Captain Swan One Shots

Can't Keep Me Away

Note: This is a new one shot written for the sentence prompt for the CS Hiatus Challenge on Tumblr: "I daren't stay long. I just had to see you." Hope you enjoy it! ~Steph

Title: Can't Keep Me Away

Author: Steph aka CaptainSwanLuver

Rating: G

Pairing: Killian/Emma

Characters: Killian, Emma

Category: Romance

Spoilers: 5x21-5x23

Summary: Emma is quarantined after Hyde puts a virus into the water supply. So Killian decides to keep her company until an antidote can be made.

...Can't Keep Me Away: Part 1/1...

She was beginning to wonder if they were cursed to live their lives being torn apart over and over again. Emma had just gotten Killian back after believing he was lost to her forever. And now they were separated once more.

When Mr. Hyde arrived in town, he quickly took control. He forced Dr. Jekyll to create a virus. The virus was put into the water supply. Once consumed, the citizens of Storybrooke would lose their free will. Hyde would be able to control their every action. To make matters worse, it was contagious. If you came into contact with an infected person then you would become infected too.

Regina was quickly able to create an antidote which was put into the water to eliminate the virus, but a small amount of citizens had already been infected. Knowing the dangers of Hyde controlling them and how they could still spread the virus to those uninfected, Regina ordered that all infected citizens be quarantined until she could conjure up more of the antidote. Unfortunately, she was now lacking the necessary ingredients so she told them it could take days to make a new batch. Hyde had tried to stop Regina from making the antidote, but she had put him under a sleeping curse. The curse would not last long though. Without the Evil Queen being a part of her anymore, Regina was finding that her powers were not as strong as they once were.

So, Emma, along with the others, were sent to the hospital. They were put into a large padded room with one glass wall that looked out into the hallway.

From her cot, Emma stared at the 10 other citizens sleeping on their cots. She wondered how they could sleep right now. She didn't belong here, but she knew that Hyde being able to control her could have dire consequences. She couldn't risk it.

Emma had been able to say goodbye to her parents and Henry from a safe distance before she was forced into quarantine, but not Killian. He was out sailing that day and hadn't heard she had been infected yet. She tried calling him but he didn't answer. Emma knew he didn't get a signal out on the water. She had begged Regina to give her one extra hour, but she refused.

And now they had been torn apart once more. Emma knew it wouldn't last long, but they had already lost so much time together. She hated that they were being forced to lose even more. Every second they spent apart was a second too long.

Emma heard the sound of footsteps. She expected it to be an orderly with their dinners to be slid in through a slot in the door. But before she ever saw him, she knew it was Killian. She knew the sound of his footsteps. The way his boots clicked against the linoleum.

Emma jumped off her cot and ran over to the glass, a smile on her lips the moment he came into view. Killian's own smile formed the moment he laid eyes her. He came to stand before the glass.

"Killian," she whispered.

"Hello, love."

"What are you doing here?" she asked.