Captain Swan One Shots

Pieces of You

I've decided to post all of my one shots since I started writing CS in October 2014, so I'll be working backwards.
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Title: Pieces of You

Author: Steph aka CaptainSwanLuver

Rating: G

Pairing: Killian/Emma

Characters: Killian & Emma, bit of David and Mary Margaret

Category: Drama/Romance

Spoilers: No, as long as you're caught up on the show.

Summary: Emma struggles to carry on after Killian's death and things grow more complicated when he begins appearing to her.

Note: So this is my version of what would have happened if Emma never realized Gold's deception and never decided to travel to the Underworld to get Killian back. This is about how she would deal with losing him. Hope you enjoy it! ~Steph

...Pieces of You: Part 1/1...

Emma had experienced loss in her life before, but never like this. Then again, she'd never loved like that before. Killian had broken down her walls and opened her heart. Losing him was like losing herself. She felt her walls go up again, stronger than ever. She felt her heart close up tight.

After three months of walking around like a zombie and trying to ignore the pitying looks from everyone she encountered when she rarely ventured out, she knew she needed to make more of an effort to carry on without him. Henry needed her. Her family needed her. Storybrooke needed her.

But before she could figure out a way to carry on without Killian, she needed to let him go. She needed to accept that he was truly gone. She needed to say goodbye.

So she went to the place she knew she would feel closest to him. The Jolly Roger. And that's when it happened for the first time.

Emma was standing on the deck of the ship, staring out at the water as the sun set on the horizon. She clutched his ring that hung around her neck and closed her eyes.

"Goodbye, Killian," she whispered. The words left her lips, but she didn't feel them in her heart.

Emma sensed his presence before she heard him.

"Hello, love."

Her eyes flew open. She was afraid to turn around. Afraid her mind was playing tricks on her and she would be met with nothing but blank space.

She took a deep breath and forced herself to turn around. Her eyes landed on Killian, looking just as she remembered him. Not the cruel Dark One. But her loving, handsome pirate.

"Killian," she said softly.

He offered her a smile. "It's me."

She rushed toward him, ready to throw her arms around him, but he held up a hand to halt her movement.

"I'm afraid you can't touch me, Emma."

"Why? You came back to me," she said, her eyes filling with tears. "I knew things couldn't end like that between us. You found a way to come back to me.

Killian's expression softened. "Emma, I'm not really here. I'm just a vision you conjured up when you held my ring in your hand."

Emma felt her throat begin to close up. "But I miss you. I need you."

"I miss you, too, love," he said.

"I love you, Killian. I don't know how to go on without you."

"I love you too, Emma." He paused before adding, "I just want you to be happy."

She shook her head. "My happy ending isn't complete without you."