So this is just an idea I had one night after watching The Bachelorette and then going on Tumblr. I'm a very amateur writer, but any feedback is well appreciated.
I don't own any OUAT characters.
"Is it on?" she asked, gesturing towards the camera directed on her. The man behind it slowly nodded, urging her to begin. She cleared her throat before starting.
"My name is Emma Swan, and I'm 25 years old." She looked to the director for further instruction on what to say.
"Alright Emma, tell us about yourself."
Emma shifted in her seat. "Well I'm an orphan," she paused to let the information sink in, it usually took people a while. "so I'm not sure where I was born. I grew up in the foster system until I was eighteen, and then I just left." She sighed, having to repeat her life story had to be the worst part of meeting new people.
"Did you have any close friends growing up?" he asked.
"Um, yeah I guess. There's been a few, but my best friend, Mary Margret, has been with me since I left the system." That was a slight lie. Emma met her about three years after getting out, when she was at her lowest, shittiest point. It was then when Mary Margret had brought her into her home and made her part of the family. But they didn't need to know absolutely everything about her life.
"She is probably the closest thing I have to a family." Emma finished.
"What do you think you'll get out of this experience Emma?"
This was tough. She could either completely bullshit the whole reason why she was here, or be brutally honest. It was all for the ratings right? No one really cared why she was on the show, they just needed her to play her part.
Emma smiled. "Well, to be honest, my friend that I mentioned earlier put me up to it. I guess she got tired of me working all the time and not having any "fun". Which I totally do, my work is fun, I get to hunt down people all day by any means possible, and then put them behind bars." She paused realizing she was getting off topic. Clearing her throat, she continued. "But then something Mary Margret said really hit me. She was going on about "happy endings" and "true love", which I didn't believe in for one second. But then she said, "Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a powerful thing. Emma, your happy ending may not be what you expect. That is what will make it so special."
These were the words that Mary Margret had said as she was shoving Emma into the passenger seat of her yellow Volkswagen Beetle. As reluctant as she was to go, Emma was slightly moved by her friend's wisdom.
"She believes that this can be a chance for me to find someone to be my "other half", someone to be my family." Emma trailed off. Why was this so hard to say? It's not like she even wanted to do this, it wasn't even real.
"And maybe there's a part of me that wants to believe the same. Believe that there is someone out there for me."
The room was silent for a moment. It was like everyone was waiting for her to continue, waiting for her to add more. Emma realized she was staring at the floor, looking up she noticed everyone was staring at her. The uncomfortableness of the situation of the situation was interrupted by the man sitting behind the camera, who was smiling. He stood up and walked towards Emma. He stuck out his hand for her to shake.
"Welcome to the Bachelorette, Emma."
Yes, this is short. But it's kind of like a prologue type deal. I hope you all like it and stick around till the very end. I'm excited about this story.
