My my first ever fanfic *woop woop*. Please review (unless you think it sucks...then feel free to keep that to yourself), it's probably not great, but I generally take constructive criticism well, so be honest. Enjoy :) :) :)
"Do you want me to heat that back up for you or are you happy just to stare at it?" no answer...Ruby tried again. "Earth to Emma" Emma looked up from her untouched hot chocolate, she was clearly startled "What's up hun?" Ruby inquired, she was worried, Emma rarely let anybody see that she was upset. "Nothing, I just needed a break" nope...she's not getting away that easily "A break from what Emma?" "Ruby I'm not in the mood". For Ruby, that was the last straw. Emma had been with her parents for over a year since they were reunited after the missing year, yet Ruby knew that her best friend felt like she was still stuck at step one, and all Emma was doing was pushing Snow further away. "Emma your never gonna be in the mood. As much as you would like to pretend that nobody cares about you or your feelings, we do care, and your stuck with us" Emma rolled her eyes and made a move to finally drink her cold hot chocolate "Talk to Snow...please!" Ruby pleaded "You're crushing her! You make her feel like she's close to you by calling her mom, but she knows it's just for show.", Emma couldn't believe what she was hearing, she stood up so that she was face to face with Ruby "Don't you dare tell me that I don't love my mother. You know nothing" Emma seethed thrusting the correct change in Ruby's direction and storming off with a jingle of the bell. Today was going to be a long day, Emma could tell.
Emma took the extra long route home...the one where she waders aimlessly for half an hour before realising how cold and hungry she is, especially after abandoning her hot chocolate. The whole time that she was walking, she thought about what Ruby had said. Ruby was right and she knew it, but she also knew that she didn't deserve to be loved or to be happy, especially with her mother.
She remains fairly calm all of the way to the loft door, and then her heart pace quickens. Ruby wants her to talk to Snow. If she doesn't talk to Snow then Ruby will make her talk in front of both of them, Emma just knows it. Just as Emma goes to turn around and figure out some sort of plan b, the front door swings open, "Emma, are you okay? Granny said that you had a fight with Ruby and stormed out of Grannies over an hour ago...what happened?" Snow asked, "I'm perfectly capable of figuring it out myself" Emma mumbled "Oh I don't doubt that" Snow chanted back before engulfing Emma in a massive bear hug. "I was so worried Emma! You weren't answering my calls, and Ruby seemed pretty upset". Emma tried to pull out of the hug...she didn't deserve this love, and to be honest it was quite overwhelming, but her mother was too strong. This made Emma angry. "Get off me" Emma growled, her mother stiffened before backing away and settling into an awkward silence. Sure Emma had never fully accepted physical affection, she had never rejected it. Neither of them really knew what to say, instead staring at each other for what felt like hours before Snow finally mumbled something about folding laundry and wandered off looking defeated.
All of the anger had left Emma now, and she just felt guilty. She sat in the room that she shared with Henry just staring at the wall. She knew that Snow was upset, she heard David comforting her goodness knows how long ago. She also knew that Henry was home from school, because she had heard David asking him to give Emma some space. Emma didn't like that. She didn't like how her family stepped on eggshells around her. She almost wished that her father would come up and scold her for it, he could yell at her all he liked, just like the foster fathers of her childhood. She didn't deserve to be loved, but she felt so guilty for rejecting it.