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[captainswanbigbang]

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The second Ashley announced a commercial break, Emma dashed for the backstage area, ripping off her mic as she went. Emma found a corner behind the plywood sets and lowered herself shakily to the cold concrete floor. She pulled her knees to her chest and buried her face in the circle of her arms. She felt the black roses atop her head slip down over one ear.

“Please mates,” she heard Killian’s voice behind her, “give her some bloody privacy.”

She felt his hand on her shoulder, and thinking back to the start of their dance, shuddered at his touch. “I sent the camera guys away,” he told her softly, “so if you want to tell me what happened out there –“

“No,” Emma cut him off, “I don’t.”

“I’d like to help –“

“Killian,” she snapped, “leave me alone. Please.”

She heard him release a long sigh, then his hand slipped from her shoulder.

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Emma was almost blinded by the flashbulbs going off when she walked on stage. She managed to smile and wave despite the spots dancing before her eyes. The panel hostess yelled her name over the raucous cheers of the crowd. The sound relieved Emma even as it pounded in her ears. Killian rose from his chair, and Emma accepted his friendly hug with an equally friendly smile. Killian then took a step back and bowed to her.

“Shall we dance?”

If the cheers from the crowd were deafening before, they were about to burst her eardrums now. She played along, tilting her chin and smiling down at Killian flirtatiously as she accepted his hand. She may have botched their initial meeting, but Regina would eat up her performance now. Killian placed his other hand at her waist when he rose. Emma took a mental note of all the things she needed to fix about his frame, but she kept the smile plastered on her face. The crowd was chanting, “waltz! waltz! waltz!” She could only guess it had something to do with the show.

Killian turned to the audience, “She’s a pro, so I don’t need to tell her the one rule, do I?”

The audience chanted back almost in perfect unison, “Pick a partner who knows what he’s doing!”

Killian began a simple box step, and Emma was pleasantly surprised at how he led her around the tight stage. He had at least learned the basics of a waltz on Neverland. Maybe this partnership wouldn’t be so bad after all.

But then he pulled her close, and Emma almost gave a small shout of surprise. The audience hooted. Then Killian Jones dipped her.

Smirking down at her, he said, “I’m ready to get whipped into shape, pro. Don’t be afraid to, you know,” here he winked, “really get into it.”

Emma took it back. She was going to kill Regina.

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He opened the door, then turned to her with a light in his eyes and mischief in his smile. “It was a lovely evening, Swan,” he told her, taking her hand and lifting it to his lips. His eyes never left hers as they lingered there for half a beat.

Emma scowled and snatched her hand away. “Why do you have to go and do that?”

Killian’s eyes widened. “Do what?”

“Get flirty like that. We were talking, and having a nice evening, and then you have to go and ruin it.”

Killian arched a brow at her. “And how did I ruin it, exactly? I merely thanked you for the nice time we spent together.”

“This wasn’t a date,” Emma hissed through her teeth.

He sauntered closer to her, leaning down to whisper in her ear, his breath fanning hot across her cheek. “And yet you’re the one who brought up the subject. You sure it didn’t feel like a date?” Killian pulled back, grinning at her scandalously, his tongue darting out of the corner of his mouth. “Or were you waiting for a goodnight kiss?”

“You’re full of it Killian Jones,” she snapped, giving him a firm push out the door. “I’m not so sure you’ve changed at all.” Then she slammed the door in his handsome, cocky face.

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On the jumbotron behind them, Killian was explaining his guilty pleasure for James Bond movies. An edited clip of Emma rolling her eyes and saying figures played after that, and the audience chuckled. Their footage of rehearsals focused on Emma working on Killian’s frame, even making him wear the dreaded metal training device. But mostly the footage showed them constantly bantering and teasing each other. And Killian was right, she did roll her eyes at him a lot. Emma actually winced a little at some of her jabs. She didn’t realize how harsh she could be sometimes. Yet Killian kept his charming grin and light laugh through all of it.

He made her look like a complete bitch.

Emma let out a long, cleansing breath as the announcer intoned, “And now, dancing the Argentine tango, Killian Jones and his partner Emma.”

“Skyfall” by Adele began to play, and as soon as the music filled the room, Emma was transported to another place. She was a Bond girl in her long, sleek black dress slit all the way up her leg, her blonde hair in a smooth side bun. Killian was a dashing spy in his black tux, and they danced in perfect character. They finished with Killian grasping her by the thigh, their foreheads pressed together, Emma’s hand splayed against his left cheek. They stayed in character for a beat, then Killian’s face broke into a wide grin. To her surprise, he scooped her up in a hug.

“That was so fun!” he told her when he set her back down.

Emma was actually a little rattled, as if she couldn’t quite get out of the character she was playing. She shook her head and managed a little laugh as they turned to the judges.

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