AN: I don't own the characters or OUAT.
All mistakes are mine.
I messed up on the time in the last chapter. I fixed it, but if you don't want to go back, I can tell you here. I changed Cora working until 7 to coming home at 5:30. The original time didn't fit with how I wrote this chapter. Sorry, if you get confused a little.
"Later, Emma!" Ruby said to her as she led Belle and Killian to their table. Regina brought Emma over to her table, where two other people sat.
"Z, Jefferson, this is Emma. Emma, this is Zelena and Jefferson," Regina said pointing to each in turn.
"Oh. So you finally found the balls to talk to her, huh?" Jefferson said to Regina.
"Shut up, Jefferson," Regina snapped as she sat down. Emma tried to hide a small laugh as Regina patted the space next to her.
'She wants me to sit next to her? Well, where else would I sit?'
As Emma sat down, Zelena said, "Isn't that seat usually reserved for your boy toy?"
Losing her smile, Emma looked over at Regina who was looking back at her. 'Boy toy? Is that her boyfriend that Belle mentioned?'
"Who?" Regina slowly looked away from Emma and glanced over at Zelena. "Daniel?" Zelena nodded in response. "No! He can sit wherever he wants! He's not my boy toy. He's my boyfriend."
'Ok. Daniel is her boyfriend. And he usually sits next to her. Hopefully, he's not an ass because I'm sitting here.'
"Is there a difference? Ok. Whatever you say, Regina. Why did you move here to Storybrooke?"
'Is she talking to me? She must be since I'm the only one who moved here recently. Should I tell them everything?' Looking over at Regina, Emma thought, 'I can't lie to her.'
"Well," she started, looking back at Zelena, "I'm a foster kid. Well, technically, an orphan. My parents died in a car crash when I was two months old. I've been living from home to home since. I most recently moved from Tallahassee, Florida."
"I'm sorry, Emma. If there's anything that you need, we're here for you."
Emma looked at Regina and her friends seeing them nod in agreement. "Thank you so much, Reg-"
"Hey, baby," a voice cut her off. Seeing Zelena's disgust at the newcomer, Emma could only guess that this was Daniel. "Who are you, and why the hell are you sitting in my seat?"
'Why is he mad at me? All I'm doing is talking and trying to eat my lunch.'
"I'm Emma. It's nice to meet you," she said, slowly standing up.
"Well, I've never seen you before in my life. Get away from me and my friends! Get the hell out of my face!"
'What the hell is with this dude's anger? We've only just met.'
"Daniel! Why are being so rude to her?"
'Thank you, Regina. I thought I was the only one who noticed.'
"She's the new girl. The one I was giving a tour to. I told you this morning. Don't you remember?" she continued.
"Well, she's in my seat and hasn't moved," Daniel whined.
Rolling her eyes, Emma thought, 'Can he be any more childish? Is everything handed to him on a silver platter?'
"If you had given me a chance, I would've moved." As she completely stood with her tray in her hand, Emma muttered, "Idiot."
Finding another seat next to Jefferson, she sat down. As she started to twist some pasta onto her fork, Daniel suddenly said, "What? Do you want me to apologize? That's not gonna happen! She was rude, too!"
'Um, no I wasn't. And if I was, two wrongs don't make a right.'
Dropping her fork, Emma suddenly stood up saying, "I'm gonna go sit with Ruby. She'll walk me to my next class. See you then, Regina." As she passed her two new friends, she said, "Bye, Jefferson. Bye, Zelena." Emma was so upset that she didn't even look back at Regina like she usually did. But the farther she got from Regina's table, the more she felt she was being watched.
'I really don't like this guy. Why is Regina dating an ass like that?'
"Hey, Ruby. Do you think I could sit with you guys?"
"Sure. But what happened over there? Jefferson and Zelena teased you?" Ruby asked.
"No. Daniel is... I don't know how to explain him. He's..."
"An ass?" Belle finished as Emma finally sat down next to Killian.
"Yeah. He's definitely an ass." Emma felt Killian stiffen at her words.
"May we sit with you?" Emma looked up to see Regina along with her best friends.
"Yeah. Her boy toy is being an ass, as usual." Zelena sat down, Jefferson copying her.
'I guess everyone thinks he's an ass. How many people does he piss off?'
"Of course. Mi table es su table," Ruby laughed while Belle shook her head at her girlfriend's words.
"You, leave," Daniel angrily said. "I need to talk to MY GIRLFRIEND. Alone."
'I guess he's talking to me. If he wants to talk to her alone, why is he telling only me to leave?'
"Look, Daniel. I don't know what your problem is, but I would like to eat my lunch in peace. You can't be that much of an ass to stop someone from eating."
'I can't believe I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt.'
"You can eat. By yourself. In the corner. Where you belong. Surely, you'll get some peace there."
'Ok. Wow. He's a complete ass.'
"I think I'm good here."
Emma felt more than saw Daniel grab her plate and spill her food all over the front of her body.
'He did not just throw this perfectly good food all over me!'
Then, she felt a fist connect with her face. She hit the floor with a thud and lifted her arms to protect her face from any more damage.
'I am not going to let him win. I am not going to give Mary Margaret and David a reason to kick me out. Daniel will not be able to make me leave. And he is not going to get me to fight back right now. He could use that against me. Hold on, did he get tired of punching my arms?'
Emma opened her eyes to see Ruby push him against the wall. She couldn't hear what Ruby said due to Emma's heartbeat in her ears. The next thing she realized was Daniel walking away and Ruby helping her up.
"Are you ok?" Even though Emma nodded, Ruby still checked her over. "Oh, my God! You're bleeding!"
'Probably from the first and only punch he landed. I feel a little dizzy.'
Playing it off, Emma pulled away from Ruby with a little stumble, "It doesn't feel like it. It could be the sauce from when he threw my plate at me."
"I'll take her to the nurse." Emma snapped her head over to Regina, who seemed oddly calm.
'I shouldn't have turned that fast,' Emma thought as the world spun. 'Also, how is she so freaking calm? She just saw her boyfriend punch the crap out of the new girl. Unless he does this all the time...?'
"Ruby, could you tell Mrs. Nolan that I'm taking her there?"
"Of course. I have her right after lunch."
'Why is she asking Ruby to talk to Mrs. Nolan? She should be talking to Mary... oh, right. Mary Margaret is Mrs. Nolan. I must've hit my head harder than I thought.'
"I thought you did. Thank you. Come on, Emma. Let's get you to the nurse."
"I'm fine. I don't think I'm bleeding," Emma protested but followed anyway.
'I'll probably follow her anywhere.'
Embarrassed by her thoughts, Emma looked down to cover her blush. The second she saw her shirt, her blush was suddenly caused by anger, replacing the embarrassment. "I still didn't get to eat."
'I guess he is that much of an ass.'
"Regina, get to class. Mary Mar- Mrs. Nolan will be here soon. I don't want you to be even later than you already are. I'll be fine," Emma pleaded.
"Ok. I'll leave when Mrs. Nolan gets here." Just as Regina finished talking, the door open to reveal Emma's new foster mom. As soon as Regina saw Mary Margaret, she muttered, "Really?" which earned a little laugh from Emma.
"Here's your pass for class Miss Mills," the nurse said forcing Regina to walk away from Emma and towards the door.
"Thank you, ma'am. I'll see you later, Emma. Don't be too late."
"You, too, Regina. Bye."
"Excuse me, but could you let Emma and I talk privately for a few moments?"
The nurse nodded then left the office. "Am I gonna get yelled at for getting in a fight on my first day?"
"No, Emma. I wanted to make sure you were alright without the nurse breathing down my back. Now, that I see you are, except for right here," she tapped the spot right under Emma's left eye, causing her to flinch in pain, "I can ask, who did this?"
"Daniel... something-or-other. I don't know his last name. He's friends with Zelena, Jefferson, and Regina, though."
A look of annoyance came across Mary Margaret's face. "Do you know why he did this?"
"I was sitting in his seat at lunch, apparently. When I left to sit with Ruby, he came over and told me to sit in the corner to eat my lunch. Next thing I knew, I was covered in pasta sauce, then I was on the floor getting wailed on."
"Oh, Emma."
"Don't worry. I've been through worse. I once broke my arm in a fight. After I was released from the hospital, I got kicked out and put back into the system." Dejectedly, Emma said, "Fun times."
"Hey. You listen to me, right now. We are not going to send you back. Maybe, only if you kill someone, but that will be because you'd have gone to jail," Mary Margaret strongly stated. "We are not doing this because we want to get a government check just to house you. We are doing this because we want a child that we can raise to be a good person. A child, whose life can be better in ours."
'I'm pretty sure I trust Mary Margaret and David enough to tell them. Should I? I'm gonna do it.'
"Even if that child is gay?" she asked shyly.
Not blinking, Mary Margaret responded, "Who you love doesn't matter. The only way you're getting away from David and I is if you want to leave."
"But what if that child has a crush on one of her new friends? How do you think that'll work out?"
"Emma, do you have a crush on Regina?"
"No," she said looking away with a blush going all the way up to her ears.
Mary Margaret laughed softly. Saving her from further embarrassment, she changed the subject. "Come on. I'll walk you to class. Do you know who you have now?"
"I believe I have Mr. Booth. With Regina."
'Stupid Daniel. Stupid eye keeps twitching. And it keeps getting harder and harder to keep my eye open. And it's just my left eye. It's probably swollen and bruised. Stupid Daniel.'
"Are you ok?" Jefferson asked, snapping Emma out her thoughts and making her jump slightly.
"Yeah, he got in a lucky punch. It's getting kinda hard to see out of my left eye now, though. It's probably bruising now, right?"
"Let me see, Emma," Ruby said as Emma's chin was gently grabbed and tilted towards Ruby. "Yeah. It's getting slightly black and blue. Do you want me to go to the nurse and get ice?"
"No, if I need it, I'll get it. I know where she is."
'I just want to put my head down and sleep. I feel like passing out right now is a good idea. Maybe I can sleep for the rest of study hall. That's a great idea.'
As Emma gently lowered her head to the table, she heard, "Emma, what about you?"
"Um... what?"
"I asked if you wanted to come over and hang out with us after school. What do you say?"
"Hang out where?"
"At my house. Where else, Emma?" Regina asked with a smile.
"Oh. Right. I... I would love to, but I already had plans on meeting Dav- Mr. Nolan at Granny's after school, during his break. I'm... I'm sorry."
"No, it's ok. Another time."
'Yeah. Another time,' Emma though sadly, as her head met the table gently.