Tick-tock. Tick-tock.
Finally her detention for the day was up. Emma grabbed her bag and slumped out the door, moving as slowly as humanly possible.
She was worried about whatever waited for her, at home. Christa and her husband Tony weren't the worst foster parents that Emma had encountered, not even close. They were just very old and very catholic. They also had a knack for making Emma feel guilty. Before Emma wouldn't bat an eyelash if she stole something or didn't show up for school, but now she really tried to do good (or at least okay-ish).
Where the other foster parents would yell, scream or even hit Emma all Christa and Tony said was "We have faith that you will, make better choices next time." and make her return the items and personally apologize to whomever she stole from. Every time Emma expected, that it would be the last straw, and that the sweet old couple, would yell and scream and send her back, but they never did. After a while of staying with the elderly couple, Emma didn't feel like she had to steal or skip school (at least not as often as before).
Lost in her own thoughts, Emma hadn't been paying attention to her surroundings, when she walked right into a group of stampeding girls!
Oooofffff! Emma collided, full force with a tiny brunette, causing them both to topple over. Emma´s knee smashed into the other girls shin. "That´s gonna leave a bruise!" Emma Groaned. As soon as she said that, she realized why her head had a much softer landing, than the rest of her. She had basically face planted into the other girl's chest! "Get off of me!" sneered the girl bellow her. Emma scrambled to get on her feet.
"REGINA!? What's keeping you?" Kathryn yelled as she jogged towards her friend.
"This Idiot jumped me!" Regina groaned still trying to get up. Emma held out her hand and smiled, she had really pretty blueish-green eyes. Wait what? Regina swatted the girls hand away.
"Yeah, sorry about that! Totally my fault!" Emma said and then smiled embarrassed.
"Hey, you turned Sister Owens Blue!" Kathryn blurted out. "Yup, that makes this my second act of utter gracefulness today!" Emma laughed.
"That was so funny! Oh, And I just heard That old "Blue" is taking a leave of absence, until the color wears off We owe you big time, Swan! "Kathryn said.
"Kathryn, we have to get back to practice!" Regina insisted, pulling her friend away from the clumsy blonde.
"Hey, you should come over to my house after school tomorrow! My parents are going away for the weekend so I'm having a little get together! I will text you the info! "Kathryn said without waiting for a reply.
Girls Locker Room:
Regina waited until it was just her and Kathryn and blurted "Why do you even have her number?"
"Her, who? Regina you're going to have to be more specific, I have a lot of girls numbers. I have a lot of guy's numbers. I´m a likable person, some might even call me popular! "Kathryn replied, with a knowing smile.
"Emma Swan. And who says that you're likable? You're tolerable at best!" Regina responded with all the indifference she could muster.
"She asked me out on date." Kathryn said and smiled.
"WHAT?" Regina turned to face her friend.
"You should have seen your face! We are doing a project together in Chem-Lab. Why Regina, you looked slightly dare I say, jealous?" Kathryn said smiling triumphantly.
"Shut up!" Regina hollered and chucked a well-aimed wet towel at her friends head.
Swan Residence :
"Emma Is that you?" Christa yelled from the kitchen.
"Yeah, its me!" Emma responded.
"Come taste this sauce,and tell me how your day went!"
"Oh, I know how her day went! I got a call down at the station about Emma." Tony said as soon as Emma walked in the kitchen.
Emma sat down at table and awaited the couple´s famous line, and their disappointed faces, but instead Tony started to laugh. Christa tried to suppress a chuckle as well.
"I´m sorry honey, a week´s detention is not funny!" Christa hummed by the stove.
"No, But a nun that could join the "Blue Man Group" is very funny!" Tony laughed wholeheartedly.
Christa swatted him with a dish rag, and made him set the table.
"It really was an accident." Emma whispered before taste testing the pasta sauce.
"We know honey, its the Swan family grace and poise!" Christa said and rubbed Emma lightly on the back.