Captain Swan One Shots

Hope in Darkness

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: Hope in Darkness

Author: Steph aka CaptainSwanLuver

Rating: G

Pairing: Hook/Emma

Characters: Hook, Emma, David, Mary Margaret, Nimue

Category: Drama/Romance

Disclaimer: I do this out of a love for this couple. No infringement is intended.

Spoilers: Little bit from 5x11 promo.

Summary: Emma is forced to make a devastating choice and then learns the true reason behind Killian's plan as the Dark One

Note: This was written before 5x11 and comes from my inability to accept or believe that Killian would ever say and do those things to Emma, no matter how much the darkness has consumed him. I believe the love Killian has for Emma would never die and that he should have had a reason for treating her this way. So I wrote what I wanted to happen.  Hope you enjoy it! ~Steph

...Hope in Darkness: Part 1/1....

Killian stood outside the house they were supposed to share together. This was meant to be their future. But everything changed when he was mortally wounded by Excalibur. He didn't blame Emma for saving him. He'd been angry at first, but he soon realized he would have done the same thing in her position. He would do anything for her.

And that's what his entire plan boiled down to. Saving Emma. But in order to do that, he had to break her heart. It killed him to say the things he did to her. He saw the pain in her eyes and he hated himself for causing it. But he knew he had to do it. It was the only way.

With a flick of his wrist, Killian disappeared from the sidewalk and reappeared inside the house. He found Emma sitting at the kitchen table. Her face was buried in her hands and he could hear her soft cries. He wanted nothing more than to pull her into his arms and comfort her, but he couldn't. He needed to keep pretending that he had turned into a monster who could say and do terrible things to her like she meant nothing to him.

He took a deep breath and cleared his throat.

Emma's head whipped up, her gaze landing on him.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"We have unfinished business, love," he replied.

Emma stood and came to stand in front of him. "How could you do this, Killian? Bringing all of the Dark Ones back from the Underworld? Why?"

He forced an evil grin. "You know why. To snuff out the light. The light in this world interferes with the darkness. If I rid it of the light, then I can do whatever I please without any interference."

Emma shook her head. "What happened to you?"

"You did this to me," he spat out. "I told you I couldn't resist the darkness and I was right. It took a hold of me and it will never let go."

"No, I refuse to believe that the man I love isn't still somewhere inside of you."

"After everything I've said and done to you, how can you still believe that?" he asked, his eyes sweeping across her face.

"Because I believe in us, I believe in our love. And I believe in you, Killian. You said I stopped believing in you. But when I saved you, I believed that you could fight the darkness and I still believe that."

It took all of his strength not to pull her into his arms and kiss her. The love he felt for her was overwhelming, but he couldn't let himself be deterred from his goal.