The Princess and The Pirate

The Morning After

Killian's POV

I open my eyes and register the fact that Emma is in my arms. I look at her and the memories of yesterday come flooding back. I remember finally telling her how I feel, kissing her, seeing her open up to me and.....I remember what happened last night. I smile at the memory of it and remember how amazing it felt to be with her. Emma yawns and wakes up. She looks at me and smiles. 

"Last night was...." 

"Incredible" I interrupt. 

"Yeah." Emma says. We wrap our hands together and I press my lips against hers. 

"Do you regret anything?" I ask, glancing at her. 

"Not at all. If I could redo last night, I wouldn't change a thing." she says, smiling. I kiss her again and rub her back soothingly. 

"Even though I would love to lie here with you for longer, I do have work to do." I say. She sighs. "I guess we'll just have to do this again tonight." I say, kissing his chest. Killian smirks and squeezes his hand. 

"I guess we will." I get out of bed but Emma grabs my hand. 

"Killian, last night, I told you of my past. Of my lost love that is haunted me for years. Can you tell me yours now?" she asks. I clench my jaw and run a hand through my hair. 

"Emma. No. I gave you a choice. I didn't force you to tell me anything. You wanted to tell me. I however don't. I want to keep my past a secret." Emma bites her lip and nods, letting me go.

I walk upstairs and all my worries come flooding back. What should I do? I love Emma so much and if I can't be with her, then my heart will break. But, can I really keep her away from her family? Her parents who she thought about for so many years. Her son who is the light of her life and brings her so much joy. Can I really be the one to prevent her from being with them? I can't be the one to do that. I remember something my mother once told me. If you truly love someone, you have to let them go. That's what I will have to with Emma. I truly love her so I have to let her go. So she can be with her family and get her happy ending. I have to. It's the right thing to do. Still, it feels like my heart is breaking.

Emma's POV

I frown as Killian walks out of the room. Why won't he open up to me? I spilt my darkest and deepest secret. Yet, he's still withholding information about his past. Information on whoever used to be in his life. I need to help him open up. I need to give him a hand and then hopefully, he will tell me. Maybe if I figure out who this person was then he will tell me the rest. This is something I need to do. It will help strength our relationship. The relationship I care about so much. I think about last night and I smile as I remember how amazing it was. He was such a gentleman too. He asked me multiple times if I was okay and kept saying how much he loved me. I need to find out more about his past. But where to start? Then, I remember the cupboard filled with dresses and other things. Maybe that has something. I get out of bed and notice it on the other side of the room. I smile to myself and run over to it, flinging the doors open. This is it. I can tell. The start of my happy ending, where me and Killian can be happy together and truthful to one another. I pull out dresses, cloaks, jewellery and countless of other items. But nothing gives me any idea of who this woman was. At the back of the cupboard, I notice a piece of paper that is folded up. I grab it and open it up. A drawing of a woman stares back at me. This must be the person Killian used to love. I stare at the drawing and for some reason, It seems kind of familiar. I have no idea why though. 

Killian's POV

As I shout orders at my crew, I realise that my heart is just not in it. I'm too busy worrying about Emma. I realise that I need to sort this out once and for all. I need to send Emma home. I walk back down to my room to see if she is still there. I open the door and I'm surprised to see  her kneeling on the floor. Then, I notice what's in her hand and I'm filled with anger.

"Emma, what are you doing?" I say angrily. Emma jumps and turns around to look at me. 

"I was looking for answers. Answers about your past." she said, standing up. I growl and ball my fists up. 

"I told you I didn't want to talk about my past. Why would you go against my wishes?" I ask, clenching my jaw. 

"You were scared so I was trying to help you to open up. I was just trying to help you. I know what it's like to be frightened of opening up. But, Killian, you can trust me." she says. 

"DON'T TELL ME WHAT I FEEL! I DON'T WANT TO OPEN UP. MY PAST IS TOO PAINFUL." I shout. "And obviously I can't trust you, since you went against my wishes." I carry on, practically fuming with rage. Emma stands up and walks over to me, pressing his hands against my chest. 

"I did it because you love me. I did it so we can get our happy ending and we can be together, fully knowing each other's pasts. I told you mine, so I wanted to know yours. Because I love you and you love me." she says. I push his hands away and she opens her mouth in shock.I can't let her in and I can't trust her anymore. I need to push her away. Need to destroy the love she has for me. I chuckle. 

"You really think I love you? Please. How could I ever love a spoilt, whiny, idiotic princess like you?" I spat. Emma jumps back and tears start to pour out of her eyes. I'm surprised at how little I care. 

"But.....but...you told..mmmm..me...th...that..you..lo..lo..loved me." she cried. I laugh again. 

"I lied, dumb princess. All I ever wanted was to sleep with you. And now I am going to send a ransom note to your parents and I can get what I deserve." I laughed. Emma looked into my eyes. 

"You tricked me?" she cried. 

"Yes, you were pretty easy to trick. Obviously very gullible, Love. You should've learnt from your past mistakes. Neal managed to trick you too." I laughed. She moaned. 

"I trusted you! I TOLD YOU ABOUT MY PAST BECAUSE I BELIEVED I  YOU. GODDAMN YOU PIRATE! GODDAMN YOU HOOK!" She shouted, punching me on the chest. 

"DON'T TOUCH ME!" I shout. I swing my hook at her and she falls onto the floor.

Seeing her limp body on the floor makes me want to cry. Was it really this morning when we were lying in each other's arms? Was it really last evening when I had the most amazing night of my life? I didn't mean those things. They aren't true. I do love Emma. I wasn't just trying to sleep with her. Now, I've ruined everything. No. Emma's ruined everything. She's the one who wouldn't leave my past alone and kept pushing me to tell her things that I wanted to keep a secret. It's her fault. All her fault.

I grab her body and tie it to a chair and I get a sudden sense of deja vu. Of the first day me and Emma met. I frown and walk upstairs to get me crew ready. 

"Smee! You were right. We need to send that ransom note to the Princess' parents." I tell him. He nods and passes me a piece of paper. I can't wait to get her off my ship. I walk downstairs to write the note, when I hear a woosh. 

"Not so fast, Pirate." I hear a familiar voice snap. I turn around and raise my eyebrows at the sight of the woman standing in front of me. The Evil Queen.

"What do you want, your majesty? I'm in the middle of something." I ask. 

"I heard that you have the Saviour captured on your ship and that you are going to send a ransom note to Snow White and her pathetic prince. Well, I want to offer you a deal that you are going to want to take." The Queen explains. 

"I don't care about what you have to offer. I'm about to get a very large sum of money." I laugh. "I will double that amount of money and offer you help in seeking your revenge on Rumpelstiltskin if you give me Emma Swan. Revenge is still the most important thing to you, right?" she asks me. 

Is it? I'm not completely sure. What do I choose? My revenge or Emma Swan. I remember how I felt when I saw Emma holding the drawing of Milah. I know what to choose. "Of course." 

"Then, do we have a deal?" she asks, flashing me a wicked smile. "Yes."

Author's Note:

Another chapter! And Killian has chosen his revenge over Emma! What do you think will happen next? What will happen to Emma? Hope you enjoyed this chapter and I'll try to update again soon. 💚💚💚