Captain Swan One Shots

Puppy Love

Title: Puppy Love

Author: Steph aka CaptainSwanLuver

Rating: G

Pairing: Killian/Emma

Characters: Killian, Emma, Henry

Category: Romance/Humor/Drama

Spoilers: 5x21

Summary: Zeus sends Killian back, but accidentally reincarnates him into the body of a puppy. Emma feels an immediate connection to the puppy, as Killian sets out to convince her it's really him.

Note: So I've done the angsty/fluffy reunion fics. This idea popped into my head and I figured it was different and would be interesting to try to write. Plus, who doesn't love Killian Jones and puppies? Now, you can have them rolled into one. This is told from Killian's POV. Hope you enjoy it! ~Steph

...Puppy Love: Part 1/1...

Nobody's perfect. Everyone makes mistakes, even gods. Even Zeus, the great ruler of Olympus.

It's not everyday that Zeus sends a soul back to Earth. So perhaps it shouldn't be surprising that instead of resurrecting me, he accidentally reincarnated me. Into the body of a puppy.

Of course, I didn't realize his mistake at first. I appear behind Emma at the cemetery, my heart racing at the sight of her. I didn't think I'd ever see her again.

"Swan," I call.

But I don't hear my own voice. Instead, I hear a bark. Emma spins around to face me, her gaze darting downward and a small smile pulling at her lips.

I know something is wrong then. She doesn't seem shocked to see me or overjoyed. It's as if she isn't seeing me at all. I lower my eyes and find myself staring at paws instead of feet.

"Bloody hell," I say, which emerges as another bark.

I'm a bloody dog. I finally come back to life and it's as a dog. A puppy, more precisely. A little Dachshund, from what I can gather.

This must be some kind of cosmic joke. It must be karma. I must be paying for all of my misdeeds by getting a second chance at life, just not the way I imagined.

Emma slowly walks over to me and kneels down in front me. She's so beautiful. I want to pull her into my arms and kiss her, but this would be rather difficult considering I am currently without arms and lips.

"Hi, little guy. Where did you come from?"

She reaches out to pet my head and I revel at feeling her touch again.

"You don't have a collar or any tags. Who do you belong to?"

You. I belong to you, Emma.

It comes out as a bark again and she laughs. I jump up then, my paws landing on her chest and knocking her backward. She ends up flat on her back as I stand atop her. Her eyes widen in surprise and she giggles, as I begin to lick her face.

It's not exactly the reunion I was hoping for, but it will have to do. Emma picks me up in her arms, pulling me off her. She sits up and holds my face up to hers, our eyes level. Her brow furrows for a moment as she stares into my eyes, as if there's something familiar in them.

It's me, Emma. It's Killian. I've come back to you.

But it's just more barking. She sets me down on the ground in front of her.

"You're a chatty thing, aren't you?" she says.

I've been told I have a way with words.

Emma stands then, brushing the wet grass and mud from her clothes as best she can. I see her eyes lift and look off into the distance. I follow her gaze. It's my grave she's staring at. I look back at her and watch as the tears fill her eyes again. I loathe seeing her in pain, watching her grieve for me, when I'm standing right in front of her.