Troubled Water

11. waltz

waltz : a dance in which a couple moves in a regular series of three steps

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"Okay, now turn around." said the nice lady that had been helping Emma with her dress. Ever since she even got to the castle, she thought she was in a dream, it couldn't be true. Espcecially when she saw her own reflection in the mirror. The dress was absolutely beautiful, a dress any princess could wear. A beautiful red, long sleeved dress that she wore so well. For the first time in her life, she wore makeup and someone had arranged her hair, tied in a bun. She could not believe that the woman she saw in front of her was herself. "Do you like it?" the lady asked.

"I-It's perfect." she muttered. "Just-"

"You look amazing. Now, you should go. There's is a handome man waiting for you." she said.

"Thank you so much!" Emma told the lady.

"It was my pleasure."

Emma walked over to the door, with a smile stuck on her face. She opened the door and was face to face with Killian who was actually just about to knock. He was litteraly speechless and she was too. He was not in his uniform, but he wore a fancy brownish suit that did auit him perfectly.

"You look... stunning." he then said after a little while of staring in the threshold.

"Uh, thank you, you look..." she started.

"I know." he teased and she laughed. "Well, we're ready, shall we go?" he then asked.

"Sure." she smiled. "And thank you so much, for all of this." she added.

"It's a pleasure." he said and then reached for her hand before they left and he guided her to the ballroom.

It was as beautiful as in her dreams. A huge room with large windows and the dark sky filled with stars. Inside, people were dancing and laughing, going around in circles. Fancy dresses everywhere, but still Killian thought none of the woman in the room were s beautiful as the woman that accompanied him.

"Wow..." Emma said as she looked at every little detail of the room.

"Will you dance with me?" Killian asked her, looking at her in the eyes and still admiring her beauty.

"Of course." she answered. She could not be happier. They walked over to the other couples dancing and joined the waltz. Emma followed Killian's steps and she did not really realise it, but they were getting closer to each other.

"Well, you were lying when you said you did not know how to dance." he commented.

"Thanks." she said as her cheeks turned red. He let go of one hand as she spinned around and got back in her position, her hand on his shoulder and looking right through his eyes. "To be honest, this is... better than what I ever dreamed of!" she confessed.

"I am glad you like it." he responded.

"I am probably going to repeat myself so many times, but thank you." she added. The music stopped and people started clapping. Some of the couples left the dancefloor, but in the center everyone stood Emma and Killian, still holding each other close, looking through each other's eyes. Slowly, Killian let his hand slide off her hip and brought it to her face that he gently caressed. Emma would not move or speak, she tried to understand what was going on. She did not know what to do, she had no idea, but she knew one thing : she wanted this. He put his hand at the back of her neck and brought his lips to hers just as the music started again.

Emma had heard a ton of stories about a first kiss. Her mother had told her so much about her's and David's. She had been told it was something magical and unique, but she did not expect this. It was more than magical, more than unique, she could not find words to describe it.

For Killian as well, it was more than he ever had experienced. She was not like any other, she was special and this, it was true. It just felt right.

She let go of his hand to wrap her arms around his neck and he brought his hands back to her waist to try and bring her closer.

They ended the kiss with both a smile stuck on their face. They did not need any words to understand how they felt. They just knew.

And so, Killian kissed her passionately one more time.

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