Famous Fairytale
Chapter 2
Once Emma finally had her things packed; she and her friends decided to wait outside for the limo. The young teen didn't want her friends to have to deal with her foster mother's presence any more than necessary.
"I wonder if Snow White is coming with the limo driver" said Riley hopefully. "She's my favorite character!"
"Oh Emma you have to get autographs for us" Ally begged, she wraps both her arms around Emma's right arm tightly.
"Guys I'm sure they don't want me begging for autographs during my stay" Emma whined. She didn't want to appear like she was a desperate fan wanting their attention while she was there. All Emma wanted was peace and quiet during her first vacation ever.
"Don't worry I'm sure there used to it, and probably even expect it" Ally pointed out.
"Fine, but no promises" The winner mumbled, she would only do this request for her friends because she cared about them, and she owed them.
The hour passed as Emma's friends kept talking about their favorite characters while she mostly tuned them out. Her green eyes watched as the limo finally pulled in front of her trailer. Once it was parked, half of her neighbors came out to watch in awe and envy. Ally and Riley were the first to ones stand as they squealed like little mice piercing Emma's ears.
The driver stepped out of the limo and Emma continued to watch as the 6ft looking human with dark brown eyes, black hair went to open the door at the end of the limo. Everyone in the neighborhood started to cheer and scream nearly causing Emma to jump from all the noise. Her eyes focused on the gorgeous woman dressed in denim dark blue jeans, a red pleat neck tie top, the feminine chiffon tie hung at the side of the neck, along with red matching heels.
"Oh my god is Red Riding hood!" Riley shouted.
Emma shrunk on the little steps she sat on behind her friends, suddenly feeling very small at the gorgeous woman. It was one thing to stare at some celebrity at a poster, but entirely different to see the immortal creature just standing a few feet away from her.
Red smiled at the two girls screaming and jumping as she made her towards them. Emma noticed the celebrity walking with absolute grace; she felt a strong sense of warmth and wisdom coming from this woman. This surprised the teen as she continued to study the scene in front of her while trying to ignore the screaming shouts from her neighbors. Emma noticed shortly after the limo arrived paparazzi started snapping pictures with bright lights.
"Hello little ones; would one of you girls happen to be Emma Swan?" she asked kindly.
Ally shook her head as both girls step to the side so that Red could now see the third friend. "She's Emma, were her friends and we came here to help her pack" Ally explained happily.
Red studied the small teen with curious eyes and noticed that she didn't appear as excited as her friends about this whole event, odd very odd. Emma holds back a sigh and stands with her backpack over her shoulder, along with her suit case sitting beside her. Red gave the girl her kindest smile as she walked closer to the winner.
"It's nice to finally meet you Emma Swan; everyone back at the mansion is really excited to meet you"
Emma had to admit this woman looked too good to be true, ever since she was small Emma could tell when people were lying to her. She studied the much older woman's eyes with an intensing look that almost made Red's skin crawl. Red couldn't believe this child; something about the way she stared at you looked as if she was searching your very soul.
"It's nice to meet you Miss. Red, thank you for inviting me into your home for these next two weeks" Emma said kindly. Despite Emma's cold stare Red could hear an empty sadness in this child's voice that pulled at her heart. Shouldn't this girl be jumping up and down with excitement, her friends looked like they could faint any second now.
"Please just call me Red sweetie, and you are very welcome. Now what do you say we get going?" Red smiles. She turns to face her driver. "Mike, would you please take Emma's belongings" Red asked kindly.
"Of course Miss" Mike replied happily. He took Emma's belongings and carefully placed them into the trunk.
The noise was starting to get to Emma as the crowd suddenly started to grow so fast and the yelling pounded her ears vengefully. Her head felt like hammers were slamming down on her, she suddenly began to feel dizzy but held her ground steady. The last thing she would do was allow herself to faint because of a little noise.
Red had started walking back to the limo when she noticed that the young human was not following her. She turns her head to call for the girl's attention. "Are you coming Emma?"
"Emma she's going to leave you behind!" Ally screeched as she gave her friend a light shove.
"Right, sorry" Emma mumbles. She finally follows the fairytale character as Red watches the girl carefully. Something didn't seem right about this child, she looked almost pale. 'Maybe she is just in shock from all the excitement' Red thought, it wouldn't surprise the wolf at all really.
Red allowed Emma to crawl into the limo first as she waved and smile one last time to her fans before climbing in herself and letting Mike close the door. Once inside the car Red noticed that the child seems to be in a stiff position, like she simply couldn't relax. "You must be awfully excited about these next two weeks" Red asked, hoping to get acquainted with her human guest. Red felt the vibration of the car come to life as the driver began their journey home.
Emma turned her view to the immortal woman as she tried to force herself to relax; she wasn't sure what was wrong with her. While she was seeing if this woman was being honest with her she felt nothing but truth and warmth from this woman; that was too strange for Emma. She was used to dealing with adults that hated her, not ones who actually wanted to spend time with her willing.
"Umm yeah, I've never stayed in a mansion before" Emma spoke.
Red smiled. "Well I certainly hope you have nothing but fun while you're staying with us"
"My friend Riley the red headed girl that was with me, she says you're her favorite character. Umm do you really change into a wolf?" Emma asked curiously.
Red nodded. "Only during wolf's time, when the moon is full. But even when I am human I can smell and move faster than most" she explained.
Emma's green eyes widen in awe, she was actually talking with a wolf. Well she was human now, but anyone that could turn into wolf had to be kind of cool. "Does it hurt, when you change?" The teen asked.
Red knew she was going to be flooded with these type of questions when she was the one who had to pick up the winner. Truthfully it was supposed to be Snow White that came to get the winner but Red knew it would better for everyone if she did it. She had been expecting the typical screaming fan to cling onto her like a little puppy, but was pleasantly surprised at the very calm and mature young girl she was greeted with. Red also noticed that her paleness from before looked as if she was growing much more relaxed and Red was glad for that.
"No it doesn't hurt" Red smiled.
Emma nodded and turned to stare out the tinted black windows, the rest of the ride was pleasantly quiet. Although the noise was gone Emma still felt her head pounding from all the chaos, her stomach was weak from little to no food this past week. Her foster mother didn't give her lunch money, or even pack her lunches for school really. The only time she got to eat was when her friends would share their food with her, she barely ever got dinner. The last thing she had was half an apple from Ally's lunch. Emma didn't like to beg for food from them and would sometimes go a few days without anything so it didn't seem like she was surviving off of their charity. She only hoped that this mansion included free meals.
It didn't take long for the driver to finally arrive to the Storybrooke Mansion. Emma rolled down her window and stared at the stunning home in awe. The house itself was five stories high! She couldn't even guess to how many rooms the place had, the land the house was on looked as if it stretched for miles, she could even see a forest that was nearby. Emma watched as the iron gates opened for the limo to drive through and as they passed the forest and got closer to the mansion Emma saw a large pool with a slide, diving board, and a waterfall!
Once the limo finally stopped in front of the gorgeous home, the driver got out of the vehicle to open the passenger's door for the girls. Red was the first to step out as she gave the human her warm smile. "Welcome to Storybrooke Mansion, Emma" she announced.
Emma had her mouth wide open in shock as she climbed out of the limo. Sure she has seen pictures of the home, but it felt so surreal in person.
"Ready to see the inside?" Red smirked playfully.
Emma just nodded like a brainless idiot unable to close her mouth. Once the two were inside Emma was able to compose herself a little more but her eyes stuck out like a cartoon being struck on the head with something. "This is…this is amazing" She defiantly isn't in her trailer home anymore!
"Let's give you the grand tour then shall we" Red said happily. Red show Emma the entire home and each room kept shocking Emma more, and more. She got to see that the mansion had their own dinner where she met Red's grandma, Granny. Emma really liked Granny; she was a sweet old lady. Usually old folks actually didn't bother Emma too much; it was normally the young adults that never gave her a chance or second glance. The home also had a pool inside, along with a game room, a home theater, a bowling alley, a basket-ball court, a bar, and a spa room! Emma couldn't help but be in shock, she wasn't use too all this fancy stuff. The poor girl felt so small and plain, she also felt like she didn't belong in this mansion, like she really was a bug compared to the woman guiding her. If this immortal woman knew about her past, about her damn present life she would be seen as a disgusting girl, she would be thrown out of this home as she should be.
After the tour Red had suggested that she take her to her room so she could get herself unpack and settled in. She explained to Emma that she would be meeting the rest of the character during her welcome party. Emma wasn't sure she liked the idea of a crowded room, crowded rooms usually meant lots of noise.
"This here is your room" Red announced. Emma's eyes once again grew wide in awe; her whole trailer could fit in this room. It had a queen size bed with a large view window, a flat screen, a master size bathroom, and a walk in closet!
"This…this my room?" Emma asked in awe.
Red grinned. "Sure is, for the next two weeks this will be your new home. I'll come back and check on you later" She replied, as she closed the door. Emma noticed that her backpack and suitcase were sitting neatly on her bed and figured the driver must have brought them up for her.
Emma started to unpack the few clothes she owned and reminded herself to ask where she could do her laundry since she only owned a few outfits. Once her things were put away she found her most valuable treasure, her pink blanket. Emma lifted the old blanket and brought it close to her as she hugged herself. "Bet you never thought I find myself in a mansion huh mom?" Emma said softly. Whenever Emma felt lonely or sad she would often speak to her mother as if the blanket was really her wrapping her in a warm embrace. "I wish you were here" She forced the unwanted tears to stay dry as she hid the blanket under her pillow. Emma sighs as she stares at her backpack finally remembering her weekend homework. "Guess I better go ahead and get that out of the way" she grumbles.
It really didn't take Emma long to get her school work done, she was actually a very bright girl that most people just didn't want to see. Once that was done she decided to change into one of her nicer outfits for the evening. She was still nervous about meeting all these immortals, but she was really looking forward to some food, parties always had food! As she finally took her jacket off Emma noticed that the nail marks from her step mom were still visible, damn that bitch. She had hoped they would be gone by now, but looks like she was stuck wearing the red leather jacket this evening. Shrugging she pulls out her nice pair of black pants, laced black boots, her black draped top, it is an oversized tank with slouch pocket and draped open sides, and it also had a silk banding at the neckline. To finish her outfit off Emma placed her old red leather jacket back on. Although this look wasn't star material, it was the nicest that she has ever owned, and one of her favorites.
It wasn't long when a knock got her attention. "Emma it's Red"
"Come in" Emma replied.
Red opened her door and smiled at the young girl, Emma however suddenly felt very small again. The stunning immortal was now dressed in a tight red dress that showed off her curves perfectly.
'Well her name is Red, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that it must be her favorite color' Emma thought.
"Are you ready to meet the gang?" she asked happily.
Emma's eyes go wide. "Already?" she asked surprised.
Red smiles. "Of course, there all waiting in the family room on the first floor" she explained.
Emma's heart began to pound, she was about to be in a room filled with immortal celebrities! Not to mention in a room filled with people, Emma didn't like large crowds. Crowds meant noise, noise meant headaches. The pounding had just started to dull from earlier, but she was certain that another round of headaches would cause her to faint.
Red frowns as she studies the girl that appeared to be deep in thought, she suddenly looked pale again. "Emma if you need more time to get prepared…"
"NO! I mean no I'm ready, guess I just let the excitement get to me is all" Emma lied. She gives Red a small nervous smile but that didn't comfort the wolf much.
Emma finally forces her body to move towards the immortal. "All right then, but if you feel like you need to be alone or anything just let me know ok" Red said gently.
Emma wanted to beg right then and there but she didn't want to upset the celebrities that were waiting for her appearance. She only hoped that all the scars from her past were all covered up, Emma knew she didn't really have to worry about that. She always had foster parents that knew what they were doing, they never allowed to scar her were clothes could not shield the evidence away. Emma allows Red to lead her to the crowded living room as she silently demands her pounding heart to be calm. It was time to meet the famous immortal celebrities.
TBC!
