Captain Swan One Shots

Say You Won't Let Go

Summary: Emma struggles to accept Killian abandoned her, as Snow lends her advice and support. Meanwhile, Killian fights to get back to Emma.

Rating: G

Note: So this is how I would write things if I wrote the show. I fully expect Emma to feel abandoned because of her past issues, but I did not like that second sneak peek. While drunk Snow might be amusing, that's not who Emma needs right now and I don't believe Emma would just try to move on so quickly, no matter how much she was hurting. So this is pulling bits and pieces of what we know from the promo and sneak peeks. Also, I have no clue how Jasmine, Aladdin, and Agrabah fit into this story, so I am not even going to address it. I just wanted to make it so Killian could get home, they could reunite, and work through things. Hope you enjoy it! ~Steph

...Say You Won't Let Go: Part 1/1...

Emma sat in the dark in the living room all night long. She hoped that he was just out getting some air, doing some thinking, putting a bit of space between them. She never imagined that he would leave her. Abandon her like everyone she ever loved who had come before him. Not him. He was the one person who would never do that.

Every time she heard even the slightest of sounds, she jumped up from the couch and ran to the door, throwing it open. And, every time, her heart sank into her stomach at the sight of an empty porch and snow falling before her.

The house seemed so empty without him. When she had bought this house as the Dark One, the house Killian had chosen for them, she had imagined it filled with her family and with him. She had even imagined their future children running around it. She had never imagined being alone in it.

Emma didn't go upstairs until the sun had risen into the sky. She moved to Killian's chest that sat on the floor in their bedroom. She opened the top, her heart sinking once more. A bag and some of his belongings were missing.

Her worst fear had come true. He had abandoned her. He had left without saying a word.

Emma reached around her neck and removed the necklace with the ring hanging on it that he had given her. While he was in the Underworld, she had used it to feel close to him, to feel connected. After all they had been through, how could this be how it ended?

Tears stung her eyes, as she clutched the ring to her heart.

"Where are you, Killian? Please come back to me."

...

Killian pounded his fist against the porthole.

"Bloody hell! I need to get off this damn vessel!"

Nemo sighed. "I realize you are frustrated, but abusing my submarine will do you no good."

Killian's eyes flared at his old friend. "You don't understand. Emma's going to think I abandoned her. If I hadn't changed my mind, then I was going to call her to say goodbye. To explain that I would be leaving until I could be the man she deserves. I knew I couldn't bear to tell her face to face. I would lose my courage to leave. But then I spoke to Snow and I knew that leaving was not the answer."

"I'm sorry things happened the way they did."

"Emma is going to think I am just one more person who abandoned her. I always swore I would never be that man. And she is in danger. Gideon won't stop until he has eliminated Emma. I have to find a way to get back right now!"