A/N: So please try not to hate me but for the purpose of this story and relationships and ages and stuff all working out MM and David had Emma at 16. Exact backstory will be revealed later but yeah.
Baelfire Gold ran down the streets as fast as he could, finally arriving at the house. He knocked on the door as hard as he could. Ms. Anderson opened the door.
"Hello Baelfire", she greeted him.
"Hi Ms. Anderson. Is Emma home?"
"Yes, she's upstairs. Emma!", she called, "Baelfire is here to see you!"
There was a sound of footsteps as Emma ran downstairs and out the door. She and Baelfire walked to "their spot", which was a quiet part of the stone wall overlooking the river.
"So how are you liking the Andersons?", Bae asked. "You've been with them for nearly two months now."
Emma shrugged. "They're okay, as far as foster parents go. They're just not..." She trailed off.
"Your parents."
"Yeah." She was silent for a few seconds. "So why were you so eager to see me? I saw you running from my window", she added.
"Yeah ok. So, you know how my Papa hasn't been on a date since he was married to Mama?"
Emma nodded. "Yeah." She looked at him. "Oh, please tell me you aren't trying to set him up?"
"Actually..."
Emma sighed. "With who?"
"Ms. French."
"The school librarian?", Emma asked, confused.
"Yep."
"But he's in his forties, and she's like 20, and they have nothing in common anyway."
"First of all, I hacked into the school database, and she's 32, she just looks really young. Second of all, Papa and her met in the diner, and they seemed to like each other."
"Baelfire Gold, you are insane."
"Yes, Emma Swan, I am. And you, as my best friend, like me for that insanity, and have to help me with all my insane plans."
Emma sighed, then gave him a teasing grin. "Ok, fine, you're right there. Where do we start?"