Cataleya
Cataleya couldn't help herself. She spent all night playing on her new phone even after Regina instructed her to go to bed. She was scared as well, even thought she wouldn't admit it. She was pretty sure when her mom informed her that she was going to be enrolled in school, it meant that she was going to be starting school in the morning. She was nervous about school, and excited about her cell phone.
The next morning...
Regina woke both her children up for breakfast early Monday morning.
"Cataleya, you look lovely in your uniform. Would you like me to do your hair?" Regina asked her daughter as she watched her pick at the omelet on her plate. "It's your first day, you should look your best" Regina eyed how Cataleya's hair appeared to be wild, It was as if she did not comb it at all.
"Sure Mom" Cataleya sighed.
"What's wrong sweetie? Is something the matter?" Regina asked with concern. She ignored how Henry rolled his eyes when she asked Cataleya that question.
"I'm nervous about going to school, what if no one like me?"
"No one's going to like you because your Mom is evil. Everyone here is good, and good does not like evil. You're evil" Henry spoke around a mouth full of eggs.
"Henry!" Regina scolded. "That's not true, and not nice, I want you to apologize to your sister" Regina demanded.
Henry eyed the sparkling cell phone that sat between himself and Cataleya. "And I want to go live with Emma"
"Henry" Regina called.
"No, It's okay Mom" Cataleya shrugged. "I'm done with my breakfast, can you do my hair now please?" She held her hand out to Regina
Cataleya looked into the rear view mirror at her hair. It was half up and half down. Her Mom undid, and re-did the ponytail at least 5 times that morning after breakfast. She said she wanted it to be perfect. Henry ran into his room after breakfast and stayed there until it was time to leave for school.
Once at school Henry ran straight to his teacher, a lady with short brunette hair. She looked over at Regina and Cataleya, and waved to them both. Cataleya waved back to be polite but Regina simply ignored her as she lead Cataleya inside the school by her hand.
"This is principal Ross, Cataleya. If you have any problems while you are at school tell him, and he will call me in my office, or you can call me" Regina explained.
"Okay Mom"
The principal smiled at Cataleya and handed her a sheet of paper with a name and room number on it. "You will be in Mrs. Dunn's class. She is a very popular teacher and all the kids just love her, you will fit right in"
Regina smiled and looked at Cataleya expectantly. "Thank you"
"Mom, you didn't have to walk with me to class, I will be fine"
"I know sweetie, It's just that every year since...you know, I've missed all the times I didn't get to walk you to class on your first day" Regina replied.
Cataleya smiled. "I love you Mom" Cataleya gave Regina a hug.
Regina wanted to cry, but she didn't want to upset her daughter. "I love you too" She tightened the hug, and didn't want to let go. "Now, go on and have a wonderful day. I will pick you up after school okay?"
"Okay Mom"
So far the day was going great for Cataleya, the teacher was nice, and funny, there was about 10 kids in Cataleya's class and she found that strange, but other than that, everything else was okay.
"Hey, I'm Chloe, and this is Clara" A girl who shared the table where Cataleya was sitting at responded.
"Hey, I'm Cataleya"
"Cool name"
"Thanks, hey are you two twins?"
"Yeah, but I'm the cute one" Chloe joked and received a punch in the arm from her sister.
"And I'm Alex Seymore" A boy from the table besides them scooted over and held a hand out for Cataleya. She shook his hand and smiled. "Say, you look familiar, have we met before?"
Cataleya shook her head. "No"
"She looks like her Mom, Mayor Mills. That's why you think you have seen her before" Chloe rolled her eyes as she answered. "Can you go back to your own table?"
"Hey, I'm just trying to get to know the new kid" He said before he scooted up to their table. He brought his work sheet they were working on with him.
"So, Cataleya, I'm dying to know, what's it like having the Mayor as your Mom?"
Cataleya shrugged. "It's cool. My mom is nice"
All three of the other kids shared a surprised look. "Really?" Clara spoke for the first time. "Your brother Henry tells everyone that she is mean, evil even"
"He just says that because he gets in trouble with her all the time, he skips school a lot" Cataleya explained.
"Your right about that. There he goes now" Chloe giggled. The four kids looked out the window and giggled, as they saw Henry cutting across the school playground, but they quickly sat down when they heard the teacher clear her throat from behind them.
"Sorry Mrs. Dunn" Clara told the teacher as they all took their seats.
"Let's finish this worksheet" Chloe insisted.
"I'm already finished" Cataleya replied.
"Wow, really? It's only been 10 minutes, minus the 5 we spent talking, how did you finish so fast, I won't be finished until lunch time" Clara said in Aw.
"Are you a nerd?" Alec asked as he sized Cataleya. "Your to cute to be a nerd, I mean-" but it was too late, the twins already heard it.
They started to giggle, and Cataleya smiled, as they started teasing her about Alec. Alec turned back to his table embarrassed.
After school Cataleya walked out to meet her Mom, and a pouting Henry.
"Hey Mom, hi Henry" Cataleya greeted.
"Hey sweetie, how was school"
Chloe and Clara walked up behind Cataleya, they surprised her as they spoke. "Cataleya has a boyfriend"
"Shhh...I do not have a boyfriend" Cataleya playfully hit her friend.
Regina raised an eyebrow and ignored what her daughter said. "Really?"
"No mom"
"Mayor Mills!" Someone called out. They all turned to look at Miss Blanchard who was waving her over.
Regina sighed. "I'll be right back" she spoke as she ran off to speak with Miss Blanchard.
"Cataleya!" They all turned to the sound of voice, Cataleya smiled, and reached out to hug Grace.
"Hi Grace" Cataleya greeted.
"Hey Grace" The twins greeted as well.
"Hi guys!" She responded.
"Oh cool, you're friends with Grace? She is the only cool 5th grader" Clara giggled.
Grace cleared her throat and tilted her head to Henry.
"Oh, no offense Henry, I didn't see you there" Clara explained with a shrug. Henry looked sad because he didn't have any friends.
"So, you guys know that Cataleya's having a sleepover Saturday, you two should come" Grace informed the twins.
"Really? We would love to come" Chloe responded, she looked expectantly at Cataleya.
"Yeah, we would love to go" Clara added.
"I have to ask my mom, if it's okay, but I'm sure she will say yes, she is really nice" Cataleya shrugged.
"No she is not" Henry spoke. "She is the Evil Queen, she cursed you all"
Everyone looked at Henry like he was crazy. "Henry stop it" Cataleya spoke. "Stop saying bad things about Mom, I don't say bad things about your other Mom, it's not nice"
Henry rolled his eyes, and got into the Mercedes that was behind him.
"I'm sorry about that guys" Cataleya apologized. She hoped that her friends would still want to come over despite Henry's weirdness.
The girls giggled. "It's okay" Chloe whispered. "We have a little brother too. Boys are weird, our's believes that Superman is real"
Cataleya noticed her Mom walking back, and she looked upset. "Mom, are you...okay?" She asked her when she was within earshot.
"I'm fine sweetie. It's just that, that woman, and Henry..." Regina counted to three in her head, and then again. "I'm sorry, I'm fine"
"Okay" Cataleya responded unsure. "Mom, can Chloe and Clara come to my sleepover Saturday night too?"
Regina looked shocked. "Um...Sure sweetie"
The kids high five-d each other. Regina smiled. No one has ever been excited about spending time at her home before. Not even Henry. Henry.
"I'm sorry kids, but Cataleya and I have to go now. I'm afraid I need to punish Henry, Come on dear" Regina opened the back door up for Cataleya. Cataleya waved to her friends. She couldn't wait for school tomorrow.
Author's notes:
I'm so happy Cataleya is making friends. Tell me what you think, I want to hear from you. Guys don't be mad at me about Henry. Henry did those things on the show, the boy was hardly ever at school. He always ran off to meet Emma. lol, because she was the sheriff.
Next chapter...
Regina asks Cataleya about her "boyfriend" Cataleya talks to Emma for the first time, and Regina see's them.
