Falling In Love

Part 2

Emma's alarm clock sounded through her room. She moaned tiredly, reaching over to set off her alarm on her phone. The blonde swung her blanket off her naked body, yawning for another day. A smile suddenly appeared on her face when her mind instantly remembered a girl named Regina Mills. Regina mills, she thought. Her name sounded so alluring. It was even more seductive when she said her name or even her own. Something told emma that this year will be just fine but although the other half of her was throwing bricks at her head. If it wasn't for the eye lock across the room then she wouldn't have the guts to walk to regina and talk to her. Today emma was going to build up all the courage to start a conversation with the brunette. The only thing that could be standing in her way was the question she hasn't asked herself. What if she was straight? Or has a boyfriend? She couldn't think of those possibilities even if it could be true,she still wanted to maintain a friendship with her. She couldn't let her feelings get in the way of what they are about to have.

"Hey, you ready for your second day of school", David, her dad asked. He was sitting at the breakfast table on the stool, chewing up some bacon. Mary margaret filled up a plate for emma, sliding it across the table as the blonde sat on the stool.

"I guess", Emma shrugged her shoulders, pretending not to be excited to go to school. She didn't want her parents to ask questions. What they didn't know that emma was a full on lesbian so she always had to pretend she liked boys when mary margret and her were at the mall checking out magazines or when they were watching tv.

"You guess? You don't seem to excited, em". David replied, taking a small sip of his orange juice.

"Oh I am so excited to learn about new things, father", she sarcastically replied, yearning a laugh from both her adoptive parents. She looked at the clock above the kitchen sink.

"I got to go. Class starts in 20 minutes", The stool swirled around as she got off from it. She grabbed her backpack off the ground, kissing mary margaret and david on the cheeks. "Bye guys".

"Bye em"

Regina rushed down the hallway not seeming to notice that she collided with another peer of her's. All her books scattered onto the floor, not even realizing who she had ran into. Regina hissed, kneeling down to gather up her fallen items.

"Watch where the hell you are going", but when she looked up to see who it was, her face instantaneously softened. Emma picked up the last of it with a shy grin on her face.

"I am so sorry. I didn't see you there", Emma smiled.

"No that's okay, it was my fault. Sorry for freaking out"

"You're forgiven"

"Where are you headed?"

"It's break right?

"Yes it is"

"I might just go hang out in homeroom or do some homework"

Regina merely shook her head. It was already the blonde's second day, and she was all alone. Regina started to think that maybe she could introduce Emma to her friends or to others. She hated to see emma alone at the lunch tables or in the hallways. Although she wasn't alone. Emma had regina.

"Nonsense. Come with me to the cafeteria, I would like to introduce you to my friends"

"Okay"

All the devil eyes deathly stared at her which made emma feel Regina could feel the discomfort from emma, as the blonde twisted her head away from the group, and to the floor. Little did she know that she gripped onto the brunette's hand for comfort. Regina smiled, squeezing emma's gently. She leaned in towards the blonde's ear. Emma swore that her breath get caught in her long, feeling regina's warm breath brush smoothly on her skin.

"You don't have to worry"

Emma's head slowly turned to face regina, her hand still gripped tight on the brunette's hand. She smiled before turning head to the group of regina's friends.

"Guys this is emma swan. She is new here. I just wanted to introduce you to-

"She looks like a freak", a irish voice said. His name was killian jones.

Emma's hand slipped out of the brunette's hand hold, running out of the cafeteria with tears in her eyes. So much for a perfect day. Regina's heart clenched. Anger appeared on her face as she walked around the table where killian sat, grabbing a hold of his chocolate milk. The brunette held it over his head, letting the milk pour down on his head. Regina slammed it down onto the table, everyone had shocked expressions on their faces.

"You call her a freak one more time and I will make your life a living hell".

Then she looked at the rest of the group.

"That goes for all of you".

Regina figured that emma would have gone to the bathroom. Thankfully she knew which one it was because she could hear muffled through the door and it was close to where the cafeteria was. She turned the handle to the door, stepping inside. Regina walked over to the last stall, hearing loud sobs come from emma. Pushing the stall open, regina instantly fell to her knees where emma sat, gathering the blonde in her arms. The brunette rubbed emma's arm, putting her chin on top of emma's head. Emma soon buried her face in the regina's chest in just a split second. Her tears stained through regina's favorite t-shirt but she didn't care. All she cared about was emma. It killed her to see emma cry. All she wanted to see was that smile everyday on her face. This year, regina mills will make sure that emma swan will never shed a tear over something that she didn't deserve. Emma deserved to be loved, to be cared for, and not to be bullied.

Emma finally calmed down her sobs. She lifted her head from regina's chest as she looked at the brunette with her red puffy eyes and her red stained cheek. Regina cupped emma's cheek, running her thumb to wipe away the tears.

"I'm sorry", emma choked out.

"Hey don't you ever apologize. He is the one who should be sorry"

"But it's true". Emma sniffled. She shyly looked the other direction, away from regina.

"Screw them, Emma Swan. You are not a freak. I see you as a real human being who has problems just like the rest of us. Don't you dare think that you are less because you are not"

In that moment, all emma was thinking that she wanted to kiss the brunette. To press her lips against regina's soft kissable lips and that's what she did. One quick kiss was all she did and as she unsteadily withheld her lips, regina's face expression caused her to rush out.

"I'm sorry, I am so sorry".

"No wait", Regina scrambled up as fast as she could. Running out of the bathroom not able to find Emma close by.