Volerian: I'm glad you liked it! I try to keep the story as realistic as possible. I'll admit, the story is based (very loosely) off of my own experience. I honestly can't be sure if Regina is aware of how Emma feels. At this point, the only people who know about Emma's feelings are Claire and Ruby, but whether or not they take her seriously is up in the air as well. Emma is kind of a joker, I don't know how much that came through in the story, but people see her as more of a comedian. Getting people to take her seriously is a difficult feat, especially since she is so young. These last two years of high school are pretty much the biggest years in Emma's life. One of the main points of the last chapter was to show Emma struggling with her feelings and sexuality, as many people can relate to. She's had to mature pretty quickly, what with her parents' divorce and now they're always working and she always has to take care of her brother. Not to mention she is pretty advanced for her age, I mean college classes at 14. She had to mature pretty quickly, and it both helps and hinders her, like why she is rarely taken seriously. But I think her maturity is the only chance she has at gaining Regina's respect, and hopefully love (romantic love, preferably) before or after she graduates. I don't know if I answered you question (I kind of went off on a tangent) or if it's possible for me to answer, but thanks for sticking around anyways!

Also, for the sake of the story, I should mention that Emma is somewhat conflicted about Regina, simply because of the fact that her husband, Daniel (who will make an appearance in the next couple chapters. I don't remember when), is in fact her husband and they have a kid together. Plus, he happens to be a pretty cool dude. Emma doesn't want to cause a divorce, as she's seen the effects of it on her own family (and it's not exactly pretty). So long as Regina is happy, Emma will do whatever it takes to keep it that way, even if it means giving her up. Of course, secret affairs are pretty smexy if I do say so myself (that's not a spoiler btw so don't get too excited, swen). And for the (many) people who want to see Regina and Emma kiss… I hate to go all Adam Horowitz on you guys, but don't hold your breath. I have a plan laid out for this story and I don't quite see them doing that yet. Maybe in the sequel? You'll just have to keep reading.

Sorry I used up a lot of space on that. I'll stop now. I've been busy and tired and lazy so it might be a bit between updates. Happy reading, everybody!


Emma opened the door and sprinted into Mrs. Mills' classroom like a ninja before anyone realized she was there. This was her mission. To reach the desk without anyone noticing and deliver the package. She reached the desk, looked to her left, and stopped cold. The other elementary teacher was at his desk across the room, staring at Emma like she was mental.

"You didn't see anything…" Emma stared at him until he nodded.

"My lips are sealed," he made a zipping motion over his mouth. Emma grinned and thanked him as she put down the present and ran back out of the door and went to get on the bus to go home.

It was two days before the Christmas/holiday break and Emma had gotten a little present for Mrs. Mills.

Emma had an ongoing joke that Mrs. Mills was cursed. Every time she used a pen, it would brake. Not break like tear in half, but it would just stop working, even if it had plenty of ink or was brand new. Mrs. Mills always complained that she never had pens that worked. So, Emma had gotten her a pack of pens. The pack had 16 nice, blue gel pens. Emma wrapped it in Christmas paper and decided to leave it anonymously. She was pretty sure that Mrs. Mills would figure out who left it anyways.


When Emma sat down at her usual spot by the side of Mrs. Mills desk, she saw Mrs. Mills using one of the pens. Emma had to hold back a big grin; she wasn't sure if Mrs. Mills had figured it out yet. They greeted each other and Mrs. Mills handed over some papers for Emma to grade. For a while, they sat in companionable silence until Mrs. Mills broke it.

"Thank you."

Emma looked up from the work, "For what?"

"The pens," she held up one to prove her point.

"I don't know what you're talking about. You got new pens?"

Mrs. Mills rolled her eyes, "I know it was you."

"Who told you?!" Emma turned around to blame Mr. Leroy, the teacher who had seen her leave the present on the desk. He had been the only other person in the room. "Was it Mr. Leroy?"

"Nobody told me. I knew."

Emma raised and eyebrow, "Oh, did you now?" Mrs. Mills gave Emma a smug grin. "Hopefully these will last for a while!"


Later that day, Emma's friend, Ella, came into Mrs. Mills' room to hang out with Emma. "Hey, Emma!" she said as she came up to the desk to grab a piece of paper and a pen. Ella was an amazing artist, usually drawing anime characters or Pokemon. What made them such good friends was their mutual love for Pokemon and they shared manga and other books. Emma was also incredibly jealous of Ella's drawing skills.

Ella was looking for a pen on Mrs. Mills' desk and happened to pick up one of the pens that Emma had gotten for her. "Hey, Mrs. Mills. Can I borrow this pen?"

Emma's first reaction was anger. No, I got that for her! Nobody else should be allowed to use it! Emma took a breath. This wasn't her. Emma almost never snapped at people. She just wanted Mrs. Mills to do… something. Emma didn't even know what she wanted. Say no, she mumbled in her head.

Mrs. Mills looked up, "Oh, you can't use those. They were given to me by a special…" Lover, Emma supplied. Friend, person, anything like that will do. It seemed like Mrs. Mills hesitated for a second, but Emma might be imagining things. "Elf."

Emma snorted, "An elf? I'm pretty sure that elf was taller than you!" Truth be told, Emma was extremely happy that Mrs. Mills said no.

"Oh, shut up!"

Emma's grin grew into a dopey smile, though she tried to hide it. "You could've just said person. That would have been completely acceptable." Mrs. Mills just rolled her eyes.

Ella, who had been completely silent through the conversation, now complained, "But they look so nice! And they're gel pens!"

Mrs. Mills smiled, "I know! And they're mine! Look how smooth it writes." she started drawing lines on a piece of scrap paper.

Ella grabbed a different pen and sat at the desk next to Emma while she drew. They left the conversation there, and Emma turned back to finish checking math papers. Emma's grin of satisfaction didn't leave her face for several minutes.


"Henry, wait. Come back here!" Emma looked up at Mrs. Mills who was calling a student over to her desk. Henry Miller was an adorable kid. He had two older brothers, Thomas and Killian, who were in 8th and 12th grade. His brothers were extremely tall people, but Henry hadn't hit his growth spurt yet, as he was only in 5th grade. Emma thought Henry was the most adorable kid and she couldn't figure out why.

Henry walked back to Mrs. Mills desk, "Yes, Mrs. Mills?"

"Henry, I think you meant to write planet here," she pointed to a word on the page that he had just handed in.

Henry glanced at it for a second, "No, it's right like that."

The two went back and forth with the yes-it-is, no-it-isn't game a few times before Mrs. Mills got fed up, "Oh, really?! So the plant spins on its axis?!"

Henry slapped his face, "Oh my gosh! I can't believe I did that!" He grabbed the paper and erased the word.

Emma couldn't stop laughing, "You're never going to live this down, kid!"

"No! Don't!" He started storming off.

"Henry, wait! But I love you!" Emma was still laughing. Mrs. Mills just chuckled and went back to work.


Before Emma went home for the winter break, she managed to steal a hug from Mrs. Mills, although it was short lived. She also saw Henry as he was walking out to his parents' car. "Henry! Don' t forget about the plant spinning on its axis!" she called out before he got into his car.

"Shut up!" he yelled back. Emma started laughing again, and she saw Mrs. Mills was laughing too. Emma said goodbye one more time before getting on the bus to go home.


heehee. I explained the elf story. I was excited for that since I mentioned it in the prologue. I don't know if any of y'all noticed it. I'll just take my gold You Tried sticker now. :)

I think I will have one more part to 11th grade before moving on to senior year. Stay tuned! or not… it's your choice… (but it's really not)...