Chapter 6

Next Day

The full moon is over and everyone felt relieved at this.

Mia slowly started to regain consciousness and she looked around her. She was on Snow White's couch in the woman's apartment. She also realized that she had four people looking down at her.

There was a worried Snow, and angry Regina, an angry David and a sympathetic Emma. Mia could tell their emotions because they all wore them on their faces.

Mia sat up and Emma opened her mouth to speak. "You were unconscious because a former werewolf called Granny helped us track you down in the forest and she shot you with a silver arrow." Emma's words were stern but her gaze was soft. "David carried you back here."

"Granny is not going to put up with you just because she used to be like you though." Regina spat out.

"What Regina means is that you are not Granny's responsibility and that Granny will not be looking after you." Snow said calmly, the emotion in her voice the complete opposite of Regina's.

"As the Sheriff I am in charge of enforcing the law and if you break the law then there will be consequences." Emma said.

At Mia's confused look David told her: "The law is a set of rules that you should not break. By following the law you won't do bad things. If you do break the law than you could go to prison or have to pay money."

Mia could care less if the lady called Granny looks after her even if the woman used to be a werewolf so that was fine. What came next was not so fine. "Also you will not be living in that hole again. You have been given a room at Granny's inn to sleep in and you can eat the food at the diner." Snow told her and Emma handed her a key which was for Mia's room at the inn.

"Your school stuff is still here so you can get ready for school here but your things will be moved the inn during the day so you can go straight there after school." Emma told her. At this point Regina left to take Henry to school since he had been at Regina's for the night.

After school

Henry walked up to Mia as everyone was packing away and getting ready to go home. "Hey Mia. Want to come over to my house for a bit?"

"Okay. That'd be cool." Mia responded. Mia was pleased that Henry had asked her to come over. It meant that they really were friends.

Although when they got to Regina's house her happiness deflated. "I'm not letting a thief into my house. You might try to steal something again." And then Regina dragged Henry back into her house and closed the door on Mia.

Mia walked back to the diner feeling very sad and angry. She was also confused because of what Regina said. Regina was there when Mia was told that there would be consequences of Mia breaking the law and Mia now knew that stealing was against the law. She did not see why Regina would not let her in the house.

When Mia arrived at the diner Granny gave her a sandwich and Mia ate it whilst doing her homework on the counter. She saw someone sit next to her and turned her head to see who it was.

It was Mary Margaret with a sympathetic smile on her face. "I wanted to see how you were doing." Mia just grunted and went back to her homework. "If there is something I can do to help you than just ask. I would be happy to help."

Mia fully turned around to face the woman. "Helping would be leaving me alone. This trick of yours is not going to work." With that she took her stuff and went upstairs to her room leaving a stunned Snow to stare at the girls back.

Surely it must have been a trick. Mary Margaret was one of the people who told her that she had to take care of herself so why would she offer to help Mia?

Meanwhile back at Snow's apartment Emma was asking David a question.

"Why don't we just put Mia in the foster system?"

"Because it would draw unwanted attention to Storybrooke and plus, you hated the system so why are you making the suggestion?" But before Emma had a chance to reply David got a call from Snow.