Captain Swan One Shots

We Are Family

Spoilers: Spec for episode 6x06. Based on the sneak peeks and promo.

Summary: Henry confronts Killian about secretly harboring the shears, which leads to Killian confessing to Emma and a heart-to-heart. Killian also reveals his connection to Captain Nemo to Emma.

Rating: G

Note: Can't wait for tomorrow's episode. I love Killian-centric episodes. This is based on the sneak peeks and promo. I really need a conversation with Emma and Killian about her fate and I want him to tell her the truth about the shears. And this is how I hope Killian is connected to Captain Nemo. Hope you enjoy it! ~Steph

...We Are Family: Part 1/1...

It eats at him. The lie. The deception. The betrayal. Minute by minute. Second by second. It doesn't matter how he justifies it in his mind, how he rationalizes it.

He just wants her to live. The thought of losing Emma after everything they've been through, after he was given a second chance at a future with her, is too much to bear.

He spent the first few nights staring at it as she slept beside him. He'd concealed it in his boot and once she had drifted off to sleep, he would retrieve the shears and return to bed. He would stare at them for hours, as the light from the moon made them glisten and the soft sound of her breathing filled his ears.

He wanted to honor her wishes, but how could he? How could he dispose of the one thing that could save his true love's life? He hoped they could find a third option, but there were no guarantees. Killian had always believed in free will and people making their own choices. It was one of the reasons he had been angry with Emma for refusing to let him die in Camelot and turning him into a Dark One instead. But he understood now why she had done it and he knew he would have done the same if the situation had been reversed. And now, in a way, it was.

He had the power to go against her wishes and save Emma's life. He knew she had only said she would sacrifice her life out of a sense of duty and obligation. But she had already sacrificed so much. What good would her death do? Her family would lose her, he would lose her, and the town would still lose their Savior. Killian didn't care if Emma was the Savior. He loved her no matter what and simply wanted her to be alive to experience the future they had fought so hard for, Savior or no Savior.

But he also knew in his heart that he couldn't force this decision on her. He hadn't kept the shears to make the choice for her. He had kept them to give her that option should worst comes to worst. He knew she would be angry at him for lying and not doing as she asked, but all that mattered was saving her life.

After a few nights of torturing himself by staring at the shears in bed for hours, he had hidden them in a toolbox in the shed. Admittedly, it was not his best hiding spot, especially for a pirate well versed in concealing treasure. But he still wanted to carry it on his person everyday since he had no idea when the future would suddenly become the present. He needed to have them with him when Emma would require them. This spot provided easy access and he didn't think anyone would be going into the toolbox.

So imagine his surprise a few mornings later when, as he sat at the kitchen table sipping his morning coffee, Henry had appeared by his side and dropped the fated object onto the table. Killian had stared at it for a long moment, before lifting his gaze to Henry.

"How could you?" he said.

"How could I not?" Killian replied softly.

Henry looked into Killian's eyes and saw the love he had for his mother shining back at him. He knew the Evil Queen was just playing with his head. She wanted to drive a wedge between them. He knew how deeply Killian felt for him and his mother. He would never do anything to hurt them.