Emma was so sick she only went back to school a week after, every day Kathryn would go to her place to check on her, but Regina never went with her.
The morning she got back to school Ariel and Belle were waiting for her outside of her house.
"How are you?" Ariel asked smiling to Emma when the blonde got beside them.
Emma didn't answer the question, she only looked at them asking a question without even saying a word.
"She seems fine" Belle said talking about Regina of course "In classes at least" the girl continued not knowing what Emma wanted to hear.
The blonde nodded and they started walking to college without talking, Emma had learned the past week that staying silent hurt less.
Emma tried to gather her strength, her first class was with Regina and something inside her told her that she would need all her strength for it.
When they arrived, everyone else was already inside the classroom. Before they entered Ariel and Belle both put one hand on each of Emma's shoulders.
"Are you sure you're ready?" Belle asked in a sweet caring tone.
Emma nodded and walked inside first, her eyes meeting brown ones right away.
"You're late" Regina said coldly to them while they walked to their seats.
The brunette teacher waited for everyone to be seated and quiet before she started speaking, by the look in Regina's face Emma realized she must have something important to say.
"Today will be my last day in this school" Regina finally said loud and everyone in the room stayed quiet in shock. "You'll have a new teacher and I'll let everything prepared so that she can help you for your exams so don't worry" the brunette continued but Emma had stop listening.
The blonde's head was aching horribly, it was filled with thousands of things she wanted to say in that moment but she couldn't find the right words to let her feelings out.
"Since today's my last day, the class will end now. Class dismissed" Regina finished but no one moved, they were all still in shock.
When she saw nobody was leaving, Regina grabbed her things and was the first to leave the room, Emma was petrified but she couldn't let Regina go, in despair Emma jumped out of her seat and ran as fast as she could after Regina making all her classmates go after her to see what was happening.
"REGINA STOP!" Emma yelled to the brunette walking away from her.
The teacher didn't stop, she kept walking at a slow pace and Emma ran to her grabbing her by her forearm forcing her to turn back and look at the blonde's eyes.
Once again everyone had gotten out of their classrooms to see what the commotion was about.
"Regina please wait!" Emma continued not letting go of the brunette's arm.
Regina's face was neutral almost cold not showing her feelings "Miss Swan, you're making a scene in the middle of the hall, everyone is staring" the brunette noticed, however she didn't try to get free of Emma's hand.
They were the center of attention but Emma didn't give a damn about it, she wouldn't let go of Regina ever again.
"You can't leave, not like this" the blonde let out.
"And why not?" Regina asked sharply or so Emma thought, but there was something different in Regina's eyes something Emma didn't notice because she was too desperate to notice anything at all.
"She blackmailed me Regina, she promised to destroy you, I couldn't let her..." Emma's voice cracked, she was sobbing.
Regina tried to say something but Emma stopped her "These two months away from you, they broke me inside Regina, not seeing you smile" tears were rolling down her face "not being able to tell you everything, to hug you, to kiss you...".
Emma knew everyone in the hall could hear her but that didn't matter at all, nothing else mattered but Regina.
Emma looked at the floor and so she didn't notice Regina smiling for a few seconds, when the blonde raised her eyes to Regina's the brunette had already hid her smile.
"I can't lose you. I tried to let you go, to give you your best chance but I can't" Emma was letting out everything that was stuck in her throat for so long "I need to say this now or I'll regret it for the rest of my life" the blonde took a deep breath and finally confessed to herself and to everyone "I love you, I was never playing with you" she finished.
Regina was looking at her quietly until she finally spoke "I know, Kathryn told me a week ago."
That made Emma's jaw drop on the floor.
Regina was smiling at her.
"But..." Emma let out but Regina interrupted her.
"I have to admit that I was hoping for you to storm out of the classroom and follow me" the brunette said calmly.
Students and teachers were speechless just looking at the scene. No one moved, no one blinked.
Emma was shocked "Why?" was the only thing she was able to say.
Regina smiled "So that I could do this in front of everyone" the brunette said with a smirk.
She caressed Emma's cheek with one hand while the other grabbed Emma's waist and pulled the girl in closing the distance between them, when their lips touched Regina felt tears rolling down her face.
The kiss seemed to last forever but they finally broke it. Both women stayed there looking at each other eyes with a smile on their faces.
"You know Emma, I left my job yesterday so today I'm officially not your teacher anymore" Regina said happily and Emma understood Regina's wish so she pulled the brunette in for another kiss.