Having an erotic dream about my teacher, right after meeting her... I should have been in the book of world records or something... great. It was just great. I could not sleep again after that. So I just went to another cold shower. And prayed that the dreams would stop... I wouldn't survive waking up from that a second time...

Chapter 3. Regina

"She's evil" stated Neal.

Ruby and I sat in the living room of my floor, and Neal had just arrived, to fill us in about Regina.

"Oh come on, she can't be that bad" said Ruby.

"Oh yes, she is! She despises absolutely everyone who is not a talener. And especially wanderers. I can't understand why Gold allowed her to teach! She's a total freak!"

Neal was so upset, he could not remain still, and just kept spacing.

"No seriously, you wouldn't believe it! She talks to us like if we were kids. I'm fucking older than she is! "Mr Cassidy, your wand is not almighty". She was so fucking scornful when she said that."

"What did you say to make her say that?" I asked, already annoyed with his behaviour.

"She was talking about a guy who had not mastered his skills and had transformed into a monkey in front of normal people... I just pointed out the fact that it would have never happened with a wanderer. She answered, something like "Obviously, you do not have any inherent powers without your wand". And I answered something like "and consequently, I would never have had such problems"."

"And...? What happened next?" urged him Ruby.

"She told me my wand wasn't almighty, and she related a story of a wanderer who screwed up".

"Must have been hard for you" Ruby said, winking at me.

"It was, but not because of that... girls, I assure you, she was hateful. She wanted to humiliate me."

"Well it appears to me that you started it, Neal!" I exclaimed, fed up with his bad faith.

"She classified us!" he added.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Well, she asked us all our powers, and she classified us in four categories. And she made us duel."

"Who did you fight against?" asked eagerly Ruby.

Neal frowned and did not answer right away.

"Ariel" he finally said.

"Oh my God, don't tell me you lost against her! She's a mermaid; she doesn't even have powers outside of the sea, does she?" It was just too good to be true. And I was sure Regina had made them both fight on purpose.

"Yes, she does! She can throw scales with the palm of her hand. And before I knew it, she had disarmed me!" he shamefully replied.

We laughed very hard, picturing the scene.

"She's so evil" mocked Ruby.

"Indeed" I added, smirking.

Neal's self-esteem seemed pretty low at that moment, and he quickly retreated afterwards. Ruby and I were still giggling.

"That was not very nice of us" finally said Red "But I can't wait to hear the others about Mills!"

"I'm not sure I look forward to attend her class... after what happened yesterday when we ran into them..."

"Oh come on, Em. She wasn't upset. And she was totally turning you on. Maybe she's into you!"

"Ok, now you're driving me crazy..."

"It wouldn't be surprising you know. She's only one year older than you are."

"Don't tell me... I already know that", I winked playfully at her.

"I knew it, you're such a womanizer! You'll flirt with her, won't you?"

"I don't know... She's a teacher. I don't know if the rules are the same here."

"They didn't say anything about it, but I doubt they would forbid sex between them and us. We're all grown-ups, and we're not here to have better grades than others. So it wouldn't be unfair, or sick, you know?"

Her logic took me aback. She was so right. It was probably not forbidden. And I had never turned down challenges, before. I was falling for the girl, so why not trying something? I grinned.

"You're so going to do her" Red laughed.

"Don't be crude, Rubes. It doesn't suit a lady" I teased her.

"Good thing I'm not one, then." She devilishly smiled.

The rest of the day was calm, and we met our new friends later to eat. Everybody talked about Regina. She was the kind of person who could not leave you indifferent. There were already some rumours according to which she was dating a senior named Graham. I tried to remain stoic. We all went to bed early, and I readied myself for the lesson I would be attending the next day: Mary's one.

I didn't dream of her, that night.

When I entered the classroom, nobody had arrived yet. It was very early. I was all alone, and I tried to calm my nerves. After all, this class wasn't going to be a difficult one, nor very interesting, I suspected. I was very curious to know what kind of powers Mary had, though. She seemed to be such a kind and loving person. Suddenly, the door opened, and Mary came in. She smiled brightly at me, before saying:

"You're early! The class only begins in half an hour"

"Yes, I know" I apologetically answered "but I usually like to take my time, and relax before classes".

It was kind of a bad habit I had taken, since leaving the house of my caretaker used to be the best moment of my day.

"Ok" simply shrugged the teacher.

"I know I will sound very indiscrete to you, but may I ask what your powers are?" I shyly said. I really don't know what was wrong with me to be so straightforward with people. But I just could not help it. And it made Mary smile again.

"I sense powers, and relationships. But only if I concentrate, may I add. I would not dare intrude in someone's life without his or her allowance."

"I understand".

"Would you like me try my power on you?" she replied.

"What do you mean by try your power on me? Detect my powers?"

"Yes".

I hesitated. And then, I figured there would be no harm in her knowing I had more than one power. She was waiting for my answer, softly smiling, as if for reassuring me. And it made me smile back.

"Sure, go ahead"

She closed her eyes, and put her hand on mine. When she opened them again, she seemed shocked. But I guess this was predictable.

"Do you know how many powers you have?"

"Yes. Four" I answered.

"More than that, actually. Does someone know?"

"What do you mean by "more than that"? How many do I have? The Deorums told me I had only four" I said, disbelievingly.

"If they said so, it must be true, then" she rectified quickly. "Does someone know?" she repeated.

"No, no one knows. I didn't want to talk about it."

"Well, keep it this way for a little while, then. It is never a good thing to provoke someone else's envy"

Her tone was reassuring, but her sentence was hollow. And it scared me. Although she wanted to look nice, I saw a spark of admiration through the brunette's eyes. And it disturbed me. She did not say anything else; she just walked to her desk and sat down. The students finally arrived, and the lesson began. As I was expecting, it was not very interesting. She was explaining to us what seemed to me like common sense: of course, we would not show our powers to normal people, or brag about them... but then, she gave examples. What would we do if we witnessed a crime, or a theft, or something like that?

At the end of the lesson, Mary called me. And as I went to her, she said:

"Look, I know it will seem strange to you, but you really need Miss Mills' class. When one has as many powers as you do, lessons to understand them and control them, are very much needed. I am sorry to tell you that, but I think we should both go to the Deorums to talk about this."

"And what would you suggest? That I attend more Miss Mills' classes?"

"Something like that, yes. But I will respect their choice, for it is not mine to make."

And we went to the Deorums. They asked me to wait outside while Mary talked to them, and when I entered, they said that she was right, and that I needed to go to Regina's classes every day. Now, that would be interesting, I thought.

"Do I have to attend today's class?" I asked.

"Yes, you do. Does Regina know, Mary?" they asked.

"Not yet." She answered

"Can you go and tell her, please?"

Mary quickly left, leaving me alone with them.

"Mary told us that you had more powers than we originally thought" they explained. "And she is right; we cannot take the risk to leave you without someone to help you figure them out. Do not worry, though. Regina is very competent, and she will help you through it just fine. She experienced the same problems; she is very much qualified for this".

"Thank you." What else could I say? "You could have told me earlier"?

"You may go, child. Your next class will be at 2pm, and I presume Miss Mills will explain to you, your future schedule".

I thanked them again, and left. Child? What the hell? I was 24 for God's sakes!

When I entered my building, I ran into Red.

"You don't seem to be well, girl"

"Why thank you, Rubes. Do I look like hell?"

"Pretty much, yeah".

I punched her playfully.

"Ok, what's wrong? Mary's class was boring?"

"Yes, it was..."

"... but that's not the reason why you're not ok"

"Ok Rubes, you gotta stop doing that. I know we said we've known each other for years, but we don't actually do! So just stop reading me like an open book!" I laughed.

"It's not my fault! Try to better lie!" she replied. "No seriously, though. Can I help?"

"I was going to take a nap. Join me?"

"It's eleven..."

"I'm hungry".

"Fine, let's go" she smiled.

We went to her dining room and sat. She cooked some pasta and we ate.

"Ok, will you spill it out already?" she said.

"I'm having lessons with Regina every day from now on. Beginning at 2, today."

"Wow, you don't lose your time!" she teased me. "Why?"

"Because I seem to have some undiscovered powers which she will help me control" I summed up. No need for the details.

"Oh God, this is so cool!" she exclaimed. And she genuinely seemed thrilled by the news. "Don't look so sad, that's great! I would be so eager to discover what more I can do! Plus, you'll get to spend more time with Mills, don't tell me that's not good news!"

I grinned. Yes. It was good news, indeed.

"I wanted to watch a movie! Care to join me?" Ruby advanced.

"Depends on the movie..."

"The Beauty and the Beast?"

"Like in cartoon "Beauty and the Beast"?"

"Yeah..." she blushed. "I don't know why but I feel like watching it..."

"Fine"

By the time it was over, I had 15 minutes left to go to Regina's class, and I did not even know where it was. Of course, nobody would have cared to tell me. And I did not bother asking. I could have hit myself.

"I need to go, Rubes! See you later!"

"Good luck with your girlfriend!"

"She's not my girlfriend... yet" I winked, and left.

I asked every person I crossed where the class was being given, and eventually a boy knew the location. I arrived there with only a minute late, and mentally high-fived myself. When I opened the door, everybody was already sat, and they all looked at me. I did not dare to raise my eyes to meet hers, and I quickly sat on the first chair I saw.

"Thank you, Miss Swan, to honour us with your presence".

I looked straight in her eyes and provocatively smiled at her. Her eyebrows raised, and her surprised face almost made me laugh. But I had no intent on angering her. What I wanted from her was far more thrilling.

"I'm very sorry, Miss Mills. I had not my schedule, yet. And I had not been informed of the location of your class. It won't happen again".

A little suck-up could surely help me out there, right? I smiled again. It took her two seconds to answer me.

"Fine. I will keep this in mind." Her tone was threatening, and my smile faded. She had not smiled back.

Her eyes left mine, and she resumed talking where she most surely had stopped when I came in.

"As I said, it is vital for you to control your powers. I am here to help you do so. And fear not, I shall not give up on you. At the end of the year, you will be able to activate your powers without even thinking about it. In order to do that, we will have to train. And by training, I mean concrete practices. I will divide you in four groups, according to your skills, and you will duel with persons from other groups. Do you have questions?"

No one spoke, and she asked us to introduce ourselves, describing our power. She sat on her desk, and I noticed for the first time since I arrived, how sexy she looked like. She wore killer black hills (and I could not be sure from where I was, but I was fairly certain they were Louboutins) and her black skirt was very short. Her legs were such a masterpiece. I was so lost in contemplation, I did not even bother looking her shirt... she coughed, and I quickly raised my gaze to see if she had noticed my looking in awe... and the least I could say is that she had. She was looking directly at me. And she was not smiling. A student was saying she was a werewolf, but Regina did not seem to listen to her. Or maybe she was, but she did not show. It amused me very much. And well, to be honest, it aroused me very much, too.

I then decided to test her. After all, I had nothing to lose, and I was not 15 anymore. I knew all about flirting, and taking risks. I had never wanted someone as much as I wanted Regina, and I was definitely going to take my chances.

So I raised an eyebrow, grinned, and slowly lowered my gaze. I fixed her mouth for several seconds, and went back to her eyes. Her expression remained the same, but she stiffened. Devilishly grinning again, I lowered my eyes one more time, but didn't stop at her mouth this time. I stared at her cleavage. And trust me... if her legs were a masterpiece, her breast was a gift from the Gods. I unconsciously bit my lip. My hands held violently the desk when I noticed goosebumps forming on her chest. An electrifying shiver ran through my body, and butterflies erupted in my stomach. I looked in her eyes again, but she had averted them, now focusing on another student who was describing his wand. But her hands were also holding on her desk, and she was biting her lower lip. I became even wetter at the visual.

"Well, thank you Eric" she said. Her raspy voice drove me crazy, and it reminded me of the dream I had had two nights ago. I could not have been more turned on right now. She cleared her voice, and continued "Miss Swan, would you please introduce yourself?"

"Sure" I ironically answered. My smile was supposed to be teasing – and from Regina's frown, I was pretty sure, it was having the right effect – but truth be told, I really had no idea what to say about me... "Hey I'm 24, I'm an orphan, and I have at least four powers, including three I've already experienced, but possibly far more... oh and I'm a lesbian"... now that would surely be something. But anyway, I had to show Regina what I was capable of. So, I rose up, never stopped smiling, and I answered, only looking at her:

"Hey guys, I'm Emma Swan. I discovered my power six months ago. I'm still not very sure about what it is, but I think it's called cryokinesis. It's rather cool, I feel like Piper Halliwell, freezing whoever I want, whenever I want. But I never do that, of course. I'm a bounty hunter, and trust me, it would have been far much easier if I had had my power before. And that's about it, I guess".

I paused, and then added quickly, never leaving her intense gaze:

"Oh yes, I almost forgot. I'm single, too."

Regina did not show anything. She stayed stone, and not even blinked. She did not smile either, which was beginning to bother me. Maybe she was not into women. And maybe she already had a boyfriend, that so-called Graham. My smile faded at the thought.

"Thank you, Miss Swan. Students, you all know who to contact if you feel lonely, now".

Hum. Stupid. I just felt stupid. And the look on some guy's faces was just very disturbing. When another guy began his introduction, my closest neighbour leaned toward me, and whispered:

"I'm Grumpy. And I'm single, too". With that, he had the audacity to wink at me.

"I'm not interested".

There: very witty answer. So much like me. I rolled my eyes at me and that stupid guy. My eyes fell one more time on Regina who was looking at me, again. I averted my eyes. First, I was pissed at myself for imagining things. Second, I was pissed at her, for not being interested in me. And third, I was pissed at her, because I did not really believe she felt nothing for me. Maybe I should try another approach. She did not seem to like straightforward-women, so I could try manipulation. Try to make her jealous, or something. The idea that she could possibly be jealous of someone like Grumpy was laughable, but why not try it anyway?

I leaned toward him slowly, grinning, and asked if he had fire.

"You want to smoke here, sista?"

"Of course not" I almost rolled my eyes again "but if I want to, I'll know who to ask". This time, it was my turn to wink at him.

"Do you have some important things to share, Miss Swan?"

Her tone was freeking hot. Even though it seemed rather annoyed. And I couldn't help thinking that maybe my plan worked. I simply shrugged and looked at her. And Grumpy said:

"She just needs fire, Miss"

I could not believe his stupidity. Who would say that to a teacher? Ok, we were not in high school anymore, but still... who liked narks? I stared at me angrily, and he smiled at me. We surely were not going to be friends. And then, Regina lightened a fireball in her hand.

"Is that what you want, Miss Swan? Because it can easily be fixed".

And now she was grinning at me. Couldn't have she smiled earlier, for Christ's sakes? And I figured that it was some kind of a test, so I just played along, to see how far she would be willing to go.

"Thanks, professor. But I'd rather not be set on fire this way"

Her eyebrow rose, and her eyes flashed. She kept smiling, but the fire ball did not disappear. She wasn't done yet. And I could not help but glare at her smile. Her teeth were so bright and perfect, it almost seemed unfair.

"Lesson number 1, students" she said.

And with that, she threw the fireball at me. Most of my classmates ducked – Leroy first – but I stayed still, not really thinking about anything. And I froze it. Just like that. I did not even know I had that in me, but right now, I was astonished she could have done this, turned on by her perfection, and pissed off by her attitude. My stare must have hinted her on my feelings, because her smile grew even bigger.

"Very well, Miss Swan"

The fireball disappeared.

"Get by groups of two. I do not care who you decide to team with. Miss Swan, you will fight against me"

I almost jumped on my feet at that. It was going to be so interesting. Perhaps she finally decided that the game was worth it. Everybody got into motion, and some were already talking about what had happened, but I was not really listening. I just moved to her, grinning smugly. I could not help it. When I was close enough, so nobody else could hear what we were saying, she told me:

"You should not play with fire"

Her eyes were provocative. So was her voice. In fact, her whole body was, and my eyes lowered again. I bit my lip at the sight of her breast and put my hands in my pockets to prevent them from doing some very inappropriate things.

"And you should learn to stop ogling your professors, too"

I was so turning her on. And I was most certainly not going to stop there.

"Professors? I only have eyes for you, Miss Mills"

Now her stare was darkening, and the lust I could see was surely not to be mistaken with something else. If my panties survived this, I would consider myself lucky. She answered my comment by throwing at me another fireball. I froze it again. And she kept on throwing things at me, never breaking our eye-contact. It was passionately aggressive. Even sex never felt that good, and I was seriously beginning to wonder how she could make me feel that way without even touching me. Her hand rose and the desk behind her elevated in the air. She threw it at me, and I disappeared to appear just next to her.

I grabbed her arm (which almost felt like an electrocution) and whispered in her ear:

"Is that all you got?"

"You have no idea what I'm capable of" she whispered back, turning slowly to face me, intensely looking in my eyes. Shivers stroke my whole body, and I knew she was feeling it too.

"Back at you, professor", I answered, staring at her lips.

She closed the small gap between us, her nose now brushing against mine, and said:

"Bring it"

And then she disappeared. My frustration was so intense, I am quite positive it could have created a hole in the floor. I heard a whistle somewhere behind me, and I felt tired of defending. I wanted to attack. I turned around, knowing she would be there. And the instant I laid my eyes on her, I pictured ropes binding her. And I'm sure you very well guess what happened next, but I will say it anyway: it happened. Very tight ropes were now encircling her, preventing her from moving. But she did not seem scared. On the contrary, she proudly (and a little bit sadistically) smiled and the ropes fell on the ground, changing into snakes. Which were now moving toward me. I quickly wondered what would eat snakes. But I could not come up with a solution, and I thought that a big rock falling on their heads would do just fine. And it happened again. Regina raised her hand and the rock elevated before being thrown at me. I froze it just before it hit me, and touching it, I made it become sand. This time, Regina did not bother catapulting things at me, she elevated me instead. And I tried everything to be freed from her grip but nothing worked.

She smirked again. Her gaze travelled my body, and I clearly saw that lust in her eyes again. I realized everyone was looking at us, mesmerized. They all seemed in shock, and I could not blame them. I was, too. Nobody could see it, but I felt a delicate touch running on my body. The touch would go wherever her eyes landed. When it reached my breast, I gasped loudly, and her eyes widened even more. I could feel she was about to lose it, too. And I wondered what would happen if we both did. I could make very sinful things to her in front of the class, and it would not bother me for a second...

"Class dismissed. You may go, now".

And with that, she went away, her grip on me released. I landed softly on my feet, and everybody cheered me. They were all blown away by what they had just witnessed, and asked me hundreds of questions. But I could not think about anything else than her. So I ran away too, not exactly knowing where I could go.