I do not own Glee or anything to do with it. This belongs to Ryan Murphy and Fox
Hey everyone another fic from me. However this one is a little different so i hope you all like it. And remember don't forget to review. Also Emma in this fic the lagoon incident did happen but she started having therapy but she still doesn't still have some of the symptoms.
Don't stand too close to me...
Chapter one: Hello World
"I'm going out" a female voice was heard as she closed the door to the condo she was currently living in with her mother, father, older brother and younger sister. Her heels click clacked down the garden path as she walked briskly but then covered her mouth hoping she wouldn't be sick
"I hate these nerves" she murmured to herself as she wiped the back of her sleeve with her hand. Tomorrow would be her first day attending university and Emma wasn't the most confident person due to a slight incident when she was eight. She had got therapy throughout her teenage years but somehow it wasn't working. This was one of the reasons she had decided to attend the local university rather then moving away to a university out of the town. Emma entered the local bar and gulped as she noticed many of the local boys and men around the bar. She took a table up near a corner and one of the waiters strode up to her
"Just a water Spritzer for me please" Emma replied. The waiter nodded and walked away leaving Emma alone. She fingered her yellow bracelet when noticed she wasn't on her own. She turned her head to the side and noticed that a brown headed male was sitting on the opposite table to her. He sent her a glance noticing that she looked concerned.
"Are you ok?" he replied and Emma nodded as the waiter brought the water across to her
"I'm fine" she murmured but then shook her head "No sorry, I'm not actually. I'm kinda scared, tomorrow is my first day at university" she replied as she took a sip of her water "I know other people will be in the same situation as me but to say I'm not normal would be an understatement". She then caught the man looking at her and slightly blushed "I shouldn't really be telling this to you I have only just met you and I don't even know your name" Emma babbled looking at the man. He really did have the most brilliant brown eyes but Emma mentally slapped herself for thinking these things.
"Well let's change that then. Hey, my name is Will" the man smiled sipping a beer as he spoke "What's your name?" Emma froze she couldn't tell him her real name. What would happen if word spread back to her father?
"E-Emily" she squeaked out. Will nodded thoughtfully
"Nice name" he smiled "So now that's over with, what seems to be the problem?" Emma started to tell Will about her childhood and what her brother James did when he was twelve. While she was doing this though Emma thought how stupid she was telling all this to a complete stranger. Suddenly Will glanced at his watch.
"I have to go, early start tomorrow. Have fun at university" he smiled and after leaving a tip on the table left the bar leaving Emma on her own.
"Now are you sure you have everything" Eva Pillsbury said firmly glancing at her eighteen year old daughter. Emma nodded picking up one of the boxes and smiling at her mother smoothing out her yellow skirt and picking at her white blouse, making sure the red flower broach was in place.
"Except her head" James Pillsbury said cheekily and Emma shot her twenty two year old brother a look. Even if he was four years older than she was he wasn't too old to be told off by his mother and father
"James that's enough" Ed Pillsbury glared at his eldest son and James shrank back. Their youngest daughter fourteen year old Gracie smiled at Emma but then shrank behind her mother as like Emma she was quite shy. Ed walked up to Emma and gave her a sharp hug.
"Remember if you need anything me and your mama are only a phone call away" he replied looking Emma straight in the eye. Emma nodded and watched as Ed and Eva walked back to the family car, Gracie gave her sister a smile before following her parents as James was the last to leave.
"Good luck" he replied looking down at the floor "I know it must have took you a lot to get here. I just want to say I'm sorry for what I did and wish that it never happened." Sending his sister a look James left the university grounds leaving Emma alone. She knew this was the nearest her brother would come to an apology about what happened and smiled. Her ears pricked up as she heard the roar of a motorbike coming into the grounds but decided to just ignore the noise, instead she gripped hold of her box and looked around at the surroundings.
"Better go and find my dorm room" she thought as she started the long walk to where the dormitories were.
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"Willlll" a voice was heard and Will Schuester turned around to see his wife Terri Schuester standing with a pout on her face and a credit card bill in her hands.
"What is it sweetie?" Will looked concerned as he grabbed the bill out of Terri's hands and he looked at it. However the concerned look turned into a glare as he noticed the height of the bill and most of it was for Terri's Pottery Barn fund "Terri..." Will warningly said.
"Look there was this great sale and well I lost track of time. Don't say you have never done that!" Terri said pleadingly as she followed her husband into the kitchen "You spend all that time at work I thought I could do with a little treat" she whined as Will picked his bag up off the floor, put an hand through his curly hair and sighed "Plus you were out all last night where were you. Huh?" she crossed her arms and glared at her husband.
"Just at a bar in town" Will replied "I wasn't there all summer" Will added on what Terri was saying before hand and backtracking a little "Just until the students got their exam marks back." However seeing the look on Terri's face Will cupped her face and kissed her." Look I'll stop being so late this term IF you curb the spending. Deal?" Terri nodded and Will smiled "Good. Look I have to go Figgins arranged a meeting to introduce the faculty to the new students and I can't be late" he explained as he gave Terri a kiss goodbye. As soon as Will had left the condo Terri picked up the phone and dialled a number
"Kendra hi" she replied "It's me Terri. Listen can you come over? Will isn't around and we really need to talk. I have a feeling Will is hiding something. He didn't come home last night. Yeah I'll unlock the door" she replied as Terri put the phone down and walked towards the front door unlocking it slightly then sat down on the sofa waiting for Kendra.
(Emma opened the door of the dormitory and glanced around. She had been told at the front desk that the dormitory had been split into boys and girls and Emma hoped that she had picked the right dorm. However she was relieved when she spotted a blonde headed girl and a dark skinned girl talking)
"Hey" Emma smiled warmly "Is this New Directions?" meaning the name of the dormitory. Vocal Adrenaline was the name of the boy's dorm but Emma wanted to make sure she had the right one.
"Yeah" the blonde headed girl smiled "Hey I'm Quinn Fabray" she shook Emma's hand "This is Mercedes Jones" Quinn glanced at the dark skinned girl who smiled warmly.
"Pleased to meet you" Emma replied "I guess there are other girls here?" she glanced around the room half expecting other girls to just jump out of the rooms. Mercedes nodded and if on cue another blonde headed girl and a tanned girl exited the bedroom.
"Quinn where is the bird?" the blonde replied puzzled and Quinn arched an eyebrow "You know the bird I had before the other one that flew away?" she pouted.
"Look Brit we will find it, just give me a minute" Quinn explained to who Emma assumed was Brittany. The tanned girl slipped an arm around Brittany and pulled her out of the room giving Quinn a "Look".
"Sorry that was Santana and Brittany. I haven't met them for long but they seem to be tied at the hip" Quinn explained. Emma nodded and was about to speak when an Asian girl entered the room and glanced curiously at Emma.
"Sorry just had to help Artie settle in" she glanced at Mercedes and Quinn "W-who is this?" she stuttered at Emma.
"Tina this is" Quinn then glanced at Emma not realising she hadn't asked Emma what her name was.
"Emma" Emma replied "Is this everyone?" she glanced at Quinn, Mercedes and Tina who shook their head.
"One more" Quinn mumbled as she nodded towards Emma's room. Emma slowly opened the door and was surprised to see a dark headed petite girl lying on the bed reading a book
"H-Hello" Emma said softly. The girl then turned around and glanced at Emma.
"Oh hello" she smiled "I'm Rachel Berry pleased to meet you. I assume you're my roommate" she glanced at Emma who nodded "Well it's a pleasure to meet you" she smiled closing her book "I think we better set off to the lecture room now just in case we get lost" she called out to the other girls "the boys will meet up there I told Finn to meet us there".
"Finn" Emma mouthed to Quinn who just shrugged.
"Y-Yeah Artie s-said to m-meet there t-too" Tina stuttered as she walked out of the room followed by Santana and Brittany. Emma stopped behind and followed Rachel as they walked towards the elevator. All seven girls rode down the elevator in silence; Emma then got out of the elevator and ran smack bang into a dark headed male with a motorbike helmet on his head
"Gosh are you ok" Emma replied looking worried. The man then lifted his head up and smiled. Emma noticed he had perfect teeth.
"Yeah I'm fine just bruised my head" he laughed "I haven't seen you around here before. I'm Carl" he smiled again showing white teeth holding out his hand but Emma didn't take it.
"Emma" she said dazed "Look I really have to go" she replied as she walked out of the door followed by Rachel confused.
"By the way my name is Carl" Carl shouted out but Emma didn't seem to notice.
(Emma felt dazed as she sat in the lecture theatre Rachel sat next to her with the guy Rachel called Finn sat next to her, Emma had been introduced to the other guys Puck, Mike, Matt and Artie and they were just waiting for the lecturers and tutors to arrive.)
"What's going on" Rachel whispered. Emma just shrugged as Quinn, Mercedes and Tina continued to chat amongst themselves. Mike, Matt, Santana and Brittany talked among themselves but then the lights dimmed as an Asian gentleman appeared on the stage
"Good afternoon and welcome to McKinley University, I am Dean Figgins and I hope you will have a pleasant stay."
"What is he talking about?" Brittany whispered. Emma just shrugged but then a sight on the stage nearly made her chest tighten. After Figgins had introduced Sue Sylvester as the head of sports and head of the Cheerio club he pointed towards a curly brown headed male sitting next to Sue.
"Next we have head of Spanish please welcome Mr Will Schuester" Figgins grinned as Will gave a wave to the crowd who politely clapped with a few whistles from the girls. Emma however just sat there shock written over her face.
"He's cute" Quinn grinned before turning towards Emma who was on her other side "What's wrong?" she said quietly.
"N-Nothing" Emma replied as Figgins introduced Brenda Castle to the crowd.
"That's the guy I met at the bar" Emma thought "What is he doing here?"
Next time
Emma has her first seminar with Will but confronts him asking why he didn't tell her the truth. Finn and Rachel grow closer while Carl tries to worm his way into Emma's affections