Disclaimer: Once Upon a Time does not belong to me! All characters and references to the show belong to ABC and Channel 5, and I definitely don't own any of the songs stated in this fic (Believe me if I did, I would be too busy rolling around in my bathtub full of money to write FanFiction)
Once Upon a Time: School's Out! Chapter 12
"Please, Belle!" Ella begged Belle, her cell phone pressed to her ear "Please don't tell Snow I told you!"
"I can't just act like I don't know, Ella!" Belle said as she applied glittery eyeshadow to her lids. The dance was two hours away, and the girls were starting to get ready.
"Oh God..." Ella groaned, her hands rising to her face "Belle, listen. It was bad enough when Snow found out James had told Thomas! If she finds out I told you before she could she might never forgive me!"
Belle sighed, briefly checking her make-up in the mirror. Once she was done, she spoke into the phone, breathing out heavily through her nose.
"Alright" she submitted "I won't say anything"
From inside her own bedroom, Ella was just about ready to cry with relief (but she didn't, as she'd just got her mascara perfect)
"Thank-you, Belle!" she heard Ella cry, she smiled and rolled her eyes.
"But if she asks me if I know, I'm not going to lie!"
At those words, Ella's overwhelming feeling of relief disappeared, and she clutched the phone a little tighter. She swallowed.
"F-fair enough" she muttered, and snapped off the phone.
After Ella rang off Belle turned back to getting ready, but just as she lifted the mascara wand to her eyes, her phone buzzed again.
"Hey, Belle!" Snow White greeted her as she went to stand in front of her bedroom mirror, pulling out her make-up bag.
"Hey, Snow" Belle responded into the phone as she turned back to her own work.
"So, are you looking forward to the dance?" Snow White asked excitedly.
"Like you wouldn't believe!" Belle said, her own excited grin on her face.
"I can't wait for you and the others to see Rumple in his tux, you just...you're not gonna believe it!"
"Sexy is he, Belle?" Snow White smirked, causing Belle and uncharacteristically giggle.
Snow White pulled a red lipstick out of her small pink bag. As she began to apply it to her already blood-red lips she murmured:
"I wonder how the guys are getting on?"
OUAT
"Hey, Pinocchio! Have you sen my tie?!"
James desperately asked Pinocchio Booth-the dark, curly haired freshman-who raised an eyebrow at him as he searched under the dorm living room sofa for his missing tie.
"James, how am I supposed to know?" Pinocchio asked lazily as he put on his suit jacket. As far as everyone knew, Pinocchio didn't have a date, but he sure as hell wasn't going to let that stop him!
"Try in your room" he suggested, and James actually growled as he headed up the stairs.
On his way, he came across Thomas, already dressed in a plain-but expensive-black tux with a bow tie. Once he saw him, James halted momentarily. Ever since he had given him what was quite possibly the most embarrassing grilling in front of the entire team-a yelling, almost-reduced-the-boy-to-tears kind of grilling about the definition of the word "Secret"-their relationship had been a little rocky.
Passing over the awkward silence, James nodded at Thomas.
"Hi" he said awkwardly "You haven't seen a black tie anywhere have you?"
"You mean this?" Thomas asked, and he lifted a hand to reveal James' missing tie inside his palm. James felt the flare of relief go through him as he reached out to take it.
Then one of the bedroom doors opened, and James and Thomas were hit with full force what must have been the strongest, sharpest, eye watering stench that had ever met their nostrils.
"Oh my Go-" James coughed, his eyes streaming as he pressed his jacket sleeve to his nose.
"Jesus Christ, what the hell is that stink?!" Thomas wheezed, pressing a hand to his mouth as he coughed.
Down the trail of coughing, complaining boys, Grumpy stood in his dress pants and a vest, watching anxiously as every boy in the hall coughed, complained, and ran for the hills.
"...So easy on the cologne?"
OUAT
She wasn't going.
As girls ran frantically around her, throwing on dresses and screaming for their friends to get out of the shower, Regina sat in her chair in the dorm living room reading a Politics book, adamant that she was not going to the dance.
Daniel had tried to win her round with a piece of jewelery and a heartfelt note, but it didn't work. Regina Mills could not be bought!
So she sat there, swotting up and trying to ignore the part of her that was pleading for her to put on a dress, slap on some make-up, and rush to Daniels side.
"Good God, Candy, I don't know where your necklace is!" Regina heard someone-Abigail Midas-yell at Candice Ginger (Known by her friends as Candy) as she came into the living room.
Then, for some reason, she decided to pick a seat to sit in that was right next to Regina.
"Hey" Abigail said, and Regina looked up, and eyebrow arched as she took in the girls beautiful dark red dress. Her hair was piled gracefully atop her head and the light Kohl around her blue eyes made them look huge.
"Hello" Regina responded, her glance lingering at her briefly before turning back to her book, trying to ignore Abigail as she sighed sorrowfully.
"So, you're really not gonna go?" Abigail said, and Regina gritted her teeth. She turned a page in the book.
"No, I am not" she told her. Another sigh from the blonde.
"...I heard that Daniel bought you a pretty nice necklace" she said, and Regina sharply turned to her. Abigail's eyes shifted guiltily.
"I...saw you looking at it down here last night I...I assumed it was from him"
Regina continued to look at her, containing her rage at being caught so vulnerable as she nodded curtly.
"Yes" she confirmed "It was from Daniel, trying to buy me back with some silly trinket"
"Regina!" Abigail gasped. Regina sniffed.
"What?" Regina snapped "What does he expect, Abigail? That I'll just come running back to him every time he buys me a gift?!"
"I don't think he was trying to buy you back, Regina!" Abigail said, and Regina rolled her eyes at her.
But she still didn't shut-up:
"Maybe he was just trying to show you how much you mean to him! He's on a bus-boy's salary Regina, and that necklace can't have been cheap"
Regina didn't say anything, although she was now gripping the book so tightly in her hands that it was in danger of breaking in half.
"I've seen the way he looks at you, Regina" Abigail said gently as she stood up "And I've seen the way you look at him" she added, moving towards the exit. As she was about to leave, she said on more sentence to a frozen Regina:
"Go to the dance, Regina. It's what you want"
After Abigail walked out, Regina sat in her frozen state for a few minuets, absorbing what she had said.
Slowly, she reached into the pocket of her jeans and pulled out Daniels ring, the golden ring that had never been out of her possession since the day she got it.
Regina held the little circle in the palm of her hand and stared at it, gazing at the expensive metal like it could tell her what to do.
No, Regina wasn't going to the dance.
She wasn't.
It was absolutely out of the question.
OUAT
"Womaniser, woman-womaniser you're a womaniser, oh! Womaniser oh! You're a womaniser baby
"You, you, you are, you, you, you are
"Womaniser, womaniser, womaniser, womaniser"
It was 08:10 pm at Fairytale College, the night of the Winter Dance was upon them, and the dance itself had just started, Aurora Light was stood on the makeshift stage in the newly decorated Gym, singing at the top of her lungs to a small (for the time being) crowd of students, her eyes constantly darting down flirtatiously to her boyfriend- Footballer Philip Night-who was standing in the front row.
Feeling both nervous and excited, Snow White-dressed in her beautiful pink gown-walked into the gym with her arm wrapped loosely around James' dark grey tuxedo. His hair was a little ruffled, and along with the sharp tux he was wearing a black tie.
And, in Snow White's opinion, he was the hottest guy here.
As he looked down at Snow White, taking in her breathtaking appearance, James found himself thinking along the same lines. Along with the pink dress Snow White was wearing a pair of silk, shoulder-length white gloves, her black hair hung in silky waves about her shoulders, and a small snowflake pendant hung on her neck.
"Snow! James!" came a loud, enthusiastic squeal, and the couple looked in front of them to see Ruby in her knee length, bright red dress bounding towards them with Peter-dressed in a dark brown tuxedo-right behind her.
"Oh thank God you arrived! I thought I was going to die of boredom!" Ruby said in earnest.
Her appearance tonight was amazing, she had painted her lips with crimson, and she had outlined her eyes thickly with black eye-liner, making her brown eyes look even darker and more prominent.
In other words, she looked Hot.
"What do you mean?" Snow White asked loudly over Aurora's singing "Isn't anyone else here yet?"
Ruby shook her head, her eyes wandering over Snow Whites shoulder. Suddenly she appeared to see something behind Snow White and it caused a huge grin to fly onto her face.
"Ella!" she called, and Snow White and James turned to see Ella Boyd looking unbelievably beautiful in her blue gown, elbow length gloves, and pinned up blonde hair.
Before Ruby's call, she had been fussing with Thomas' bow tie as he tried valiantly to paw her off. At the sound of her name she turned, smiling happily and waving.
"Hey, Ella!" Snow White greeted her as she came up to them, Thomas following behind and nodding to the other boys.
"Oh my God, El, you look fantastic!" Ruby gushed as Peter started up his own conversation with Thomas and James.
Ella blushed, smiling in embarrassment "Thanks! But oh, Ruby, you look amazing too!"
Ruby shrugged, grinning "I know"
All three of them laughed, while Snow White shook her head at the girl in red shamefully.
"Well at least you're not vain, Rubes!" she laughed, and then glanced at the doorway.
"Oh my God!" she gasped, pointing at the Gym entrance "Look at Belle!"
Ruby, Ella, Peter, Thomas and James all looked in the direction she was pointing, and when they saw Belle-who had just walked in wearing the promised golden dress-they gasped.
The dress itself was a thing of beauty, it gracefully hung off her shoulders and hugged her torso and waist, the rich, shimmering silk that elegantly covered her legs making her look graceful and lady-like.
On her upper body, she had temporarily traded in the rose necklace for a simple gold pendant, and her face had been made up so that the skin was flawless and creamy, with a hint of rouge in her cheeks, and the glitter on her eyelids made her blue orbs shine that much more. Like Snow White, her lips had been painted a ruby red.
Stood next to her was Rumplestiltskin, looking very sharp and formal in his dark blue tux and navy silk tie.
"Wow" Ella gasped again, staring at the couple with wide eyes.
"He does look sexy" Snow White murmured a little too loudly. She violently blushed as everyone turned to her with amused looks on their faces.
"I'm sorry, what was that, Snow?" Ruby laughed, and Snow White blushed deeper.
"'Nothing" she muttered, unable to look James in the eye.
"Hey everyone!" Belle said chipperly as she and (an unwilling) Rumplestiltskin joined the group.
"Wow, you all look so amazing!" she said sincerely, taking in their appearances.
"Thanks, Belle. You look stunning!" Ruby commented, and Belle smiled. Ruby then looked at Rumplestiltskin, and he felt a sense of incoming dread.
"And Rumplestiltskin, you look so handsome!" she squealed "Whoever picked that tux out for you definitely knew what they were doing" she added, looking incredibly smug.
"Yes. Although it did take trying on over 25 of them to find the right one" Rumplestiltskin said, and Ruby's smug smile vanished as everyone hid smirks.
Suddenly, Aurora started belting out the lyrics to "California Girls" and Ruby's eyes widened, she gasped happily.
"Oh my God, I love this song!" she cried, pulling Peter towards the dance floor.
"Come on!" she called back to the others.
Thomas turned to Ella, gesturing towards the dance floor in a "Shall we?" motion. She grinned, and let him lead her towards Ruby and Peter, Snow White and James following suit.
Belle looked up at Rumplestiltskin, a look that was a mix of questioning and pleading on her face. His eyes widened in horror.
"No, Belle!" he said, and she pouted "Absolutely not!"
"Please?" she nearly begged, grabbing his hand "It's a dance! It's what we're supposed to do!"
"I don't dance" Rumplestiltskin protested, and Belle's eyes narrowed.
"Well, you do now" she said simply, and, with surprising strength, she pulled him towards the dance floor.
OUAT
"Yeah the night is alive, you can feel the heartbeat.
"Lets just go,with the flow, we've been workin' all week,
"Tomorrow doesn't matter when you're movin' your feet,
"It's all, about, tonight!"
Ella broke away from Thomas as Aurora belted into a new songs chorus, yelling above the music that she needed a drink. She walked over to the self service table-which was laden with food and drink-she saw Snow White and Belle talking as Snow White piled her plate with food.
"Hungry, Snow?" Ella shouted as she walked up to them, grinning. Snow White gave her a sarcastic look and continued to pile up her plate.
"Shut-up, I'm starving" she said, looking around the table "Are there any pickles?"
"Pickles?" Belle repeated, staring at Snow White. She knew for a fact that she hated pickles "Since when do you-"
She stopped when Ella shot a wide-eyed warning glance at her.
"Never mind" Belle murmured "Is there any punch?" she then shut her mouth and picked up a cup.
Unfortunately for her, Snow White noticed the sudden change in topic. Forgetting (temporarily) about food, she rose up and eyed Belle suspiciously as the beauty focused all of her attention on filling punch into a plastic cup.
Turning away from Belle, Snow White glanced at Ella next. The blonde was gripping her own cup of drink rather tightly, and her eyes kept darting nervously from Snow White to Belle.
Snow White's eyes narrowed and she stood up a little straighter, her eyes going back to the other girl. She opened her mouth to ask what was up, but then Belle did something that made Snow White's words jam in her throat.
She glanced down at Snow Whites stomach.
Snow White's eyes widened in realisation, her stomach clenched in horror, and her blood boiled with rage.
She furiously glared at Ella, who physically winced when she received Snow White's livid stare.
"Snow-"
"You TOLD her?!" Snow White shrieked, pointing at Belle.
"I..Snow, I..." Ella stuttered looking extremely scared, and Belle chose that moment to jump to her defence.
"Snow, it was an accident!" she told her quickly "We were talking about something and it just slipped out!"
"Just slipped out?!" Snow White repeated incredulously, her face contorted in rage. She turned back to Ella:
"Ella!" she wailed "I can't believe you did this! I thought I could trust you!"
"Snow, I swear, Belle was the only person I told!" Ella finally found her voice, her face frantic "And that was an accident! There is no way I would ever betray you. Intentionally" she added hastily.
Snow White continued to glare at Ella, her fists clenched, and the other girls held their breath in anticipation.
It was at that moment that Ruby joined the group, pulling a plate and a couple of cupcakes towards her. She looked up to see a livid Snow White, a scared Ella, and a wide-eyed Belle, standing there like they were on pause. She raised an eyebrow.
"Oh Christ, what's happened now?"
Snow White sharply turned to her "Ella told Belle about...my situation" she gestured to her stomach, and Ella cringed.
"Wow!" Ruby cried "I didn't even know she knew! And people call me a gossip!" she laughed, and Belle groaned lightly as she leaned towards Snow White.
"Snow" she said calmly "I'm your friend, aren't I? Do you really think I'm going to tell anyone about this?"
Snow White sighed "No but-"
"And it's not like Ella broadcast the whole thing across the whole College is it? I mean, no-one else knows"
"I know that too, but-"
"And wouldn't you have told me anyway?" Belle cut across her once again, and Snow White gave up trying to get a word in.
"I mean, we've been friends since last year. Don't you trust me?"
Snow White sighed, shrugging "I...yes!" she rolled her eyes, picking at a sausage roll "I guess so"
Shaking her head, she looked over at Ella, who looked more nervous than ever.
Snow White gave her a small smile "Ella, we're good"
Ella's sudden smile was so bright it almost blinded them, and Belle and Ruby exhaled in relief. The last thing they wanted was Ella getting her ass kicked by a pregnant girl.
For a while they stayed at the food table, chatting and laughing as music played and people danced.
Then, out of the corner of her eye, Ruby saw something.
"Hey" she said, gesturing to the doorway of the Gym "Isn't that that Daniel Hay guy?"
Ella, Snow White and Belle stopped the conversation they were having, and curiously looked over to where Ruby was pointing.
She was right. Stood over at the doorway, wearing a dark, second-hand tuxedo was Daniel Hay. He was stood next to the door and kept checking his watch, his eyebrows knitting together with each new glance.
"He must be waiting for Regina" Snow White muttered. The girls nodded in distracted agreement.
As they stared, a new, slow song came from the stage, and James appeared at the table with his hand extended towards Snow White.
"Snow?" he asked.
As she took his hand, Snow White grinned at her friends:
"See you guys later" she said, and walked with James to the dance floor.
Steadily, the rest of them went to find their dates for the next dance, and pretty soon every student in the Gym was dancing.
Everyone, except Daniel Hay.
OUAT
Daniel checked his watch again.
08:26
He glanced out of the door again: No sign of her.
As he leaned against the doorway, watching as couples slow-danced with their dates, Daniel felt like the biggest idiot alive.
What was he doing? After everything that had happened between them did he honestly expect her to turn up?
Another glance at the watch:
08:29
Daniel let out a small groan, looking out of the door again. Still no sign of her.
He sighed. Truthfully, no, he hadn't expected her to show up. Despite him hoping, promising to wait all night for her, he knew he'd screwed up royally and he expected her to make him pay.
He'd heard the rumours. She was Regina Mills, they very definitionof "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"
She was probably planning his demise right now, and who could blame her?
Daniel turned his back on the door, looking at the dancers once again and watching as James elegantly spun Snow White, as Ruby slowly moved her arms around Peters neck, as Ella gently rested her head on Thomas' shoulder, and as Belle gazed adoringly into Rumplestiltskin's eyes, and he felt a pang of jealousy and regret.
Another glance at the watch:
08:32
She still wasn't here.
Just like he'd expected.
Well, Daniel thought, you said you'd wait all night for her, and that's exactly what you're going to-
A gentle hand on his shoulder interrupted his train of thought, and Daniel swiftly turned around, could it be...?
He turned to see who was behind him, and when he saw who it was he felt a surge of excitement and joy go through him.
It was her, Regina, wearing an amazing, strapless and glittery black dress, her dark hair was loose and fell down her back in a long straight line, her eyes were shadowed with dark grey, and her lips were a dark red.
And hanging around her neck on a silver chain, was the gold and silver ring he'd given her.
"Sorry I'm late" she said, keeping her eyes on Daniels face, wanting him to say something. Anything.
For a few moments, Daniel looked stunned, then he held his hand out to her, the fingers slightly curled like he wanted her to take it.
"Would you like to dance?" he asked
Regina didn't answer, she just took his hand and allowed him to lead her to the dance floor.
OUAT
From the side of the Gym, Gene watched with a crushing pain in his chest as Regina rested her hands on Daniels shoulders and began to dance. He raised a cup to his lips, trying to drown the lump in his throat.
At least she's finally happy now...the thought floated through his head but did nothing at all to cheer him up.
Gene sighed. If it hadn't been for that damn article he had to write about the dance he wouldn't have even come at all. For one thing, he knew that Rumplestiltskin was baying for his blood, and for another: Regina.
Gene forced himself to look away from the girl-who looked a total knock-out in her dress-and cast his eyes down to the ground.
Screw the story he thought vehemently I'm getting out of here.
After all, it's not like anyone would miss him.
But then, just as he was about to leave, a pretty blonde girl in a sparkly purple dress joined him at the wall. She leaned against the brickwork next to him and also seemed to be watching Regina.
Through the gloom, Gene peered at the girl, she looked strangely familiar...
Then, with a surprised jerk, he figured out who it was.
The previously expelled student, Maleficent Pyro.
The one Regina had gotten expelled.
"Maleficent?" Gene asked disbelievingly. Maleficent didn't turn her glare away from Regina.
"Maleficent Pyro?" Gene tried again, and she sighed in irritation and finally looked at him.
"What?" she said lazily.
"I...weren't you expelled?" he asked, and Maleficent's expression turned dark.
"Yes" she said shortly, jerking her head towards Regina "Because of her"
She was silent for a few minuets, and Gene wondered if he should leave (after all, it was him who planted the pot) however, the curiosity that installed itself in him when he became a reporter seemed to overtake him and he stayed where he was.
"So...how come you're back?" he asked, and Maleficent shrugged nonchalantly.
"Daddy managed to pull some strings, got me off the whole drug charge" she looked Gene up and down, her lip curling a little.
"I saw you staring at Regina, you know. Still hopelessly infatuated?" she chuckled vindictively, and Gene's gaze hardened.
"No" he said shortly " Actually, she broke my heart"
Maleficent turned her full gaze to him, both eyebrows slightly higher on her forehead. She grinned, and Gene started to feel like he should run.
"You wanna dance?" she asked suddenly, holding out a hand.
At first, Gene simply stared at the raised hand as though it would bite him, but after several seconds he took it, and both he and Maleficent smiled as he spun her towards the dance floor.
OUAT
"Good times for a change,
"See, the life I've had"
Aurora moved on to another slow song, and as Regina and Daniel danced they let the music swirl around their heads, looking at each other as they waited for one of them to speak.
"Can make a good man, turn bad"
"So" Daniel finally said, his hands on Regina's waist as they moved on the dance floor "What made you change your mind?" he asked.
Regina was silent for a minuet, her eyes flickering as she thought. She then shrugged.
"I didn't change my mind" she said, and she let out a soft laugh as he looked confused. Her arms moved from his shoulders and circled his neck.
"A...well I wouldn't say a friend but an...acquaintance, made me see that I wanted to come. All along"
Daniel's lips lifted in a smile then. He one of her hands from his shoulders and used it to spin her outwards as the songs chorus washed over them:
"So please, please, please,
"let me, let me, let me,
"Let me, get what I want,
"This time"
When Daniel pulled her back in, Regina pressed into his body, one hand going to his shoulder as she moved her chin into his neck. His warm hand circled his waist as he moved his lips to her ear.
"I didn't think you'd come" he whispered, and her other hand tightened in his. Daniel sighed softly.
"I...I didn't think you'd want to forgive me"
Regina pulled away, her eyes widened as they seemed to search his features. She moved the hand that was on his shoulder and cupped his cheek. Her lips lifted in a sad, but genuine smile as she lightly shook her head.
"You forgave me" she said simply.
"Haven't had a dream in a long time,
"See, the life I've had"
Daniel looked into Regina's face, staring into her huge, dark brown eyes, briefly imagining that he could see into her very soul.
Her very heart.
"I love you, Regina" he whispered.
When he said those words-those four, simple, short words-Regina felt them as though they were charging through her soul, breaking through the barriers, shattering every bad feeling it came across, every molecule of anger, every wisp of jealousy, every ounce of hate so that she was left with only one thing.
Happiness.
"I...Daniel, I love you too" she said, tears starting to form in the corners of her eyes, and as the last chorus of the song travelled around the students of Fairytale College, she pulled in the boy she loved for a long, lingering, loving kiss:
"So for once in my life,
"Let me, get what I want,
"Lord knows, it would be the first time"
OUAT
"Are you thinking about tomorrow?"
Snow White looked up at James, frowning. They were still on the dance floor, and he was looking down at her as he waited for an answer.
Snow White shrugged "Yeah" she nodded, biting her lip "Did you call your mom?"
James nodded too, swallowing nervously.
"Yeah, I did. Did you call your father?"
Snow White nodded again, her palms sweating a little as she tried to remain optimistic about her father's reaction. To no avail. It was almost a certain thing that the very protective Leopold Blanchard would be hunting one of them down by the end of the day.
"Yes. Ms Gorhm is gonna let us use her lecture hall for some privacy. But she doesn't know why"
Not that she didn't try he damnedest to find out. Snow White inwardly grumbled.
"Good" James nodded again. Despite him trying to sound neutral his face had paled.
"Good..."
Snow White looked up at him in concern. Poor James had been putting up with so much recently, and although he'd been so brave about everything, Snow White knew he's been hiding how scared he truly was.
She opened her mouth to say something comforting, but at that moment Aurora Light was replaced by Edward Andylasia, who immediately started belting out a song that could never be mistaken for slow:
"Let me talk to em, let me talk to em,
"C'mon!
"Shorty apple bottom jeans (jeans)
"Boots with the fur! (the fur!)"
"Oh my God!" Snow White heard Ruby shout from across the floor. She (and several other people) turned to watch her as she stared at the stage with a look of complete joy.
"The whole club was looking at her,
"She hit the floor (she hit the floor)
"Next thing you know,
"Shorty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low!"
"This is such a great song!" she cried happily as she and Peter immediately started to throw down some amazing dance moves.
Snow White and James laughed and rooted for them with the rest of the crowd, Ruby and Peters daring dancing distracting them from the scary situation that was to come.
OUAT
At 11:00 pm the dance ended, and Daniel walked Regina back to her dorm room like her usually did at night.
As she moved to step into her doorway, Daniel playfully pulled her back for a kiss, locking his arms around her as she laughed into his lips, laughter that changed into a breathy moan as he opened his mouth and deepened the kiss.
Regina's hands moved up his chest, placing one over his heart and feeling it beat harder and faster as the other hand found his neck, caressing and teasing the skin with her nails, shivering when she felt a moan rumble through him.
When they broke apart, they were both breathing hard and their bodies were still pressed together, and when Regina looked into Daniels eyes she saw that they were dark with desire.
Just like hers, and she leaned in once again-
But then, somewhat unwillingly, Daniel pulled away from her.
"I...I'll see you tomorrow, Regina" he said.
"Oh" she said awkwardly "Yeah, sure" she nodded, he smiled back at her and started to walk down the path.
And in that moment, as he started to walk away, Regina made a decision. She took a couple of steps forward.
"Unless..." she called after him, and Daniel turned around.
"Unless?" he repeated, watching her eyes.
Regina swallowed, a small moment of doubt going through her. Was she really ready to do this?
But when she looked into Daniel's stunning, kind blue eyes, she knew.
He was the one.
And she forced herself to finish like she knew she wanted to.
"Unless you...want to stay the night?" she asked nervously.
Daniel's eyebrows shot into his forehead and his mouth almost flopped open like a complete moron. He had a strange impulse to ask her to repeat herself.
Oh my God...he thought slowly, is she asking what I think she's asking?
Slowly, hesitantly, he moved towards her. Regina shifted uncomfortably, waiting for his answer.
"Are...are you sure?" he asked her as he came closer.
Regina licked her lips, and nodded.
"I've never been more sure of anything" she whispered.
Once he was close enough, Daniel lowered his head and pressed a gentle kiss to her lips, his hands going to her waist laying flat on her back.
After a while the kiss grew more intense, and Regina gripped Daniel's head with both hands and hungrily devoured his lips, her fingers tangling in his hair the same time his combed through her own dark locks.
Then, gently using her grip on his head to guide him, Regina pulled him into the dormitory.
O.k that was chapter 12! And this is the last one! NO MORE!
...Just kidding ;)
No no, this isn't the last chap, but unfortunately there is only one more to go until the students of Fairytale College go home for the holidays. I plan on tying up the loose ends left in this fic, including Snow White and James telling their parents she's pregnant (any suggestions for the outcome are welcome)
You must have the drill memorised by now but I'm telling you again anyway: Read, Review, and don't forget to tune in for the thirteenth and final chapter of Once Upon a Time: Schools Out!