Survivors (Captain Swan)

8 ; Make A Wish

Emma came back from the police station exhausted. She entered her appartment with a brown bag in her hands. She closed the door and took off her shoes as she leaned on the wall. She walked to the kitchen and let the bag on the counter, then got to her room. She took the pictures and Killian's letter before going back in the kitchen. She opened the bag and took a box out of it, that she opened to see a cupcake.

A cupcake she bought herself.

She took a star candle and put it on top then lit it.

Never she thought she would relieve that moment again. She was in her appartment, alone on her birthday. The only thing she missed was the dress she had to go to that fake date with Ryan.

" Please, I don't want to be alone again " she whispered.

Emma closed her eyes and kept thinking about her wish as she blew the candle of her cupcake. In a way, she was expecting the doorbell to ring and Henry to appear, bringing her to Storyrbooke. Sadly, nothing happened. She took Killian's letter with a trembling her, but before she could read the first words her eyes started to fill up with water.

" I'm 31, I have a family, people I love and I'm still able to find myself alone. This is how I'm meant to be " she thought, desperatly.

Then, there was a knock on the door. She shook her head and tried to wipe her tears.

" Don't get your hopes up, Henry won't be there like three years ago " she added in her head.

She opened the door, still looking down and the first think she was was a shiny hook. A second later, her eyes met with Killian's.

" I swear there's magic in those candles " she said before rushing in his arms.

Killian hold her close to him for a moment, but made them enter the appartment. He closed the door and approached Emma again. He slowly kissed her as he passed his hand through her hair.

" Killain " she whispered after the kiss. " How are- Why did you- " she mumbled.

" I needed you. I have nothing in Storybrooke if you're not there, I got no one " he confessed.

" Now we got each other " whispered Emma.

Killian smiled and Emma walked to the living room. The cupcake, the pictures and the letter were still on the counter.

" It looks like I arrived at the good time. Happy birthday, love " he said as he took her hand.

" Thanks " she smiled. " Want to taste this cupcake ? " she then asked.

She took the little pastry and seperated in two and gave half to Killian. Her eyes then stopped on the letter that she took in her hands.

" What is it ? " asked the pirate.

" Y-your letter. I did not read it yet. I wanted to wait for today, so it would be a way to have someone with me on this day " she confessed.

He took the paper out of her hands and put it on the counter, just as the half cupcake.

" The only thing you need to know is that I missed you, everyone misses you and I couldn't wait there alone. I was of no use in Storybrooke, I don't have magic. I came here without telling anyone. That's what I was telling you, that I would come. But I guess the surprise was a better idea. The other thing is... that I love you, Emma " he confessed as he hold her close.

Being in this appartment made Emma think about her past and her " old-self ". About those walls she had put up and how she thought she would always be alone. Now that she had Killian, she knew that never she would be left by herself. He would always be there. He loved her, with true love, and he would do anything for her. Those walls she had put up, he was the only one that had really put them down, destroyed them.

" Killian, I-I... love you too " she whispered.

They ended up on the couch, Emma leaning on Hook and eating the cupcake. The blonde reached for the controller of the TV and zapped through the channels, trying to find something good to watch. She ended up finding Frozen and decided to let it to this. The movie was just starting.

" Is that Elsa ? " asked Killian, confused.

" Yeah " Emma gigled. " I told you, there's a movie about almost everyone in Storybrooke "

" And I'm in.. ? " he asked, being curious.

" Peter Pan. We should watch it sometime " proposed Emma.

" Yeah. I'm curious to see how they made me. I bet I'm dashing " said Hook, being... Hook.

" Actually... " laughed Emma.

" What ? "

Emma paused the movie and got up to get her phone. She quickly went on Google and searched for an image of the Captain Hook from the movies and then showed it to Killian.

" How come Elsa gets to look so great in her movie and I just look like a weird old man ?! " he exclaimed and Emma laughed.

" Doesn't matter, you're dashing anyway, right ? " added Emma.

" Indeed I am, Swan " he replied and Emma just continued to laugh, then started the film again.

About an hour later, Killian was still focusing on the movie, as well as holding Emma's hand, but he watched her for a second. She had fallen asleep. He smiled and tried to take the controller and stop the movie. When he did, he took Emma in his arms and brought her in her bed without waking her up. He covered her in the blankets.

" It's good to be with you, Swan. I missed you " he whispered as he kissed her on the forehead.

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