Chapter 2

A few minutes later while the office ladies were preoccupied with visitors Emma decided she wasn't going to sit there and wait for her father or Mr. Jordan. It was time to run. It wasn't like she wasn't used to running. Heck! She had done it her whole life. Well, all seven years so far. You see, Emma Nolan broke the curse at five, she didn't even mean too, it just kind of happened.

*Emma's pov

You see my father, Prince Charming was actually David Nolan in this Storybrooke cursed life and was married to Kathryn Nolan who he was previously engaged to in his real life in the Enchanted Forest before meeting my Mom. Meanwhile my mother, Snow White, Mary Margaret in Storybooke was my kindergartner school teacher.

That is how I met my Mom. I thought she was the best teacher ever and when she gave me the Once Upon a Time book I connected all the dots and knew that my Dad was David Nolan.

The trick was getting my Mom and Dad to meet and fall back in love and break the curse while my Dad was still married to that 'Other' lady.

During the curse, I was also living with my mean foster father in an awful home. This gave me even more reason to get my parents to meet and break this curse. Then I could have a normal family, a normal life.

*Flashback to Kindergartner Emma*

Emma knew she had to get her mom and dad to meet and fall in love. Her real father David Nolan was the sheriff in the town and knew that if she did something terrible it would have to get David Nolan to come to the school and fall in love with her mom.

"Ok class, I want you to go to playtime and then after we will be going out to the playground." Snow dismissed her class to play inside the classroom.

Emma knew this was the perfect time. Twenty kids, one teacher, totally able to sneak out. She made her way out of the classroom into the hall. She came across the one thing she knew would send her real father, David Nolan to run to the school. The fire alarm.

Emma knew this would get her in big trouble, but she had to do it. Her life right now sucked. She was living in an awful foster home. Her foster dad was not nice at all and to be quite honest she was very scared of him. He had quite the temper and when he would drink it would be even worse. Emma believed his favorite person to let his temper out on was her. It was the worst. So doing this would probably get her in huge trouble with her foster dad but she couldn't turn back now. She would risk it. It was do or die time.

With determination she stepped up to the fire alarm and started to pull down on it. Her timing was not that perfect however…

"Emma Swan!" Mr. Jordan yelled as the ringing from the fire alarm went off.

Emma stood shocked at being caught and that she actually had done it.

Mr Jordan grabbed Emma's arm as the ringing went on. The whole school was evacuating and he knew that was the first priority even if it was a "false alarm".

"What on earth are you thinking young lady?" Mr. Jordan knew Emma's situation and knew she was a bit of a trouble maker but he could not understand why on earth she would pull a fire alarm.

Before Emma could even answer both her and Mr. Jordan went out of the school in a rush.

The whole school went outside near the playground. Everyone confused, not seeing a fire or smoke and the teachers and staff knowing there was no fire drill today.

Mrs. Etnyier was outside trying to assemble and make sure everyone was present.

Mrs. Blanchard came over to Mrs. Etnyier, "Mrs. Etnyier, Emma isn't here." She told her worried.

Just then Mr. Jordan came towards the two with Emma in hand.

Mary Margaret seeing this asked in shock and worry, "Emma Swan where were you?!"

Emma only looked down still being held by the arm by Mr. Jordan. "I found her in the hall pulling the fire alarm." Mr. Jordan told them both frustratedly.

"Emma Swan!" Mrs. Etnyier scolded.

"We will be discussing this in length and calling your foster father as soon as this mess is cleared up." Mr. Jordan sternly told her, "Mrs. Blanchard after you get back to your classroom and situate your students will you come down to my office please. We will send one of the office ladies to your classroom to send them home."

"Yes Mr. Jordan, No problem." Mary Margaret told him. She was at a loss as to why Emma would do this and hoped they could get to the bottom of this all.

Just then the fire department and the police came walking up.

Emma looked up and saw David Nolan, her real father and tried not to smile even despite her ever increasing nerves about her current predicament. She did it! She got them in the same place!

"We cleared the building and no signs of a fire or smoke." David Nolan informed the staff and his eyes kept going towards Mrs. Blanchard. Something about her seemed so familiar. Mary Margaret also couldn't keep her eyes off of him either. Some strange sort of connection that neither one of them could explain.

"Thank you so much Sheriff Nolan." Mrs. Etnyier told David.

Mr Jordan interrupted, "Unfortunately it was on purpose." He started looking down at Emma and Emma looked down embarrassed at all the attention and the trouble. "Ms. Emma Swan here seems to have pulled the fire alarm. I'm so sorry for the inconvenience but we are calling her foster father and having this handled right away. We are so sorry, aren't we Emma?" Mr. Jordan asked Emma sternly.

Emma looked up shyly knowing Mr. Jordan expected an answer. "Yes sir."

David looked down at Emma and couldn't help the feeling that he knew her or was connected to her as well. He knelt down in front of her and while he felt bad for her he couldn't dismiss his duty in letting her know how wrong it was to do this.

"Emma my name is Sheriff Nolan. Why did you pull the fire alarm? You know that was a very bad thing to do. Someone else could have had a real emergency and we wouldn't have been able to get there in time because we were here for a false alarm." He said seriously, but also gently as Emma fidgeted with her hands nervous as could be. Not only was this nerve wracking because he was the police, but this was her first encounter with her real father even if he didn't know. Not to mention he was supposed to be talking to her real mom, but he was too busy scolding her which is was all very new to her as well.

David continued, "You are not going to do anything this naughty again are you?" He asked seriously lifting her chin to look him in the eye.

Emma swallowed nervously. She didn't know why but he had the capability of making her feel very very guilty and she already did not want to disappoint him. It was killing her and the sad part was he didn't even know this was his daughter.

"No sir. I won't. I promise." Emma answered him close to tears.

"Good. I know you won't." David smiled and for some reason beyond his understanding or rational thought he kissed her on the forehead.

A great *woosh* went through everyone in Storybrooke and it seemed to make them all step back in wonder.

Just then David looked into Emma's eyes and whispered, "Emma?"

Emma could not believe what just happened and she was a little unsure if it was what she thought was really happening but she decided to test it out, "Daddy?" Emma asked hesitantly.

"Yes Baby, yes!" David exclaimed and lifted her up in his arms and hugged her tight.

"Charming? Emma?" David heard from behind him.

Snow was standing their dumbstruck and in wonder,

"Snow?" David asked breathlessly and quickly enveloped her in a hug while Emma was still in his arms. They kissed around Emma.

"Mommy?" Emma smiled and hugged her neck.

"Emma, sweetie!" Snow exclaimed.