Captain Swan ~ One Shots

Beating Heart

A/N: Sorry for all this angst guys but I hope you like it!

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The room is dark and quiet. Only the moonlight helps her see around her but it's enough. The man in her hug is moving the whole time as if he's trying to get free from something. It wasn't long after he fell asleep that he started to get anxious. She can feel her heart beating fast in her chest and she knows she won't get any sleep tonight.

She turns a little and now her face is in front of his. Her hand travels from his waist to his face and pushes some hair away before cupping it gently. She lets her thoughts take her away and she almost screams when Killian tosses and opens his tearful eyes to her.

She takes a deep breath and starts to caress his cheek and push him down.
"Hey. It's ok. It was a nightmare. Just breath Killian."

He does and some moments later her heart calms down in her chest.

"Was it bad?" She isn't sure if he wants to talk about it or forget but she doesn't know what else to do.

He nods and hides his face in the base of her neck, still trying to calm down. She doesn't realize when her eyes become blurry from the tears and her hand is playing with his hair desperately.

He pulls back after a while and washes her tears away with his hand. "I'm ok now, Swan." It's an effort to assure her but he knows he has failed when he hears the sob she finally lets free.

"Are you seriously trying to fool me when we share a heart? Bad form, mate."

This makes him chuckle and she does the same before kissing him gently. Her hand never leaving his head or face.

"I don't want to talk about it. Not yet, at least."

"Ok" she agrees wanting him to feel as comfortable as it gets. "Come on, let's get some more sleep."

She knows that his nod is insecure but she decides to ignore it. One thing Killian doesn't need now is pushing. So she just waits for him to close his eyes and hopes that if she does the same she'll have a chance to sleep.

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She wakes up from soft whispers and a crazy beating in her chest. She has no idea what time it is but it's still dark. The whispers caughts her attention again and she sits up in order to hear more clearly.

"No... Stop. I won't... No." He's panting and his breathing is sharp and difficult.

| Soft hands burn his skin. All he sees is leather. And then a bun of hair is walking away from him. |

She puts a hand on his shoulder in an effort to push his nightmare away but she swears she can hear the beating of her heart echoing in the whole room.

|"Come on Hook. Just tell it." The soft voice is away from him at first and right next to his ear the next moment, making him shiver. "You know it's the truth."

"No." He cries out but the pain he feels in every single part of his body is already unbearable. |

"...Leave... no...Ahh.... villain..."

The tears start to fall down his face and his t-shirt is soaking wet from the sweat. She's panicking. She puts the other hand on his cheek and starts shaking him gently but aslo strongly.

| Red lips kiss him causing blood fall down his mouth and he groans in pain.

"It was you since the start. Say it! Say how weak and useless you were to do something right. Say you did it." |