A/N: Hello! I'm just testing my writing skills again, it's been a while since I've wrote fanfiction so you all need to let me know how I've done so far, haha! Thank you for reading, please review and maybe rate! I have an idea of where I'm taking this story but not fully sure, there's a few floating around my head so we'll just see which one happens. Thanks again! Em xo (oh and I did upload then delete this (on my other account EmilyElizabeth123, I just wasn't sure but I am now! give me time to adjust to this again, I'm always worried it's gonna be shit and everyone will hate it haha)

Regina always wanted to be a teacher, from a little girl she sat with a pen against her chalkboard and spoke to her teddies like they were students and she mapped out math problems and wrote short stories. She gave her teddies homework and praised them when "they did it" and even shouted at them when "they didn't" so when the day finally arrived that she was a qualified high school teacher, she couldn't quite believe it! She chose the subject, English. It seemed easy enough for her, that and the fact even though she liked maths she couldn't do it for shit and history? She knew nothing. English was the only subject that stuck in her head. So her first day at her new job, she was excited! She couldn't wait to get started. She woke up that morning ready to start her first day at Storybrooke University.

Before her alarm went off she had this dream, well more like a nightmare. She overslept her alarm. Had to rush around so her appearance looked trashy. Her car pulled a flat tire. She arrive at work 2 hours late having to take her car to the garage then walk the rest of the way to work. Even the pupils weren't impressed by what she was wearing, she didn't have time to find any nice clothes so she shoved some black jeans on, flat shoes, a turtle neck jumper and her hair in a messy bun. It wasn't the best look but it wasn't her worst. She was rushing around trying to get things done.. Then she hit the floor. But that woke her up.

With a jolt she opened her eyes. Her alarm went off at 5am. She wanted to look pretty decent for her first day, it wasn't hard though, she had the perfect complexion. Although she thought she needed a face of makeup and some lippy, she didn't. All the guys (and girls) swooned over her wherever she went but she was hard to get, never did one night stands, always committed. She had a dark past which made her weary of other people around her who wanted to be with her. She kept almost everyone at arms length.

Today, she was excited to start her life as a teacher. She chose university students because she just graduated and knew what the people were like, they were less hassle than High School students and more mature, in some ways. They knew what they wanted and they wouldn't stop until they got it. So she thought she could handle this side of things. She chose her dream career and achieved it. She had high hopes for everyone else too.

Regina chose to wear a deep purple blouse, with a black skirt and 4 inch heels. Start with the something less out there. She wanted to make a good first impression on her fellow colleagues, she was never good at making friendships last. But this was worth a shot.

She grabbed her keys and drove her brand new (this was always worrying) car to work, a black Mercedes Benz. She pulled into the car park and parked up near the entrance, stepped out the car and looked up. It was a higher building with many windows and a beautiful backdrop. She grabbed her bag from the rear seat and stepped back, straightened herself out, clicked her car shut and started to walking.

"Excuse me?" Regina stopped to hear a timid voice coming from behind her, she turned around.

"Yes?" Regina smiled, and she was faced with a beautiful blonde young woman, her navy washed jeans, plain white tee and a red leather jacket, combined with some black boots.

"Are you the new English teacher? I heard we were getting one and that she was starting today, considering all that shit that happened with the old one and she just left, sorry, but are you?" The young woman asked.

"I am, indeed" she smiled. "Ms. Mills" she held out a hand, waiting to see if this student would take her up on the shake.

"Emma, Emma Swan" Emma smiled and shook Regina's out stretched hand. "Nice to meet you, I've taken English, double. I have double English about 3 times a week, sometimes more, it's a great subject. And I'm glad we have a new teacher like you to show us" Emma started to blush. "Sorry I'm rambling"

"No, no. It's so wonderful to know students actually appreciate what I do. It took me a lot of time and hard work to be able to become a teacher of English. So thank you" Regina tilted her head and smiled. "I best go in anyway, don't want to be late on my first day! It was lovely to meet you, see you in class!" She smiled and walked off, not realising Emma was watching her walk away and smiling from ear to ear. She seemed happy to know someone would appreciate her teaching in class.

Regina entered the staff room and saw everyone busy reading magazines, drinking coffee or studying their paper work from previous classes, ready to start the day ahead. It was 8:30am and Regina's first class wasn't until 12pm but she like to get a head start on her day, touring the uni, making sure she knew where everything was, getting to know students who would ask her questions, not knowing that she was going to be one of their he's teachers. Regina looked going for age, she was 24 and this was her first proper job since graduating when she was 22. So she was excited but at the same time, scared. She brushed up on everything she studied before the interview, just in case she got the job and after she was offered it, she studied her notes and essays and everything else she learnt in the 4 years she was at uni. All in all. She couldn't wait to see where this new adventure would take her.

In the staff room she met the "head master", granted this wasn't a school but every place still had a boss, and that was Mr. Gold. She had briefly met him at the interview but never had chance to ask questions or get to know him, he looked like someone who wouldn't want to get to know anyone. Regina wanted to stay clear of him but she knew she had to introduce herself to him.

"Hi, Mr. Gold. I'm Regina Mills, new English teacher" Regina smiled and held out a hand.

Mr. Gold turned around and shook Regina's hand, "Hi, nice to meet you. Call me Rumple" Rumple smiled.

Regina was shocked, she thought he would be a grumpy man who no one wanted to be around but in fact, he was actually... nice.

"Nice to meet you too!" Regina said with a raised eyebrow. "Let me guess, you thought I wouldn't be this nice? Well, I am nice but if you get on the wrong of me or piss me off then you will see a different side. But no, I am always here to help, deary."

"Thank you" she smiled, and walked back to collect her bag just in time for the bell to ring for her first day. This was it. This is what she had been studying for her whole life, it was time to put practice into reality. Day one of the rest of her life. What could possibly go wrong?