Captain Swan and 7 for the kiss prompts!
Thank you, darling! This was a fun one. I hope you enjoy Emma shutting Hook up during this moment from S2 E11. (and please forgive any mistakes. This was written on the fly and without my usual editing process!)
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"Hide him!"
"What?" the nurse asked in confusion as she began to pull the gurney towards a curtained area.
"Find a room and hide him!"
Emma glanced over her shoulder; the paramedics were bringing in a distraught Belle who was clearly terrified. Her heart went out to the poor woman, but her troubles would have to wait.
"This man could have life threatening injuries," the nurse protested, firmly tugging the gurney towards the open curtain area which was far too exposed for Emma's liking. "He needs to be examined by a doctor."
Emma yanked on the gurney, stopping the woman's progress, then leaned over the pirate's prone, groaning form and hissed, "His injuries are nothing compared to the deadly threat currently distracted by her." Throwing her thumb in a jabbing motion over her shoulder, Emma indicated to Belle, and the menacing man who was accompanying her. "As soon as Gold is finished making sure she is okay, he--" She snapped her wrist forward, her finger pointing down at the wounded man's chest "--won't be."
Having finally registered the seriousness of the situation, the nurse instructed her team to wheel the patient to a private room.
"No," Hook protested, fighting back against the pain he had to be in. "I'm no coward. I won't hide."
Attempting to sit up, Hook let out an anguished cry when Emma shoved him back down.
Right. Broken ribs. Oops.
"Shut up, you idiot," she admonished, peering around the corner to make sure it was clear before allowing him to be moved further down the hall.
"No!" he shouted, arguing with her. "The crocodile and I have unfinished business to attend to. Let him find me. Let him do his worst!"
"Haven't you both done enough," Emma muttered, turning towards the nurse now that they were securely in a private room. "Can you give him something?"
Hook continued his diatribe, becoming more and more agitated and hell-bent on getting to his feet. They'd managed to evade Gold so far, but the pirate's rantings were sure to give them away.
"Give him something?"
"Yeah," Emma pleaded, holding Hook down as best she could. "Something to knock him out. Something to shut him up."
The nurse warred with herself for a scant second before moving towards a nearby cabinet. Emma watched as she filled a syringe with liquid then plunged whatever it was into Hook's arm.
"Oi!" Hook yelled in protest, his grievances becoming louder and more beligerant.
"How quickly before it takes affect?"
"A couple of minutes?"
If the idiotic man didn't shut up, the entire town would know his whereabouts in another minute or two.
"Hook!" she leaned over the gurney and got in his face. "You have to be quiet. I'm trying to keep Gold from coming in here and--"
"Let him come," Hook seethed. "Do you think I'm afraid of what--"
"I think," Emma clipped, cutting off his words. "You have a death wish, but it's my job as sheriff to protect people, even from themselves. So shut your mouth or I'll shut it for you."
That damnable eyebrow crept up his forehead as his eyes flashed with challenged. "Oh? I'd like to see you try, love."
Calling her bluff, he took in a deep breath, clearly about to do something stupid, like holler out for the Dark One to come find him. Before an utterance could pass his lips, Emma plastered hers against them. His eyes went wide with shock, then darkened with desire. He wrapped his arm around her, drawing her in and nearly making her lose her footing. His tongue teased the seem of her lips and he met her stern look with a flirtatious glint in his bright blue eyes. Blue eyes, that suddenly became drowsy and fluttered shut. His mouth went slack and it took Emma a moment to realize the drugs had kicked in.
Pulling back, she forced down an errant feeling of disappointment. It couldn't possibly have been because the kiss had ended before she'd had a chance to... No! She hadn't kissed him because she'd wanted to. She'd done it because she had to. Like she'd said, it was her job to keep the people of the town safe. She'd done for his own good. She'd done it to shut him up.
She really hoped the sedative would make him forget all about it... or she'd never hear the end of it.
