This was a new beginning, a new start. Emma Pillsbury-Howell's head began to spin. This was the first day of her new job. The guidance counsellor at William McKinley High. At 6am, her alarm went off and she did her usual routine. She took a 30 minute shower, scrubbing her body thoroughly, dried and curled her hair softly. Then, she quickly ate a piece of toast and got ready for the day.
"Ems, I don't know why you are rushing." Her husband of only 6 months, Carl appeared from around the door and kissed her on the cheek. Her nose wrinkled slightly at the thought he hadn't brushed his teeth yet. Then again he was a dentist. Her dentist for that matter. He asked her out when she had stayed behind looking at the tools. She hadn't dated since she had met someone at summer camp when she was 14. Was it even possible to fall in love at such a young age? She didn't know but she still felt like a part of her loved this 14 year old boy. The one she hadn't seen in 14 years and had known for only 6 weeks.
"I like to be on schedule." Emma replied while getting her handbag from the side. "Carl, I will see you later." She waved, and opened the front door ready to go to work.
"Bye sweetie," he smiled, and Emma shut the door ready to go to work. The truth was, she was unsure of her marriage with Carl. She looked at her finger and saw the ring burning into her skin. Maybe they rushed it. They'd been dating 6 months when they got married in a chapel in Vegas. Now that had been living with each other for 6 months and had been together for almost a year. Emma knew she had to settle down at some point but she didn't want to.
Her red hair fell just below her shoulders and she took it out of her eyes as she got into her car. Carl had offered a lift the previous night, but Emma refused. Sometimes she just wanted to spend time on her own without him. Carl was a little, well, clingy. She married him when she was drunk. Emma wondered aloud if he had done it purposely so she would agree.
She turned the key and the engine of the car roared to life. The car burst in action (it was pretty old now, but Emma didn't want Carl to buy her a new one) and she was on her way to McKinley where her fate would change forever.
-x-
"Will!" Terri yelled from the bedroom of their apartment. He did not respond. "WILL!"
"What Terr?" Will sighed as he fixed his tie in the bathroom mirror and walked into the bedroom.
"I'm going to be late home from work today, I've got to stay behind. Howard's got a doctor's appointment or something."
"Okay, that's fine. Is that all you wanted?"
"Just in case you got worried," she smirked and walked over to him planting a kiss on his lips. Will responded but pushed her off.
"I got to get into work." He put his hand through his hair and waved. "See you later." He smiled and opened the front door. This was Will's 9th first day at school – that's if he counted his days when he was a student himself at McKinley. He had been the glee club lead, but that was when glee club was cool of course. Now, it seemed like a place where the outcasts of the school could go to feel like they were 'something'. Terri had been Will's girlfriend since they had been freshman. Terri Del Monaco, captain of the cheerleading squad, he had been pretty popular. He'd never really had any other experience with other girls, but that didn't mean he didn't get many offers. His mind would go back to when he went to Summer Camp. He'd met a girl there too. He was in love with her, he was sure. But, he knew he would never see her again. After all, she lived in Indiana and he lived in Ohio.
He got into his car, and started to get going for the big day ahead of him. Only time would tell what would happen.
-X-
Emma looked at her map of the school, who knew a high school could be so big and complicated. She sighed, exasperated. Students all walked past, and Emma soon picked up the cast systems. There were the cheerleaders, popular, gossiping and bitching about others as they passed, football players talking about, well football, the geeks talking about their class assignment, the kids who had no friends walk as fast as they could innocently and the outcasts. Suddenly, a woman in an adidas tracksuit came by and pushed a young boy, who was dressed in designer clothes against the lockers. Emma admitted, she had no confidence to confront the woman (am I really that awful a guidance counsellor? She thought miserably). The boy looked hurt and took a deep breath for a moment.
"Are you okay?" Emma said to the boy and he looked up, his eyes wide. His confidence had been shattered.
"No, not really. I'm used to it though, don't worry." He sighed, not quite meeting her gaze. She noticed him tense up as some football players walked past.
"What is your name?"
"Kurt Hummel."
"Would you like to talk about it?" Emma asked and he raised an eyebrow.
"Firstly, who are YOU?" he emphasised the word and she realised he must of felt like he was talking to a complete stranger.
"Well, I'm Miss Pillsbury. The new guidance counsellor."
"Ah, I see, you're taking over Mr Reid." Kurt nodded slowly. "I guess I could come by later today. I'm busy first period, see."
"Okay, Kurt, come to my office around second, third period, okay?" Emma smiled and the boy nodded and turned away. If I knew where my office was, she thought to herself.
She looked at the map once again. Maybe if I just try and turn this way. She started to walk still looking at the map. Unaware of where she was going, she bumped into a man and dropped her papers. Her cheeks flushed barely looking at him.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" she bent down to pick up the papers. "I-I'm new."
"It's fine, I should have been looking where I was going. Let me help you!" he got down and began to pick some up. He caught a glimpse of her face. She looks familiar.
"I'm, uh, Emma. I moved from Indiana." Her cheeks were still red. Her large doe eyes looked up and she gasped. It was HIM. The boy from summer camp, Will.
"I'm um Will." Even he was a bit shell shocked, looking down for a moment.
"I know." She whispered. The memories of camp both came flashing through their heads remembering it better than ever.
Xxx
"So, my princess, what are you planning on doing tonight?" Will whispered in Emma's ear and she felt her heart pound.
"Princess, really?" she smirked and he shrugged jokingly.
"What? You are like a princess to me." He grinned and placed a kiss to her cheek.
"Should we go to the lake? It's a good place to talk." She looked down solemnly, and he nodded. It was their last weekend at camp, so they wanted to make it their best. He stuck his hand out and she took it as they walked hand in hand to the lake. They'd come out of dinner for a while because they wanted to talk. They had so MUCH to talk about.
When they got to the lake, they walked and sat on the wall. It was quiet, since everyone was at dinner. Perfect.
"I'm going to miss you Will."
"I'm going to miss you so much that I can't even begin to tell you."
"That just sounded cheesy." Emma giggled and he softly slapped her arm.
"Hey, it's the truth." She rested her head on his shoulder. She'd never loved anyone in her life like she loved Will. She thought that she'd never meet anyone like him. He was perfect.
"Why do we have to be from places so far away?" she sighed and he put his arm around her.
"We could figure out ways we could see each other, couldn't we?"
"Yes, but we could never be a proper couple." Emma felt like she could cry, just because she loved Will so much and she couldn't probably see him ever again.
"Maybe not, but we could still keep in touch somehow. I'll write you." He tucked a piece of her red hair that he loved so much behind her ear as they watched the lake flow.
"This is just like a dream isn't it? When we get home, we'll find other people and this will be like a memory we'll never remember."
"Well, we need to make a memory." Will smiled and he began to sniff Emma.
"Will, what are you doing?" she asked confused.
"I'm making a memory. Emma… my Emma, she always smelled off…" he took another sniff "hand sanitizer and perfume."
She blushed and looked down. "Okay, let me do the same for you." Emma placed her nose to his chest and took a sniff.
"You smell of summer camp," she laughed. "with like a mix of cologne and nature."
"Oh thanks," he replied laughing. They both realised their faces were close. Emma stuck out her tongue and wet her dry lips. He leaned in and Emma placed her hand to his cheek as their lips softly brushed together. A kiss that lasted around a minute yet had so much passionate.
"I'll never forget you Emma, I'll always love you."
"Always?"
"Always."
XXX
"Always." They both looked at each other and said out loud. Will passed her the papers and he saw the ring on his finger. He saw how she'd noticed it.
"So, umm,"
"this is kind of awkward, isn't it?" Will laughed awkwardly, and Emma nodded.
"Yeah, kind of."
"You know what Em," her heart fluttered at the nickname he gave her, "you haven't changed a bit."
"You haven't changed so much yourself." She laughed. "Still using the hair gel I see."
"It's my signature look." He grinned and Emma laughed. "So, um, are you the new guidance counsellor?"
"Yeah, but I kind of don't know where my office is… could you help me?" She blushed and Will smiled.
"Of course I can." He smiled and led the way. "So, uh how are things?"
"They're good."
"I can't believe you moved to Ohio." He grinned.
"Why?" she said taken aback.
"No, no I didn't mean it like that, I just meant like it's a pretty boring place. Why not move to somewhere interesting like New York, or California, or someplace?"
"The busy life isn't for me."
"I know, I remember. You used to live in that little town in Indiana right?"
"So, what do you teach?" she tried to change the subject.
"Spanish." He nodded. "I used to love Spanish when I was at school and I carried it on through college and yeah. I thought why not get qualified in it, haha."
"You always used to speak Spanish at camp, remember. How you would cuss at the leader, and she wouldn't have any idea what you were saying." She giggled and Will shrugged.
"So, here's your office. And guess what, my office and the faculty lounge are right down the hall so you can stop by whenever you're not working or whatever."
"Thanks so much Will, it's nice to know someone round here."
"It's been a long fifteen years huh," he looked away and she looked down.
"Yeah it has." she whispered. "But it only felt like yesterday, now I saw you again."
"Why didn't you reply to my last letter," he suddenly said, his eyes were red, and longing. Emma looked into his eyes properly.
"I, um, moved house and I lost your address…"
Will knew she was lying. "Honestly, why."
"I was scared of getting hurt." She looked away. "I will see you later, I have to meet a student soon." She walked away and left him in the hallway watching her leave.
A/N: so, what do you guys think? I'm already working on the second chapter, since I'm on a writing roll today, but I had a dream of this idea. By the way, through the fic there will be a lot of flashbacks from when Will and Emma were at camp when they were 14 so if the context changes and you don't know why, well, that's what's happening. Please review, I love feedback, it makes my day and makes the next chapter come faster. :') The glee hiatus is killing me, lol. I will continue my other fics, it's just I'm so bad at conituity, but this fic I will DEFINALTELY finish because I have everything all typed up and a lot more organised than my other fics, so yeah. PLEASE REVIEW, IT MAKES MY WRITING BETTER. :D
