CaptainSwan One-Shots

Karaoke Night Pt.2

I run back to my seat at the bar, tears streaming down my face like a waterfall.

In the distance, I hear faint calls of my name. "Killian! Killian, wait!" I shake my head and grab the can of beer. I swallow the rest of the alcoholic beverage and reach into my back pocket for some money.

I place a couple dollars on the counter and run out the door. I practically leap over the steps into the bar and begin to run, but before I could even get a good start, I stop in my tracks and turn around.

I planned to sing two songs tonight and after what just happened, I needed to show Emma that I didn't need her anymore. Well, I at least needed to pretend that I was alright without her.

I wipe my tears and squeeze my eyes shut, pushing the tears away. I exhale deeply and trudge back to the stairs to The Rabbit Hole. I open the door and hear a young woman about to sing the song that I was going to sing. She obviously could sing low notes because the key was the perfect key for me to sing in.

I became a little frustrated, but her voice soothed my soul as she began. "I know I can't take one more step towards you, 'cause all that's waiting is regret."

She began to sing Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri, but in a lower key. She was also playing the guitar and her voice was absolutely beautiful.

"Don't you know I'm not your ghost anymore. You lost the love I loved the most."

I slowly push my way through the crowd so I could know who the lovely lady was. "I learned to live half alive, and now you want me one more time."

I'm halfway there and I still can't see her face. She continues, "And who do you think you are? Runnin' 'round leaving scars, collecting your jar of hearts, and tearing love apart."

As I make my way to the stage, all I can think about is Emma. I can't go out with her again because this would just happen all over and I hate feeling this down. But, I guess it's both of our losses because the love we had is gone and I loved it more than what I had with Milah. What we felt just so special and wonderful and perfect.

"You're gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul. So don't come back for me, who do you think you are?" She keeps on singing.

"I hear you're asking all around if I'm anywhere to be found." I still hear a petite voice in the crowd calling out my name and my heart pretty much breaks on the spot. I want to just run into her arms and kiss her with all of my emotion I have left. I want to show her how much I love her, but I can't.

"But I have grown too strong to ever fall back in your arms," The unknown woman sings. I try to incorporate those lyrics with my situation. I may have not grown strong, at all, but I know that I can't get back with her because all that's waiting is regret.

"And I've learned to live half alive and now you want me one more time."

I have learned to live half alive. Correction: I've learned to live like 10% alive. Like I said, I've been an emotional wreck and now she wants me back. I should feel happy and just get back with my happy ending, but if we're to believe the rules of the book, it was only a matter of time before I lost mine. I lost her and that's how it's supposed to be.

"And who do you think you are? Runnin' 'round leaving scars, collecting your jar of hearts, and tearing love apart."

I finally make it to a spot where I can see the woman's face. Belle. I didn't know she had such a wonderful, deep voice.

I'm pretty close to the stage and she notices me in the crowd. She moves her head a little while staring right at me. "You're gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul. So don't come back for me, who do you think you are?"