Hey all! LM back with another update. Sorry about the delay but here's the next part. Planning on updating again this month so hopefully that will happen.
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The Two Truest Believers-Part 12:
Emma has walked either to school with Mary Margaret and she went over to Henry as she saw him getting off the bus.
"Now I know Eva will probably be cold with you and not want to talk to you," Emma told him, "but she could really do with someone to talk to."
"She's struggling to adapt to her new home isn't she? That's why you stayed isn't it? Because you believe in the curse," Henry said hopefully.
"No Henry. I do not believe in the curse. This is real life. No I got ago kid, just try and reach out to Eva," Emma said before heading off to the Sheriff's station.
Zelena was already waiting for Emma.
"Morning Sheriff," Emma said as she walked into the station.
"Now if we are going to be working together it would be better to call me is Zelena," the woman said, "after all we are going to be working together quite often," she added before passing Emma her badge and gun.
"No I will call you what I want and that is sheriff," Emma said accepting the badge and gun.
Henry saw Eva sat on her own in the classroom and went and sat next to her.
"Welcome to Storybrooke elementary. Mrs Nolan is the best it out there" he smiled trying to be friendly.
"Really? Well I don't care," Eva said, "I don't want to be here any more and I haven't even been here a day yet."
"You'll see. You will end up loving it here and wondering why you never liked it from the start," Henry said.
"OK Henry, that's enough,"Mary Margaret said, "now today class we have a new student with us today. So let's make Eva feel welcome and part of the class."
"So how long are you planning on staying?" Zelena asked Emma as they walked around town.
"I'm not sure yet," Emma said, "depends how things go. I'm hoping Eva will start to settle down when she gets into some sort of routine now she started school today."
"She'll be in Henry's class won't she?" Zelena asked and Emma nodded,
"Yes she is so I'm hoping that they will start to get along and Henry will help her settle down."
"Good luck with that," Zelena said before they carried on walking and headed to see Mr. Gold so Emma could meet the richest man in town.
Mary Margaret was speaking to the class and telling them about animals and had to care for them. She noticed that Eva was writing stuff down but didn't seem to be paying too much attention to what was being said.
"Eva why don't you tell me something you like about birds," she asked the girl trying to bring her back into the class. Eva looked at Mary Margaret,
"Pardon?" She asked.
"New girl can't Eva pay attention in class," someone said.
"Leave her alone," Henry said, "she is nervous just like we were on on our first day."
"That's enough Henry," Mary Margaret said, "Eva what do you like about birds?"
"The fact that they can fly where they want when they want and don't have to stay in places they don't want to be," Eva replied before the break bell rang and Mary Margaret let her class go.
"So Mr Gold is a bit intense," Emma commented to Zelena as they headed to Granny's to get an early lunch.
"He's the richest man in Storybrooke," Zelena told her, "he is the one person everyone owes rent to. That's how he make his money."
"What about that woman? Belle is it?"
"That's his wife, no wait a minute his fiancé," Zelena said before laughing softly, "forgot they aren't married yet." Emma nodded and wondered how Eva was getting on.
Eva had headed off and had found the school's library and found herself at reading a book, staying away from the child that had been nasty to her in class. She didn't want to make friends. All she wanted to do was go back to Boston and we got from the nightmare that she felt like she was trapped in.
Ruby was behind the counter and so am at walk in.
"No Eva today?" She asked.
"No she started school today," Emma said, "can I get a grilled cheese and hot cocoa cinnamon please?" she asked the young woman.
"What about me?" Zelena asked
"Oh sorry and whatever she wants," Emma said before going and sitting down, Zelena following behind.
"She? Remember who you work for Miss Swan," Zelena said, "I can easily take back the badge."
"No you won't because then you won't be able to keep an eye on me," Emma pointed out causing Zelena to look at her.
Evatually the day pass dandy Emma arrived back at The Loft and found Eva sat doing her homework as always. She didn't want to disturb her daughter so went over to Mary Margaret who was chopping up some vegetables.
"How did it go today?" Emma instantly asked.
"As well as can be expected. She kept herself to herself and didn't really interact or concentrate on me speaking but she did some good work," Mary Margaret said, "Henry stuck up for her when some kids were mean to her because she was in concentrating but other than that it went OK."
Emma sighed,,
"Please tell me it will get easier. I keep saying this but I get the feeling she's going to give me head as well I take her back to Boston," she said.
"Don't give in to what she wants. For once put yourself first. Yes it may sound selfish but when she says that she won't win she will settle down and adapt to life here," Mary Margaret said. Emma nodded,
"What's for dinner?"
"David is bringing something extra home." Emma nodded before heading over to Eva determined to follow Mary Margaret's advice and get her daughter settled into life in Storybrooke.
