A Once Upon a Time Fanfic Killian knows he screwed up. The day started so well, waking up to Emma beside him. (He should have known she’d dispute the sleeping arrangements, insisting he move Henry to the small sofa because “everyone knows 12-year-olds are made of rubber” and slipping into bed beside him, curling up in his arms.) Then they went to her parents apartment where he clearly wasn’t welcome, and he meant to be honest, meant to tell the truth because he wants their blessing on his and Emma’s relationship.

A Once Upon a Time Fanfic “Hook,” Baelfire says, “I don’t know what she told you, but you can’t trust anything she–” Emma lunges forward, stopping just before the tip of the sword touches his throat. Where is he?" Her eyes scan the brush around them. “Why isn’t he with you?” Baelfire still doesn’t look at her. “Hook, please.” Hook draws his own sword. There’s a lot he doesn’t understand, and he’s quite sure he’s missing most of the story, but that can be sorted out later.

A Once Upon a Time Fanfic “I don’t understand why you need my help,” Lily complains over the phone. “I’m not from this world,” Killian reminds her. “I don’t know its traditions.” He can almost hear her eyes rolling. “You really think Emma cares about traditions for her birthday? If anything, she wants the exact opposite.” He arches an eyebrow, though he knows she can’t see him. “Which still requires me to know them, love.

A Once Upon a Time Fanfic The last time Lily saw Emma Swan, she didn’t believe in magic, just broken hearts and broken promises and a world that picked favorites. Now, fifteen years later, and she does believe–in curses, in darkness, and an Author who plays favorites just as surely as the cruel world she grew up in. She doesn’t know why she came, except that everything in her life fell apart after Emma, so maybe she’s the key to piecing it all back together.

A Once Upon a Time Fanfic “Lily, what are you doing here?” Lily pushes past her into the apartment, and Emma lets her because she’s in too much of a shock-induced haze to come up with any better options. “I’m here because you’re going to help me find my mom.” “I–what?” “I know who my mom is,” Lily says quickly–too quickly, like she’s afraid she won’t be able to get all the words out before Emma kicks her out.

A Once Upon a Time Fanfic Emma feels much more sympathetic towards Jefferson now. Obviously she still has a problem with the whole kidnapping her and Mary Margaret thing, but as she sits curled up on her couch with the curtains closed, just trying to sort through two lives' worth of memories in a single morning, she can understand how it might make her crazy. When it’s finally time for her to pick up Henry from Josh’s house, she’s grateful for the distraction.