A/N: New Chapter! The song was not mine. It's A Kiss Goodnight - Ross Ariffin. Check it out on that song. It was a great song. Enjoy it.
Chapter 3: A Kiss Good Night
While in the night at Storybrooke High School, the students, faculty staff, families and friends filled themselves in the auditorium for the Storybrooke Talent Show. Emma was the one of the talent show participants who enrolled their talents to show in the public. She decided to use her talent for music and wanted to see the brunette girl's reaction when she see this. Every night, she played in the music room while she was there practicing a song – A Kiss GoodNight by Ariffin. She knew that it was empowering the death song but gentle dark.
The blonde girl was sitting in the back row and watching the people fill the seats and spotted Regina in a good distance from her place. Emma raked on the brunette lady in the beautiful dress with flats and found out that she was with her friends, she could recognize their faces. It was Maleficent and Tinker Bell. She realized that the brunette girl have two friends who are blonde. She giggled at the realization until Regina's eyes who was watching her. Emma winked at her and turned her head to pay attention toward the Master of Ceremony, who was shuffling the cards on the podium on the right side on her side. The brunette girl raised her eyebrow, cleared her throat and walked toward Emma. The blonde girl felt her chills up on her neck and turned to look at Regina, who was arriving at her seat then smiled widely.
"Hello, Regina." The brunette girl narrowed her eyes and spoke lightly.
"Hello, Ms. Swan. May I ask you a question if you mind?"
"Shoot."
"Where have you been in few weeks? I tried to reach you after our Science class, and you were gone."
"Oh, I've been busy few weeks. I think that we haven't yet exchanged our numbers since our science project."
"Indeed. Give me your phone." Emma raised her eyebrow and scoffed when she was looking away and pocketed her iPhone 6 out from her black slacks' front pocket then handed it away to the brunette lady. Regina typed her contact away and quickly handed it back then spoke again.
"Thank you, Ms. Swan. I did send a text to me, so I have yours. Enjoy your evening." Emma flashed a small smile and nod while she was getting her phone in her pocket and looked away at M.C., who was clearing her throat. It was Principal Granny Lucas, a gray-haired woman in the 50s and she's very darling person. Regina left her seat with Maleficent and Tinker Bell.
The show begun, and the lights were dimmed to be dark in the auditorium. Emma exclaimed about the show she would present her music and watched Graham, who was playing the cello on a hip-hop song. She realized that the song reminded her childhood with her biological parents when she was 12. In her memories of Chicago, she remembered the homeless man who played that and watched the news on the next day, and the homeless man got his record label by his famous song. She smiled.
Next, David and Mary Margaret, who were the participants for their ballroom style in Viennese Waltz in their elegant footwork. She was not surprised that they practiced in last minute show, but Emma knew that they were the professional dancers.
Ruby Lucas was next to show her talent, and the blonde girl knew her very well because the tallest brunette girl was Principal Granny Lucas's granddaughter. She showed her talent in twirling flag batons with the colors. Then finally to Regina, Emma shot up in her seat and carefully paid attention to the brunette girl who was expressing her talents in original monologue from The Fantasticks as Louise in late teen. The brunette lady was in the character and dressed like Louise in a white nightgown, and she had her bow on her brunette locks. She wore nothing on her feet and sat on the platform on the stage closer to the audience. She started on her monologue with her confused and wonders in her state of a mind. Emma was impressive with her acting skills.
This morning a bird woke me up. It was a lark, or a peacock; something like that. So I said hello. And it vanished, flew away, the very moment I said hello! It was quite mysterious. So do you know what I did?
Regina waited and breathed slowly then smiled at the limelight and spoke on other lines.
I went to my mirror and brushed my hair two hundred times, without stopping. And as I was brushing it, my hair turned mauve. No, honestly! Mauve! Then red. Then some sort of a deep blue when the sun hit it...
The brunette girl laughed and flicked her wrists to make something dramatic then moved her legs to hit on the wall of the stage platform and shrugged while she spoke like a crazy teenager on the pier.
I'm sixteen years old, and every day something happens to me. I don't know what to make of it. When I get up in the morning and get dressed, I can tell... something's different. I like to touch my eyelids because they're never quite the same. Oh, oh, oh!
Regina exclaimed and showed her arms to wrap her in the embrace then closed her eyes while she spoke like Louise. Emma leaned toward to stare at her longer, and she was fantastic with her monologue. The brunette girl was opening her eyes and frown until she finished her monologue with her anger.
I hug myself till my arms turn blue, then I close my eyes and cry and cry till the tears come down, and I can taste them. I love to taste my tears. I am special. I am special! Please god, please, don't let me be normal!
Emma clapped for Regina in her standing ovation. She was impressed with her already from the start. The brunette girl got up from sitting on the platform and bowed out then walked back to the stage right. The Master of Ceremony chatted about Regina's standing ovation and moved to Belle French, who was good at dancing in Irish Dance.
The blonde girl was nervous about her talent and knew that the intermission was up for 15 minutes. She left her seat and went straight to the ladies bathroom to hide her and locked the door. She went to the last stall and grabbed her bag from behind the toilet bowl then zipped open and grasped the blood fluid. Emma's teeth went fangs and lunged at the bag then sucked it until it went out. She threw a blood bag in the trash bag in her backpack and licked any remaining of the blood on her face until she went toward the mirror to check on her appearance. She went clean as spotless and smiled widely then unlocked the door and opened it. Emma widened her eyes when she saw Regina standing outside who was staring at her and raising her eyebrow.
"Why did you lock the door?" The brunette girl asked.
"Because I need to be alone with no people." Emma smiled and walked away, but Regina stopped her with her hand on the blonde's arm. The brunette girl felt a cold shiver from her and spoke in a light tone.
"Why?"
"No reason. I have to go." Regina released her hold and looked at her while Emma was walking away to the backstage. She shook her head and went to the bathroom for finishing her business.
In the backstage, Emma wiggled her fingers while she was conversing with the stage manager for her last act. The stage manager checked on the watch and looked at Principal Lucas to come in the stage for introducing the final act of the talent show. She peeked out on the curtains to look for Regina until she found her on her seat next to Maleficent and talking with them. She heard Principal Lucas speaking about her background.
"Finally, we have our last act to close the show. This performer had her musical background, and she will perform "A Kiss GoodNight" by Ariffin. She's a senior at this school and is a new student. Please make her feel welcome. Now, I present you, Miss Emma Swan!" The gray-haired woman indicated toward the stage while Emma walked over and sat on the stool. The stage manager put a microphone stand in front of her while the blonde girl settled her guitar on her lap. She smiled widely and spoke.
"This is my first time to perform. I'm excited. So now, I am experienced with the music since I was young. This song was my childhood song, and I hope you all like it. Enjoy." Emma looked down at her guitar and strummed on the soft melody. Hearing the haunting sound and the blonde girl looked up then opened her mouth to sing caught every one. Regina froze when she heard the similar voice from the music room and went on the attention at the blonde girl's song.
So far away lies the moon out at sea
A lonesome cry goes out for all eternity
Long is the night, Hope spreads her wings in flight
But keeping safe in my heart
A memory
Emma smiled widely while she strummed on her guitar a little longer and leaned closer to the microphone then sang in a beautiful velvety voice. It caught Regina out of the blue when the brunette girl heard a beautiful voice.
No sky could shed its tears and weep as I have wept
For bridges burned away overseas of regret
In dreams, you call my name
In dreams, I hear your name
You're sleeping safe in my heart where time forgets
The blonde girl noticed Regina and flashed her wink. The brunette girl looked away and shifted an uncomfortable position on her seat then looked up at the blonde girl. Emma strummed on her guitar smoothly, everyone went awe and sang again in the same voice from the music room Regina recognized.
So far away So far you've sailed away
Grief is a dream torn at the seams but then love never dies
Some day I pray. Our hearts will meet again.
But for now, love, for the heavens that divides us,
we'll kiss goodnight
Emma moved her head in a beat while she was looking away at her guitar and played her solo piece. She finally closed her eyes and leaned closer to the microphone then sang in a soft melody.
In dreams we meet again, only in dreams you
Call out my name
Somewhere in the circle of time.
We'll love again…
Again..
Regina went dumbfound as the song caught her heart. She felt that cold shiver around her and kept watching the blonde playing her guitar. Emma knew it already caught her and smiled widely until she finished her last verse with her guitar piece.
So far away lies the moon out at sea.
A shining star goes for all eternity.
The blonde girl finished strumming on her guitar until the strings stopped to tremble for making the sounds. She got up and bowed out for her final act. Principal Lucas went out and clapped for her. The audience got up included Regina and applauded for Emma's incredible performance. The blonde girl smiled widely and left in her regal on the stage right.
The patrons finally sat down and waited for the final announcement of the winners. Emma walked back to her usual seat in the back row and looked away at Regina, who was in her deep thoughts. She knew that the brunette girl had many questions and kept her cool until she heard her name and looked away at Principal Lucas's calling.
"The grand winner for the first place goes out to Emma Swan!" The blonde girl smirked and got up until Regina caught her in her eye. Emma strode toward the stage to receive her award and bowed out then left the stage in 2 seconds flat. The talent show was over; everyone went home except Regina, who was searching for the blonde girl until she gave up and went home.
In the cabin, Emma showered, got changed into her nightwear and drank the blood juice until she heard the knock on the door. She strode toward the door to answer it and opened the door. It was Neal and Ella on her porch, and Emma gestured them to come in the living room. She walked over to sit on the couch and waited for one of them to speak. It was Ella.
"We need you."
"What do you need me for?"
"To take over the group of newbies." The redhead woman demanded.
"New vampires?" The blonde girl knitted her brows and asked.
"Yes," Neal said with his sad face. Emma nodded and went to the bedroom for packing her clothes in a small tote bag. She strode out and gestured them to get out of her cabin. Ella and Neal zoomed in 2 seconds flat. The blonde girl went to the kitchen for drinking more blood before she left the cabin. She finally emptied the refrigerator and locked it up then strode to the street, Mifflin Street. She walked on the sidewalk and didn't notice Regina, who was standing by her car while watching her. Emma finally ran in 2 seconds flat.
The brunette girl gasped in shock when she watched Emma vanishing in seconds flat and looked around to see if the blonde was there, but she was gone. She wondered how Emma did that and decided to ask her questions at school. She walked inside the house and went to her bedroom for getting some sleep.
A/N: Where is Emma going?