After All

Chapter 8

Once in the cabin, Emma grabbed the neck of Killian's leather coat whilst he rested his hand on her nape without leaving each other's lips. The kisses and touches were becoming deeper and more passionate as the night went on until all their clothes were on the floor.

They were lying on the bed, covering themselves with a red blanket. Emma was resting her head on his chest as she softly traced circles on it with her index finger. Killian was playing with one string of her hair, twirling it gently.

"You still think this isn't right?" Hook asked looking at her. She lifted up her head and met his dashing eyes.

"I don't really care now. And if it is wrong..." She pulled him close and kissed him "I don't ever wanna be right"

"You're a little troublesome princess. I like it"

She giggled. It was the first time he heard her doing that and he loved it.

After a long moment of silence, a thought came to Emma's mind. She didn't know if it was the right moment, but she needed to spit it out.

"What's going to happen now? All this has changed the situation barbarously"

"Firstly, I want to say that I'm not treating you as a prisoner any longer" he tapped cutely her nose and smiled "Second, we're standing in the middle of the ocean with few provisions, which means we need to sail to land as soon as possible. Third..."

The smile disappeared from his face before continuing.

"Well... You have to return to your former royal life" he finished gloomily.

His voice was broken and that killed Emma, who felt terrible. He wanted her to stay so badly, but Hook wasn't going to ask her to do it. He knew Emma was eager to return and leave the Jolly Roger once and for all.

"What if I don't go back?" She exclaimed covering her breast with the quilt as she sat "What happens if I leave my princess life in the past?"

Hook wasn't expecting her to say that. He was surprised.

"I would take you far away and travel to the unknown by my side. We would have adventures and face devilish creatures together. We would be a team" he contested happily.

Everything was happening so quickly. Two days ago they wanted to strangle each other and now they were laying on the same bed.
However, it was splendid.

"You have convinced me, Captain"

"You really want to stay? What a about your family?"

"I have no one left. I saw my parent's bodies in the water. If I go back then... I'll have to be the Queen and I'm not ready to rule a kingdom with the loss of my parents on my shoulders. No. I want to forget about everything. I want to know the world"

He caressed her cheek and smiled.

"You know you can go back whenever you want, just ask and I'll sail immediately"

"I know. But not today. It's time to leave it in the past and start all over"

Hook put his hand on her chin and leaned forward, kissing Emma.

"We shall be the best crew -of two- that has ever existed!" He exclaimed.

"A princess and a pirate. We're gonna be a mess"

"A perfect mess, love"

SIX MONTHS LATER

"What were you thinking?!" Emma yelled once The Jolly Roger landed on the ocean "I told you to escape when you got the chance!"

"I risked my life, yes. But we managed to get out of the cyclops' island before they ate us. What's the problem?" Hook answered trying to control himself.

"That you almost got killed!" She had teary eyes. He sighed "I don't wanna lose you Killian" She said in a lower and melancholically tone.

"Hey" he took her hand and brought Emma close to him, hugging her "It's alright. I'm okay, see? You're not losing me. We are safe now"

Hook knew she was afraid of loss. Her parents' death made her feel insecure sometimes. But he was there to console her no matter what.

Emma nodded and kissed his cheek. After some seconds of looking around, she asked:

"Where are we?"

Hook took out his spyglass.

"Not sure. Icy mountains in the north side...Take a look" he handed her the object "I'll go downstairs to check if everything's fine"

He left while Emma looked through the spyglass.

"I know exactly where we are" she said recognizing the kingdom. Killian returned.

"There are some scratches and holes in some parts of the ship. That's not the worse though. We're out of food and water. Unless you make some food magic I guess we'll have to go there"

"I can't appear food with magic, Killian. Told you that before" she said smiling "That place's name is Arendelle. It's a peaceful kingdom"

"Good. We shall go there then"

Emma placed a string of hair behind her left ear as she looked away.

"Maybe we can go somewhere else"

"Why's that love? Any problem with Arendelle?" He lifted up his eyebrow.

"I... My parents and I used to visit some friends there. I'm afraid we might have an encounter and they could recognize me"

"Emma... We're not gonna survive without food nor water. Th closest kingdom is the Enchanted Forest, and it's a two day trip. We have no option. Look, you can stay in The Jolly Roger if you want whilst I go for the things we need, okay?"

Emma accepted reluctantly. In a matter of time they arrived to Arendelle's dock.

"I'll be back soon" Hook said.

"Actually... I'm going too. You get the things we need to fix the ship and I go for supplies" she said pulling on her hood.

"Sure?"

"You can't carry all the things we need by your own. Besides, my friends live in the castle. It's mostly impossible for them to be in town"

"Okay. Be careful"

"So do you" He gave her a quick but tender kiss on the lips and smiled before walking away. She loved the way she felt when Killian kissed her. It was delightful.

Emma went to the market and bought some fruits, water and bread, keeping everything inside a basket. Then she entered a small dress shop and took a look around. There were fancy dresses and shoes made with different types of fabric. The girl snickered because she no longer wore those since she became a pirate. Emma used comfortable loose blouses and leather jeans; a belt around her waist most of the times; long black boots perfect for running and her hair tied in a perfect pony tail with a red ribbon. She looked beautiful and rude at the same time. Obviously Hook loved it.

She left the shop and began to walk back to the ship remembering how good she felt when the pirate kissed her. It was a sensation she couldn't just shake off. She desired him so bad.

Maybe when Killian gets back we can have some-

Emma's thoughts were interrupted by a womanly voice behind her.

"Emma? Is that you?"

She didn't want to turn. She knew who the person was. Damn it.
The woman walked in front of her with a shocking expression on her face, without believing who she was seeing.
Emma smiled innocently before saying:

"Nice to see you again, Elsa"

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Sweeties! So so sorry for not updating before, school projects are driving me crazy D: I'll really try to update soon.
Hope you enjoyed the chapter! Love ya!