Hi guys this is my first fanfic, but ive written 2 books (unpublished of course) but still, be gentle :P

Don't be afraid to fall

Chapter 1: And so it begins

A dull light illuminated the quiet room, casting a human shaped shadow on the wall. The shadow was hunched over, a silent reflection of one Emily Fitch as she struggled to remain awake in the early hours of a Monday morning. Being a teacher didn't mean Emily, like the children she taught, was free on the weekends, quite the opposite in fact. Working at one of the most prestigious colleges in London may have its perks, like it's lack of rowdy teenagers replaced by respectful and determined ones or its decked out teachers lounge, but it also meant that the dedicated students were restless when it came to having their papers handed back. So here Emily sat, having taken Saturday off to visit her twin sister in Bristol she was now left with only three two thousand word assignments on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, if she could just finish these within the next two hours, she figured, then she could get a handy four hours sleep before having to drag herself out of bed for another week at work. She sighed, flicking through her marking criteria once more even though she knew the text like the back of her hand, luckily she had saved her best few students until last to ensure she was at least entertained enough to stay awake... barely.

A loud beeping noise from the next room woke Emily abruptly from her sleep, she rubbed her neck which was now sore from laying her head on the desk after having only managed to finish marking before basically passing out from sleep deprivation. Now only a few hours later she stood in the shower, praying the hotter she turned the water, the more it would wake her up... unlikely. She gathered the papers from her desk after dressing and locked her house securely like she did every morning. The drive to work was dull, like it was every morning. She parked her car in the teacher's lot, like she did every morning. Emily let a long sigh before exiting her car; she was beginning to feel like a broken record stuck on repeat. She walked through her classroom to her office situated behind her teaching desk where she dumped her bag and papers before heading to the teacher's lounge for a VERY strong coffee. Needless to say this was already going to be a long day.

"Alright class, the bell's about to ring, yeah, so settle for a minute. I want those online quizzes done and you essays at least started this week, don't forget exams are coming up, i know you study hard-" Emily was cut off by the loud droning of the bell, god she hated that noise.

"Off you go then." She needn't tell them twice as the scraping of chairs had practically drowned out her voice before she finished the sentence. 'Stupid, little, ungrateful twats' she thought, 'I stay up until four in the morning but they can't wait four seconds for me to finish what I was saying' she groaned inwardly and almost snapped when her door burst open, she didn't even attempt to hide the slight scowl on her face.

"Yes?" she asked with more than a hint of impatience. When she didn't receive a reply she turned towards the door, she was met with the most beautiful blue eyes she had seen in her life.

"Oh." Was all she could say. Life just got interesting.

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