Emma was ready to pound her head against the wall. They were working on "A Little Priest" that afternoon. Killian was late, and since they were the only two characters in the scene, nothing could get done without him. She was about to complain to Ruby again when the auditorium door opened. In came Killian, a smile on his face.

"Hello everyone," he greeted.

"Finally." Emma muttered before she could think.

Killian's eyebrow shot up. "Did you miss me, Swan? I knew I was growing on you."

"Oh, please-"

"Let's just start the number, guys." Ms. Bell interrupted. She didn't want them to start fighting before they got anything finished.

Ruby nodded. "She's right. We're already behind schedule. Get on stage, you two."

Emma and Killian climbed onto the stage as Ms. Bell started talking them through the song. They'd already sang through the song with Granny before, so they could immediately start learning choreography. Emma frowned as she thought about how close she'd be standing next to Killian for some parts of this song.

An hour later, they had almost the entire scene choreographed. Emma had to admit, it looked pretty good. Her and Killian hadn't even fought that much during rehearsal.

"It looks great! Let's start working on the final verse." Ruby called from her seat in the audience.

Ms. Bell stood in front of her actors. "So during this part, you two are going to waltz. Do either of you know anything about ballroom dancing?"

Emma shook her head. Killian nodded. "I do."

Of course he does. Emma thought to herself.

"Excellent. You'll have to lead anyway. Emma, you're going to put your hand on his shoulder. Good. Now Killian, put your hand on her waist." The actors did as they were told, although Emma showed a lot of reluctance. She wasn't big on standing this close to anyone, let alone Killian Jones. "Perfect. Let's do a few practice steps. One, two three One, two three" They tried to waltz. Emma kept bumping into him.

"Just let me lead, Swan." Killian muttered over Ms. Bell's counting.

"I'm trying!" Emma snapped. They glared at each other and continued.

"Stop making those faces!" Ruby called out.

"And loosen up a little," Ms. Bell instructed.

"Okay," Emma shouted back. "Come on, the sooner we do this, the sooner it can be over." She muttered to Killian.

"Just smile and act like you're in love with me. It can't be that difficult." He grinned smugly. Emma stepped on his foot. He winced. She smirked a little. Killian grit his teeth. "Then again, maybe not."

"Sorry," She batted her eyes, feigning innocence. He just glared at her. What was this girl's problem?

"That's enough; I think you've got it." Ms. Bell said. Emma sighed in relief, and tried to step back. Killian wouldn't let go though.

"What the hell, Jones?"

"Look, love, I know we aren't the best of friends but we need to find a way to get along if we don't want this show to be a disaster." He whispered harshly.

"Fine. You can start by letting me go." She shot back. He obliged."And don't call me 'love.'"

Because you're incapable of feeling it for anything?

"Thank you. What's next, Ms. Bell?" Emma asked.

"Well, that's pretty much what you're doing until the end of the song. But you are going to be moving around the stage. At the end note, you'll break apart, raise your arms, and end in a dramatic pose."

"Okay guys, that's it for today. Next time we're working on the end scene." Ruby told them.

"Looking forward to killing you, Swan." Killian muttered. Emma scowled at him.

As they walked out of the auditorium, Ruby and Ms. Bell shared a look. The door shut, and the two women turned to each other. "'It'll be fine' you said. 'They'll sort out they're differences in no time' you said." Ms. Bell impersonated Ruby.

"I know it's not going as smoothly as we hoped."

"It's not going smoothly at all! This was your idea, Ruby. We need this to work out."

"Ok, you need to calm down. I say we give them a few more chances."

Ms. Bell sighed. "Alright. I'll trust you on this."

"Thank you." Ruby's phone went off. "Oh! That's Victor. Gotta go." She picked up her stuff. Ms. Bell shouldered her bag and headed for the door. She saw Killian leaning against the wall.

"Have a good night, Ms. Bell." He nodded politely.

"Thank you, Killian, you too." She replied. "And be ready to work next rehearsal."

"Always. And I promise to try to work better with Emma. I know you and Ruby are concerned."

"I wouldn't say-"

"Sound travels really well in that auditorium." Killian said pointedly.

Ms. Bell looked down. "I'm sorry you heard that."

"It's fine. I'll really try. I promise." Killian smiled. "Now go home. You deserve a break."

"As do you. Is Liam going to be here soon?"

"Yeah, his class just got out."

"Alright." She smiled. "Bye, Killian."