Hi! This is my first attempt at writing anything like this, so let's see how it goes? Please feel free to critic and hope you enjoy! -Hopelesslyhopeful7211

"For this assignment you will be working in groups of four, so move around and pick your groups. You're free to leave after you form your groups. Have a good weekend! I have to go". The professor hurries out of the room.

Group work? No one ever picks me… Regina thinks as she meekly looks around the room hoping for someone to notice her.

Eyes dart across the room as others begin accepting group members. She notices a couple basketball players beginning to move their chairs together. That kid that always carries around a skateboard was moving to the other side of the room to form a group. I'll probably have to send professor an email to see if he can assign me a group. She contemplates. Or maybe he'll let me work alone? She looks forward, her thoughts interrupted by beautiful, bright green eyes. Her heart flutters. "Hey, do you want to be in my group? We're over there," the blonde says pointing across the room to two brunettes.

"Yeah, that's fine," Regina replies as she stands up grabbing her bag. Is this real? Okay, calm down Regina…

The blonde responds with a bright smile and leads Regina to the rest of the group.

They sit down next to each other and Emma introduces Regina to the other group members.

"Guys, this is Regina," Emma says while gesturing to Regina "Regina, this is Ruby and that is Belle and I'm Emma" while pointing to both of them respectively and then to herself.

"Nice meeting you," Regina says. Wait, how did she know my name? Regina thinks to herself. Perhaps professor said my name at the beginning of the semester? That has to be it.

Emma takes the lead of the group after reading the assignment sheet. "So looks like there's four parts. These seem similar," pointing at the assignment sheet at the first two bullet points, "and these seem similar," pointing to the last two bullet points "do you guys want to split into two's?" Everyone nods their heads in agreement. Ruby pipes up, "Belle and I can take the first two," Emma looks to Regina, "Do you want to work together?"

"Yes, that works for me," Regina replies perhaps staring a bit too long into the blonde's shimmering, emerald eyes.

Ruby and Belle give each other a knowing look. We should probably head out, right? They nod and stand up to leave.

"Great, let me give you my email and phone number," Emma rips out a small piece of paper and begins writing in the best handwriting she could muster, "Let's try to meet next week to get this done," Emma looks up and meets chocolate eyes gazing at her. She passes the piece of paper to Regina. Regina takes the paper and puts it in her notebook, "Okay." They stand up to leave, "Emma, thanks for inviting me to your group".

"It's no problem," Emma responds with a warm smile. They stand gazing and exchanging smiles until Emma notices others staring from the corner of her eye. Snapped back into reality Emma looks down and stutters, "Umm, well, I better get going".

"Oh, okay, yes, me too."

They go their separate ways outside the classroom. Emma looks behind her to see Regina is also glancing back. Emma clears her throat and looks forward. Holy shit! Emma thinks to herself. She did not notice Ruby and Belle standing at the end of the hallway as she walks past them.