Emma leant against the window as she watched the buildings and streetlights fade as they drove out of the city. She looked over to Graham, humming to himself as he drove.

"I can't believe you talked me into this."

"Neither can I." Graham laughed. "Come on! It'll be fun."

"It wasn't fun the last time. Why the hell would I have fun this time?"

"Cause we can get positively wasted!"

"I did that last time anyway." Emma sighed.

"Yeah but you won't have to hide out in the dark room or in the janitors closest."

"Shut up, Graham." Emma grumbled. God she didn't want to go back for this stupid reunion. She'd hated high school when she was there and had vowed to never go back again. But, damn, Graham was convincing. She couldn't even pinpoint the moment he'd changed her mind it had just sort of… happened.

"This is our time, Em. We'll show those cheerleaders and jocks who are the hot people now!" Graham crowed as he turned up the radio. Emma sighed and settled back in the seat, sipping her coffee. It was going to be a long drive but hell would begin when they arrived.

"Nothing's changed." She said looking around at the town that hadn't aged a day since she'd left with the first chance she'd could. The place seemed to be stuck in time, the shops were still the same. Even Gold's pawnshop still looked creepily empty reminding her of the dare she'd been challenged to complete by sneaking in and stealing the man's cane.

She'd done it, but almost had the crap beaten out of her by a limping, sneering, unnerving man who claimed to own the town.

Good times.

"Did you expect it to?" Graham asked throwing Emma's duffle bag her way. She caught it with a huff as they both made their way up the small path to Granny's Inn. Still unchanged.

"Nah." Emma said with a fond smile. She swung the bag over her shoulder and took off her aviators with a flourish when they entered the inn that was apparently empty. "What now?"

"I dunno. Ring the bell?"

"There isn't a bell." Emma looked around for whoever currently ran the inn, but there was no one around. "Hello?"

She was automatically on edge when a thud sounded from a room behind the counter before a familiar face bounced behind the counter. "Welcome to Granny's! I'm Ruby. What can I do for you?"

Emma turned to Graham and found a matching smile on his face as they took in the tall brunette wearing clothes that barely seemed to cover. "Yeah, we booked two rooms."

"Oh great! Names?" Ruby asked, her eyes giving both of them a once over before nodding as though satisfied with what she saw.

Emma chuckled at the question. "You don't recognise us?"

"Should I?"

Emma laughed loudly at the suspicious look on Ruby's face. "We're here for the reunion."

"You… We went to school together?" Ruby's brow furrowed as she tried to place the gorgeous people in front of her with the jocks and cheerleaders she'd known. They looked familiar but she still couldn't place them.

"Sure did." Graham spoke up, moving to lean on the counter with his charming grin. "Graham Humbert and Emma Swan." Emma's smiled grew as did Ruby's eyes.

"Holy shit." She whispered looking between the two of them. "You guys are hot."

"Even after a four hour car ride with him? I'm flattered. About those rooms…?"

"Oh right. Here are your keys. I'll see you tonight then!" Ruby smiled brightly at them as they turned to the stairs. They'd barely made it out of sight before her phone was out and telling everyone that they wouldn't believe who'd suddenly turned hot after high school.

Emma flopped down on Graham's bed as he pulled out shirts, held them up then tossed them to an ever growing pile. "Just pick one."

"Emma, you don't understand." He started seriously. Pulling her hands until she was sitting up. "I'm going to walk in there, everyone's going to want me, and I'm going to tell them to fuck off because they all teased me about wanting to live in a forest."

"I teased you about living the forest!"

"Yeah, but you would've come with me if I asked. Now look at me. I'm handsome. I'm a detective. And I still have my accent. They're gonna want me."

"God, I liked you better when you had twigs in your hair." Emma groaned falling back on the bed. Graham threw a shirt over her head in retaliation.

"I still hate you for not telling me about them. So what are you going to wear tonight?"

"I dunno. Clothes?" Emma snapped sarcastically.

"Ha ha. Very funny. Just tell me you're not going in your work clothes." Emma looked up at the ceiling without answering. "You are so lucky I know you."

"What? Why?"

Graham rummaged through his suitcase as Emma pushed herself up on her elblows to watch him carefully. He smiled wickedly as he pulled out the cocktail dress he'd got her for her birthday.

"You bastard."

"Come on! You look gorgeous in it. Please, Emma!" Emma tried to stay strong but Graham's wide eyes were a weak point. She held her hand out in defeat as Graham placed the dress reverently in her grasp. "You won't regret it."

"I'm already beginning to."

Graham sat on the bed and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "Trust me. We'll look good, get wasted, then leave and never look back. Plus I bet those cheerleaders are now fat, cat ladies." Emma smiled into his shoulder as he pulled her closer.

"It was hell last time, Gray."

"It'll be good this time. I've got your back. And you've got your badge! Just wave that around and everyone will back off."

Emma smirked as she leant away, "Yeah, I do. Shame I can't take my gun. But where the hell would I put it while wearing this thing?"

"In your bra? Ow!" Graham hopped off the bed as he rubbed his shoulder. "Fine, wear you blazer over it. Get ready, you've got an hour."

"Fine!" Emma huffed leaving the room with a smile. "You're getting the first round."

"Heard it's an open bar, thanks to the Mayor."

"Even better!"

"Heard she's hot too!" Emma stopped the door from closing as she turned.

"The Mayor?"

"Yup. And we went to school together."

"Get out."

"No, really. We did. But I'm not telling you who she is. You'll just have to figure it out." Emma pouted while Graham turned his back on her. "Get ready, Swan. You've got people to impress!"

AN: Maybe one more chapter after this. Hope you liked it!

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