So why don't you meet me, down behind the old school

We'll waste away the weekend, with perfect regard for how

Cavalier we used to be, that beautiful insanity

The apathy's surrounding me

Don't close your eyes or we'll fade away

-Old School, Hedley

Caroline:

Caroline had heard Emma enter in late last night having a conversation with a random stranger who she had never met or seen before. Yes he was handsome (she had snuck a peek through the window) but her sister was being…a loose cannon.

That was wrong. If anything Caroline should be loose and Emma should look after the family. But Caroline knew that alcohol was never the answer, something Emma had yet to learn, and knew that she'd have to look after everyone.

She had to be Elizabeth Forbes. Of course she was too young to be the sheriff, but she still could try. And leaving the practice to Emma? The station? What was her mother thinking. Clearly she hadn't because Emma had come in last night absolutely wasted. What kind of sheriff does that? Not a good one.

Caroline turned the envelope in her hand. The last words of her mother to her. She delicately traced her name, feeling the ink bumps, trying to picture her mother writing it.

She didn't want to open it, and yet she did. She was at an impasse, trying to figure out what her mother would say to her before she actually read the words. She came up with nothing. She was about to open it when she heard Emma coming down the stairs.

"Morning."

Emma was clutching her head (obviously an awful hangover) and walked to the coffee machine and began making a cup.

"Who was the guy last night?"

Caroline heard Emma drop her cup in the sink. She smirked.

"Just a gentleman."

Caroline turned around and saw a smile on Emma's face but it disappeared quickly.

"Uh huh…"

"What?"

"Nothing. I thought I'd go to the station today just in case you were wondering."

"Okay, I'll drive you. I have to go there anyway. It's my first day on the job."

"Job?"

"Yeah I ran into Derek Morgan when I went to get Mom's stuff. He offered me the position of sheriff. I took it."

Caroline gasped. So much fro taking over her mother's business. Emma had beaten her to the punch, without even trying.

"Hey Caroline? Is Mystic High still running?"

"Yes. Why?"

"I was thinking of signing Draco up. He may be eighteen but he should finish his last year of education right?"

"Yeah that makes sense."

"Good. I think I'll go tell him then head to the station…you coming?"

"I think I'll just stay home and keep on working on the funeral."

"How's that going?"

"Alright."

Caroline heard Emma walk over and rest a hand on her shoulder. "I know it's hard Care, it's hard on all of us."

Caroline shoved off Emma's hand and grabbed all her stuff and headed up to her room. She really didn't feel like dealing with Emma's supposed sympathy right now. She stormed up the stairs and slammed her door, leaving Emma all alone in her wake.

Emma:

Emma sighed and walked up the stairs to Draco's room. She slowly opened it to find him still in bed. His room was green with silver accents scattered around.

"Draco?"

"Go away."

Emma rolled her eyes. "I need to talk to you. Get dressed and meet me downstairs okay? I'll give you some coffee."

Draco mumbled something into his pillow and Emma shook her head and laughed and headed downstairs to make the coffee.

She was at the counter when the doorbell rang. She opened it and met a brown haired girl, with brown eyes. Her hair reminded Emma of a lion's mane. Untameable. The girl seemed determined and Emma wonder what she could be up to.

"Can I help you?"

"yes. I heard you're the new sheriff?"

"I am."

"Perfect. I lost my cat and have no idea where he went. Here is a picture. His name is Crookshanks and he weighs about4 pounds."

Emma looked at the picture. It was an ugly cat, something that she couldn't stand seeing. "Alright I'll get on this."

"Thank you."

The girl left and Emma quirked an eyebrow up wondering who exactly she was and what she was doing. She shrugged figuring she'd tell Derek when she got to the station. Finally Draco came down the stairs and Emma and him jumped in the bug and headed out.

"So where are we going?"

"Mystic High. It was my and Caroline's highschool."

"We're going to school?!"

"No, you're going to school. I'm taking you and then signing you up. You'll probably start tomorrow."

"Seriously? School?"

"Yes. I know right now is a difficult time for all of us with Mom's funeral next week, but I figured we'd need some normalcy in our lives. Granted you went to a private school, so this is not going to be the same but still."

Emma looked over and saw him nod.

"Here we are."

Emma looked up at the massive Ivy League high school she had attended when she still lived in Storybrooke Falls. Inside it looked like the typical high school in the movies but on the outside it screamed rich and pompous.

"Alright, let's go inside."

Draco nodded and both of them got out of the bug and headed off to the school, heading inside.

Draco:

Draco shivered as he walked the empty halls of Mystic High with Emma beside him. It wasn't anything interesting, but the school's colours were red and silver, a combination he'd never thought he'd see. Considering his house colours were green and silver.

Emma led the pair to the office and she asked to the see the principal to the secretary. "He'll be with you in a second."

Emma nodded and she and Draco sat down in the stairs checking out the office.

"You went here?"

"Yeah. Long time ago."

"It's not something to look at."

"Hey! You grew up in a posh school away from home in London England. Of course it's not up to your standards."

Draco saw Emma smirk from beside him, her green eyes extremely playful. He rolled his eyes in response. A man then came in with sandy blonde hair and dark fuzz around his mouth. He was muscular and wore a navy blue coloured shirt with dark brown jeans. His hair went down to the bottom of his neck, and the man ran his hand through it.

"Sawyer?"

The man turned around an blinked. Once. Twice. "Emma?"

Emma stood up and smiled and gave him a hug. "You're the principal here? Never would have guessed."

Sawyer smirked and looked Emma from the bottom to the top. "You look good."

"You don't look half bad yourself cowboy."

"Can we please not use the nicknames?"

Draco curled his fists as he saw Emma flirt with his soon to be principal. He coughed, demanding the attention get back to him. It seemed to snap the pair out of whatever bubble they were in.

"Right. Well I am here to sign up my brother, Draco for school."

Sawyer arched an eyebrow at that. "no kidding. You have family?"

Emma punched him in the shoulder. "Shut up."

He laughed. "Sure. Let's head into my office and we'll discuss details."

Draco and Emma nodded and followed Sawyer into his office. He went around and sat behind his desk with Emma and Draco at the front. He opened up a window on his computer and looked at them and then back at the screen.

"Okay so I need to know his previous school and full name. What was it?"

Emma looked at Draco. "Hogwarts and my name is Draco Abraxas Malfoy."

"The private school?"

"Yeah."

"You must have good grades and judging by the look of your report cards…wow. These are quite impressive. You'd be a real asset to this school."

Emma looked down at Draco with fondness, and Draco could feel the pride radiating off of her onto him. For once Draco felt light, happy. His father had never seemed to be proud of him and the pride Emma had in and of him made him feel loved. He looked at Emma and saw her eyes were watery. He smiled sheepishly, embarrassed and she wrapped her arm around his shoulder and pulled him in, squeezing it.

"Anyway. I can sign you up right now and you'll start next week. How does that sound Draco?"

"It sounds good. Thanks…."

"Mr. Ford. James Ford."

"Why the Sawyer then?"

Emma burst out laughing and Sawyer glared at her. "Don't worry about it bud."

Emma kept laughing and slowly got out. "Thanks James."

"No problem. Anything for a best friend. It's good to see you again Emma. Thought you'd forgotten about us."

"You with Kate yet? Or did your sister, Juliet, get in the way?"

"Juliet left with jack. They eloped."

"No kidding. Never saw that coming."

"Neither did we. She never striked anyone as a loose cannon."

"So you and Kate?"

"Going on three years."

"Married?"

"No. But I plan on it."

"Good. This has been a long time coming."

"Yeah. You should visit Robin. She's on the Storybrooke News now."

"No kidding! Well I'll see what I can do."

"She's been your best friend for years. You two were inseparable in high school. You broke her heart when you left. You owe her an explanation."

Draco stood outside of the office listening to them and then Emma walked out. "See ya Sawyer."

"See ya blondie."

Draco followed Emma through the halls. She looked at her clock and said "Oh no."

Draco looked up. "What?"

"Bell. RUN!"

Draco watched as Emma booked it out of the school and he looked in shock at her, thinking what a crazy sister he had. Then the bell went and he finally dawned on him why Emma ran out of the school like a bullet.

After the bell was down, the classroom doors opened and students came bustling out of the classrooms, eager to get to their next class. They pushed and shoved Draco and he turned around and SMACK! Ran right into someone.

"Oh I'm –"

"Save it."

He looked over at the girl. Her hair was bushy, her teeth slightly out of shape, she had books scattered all over the floor.

"Um excuse me?" No one talked to Draco Malfoy that way. The nerve!

She looked him straight in the eye, completely unimpressed. She scanned him and scoffed. "You're a typical rich spoiled kid who believes himself to be the greatest. God! Why do you have to come here out of all places?! Go somewhere else like…like… Hogwarts! That stupid preppy school for snobs just like you!"

"I did go there."

She stared at him, dumbfounded and then stormed away going off about rich spoiled brats. Draco looked questioningly after her, wondering if he should mention to Sawyer that he had an insane girl in his school.

"Hermione Granger. The school's top student in every academic subject. She's a bit of a stick in the mud though. Shame, casue she's got such potential."

Draco looked at the boy beside him. He had brown hair which formed a cow lick on his forehead which looked rather stylish. He wore brown corduroy pants and a Calvin Klein shirt of light blue. He had a straight, thin black tie on and brown boots they had laces but were thin, fitting to his ankles.

"Kurt Hummel. And you are?"

"Draco Malfoy. I just moved here with my sisters."

"New kid huh? And you're from Hogwarts? Why come to a dreary place like this?"

"My mom's funeral."

"Oh I'm so sorry! Wow….um who was your….oh wait…your mom was Elizabeth Forbes? No kidding."

"Yeah. It's something we don't really feel like explaining."

"Oh okay. I got it. well if you need a tour let me know Draco, I'd be happy to help."

Draco nodded and then saw a boy with blonde hair that swept into bangs across his forehead and was out a bit. He was decently attractive but had trout lips.

"Oh and Draco this is Sam Evans. Local sports star and has the biggest crush on the glee club star Mercedes Jones. You'll see her around. She isn't hard to miss."

"Uh okay?"

"Hey man. Look new kids here are totally welcome. You should have a try out for the football team."

"Draco! Let's go! When I tell you to run you run! And who are these people?"

The boys stared at Emma. Sam was in shock from how good Emma looked, and Kurt gasped at her fashion style.

"Emma this is Kurt and Sam."

"Nice to meet you boys. Alright Draco we've got to get going. I've got to get to the station and you need to help Caroline."

Draco nodded and waved goodbye to the two new boys he met. He followed Emma out of the school and to her car where the drove off, Draco back home, and Emma to the station.