Mr.Jones | A Captain Swan AU

13. Hope (Is Lost)

"What's the bad news?" David asked. Killian wrapped his arms around Emma before the news. "Mary Margaret..." Dr. Shepherd started to say. "What? She what?" Emma asked, already leaning into Killian, bracing herself.

"She is in a coma."

"Will she survive?" David asked. Dr. Shepherd was silent. "Will she survive?!" David asked again. "We don't know!" He answered.

David ran into the hospital room and Emma leaned into Killian, crying softly into his chest. "Emma, shhhh. It's going to be better. I promise." He said, stroking her hair softly.

Killian dropped Emma off at David's house. "Swan, if you ever need anything, anything at all, call me." Killian said. "Thanks." Emma said getting out of the car.

Dinner was very silent. The whole night was. David didn't want to talk to Emma, or anyone. He just sat in his chair, staring at nothing.

He was starting to scare Emma a little.

She needed David back. The one who told her everything is okay. The one that never gave up.

The problem is he needed Mary Margaret. The one that always supported him, and told him everything would be okay.

"Hey, David. I'm going to walk to school today." Emma told David. "Ok." David replied simply.

"Hey, its going to be okay, alright?" I tell him, trying to be true. Then I go to school.

I walk into Killian's classroom. "Hey, Emma. How are you doing?" He asks me. "Okay." I say. "Swan... If you ever need to talk, you know I'm here." He tells me.

"Yeah I know. Thanks." I say.

After a few minutes of being quiet and doing homework I decide to speak up

"Um, Killian?" I ask. "Yeah, Swan?" He asked. "We never talked about what happened at the hospital..." Emma started to say. "What?" He asked. "The fact that you kissed me." Emma said. "Well, you don't really need to talk about a kiss but if you want to, I guess." Killian said. "What did it- why did...?" Emma's voice trailed off. She had no idea what to say.

"Swan, I did it because it seemed right." Killian said.

"What did it mean? What- are we?" She asked. "Well, I do believe you owe me a date when you're ready." Killian answered. "Okay." Emma replied. "As for what it meant, it meant I love you." Killian said. Emma was going to say it this time. "I love you too." She said.

Killian smiled. Then the bell rang.

"In your seat, Swan." Killian said, jokingly.

After school, Emma called David. No reply.

When Emma got home, David wasn't there.

Emma called him again. No reply.

She called the hospital to see if he was there. He wasn't.

This was a problem.

She called Killian. "Swan, what's wrong?" He asked. "It's, David. He's not here or at the hospital. He's not answering his phone either." Emma explained. "Did he leave a note?" Killian asked. She looked at the table. There was a note. Eleven words.

Dear Emma,
Be back.... Soon. I love you.
-David

"What does he mean by soon? It doesn't sound like soon to me!" Emma said.

"Emma, it will be okay. Calm down. Why don't you meet me at the park in a couple of minutes?" Killian offered. "Okay. Yeah." Emma replied, hanging up.