and pulled her chin towards him so she could see it in his eyes. He loved her too and always would.

"I love you too Emma." He said.

She smiled and pressed her face to his chest. He held her softly against him and kissed the top of her head. He felt her relax against him.

She smoothed her hands up and down his back. She felt him coming alive again against her thigh and leaned back slightly to see his expression.

"I think we may need to spend a bit more time here in the pool Love." he said.

"I agree Love." she said raising an eyebrow.

They made love at the cove tenderly and sweetly. The declaration of love between them was the best feeling he'd ever had. He knew he loved her the first time she kissed him, he would never deny that but to hear her say it back to him was a miracle. He was soaring and his heart was swelling with love for her. When she was properly sated he lifted her from the pool and they helped each other get dressed. She always seemed less enthused about putting his clothes back on than when she was taking them off. He felt the same about her.

They setup their camp close to the water so that the rushing air would help keep them cool. She'd insisted he kept off his vest and jacket. He wouldn't stand on circumstance, not around her. She stayed in her under dress and kept her stockings, dress and shoes close in case she needed to dress quickly.

Killian sat with her and she was propped up against him as they poured over the magical text, this one called the Blumier, looking for clues about how to accept her magic. This text was a lot more exotic and the spells were intricate.

"What do you say Love, perhaps you can use this one to conjure us an ice castle for the evening if this heat doesn't let up." Said Killian.

"It could melt under the sun but if you wish it I would be happy to try." said Emma giggling.

"I'll keep that in mind if the sun gets any hotter." He said.

"I'd prefer to swim with you again." She said grinning.

"I will never tire of hearing that my naughty princess wants me." he said.

"Killian Look, look here." Said Emma pointing to the book.

"What's that Love?" he asked.

"It's a spell that allows me to protect those I love from having their heart ripped from their chest." Said Emma.

His eyes opened wide.

"It says that I need to love the person deeply and that the touches to the chest must be exactly as shown. I need to imagine the protection wrapping around the heart and say this incantation for it to work." She said pointing to words.

"Atche Luvio Gratio" he said.

"I could do this to Henry, I could protect him from the Evil Queen." She said excited.

She wanted to try this with him but she wanted to gage his reaction first to the spell. She was a novice and this was an intricate spell.

"Yes, Love. That would certainly give you peace of mind if she were to try anything. It doesn't look that difficult, it appears to be mostly emotion involved in this one." He said.

"I think I'd like to practice this one before trying it on Henry though; perhaps there someone here that I love; who wouldn't mind if I were to practice this spell with him?" She said hesitantly.

"Love, I'd be honored." He said smiling.

"I was hoping you would say that. I would love to know you are safe from this evil fate. It would make me so happy if I could do this for you. You've done so much for me already. I would have great peace of mind knowing you were safe." She said.

She leaned up her chin towards him and he kissed her softly.

"What do you need me to do?" he said.

"Lie back here on the blanket." She said.

She opened the book wide and placed it on the blanket next to him. She climbed on top of him straddling his hips.

"MMM, I thought you were going to do the spell." He said grinning.

"Killian, focus." She said.

He laughed causing his chest to move up and down.

"OK you are going to have to stay completely still because this has to be exact. I'm just doing it like this to hold you in place because I don't trust myself yet and you need to be still." She said.

"Aye Love, I'll remain still. I must tell you that having you in this position does make it quite difficult though." He said.

She had her tongue between her lips at the corner of her mouth, and her eyes focused on the book. He put his hand and hook behind his head to prop himself up from the ground as she read. He could lay back and watch her like that all day.

"Ok, I'm ready." she said smiling.

She looked down to see him watching her. His eyes softened when she caught his gaze. She leaned down and kissed him lightly.

"I'm ready Love. Is it going to hurt?" he asked.

"I don't think so but it doesn't mention anything about it." She said.

"Ok, proceed when ready." He said as he braced himself for an electric current or a punched feeling of some sort.

She closed her eyes and thought about her love for him. She thought about all of the warmth and safety that he brought to her life since she met him, just as Nairobi taught her. She thought about how loving he was to her in body and mind. He kept his sweet words reserved for her, he kept his soft gazes for her, he held her in his heart and she held him in hers.

She touched around his chest following the steps in the diagram. She felt the magic prickle against her skin and her hands became warm. She felt her heart pinch and tingle. She looked into his eyes and said the incantation. "Atche Luvio Gratio"

Her eyes caught his own and after she said the words he felt warmth run through his chest and saw white stars swirling in front of his eyes. He felt as though he might be floating on air and then he came down softly, his vision restored to see her eyes searching his.

"Did I hurt you?" she asked.

He smiled.

"No, Love I believe you magically hugged my heart." He said.

"I felt it too." She said.

He pulled her down on top of him and rolled them over. Emma laughed as he tickled her side. He smoothed her hair back from her face.

"I love to hear you laugh. Thank you Love. You've given me a beautiful gift." he said kissing her gently.

"I needed to know my Love was protected. I can't live without you anymore and if anything ever happened to you I'd be lost." She said.

"Don't even think about it Love. We'll protect each other." He said.

She leaned up and kissed him gently.

"How about we go for another swim?" she said grinning.

"Thought you'd never ask." He said.

He tickled her again and she laughed until she couldn't breathe. He let up and carried her over towards the water. They spent the afternoon swimming and gathering items for the spells. When the moon came up they would test a few interesting protection spells and charms, in the mean time they searched for food and enjoyed each other while they waited.

The Evil Queen entered the palace through the main doors. She waved her hand towards each guard knocking them out as they attempted to stop her. Snow and Charming were in the library when she found them.

"Regina!" yelled Snow.

Charming drew his sword and pushed her behind him.

"What are you doing here?" asked Charming.

"Well Well Well, my two favorite people. You are going to help me find your daughter and then you're going to watch her die. That should be payment enough for what you've done to me Snow White." Said Regina in a booming voice.

"You won't harm her. I won't let you." Said Charming rushing towards her with his sword.

She evaporated into a rush of purple smoke and appeared behind Snow. Charming turned around to see she had a dagger to his wife's throat.

"Don't hurt her!" he yelled.

Regina waved her hand and forced him to stay in a stilled position. She grit her teeth and poked the dagger to Snow's neck releasing a trickle of blood. She collected some of the blood from the knife and wiped it across the face of the compass.

Snow's heart was pounding and the tears were flowing.

"Kill me instead, please Regina. Leave Emma alone." She said.

"You see, I can't do that. If she lives then I no longer have my magic and I need my magic. Not to mention the fact that I'll grow old. I can't have that either so she needs to die." Said Regina.

She released Snow and pushed her to the ground. She waved her hand forcing Snow to remain on the ground as she sauntered over to Charming.

"Your turn." She said smiling.

"Leave them alone, kill me. There has to be another way." he said.

She took the dagger and poked it against his throat.

"No, there isn't." said Regina forcing the words through her teeth.

She gathered the blood and rubbed it on the face of the compass over Snow's.

Snow and Charming exchanged worried looks. The compass came to life in Regina's hand. Charming and Snow were released from her magical hold at a wave of her hand. Charming ran to Snow and picked her up from the ground. He held her close against him.

"Are you alright?" he whispered.

"No. She's going to kill our baby." She choked out.

"Ready to go on a little trip?" asked Regina.

"I won't let you do this!" shouted Charming.

"As if you have a choice. You can't stop me!" she shouted.

She waved her hand towards them and they were tied together with rope.

"Let's go!" she laughed.

Regina waved her hand and they disappeared.