A/N: I felt the need to write some best friend moments, so that's what you're getting everyone!

Xoxo, RM


Anna-Maria sat in a random corridor of her high school and just stared at her laptop. She had practice in an hour but with the socialization of school she needed to be alone, she thought she'd have a look from the pictures from last night. She didn't expect this.

Her mother's back was facing the camera, it seemed that she was in her bedroom when the curtains were once white and not black, the light filtered in and she was wearing a rather large white button up, she was probably exposed in the front since the shirt was hanging off her shoulders suggestively, she had her face turned to the side and on her shoulder smiling seductively. Anna-Maria's eyes bulged, you could totally see her mother's figure with the shadow indicating she was naked. Was this some sort of boudoir shot, she had wondered. She was kind of nervous to look through the rest, hoping it didn't get any more awkward. But it wasn't.

She saw more less posed pictures of her mother, laughing so hard she was crying. There were series of shots of her being mad then trying to yank the camera away from whoever was taking the picture. The next picture was her own, when Mason had taken the picture of her, she looked exactly like her mother in that moment, she pulled up both the pictures and looked at them side by side and gasped. The same vein bulging from their foreheads, teeth clenched, that almost if looks could kill glare. She gasped, she'd always thought she looked like her father but in that moment she didn't at all. She kept looking back at the other pictures, her mother looked incredibly happy, this was all probably taken before she was even conceived, her mother looked so happy, it pained her just a little bit.

She noticed another file titled 'Just Us', she opened it up and bit her lip. Their family pictures, she saw herself as a baby, grabbing a hold of her father's cheeks, his dimpled smile matching her own. Next her mother squatted on the floor next to a toddler Anna-Maria who had on a black dress with no shoes, her mother had only a black lace bra on and a long pencil skirt covering her stomach area, she looked like she was just about finished getting ready but she had lipstick in her hand, the other hand lifted up the toddler's face by the chin, her mother had puckered lips no doubt showing her how to apply lipstick. That picture made her tear up even more.

"Anna." A voice said, Anna-Maria jumped immediately and shut her laptop, she wiped away her tears and glared at the intruder.

"Watching porn huh?" Mason said smiling, he was leaning against a wall and walked towards her, pulled out a chair and sat at the table with her, Anna-Maria rolled her eyes and folded her arms across her chest.

"How are you always finding me? Jesus Christ do you not have anything better to do?" She snapped, he chuckled, she bit the inside of her cheek, he knew exactly how to get under her skin

"What do you mean? This is where I come to relax." He said

"Yeah right Mason."

"Okay, fine. I saw you headed this way but seriously was it any good?" he asked

"What?" she asked

"The porn, I mean you jumped out of your skin and closed your laptop so fast." He said with a grin

"No, you idiot." She mumbled, she got up and flipped her hair, "I have to go to practice, I'd say it was nice seeing you but it wasn't." she said collecting her things

"Ouch Anna, that hurts." He said following her and clutching his heart

"Seriously what do you want from me?" she hissed walking briskly, he stayed close to her

"You know I'm not sure but I do love getting under your skin."

"Quit it already would you?"

"I can't." he said jumping in front of her before she could get into the locker room

"Why not?" she asked with an eyebrow raised

"You've got me infatuated, have dinner with me." He said with a smile, Anna-Maria gasped

"No!" she said sternly

"Why not?" he asked tilting his head, she rolled her eyes

"First of all you girlfriend is my nemesis, second I'm not even in to you and third I'm grounded." She said shaking her head in disbelief that this conversation is even happening

"Come on Anna." He said dragging the A in her name

"God Mason, It's Anna-Maria!" she yelled, people started to notice them, "You don't get it, we are from different worlds, I'm not the social type and I don't want to start now, I don't date people like you and I'm just unavailable alright? I've got a shitty life so please stop making it worse." She said sternly shoving him out of her way not waiting for an answer.


"Mayor Mills we have your 2 o' clock here." Regina's assistant buzzed in

"Send them in." Regina said, going back to her papers. She glanced up and immediately groaned.

"Tink what are you doing here?" Regina asked

"Well it's lovely to see you too." Tink said sashaying her way to a seat in front of Regina, Regina rolled her eyes

"Seriously, I'm busy enough, why'd you schedule an appointment?"

"Well excuse me for trying to talk to my best friend, you haven't been answering any of my calls, I had to ask my daughter, of all people on how the Mills women were doing." Tink sassed

"For a supposed busy florist you're really irritating."

"That doesn't make sense." Tink stated, "Seriously Regina what the hell, can I not just check in on how you're doing? How my goddaughter is doing?" she asked in a challenge, Regina sighed

"I'm doing great and so is Anna-Maria." Regina lied

"Sure, yeah. Yesterday was the anniversary, bullshit."

"Okay what then? What do you want? Did you come here just to harass me?" Regina snapped

"Of course not." Tink snapped back, this was exactly why they were best friends, Tink never backed down and neither did Regina. There daughters nearly the same as their mothers.

"Jesus Regina, just talk to me sometime would you? You may not want to talk but I have my issues too, who am I supposed to talk to? You know the rest of the town irritate me as well. You're such a shitty friend." Tink said, her eyes began to glisten, Regina sighed and mouthed a 'fuck'.

"I'm sorry Tink." Regina said softly closing her eyes, "You know how I get, dinner with the girls at 8 on Thursday?" Regina asked with a small smile

"Fine, I guess." Tink said with a smirk, Regina rolled her eyes again

"You know if you keep doing that your eyes will get stuck like that." Tink teased, Regina scrunched her nose and stuck out her tongue, Tink giggled.

"See you Gina." Tink said blowing a kiss


TWO DAYS LATER, THURSDAY NIGHT

The four sat at the dinner table, the two pairs sitting on opposite sides of one another eating their food in silence, Tink and Regina would casually sip on their wine while Anna-Maria and Madi drank their water.

"So Anna-Maria, Mason broke up with his girlfriend today." Madi said casually, Anna-Maria rolled her eyes

"I don't see how that involves me." Anna-Maria said drinking her water.

"Well people have seen you two together and-"

"Since when do you listen to gossip." Anna-Maria snapped

"Since Brielle and the whole squad showed up to my house and started crying." Madi snapped, Regina and Tink exchanged looks unsure on what was going on.

"Look, we didn't do anything, I didn't ask him to suddenly dump Brielle even though she deserves it."

"Seriously Anna." Madi said

"Don't Anna me, you sound like him, Jesus, it's only the fourth day of school, I don't need all this shit!" Anna-Maria slammed her fist on the table making everyone jump

"Anna-Maria." Regina said sternly

"Sorry." Anna-Maria mumbled, "Look Madi, tell your squad they can fuck off, you can too, you're supposed to be my best friend but here we are talking about pure gossip."

"I am!" Madi yelled, "You're the one going into one of your moods again, you know it's so hard for one person to pick up the pieces, you know it affects me too!"

"Well I'm fucking sorry, I thought you cared, here I'll make it easy and simple, take back your stupid friendiversary gift and declare Brielle your best friend instead of the black sheep of Storybrooke high! Excuse me mother." Anna-Maria yelled, she got up from the table tossed her napkin on her food and headed up to her bedroom locking it right away.


"Madison what was that all about?" Tink asked

"Nothing." Madi said sniffling, had she just lost her best friend because of what the stupid school kids were saying, what the hell was she thinking, Anna-Maria was her best friend, she was so stupid for bringing this all up at dinner. "I'm sorry, I really shouldn't have gone there, I need to go talk to her."

"Maybe you should let her cool off dear, she's been struggling a lot lately." Regina said, Madi sighed

"Her best friend wouldn't let her cool down when there are words left unsaid, there are things I didn't mean to say either, I need to aunt Regina." Madi pleaded

"Well you are her best friend; you should know how to handle it." Regina said softly

"Thanks." Madi smiled, she bounded up the stairs leaving Regina and Tink.

"It seems even our daughters are having problems with one another." Tink said

"Like mother like daughters." Regina smiled

"Are we okay?" Regina asked

"Always." Tink said, she lifted her glass and the two clinked their glasses together and started talking shit about everyone in town.


Madi stopped in front of her best friend's door, it was locked but she's been breaking into her door since kindergarten, she easily picked the lock with her bobby pin and opened the door, she shut the door behind her. As expected Anna-Maria was in her bed curled up into a ball her body facing the window, moonlight shot through the window illuminating the room. She heard whimpers and Anna-Maria sniffling.

Madi sighed, she sat on top of the bed she left a little room between them and sat there cross legged.

"I don't want to be those friends who become strangers with memories." Madi said softly, Anna-Maria's cries ceased.

"I want to be like our mothers, raising their kids together and who fight about stupid things but make up and drink on a Thursday night. I want to talk shit about everyone we hate and laugh at their miseries, I want to do that all with you. You're my person." Madi said, Anna-Maria stayed silent. Madi sighed and slapped her best friend's leg hard.

"Fuck!" Anna-Maria shrieked, she sat up and rubbed the spot

"Say something you idiot." Madi snapped

"I missed you." Anna-Maria giggled with tears rolling down her face

"I missed you too." Madi said throwing her arms around Anna-Maria, they cried and cried their hearts out clutching each other as if their lives depended on them.

"I'm sorry." Anna-Maria said pulling back

"Me too." Madi said, "I promise I won't ever go against you, we are soul sister, we belong together despite what the rest think."

"We do, you know Madi I'm sorry for dragging you into my drama and stuff, I don't mean to but I get scared sometimes."

"I know Hun."

"But you're my person too, I'll do anything for you, to be honest I thought I was already losing you to them."

"That's the thing, I've been trying to extend my kindness to everyone I forget that I have the truest friend, none of them could replace you, just promise me you'll be kinder." Madi asked

"For you I'll try." Anna-Maria said chuckling, "Look you can have friends I don't mind, but you have to love me more."

"Always." Madi said

"Always." Anna-Maria said back, they kissed their own hands and lightly tapped each other's cheeks and giggled.


A/N: Let me know what you guys think, also I'm not trying to make Mason and Anna-Maria date like all of a sudden it'll be a process, also I plan on Anna-Maria mentioning the photos to her mother in the upcoming chapters.

Xoxo, RM