Swan Queen AU: High School, bitches. I dunno where I'm heading with this yet. Cursive are the thoughts of the 2 ladies (Yes I switch between the two of them at least for now) and bold are the names from whom the text message's come. (I'm sorry in advance for Regina's "name" but her friend likes to call her that apparently :P)
So please tell me what you think of it – already have a chapter 2 and maybe a complete 3 ready… shall I post? :)
Thanks for reading, lovely shippers! Also, yep… the title is from Bon Jovi's song… this'll probably come up more often in later chapters (at least some part of the lyrics)
Have a good day, Viv xx
A Bad Name – Chapter 1: Introduction
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Emma gazes at the display. How the hell are we supposed to catch up on that?
Emma Swan isn't the captain of Storybrooke High's basketball-team, but she sure as hell knows how to rule the place. She is definitely not one of those who give up easily. Never. But this is their first game of the season and they haven't had that much practice. Their coach had been ill for 3 weeks and 3 of their best players had graduated (so she heard).
Means: new school, New Year, new season, new team, new people. The last quarter just started.
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"Well guys, this wasn't our best game by far but you caught up pretty good and showed me that there is not only skill but also that you can work together as a team and that's the most important thing. Oh, and also the best achievement of the day. Plus it was just a test game," Coach Mather's lectures.
"No go change we're done for the day; See you for practice on Monday!"
So that was that. He wasn't angry that's good though.
"Yeah well, the usual sucking, I guess. I mean she just can't finish. Something's wrong there I'm telling you. I don't understand why she's made the team. She just came here. She's unfocused but who am I to judge," Sina says swiftly.
Emma is standing behind the lockers, eavesdropping unintentionally. They're talking about… her. She's shocked. She is certain she did play a good game; anything that was possible, she tried. She really tried to not stick out since – like the girl said – she still is the new girl.
In all honesty she doesn't have a lot of friends but she considers herself as quiet likeable even though she doesn't care about what other people think at all. She just didn't expect girls from her own team talking behind her back. Especially after she tried hard to fit in. As a matter of fact she is still new and doesn't know a lot of people here.
But seriously though… how stupid can they be? Not like I'd come to the changing room… maybe they even did that on purpose.
Emma thinks about leaving so that they won't notice her but then again she wants to see their reactions.
"I think you're right, Siny. We should ask the others about that," Hanna answers. That's her cue:
Emma walks around the lockers into the girls view, straight to her locker. They stare.
The silence is deafening. Emma changes as quickly as she possible can, leaving the room with a light sway on the hips (Bitch please…). Even though it's not completely clear if the girls think she heard their conversation earlier. One might guess.
When Emma arrives at home she is exhausted.
"Everything good?" her mum asks as she takes a seat at the counter in the kitchen. "Just beat," Emma scuffs. "Well, how was the game then? I assume that since you're beat, you worked a lot and won?! Are you having fun with the new team?"
"Mom, I already told you that just because I'm exhausted and I played hard doesn't mean we automatically win," Emma whines.
"Okay, honey!" Emma's mum counters. "So… you lost," she states.
"Obviously! Also I don't like them!" is all she furiously exclaims before storming out of the kitchen, straight to her room. Her parents' room is upstairs and the basement loaded with instruments. The good thing is that she has the toilet next to her room as well as the kitchen down the floor.
Also if it should ever happen that she secretly wants to bring someone home, it'd just work since her parents sleep on the first floor. At least one good thing about moving… the new house.
She slams the door behind her shut. What a great start of the day. Luckily half of it is almost over. I'm just gonna take a nap and then chill in my room all afternoon, Emma smiles to herself – sounds good. She also thinks about exploring the city some more. She's been living here for a bit over a month now.
"Can we do that again? One, two… one, two, three, four!"
Regina smashes the drums. This is one of the first rehearsals with the complete band ever since the year started. They have a new guitarist and a new key-boarder. However, they still need a singer though. But that's not so bad for starters. It actually is good that they can focus on the instrumental stuff, for now at least. In a month, maybe, they should rehearse with a singer.
"Well, for a first official rehearsal with everyone – new and old so to say – it went pretty well, don't you think?" Sarah looks over to Regina. They just finished rehearsing.
"Think so, too! There's a spark of hope again," she laughs.
"Yeah, that's true. Great, isn't it?" she exclaims.
"Of course but it's a long road down. Still lots of stuff to do and we also will need a singer.
"Indeed," Sarah cries out. "But still!"
Regina simply smiles at Sarah's reaction as they exit the practice room.
Before they go around the corner they overhear their new Key-boarder, Steve and their new guitarist Marc talking:
"I'm not sure… they both kinda suck. I mean I've heard worse but y'know?"
"That's true- Let's just do it like this a few more times only to ditch 'en them?" Marc offers.
"Good plan. What can they do against it, eh?" Steven laughs hysterically.
"They're sick! What the actual fuck?" Sarah rages already.
"Hey keep calm… and quiet! We'll make a plan, don't worry. There ridiculous boys ain't got nothin' on me… kids," Regina sighs.
"Okay. Guess you're right."
Regina is always planed… well organized. No spontaneous crap. She's not evil or anything but she doesn't like to be played with either.
When Regina finally gets home she is still pissed.
It's Saturday and they had a rehearsal and it went well but then afterwards there was this incident and now the whole thing is for nothing. And… hello? She went to school on a Saturday! Crap. This day can only get worse.
Her phone suddenly vibrates:
Sina W. sent you an invitation to "School's out special".
What in hell is that supposed to be? Since Regina is a very curious person she opens the Facebook invitation to receive some more information on the event… Why no consider it? Nothing's planned for the rest of the day and it's been shitty… and it's weekend, I won't take that.
Oh wow, it's tonight. Guess it's for spontaneous people, huh. Or they just didn't have enough people who'll attend.
Uh hold on, it's at school? Doesn't even sound so bad except for the fact that I've been to said school just an hour ago and … it is as a matter of fact still weekend. But to be honest it can't get any worse today, I can only die of boredom, I guess.
Regina does have friends but with the few she has she literally spends all of her time.
Not only at school but also afterwards. That's why she tends to not meet them at her weekends as well. But since it's an event that takes place at school she'll probably meet a lot of familiar faces, which means she can just as well text them if they'll attend, too so they won't be mad slash surprised to meet her at a school event cause she usually never goes to stuff like that.
Reggie-Veggie: Sarah are you going to go to the schools out special tonight? I'm actually thinking about going. X
Sarah-Lee: No way! :)) I was also thinking about going! Now that you'll go, we can go together! :)
Reggie-Veggie: Why, yay! I'll pick you up around 8? Who else is coming? You know anything?
Sarah-Lee: Sounds great, thanks. Uh, Hanna is coming, David and Mary and also this Emma-chick, I think? And enough other's we don't know yet. Sounds like a full house to me :P
Reggie-Veggie: Urg, sounds interesting. Well, we'll see what'll happen tonight, I guess. I'm gonna go get ready and stuff, cya later! :)
Sarah-Lee: Okay! Till then :) x
Okay that was settled then. Regina glances over at the clock on the nightstand: 4:30. Still plenty of time. She takes her laptop, thinking about browsing. First she spends about an hour on Tumblr, which is, considering her usual stalking, short. Then she decides to log in on Facebook again.
She clicks on the event, searching through the list of people who will attend the party.
Sarah P.
Mary-M. Blanchert
David Nolan
Sina W.
[…]
Didn't Sarah say this new girl, Emma was coming, too? I'd like to meet her. I don't have any classes with her, strange. Well, I guess it's just not gonna happen. Then Regina skims over the list of people who might come which usually means they won't come but whatever. There she is!
She clicks on Emma Swan's page to discover a pretty blonde. Why did no one tell me she looks this sweet?
Listen to music, that's what I need now. I need distraction badly. After such a shitty day what can I do to make it better? It's Saturday, I need to get out of here tonight.
1 new message:
Ruby: Em! You need to go with us tonight! You promised that we'd soon do something together x
Uh, Ruby so much information, wow. Already convinced me. Truth be told is that Emma likes Ruby – she was the first girl who talked to Emma on her first day and helped her with finding everything. They had been talking a lot ever since. They also had a lot of classes together so that was inevitable. She's usually very bubbly and seems like a party girl. Two weeks ago Ruby asked her if she ever wanted to go dancing with her and apparently she simply couldn't say no to Ruby. Also she liked clubs… loud music, dancing and feeling free. So she agreed.
Swan: Uh, where to? You couldn't write more information in a short text, really.
Ruby: Sorry, haha. School's out party at our school tonight, starts at 8 – you'll go ;)
Swan: Uhm, what? Now way. I don't wanna go to that shitty school again. Visit school once at a Saturday is already more than enough, okay? I wasn't planning on going.
Ruby: Oh shut up! We'll get something to drink, hang around school and it'll be fun! Also you haven't even met everyone from our grade. Good times, Ems! ;)
Swan: I only say yes 'cause I need to get out of here badly and because I'm a super good friend!
Ruby: get me at around 8. :*
Swan: Of course.
Emma sighs. But ultimately she's looking forward to this event. Getting to meet new people, talk with your friends and stuff like that. I just hope the bitches from my team won't show up. Let me check this one real quick on Facebook.
"Shit!" Yep, Sina will come, at least she said so via Facebook. Whatever, let's pretend she doesn't even exist. So when I'm already here, I can also look up who else is coming.
Mary-M. Blanchert; Well, if she's going David won't be far I guess. Everybody knows they're into each other like a lot. Yep, there he is… David Nolan.
Sina W., who's that? Emma laughs to herself. Interesting people, Sarah P. isn't she the one who's close friends with this Regina-girl? Let's check this one.
She clicks on Sarah's page and searches for Regina, quickly finding her.
Not bad, why haven't we met yet? Are we seriously not having any classes together? School madness, seriously.
Well it would most definitely be refreshing to see her tonight. I dunno if she's nice or anything but I'm sure I wouldn't look away. Emma grins.
A quick glance at her clock brings her back to reality: 6:22… damn! I better make myself look attractive if someone hot shows up… you never know.
7:50 / Holy, I am late.
Ruby: Where are ya at? You know damn well when I say "get me at around 8" you need to be there at 7:45 straight? -.-
Swan: I didn't know. But on my way now sorry, duh! I can also just not come at all.
Ruby: okay, okay. Come here, now!
Emma sighs. I hope this outfit's good, she thinks taking one last look at her reflection in the mirror.
