Welcome back, guys! Here we have the final chapter, I really hope you'll be satisfied with it! Yay!

There's a scene that was actually based on the Silver Linings Playbook, you'll recognize it. If you don't, then go watch that movie. It's awesome.

Enjoy!

Emma runs down the street, faster than she ever imagined she would run. She tries to catch her breath but doesn't slow down, not for a second. She needs to reach him.

Because she was right, whenever she wrote that note, she was right.

What else would make him leave her just like that? After everything they've been through?

"You were really good with a sword, you know", he says. "It was a fair fight. Though I'm over three hundred years old, which means I had some practice."

"Three hundred?!" she asks in shock. "You look good, you know."

He smirks. "I know. However, after I managed to knock the sword out of your hand, you still attacked me."

"That sounds like me."

He laughs and takes another sip. "Oh, it does. You knocked me out with the compass actually."

It's her turn to laugh. She can imagine the scene, them fighting in the sand, next to a portal.

"I might have said a few things that could have been misunderstood", he adds. "But it was fun, actually."

"Fun?" she repeats, raising her eyebrows. "Since when is a swordfight 'fun'? Oh wait, wait, I know, since you kept throwing innuendos at me the whole time."

He smirks and she bites her lip.

"I can't help it, beautiful", he says, shaking his head. "Seriously, you should try it sometime."

"Fighting with myself or saying inappropriate things all the time?"

"Both", he says with a wink. She drinks from her bottle then leans closer to him.

"And then what happened?"

"Well, I don't know. You knocked me out, you see."

"Did it hurt?"

He nods. "Like hell."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be", he smiles. "You should apologize though, for leaving me behind all the time."

"Do I really do that?"

This time it's him who bites his lip. "Well…" he starts, gesturing with the bottle, "It seems like that, to me."

"All the time?" she asks and pulls her leg beneath herself. "Wasn't there just… I don't know, just one time, where I didn't?"

He sighs. "Don't be so hard on yourself, I propably would've done the same."

"Actually, I don't think so."

His face changes for a second, it's almost impossible to notice. "You did find me on the side of road after I got hit by a car", he says. "I thought you wouldn't notice me there, but you did."

"Killian!" she yells from the distance. His ship is still at the docks, but she can't see him anywhere. She continues running.

"You kept asking me about Cora, looked all bossy and stuff, it was nice. But at some parts I thought you actually cared."

"Of course I cared", she says immediately. "I mean, I'm sure I cared. I must have."

He gives her a brief smile but doesn't look at her. She doesn't know how much they've had, propably a whole bottle of rum. It made her think funny things, things she would never think about if she was sober. Or would she?

"And then", he continues with a grin, "you left like you just won a fight. You should've seen your face when I walked in the waiting room later."

"How did you escape those cuffs?"

"First thing you asked back then. I said it's because I'm a pirate, but actually, I asked a friendly nurse to remove them."

"You know, I'll remember this one, and you'll pay for it."

"Can't wait, darling."

And they keep laughing for minutes.

"So you escaped", she continues when she can breathe properly. "Why didn't you just leave? Why come to the waiting room?"

He shrugs, "Who knows. The painkillers were actually really good. And I really wanted to see your face, you know, no day goes by without annoying a Swan."

"And what did you try to annoy me with?"

"Which part do you mean? Where I 'escaped', where I asked you about the mysterious blue food-thing, or when I tried to hit on the wolf girl?"

"You hit on Ruby? Oh God!"

"I did, and you were really pissed at it!"

"No way."

"Aye, you were. You'll see when we break this damn curse."

She sighs. "Yeah. Who knows."

"I do. We'll figure it out one day. If not today, then tomorrow."

"And we'll stay awake until that? Maybe we'll just fell asleep of boredom eventually."

"I know plenty of activities against boredom, and for half of them we don't even have to leave this room."

She reaches a hand up to his bed, grabs the pillow and hits him in the face with it.

Emma arrives to the docks and looks around her. He's not there, no one's there actually.

"Killian!" she shouts one more time. "I know you're here! Killian!"

"Emma?"

She spins to see him on his ship, staring down at her.

"Don't go", she says, shaking her head.

"I wasn't going to leave", he says. "At least not for good."

She starts hoping. Maybe not everyone leaves. Maybe he's always going to come back.

"Then why?" she asks.

"I thought I could find a solution elsewhere", he says, looking down.

Emma gasps and walks up next to him. The moment her feet touch the deck she feels unsure again, like she lost her balance.

"Tell me the truth", she says slowly.

He shakes his head. "It doesn't matter, Emma."

"It does to me!" she says. They stare at each other for a second, then she pulls out the note she wrote herself. She hands it to him and says, "Read it."

He looks confused.

"It's my note", she says. "Just read it."

Her heart is beating hard, her blood is rushing in her ears when he takes it away.

He slowly opens it and starts reading, "Whatever you think the date is today, it isn't. It's the 21st of October. You were cursed by Tamara six days ago. Basically, you're going back in time. What is the point of this?"

"Just keep reading", she says, her hands are shaking.

"Greg and Tamara ran away. They want to take Henry to Peter Pan. Neal's dead. He's actually Gold's son, Baelfire. You went to Manhattan to find him, and he came to live in Storybrooke before Tamara killed him. I'm sorry. Regina's on your side. Henry's with her all the time... Emma, I really don't see the point –"

"Just. Read it. Please."

He sighs and looks at the paper again. "Hook is okay, too. You can trust him. He's actually helped a lot, you should thank him."

She takes a deep breath. "Turn it around."

He does as she says. His face changes in a moment, he frowns.

"He's propably in love with you", he reads finally. "And you love him too. Stop denying it."

He hands the note back to her. She holds his hand and doesn't let go until he looks her in the eye.

"You could break the curse", she says quietly. "Because I love you, and if you –"

"I love you, too", he says, then steps closer and holds her face in his hands. "I love you, Emma. I just thought you didn't feel the same."

"You're an idiot", she whispers.

Her heart explodes the moment their lips touch. At first he tries to keep it gentle but he gets lost in her in the next second. Her hands run up his back and she pulls him closer. She feels a rush of magic running through her body.

You would have done the same.

Actually, no.

The time for making deals is done, so as I'm done… with you.

I had no idea you had such a soft side.

And here I didn't think you'd notice.

Her hands find their way into his hair, and he tilts his head to the side to get closer to her.

You're really into this, aren't you?

Keep smiling, buddy.

If I were to pick dead guy of the year, I'd pick you.

Really?

I can help.

Why should we trust you?

Her heart is beating so loud she fears the whole town hears it. But it's not like she cares.

You and I, we understand each other.

Worked quite well for me.

Why are you really doing this?

I really don't have time for you now!

You reminded me, that I could care for others, too.

You should lay back and rest.

What if she'll be dead in the morning?

If any of you had noticed, I was not asking a question.

I'm staying with you.

Why did you come back?

I'm here with you, am I not?

She feels his arms form a grip around her and he lifts her up to spin her around.

Because I believe in you.

So why did you come back?

The offer still lives.

Did anything happen between us?

I'm here to look after you.

Why am I hugging you?

You came back?

Would you like to find out, lass?

Something made you trust me.

Thank you.

What if one day I just won't believe it?

And you're good.

How did we become so big friends?

Hook, there's something I –

She pulls back to take a deep breath. She already forgot how to breathe. He stares back at her, his eyes are really bright, grey, blue and green at the same time.

"I –" she starts. Her arms are around his neck, their nose are touching. "I remember", she whispers. "I remember everything. I love you."

He kisses her one more time, and this time she can feel his smile pressing against hers.

And his fingers caress her face.

"We should tell your parents. About the curse, I mean."

And she feels completely balanced.

"Yeah. Yeah, we should."

And everything is perfect in the world.

Please tell me what you thought of the ending! I know I drowned in feels writing it, and September just can't come fast enough.

Thank you all for reading it! I appreaciate every comment and review you left, I can't say enough how much it means to me.

OK I'll go now, I've died of feeeels anyway. See ya!