Same Souls: A Captain Swan Fanfiction

Emma heard the bells on the door jingle their cheerful tune, causing her to turn around in her seat at the bar of Granny's. To her great surprise, it was Captain Hook himself, walking through the restaurant door, looking as confused and out of place as ever. It only took a few seconds for their gazes to lock on each other, and soon Killian was walking towards her, taking the seat to her right. "Fancy meeting you here, Swan", he said, his expression shifting into a smirk.

"I could say the same to you", she said, taking a sip from her mug and placing it back down on the counter.

"What is that strange liquid?" Killian said, pointing to her mug.

Emma laughed. "It's called coffee. It's actually really good. Ruby!" she said, calling her over from across the counter. "Another coffee, please."

"Coming right up!" she said, adjusting her tied-up shirt. Emma noticed Killian staring at her, as all of the men in Storybrooke seemed to do. She just rolled her eyes and took another sip of her coffee.

Ruby slid the coffee across the counter, and Killian, startled, instinctively grabbed it.

"Drink it", Emma said, prompting him.

Killian raised it to his lips and took a sip, placing the mug back on the counter. "Not bad", he said, looking her in the eyes.

His eyes…they were such an electric blue that it seemed as if they were pools of water, reflecting his soul. His words brought her out of her trance. "R-right. So, what are you doing at Granny's?" she asked, trying to shake off the awkwardness that had just occurred.

"I was told there was good food. Every man enjoys good food", he said, drinking more of his coffee.

"Hmm." She looked around the diner, noticing that there weren't very many people. It was a slow morning. "So I haven't seen you since the hospital. Are you feeling better?"

He snickered. "I thought I was 'dead guy of the year'. Why do you care, love?"

She raised her eyebrow. "And I thought you were done with me," she retorted, spinning around in her chair.

He cleared his throat. "About that…"

As his face turned a darker shade of red, Emma laughed. "We're hopeless," she whispered.

He smiled to himself. "Well happy Valentine's day, Swan", he said, smirking.

Emma laughed. "Right, here's to yet another year of being single on Valentine's Day."

Killian leaned against the counter and said, "I'd have thought a girl like you would be spending it with someone special."

Emma could feel herself blushing. She looked away from Hook. If he saw that he had made her blush, he would hold it against her until the end of time. "You are sadly mistaken."

"Ahh, I see. Well, how was your trip with…the crocodile?" he said, the words sounding forced.

She shook her head. "Long story. For another day." She definitely wasn't in the mood to tell that story. Besides, she had to leave soon. There wasn't enough time to explain to him all of the events that had occurred.

"Why did you go anyway?" he said, sipping his coffee and readjusting himself in his chair.

This caught Emma by surprise. "I…I thought you knew already. I thought maybe Rumpel would have told you."

Killian laughed. "I'm not necessarily on speaking terms with him." In fact, he hadn't seen the crocodile since the car accident when his face was beaten in with a cane. Oh, how he remembered that thoughtful moment. No, he definitely was not on speaking terms with the…man.