Title: Ready to Love Again – Pilot
Chapter: 2. Tour Guide
Universe: Ready to Love Again
Author: readytoloveagain
Rating:
PG: 13 / T
Word Count:
1955
Pairings:
Will/Emma, Ken/Shannon (Trust me!)
Disclaimer:
I don't own glee – which is a shame because it needs sorting out at the moment doesn't it?
Story Summary:
This year is going to be different for Will Schuester and all because the red-headed guidance counsellor taught him the best thing you can do in the world is fall in love with your new best friend.
Episode Summary:
Usually the start of the school year is boring for Will Schuester but not this year, Glee club is up for grabs and a red-headed guidance counsellor has joined the school causing something to stir in him that he hasn't felt in a long time.

Authors Note: I have always been fascinated by AU stories (sometimes I prefer them to cannon) and this thought has been in my head for a while now – what would happen to Wemma if Will hadn't married Terri and it was Emma's first year at McKinley when Glee started? How different would Wemma's relationship be?

2. Tour Guide

"Do you mind giving a tour of the school ground to Miss Pillsbury? I would but I have a meeting with Rachel Berry soon"

He looked over to Emma who was quickly packing her things away, her hair falling in front of her face making him have a sudden urge to tuck it behind her ear.

"I don't mind at all"

"Miss Pillsbury?"

"Yeah?" Emma turned from packing her things up and her beautiful brown eyes widened when she saw who was standing next to the principal.

"I'm going to leave you in the very capable hands of William Schuester to give you the tour? Is that all right with you?"

Emma grinned brightly "If it's alright with Mr Schuester?"

Will was surprised to hear a slight accent in her dialect.

Will nodded and waited until Figgins was gone to speak again "you can call me Will"

Emma giggled "you can call me Emma then"

"Okay Emma – what do you want to see first?" Will asked as Emma looked confused "For your tour, have you been to your office yet?"

She smiled "yeah, I was actually surprised that I could find my way from my office to here"

Will laughed "It's always hard to find your bearings on your first day and by your accent you're not from around here" He gestured to the door. Emma nodded as she stepped out with him following her.

"No, I'm from Virginia" Emma supplied "You?"

"Oh I grew up here, I even went to this school once upon a time!"

"Really?" Emma laughed as they rounded the corner to her office.

"Yeah, I left town for college only to come back!"

"You're a teacher right?"

"Spanish - ¡hola!"

Emma laughed "¡hola! ¿Cómo estás?"

"Bien tú?"

"Muy bueno"

"¡Habla español realmente bien!"

"Thanks" Emma reverted back to English "It was my minor so..." She shrugged

"I'm impressed"

"Thank you again" Emma blushed "Is it alright if I just put my bag in my office? It's heavy"

"Sure" Will followed Emma after she unlocked her office door, he whistled lowly as he walked into the guidance counsellor's office. "Today is your first day here right?"

"Yeah" Emma nodded "Why?"

"Because your office, it's like you've been here months, not hours!"

He was right as well; there wasn't a box in sight and all of her things (including some strangely titled pamphlets) were in there own place – it was neat her office, very neat.

Emma blushed further as she placed her bag behind the filing cabinet – it looked like her bag even had its own spot too.

"Erm... I don't think it gives out a good sigh... to you know the kids, if their guidance counsellors office is messy" She stuttered and waved her hands (with her keys still in them) slightly.

"Fair enough, wish I could be that organized" Will grinned cheekily but he could have sworn Emma let out a tiny sigh of relief "You ready for the grand tour?"

"As ready as I ever be!"

"Where do you want to start? You obviously know your way from your office to the staff cafeteria so... the library?" Will asked his heart fluttering as he noticed she was hanging on to his every word.

She shook her head slightly before nodding "Sounds good to me" She then gestured for him to walk out the door grinning cheekily at the amused look on his face. He waited as he watched her lock her office door touching it as less as possible before slipping her keys in one of her pockets that the brightly coloured cardigan she was wearing had.

"Ready?" Will asked smiling, not really sure why her gesture was making her smile though.

"Yes!" Emma grinned back as he led the way to the library.

Will was actually quite shocked just how easy it was to talk to Emma, they talked pretty much about everything they could think off but never ran out of topics to discuss as he showed her the 'main attractions' of William McKinley High School.

In the space of nearly half an hour Will thought Emma probably knew most things about him, things he hadn't even told Ken. They both had so much in common too – they both loved the 'Harry Potter' series books and films and both were waiting impatiently for the next film to come out. They both also had a love of music with artists such as Lady Antebellum and Michael Bublé high on their playlists along with classic such as Elton John and Van Halen.

"No!" Will shook his head "Elton John could so win a fight with Sammy Hagar in a fight!"

"Keep telling that to yourself William" Emma teased as Will laughed heartily then sighed as he looked at his watch.

"Do you need to teach?" Emma asked with a hint of disappointment in her voice.

"Not for another 20 minutes" Will explained "But we should head back to your office"

Emma nodded "I have my first appointment in 30"

"Well really we just have the trophy cabinet left" Will pointed to the various trophies.

Emma looked with what looked like interest at them.

"Hey! I had a glee club at my old school!" Emma smiled peering at the Nationals first place trophy "every cool kid was in it"

"So were you in it?" Will asked flirting slightly

"Oh gosh no" Emma shook her head "Just an admirer – where you in yours then?"

"Yeah!" Will smiled "I was even lead male vocal for my last year."

"So you can sing?"

"Apparently" Will laughed as he replied.

"Is there a glee club now?" Emma asked

"Yeah, but not that good of one – I think there is only 2 students in it" Will sighed in disappointment at what glee club had become.

"Only 2?" Emma asked shocked "This is going to make me feel old but my school's glee club there was a waiting list just to audition!"

"Same here!" Will agreed looking at the plaque of his old mentor. "It was great when I went, we were all just family and loved what we were doing and..."

Will trailed off when he noticed Emma looking at him strangely "What?"

She blushed slightly when she realised what she had been doing.

"I..." She cleared her throat looking straight at the trophy cabinet – she couldn't seem to be able to look him in the eye anymore.

"I just love... how passionate you are about it even now... years later"

It was Will's turn to blush. "Thanks" He murmured.

An awkward silence came between them.

Until Emma broke it. "Who runs glee club at this school now then?"

"Sandy Ryerson?" Will replied gazing intently at a cheerio trophy so he didn't see the look of recognition Emma gave towards that name.

"Sandy Ryerson? You mean the Sandy Ryerson who used to teach music?"

"Yeah that's the one, do you know him?" Will asked not picking up the keyword Emma used in her sentence.

"I know of him" Emma agreed biting her lip.

Will looked at her then – and the pieces fell into place just like that.

"Wait, you said used to work here"

Emma nodded "Sandy Ryerson got fired, it's not making my first day here that easy."

"Why?"

"How he got fired" Emma replied "I can't really talk about it though"

"Fair enough" Will nodded, he just couldn't believe Sandy got fired but then again that was probably why he wasn't in the staff meeting now he comes to think of it. "Do you know who's going to take over glee club?"

Emma shook her head "I don't, sorry"

"No don't be, I was just wondering"

"You should" Emma stated simply

"Pardon?" Will asked confused... she wasn't telling him he should take over glee was she? But then again, it's not like the thought hadn't crossed his mind.

Emma continued on "Well it's obvious that you have a passion for glee and music – and speaking as someone who only met you a couple of hours ago" She grinned cheekily as he laughed "I haven't seen you talk about anything like you were talking about your glee days."

Will sighed he couldn't help but think the idea as anything other than appealing though.

"I... better walk you back to your office"

Will could have sworn her face dropped slightly.

"Of course" she nodded as they started to walk again. "Thank you by the way"

"Whatever for?"

"Giving me this tour, I really appreciate it"

Will smiled his thanks "Don't worry about it, it was my pleasure and my door is always open if you need any help... with anything.

"Thank you" Emma smiled "and feel free to do the same"

Will smiled as they turned the last but one corner to her office.

"Em" Will slowed her to a stop then realised he just gave her a nickname without meaning to "Sorry, I can call you that, can't I?"

"Yeah" Emma appeared flustered she smiled giddily "Of course you can"

Will smiled in relief "Well Em, can I ask you something?"

She nodded.

"Speaking as a person who has known me for about 1-2 hours" Emma giggled "Do you think I should take over glee?"

Emma thought for a moment before replying "I think if you want to, you should"

Will nodded but still looked unconvinced.

"Well look at it like this then" Emma paused "Would you regret it, if you didn't take over glee?"

"I..." Will stuttered.

"You know the answer to that Will, you don't have to tell me" Emma smiled before she started to walk again.

Will rushed over to Emma "But I don't know the answer."

Emma looked knowingly at him as they turned the corner "you do"

They shared a smile before coming to a stop outside her office.

"I should speak to Figgins then" Will commented as she opened the door "because your right, I do know the answer."

Emma laughed slightly and was about to reply when they heard the sound of determined footsteps coming up the hall.

"Miss Pillsbury, I presume?" Will turned to see Rachel Berry standing behind him.

"Rachel Berry?" Emma replied as Rachel nodded "I wasn't expecting you yet."

"Principal Figgins told me to come here now since I have been through such a traumatic experience" Rachel dabbed her eye with a tissue.

"Of course" Emma nodded sympathetically Will could tell she was getting into 'guidance counsellor' mode. "Please take a seat' she opened the door and gestured for Rachel to take one of the chairs facing her desk. "I will be with you shortly"

Rachel nodded and walked into the office leaving Will and Emma out in the hallway.

Will looked confused and slightly amused at the same time.

"This has something to do with Sandy Ryerson didn't it?"

"I can't tell you that Mr Schuester" Emma widened her eyes and it dawned to Will that Rachel was still in earshot.

"Of course Miss Pillsbury" Will turned business like "It was brilliant to meet you"

Emma couldn't help but blush "Thank you for the tour again Mr Schuester"

She was about to go into office when Will stopped her "I'll see you at lunch"

She smiled again "I`ll see you at lunch"

The bell rang then to tell the school to get to their second periods.

Will felt disappointed as he turned to go to his first lesson of the year – he turned back to see Emma staring after him, she blushed yet again as she was caught. They shared a small smile just before she walked into her office.

And as Will half walked – half skipped to his lesson, he couldn't help but think something big was just beginning.

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