Storybrooke
Fiona had always wondered what happened to the bandit. She had always hoped that Snow would've taken her up on her childish, but genuine offer. It would've been nice to have someone around like her when she was growing up. Instead the little girl made Snow White a larger than life hero in her mind. Not the romantic princess that this land seemed to associate with her, but someone who rescued her even it placed her own life in danger.
Being as the trade routes from King George's and Queen Regina's kingdoms to her land ended when she was still a child, she didn't hear about the news of Snow White and her Prince Charming's campaign to unite the kingdoms under their rule. She had heard of the Curse, but until it actually happened and brought her and everyone else into the strange land, she hadn't kept up with what was going around that small bubble of her home. It was the disadvantage of being a child - the world is only as big as you are.
And now here she was in a town called Storybrooke being with Snow White again, but this time she was the wiser one. She wished she could help her old friend and the rest of this cursed town, but no matter what she did, she simply couldn't wake them up.
After staying over night at the hospital, she decided to see a familiar face. She got to the school and saw Mary Margaret taking a lunch break outside. She mustered the courage to walk up to the teacher and gave her an update since she knew no one else would. It felt like the right thing to do and wanted to talk to a friend.
"We did find Chelsea. She's recovering at the hospital, her dad is with her know. Dr. Whale says she should be back on her feet by the end of the week and once she feels ready, she can come back to class." Mary Margaret gave a sigh of genuine relief. "I'm so happy to hear that Miss Kyle. I'll make sure to help her catch up with the rest of the class when she returns. Thank you Fiona. I hope next time we meet up it'll be under less stressful circumstances."
"Me too." She replied. Feeling awkward and having nothing more to say, Fiona smiled and walked away to her motorcycle. She was surprised to see that Graham was standing by there, waiting for her. "You're a natural. That report to Ms. Blanchard seemed downright official to me." He uncrossed his arms and gave her a smirk. "How would you like to do that AND get paid? I could use a deputy to handle all the blah, blah boring stuff" he offered.
Thinking this was a joke, she zinged back, "Then what would you be doing? Eating donuts and bear claws on the job 24/7?"
Chuckling at her remarks, Graham took a step closer to Fiona and changed his tone just a bit. "I'm being serious Fiona. Why don't you join me? Admit it, didn't feel good to help find and rescue Chelsea? Aside from the head blows, I mean." He couldn't help himself with the last remark.
Honestly it did feel good to actually come to another's aide. As the lunch bell rang, she saw Mary Margaret wave to her. She smiled and waved back. She thought about her promise to Snow to help her. While she couldn't rescue her friends from the curse, perhaps she can do a lot of good at the station until she figured a way to break it.
Seeing as she was debating his offer, Graham decided to sweeten the deal. "It comes with dental. " Graham hung that benefit as it was the best thing since sliced bread. She shook her head at that pathetic attempt.
It sounded great and all, but…."What about Regina? Is she going to be ok with this?" In her mind, there was no way Mayor Mills was going to get on board with this hiring.
"Funny you should ask." He pulled out a badge from his pocket, just like his but with just a tad smaller. Tossing it to her, she caught the badge with her right hand. "When I mentioned my idea, she gave me this. It looks like she had the same thought. You impressed her by finding Chelsea." Graham leaned in to Fiona, whispering in her ears, "Believe me, that's rare with her."
Pulling back, he grinned again. "What do you say?"
This could be a good thing. She accepted the offer. "I'm in."