I do not own Once Upon a Time.


Sophia entered the lecture hall and searched for Alyssa. Her roommate had signed up for the same history class at the crack of dawn and misery loved company.

Alyssa was in the second row, her book bag on the seat next to her.

"Thanks for saving me a seat." Sophia slid into the open seat.

"No problem. I did not expect this class to be full."

"It's a Gen Ed class, everyone has to take it. But give it a week, half of these people won't be here." Alyssa told her, taking a sip of her extra-large coffee.

Then Sophia looked at the other students. Everyone had coffee and was struggling to stay awake.

The professor walked into the room, introduced himself and turned off the lights for his power point presentation.

Great, now staying awake was going to be so…

But Sophia suddenly got a second wind, or rather a burst of magic. She was sure her eyes changed color and hoped no one saw that. She was fully awake now, that was a new one.

Her pen moved across the page at a lightning speed. She read the course outline, making her own mental notes on dates of exams and presentations.

Alyssa stared. "Whoa, what are you on?" She was impressed and didn't bother trying to hide it.

"I'm not on anything. I just got a second wind, I guess." Sophia half lied. Magic could be a second wind.

Suddenly the lights were turned back on and a loud groan was heard throughout the room. "Look to your left, that is your study partner for this class." The professor informed them all. "It's a good idea if one of you is out, you can get the work and not fall behind. Exchange emails and phone numbers."

Sophia turned to Alyssa, well that was a no brainer. They would be awesome study partners.

"Hey."

She heard a voice behind her and Sophia turned around. A row back sat a young man with bright green eyes. He didn't look half asleep like the rest of the people in the room.

"Want to be study partners?" He asked.

Was he trying to flirt with her? "What about the person next to you?" Sophia asked, a tiny grin appeared on her face.

"You mean the guy who didn't even bring a pen to the first day of class? Not the best first impression. Miles Thatch." He stuck out his hand to her.

"Sophia Cassidy."

"I think it is going to be a fun semester, being study partners." He said.

"I didn't say yes to that arrangement." And she knew how to flirt back and handle pretty much anything.

"What am I? The next door neighbor?" Alyssa leaned back, studying the man. "Though, having a third person wouldn't be a horrible idea."

The professor gave them the assigned read and announced the class was over for the day.

"The first quiz is the end of next week. The library at 7 o'clock. Don't be late." Sophia told him, gathering her books.


New guy, let's see where this leads.

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