Studying for Finals [College AU]

Summary: Emma is studying for her final & Killian stops by with the Starbucks she asked him to get for her.

A/N: This story was originally on my writing blog [writtenfantasy on tumblr], but I'm posting this on ffnet due to a request from an anon. It was originally a short little drabble, but my muse leveled up and made it evolve into something more. Due to popular demand, there will be another chapter that will immediately follow the events of this one, so it'll kinda sorta be a two-shot? Or just a one-shot divided into two chapters because I got lazy to finishing it in the first go… Harharhar… Anyways, I hope you all enjoy! :]

A/N #2: I CHANGED THE TITLE OF THIS STORY. IT USED TO BE CALLED "STUDYING FOR FINALS", BUT I DECIDED THAT THIS WILL JUST BECOME A SERIES OF ONE-SHOTS IN THIS UNIVERSE. THERE WILL BE AN EVENTUAL END (I guess it'll be when they actually get together idk yet), BUT YEAH. THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING. THIS HAS BEEN A PSA. CARRY ON.

"I have an order of one venti hot chocolate with cinnamon and a warmed chocolate chip muffin for my favorite lass."

Emma lifted her head from her textbook and saw her neighbor bearing gifts from the Starbucks gods. She had been cooped up in her corner of the library since early that morning. It was now nearing dusk and her food supply had long since run out. Emma immediately grabbed the drink from his hands and gulped it greedily.

"Killian you're a lifesaver," she moaned.

"That's me, Super Killian to the rescue," he chuckled. Killian took the seat next to her and peered at her open notebook. "All I see are equations and symbols but no numbers."

Emma leaned back in her chair and groaned, running her fingers through her hair. "I know. I can't remember the last time I saw an actual number. Remind me again why I decided to take this class?"

Killian smirked and slung his arm onto the back of her chair. He leaned in close to her, and said coyly, "Because I made the class sound so good?"

Emma's heart started beating faster at the close proximity. She can't remember when her… feelings for this man became so intense. Yes, she liked him more than a friend, despite having known each other for barely four months. They clicked instantly upon meeting each other at the beginning of the school year. She was struggling to carry boxes from her car when he happened to pop out of his studio apartment to greet the neighbor, having moved in the day prior. Since then this bond was formed, something beyond friendship that couldn't quite be explained. They definitely had their moments together that made it seem like- but to use the "L" word to label her feelings, so soon- it would be admitting to something she knew she wasn't ready for.

Especially after Ne- She let out a huff, rolled her eyes, and took a bite out of her muffin.

"Oh beautiful muffin of chocolate, I forgot how much I love the taste of you," cooed Emma. If her muffin was a fluffy little puppy she would have nuzzled its nose and pat its head lovingly. Killian snorted at her actions.

"What, no love for the handsome Irish man who went on a Starbucks run for you, darling?" He pursed his lips and attempted a smoulder. Emma quietly laughed at him.

"Every time you do that I always think of Flynn from Tangled."

"You wound me, love. If anything I would be a more roguish Disney character, like that Jack Sparrow. Now there's a man I can admire."

"If we're choosing from Disney pirates then you'd be Captain Hook."

Killian clutched his heart with his free hand. "Captain Hook? Lass, you wound me ever so. Have you not seen me?"

Oh, I see you alright.

"You can totally pull off the oversized hat and pointy mustache look," teased Emma, continuing to take small bites of her muffin. Her eyes fluttered at the taste of chocolate. "Mhm yes. This was most definitely needed."

Before she could take another bite Killian grabbed the hand that held the muffin and took a bite of it, maintaining eye contact the whole time. Emma could feel her face heat up while he was chewing. His tongue darted out to get the crumbs on his lips, and the action made her stomach flip pleasantly. He let her hand go and smirked. "I can see why this treat would get you so… excited."

Emma blinked once and proceeded to smack his head.

"What the bloody hell?!"

"Forget being Captain Hook. You should be called Captain Innuendo."

Killian chuckled. "Darling, you know you adore my teasing, especially when they elicit such tellingreactions from you." He waggled his eyebrows at her and gave a shit-eating grin. It took every inch of Emma's willpower to not punch him in the face. Killian had the exceptional talent to make her either want to physically harm him or to do… other things to him. She chose to roll her eyes instead.

"You know, I heard that if you roll your eyes too many times they get stuck like that."

Emma rolled her eyes again to spite him. Killian crinkled his in amusement.

She finished the last bit of her muffin and took a swig of her hot chocolate, glancing at her textbook and notebook. "Don't you also have finals to study for?"

"Me? Why, I finished my last one this morning."

"You lucky bastard."

"I know. My lovely mistress the bed has been deprived of me all week. I now have the chance to come back and show her just how much I missed her. We will have such a torrid love affair tonight. I apologize for all the noise ahead of time, love."

Emma facepalmed, causing Killian to burst into a fit of laughter. The pair received an annoyed "Shhh!" from a nearby table. Emma smacked Killian once more as he calmed himself. This man…

"What would my life be like without you, Killian?"

"What indeed."

The sudden softness of his voice caused Emma to look at him and her heart stopped. He was giving her one of his rare, heartwarming smiles. The one where his lips tugged a bit more upward than his usual smiles. His teeth were on full display, and god did she adore his teeth. His eyes were crinkled and held a certain warmth to them. Looking into them made her feel like she meant something, like she was the most important person in the world, like he loved her or something, but that was ridiculous…

"Well, darling, I'm beat. I'm going to head back to my place and sleep like the dead."

Killian stood up and placed a hand on her shoulder. He leaned down and kissed the top of her head, trailing his lips to the shell of her ear. "Good luck, Emma."

Feeling his warm breath sent shivers down her spine and made her feel a pleasant fuzzy feeling in her chest. She turned her head so she was looking right at him. Mere inches separated their faces. I never noticed those gold flecks in his eyes before… She saw his eyes flicker to her lips for a brief moment, the action causing her heart to beat faster. She unknowingly angled her head upwards, also glancing at his lips. When she looked back into his eyes, she felt a shock of electricity course through her. He stared intently at her, a real smoulder. He leaned in closer to her, his hand moving from her shoulder to cup her cheek. She could feel his lips ghosting upon hers and she already knows that whatever is going to happen is going to be so damn goodand-

"Emma! There you are!"

The two jolted back from each other and swiveled their heads in the direction of the call. Ashley, Emma's classmate, was walking towards them, books in hand. "Sorry I took so long. I had trouble finding this place." She stopped when she realized Killian was also there. "Hi I'm Ashley! Are you here to study with us too?"

Killian shook himself out of his stupor and gave the girl a tight smile. "Nope. I just dropped by to give Emma her drink. I'll leave you two lovely lasses to your studying." With a nod to Emma, he walked away from the table.

Ashley was still looking at his retreating form as she took the seat across from Emma. She whistled. "Man, is he hot or what?"

Emma gave her an irritated glance, still trying to calm herself down from what almost transpired. "Yeah, sure."

She grabbed her notebook and flipped through the pages in an attempt to get back into the studying mood.

What the hell was that?!

Reviews and criticisms are welcome. Thank you so much again for reading this! If you ever want to swap OUAT theories and fangirl about Captain Swan, holler at me at sw33td3m0n on tumblr. Have a nice day/night/whatever-time-it-is-when-you-read-this. :]