Let's Sail Away, Love

Chapter 20: Interrogation and Celebration

At Port Naves.....

"Where is she?!" Charming held a man to the wall. His men had been asking everyone in town of his daughter. No one dared to answer knowing well that she was traveling, willingly, with Captain Hook.

"I don't know who you're talking about," the man responded. It was true. He didn't know. That man hadn't been at the tavern the night of the bar fight, he had no idea of the girl that Prince Charming was describing.

He let the man go. As soon as the guy's feet hit the ground, he took of running. The prince was tempted to go after him again but one the guards accompanying him suggested it would be useless.

"We have to find her!" He yelled, "We have to find Emma!"

"Emma?" A brood repeated from behind him. Charming drew his sword and pointed it at the man.

"What do you know about her?"

"She's a bar wench that belongs to Captain Hook. He was parading her around few nights ago. Damn whore couldn't be bothered to spend a night with another." This man was the same man who tried to drag Emma out of the tavern. He was drunk that night but he never forgot a face.

Charming charged at him and held the sword to his neck, "Do not speak that way of my daughter!" He threatened through his clenched teeth, "Now where did Hook take her?"

"Your daughter, eh? Well, sorry to disappoint, ya royal highness but I have no clue."

Charming and his men asked around more aggressive for now they had actual confirmation of one of the locations of Emma.

The brood quickly spread word of the famous Captain Hook owning a princess as a wrench. Word went around fast and far. Far enough to reach the ears of Blackbeard. He was very happy to hear this. He was even happier  taking her from him.

Meanwhile At Corona.....

"Oh my goodness! You're kidding, right?!" Rapunzel squealed when Emma and Killian told them the news. 

"Nope," Emma smiled confidently holding up her hand. 

"You're brother's ring?" Eugene asked marveled. Killian nodded with his loving smile. "Congratulations, Emma." 

Emma smiled and laid her head on Killian's shoulder. He had his arm around her waist, and held on tight. 

"Let's celebrate!" Eugene pulled out bottles of champagne and glasses from a cabinet. Just then Anna and Elsa walked into the parlor. "Celebrate what?" Anna asked. 

"Oh Anna, Rapunzel's birthday of course." Elsa chuckled. 

"Yes, that, and Emma's engagement to Killian." Eugene struggled to open the bottle with the cork screw. He grunted while twisting and pulling on the damn thing. 

Emma shook her head and took the bottle from his hands, "Here, allow me." She pulled the sword from Killian's belt. They all watched as Emma elegantly slid the saber along the neck of the bottle back slowly and then swiftly launched it forward. The collar along with the cork popped of the neck of the bottle. The champagne flowed out but not before Killian and Eugene caught it in the glasses. 

"Wow, Emma, who knew you were so talented?"  Rapunzel chuckled taking a glass from Eugene. 

Killian handed Emma a glass and put his arm around her again. "I did." He whispered in her ear. His comment made Emma blush, "You have no idea," she whispered back. 

Anna and Elsa smiled watching the happy couple talk among themselves. They reminded Anna of her and her beloved Kristoff. Before the trip to Corona, he had gotten sick. Anna offered to stay with him, but Kristoff insisted she come to her cousin's birthday celebration. It took a lot of convincing but in the end Elsa finally convinced her to come. 

Emma and Killian slipped away to the iconic balcony where the king and queen release the first lanterns. She rested her forearms on  the railing and Killian followed suit. Emma started at the sky and sighed, "I can't remember the last time I was this happy."

"Aye, me neither, love." Killian ran his hand over his hook remembering how he lost his hand in the first place. He was never this happy with Milah. He was happy but not this happy. So happy that he felt sparks when he touched Emma, sparks when she touched or even looks at him. Killian looked at Emma and just took in her beauty. 

"What?" Emma smiled back at him noticing his stare.

"I'm just wondering how I became so fortunate to have you in my life, Swan."

"Oh well, I think you had more to do with that than fate did." 

"How do you figure, love?" 

"As you said, you did take me." Emma shrugged.

"Aye, for the bloody ransom, of course." He smirked. Emma gave Killian an 'I don't believe you' head tilt and eyebrow raise. Killian sighed, "Alright, alright. I will admit I found you quite interesting. No one has held a blade to my throat and lived to tell the tale." He chuckled.

Emma faced the sky again but closed her eyes. She took a deep breath. "I'm glad I got to live so I can tell the our tale."

"And what tale would that be, Swan?" Killian chuckled holding Emma's hand.

"The Princess and The Pirate."

"Mm what about The Captain and The Swan?"

Emma laid her head on his shoulder and sighed contently, "I like that, I like that alot."