Chapter 1
Ruby Lucas walked into her bestfriend, Emma Swan's room and saw her lying on the bed with a small object in her hand. She couldn't quite make out what is she was holding.
"What are you doing?" She asked as she took seat beside Emma on the bed.
"I got feeling nostalgic about how this is our senior year, so I was looking back at my first pipe." The blonde held out the small glass piper towards Ruby. She caressed the pipe and added, "I had some good times with this little guy."
"You're a fucking weirdo." Ruby nudged Emma in the shoulder.
"Shut up, you're a slut." Emma said as she got up and put her pipe away in her closet.
Ruby simply laughed at her and shook her head, "Don't pretend to hate sluts. If it weren't for us then you'd be a virgin." Her head fell backwards with laughter.
Emma just shook her head at her best friend. They were an odd match; the dorky stoner and the slutty cheerleader. It never seemed to stop them. They had been best friends since their junior year when Emma had first transferred to Storybrooke Secondary School. They had met at a party that the school stoners had invited Emma to and they'd been BFFs ever since.
Today Ruby had come over so they could enjoy their last day of summer together. The pair had spent the day sitting on Emma's bed talking about what the year held for them.
"I can't wait for prom. It's going to be amazing." Ruby gushed.
Emma just shrugged in response.
Ruby turned onto her side, "Emma you have to go, and it's like basically mandatory for all seniors."
"We'll see." Emma wasn't thrilled with the idea of prom. She knew her going would mean a lot to Ruby so she void to think about it. But truthfully the whole idea of prom didn't interest her. She didn't want to spend the time and effort shopping for a dress she'd wear once.
"You can always wear a suit." Ruby had countered when Emma brought up the point.
Emma needed to just change the topic her best friend wasn't budging on the topic. Ruby sensed Emma's irritation with the topic so she decided to change the topic herself, "Okay we can discuss prom later, but will you at least promise me that you'll come to the cheer parties with me this year. They'd be so much more fun with you."
"I guess I could do that," Emma reluctantly agreed, "for you." She added making her friend chuckle at her.
"Yeah sure, it's just for me. Don't pretend you don't want to get with some cheerleaders." Ruby raised her eyebrow mockingly at Emma.
"Psh that doesn't sound like me." The blonde joked back.
The two continued with easy conversation. It was hard to believe that this would be their last year together. Next year they'd be on their separate ways so they had to make this year the best one yet.
At the end of their first day back Emma and Ruby sat underneath a tree on the far side of the courtyard. I was their usual spot, perfect for people watching. During the school day the pair didn't usually see each other all that much. They didn't get any of the same classes this year and they ate lunch separately. Ruby would eat lunch with the cheer squad and Emma with the stoners, which entailed going down to the pit for a smoke. The different groups hadn't ever hurt their friendship. They always managed to make time for each other. Every day after school they'd hang out underneath their tree until Emma's bus got there and Ruby had cheer practice.
"Rubes, you gotta catch me up on all the drama." Emma commented looking out at all the people she hadn't seen in two months.
"Don't worry Em, I've got it all covered." Drama was Ruby's favorite topic of conversation. Her face lit up as she started to give Emma the full report. "Adam Gold and Milah broke up. She cheated on him with Killian. I don't blame her though, I mean Adam's rich which is great, but he's a complete asshole."
"Oh that must be what Killian was bragging about today." Killian was part of the stoner crew. He was the kind of stoner that everyone hates. The one who's always bragging about how they smoke, party and sleep with so many people.
This caught Ruby's attention. "He was bragging about her at the pit! Ew he's so annoying. What did he say about her?"
"It actually wasn't his usual misogynist crap. He was saying that she was the hottest girl he'd ever been with. I'm pretty sure he even said that she was the kind of girl he could bang for the rest of his life." Emma chuckled at his phrasing.
"I guess that's how pricks say I think I may love her." Ruby joked. They pair laughed.
One of the Nolan twins passed with a girl on his arm. Emma could never tell the difference between the two of them. Had Kathryn died her hair black? Emma thought to herself. Ruby noticed where her friend was looking and answered her unspoken question, "Yeah, David broke up with Kathryn and is now dating Mary Margaret."
"Wait what?" Emma squinted her eyes to verify Ruby's statement. It was true, David Nolan, the star linebacker had his arm around the school goodie two shoes, Mary Margaret.
"I know, shocker right? Apparently they volunteered at the animal shelter together over the summer. And apparently Kathryn is seeing some college guy now. Who knows if that true though," Ruby went off as if she were delivering a formal report. Her hands waved around as she continued, "I also heard a rumor that Adam and Belle, you know Belle French, the bookworm, are hooking up. But I don't really believe it."
Emma nodded along. The gossip didn't interest her much, but she was always surprised to hear about all the crazy things these people got up to. Across the courtyard Emma spotted Regina Mills. The girl was so hot, Emma couldn't help but stare. Ruby shook her head following Emma's eyes to the preppy brunette.
"Maybe it's the year of the star crossed lovers and you'll finally get with her."
Emma hit Ruby jokingly in the arm. "Shut up," she said trying to hide the smile on her face. The weed in her system wasn't really helping her with that task.
"I'll bet she's a freak in the sack and she's free game now since Daniel graduated last year and is now across the country at Stanford."
"They aren't doing long distance."
"Nope. She was talking about it today, apparently it was a mutual agreement." Ruby noticed another student in the courtyard and went off about how they crashed the car over the summer, but Emma wasn't paying attention anymore. She was captivated by the brunette across the courtyard. She knew she didn't have a chance. Daniel was a good kid who had come from a middle class family and everyone knew that Regina's family still didn't approve of him. Emma couldn't even imagine what they'd think of her. But a girl could dream.
AN I know I should be updating my other story but I was readying a lot of high school aus and I felt inspired. So updates on this may vary but I'll try to keep it regular and often. I hope you enjoyed and I've love to hear you thoughts :D thanks!
