EMMA

There were no windows at the theatre as well. Great.

Will's phone had no reception, Matt won't pick up her calls, then her phone's battery died, the school was practically empty except for the basketball and soccer practices going on at the other end of the school, and now, there were no windows in the bloody theatre.

So she was stuck in the theatre. And that too, with Will. Awesome.

A few days ago, she would have jumped up and down for such an opportunity, but now she just wanted to get out. She had already begun feeling awkward as Will went to different corners of the theatre his hand out, desperately trying to get some reception.

They were stuck. And she did not know when somebody would open the theatre. If they were lucky enough, the janitor could come in some time.

But the janitor cleaned the theatre in the morning.

Emma but her head in her hands. They were stuck. Most probably till morning.

Emma tried very hard not to panic and think calmly. There were air conditioner vents. She looked closely at them. Nope, too narrow for her to crawl through, let alone Will. The exit through Mrs. Hughes's office was also locked.

Emma leaned back on the theatre seat. At least these seats had cushions.

Will came towards her and looked at her dejectedly,"I can't get any reception."

"So...we're stuck. Till morning", Emma said sadly looking at her watch. It was 7:30 pm. She usually had dinner by that time. Would her parents wait for her?

Oh, no.

If she didn't return home the whole night, her parents would lose their minds worrying about her.

"Now, what do we do?", asked Will quietly.

Emma looked down,"Now we wait until morning."

"I'm starving", said Will,"what about you?"

"I'm fine", Emma said, and at that exact time, her stomach rumbled loudly.

Will cracked a small smile,"I don't really think your stomach agrees."

"Oh shut up."

Will sat down next to her and ran a hand through his hair, saying nothing. Awkward.

After what felt like an hour (which was actually three minutes) Will said,"Let's explore the theatre more and find something to eat if we can."

They split up. Emma checked the changing rooms and the prop room, even though she knew she would never find any food there. She was just relieved to be away from Will. Will was checking in other places.

Emma entered the prop room. It was dark and she fumbled around for the light switch which she could not find. Suddenly she felt her neck tingle and she turned around to see a shadow on the door of the prop room.

"Will?", she called out, but there was no answer. Oh, they shouldn't have split up. Now some crazy killer had locked them up in a theatre of no escape and would kill them and put their heads on spikes.

The shadow became bigger and bigger, Emma's heart rate accelerating every second. She did not know what to do. She was frozen in one place.

Finally a hand appeared at the door. With a knife in it. And she screamed her lungs out.

"Don't kill me please", she pleaded.

She heard a familiar sound of chuckling and then saw Will standing at the door holding box and bag in one hand, a knife in the other. Anger flared in her stomach.

"Who does that?!", she said angrily.

Will grinned at her, "I had to do something to break the tension."

"So you're going to kill me to break the tension?", Emma asked incredulously.

Will looked at her with disbelief, "You still think this real? Oh my God." He put his finger on the tip of the blade and pressed it. The blade went right into the handle and popped back out when he removed his finger, "this is fake."

"Well, it did break the tension alright", said Emma.

"Anyway, I came with good news", Will held up the bag and then the box, which was actually a six-pack container of beer, "I found Mrs. Hughes's secret stash. JACKPOT!"

WILL

For the first time in his life, Will was grateful he had Mrs. Hughes as his drama teacher. The bag was filled with energy bars, Oreos, those really spicy Cheetos and other stuff which Mrs. Hughes could get arrested for. Will and Emma put the bag far away from them after taking out the eatable material.

He munched on an energy bar and mustering the courage, he asked Emma,"Why did you tell Mrs. Hughes to change partners?"

Emma looked up slightly panicked, but did not reply. So he continued,"Emma, nothing happened in between me and Penny that night. We just got extremely drunk, then Penny spilled her beer down my t-shirt, then she passed out. There was nothing more", Emma looked up at him, but he did not see any anger or relief, just utter curiosity, " We never even touched each other Emma. Because we both liked somebody else. And those two people were dating each other."

He did not know how to react when he saw Emma's eyes widen with shock, her lips parting slightly as she kept her Oreo down.

"Will, I-I don't know what to say."

"Then don't, Emma. Take your time. I'm not going anywhere. Remember that."

Emma tried a smile,"Then how about we forget all that for now and try to have fun."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, let's be someone other than ourselves."

EMMA

Emma had just stepped into the prop room when a curved plastic sword appeared at her throat. The light went on and there he was, wearing an eye-patch and a black hat with a skull on it.

"Give me all your gold", Will said.

Emma laughed,"That's not how pirates speak."

Will smiled,"Oh, sorry. Give me all your gold. Arrrr",he said in a gravelly voice.

"Much better",Emma replied as she grabbed another sword on the nearest shelf and swept Will's sword aside.

"Ooh a sword fight. Me likey", said Will as he thrust his sword towards her.

_._._

"Hey! No fair! I thought we both were supposed to look ugly!", Will whined as Emma came onto the stage wearing a pink gown.

She looked at Will and snorted,"You don't look that ugly",she said, commenting on his chicken costume.

"Was that a compliment?"

"You can take it in any way you want."

"Whatever. The balance is not right. You look beautiful, and I look like your pet."

He called her beautiful.

Emma could feel her cheeks burn. No, she told herself, control your feelings, Emma.

So she replied,"I would prefer a dog."

Will smiled,"I did not know you were such a bitch."

Emma put the pink mask over her face to create a dramatic effect,"Maybe I'm more than what I appear to be, Vulture."

She had meant it as a joke, forgetting about what happened that night at the masquerade ball.Then she realised the words had meant when Will removed the head of the chicken and looked at her, his eyes wide.

Shit.

WILL

It was Emma.

Emma was the girl he kissed that night at the masquerade ball.

Emma was his first kiss. Emma was the girl in the red gown. Emma was the one he had talked to, he had danced with, the one he had almost fallen in love with that night.

It was Emma all along

Why hadn't he ever noticed? Why hadn't he noticed it when he had danced with her every single day, when she smiled at him, when she talked to him.

He had only really liked two girls his entire life, and both of them turned out to be the same girl. Emma.

He was so shocked, he dropped his costume's head on the ground, staring at her, as if he had seen her for the first time.

"It was you?", he asked silently.

Emma looked agonised,"Will I-"

"It was you?"

Emma loosed a breath,"Y-yes."

"You are Falcon?"

"Yes."

"You were the one I kissed that night. You were my first kiss. And you ran away. You left me after you saw the real me. Why?",he demanded, his fists trembling.

"Will, I really liked you that night. And when I saw you behind the mask, I panicked. I didn't know how you would react, if I removed my mask. I tried to tell you how much I liked you the next day, but I saw you with Chloe. I tried to tell you again at Shane's party, but then Matt and I saw you with P-Penny", he saw Emma's lip tremble.

This was how bad his luck was. Everytime something good was about to happen for him, karma came and messed up the situation.

He took a step toward her.

"Emma. I've liked you since, I don't know, forever. I liked you even when I didnt know it was you. It has always been you. Maybe I just needed a reminder. But it has and will always be you. Please just understand that nothing happened with Chloe or Penny. Just give me a chance", he said all in one breath.

Their faces were inches apart.

Emma looked at him with ab expression he couldn't decipher. Happiness? Sadness? Hope? Anguish?

He didn't have time to register as she surged forward and pressed her lips to his.

EMMA

She did not know why she was doing it.

It just happened.

Her body betrayed her mind and she kissed him. All those built up feelings for him inside her just burst out of her.

The things he said overwhelmed her. She had dreamed about such a moment for years. And now it was here. And she couldn't control herself.

This was completely unfair to Matt.

But the feel of his lips on hers, the feel of his hands in her hair made her mind shut down. She did not care about the consequences, she did not care about what happened next.

She just lost herself in the moment. And it felt good.

Sorry, all the people who ship Matt and Emma. I had to create a love triangle