Regina was writing on her notebook when she heard Kathryn tapping her pen on hers. She took a deep breath but kept writing until she noticed Kathryn wouldn't stop. She raised her head and looked at her friend, "Are you becoming a drummer and I didn't know?"

Kathryn seemed to realize what she was doing and finally stop. "Sorry. This is just so boring," she sighed.

Regina smiled and looked down as she kept writing, "Essays aren't supposed to be fun as far as I know."

"But it's a beautiful Sunday and we could be out there in the sun, having a picnic while I watched Fredrik playing soccer," she daydreamed. Regina imagined the scene; the two girls watching a group of sweaty white boys playing soccer like if they were good at it. She grimaced at the thought.

"I think I prefer homework."

Kathryn rolled her eyes and leaned closer to Regina across the table, "Perhaps you would change your mind if it was Emma playing?"

Regina whipped her head, "What?"

"Oh come on Regina, you're as transparent as a glass. It's all over your face when you can't stop oozing at her," she smirked at Regina's soft blush.

"I don't ooze at her," Regina protested.

"But you kinda do." Kathryn rolled the pen in her fingers, "Besides, you're all vengeful about the stall incident."

Regina gave up trying to finish her homework and crossed her arms defensively, "That was just mean. I would be just the same if it had happened to any other girl in the academy."

"And I don't doubt that," Kathryn agreed with a nod. "But I can't see how it affects you differently."

Regina pursed her lips, holding her gaze. Was she really that obvious? She glanced around, making sure they were out of everyone's ear range and sighed, "It's nothing. Just a stupid crush; it will go away."

Kathryn squealed in her seat, making Regina roll her eyes. "I knew it!" the blonde exclaimed. They heard someone hushing them a few tables away, but that didn't stop her. "And you practically live with her. It's like starting a relationship by a wedding."

"There is no relationship, Kat. And I assure you it's not that much. She's just…pretty," Regina added with a whisper. She could feel all her face burning at the admission; it was the first time she said it out loud.

Kathryn wiggled her eyebrows, "You have the hots for her."

"Oh my God," Regina exhaled at her friend's grin. "It's nothing. She just get on my nerves and…I don't know. It's all kind of confusing. One minute she's asking to sleep on my bed, the next she's sassing me."

Kathryn's eyes bulged as she gasped, "She asked you to sleep on your bed."

Regina regretted immediately saying that, but it was too late to take it back and, if she was honest, it felt good to take it off her chest. "The night of the party we kind of shared a little about ourselves. She opened up a little to me and I had a nightmare, so we ended up sleeping on my bed. Only sleeping," she added when she saw Kathryn's intentions in her face. "And last night well, neither of us couldn't sleep again so I invited her."

Kathryn was ready to jump in the chair, her face only but shock as she caught up with Regina's story. "I can't believe you held all this back and only chose to tell me now."

Regina shrugged, "It's…complicated. I don't really know what I feel and anyways I don't know what is on Emma's mind, so."

"Did you cuddle?" Regina's heart beat a little faster, remembering the morning scene and she bit her lip.

"No…not exactly."

"Spill it out, lady," Kathryn prompted her, leaning on her elbows to get closer to her.

"Okay, but you keep your mouth shut. Promise," she glared at Kathryn, making her know she shouldn't dare to share it. At her friend's nod, Regina took a breath, "I woke up this morning and I was kind of hugging her. Like, my hand was on her stomach." She watched Kathryn's eyes going wide again, and she added in a whisper, "and going up."

Kathryn gasped dramatically, "Oh my god! Was she awake?" Regina looked down, feeling as embarrassed as she had been that morning, and nodded. Kathryn leaned in and asked, lower now, "Did you like it?"

"Kat!" Regina protested, but the blush on her face was a clear answer for her friend who was grinning like crazy.

"You so have the hots for her." She nodded to herself, proud of her words. "You actually would look cute together."

"No, we don't, and it's just a stupid crush," Regina quickly said. "It will pass."

"Do you want it to pass?" Kathryn asked raising an eyebrow and, for the first time, Regina didn't have an answer.

She bit the inside of her cheek. Emma was driving her crazy, she always pulled on her leg one moment and the other she would actually be sweet towards her. It made her mad she couldn't control her feelings over Emma, but at the same time she liked those feelings. When Emma smiled at her, when she nudged her shoulder during biology's lesson to show her the drawings on the book, when she felt her next to her breathing deeply as they slept side by side.

Regina shrugged and Kathryn smiled victorious. However, the blonde didn't say another word, noticing how Regina had come back to the essay in silence. She sensed Regina needed to sort out her thoughts. And oh boy, did she.

When Regina came back to the room it was late. She used the excuse of finishing her homework, but she actually was avoiding Emma. Admitting her feelings out loud to Kathryn had made her really consider it. So when she opened the door, she caught Emma's figure on the bed.

She was laying on her back, throwing a small ball at the ceiling. Her book was lying next to her, and on the floor besides the bed there was a can of an energetic drink. Emma raised her head and looked at Regina, smiling.

"Hey."

"When did you drink that?" Regina asked as a response, nodding at the can.

Emma followed her gaze and shrugged, "I don't know. About half an hour ago?"

Regina rolled her eyes as she made her way to her bed, "I hope it doesn't work and you fall asleep soon. You know I can't sleep with the lights on."

"But I need to study. And I need light." Emma sat up and looked over at Regina.

"You had the whole weekend."

Emma groaned, "You sound like a mother."

"That doesn't make it any less true." Regina looked at her and raised an eyebrow. "I'll give you until midnight."

"What? I am Cinderella now?" Emma joked with a smile. "That would make you the fairy godmother."

Regina shot her a glare before picking up her pajamas. She went to the bathroom and performed her ritual before bed; take off make up, brush her hair, put on her pajamas. She even hung the uniform on the closet and got into bed, while Emma kept throwing the ball up in the air.

For the millionth time that week, Regina grabbed her book and started to read it. She was confident this time when she actually made it to the third page when she yawned tiredly. She glanced at the clock and noticed it was past midnight. She put the book on the nightstand, making a point and saw Emma looking at the clock.

"Wait, let me half an hour more. I almost got it."

"You have only thrown that ball for an hour instead of studying," Regina scolded, crossing her arms.

"It makes it easier for me to study," Emma explained. She sat up and threw the ball at Regina, who caught up in the air. "You're good," Emma smirked, making Regina flush a little. "Half an hour more?"

"I want to sleep," Regina said matter of factly, throwing back the ball.

Emma smiled, "C'mon, you can help me?"

"How?" Regina asked curiously, immediately regretting it. Emma threw the ball at her.

"Making me questions about it to see if I remember."

"No." The ball flew back to Emma.

Emma pouted, "Just a few questions?"

Regina grabbed the ball and rolled her eyes, "No."

"You would be a good pitcher," Emma smirked as she caught the ball and threw it back.

"I used to play baseball with my father." Regina kept quiet; it still surprised her how she shared details about her life so easily with Emma. Especially when it came to stories about her father, which Regina usually kept to herself. She threw the ball at Emma, "I'm going to sleep."

"Wait, Regina."

But she had already laid down and turned her back to Emma. She heard a sigh behind her, but after a while the lights didn't turn off, so she eventually turned to look at Emma.

"It's past midnight."

"I told you I needed to study," Emma said softly as she eyed the book. "If you helped me I would finish earlier."

"Or you could just go to sleep and learn for next time," Regina shot back.

Emma sat up, "Don't be cranky."

"I'm not cranky; I want to sleep," Regina said narrowing her eyes.

"Come on," Emma smiled before pulling her best puppy eyes. "Indulge me just this once."

Regina stared at her for a while. Then, she sighed. "I can't believe this," she muttered to herself as she got out of the bed. She snatched Emma's book and sat on her bed. "What do I ask you?"

Emma grinned widely, making Regina avert her eyes to prevent herself from melting right then and there.

Regina sat on her seat, next to Ruby, at history's class. However, the other girl was nowhere in sight, probably because Regina had arrived earlier. She started to pull out her books and, she was so lost in thought, she pulled out biology's book instead of history's. She only realized it when she opened it and saw the drawings of bacteria Emma used to do on the sides of her notes. The page was bookmarked by a plain sheet of paper and, when Regina moved it, she noticed there was a new note on a corner.

Thank you for helping me study last night.

She didn't even try to conceal the smile, knowing it would be a lost fight.