Scara Rose, The Warrior

Chapter 76

Emma's pov

"Are you, Killian and Emma, ready to recite your vows?" Archie asks us.

We already decided that Killian and I would go first. Scara and Chris stand side by side with their hands and arms entangled to watch as we exchange our vows.

"Emma," Killian starts, "When we met, it was only one thing that mattered to me: getting my revenge. And you did something no one else could: you have showed me that a heart full of love is the most precious treasure of all. And one that I don't intend to lose."

Killian takes my wedding ring from Archie and fiddles with it in his hand.

"They say a captain's heart belongs to his ship."

He lifts his hook with my hand on it, and slides my ring onto my left ring finger. When he's finished, he gazes back at me with all the love in the world.

"But with this ring, it belongs to you."

I have tears streaming down my cheeks at this point. It's a good thing Scara and I used our magic to waterproof our makeup.

I love this man with all my heart and nothing in the world could ever change that. In this family, the past doesn't matter. All that matters is who you are today.

Killian and I were never predestined lovers guaranteed a happy ending, but by God we've fought for it, and I'll be damned if I'm giving up now. We have fought and fought to get to where we are, and I wouldn't change a thing. The journey's half the fun anyway.

"Killian," I begin, "I spent so much of my life on my own."

I turn my head slightly to see Henry sitting off behind Killian. Killian turns to gaze at him too.

"And then Henry found me and brought me to Storybrooke and helped me find the rest of my family."

After a moment, we turn back to each other so I can finish my vow.

"But just because you learn you come from true love, doesn't mean you believe that you will ever find it. But thanks to you, now I have."

Killian's smile gets even brighter as I slip the sliver band onto his right ring finger. I move stand beside the love of my life, and turn to my baby sister and her love.

My sister has tears streaming down her face and a smile on her face. When her eyes meet mine, she smiles wider and so do I.

It's their turn.

Scara's pov

Chris turns to stand in front of me. We're a little bit off from where Killian and Emma were, but who really cares. I gaze into my lover's eyes to see uncontrollable love burning in them.

"Are you, Chris and Scara, ready to recite your vows?"

Chris looks down for a moment to shift his feet, then he gazes back up to me and I give him an encouraging smile.

"Scara," Chris starts, "I watched you walk into my life, the day you walked into that junior high classroom. Four days later, I watched you single handedly beat the living hell out of one of the biggest guys I have ever seen."

I smile shyly at that and everyone chuckles for a short moment.

"When I watched you walk away after the arrests were made that day, I knew in that moment that my heart already belonged to you. The love I felt then has only grown since. We have faced our share of obstacles along the way, one of them being death itself. However, a wise person once said, 'death can't stop love, all it can do is delay it for a while,' and I think we, along with your sister and Killian, have proven it to be true."

Chris reaches and takes my wedding ring in one hand, and gently lifts my left hand in the other. He gently slides the ring onto my finger.

"With this ring I promise you many things, but the most important is this: I promise you, from this moment forward, you will never, ever, be alone."

I feel tears spilling from my eyes. I love this guy so much that nothing else matters. I would die a million times over just to see his gorgeous smile.

"Chris," I begin, "Before you came, my life had mostly been about pain. Everyone who even showed me the slightest bit of love, left. They caused these holes to form in my heart; empty, gaping holes. Then I came to the FBI, and I felt the holes slowly begin to heal. But it takes a love like no other to completely heal a wounded heart."

I pause a minute as unshed tears of happiness come to my eyes. I gaze to my soon-to-be husband and give him a smile that expresses all my surging love for him.

"When I met you, I felt something that I hadn't felt in a long time. You taught me what it felt like to love and be loved again. It still amazes me what all has happened since we met."

I let go of one of Chris' hands to pick up his wedding band. I gaze down at it lovingly.

"The journey here was everything but easy, but I wouldn't trade a single moment."

I gaze back up into Chris' eyes and slip the ring on his finger.

"It led us to where we are now, and I couldn't be happier."

Chris' smile grows wider as a few tears come to his eyes.

I tear my gaze away from Chris for only a moment to gaze at my sister. She has tears in her eyes as she moves to stand in front of the man she loves. I turn back around to face mine.

Killian's pov

The cricket comes to stand beside me and my future wife.

"Do you, Killian Jones, take this woman to be your wife, and to love her for all eternity?"

"I do."

I waited 300 years to meet the love of my life. I thought it was Milah, but I found out I was mistaken the day I met Emma.

I love my swan with all that I am, and I will never let her forget that.

"And do you, Emma Swan, take this man to be your husband, and to love him for all eternity?"

"I do," she answers immediately with the brightest, most beautiful smile I have ever seen.

Archie smiles brighter, as he moves towards Chris and Scara.

Chris' pov

"Do you, Chris Anderson, take this woman to be your wife, and to love her for all eternity?"

"I do," I answer without a shadow of a doubt.

I love this girl so much it hurts. She is and has always been my number one priority. I will always put her above all else, including myself.

"And do you, Scara Rose, take this man to be your husband, and to love him for all eternity?"

"I do," she quickly answers with a bright smile.

God, I love her so much.

Scara's pov

I have never been happier than I am in this moment. At last the pieces are beginning to fall into place.

Archie goes to stand right behind Emma and me, so he is now in the middle.

"Then it is with great pleasure that I now pronounce you, husbands and wives."

I wrap my arms around my true love's neck and his curl around my waist, and then we kiss, our most magical one yet.

Everyone stands and claps as our lips perform their dance. It's like our lips were formed and created just for each other.

After a long lasting moment, we turn to face the crowd. I look to my sister and see tears of joy streaming down her face.

The only one crying harder than her is me.