A/N: That was supposedly to be your Christmas gift yesterday since I was busy with errands.
BETA: Wazgood529. Merry Christmas!
Chapter 2
After the school ended, Regina walked out of the building and caught something in her eye then looked away at the blonde girl who was driving away. She furrowed her brows and searched for Neal until he was with his football team. The brunette girl walked toward them and spoke directly at him.
"Thought you were going with Emma today?"
"Oh, my mom wanted to see her so, I have a football practice today. Why ask me?"
"I'm curious. That's all. So see you tomorrow."
"You too." Neal said and left with his friends. Regina pressed her lips and looked over her shoulders to find Kathryn, Ruby and Belle waiting for her near the bus stop. She walked back and spoke lightly.
"Who needs a lift?" The ladies raised their hands and the brunette girl rolled her eyes and nodded in the direction toward her black Mercedes SUV. Her parents got her on the sixteenth birthday and she loved that vehicle.
Kathryn was in backseat with Belle. Ruby was in passenger's seat and Regina ignited the engine then drove away. The redhead girl turned the radio on and channeled to find her music that most of them liked her taste of music. The brunette girl whistled a tune while she made a way to Kathryn's home to drop her best friend off. Belle was the last person before Regina went home.
On her drive, the brunette girl took a view while she was cruising around on Main Street before she dropped Kathryn off. Regina spotted Emma driving a yellow VW bug. She half-followed her but one problem was that Regina knew where the Nolans lived. They lived on the opposite street from Mifflin Street. Until, the brunette girl heard Ruby's voice and looked at her.
"Why are you following Emma?"
"I'm curious."
"Did you know that she lives with the Nolans?" Belle asked. Kathryn raised her eyebrows at her brunette best friend. Regina waved her dismissal hand and looked at the blonde girl in the yellow car then spoke lightly.
"I have a plan."
"What is it?" Ruby asked with curiosity. Belle and Kathryn looked at each other with a shocked expression.
"I am going to ask Emma if she can tutor me on chemistry." The brunette girl answered.
"Oh my god!" The redhead girl chuckled with a reply. Others looked at her with their perplexed faces. Ruby burst in laughter and continued.
"Chemistry. You and Emma have a chemistry bond therefore you fail at that subject."
"Oh shut up. I'm going to ask my mom if she can permit me to go over Emma's house."
"Wait a minute? Are you serious?" Kathryn said. Regina looked at the rear view and gave a 'duh' look then looked away at the yellow big which parked at the Nolans' house. The brunette girl nodded to herself and drove away to Kathryn's house which it was on Candy Cane Lane. Belle was silent and made no words at all but just listened the conversation.
Several minutes later, Regina dropped Kathryn and Ruby off because the redhead woman lived near the wealthy blonde girl's house. Finally, the brunette girl drove away and hummed to herself. Belle cleared her throat and asked.
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure." Regina said. The brunette girl with yellow bow tie shifted her sitting position and spoke lightly.
"Do you like Emma?"
"Err." The brunette girl muttered. Belle chuckled and continued.
"Don't worry, I won't tell Kathryn and Ruby unless you grant a permission to tell them yourself."
"Thanks. To your question, I would like to know Emma better than just say 'yes' if I like her." Regina explained. Other nodded with a smile. The brunette girl looked at the rear view and gave a small smile then focused on the road until she made the left turn and parked there. Belle got out inside the car and waved her hand then walked away to her house.
The brunette girl sighed and drove away again. She went into her thoughts about the blonde girl and her personal story about how she went mute when she was three. Her heart clenched.
Finally, she arrived home, ignited the engine off and got out inside the car then gathered her backpack and locked the car. The brunette girl strode away to the front door of her mansion. She unlocked the door and entered with a yell.
"Mom, Dad I'm home!"
"Here!" The oldest woman yelled. Regina knew that it was her mother's voice and rolled her eyes then dropped her backpack on the stairs and went to find the kitchen where Cora was inside. Until, she arrived there and greeted her mother with a kiss then spoke lightly.
"How is your day?"
"It's been good and the law firm has been busy. What about you?"
"Lousy day but I met someone new. Did you know the Nolans?"
"Yes dear, what about them?" Cora asked while she was working on the sandwiches for them. Regina went to sit on the stool and faced her mother in front of her and continued.
"Emma Swan, that's who she is living with them for a while. She's nice."
"Oh yes, I met her at Granny's Diner the other day. She's sweet but can't talk at all. Poor thing." The oldest woman said.
"When was it?"
"I think it was two weeks ago. You were away with your girls on the trip before the school started." Cora explained. Regina nodded before deciding to get a cold water bottle from the refrigerator then spoke lightly.
"Before you say something, I think that it's a good idea if I have a tutor for Chemistry class. I fail at that."
"What happened to that subject?"
"I just didn't understand all of it like periodic table and that stuffs. I'm frustrated with this subject. So what do you think?"
"It's a good idea to bring that up. So, I think that you need that. So, who will be your tutor?"
"Emma Swan."
"But she is mute." Cora asked. Regina nodded and explained.
"She is intelligent at that subject. No one have her knowledge in Chemistry. She is an AP student and in the honors."
"Good point." The oldest woman continued. The brunette girl smiled and asked.
"So, is it yes?"
"Yes dear." Cora smiled lightly. Regina fisted in the air and informed her.
"From now on, I'm going over Emma's house after school unless you have busy evenings with the cases. I don't mind if I can stay over at her house for a while until you get home."
"Good idea. Will you see Mary Margaret in the first thing in the morning before the school? I believe that she is going to have a PTA meeting with the parents of the high school students. I already informed the event planner that your father and I couldn't attend the event tomorrow morning." The oldest woman pointed out with a soft tone and nodded.
"Oh right, I forgot about it and that's ok. I will and thanks mom. I think that I'm going to do my homework before the dinner time." The brunette girl groaned and continued.
"Ok, dear. Your father will be home late. So, it's just you and I for the dinner time. Pasta?" Cora asked.
"Lasagna?"
"Sure. Go on with your homework." The oldest woman told her and went back to the home office. Regina smiled at herself and walked back to the foyer then went upstairs after grabbing her backpack. She strode away to her bedroom on the end of the hallway and decided to text her best friends about the great news.
- Text Conversation –
RM: Hey! I have a great news.
BF: What?
RL: Tell me!
KM: What is it now?
RM: Geez, Kathryn! I asked my mom about a tutor. She said yes.
RL: Yes! It's awesome.
KM: Are you fucking idiot?!
BF: OMG! Seriously?
RM: Kathryn, I'm not an idiot. Belle, yes, it is serious. Ruby, I know right! I'm going over Emma's house tomorrow after school but I have to go see Mrs. Nolan. (Rolling my eyes)
KM: Shit, you got serious about it. Geez. I wish you the best.
BF: Kathryn!
RL: Kathryn, you are fucking stupid.
RM: Girls! Thank you for defending me right there. I meant it. Anyway, what am I wearing tomorrow?
(Private Message - BF: Trying to impress your blonde crush?)
(Private Message – RM: Maybe? To be honest, I think Emma is hot and look at her, a gorgeous lady in the high school. I wonder if she is gay or not? My gaydar is broken at this moment. Lol.)
KM: Hello? Are you there?
RL: Great! Granny is calling me. So ttyl girls.
RM: Bye Ruby. Kathryn, help me to pick the outfit!
BF: Try the leather jegging and the red blouse with the combat shoes. So, catch y'all later. I'm going to help dad with the floral arrangements.
RM: Thank you Belle, you are a lifesaver!
BF: No problem.
KM: Have to go, dad is mocking me out and peace out.
RM: Thank you for no help.
- Text Conversation –
Regina smiled at herself and went to her walk-in closet to search for her outfit. She found the leather jegging in her drawer and grabbed it then looked away at the hangers above her head. The brunette girl whistled a tune while she was searching for a perfect red blouse until she discovered it in the corner.
She walked out of her closet and put these clothes on the desk chair. Regina realized that she had her combat shoes under her bed and went to check it then found these black combat shoes. She smiled at herself and decided to do her homework.
Across from Regina's mansion, Emma was in her room, writing a journal entry and tilted her head until she realized that she had no pages to write it. She got up and walked to her secret library inside her closet then opened the small door. The blonde girl put her journal in the shelves and picked her new journal then closed the door and walked out of the closet.
Emma continued to write the new entry about her day at Storybrooke Hogh School. She did same thing since she started to get the therapy when she was four. The blonde girl knew how to write and read even expand her vocabularies. She always wrote the journals everyday. No one knew that she kept a lot of journals in her secret stash.
Only her social worker knew that it was a part of her therapy so she can grant the permission for the blonde girl to have all of hers with her when she was living with different foster families.
The blonde girl finished her entry and did same as before to put her journal away in the secret stash. She went to do her homework before the dinner time. Also, she just wanted to read in the peace before Neal came in her room and interrupt anything.
Emma checked on her homework before she went downstairs for her dinner time with her family. The blonde girl looked away at the window and stared until she heard Neal's footsteps. She got up and packed her books away in her bag then opened the door. Her foster brother stopped by seeing her and smiled at her. Emma stared at him and walked out from her bedroom.
Neal was confused and shrugged then went to the bathroom for a bath. The blonde girl came downstairs and found Mary Margaret prepping the diner. David was sitting on the couch and watched the television. She looked away at her foster mother and down at the meat on the pan and knew that the fire in the stove was not on.
Mary Margaret was startled when she turned around to see Emma standing closer by the stove. The blonde girl looked down under the pan and saw no fire then looked up at her foster mother and strode away to the living room. The pixie brunette woman was perplexed at Emma's actions until she realized that the blonde girl had a fear of the fire. She nodded to herself and went to cook the dinner.
Emma sat down on the couch and watched television. It was a tv show about the detectives. She looked at her foster dad and back to the entertainment system. The blonde girl was silent for a while until both of them heard Mary Margaret's call from the kitchen. She knew it was time for dinner and got up then retreated back to the kitchen.
The blonde girl grabbed the plates and utensils on the breakfast counter then strode away to the dining room. Neal appeared in the kitchen and collected the drinks then walked away to the dining room and found his foster sister who was prepping the plates and utensils.
Emma looked up at him and stared then went to sit down on her seat. She waited for her foster parents with bringing the food to the table. Neal was sitting on the opposite from her. Mary Margaret smiled at her children and sat down between them. David was on the opposite. They kept talking to each other except the blonde girl who was still eating.
A/N: Chapter 3 is coming up while I am on the vacation with my family. Don't worry, I have few ideas for Chapter 3. So enjoy it. By the way, I typed this one on 7 pages. So, I think that I can do 7 pages on each chapter to save your wait.
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