Captain Swan One Shots

Our Future is Now: Part 2/2

An hour and a half later, Killian and Emma stood outside Granny's waiting for the future versions of themselves.

"What should we say about where our children went off to?" Killian asked.

"We can say we left them with a friend to keep them safe," Emma replied.

They lapsed into silence for a few minutes until Killian broke it. "Do you really believe their...our...marriage is in trouble?"

Emma shrugged. "I don't know. Future us certainly does seem to disagree about how to handle magic with our kids."

"Love, we've always had disagreements. But we work things out. We compromise or figure things out together. I see no reason why that would change."

"Kids change things," she said. A smile slowly appeared on Emma's lips and she linked her fingers with his. "But I don't believe we'd ever give up on us...not in a million years."

Killian grinned and placed a kiss to her lips. "Neither do I."

He pulled back, his grin quickly fading.

"What's wrong?" Emma asked, as she brought her hand to his face.

"Do you think I'll be a good father?"

Emma smiled and nodded. "I think you'll be an amazing father. You're already great with Henry."

"It's just that I didn't have the best role model."

"Neither did I. And I was just thrown into being a mother to a ten year old. I had to find my own way. Raising a child from infancy will be new for me too." She paused and then added with a smile. "But we'll figure it out like we do everything else: together."

Killian smiled and pressed another kiss to her lips. She had a way of making him believe anything was possible.

Just then, their future selves arrived.

"Where are the children?" Future Killian asked.

Past Killian replied, "We felt it safer to leave them with friends."

Future Emma nodded. "Good call."

They all piled into Emma's yellow bug, which was still chugging along after all these years, and began driving. They arrived at the edge of the woods and got out.

Past Killian pointed to the right. "It's this way."

They trudged through the woods in silence for a while, until Past Emma broke it. "So how long have you two been married?"

"Almost ten years," Future Emma answered.

"So have we," Past Emma said. "How old are your children?"

"8 and 6," Future Killian answered.

Past Killian chuckled. "We seem to have a lot in common. Our children are the same age."

Past Emma eyed them. "So is it difficult juggling a family with being the savior and the sherriff?"

Future Emma nodded. "It certainly has its challenges. I don't get to spend nearly enough time with my family."

"And what about the magic?" Past Killian asked. "You and your children both have magic, right? Does that cause any issues?"

Future Emma glanced at her husband. "We've had some disagreements about how best to raise the children regarding magic."

Future Killian bobbed his head. "We have, but we always work things out. We're a team."

Past Emma smiled at that. Just then, they heard footsteps behind them. Emma turned around and found Liam and Ella running towards them. She quickly waved her hands and froze their future selves to their spots. She and Killian spun around to glare at the kids.