"Oh but I really have to go now, Emma. I've still got something to pick up! See you around six?" Graham grabbed Emma's head and pulled it towards him. He kissed her just a bit too long so Ruby started sighing and then released Emma.

"I'll be there." Emma smiled. Graham turned his back to Emma and ran off, obviously hurrying for something. He ran out of the door and across the street, towards the campus.

Emma took her eyes off him and turned to Ruby, eyes still dreamy of their kiss. But Ruby was shaking her head and smiling.

"What?" Emma asked.

"I still can't believe it..." Ruby was still slightly smiling.

"Believe what?"

"That you hooked up with Killian, Emma!" She practically shouted that and now some confused eyes glanced a look at them.

"Could you shut up, please?" Emma looked around to confirm nobody knew what they were talking about."Look, I don't even remember what happened. He just said he knew that we...?" She rethought her answer. It really sounded ridiculous but actually, thinking that she wouldn't have slept with the good-looking drunk guy would be even more absurd.

"Hey, I'm not blaming you. Just watch out, okay?" Ruby sipped from her coffee and scrolled further down on her phone.

"Watch out for who?"

"For him, for his sake. He's a little.. unstable. He's still a great guy and all, just a little scarred from his past." Ruby said that like the had a million flashbacks at once, and they didn't sound like happy ones.

"And how do you know him that good? Haven't heard you talking about him before..."

"Let's just say I'm popular like that." Ruby winked and put her phone back in her pocket. She finished her cup of coffee and wiped her mouth clean."Have you told Graham?"

Emma fell silent. It had been three days since what happened and she hadn't slept. It wasn't that big of a deal for her, since she didn't remember half of it and had been completely wasted for the other half. But she didn't know how Graham would react. She had dated him for only a month or so and that was not long enough to know how he would react in these situations. It could go two ways really: he either understood and left it behind... or he would freak out and perhaps break up. Oh, she was so not ready for this. "Is it bad if I just.. I don't know.. Don't tell him?"

"EMMA!"

"Yeah okay.. Alright, I'll go explain it. It can't be that bad, right?" Ruby replied with a silent clap and smiled at Emma as she got up from the table. Emma took her jacket and her purse and left her friend. But Ruby held her by her arm.

"Hey, Ems, just one more thing."

"Yeah?"

"On Tink's kitchen floor? Really?" Ruby's eyes shone like actual rubies and she chuckled loudly.

"Oh shut your mouth." Emma sighed and rolled her eyes, exiting the bar. The weather was getting warmer and surprisingly nice. There weren't so many people around the campus, Emma thought most of them had probably already finished class or went to a restaurant to have lunch. She saw Tamara hurrying inside the building but didn't get enough time to wave at her, so she continued her walk. Graham was probably somewhere around the library, as he spend a lot of time there. Plus most of the other rooms were locked by now. She made a left between two buildings and followed the alley.

She could see a lot of unknown people here. Some people who were obviously dealing something and a couple with painted hair, spraying the building with art. Emma stood there for a minute, admiring the drawings they made. She had always admired street-art, as long as they weren't stupid tags or names. But if they were faces, landscapes or anything else someone put a meaning into, it lured her attention. The boy was a little more talented than the girl and he had just finished two figures. The girl drew guns, enormous pistols, in their hands, as if they were small children holding gigantic dangerous weapons. But as soon as one of them started to repeatingly look behind them, she left the pair. Emma was still walking alongside the painted wall as she saw some smoke coming from the alley ahead. "Just some more smokers probably.." Emma thought.
Emma past the alley, just to see the face she wouldn't dare to see again appear.

Killian.

He was leaning against the concrete wall with his eyes closed. His hands were holding a cigarette which he brought to his mouth now and then. His clothing was pretty black, Emma thought he just liked to wear the color, not really thinking it had a meaning. As soon as Emma approached, he opened one eye.

"Killian? What are you doing here?" Killian grinned.

"Swan." His hands lowered together with the cigarette and he got his back off the wall.

"What are you doing here?" She repeated.

"Now, don't get mad, love. How are you doing?" Emma stood there, staring at him, wondering why he was asking this pointless, unnecessary question.

"Look, Killian, about the other night. Nothing happened, alright?"

"Oh, and how are you so sure now, lass? Just answer the question, hm?" He took another puff and nodded at Emma.

"Er.. I'm fine, Killian."

"Glad to hear that. Didn't know you liked these alleys."

"Just taking a shortcut. Didn't know you smoked." She now leaned against the wall opposite of him, her arms crossed.

"Guess we still have a lot to learn from each other then, love?" But Emma was sick of waiting for the truth and playing his games.

"Why are you here, Killian?"

"You forgot your phone, though I'd return it." He searched in his pocket and held out Emma's phone, no scratches to be seen. She took the phone out of his hand and slipped it into her purse.

"How did you become a gentleman all of the sudden?"

"I've always been a gentleman, Swan." He winked and brought the cigarette to his mouth again. "Well, I delivered what I had to... I'll be going now, unless you..." He smirked a pervy smile and Emma rolled her eyes again.

"Goodbye Killian." She smiled and threw her purse back over her shoulder. She took out her found phone and searched through the contacts. She couldn't find his name at the letter K, so she kept searching. She didn't exactly know why, but she would be surprised if he hadn't put it in. She returned back to the top and stopped at the letter C. Captain Killian. Of course he had given himself a nickname, why wouldn't he? But she thought of the smile he had given her. So pervy but still... fake, broken. And somehow, like he had somehow meant his sexual comment. But of course he couldn't have. Or could he?

And before she knew it, she had walked to the other side of the campus, behind the fountain. She entered the library and looked at the counter. There was noone there, good, now she could at least yell.

"Graham?" No answer. "Graham!" Maybe he had already left? Or maybe he was at the internet-class just around the corner. Emma figured it would make sense and left the library. She walked around the corner, in yet another dark alley. She kept walking until she saw someone leaning against the wall. It was Graham.

But it wasn't just Graham though. His hands were pressed onto the wall behind him where the other someone was pressing him onto. It was a girl, a pretty girl with black hair. She was actually a pretty good friend of Emma's. Graham's lips and the girl's were tightly pressed against eachother and at the same time they were making loud kissing noises. Like she and Graham used to make. She felt her heart crumble, like a dried leaf. Tears pricked in her watery eyes and when she tried to speak she stuttered.

"G-Graham? Wh-" Her lips trembled. Graham pulled away from the girl at that, who was still sucking his neck. But when he spotted Emma he pushed the girl off him.

"Emma! What are you doing here?" He yelled.

"I-I just came to... To tell you that- At the party I- But you weren't at- at the library so I figured-." Emma had no clue why she was explaining herself to him while he was the one who should be. But it was either that or start screaming, which she really wanted to do. But then the girl looked inside Emma's eyes, and she remembered her name.

"Regina?" But Regina looked away from Emma and walked away. "Why, Graham?"

"I'm sorry, babe, I'm-"

"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" Emma screamed, her eyes still watering.

"I'll make it up to you, Emma. I promise."

"You shut up, you asshole! Don't make any more promises to me, I hate you!"

"Emma-" Graham sounded sorry, but Emma knew he wasn't.

"How long? How long have you been seeing her?"

"Please, don't make this any worse, -"

"How long, Graham? TELL ME!"

"Three weeks..." He admitted and he approached Emma. "But we can start over! I can leave her, Emma." But that wasn't what Emma wanted at all. Regina seemed to already love Graham, and if she said yes to his offer, two hearts would be broken by only one asshole. Oh no, this was not happening. Instead, she slapped his cheek, hard and furious. It was a little wet from wiping away her tears but it felt so damn good.

"Don't. Stay with her, you're single now. We're over, you can now screw as many girls as you can. Congratulations, asshole." Her heart was pounding fast as she turned her back to his burning cheek. She didn't mind the cheating that much, just the fact that she had to bust them on it to discover it. She was going to admit and apologize, while he just kept it going. And she had loved him with all her heart, and somehow she still did.

On her way home, all she did was cry. She drowned in her wet palms until she got to Ruby's and ringed the doorbell a thousand times. Ruby opened the door and Emma rushed to the couch, screaming inside a cushion. "It's- He- With Regina! He just-" The rest was hidden behind Emma's sobs. And Ruby, a good friend as she was, immediately put on 'Grease' and took out two bottles of wine and some chocolate ice-cream. All she wanted now was to forget.

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