Chapter 1
Emma parked her yellow beetle and shut off the engine. She looked into the small mirror and pulled a hand through her messy blonde curls. "Hi, my name is Emma Swan, nice to meet you." She said to her own reflection as she gave a fake smile. " You really need this job Emma or you'll never be able to have a nice apartment." She got out of the car and walked into the old building. Storybrook High it said in big red letters. She opened the door and looked around. There was a tall skinny girl with long brown hair and red lipstick on sitting behind a desk. Emma walked up to her. "Hey I'm new here and I am looking for classroom N2401." Emma said to the brunette. "Hey newgirl, my name is Ruby and I am the secretary here. You classroom is on the second floor, at the end of the hall on your left side." Ruby said when she put her hand in front of Emma. She grabbed it firmly "Hi my name is Emma." She said as she gave Ruby a genuine smile. "This isn't going to be so hard." She thought to herself. "That Ruby girl seems nice." She walked to her classroom and got in a few minutes before all her students did. She was a math teacher and she taught mostly freshmen. She started to write her name on the chalkboard when all the students sat down. She closed her door and walked back to stand in front of her desk. "Good morning class. My name is Emma Swan, I am 23 years old and I just graduated my college. I have lived my entire life in Boston so this small town is totally new to me. I am not a strict teacher. If you don't do your homework that's your own mistake but I highly suggest you do it because that makes graduating a lot easier." She said with a smile on her face. "So, let's get started on this new subject." She said and her students started opening their textbook. The first two periods went by very fast and it was break already. She walked over to the cafeteria and saw a few other teachers sitting on a table. "Hey guys," she said as she came closer to the table. A girl with a pixie cut looked up and smiled at her. "Ah you must be the new math teacher?" She said. " My name is Mary Margaret. I teach art." "Yes, I'm Emma Swan." Emma said. "This is Kathryn Nolan, she teaches science and that is David, her husband. He teaches geography." Mary Margaret said and quickly put her hand on the chair and asked Emma to sit down. "So how do you like it here so far?" Kathryn asked. " The first two periods were really fun." Emma said with a smile on her face. "The kids are really cool and they listen very well." "Haha yeah wait until they get to know you and they start to get on your nerves very fast." David replied to Emma. "We'll see, first the introduction camp next week, to get to know them." Emma said, sounding really excited. "Oh you are one of the supervisors?" "Yeah I signed up a few weeks ago." "Oh cool, Mary and I are coming too!" Kathryn said happy. " Yeah I am in a team with Regina Mills, do you guys have any idea who she is?" "Ooh you got her as your partner? That's gonna be tough. She teaches English and is not very fond of new ones. But I'm sure she'll loosen up a bit around you." David said with a straight face. " Why? What's with her?" Emma asked. "Well, most students call her the Evil Queen, and I must say I don't disagree with them." Mary Margaret said with a chuckle. "Heeeyy stop bullying me. I can't help it I am stuck with her and I'm sure she's not that bad right?" "Well good luck with that." Kathryn said with a serious face on. "Ugh you guys." Emma said while she was laughing. "Stooopp." "I'll survive, it's only a few days and it's not like I'm that bad? Or am i?" She asked while looking at her colleagues. "How can we answer that sweetie? We just met?" Mary Margaret said. "Well I don't SEEM that bad right?' Emma said chuckling. "No honey you seem fine." Kathryn said. "See? Well I think I will survive a week with this Regina Mills then."
Emma walked to her class after her break. She was looking at the nice paintings on the wall as she bumped into someone. "Ouch." She heard someone saying. "Can't you look where you're going?" She said to Emma. " I'm sorry miss, I was looking at the pic- " "Don't you have a class to attend to, miss, Swan I'm guessing?" "Yeah I'll go already." She said while walking away. She turned around and shouted "Hey I didn't catch your name." "That's because I haven't said my name miss Swan." She said as she walked away further. Emma turned around and frowned. "What the-" she thought when she walked to her classroom. She couldn't think about anything else than this mysterious woman.
The week passed by and Emma hadn't seen a clue who this woman was and she hadn't seen her after the incident again. It was Monday morning and she was ready to leave for school again. She was wearing her favorite red leather jacket and a blue skinny jeans that fit her just right. She was really curious what this Regina looked like. She looked at her watch. 7:20. Way too early to go to school. But today was the day they left for the introduction week. She had no idea where they were going, neither had all the other teachers or students. She had randomly grabbed some clothes and stuff and put it in her suitcase. She walked to her yellow beetle and put her suitcase in the trunk. She drove to school and arrived exactly at 7:45. They were leaving at 8:30 but the teachers had to be there early because they could be prepared for the trip. She walked over to the group of other teachers and saw a few she knew already. There was Robin of Locksley, Kathryn, Mary Margaret, Killian Jones, and the mysterious woman. " Oh my- " Emma thought. "Not her. I bumped into her and I have to spend a whole week with her? This is really gonna be a hell." "Good morning Emma!" Mary Margaret said as she waved at Emma. " Hey Mary, hey you guys." "I think you've met Regina Mills, she's your partner this week." Robin said "Yeah we've met." She heard Regina saying. "Great, then we should all pair up and wait for the students to leave. "Great, this was gonna be so much fun." Emma thought to herself as she walked over to Regina. "So you must be Regina." Emma said. "Yes miss Swan. And now I'd like you to be quiet as we wait for the students. I am not a morning person. So let me enjoy my coffee please." She said with a voice that kind of made Emma turn on a bit. "Ooookay?" Emma said and looked at the paper. "15 students, that should be fine. As long as I don't have to do so much with Regina. Considering she's not a morning person and most of these activities are planned early in the morning."
The students were all there before 8:30 and they left for a week in New Jersey.
They arrived at 20:30 that night. They've had a few stops on their way. Emma was exhausted. All she wanted to do was getting in her pjs and sleep. But unfortunately she had to find out who her roommate was. Who she was spending her week with. But she already feared the worst. Regina Mills. She figured the boys would go together and Kathryn and Mary Margaret too. But ugh it was only for a few days right? She could survive that.
She walked into the hotel and walked over to the desk. "Hi, we're from Storybrook High, we have rented 13 rooms." "Oh right, miss?" the girl behind the desk said. "Swan, Emma Swan." "Okay miss Swan, I need you to sign these for me and let me get your keys." The girl said. Emma grabbed the pen and signed the forms. She waited a little and when the girl came back with a serious look on her face, Emma started to worry. "Is everything alright?" she asked. "We are overbooked. There are not enough rooms available with separate beds. I can only give you a room with a queen size bed." The girl said. "Oh, how many rooms have these queen sizes?" " It's only 2." "Oh sure that's fine. We will discuss things." "Okay great miss Swan, here are your keys and I hope you have a great stay." "Thanks." Emma said as she walked to the group of first years. "Okay you guys, quiet now. I have your room keys here. Please don't lose them. I have room number 30 for group a, 31 for group b, 32 for group c, etc. The rest of the teachers and me will be on the fourth floor." Emma said as she handed all the students their keys. "Robin, Killian, I think you two will share a room?" " Aye Swan." Killian said while nodding. "Okay then I have this key for you. Its room 44. It has two separate beds. Mary Margaret, I'm thinking you and Kathryn share one too?" Kathryn and Mary Margaret nodded in unison. "Okay that leaves me with you Regina. I'm sorry I can't change it." Regina just looked at her and rolled her eyes. "Oh and one more thing. There weren't enough rooms with separate beds available, so you have to share the bed. And me and Regina too." "Uh, miss Swan, I don't think so?" Regina said. She crossed her arm in front of her and looked directly at Emma with her dark brown eyes. "Well I think so Regina. There's no other way whether you like it or not, it's gonna happen. I don't like it either." Emma said with a demanding tone. And with that they all went silent and walked up to their rooms.
Emma unlocked the room with the key and she opened the door. Indeed one queen size bed and a nice and comfy chair. "Well miss Swan as you can see, you sleep there on the chair." Regina said. "I don't think so. I have right to sleep in that bed just as much as you do. You sleep on the chair." Emma snapped back. "I am a queen and a bit more refined." Regina said while putting her suitcase on the bed. "Well it seems that we have to share the bed then." Emma said with a grin on her face. Emma was exhausted. She sat herself down in the chair and watched Regina unpack her suitcase. Regina was wearing a grey pencil skirt with a white button up and a grey matching blazer. "Damn, she has a great ass in that skirt." Emma thought as she slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Emma woke up around 1130 pm. As she looked around the room was pitch black. She turned on the light on the table and saw that Regina was already asleep in bed. "Seems like I will be sleeping on the chair tonight." She thought as she kept looking at Regina. Who was sleeping peacefully in the bed. Emma got up and went to the bathroom. She looked in the mirror and her makeup was smothered all over her face. She put her hands in her hair and blew out a bit of air. "Pff I look horrible. I better take a quick shower." She thought. She look of her clothes and put her hair in a messy bun. She let the water cleanse her body. After the shower she put on sweatpants and a tank top. She grabbed an extra blanket from the closet and sat down in the chair. She pulled the blanket up to her chin and fell asleep quickly.