"Have you given any more thought about asking Regina about a GSA?" Mary Margaret asked Emma as they got out of her car.

"Why are you so keen on me doing this? And you keep acting as if all I need is for Regina to say yes. Don't I need Simpson's approval and a teacher guide-person?"

"I already talked to Simpson, and Mrs Montgomery agreed to be the faculty supervisor. All you need is to ask Regina for permission and a spot on the council." Mary Margaret smirked at her sister, and Emma got the sudden overwhelming urge to hit her, but she controlled herself.

"If you want this club so bad, why don't you just head it?"

"Because I already have a soccer scholarship to Thomas College, and the only extra curricular activity you've ever taken part in was when Simpson forced you and Ruby to fix up the gym after you two broke all the windows. So if you want to get in anywhere, you are going to need something else on your transcript."

Emma knew her sister was right; even if she was pretty sure she didn't want to leave Storybrooke right now, she might end up changing her mind, and it'd be nice to have options if she decided she wanted them. Her sister had been scouted for a bunch of schools last summer at the showcase, but had decided on Thomas because while she loved soccer, it wasn't what she wanted to spend the rest of her life doing. Thomas was both close to home and had a pretty good program for elementary education degrees.

"Whatever. And Simpson couldn't even prove it was me and Ruby who did it. Just because some kid told on us," Emma said, despite the fact that the whole school knew it was her and Ruby who 'accidentally' broke all the windows in gym so they wouldn't have to play dodge ball.

"If you say so, Em." Mary Margaret smiled. "But seriously, you need something else on your transcript. And before you say that it's forever until you are graduating, you need to start thinking about it now. And I think a GSA is a really good idea. This town is small, and people might need a place like that to feel safe, and I know you think so too or else we wouldn't even be talking about it."

And again, Mary Margaret was right, as she so very often was. Emma was pretty sure there were people at this school that were deeply closeted, and while her experience had so far been pretty painless, something like a GSA could be great, if only to raise some awareness. And it would be another excuse to spend more time with Regina, and Graham as well, who had become a very positive thing in her life.

"You're right," Emma conceded. "I'll go talk to Regina now. Do you have soccer practice?"

"Yeah. I'll see you after school?" Mary Margaret asked

"No, I think I have plans with Ruby. But I'll see you at home," Emma said. "Bye."

Emma walked inside the school, heading towards the student council room. She had spoken to Regina a couple of times since their agreement to be friends, but mostly just because Emma had been looking for Graham and happened to run into Regina as well. So, while they had a friendship, it was very tentative.

But it wasn't as if this was social call. She just wanted to start a new group. But the truth was that Regina did in fact still make her nervous. There was something about that girl that just put her on edge, and Emma could only hope that it would pass, or at the very least get easier to manage.

Emma walked up to the student council door and knocked. Usually she would've just walked in, but she was here on business, so she tried to be professional.

"Come in."

Emma opened the door. "Hi."

"Are you looking for Graham? He isn't here yet." Regina said with a small smile that turned Emma's nerves into butterflies. Emma wondered if Regina had any idea of the power she had.

"No, actually. I'm looking for you." Emma said, "I mean, I'm here on student council business."

"Oh, okay." Regina replied, appearing somewhat startled. "What is it you want to talk about?"

"I want to start a GSA," Emma blurted out. Maybe professional wasn't exactly her style after all.

"A GSA?" Regina asked, confused. "What is that?"

Emma blushed. "It stands for a Gay-Straight Alliance. I think it would be a good idea for this school to have a club that deals with issues that gay students might have, but that doesn't exclude the straight people. To have a community. A safe place for the students who maybe are unsure about who they are."

"Do you feel like you would have had it easier if you had a place like this?" Regina asked. The question wasn't intrusive, and Emma knew that Regina honestly wondered about it. Emma could tell that Regina cared about the students, to a degree that Emma believed was unique.

"I'm lucky. I never needed a safe place," Emma answered honestly. "I had my safe place, but I know there are students at this school that are scared for various reasons to come out. And the good thing about the GSA, is that it does include straight people, so that you don't 'out' yourself by joining. Or if you are just curious."

Regina nodded. "Well, I told you when we had our talk that I want to make this school a place where everyone could feel safe, and included. And I see no reason why we shouldn't have a GSA. I'm actually a little surprised we don't have a club aimed towards the gay students," Regina said. "I assume you have talked to Simpson, and he gave the okay?"

"Yeah. Well… Mary Margaret did," Emma admitted. "But he did give the okay, and Mrs Montgomery has agreed to be the teacher representative for the group. So I only need you to give me a spot on the council and give the green light for starting up."

"Your sister, huh?" Regina said, with a small smirk. "She is a force to be reckoned with, isn't she?"

"Yeah. I've never met a person who's been able to say no to her. And it was kind of her idea, this whole thing. I think she wanted my transcript to look better."

Regina laughed a little, then asked, "But you would be the club leader, right? Not your sister?"

"Yeah, I actually want to do it." Emma smiled. "And that is kind of a new feeling for me."

"I'm glad," Regina said, and walked over to the desk on the other side of the room and pulled out some paperwork. "So this is the boring part," she explained. "You just need to fill these out. I would advise you to talk with Mrs Montgomery and have her help you, as she has done this before, and just give it back to me by the end of the day tomorrow."

"Thanks." Emma took the paper from Regina just as the door opened.

"Hey, Em. What are you doing here?" Graham asked.

"Oh, just starting a club." Emma smiled at him. "I am becoming a responsible adult, with responsibilities, and… adult stuff."

"Really?" Graham said, eyebrows raised. "And how long did it take for your sister to convince you to do that?"

"I hate you," Emma said, and punched Graham's shoulder. "I really do."

"No you don't." Graham teased, "You loooooove me."

"I am starting to realize why the two of you have become such fast friends," Regina said dryly. "You have an awful lot in common."

"No, we don't." Emma and Graham said in union, causing Regina to roll her eyes.

"No, not at all," Regina answered, "obviously."

Graham just grinned at Regina, before gesturing to the couch in the corner, "Come, Emma, join me on this glorious couch and tell me all about your club," he said with a kind of adorable fake grandeur.

So Emma and Graham sat down on the couch, before Graham turned towards Regina. "I do have time to just talk with Emma for a while, right?" he confirmed. "The budget meeting with Simpson isn't until 9?"

"Yes, you have time to just 'hang', as you would put it," Regina said somewhat sarcastically. "I will just sit over here and go over the latest revisions to the budget without you."

"Come on Regina, you know that if you want it to make sense you have to do it yourself. Me and numbers are like oil and water," Graham joked.

"Don't you have class, Emma?" Regina asked.

"No, not yet. I don't start until 9 today; I have a half period now." Emma answered. "But I'm not disturbing you or anything? I could always leave and watch Mary Margaret play soccer or something."

"No, Graham is actually right," Regina admitted. "He's been my vice since I first got elected president in sophomore year and over that time I have learned that he cannot do budgets. At all. So just stay. At least that would keep Graham from hovering."

Regina smiled at Emma, before settling in behind the desk. Graham turned to Emma and asked, "So what sort of club are you starting?"

"A GSA." Emma smiled, "It was actually MM's idea, but I am actually really excited about it."

"I think that's great, Emma, I really do." Graham smiled. "I think you would do great in a club like that."

"Thank you. I just think our school needs a club like this. Somewhere safe." Emma shrugged. "I mean I have a great support system, but what if I didn't?"

"I get that. You have a big heart, Emma."

"Wow, don't get all mushy on me now," Emma said, and laughed. "But thanks. I'm kinda scared to be a 'leader' though. I've always been… in the background."

"I'm not going to get mushy on you, I promise. And I haven't even known you that long. But I get the feeling you are capable of more than you like to admit. And hey, who's your adviser?"

"It's Mrs Montgomery. And, I'm still a little nervous though, but maybe you're right."

"Mrs M is great though, I've had her in both English and History for years," Graham assured her. "She was the adviser for the very, very short lived classic British lit club we had last year. She's very kind, and supportive. It's pretty obvious that she cares about her students."

"Yeah, she's been very kind and understanding so far. I like her." Emma smiled. "I am glad she agreed to do this."

There was a knock on the door, before Ruby's head went popping into the room. "Emma, you are here. I thought Mary Margaret was joking!"

Emma just shook her head. "Come in, Red. They don't bite," she promised, gesturing to Regina and Graham.

"Are you sure about that?" Regina drawled from behind the desk, barely lifting her head.

"Don't scare the poor girl, Regina," Graham scolded. "You're intimidating enough as it is. You don't need a rumour going around about you biting poor sophomores now, do you?"

"Just come in, Ruby," Regina said before returning her attention to the budget suggestions.

Ruby walked in the room, and pulled out a chair and sat down. Ruby always had the ability to make every room into her own, and feel at home in it.

"Actually, I was just wondering if you were going to the Disney Marathon at The Box tonight," Ruby said to Emma.

"Oh yeah, of course!" Emma replied. "I haven't missed a single one of them since they started." The reminder brightened Emma's mood further; she loved Disney movies. The happy endings, and the life lessons. They'd always made her happy.

"Is Mary Margaret coming with you?" Ruby asked, "Or is she still mad about last time?"

"She's still mad. I don't think I can drag her along with me for a while. I mean, really, how was I supposed to know they were going to screen 'Snow White'?"

Ruby just laughed at the memory.

"What does your sister have against that movie?" Graham asked. "Is it the…"

"Dead parents thing?" Emma supplied. "No, not at all. If that was the problem she could hardly watch any Disney movie," she joked.

"So what is it?"

"The dwarfs. My brave, courageous sister is scared to death of the Seven Dwarfs." Emma smirked. "I don't know why. I assume something happened when she was a kid. But she is deathly afraid of them, and she refused to talk to me for days after the last time they screened it."

"I'm pretty sure they aren't screening it tonight, I think it's one of the Renaissance ones. Hopefully Beauty and The Beast, it's my favourite," Ruby said.

"Do you want to come?" Emma asked Graham and Regina.

"Sure, I haven't been to one of those in years. It could be fun," Graham admitted. "I always had such a good time at them when I was a kid."

"How about you, Regina?" Emma asked, trying to keep the hope from showing in her voice. "It should be fun, and I'm sure you could use some of that."

"I don't know," Regina said. "My mother… she doesn't really like me doing social things during the week."

"Come on, Regina," Graham pleaded. "You can tell her we're having a study group, or planning the Halloween Bash, or something. Emma is right, you could do with some fun in your life. We used to do stuff like that all the time when we were younger, before…" Graham stopped mid-sentence as if he realized he was about to say something personal that maybe he shouldn't share.

"Before things got so serious," Regina finished the sentence, shifting uncomfortably in her seat. "And I suppose you're right. I haven't been to see any movie in such a long while. And maybe it would be nice to get out."

"Cool," Emma said. "Let's meet outside the Box at five. Come on, Red. It's history time."

Emma grabbed her best friend's hand and practically dragged her out the door, but not before turning to Regina and saying, "Thank you for the help with everything. I'm looking forward tonight."

AN: I AM SO SORRY FOR THIS BEING SO LATE. I FEEL SO BAD. PLEASE DON'T HATE ME. The only reason I have for this is that this story have decided that it didn't want to do what I originally planned, which was about 10 chapters for the first story. Now I am looking at possibly the double of that.