Pom-poms flew through the air, followed by deafening cheers that irritated Mary Margaret Blanchard to no end. Ever since freshman year, she had held the prestigious title of head cheerleader. Senior year was supposed to be her time in the spotlight. Head cheerleader was the key ticket to Homecoming Queen, which Mary Margaret had in the bag. Until now.
Regina Mills had spent the summer perfecting her double back-flip, which helped her barely snag the position of head cheerleader. Much to Mary Margaret's chagrin, Regina would most likely earn the Homecoming Queen crown as well.
"Why did you vote for Regina?" she interrogated her fellow cheer members, Skye Blue and Trixi Greene.
"I wanted to vote for you, Mary Margaret," replied Skye. "Honest, I did. But Regina can be intimidating. We don't want that rhymes-with-witch on our bad side. Right, Trixi?"
Trixi laughed. "Regina can fly off, I'm not afraid of her. Mary Margaret, you can count on me to put your name on my ballot any day."
Despite the comforting words from Trixi, Mary Margaret walked home sullenly. She loved being a cheerleader and celebrating whether Storybrooke won or lost. Regina was only in it for the popularity aspect.
With an abrupt halt, an unwelcome thought creeped into Mary Margaret's mind: was David Nolan, captain of the football team and Mary Margaret's prince charming, at stake now that the Storybrooke High social scene was in the hands of Regina?