Author's note.
This is my first fanfic on and I am a little nervous. English is not my mother language. Also if you could leave a review that would be great. :)
I do not own any of the Once upon a time characters, or make any money from the writing of this story.
Junior year.
Late November.
"Come on mate,"
"No I can't, it just brings back all the memories."
Robin looks sternly at Killian and says "Look I know how it feels, remember last year with Marian?"
"Bloody hell Robin it's not the same!" Robin curcks an eyebrow at that, in question.
"You- you guys decided together it didn't work. This is-"
"The bloke is right, you and Marian are totally different. But don't you worry Killy! I know exactly what it feels like." Will interrupts. Coming up to them from behind with his bike.
Robin gives him an amused look. "I don't think it is something you show off, like a prize or-"
"Bloody bugering fuck! It doesn't matter. I am not going in there. And Will do not call me Killy." Killian grumbles.
"Fine. If you want to sit out here, we will." Robin says with honor.
"Yeah, I hate Mr. Hopper's class anyway." That makes Killian's and Robin's heads snap up.
"You hate Hopper?!"
" No way." They exclaim at the same time, while walking over to the big front wall of the school. They always sit there.
"It's only because Ruby is in that class," Will explains "See! Bad break up."
Killian rolls his eyes at this. "I swear Will it is not the same, you found it hot when Ruby told you she didn't like you anymore." Will nods in agreement.
"Wait what?!" Robin says confused.
"It was not that she didn't like me specifically. It was cause, you know, the….I like girls part." He whispers the last part. When Ruby told him, she also told him she didn't want everybody to know. Not yet at least.
"Ahhh….But don't you like that Belle girl now?"
At that a huge smile appears on Wills face. "Yes very much." After some time where they just sit up against the wall, Will lets out a triumphant sound and says "Now I know Killy-erh-Killian. You just have to find a rebound.".
"No, no, no," Robin says, "Remember how that went with me, I don't care what Will thinks. Killian that would not go well.".
"Weren't your rebound Tink?" Will asks confused.
"Ahh yes Tink I remember," Killian exclaims "Didn't that girl fall in love with you or something?"
"Well yes…But! It doesn't count when it is Tink. That lass falls in love with everyone. Anyway Marian got jealous even though we had already broken up. And she didn't talk to me in weeks, which made it all harder. I know people normally don't want to see the person they just bro-"
"You just have to make Milah jealous Mate!" Killian looks at Will as if he is crazy.
"You have lost your bloody mind."
"Yes, absolutely." Robin agrees.
They stand up to walk a little, it is november and Storybrooke isn't the world's warmest place.
"No No, wait. It could work, you told me yourself Milah always got possessive when you talked with other girls," Will looks thoughtful for a moment, "Isn't there someone you just know she already envys."
Killian looks at Robin, who shrugs. Someone Milah envys...Yes there was this one lass who got under Milah's skin. It was because she had gotten the dance role Milah wanted so bad. Killian hadn't understanded how someone couldn't pick Milah, she was an amazing dancer.
( "Wait I don't understand, who in this bloody little town could be more fitted to the rolle as the swan princes?"
"That Swan bitch."
"Yes I get that love I mea-"
"No Swan, Emma Swan. Don't you have class with her or something?")
Ahh yes. Emma Swan Unfortunately he never did get to see the Swan dance, since Milah wouldn't go. But he did though here everybody talking about how good she was at dancing, after her performance. There was also a rumor going around about her being a slut, he hadn't put much thought into it but now that he thought about it, it was probably Milah who started that. He didn't get to put a face on her, but that really didn't do him anything.
Killians thoughts got interrupted by someone cursing rather colorfully a little down the street.
"For fuck sake Neal! Leave me alone!"
"Em! Listen to me, we could do this! Think about it, it would be amazing! Just you and me."
Killian looks at his two mates, who looks just as surprised as him. Except for the special and creative classes at Storybrooke highschool, Stoorybrooke was a small town. And when the bell had called in for all the students, the streets often looked very empty.
"Neal. No. I don't know how to tell you more simple than that! I can't, and I won't," She says in a firm voice. But then the guy- Neal? Killian presumes.- Goes in front of the blond Lass. That catches All the guys attention and they start walking over to the couple, in an unhurried phase. "Damnit! Neal. I don't have time for your fucking games. I have to go to schoooollleee." She says the last word slowly as if he were a little child that didn't understand a new word.
Killian and his friends are just a couple of meters away from the couple. But the guy is standing with his back facing them so he can't see them approaching.
"Em." He tsks at her, and grabs her hand. All the papers she carried falls to the ground. "You really think you can finish school. You may have a pretty head on your head but that doesn't mean you know how to use it," He pulls her closer, and says do low that Killian would have missed it if he hadn't been so close. "but hey my loveliest toy, that's why you have me."
At that Killian puts a hand on Neal's shoulder. "Hello, is everything alright here." He says in a polite voice. Neal turns around and pushes the Lass behind him.
"yes everything is fine." Neal says through gritted teeth.
Robin takes a step forward and says "We heard you guys arguing and we just wanted to see if everything was alright."
"Yes everything is as I said," Neal takes a step back, and gets footprints all over the papers on the ground. Killian notes that Neal is still holding tightly around the girl's wrist. He then takes a step closer and looks Neal straight in the eyes. "Mate I think you-"
"Yes well you are right, I have things to do. Em," He turns around and looks at the girl. Whispers something in her ear. Killian sees her eyes flash with eojien, that first- if Killian sees correctly- is tears, then they harden and all emotion from them is gone. Neal then pulls back and says "think about it Em. I'll be back, yes?"
"I-" But before she gets a word out he walks away. Killian looks in the direction Neal whent in, until he is out of sight. Then he looks back at the blond lass, she is crouched down and trying to get some of her papers off the ground. Will and Robin went to get the papers on the other side of the road that the wind carried. Killian bents down to help her.
"Are you alright lass?" Robin asks once they are done. They hand her the papers - half of them wet and with footprints on. - She looks up, gaze snapping to them. Almost if she is surprised they asked her.
"I-" She folds some of her hair behind her ear, as a nervous tick. She then put her papir up in front of her almost as if it was a shield. "Yes. I- Thank you." She then looks at Killian, and he swears he has never seen more beautiful eyes. Sad but very beautiful.
"No problem lass, we enjoy helping a pretty girl, from time to time." She breaks her eye contact with Killian, and looks at Will. Again there is a hint of surprise in her eyes. Robin albues Will in the rips, and that pulls a smile from her lips.
She is a beauty, a true beauty. Is all Killian thinks after getting a look at her.
"Be nice Will we don't want to scare her away." Robin says with a warm smile. But then something flashes in her eyes again.
"Thank you for helping me,'' she says in an unsteady voice, but then she closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. "Look," She says in a much more steady voice. "I appreciate what you did for me, more than you can imagine but," At this Killian raises his eyebrows. She is tensing up. "Whatever rumors you have heard of me, I- I don't do that and I- Yes well thank you but I can't help you with that." Killians brows fall down from his forehead and knit together. His mates seem to need time to process this as well.
She then seems to get a better hold of herself, mumbling an 'excuse me' and walking past them.
"No wait lass!" Robin yells after her. She turns around and looks at them again, she is too far away to know exactly but Killian is pretty sure she has tears in her eyes. She then turns around again and walks in the direction of the school. "Shit be damned." Robin mumbles and then jogs after her. He catches up with her, and they talk a little. They are too far away to hear anything. He gives her something and then starts walking back to Killian and Will.
When Robin reaches Will and Killian they are still standing trying to understand what just happened.
"Did-Did that just happen." Killian mumbles under his breath.
"Yeah," Robin says in an exhale. "Poor Lass, she apologized like ten times to me. She said that had happened before, and she really shouldn't have assumed anything but she...yeah well you were there."
"Bloody hell, sometimes I forget that there are that kind of idiots at our school."
"I gave her my number and said she could call whenever she needs help. I also invited her to our show at the party next weekend. She said she had been invited because she is friends with Snow. But didn't know if she could come."
"Who was she anyway?" Will says, turning to Robin who looks in her direction.
"She told me her name was Emma Swan."
"Emma Swan." Killian mumbles.
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