Disclaimer: Once Upon a Time does not belong to me! All characters and references to the show belong to ABC and Channel 5. I also borrowed a line from "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" which also does not belong to me

Once Upon a Time: School's Out! Chapter 4

Snow White was in the Gym with her cheer squad, due to the cold weather they were practicing their routine for the big game-which was four days away-in the large room's warmth.

"O.k girls, that was great!" Snow White said after the cheer-leading squad finished their latest rehearsal. She turned from her position at the front of the team, making sure that each member was stood in the same position of fist in the air, one hand on their hip, and their left leg out in a small lunge.

Snow White peered at the team, looking for area's of improvement "Abigail!" she called to her "You need to move your leg back a little, you look like you're about to fall over!"

As Abigail Midas shifted her position, the Cheer-Leading captain called over to Ruby:

"Ruby, move to the left, you're blocking Rapunzel!"

As Ruby moved, Snow White noticed that Aurora Light was lunging with the wrong leg. She opened her mouth to tell her so, but suddenly a feeling like someone had punched her in the gut overcame her. She clamped a hand over her mouth and sprinted out of the Gym, barely making it to the bathroom in time.

As Snow White threw up, she became dimly aware of someone standing behind her. She wiped her mouth and flushed the toilet before turning around to see Ella, stood just outside the cubicle she was in.

"Are you O.k,Snow?" Ella asked, her voice full of concern as she helped her friend up.

"Yeah" Snow White said, her voice shaking from being violently sick "I'm fine, Ella. I must have a bug or something"

"Do you wanna take off rehearsal?" Ella asked her, and Snow White nodded.

"Sure, I don't want any of you to catch this. Could you take over for me?"

Ella's eyes widened "Me? But, Snow-"

"Please, Ella?" Snow White begged "You're the only one who knows the routine off by heart, and we really need-" Snow White stopped as her stomach lurched, and she hurtled back into the toilet cubicle.

"O.k!" Ella said weakly as she groaned and retched "I'll do it!"

OUAT

"Belle?"

She didn't respond. She wasn't talking to him.

"Belle, talk to me" he said, tapping on her bedroom door.

She still didn't respond, and continued typing her latest column for The Mirror: Dealing with your idiot boyfriend

"Belle-"

"I'm not talking to you!" she said to Rumplestiltskin, who she knew would have a triumphant look on his face. She cringed at herself. Idiot!

"Yes you are" he called smugly. Belle didn't answer him.

"Belle, I can stand outside this door all day. I don't care who sees me"

Belle sighed, and tried to concentrate on her column, the tapping of the letter keys doing nothing to distract her.

"I'm not going anywhere Belle, and this corridor isn't going to be deserted forever" Rumplestiltskin called through the door. Belle's eyebrow arched.

Oh, she thought, so that's how he's going to play?

"I know. Say hi to Ruby and the others for me" she said with a smirk.

There was silence "What do you mean?" Rumplestiltskin asked, and Belle fought off a laugh.

"Well, cheer-leading practice is about to finish. Pretty soon this dorms going to be full of gossiping cheer-leaders"

"Belle, let me in" he demanded urgently.

"No" she said in a sing-song voice.

"Not even so I can apologise?"

Belle stopped typing. She looked at the door in disbelief, and then laughed.

"O.k" she said, standing up to let him inside. Rumplestiltskin walked inside to stand by her desk and Belle closed the door. She turned to face him, arms crossed and all laughter gone from her face.

Rumplestiltskin sighed "I...I apologise for giving you a love-bite right before you were meant to meet your father"

Belle nodded "And?"

He frowned "What are you talking about?"

Belle made an offended noise"The way you reacted when I told you about it!"

"What was wrong with my reaction?"

Belle breathed out hard, fixing him with a glare "When I told you that I had to hide a hicky from my Papa" she said, trying to keep her voice calm "You laughed!"

"Ah" Rumplestiltskin said, remembering how she had stormed away from him as he wiped tears of mirth from his eyes.

"Yes...well, I also apologise for that. I did not mean to offend you" he added, looking at her wearily for her reaction.

A small smile played about Belle's face,and she uncrossed her arms.

"Apology accepted" she grinned, and bounded forward and kissed him.

"So does that mean I'm no longer your 'Idiot Boyfriend?'" he asked when they broke apart, Belle gasped and looked behind him to her desk. Her lap-top was still open.

"You weren't meant to see that!" she cried, and Rumplestiltskin fought not to laugh as she rushed over to the computer.

OUAT

It was the next day, and Regina groaned quietly as she slapped her lap-top "Come on! Work!" she hissed as the screen once again went blank, then showed her work, then went blank again.

"Damn it!" she hissed. She knew what was causing the problem, of course. That damn computer programme she had bought from that imp Rumplestiltskin that was meant to speed up her lap-top's connection. It was screwing with her computer and now she could barely type out two words without it going on the fritz.

Frustration sizzled through her, as if she didn't have enough to deal with.

"Your eyes, I can see the sadness in them"

Regina shook her head slightly, knowing how weird it must look to the people surrounding her but not caring. She tried to concentrate on Ms Nova's Politics lesson, and not on Daniels voice, saying those things to her in the back room of the Deli.

Unfortunately, she couldn't seem to get his voice out of her head.

"My name's Daniel Hay: Nice to meet you, Regina"

Her lap-top screen went back to normal, and then blank again. Regina tried hitting the screen again while Daniels voice flowed through her head, she hadn't been back to Stable Eating since that Saturday. She knew she could never see him again.

"Miss Mills, are you alright?"

Regina jumped and looked up. Everyone, including Ms Nova, was staring at her.

"Excuse me?" Regina asked, keeping her voice clueless.

"You sighed, Miss Mills" Ms Nova said with some concern

Oh God, I did that out loud?! She felt like slapping herself.

"Is there something about the lecture you don't understand?" the teacher asked.

Fantastic, Regina inwardly sighed as Ms Nova's question prompted a low ripple of laughter.

One scorching look from Miss Mills put a stop to that.

"No Ma'am" Regina said to woman stood at the front of the lecture hall "It's just...my lap-top. It's not working right"

The lap-tops screen suddenly lit up, showing Ms Nova's lecture written there, and Regina cursed in her head.

"Oh, never mind" she said brightly, and Ms Nova continued to talk about Politics.

Frustration intensifying, Regina turned back to her faulty lap-top just as the classroom door opened.

Ms Nova paused again to see who had entered her classroom, along with the mildly curious students. Except for Regina, who's computer had gone blank again.

I'm going to KILL him! she silently screamed.

"Good afternoon" Ms Nova was saying"How can I help you?"

"Uh, my schedule said I was due in Politics?" said a familiar voice, Regina frowned and looked up. No, it couldn't possibly be...

"Sorry I'm late" the familiar voice was saying "I got lost"

"That's alright" Ms Nova said, waving off his apology "And you are?"

"Daniel" he said, and Regina thought she might pass out "Daniel Hay"

"Ah yes, I was told to expect you here today" Ms Nova said "If you'd like to take a seat, Mr Hay"

A seat?! Regina quickly scanned the seats in the hall. They were all filled.

Except for one.

And of course, it was right next to her.

Just her luck.

As Daniel walked up the lecture hall stairs-looking completely different in his dark brown shirt and black pants-Regina tried to act nonchalant as he came closer and closer to where she was sat.

As he started moving along Regina's row, coming closer to the girl herself, Daniel looked up to see her sat there. He froze, shock evident on his face as he instantly recognised her. He then started moving again until he had sat down in the seat directly to her right.

Regina's fingers moved over the lap-top, furiously typing out Ms Nova's lecture as she continued to speak, her face a mask of concentration as she prayed that this wouldn't get any worse.

OUAT

An hour later the lecture ended, and Daniel hadn't tried to talk to her once. He hadn't even looked in her direction.

As Regina walked out of the classroom, trying to decide whether she was happy about that or not, she heard someone calling her name.

"Regina Mills?" she turned around, and there was Daniel standing behind her, a bag slung over his shoulder.

"Yes?" she said, and he smiled a smile that reached those amazing eyes of his.

"Daniel" he said happily "Daniel Hay. We met at the Diner, remember?"

Regina nodded "Yes. I remember" she said, coldness slipping into her voice "You knocked me onto the ground"

Daniels smile slipped a notch, and Regina felt a small pang of guilt that she immediately beat down.

"I...Yeah, I know" he said confidence leaving his voice. Regina fought the guilt that was threatening to show, and turned to walk away.

"Were you late?" she heard him call, and Regina turned again as Daniel hurried to catch up to her.

"What?" she asked, before remembering the half-excuse she had used before she had run out of the Diner.

"The other day" Daniel answered, like he was talking to a person with memory problems "You said you were gonna be late for something"

"Oh" Regina nodded as those light eyes pierced her dark ones "Yes, that. No I wasn't"

Daniel nodded "That's good, I wouldn't have wanted you to have gotten into trouble" he smiled again, and Regina felt her breath catch in her throat.

"Thanks" she said, barely keeping her voice even, she moved away from him slightly "Well, I have to go. I've got a Lit class to get to" she lied, and she walked away from him.

But Daniel had one more thing to add:

"Hey! Regina!" Regina turned one last time, and that gorgeous smile was still on his face "You know, I'm new here, and I don't really know the school yet. Maybe you can show me around sometime?"

Regina forced herself not to respond, or even nod, she just turned around and continued walking, trying to ignore the overwhelming urge to look into those beautiful eyes one last time.

OUAT

Snow White was sat in the sitting room of Charmings dorm reading a magazine, tuning out the screams of a group of short College boys Snow White was friends with-nicknamed the Seven Dwarfs-as they played on the miniature football table.

"What the Hell are you talking about?!" the one with the beard-Grumpy-yelled "That was definitely a score!"

"You moved the ball with your hand! I saw it!" Doc shouted back.

"That's a load of cr...cr...Aachoo!" Sneezy, who was on Grumpy's team, sneezed before continuing "Crap! You're just a sore loser!"

"Says the guy who punched Dopey last time he lost!" Sleepy accused as Dopey nodded vigorously.

"That was an accident!"

"Oh, so your fist accidently hit me in the face?"

"Boys!" Snow White interrupted, unable to take any more. They stopped arguing and turned to her. She put down her magazine.

"Cut it out!, its just a game!" she scolded, and six of the Seven Dwarfs immediately gasped in scandal.

"Just a-" Grumpy started to yell, but Happy, the general peace maker, cut him off.

"Grumpy, she's right! There's no need to get so worked up" he said as Grumpy stared at him in disbelief.

"Yeah well you suck at this, so you would say that!" Sleepy accused him.

"I do not!" Happy shouted back, and Snow White groaned as another argument erupted.

A few seconds later Charming came down the stairs and walked over to Snow White, seemingly oblivious to the fighting.

"Ready to go?" he asked.

"Like you wouldn't believe" Snow White said, putting down her magazine and buttoning her jacket.

They left just as Happy screamed at Dopey that the only reason he scored the last time was because he'd had something in his Goddamn eye.

OUAT

Ella, Thomas, Belle and Ruby were already at a table near the window when James and Snow White walked into the Stable Deli. When they saw them Ruby automatically waved them over and they squashed into a couple of chairs.

"Hey Snow" Ruby said as she and James squeezed next to Belle and Ella "How are you feeling?"

"I'm feeling better, Ruby" Snow White said while James looked at her in confusion.

"What are you talking about?"

"You didn't tell him?" Ruby asked before Snow White could answer, eyebrows raised.

"No, I didn't" Snow White said, frowning slightly "I guess I forgot"

"Tell me what?" James persisted.

"Snow got sick during Practice yesterday" Ella answered him, leaving Snow White wondering why she seemed to be unable to answer a simple question by herself these days.

"Yes" she snapped in annoyance as James turned to her "But that was yesterday" she layered the emphasis on thick "And I'm feeling a lot be-"

Everyone watched as Snow White suddenly stopped talking, threw herself away from the table and ran to the Deli bathroom.

There was an awkward silence, until Belle spoke up.

"Did she eat something that didn't agree with her yesterday?" she asked James, who was staring after Snow White.

He shrugged "I don't think so"

"Oh!" Ruby suddenly gasped, then covered her mouth with her hand "Oh my God!"

"What?" everyone asked simultaneously, but Ruby shook her head.

"No!" she squealed "I'm not saying a word!"

"Come on, Ruby!" Belle begged "Tell us what it is!"

"Is it about Snow?" Ella added, staring at Ruby avidly.

Ruby shook her head coyly, a smirk on her face "Nope, I'm not saying anything"

The group around the table started to beg her to spill, but were distracted when a bus-boy came up to clear Belle's, Ruby's, Ella and Thomas' plates. Ruby glanced up at him, and then did a double take.

"Hey!" she said "I know you! You're Daniel Hay!"

Everyone looked up to take a proper look at the dark haired boy, who was staring at Ruby, startled.

"Yeah I am. How do you know me?"

Ruby grinned and leaned forward "You were in my Animal Studies class this afternoon, you're the new student at our College"

"You're a student?" Belle broke in curiously, and Daniel nodded.

"Yeah, I got in on a loan and I'm working here to pay it off. Are you finished with that plate?"

"Oh! Yeah" Belle moved her folded arms so Daniel could get to her empty plate.

As he walked away, Ruby's eyes appeared to be glued to his back.

"Wow, he's cute" she whispered, and Ella raised her eyebrows.

"Ruby, aren't you seeing that Peter guy?" she asked, and Ruby shrugged, minx-like.

"So? I can still look"

Ella made a disbelieving sound as Snow White came back to the table, her face whiter than ever and beads of sweat on her forehead.

"Hey, are you O.k?" James asked, standing up and going to feel her forehead, his eyes bright with concern.

Snow White brushed his hand down "Yes, yes I'm fine, Charming" she said, trying a self-concious laugh.

"No offence, Snow" Belle said from the table "but you...do look awful" she added sympathetically as the others nodded their agreement "Maybe you should go home and rest up?"

Snow White started to protest, but James was already picking up her jacket.

"She's right, Snow. Come on, I'll take you back" he said as Snow White shook her head.

"No, you don't need to do-"

"We're not arguing on this" James insisted "Lets go"

And he steered her out of the Diner, Belle, Ella and Thomas watching them.

Ruby however, was still staring at the cute bus-boy.

"Do you think he's seeing anyone?" she said dreamily.

"RUBY!"

OUAT

"Rumplestiltskin!" Regina called after knocking on his door. She waited five minuets, then knocked again, harder.

"Gold, open the door!" she shouted, raising her hand again.

The door suddenly sprang open and she nearly fell flat on her face as she went to bang on the it even harder. She straightened up to see Rumplestiltskin looking at her with an amused smirk on his face.

"Regina, what an unexpected surprise" he said as if it was anything but as she stormed into his room.

Rumplestiltskin shut the door, and turned to face the unwelcome visitor, who was holding up the computer disc he had sold her three days ago.

"This programme you sold me broke down after three days" she said "I want my money back"

"Oh, do you now?" Rumplestiltskin asked doubtfully, and Regina let out a hard exhale.

"You told me it would last me until the end of the semester-"

"As long as you used it only when you absolutely had to" he cut her off, and the girls lips pressed into a hard line "I specifically told you to take it out of your computer when you weren't using the internet, otherwise it wouldn't last long. Did you follow those instructions?"

Regina gripped the disc harder between her fingers, and she felt her eyes morph into a glare, which only made the smug bastard look even more entertained.

"No. Because they were never given to me" she said, her voice coming out low with anger as he shook his head and tutted.

"Regina, I remember every detail of every deal I make. And I remember warning you about that programmes" he pointed at the programme still in Regina's expertly manicured hand "slight fault" he finished.

"I want. My money. Back" Regina demanded, saying the final word in a tone that would've made anyone shrivel up in fear and give her exactly what she wanted.

Anyone...except Rumplestiltskin.

A slow, malicious smile crept across his face, making him look more beast-like than human, and he let out a low chuckle.

"Why, Miss Mills" he said, putting his hands in his trouser pockets "If you think I'm going to give you back that money, then you must be..."

He paused, and Regina tried to keep her calm posture while the inside of her mind went into panic.

No, she silently begged him, don't say it, not that, anything but that.

"Crazy"

In that moment, at that one five letter word, Regina snapped, throwing the programme at him so hard it shattered on the wall behind him.

"DON'T CALL ME CRAZY!" Regina roared, jabbing a furious finger at him. Her face was wildly livid, and and she was panting from the force of her throw.

And Rumplestiltskin's grin only grew wider. He laughed again, like a child watching clowns at the circus.

"Strike a nerve, did I Regina?" he hissed cruelly "Looks like they let you out too soon!"

Before she could react to that statement, Rumplestiltskin walked over to his door and opened it. He then looked back over at Regina, a bored smile still on his face.

"Now, I'm afraid I must ask you to leave, Dearie. Unless you'd rather be physically thrown out"

Anger still boiling inside her, Regina moved to the door. As she came to the doorway, she looked malevolently into Rumplestiltskin's face.

"This isn't the end, Rumple" she threatened "You'll pay for this"

Rumplestiltskin moved his face closer to hers, almost so that she could feel his breath on her cheek, and laughed softly.

"Why Regina, I didn't know you felt so strongly about a computer programme" he whispered before shoving her out of the door and slamming it.

Regina glared at the wooden door, breathing hard in suppressed rage.

Because he knew that this wasn't about the programme, it was about something else he had done. What he had said in that room that had forced those memories that she tried so hard to keep buried on her:

"Crazy"

Regina strode away from the imp's dorm room, thinking that she was going to make him pay for that, and she would bring him to his spindly knees when she did.

O.k! So that was my fourth chapter, please be a dear and tell me what you think! O.k I'm already working on my fifth chapter, and I'm thinking that there's going to be a bit more Stable Queen in it, along with a splash of Snowing, and maaaybe someone finding out about Rumple and Belle's secret love affair! *Squees*

But first I have to know what you think, so get reviewing and I'll update as soon as I can!