Captain Swan One Shots

Once Upon a Christmas Carol

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: Once Upon a Christmas Carol

Author: Steph aka CaptainSwanLuver

Rating: PG

Pairing: Hook/Emma

Characters: Hook, Emma, Neal, Liam, Milah

Category: Drama/Romance

Spoilers: None.

Summary: It's Christmas Eve and Rumple has vowed to kill Hook on Christmas day. At the stroke of midnight, as Rumple is about to crush his heart, Hook is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past (Liam), Present (Milah), and Future (Neal). The spirits set out to show him how his death will affect Emma, the repercussions of it, and to prove to him that he must fight to survive.

Note: This was written in December 2014.

-Once Upon a Christmas Carol: Part 1/1-

It was Christmas Eve in Storybrooke and it was to be Hook's last day alive. Rumple had promised to kill him on Christmas day. He said it would be the perfect gift to himself.

Hook took a deep breath, as he raised his hand to knock on the Charming's door. He could hear Christmas music blaring on the other side and the sound of laughter. He plastered on a smile and knocked again. The door flew open a moment later, revealing Emma. She smiled at him.

"Hey, I was beginning to think you weren't going to show up," she said.

He shrugged his shoulders, as he stepped inside. "Better late than never, I suppose."

"Definitely," she replied, as she placed a kiss on his lips.

She tried to pulled back after a moment, but he deepened the kiss, knowing it would be one of their last.

When they finally parted, she met his eyes with a grin. "Well, that was quite the greeting."

He smiled, as she laced their fingers together and guided him to the food table.

Hook tried to enjoy himself for Emma's sake. It was to be their first and last Christmas together and he wanted her to have happy memories.

She introduced him to all kinds of Christmas traditions. His favorite was mistletoe. As the party neared its conclusion, Emma pulled Hook to a quiet corner and produced a small package.

"Merry Christmas, Killian," she said, holding it out to him.

He smiled, as he took it from her. "Thank you, love."

He tore open the gift, revealing a small box. He lifted the top and smiled at what lay inside: a gold necklace with an anchor pendant. He fingered it and then looked up at her.

She chewed on her lip nervously. "Do you like it?"

He nodded. "I love it, Emma."

"I know you have a lot of necklaces, so I can return it if you don't-..."

"Don't you dare. This is the only necklace I have from you, so it is now my favorite." He paused and then added with a grin. "It's perfect, just like you."

Emma smiled, as he placed the necklace around his neck. He then stepped forward and pressed a kiss to her lips.

When they parted, he held a small gift up to her gaze. She smiled and took it from him. She unwrapped the package and then lifted the top off of the box. She gasped at the gift inside: gold star shaped earrings with diamonds at the center.