Hope: A Captain Swan Fanfiction

Chapter 2

        “I know you said you didn’t want leather, Emma, but…how about this one?” Killian said, holding up a black leather jacket to his chest. Emma had finally finished up her work for the afternoon, and now they were hitting up the various clothing stores of Storybrooke, desperately searching for new clothes for Killian. Though this was Storybrooke and nothing was ever normal, people still gave him strange looks. Besides, Emma thought if he looked that attractive in his pirate get-up, she could only imagine how he would look in a sweatshirt and blue jeans.

        “Hey, I never said I didn’t want leather. I said we need to replace your leather jacket. Y’know, with something more modern. I think that one would work on you”, Emma said, smiling up at Killian.

        “Good”, he beamed back. “So, are we done here?” Draped over Killian’s arms were various clothes he had tried on that they decided would work. It was apparent that he was tired of shopping, and Emma was growing weary of it as well.

        “Yeah, I think this will be good for now.” Luckily, Killian had gone for a bunch of cheap, plain t-shirts, making it much more affordable for the two of them.

         They paid for it all and walked out, ambling along the dark, lantern-lit streets. It was quiet, the two of them being almost the only ones there. Unexpectedly, Emma felt a hand lace it’s fingers into hers, causing her to look up at the pirate next to her and smile. She looked back down as they remained in silence for a few brief moments until Killian broke it.

        “Where are we going, lass?” he asked, his breath making steam in the air. It was the middle of January, and the weather was as cold as it had been all season. For some strange reason, Emma felt somewhat even more attracted to him, seeing the steam in the air as he breathed.

        “We’re going to Granny’s Inn. You know, so you can live somewhere?” she laughed.

        Killian stopped in his tracks, Emma stopping alongside him. “I can sleep on my ship…I’d quite prefer it actually. Thank you though, love”, he said, kissing her on the top of the head.

        Emma’s confused state was made apparent by her facial expression as she said, “But I thought it was invisible still.”

         “No, I guess it wore off. I saw it as were walking around today”, he said, turning Emma around so that they were walking in the direction of Emma’s apartment. “I’ll walk you to your flat.”

        “Aren’t you a gentleman?” Emma smirked at him. Though his eyes were directed straight, a smile spread across his face, seeing Emma out of the side of his eyes.

        “I’m always a gentleman”, he said with raised eyebrows.

        “Now where have I heard that before?”

        He smiled, clearly unable to come up with something to throw back at her. The silence was relaxing as they walked about another five minutes until they reached Emma’s flat. Killian stopped, turning around so that they were face to face. His kissed her softly, letting go of her hand as he said, “Goodnight, love.” There they parted their separate ways.

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        The door bells rang as Killian walked in to see Emma, sitting at her desk. The sheriff’s station was where they decided to meet up every day. She smiled up the usual smile that melted his heart as he walked closer.  Emma noticed that he was wearing one of his new, blue sweatshirts, a plain black t-shirt, and jeans. It was very simple, but he looked exceptionally attractive in anything. Heck, when Emma first met him, he was wearing a blanket and he was still as handsome as ever. She picked up the coffee cup on her desk, took a sip, and said, “Good morning, my lovely pirate.”