Chapter 3
Stumbling into the dorm room, Emma drops down onto her bed as her friends begin to prepare themselves for another day of lessons. Ruby raises an eyebrow from her position on her bed as she grabs her sweater. "Long night?"
The sleepy blonde simply smiles with a small chuckle. "something like that.."
Having watched the interaction, Regina movess off her own bed to grab her books and jacket quietly. Looking between them, Ruby then gives Kathryn a sly grin before moving to the door. "Right well, see you in class...if you make any of them"
Waving a hand carelessly, Emma then proceeds to hug her pillow as her roommates leave. Glancing over at the nearly sleeping blonde, Regina sighs and follows the others out.
"Lovers tiff already?" The fellow brunette asks teasingly as both her and Kathryn grab the brunette by her arms.
Frowning, Regina looks confused. "What?"
Leaning in close to her ear, the blonde grins. "We saw you with the making out.."
Going wide eyed, the brunette gulps. "Oh..well..no..no tiff just..I don't know..and it clearly doesn't matter anyway..at least not to Emma"
Biting her lip, Ruby hesitantly rubs her back. "Its just her coping mechanism don't take it personally. Its what she does..goes out. Its an escape for her"
"Escape from what?" Regina looks curious as to what the pair are trying to say.
"None of your business thats what.."
Looking over her shoulder, the brunette mentally curses herself seeing the girl in conversation stood behind them. Emma scoffs and moves past them while zipping her jacket. Feeling guilty for intruding, Regina looks down, gaining a small pat on the back from Ruby as her and Kathryn then walk on to class.
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Having searched around the school, Regina strolls along the grounds peering through every gap in the wall for the missing blonde. Spotting her with one foot leaning against the wall of the outside shed, the brunette heads over and stands herself beside her quietly as she also leans back. Emma takes a breath and lifts her hand to take another puff from her cigerette.
"I'm sorry...for asking about..well just about before.." Turning to face the blonde and receiving no answer, Regina then holds her hand out, gesturing to the cigerette. "May I?"
Sniggering, Emma raises an eyebrow. "You? Smoke?" Gaining an unimpressed look, the blonde sighs and hands it over for the girl to take a drag. "I wouldn't put you down for one.."
"There are a lot of things you don't know about me. Just like I don't know about you, which was why I asked..not to be nosy but I just wanted to understand and know my roommate better"
Suddenly laughing, the blonde tilts her head to look at the brunette. "Can you hear yourself? You kissed me the other day and now you want to know me better? Should it not be the other way around?"
Seeing the funny side, Regina chuckles. "Okay maybe I shouldn't have done that but-"
"I'm glad you did"
Looking surprised, the brunette watches as Emma smiles at her before looking ahead at the sports field.
"Can we start over?"
Grinning, the blonde nods. "With the kissing? Sure!"
Hitting her arm, Regina lets out a giggle. "No! You know what I mean!"
Shrugging, Emma pushes herself to stand straight. "Worth a try..why did you anyway?"
"Honestly? Two reasons. One being I wanted to..and the second being that I'm fed up of people telling me what to do. I..I have people warn me...about you and telling me to stay away..but I don't want to and its my choice"
"Thank you..I guess. You're the first person who actually wants to know..even if it is to get in my pants"
"Emma!" Going red, Regina looks away in disbelief.
The blonde smiles in triumph then reaches for her arm. "Come on you know I'm kidding..I wouldn't complain if you did, I mean you have seen you right?"
Glancing towards her arm, the brunette bites her lip. "I'm a disaster believe me.."
"Yeah but..a beautiful one"
Not being able to hide a smile, Regina then watches as Emma gestures for them to walk as she throws the butt of her smoke away. Following, the brunette glances over every now and then at the blonde curiously. She definately wanted to know her more and the kissing? Well that would be a bonus.
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Walking into Miss West's class, Regina gives her a slight glare before making her point. Grabbing at Emma's wrist, the brunette smiles. "Mind if I sit with you?"
Emma shakes her head with a smile and grabs two desks near the back, prompting the brunette to follow and sit beside her.
Rising from her seat, the redheaded teacher begins to hand out the literacy books before stopping at the blonde's desk. "Emma please stay behind after class, I need to speak with you, it shall only take a minute"
Frowning, the blonde merely nods then looks confused at Regina who appears worried. Leaning over her desk, the brunette whispers. "I'll wait for you outside if you want"
Wriggling her eyebrows playfully, Emma grins. "In case I need back up..yeah okay"
Scoffing, the brunette sits back before receiving a scold from Miss West for talking.
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"So...what is all this about? I mean I came to class didn't I? Did the work?" Emma states as she leans against an empty desk at the front of the empty class.
The redheaded teacher nods. "Yes Emma but that is not what I want to speak with you about..its about your friend..Regina Mills"
"What about her?" The blonde questions defensively.
Beginning to pace, Miss West takes a breath. "She is going through somewhat of a difficult time right now and her transition here hasn't been easy. You have somewhat of a...reputation and I just want you to think about your influence..if you care for her like a friend then you should do the right thing. Do not bring her down with you Emma, we all know that you're not coping as well as we hoped.."
"You don't know anything about me!"
"Emma..I know about your parents and-"
"Shut up!" Moving angrily to the door, Emma glares over at her. "Do not mention them to me you got it?! As for Regina? She has her own mind let her use it!"
Before having chance to stop her, Miss West watches as the blonde storms out the classroom. Sighing, the teacher grabs her phone and dials as she sits back at her desk. "Hello, Mrs Mills please.." Rubbing her head, she waits until she hears the woman's voice on the other end. "Hi..we have a problem..."
A/N: both girls have secrets...with Regina's about to explode anytime soon...
