Emma would have done anything to get rid of
her curse, even if it meant killing one of the most powerful pack leaders,
Killian Jones, in exchange for the cure. She used magic in order to
to sneak past his pack, but completing her task proved harder than she thought.
She was out of her depth and was defeated rather quickly.
What she didn’t expect was for Killian to be in a forgiving mood.
He informed her that she’d been double-crossed and offered to help her if she
chose to stay with his pack. She did, and it was one of the best decisions
she’s made.
When Killian left the first message, he did not
expect an answer. However one still came, and in no time he was talking to someone
via messages on a library table. It lasted for weeks until he realized the
person he was talking to was his crush, Emma Swan.
He stopped leaving messages
thinking he’d have no chance with her. What he did not know was that Emma felt
the same as he did. When she recognized his handwriting in her friend’s yearbook,
she took matters into her on hands and asked him out.
She knew getting a soulmate timer would be a waste, but her friends talked her into it anyway. The fact that it never started
counting down the time, which meant that her soulmate didn’t have one, proved her right.
Then the universe sent Killian Jones her
way. There was an instant connection between them. The fact that he didn’t have a timer gave her hope that he could be the one.
They have dated for months, spending
most of their free time together. Everything was perfect until she asked him to
get a timer so they would know for sure. He refused, stating that if she
felt how he did she wouldn’t need a reassurance in a form of a stopwatch.
As much as she hated the timer, somewhere along the way she got too attached to it, and even though she loved Killian she just couldn’t take the leap of faith, so she ran.
After having days to think things
through, Emma decided to take her timer off. It was just her luck that
her timer started counting down the time that same day. She wasn’t sure how
she felt about this strange turn of events. She didn’t care about the stupid
timer anymore, she just needed to see Killian as soon as
possible. He was the one for her, and nothing else mattered.
She ignored the fact that her timer was almost down to zero as she was opening her door
to see Killian standing there. He lifted his arm showing his timer which was beeping
incessantly along with hers. The stupid man went and got a timer just to ease her mind and prove
what they both knew from the start – that they were soulmates.
English Literature PhD student Emma Swan just needs money to pay for her last semester of grad school tuition. Killian Jones has always dreamed of opening a bookshop but has never been able to afford it. So when the small principality of Misthaven is looking for their lost princess, the pair decide that this might just be the perfect money making scheme.
A Multi-chapter Modern Day + Lost Princess (think Rapunzel/Anastasia-esque) + Book Lovers in a Coffee Shop AU
It All Starts With a Dance 