Thanks for all the support. I wanted to make this chapter longer but I am Falling asleep to get something out.

Emma

"It's about time you woke up." Emma clambered into the kitchen. Her grandmother was sitting at the table calmly reading the newspaper.

"Yea, sorry. I got home so late." Her grandmother folded her paper and placed it on the table.

"I think we should talk Emma," Emma visibly swallowed. She hated confrontation with her grandmother. Maybe it was due to the respect or out of wanting approval from the matriarch of the Swan family, but she always got this knot in her stomach. "I have been noticing you going out a lot since you arrived here almost 3 months ago and it worries me."

"Grandm-"

"Let me finish." Emma Just remained quiet, "While I understand you are a young likable woman and going out is a think social butterflies do. I fear that your excessive indulgent are more of a way to mask your pain." Emma didn't make eye contact with her grandmother, because she knew she was right. "Apparently by the look on your face you know it to be true." Emma just nodded, "So that being said I have made a list of things you are to do before you go out to have fun." Her grandmother magically a paper titled 'Conduct Contract for Emma Swan'.

"Grandma what is this? Did you really just hand me a contact?" Emma felt her anger start to rise.

"When Your father was 13 years old he was a hellion, do you know that?" Emma just shook her head, "Well he was. I remember this one time he wanted to go to a school mate's party, Zack something. Any way I had told him no, because he had knocked the front teeth out of a boy the name of Jimmy Jones a day prior and that was his punishment."

"Wait-," Emma Held up her hands, "my father, the panda of Storybrooke, knocked some kids teeth out?"

"Oh yeas that poor boy didn't know what hit him. From what I heard your father blindsided Jimmy. Blood was everywhere. Jimmy's teeth hit little Betty Lou square in face. It was pure chaos." Emma was in shock. "After his fun night of partying I had enough of his behavior. So I barrowed all the cassette players and speakers I could find in the neighborhood to gently wake him with my favorite song. "

"Crocodile Rock," the old woman shrugged. Instantly the annoying voice of Elton John singing La-la-la-la internally made Emma cringe. "He didn't care for the song either."

"I bet he was mad."

"He was livid. He screamed and yelled for a good 15 minutes till I cut off all the music, but then I Looked him straight in the eyes and you know what I said?" Emma focused on her grandmother, "I said 'Boy do you know who you are talking too? I am your mother. I put food in your belly, a roof over your head and clothes on your back. Do you know the last time I got a new pair of anything.' At this point he leaves the room and slams the door. I of course fallow him and start gathering his clothes and stuff. He again started to get angry with me. I then threw his clothes and other belongings out the window of his room."

"Oh my god grandma you didn't," Emma gawked.

"I did. He freaked out trying to puff his chest out and act tough. So I told his 'since you can't live by the rule I put in place you can leave and I'll find me a roommate who will pay the bills and respect me.' he was all like I can't believe this, Im calling the cop, f you, don't make me hurt you, blah, blah, blah. I told him go ahead it still won't change the fact that he was leaving one way or another. Finally after an hour I got him out the door, but I told him once he could act like a respectable human he could come back." She said proudly as the fact of finally standing up to her father sunk in.

"How long did he stay away for?"

"A Month or two," she shrugged.

"Didn't that bother you?"

"Of Course it did. No loving parent wants their child to suffer. But it had to be done." The hurt was evident in her voice.

"Did you know he was going to come back?" she smiled.

"Your father is stubborn, but not stupid. He knew he had it good here and it's not like I was asking for much good grades, respect, and good, not perfect, behavior. Those three things are easy, because I taught him what I expected and knew he was a good person. If he did those three things everything else would be simple." There was a brief pause in thought, "Also told all his friends parent that they were not take him in, because he was to learn a lesson," she smiled. Emma couldn't help, but laugh at her grandmother take no shit attitude. "After he went to juvie he apologized and I gave him a contact similar to this one," her grandmother slid the paper closer, "he decided it was easier to fallow my rules a get free everything. Though," a smile crept over her face, "his was a lot meaner sounding than this one." Emma nodded in understanding, "Basically honey this contract is just a written way of not only having some goals to better your life, but to let you know what I expect of you while you are here."

"So if I break this contract?"

"It's malleable and subject to change. Like your father I don't expect you to be perfect, but for certain things there will need to be consequences." Emma quickly read over the contract. Finding no real reason not to sign she signed it.

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Conduct Contract for Emma Swan

This contract is for Emma Swan. It was created a way to know what I Ruth Swan, loving grandmother of Emma Swan, expects from her grandchild. While it is understood and taken to consideration that Emma maybe struggling with personal issues it does not give a reason to use it as a crutch. Excuses are not what being an adult are about. As adult difficulties in life should be faced a conquered it allows us to grow and be a self-providing adult. An adult must take responsibility for their short-comings and admit when they are wrong. Most of all we as functioning adults must not let our failures and insecurities shape us.

Things that are expected from Emma

Have a full time job (a part-time job is expectable as long as you are full-time enrolled in college.)

You are to respect me

You are to respect my house, visitors, and belongings

If you use anyone of my cars you are responsible for the gas

You may have friends over (including female "companions" as long as you are respectful of your activities)

11:00pm is when I ask you keep all noise to low whisper

Keep all outings to an average standard( there is no need to party every minute of every day)

Minimal drinking (preferably none)

No Smoking

ABSOLUTELY NO DRUG USE

Expenses you must cover – additional TV services such as ppv or Netflix, personal outing expenses, vehicle usage, and internet

Also 2 days a month are the minimum time you must spend with me whether it be at home or an outing (if it is an outing the person whose idea it was pays)

Failure to perform any of these simple task may result in and are not limited to loss of privilege, extra cash charges, a sever warning, or being sent back to parents. Punishment is not something I neither look forward nor want to do.

My pledge to you is to give you the same respect and space you need to have a healthy life. I will do this by supporting you with not only the basics like shelter and food but also showing you things that could be useful to you in the future. I will pay for your schooling if you want or any other reasonable venture you may want to pursue.

This contract if both flexible and maybe editing after it has been discussed by both parties.

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