Emma, Ruby and Mary Margaret congregated around the large letter L in the No Man's land between California Adventure and Disneyland waiting for the boys.

"Do you see them?" asked Mary Margaret standing on tiptoe trying to find the group of boys they met yesterday.

"No, and I texted Killian telling him to meet us by the L," said Emma said frustratedly looking at her phone.

"There they are!" Ruby pointed at the four guys rushing towards them.

"Sorry we're late Swan, somebody insisted that we get pancakes at the character breakfast this morning" Killian said looking pointedly at David.

"Hey we are making memories and don't tell me you didn't get excited seeing Mickey and getting a picture with him," retorted David.

"I told you guys we should splurge on a character breakfast!" Mary Margaret said, pouting at Emma and Ruby.

"Come on let's just get into the park before it's completely overrun," said Ruby grabbing Victor by the arm and leading him to the park entrance. They store their bags in some lockers and take off into the park.

"So what should we all do first?" Jefferson asked bringing up the rear of the group.

"How about we get fast passes for Soarin' California and then head over to Tower of Terror?" Mary Margaret suggested consulting her map. They all agreed and made their way to the attraction talking jovially and getting to know each other. David and Mary Margaret bonded over the map, planning out the day for everyone.

"They've really done their research haven't they?" Emma muttered to Killian. Killian chuckled, "I think David has been planning his perfect Disney vacation since he was a boy" Killian said to her in hushed tones. They both tried to stifle their laughter from their friends.

They got in line for Tower of Terror, Emma looked around at the "abandoned" hotel lobby. She had to hand it to Disney they really knew how to do ambiance, she was really starting to feel a tiny bit creeped out.

"You know if, you're scared you can hold my hand love, I wont judge," Killian whispered in her ear. Emma playfully slapped him on the arm.

"Same goes to you," she said bravely striding forward. It's Disney nothing too scary was going to happen. They were loaded onto the ride platform and strapped themselves to the seats awaiting the ride to start. Suddenly the "elevator" plummeted downward, everyone screaming and laughing in a combination of fear and joy. Emma's blonde hair flew around her whipping Killian and the poor man next to her in the face. Emma tried to apologize but the car went rocketing downwards again taking Emma by surprise. Emma grabbed Killian's hand and held on tight. He laughed and squeezed her hand tighter as they traveled upwards yet again. When the ride was over, they went to look at the picture; Ruby and Victor making funny faces at the camera, Mary Margaret had her hands over her eyes, David and Jefferson had their arms flailing wildly in the air, and Emma's hair blocking out Killian's face.

"We should be heading over to Soarin' now if we want to get there in time," said Mary Margaret as she and David lead the group out of the ride exit and out into Hollywood Land. Emma, Killian, Ruby, Victor, and Jefferson trailed behind them. They all breezed through the fast pass line in no time and filed into a row of seats together.

"Now if you get scared again, don't be afraid to hold my hand again," Killian said jokingly

"Same goes to you, I felt like my fingers were going to pop off with how tightly you were squeezing my hand," Emma retorted.

Suddenly the seats they were in began to move forwards and upwards, taking them up into the air and in front of the large Imax screen. The show began, flying them all over California from the redwoods down to the desert. Emma stretched out her arms taking in the whole experience: the sights, the scent of oranges, the feeling of flight, she let them all overwhelm her and she let out a laugh. She looked over at her friends and saw Mary Margaret and Ruby both laughing and stretching out their arms too and the boys flapping their arms like birds which made her laugh even harder. The experience ended and they drifted back down to earth, still laughing at the boys antics.

"So what should we do now?" David asked the group.

"How about the Micky roller coaster?" suggested Killian.

"No man, let's go on that raft ride!" said Victor excitedly.

"but I don't want to walk around all wet for the rest of the day and I hate roller coasters," said Mary Margaret, "How about we just split up in groups and do our own things and then meet up for lunch somewhere?"

"Sounds great Mary Margaret" said Ruby. She, Victor and Jefferson headed off in the direction off Grizzly River Run. David and Mary Margaret decided to try out the Toy Story ride, leaving Emma and Killian alone for the first time that day.

"So Swan, what do you say to a ride on the roller coaster?" Killian asked her.

"Sure I love roller coasters!" Emma said, fishing the map out of her purse and finding a good route to take. Her phone pinged telling her that she had received two text messages. They were from Mary Margaret and Ruby and both said "Your welcome." Emma rolled her eyes, ever since last year when Emma had caught her boyfriend Neal cheating on her with some girl named Tamara, Mary Margaret and Ruby (mostly Ruby) have been campaigning for Emma to get with somebody new.

"Everything alright Swan?" Killian asked cocking his head to one side. Shit he's way too attractive to be doing that thought Emma.

"Yeah Mary Margaret and Ruby just wanted me to text them when we're ready for lunch," Emma said quickly. They hurried over to the roller coaster and got in line.

"So what kind of coaster do you like more? The fast ones, the loopy ones of the one with a huge drop?" Emma asked.

"Definitely the ones with loops, those are the most fun. What about you?"

"Same, loops just take coasters up a notch in terms of fun," she agreed. The line moved quickly and soon Emma and Killian were getting strapped into their seats, both giddy with excitement. They both yelled as they were shot forward and the ride began. When the ride ended they both hopped out of the car and walked down toward the exit.

"That was awesome! What did you think?" Emma said looking behind her at Killian.

"It was great but you might want to do something about all that blonde hair of yours. It kept whipping me in the face," he said.

"Shit I'm sorry, it kind of gets everywhere," said Emma nervously tucking a section behind her ear.

"It's okay, I don't mind much," he said lightly brushing her hair out of her face with his fingertips. Emma let out a shaky breath and nervously cleared her throat.

"So do you want to play some carnival games?" she asked him and taking a step back towards the line of booths overflowing with prizes.

"Sure you can make up whipping my face with your hair with a prize," he joked good-naturedly making Emma smile. They walked over to the row of games trying to choose a fun one, eventually choosing one of the water gun competition games.

"You ready to lose Swan?"

"Please you couldn't handle it"

"Perhaps you couldn't handle it but we shall see," said Killian handing over some cash to the game operator and sitting down a comically intense look on his face. Emma handed over some money and sat down next to him. The bell rang and the water started running, Emma aimed the stream of water at the target inside a clown's mouth watching the indicator lights climb higher and higher. She was almost there when she heard a loud ringing bell and Killian's whoop of victory. He raised his arms over his head and spun around in his seat, Emma could see the lean stomach and lines of his abs covered in a dark happy trail.

"I am having much to inappropriate thoughts about that happy trail to be in a children's theme park," she thought to herself while tearing her eyes away from his stomach.

"See something you like love?" Killian asked her.

"Just pick your prize, you dork" Emma said. Killian turned to the booth and looked around.

"Can I get that yellow duck?" he asked the game operator who reached up and grabbed it and gave it to him.

"Congratulations sir, have a good day," she said waving them off and welcoming the next batch of game players.

"Here you go Swan" Killian said offering her the stuffed duck.

"What? No you won that fair and square, I can't accept that," she said pushing it back towards him.

"Aye I'm aware that I won it, but I want you to have it. A duck for a Swan," he said looking intensely at her with his very blue eyes. Emma smiled and took the duck from his hands. Her phone pinged with a text. "So apparently everyone is finished with their rides and we all plan to meet at this place nearby for lunch let's go and meet up."

The group came together for a light lunch knowing that for World of Color they go the Ariel's Grotto dining package that included dinner. They all decided to split up again and reunite for dinner and the show. Killian and Emma drifted between hanging out with David and Mary Margaret or Ruby, Victor and Jefferson for most of the afternoon riding rides and seeing shows. Emma had never felt so connected to someone before, never had such easy conversations with someone she had just met less than 48 hours ago and she clutched her stuffed duck closely to her chest. She tried not to think about how Killian was going to go back to Ireland and she was going back to Boston and how they would probably never see each other again.

At dinner time everyone gathered at Ariel's Grotto for dinner and World of Color. The hostess lead all seven of them to a large table on the patio. Everyone talked, ate, showed off the little souvenirs they had gotten throughout the day, and took probably way too many selfies together. Emma leaned back comfortably in her chair, her duck (she decided to call him Henry) on her la, and sighed contentedly as the lights around her dimmed and the show started. Music filled her ears and she saw the fountains in front of the roller coaster she and Killian had ridden that morning spew water up into the air as lights and images were projected onto it. Emma was tempted to get out her phone and record the show but she looked over and saw Ruby was already filming. She felt Killian's arm tentatively snake it's way around her shoulders and she leaned her head onto his shoulder.

"This is so cool!" she said to him.

"Aye it's quite spectacular," he agreed tracing little circles on her shoulder with his fingertips. Emma heard the strains of "I See the Light" begin as lanterns were projected onto the water and thousands of Mickey ears in front of them glowed gold. She snuck a peak at Killian's face and saw that he was looking at her too. She smiled at him as he pulled her in slightly closer to him, he lowered his head looking deep into her green eyes with his blue eyes.

"You're missing the show," she said quietly never taking her eyes off of his face.

"I'm not missing anything," he said before touching his lips to hers carefully and softly. Emma accepted his kiss leaning further into him, deepening the kiss. Yeah this place is definitely magical thought Emma.