Dreamworks Academy and Walt Disney Academy have been rival schools for as long as anyone can remember. Merida and her best friend Rapunzel attend Walt Disney Academy. When they go out one day, they, by chance, meet two students from another school. To them, it's another world.
Author's note: This is just a possible three-shot or even a two-shot since I don't plan on making this story too long since my schedule is quite tight with school and all. And I made this story because it's been in my head for a while now and I just had to let it out. Anyways, enjoy and this is where the big four are introduced, by next chapter should be when they actually get to the point.
Merida's POV
Me and Rapunzel were sitting at their desks, only 3 minutes left before school ends. Although I knew that Rapunzel loved to learn new things, she didn't really like the topic our teacher was teaching them. I could tell from the bored expression she was giving. I wasn't any different. Physics was never my favorite. After what felt like forever, the bell rang and everyone started fixing their things and get home.
"Remember class, tomorrow is your Physics test. Study hard so you won't have to take the retest." Prof. Ludwig Von Drake said before gathering his papers and preparing to leave as well.
"Hey Mer!" Rapunzel suddenly called out to me.
"Hm?" I was busy fixing my stuff but responded anyway. After all, I couldn't ignore my best friend, especially when she sounds a bit more… cheerful than usual.
"There's this new café not that far from here and I heard their food is both sweet and healthy." I glanced at my best friend with a doubtful look.
"Sweet an healthy?" I questioned as I put on my backpack. "Is that really possible?"
"Why?" Rapunzel didn't drop that big grin. "We've all seen a sweet apple that turned out to be a poisonous apple. So why not?"
I still had doubts. But Rapunzel knew deep down that I wanted to see this café for myself. She knew I just wasn't sure if this was some kind of trick or that there were some attached strings.
"I don't know… we still have to study…" I mumbled as she slightly turned her head. Why did I say that? She knows I hate studying!
Rapunzel gave me a disappointed look but it was more of 'are you kidding me?' look. I knew too that that excuse was no use. Especially against someone that knows a lot about me.
"Mer, we all know you hate studying. You even pointed out that dying is in that word!" Rapunzel exclaimed.
True, I did point that out once. I gave up and smiled. "Alright! I guess we can go and have a bite or two."
As soon as I finished that sentence, Rapunzel leapt up and hugged me tightly. "Yes! Thank you Mer! I promise, you won't regret this." Rapunzel already began leading me away out the school.
"Yeah… and we all know how your promises turned out." I said.
There was this time Rapunzel promised me to get me a new notebook for the one I lost. Although I said she didn't need to and I was perfectly capable of buying one my own. She insisted on a handmade notebook customized by her.
Rapunzel's favorite and best subject is Art so I guess a notebook made by your best friend wouldn't hurt, right? I mean, come on, you don't find that many best friends who are willing to make you a notebook. The day I was going to get my new notebook, I was waiting in our school's garden for Rapunzel. When she came, I saw her carrying a green and red notebook.
At first I was confused on why it looked so plain. I mean, Rapunzel's usually the type to use a rainbow palette on almost everything she can paint. There was only one thing I saw customized by her.
In front of the notebook was my name 'Merida' written a bit sloppy with a bunch of good doodles. It wasn't exactly what I was expecting, but it was from her, and I guess she put on effort in it.
The point is, whatever Rapunzel promises, expect the unexpected, even if she never planned any of it.
"We're here!"
I was pulled out of my thoughts as I heard Rapunzel exclaim that we've reached our destination. I was surprised that we already reached it so quickly. I looked back and I saw that we only took a turn to the left and went in one of the alleys. I looked up and saw a sign at the end of the long alley that said "Allo Café~"
"Wow that was a short trip." I commented.
"Come on!" Rapunzel looked very eager to see this café. Though the only time I've ever seen Rapunzel this eager for food is when she's going to get her favorite, Hazelnut soup.
When we stopped at the front of the café, it didn't look like any normal café you would find. For one, it wasn't too girly, and it didn't look too fancy. It was a two floor café with clear glass windows on the front, white walls, and by the looks outside, green, red, white, black and blue chairs. If I had to describe this café in one word, it would be impressive.
We went inside and it was just as impressive. Wooden floor, all the chairs were cushioned with the colors I mentioned earlier, black tables. Relaxing music, paintings, unique lights that weren't too flashy, there were even some bookshelves with actual books. No wonder Rapunzel wanted to see this café so badly.
"Welcome to Allo Café. What would you like to order?" The girl behind the register asked.
"I'll take a caramel latte with a slice of banana snack cake." Rapunzel replied as she looked at the menu.
"Alright, and you miss?" The girl turned to me.
I looked at the menu and they all looked delicious. It was hard to choose. Oh, they have oatcakes. "I'll take some oatcakes and some iced coffee." I replied with a smile.
The girl typed something on the register and a receipt came out. "Thank you, your orders will come to you in 5 minutes. You may wait in upstairs where our books are or you may wait here. You may get your order once the number on your receipt is called." The girl gave us our receipt and we looked at the number. #012
"Thank you very much." Me and Rapunzel said.
We decided to sit near the window and after five minutes, Rapunzel went to claim our order. After eating our delicious food, we decided to finish our drinks on the way home. After all, it was almost sundown and we still had our exams tomorrow.
When we went outside, we saw that the café was much bigger than we thought. It had one of those bushes in a box of some sort of material where you could sit on the sides and it was quite long. The plants in them were actually quite big and healthy.
"Alright, I admit it, I love this café and I don't regret coming here." I admitted.
"See! I told you!" Then she suddenly snapped her fingers like she just had an idea. Now there was that doubt crawling up on me gain. It made me afraid to ask what was on her mind. "I know, how about we study here, Mer?"
This is usually the part where I say I'm not sure. But whenever I have a test or something like that, my mum is always making sure that I focus and it gets annoying that her nagging comes up again.
I smiled; this would be a relaxing place to study. "Alright, after all, this place does seem relaxing."
Rapunzel cheered and we looked around for the perfect place to study.
"So, did you get the lesson Professor taught us?" Rapunzel asked.
"Nope, I was hoping to get it once I start studying." I confessed. "Did you get it?"
"Nope." She replied plainly.
I groaned in frustration. "We're so going to fail the test, and we're so dead!" I already felt the hopelessness of this test and the study.
"So basically, you have to multiply the mass and the acceleration, but since you don't have the acceleration yet, you have to divide first these two then the answer should be the acceleration."
Me and Rapunzel turned around to see two boys looking at a notebook filled with numbers and words but mostly numbers. One boy had white hair and was very pale; the other had scraggy auburn hair and had some freckles. From what we could see, both were wearing dark blue jackets with black slacks.
We peeked a bit over the bushes since the boys were on the other side.
"Oh! I think I get it now!" The white-haired boy suddenly exclaimed. "Thanks, Hiccup. With you, Hic, I know I'm going to pass that Physics exam!"
Hiccup? That's his name? Or was it a nickname?
"Yeah yeah, what would you do without me?" The one called Hiccup sarcastically asked.
"Probably fail that test." The white haired boy answered.
"Mer," Rapunzel whispered beside me. "I think those two boys are from Dreamworks Academy."
"What? How can you tell?" I asked. Two boys from Dreamworks Academy? Our school's rival school since anyone can remember? But seeing Dreamworks students wouldn't be that unusual since Dreamworks Academy wasn't too far away from Disney.
"Well, their uniforms match those of Dreamworks." Rapunzel pointed out.
"Well… okay, maybe their uniforms look like Dreamworks' uniform but they could be from another school that had similar uniforms." I tried.
"Want to grab some snacks, Jack?" Hiccup asked.
"Sure, let's take a break." The one called Jack replied and they both got up.
When they got up, they turned towards the café and we saw a symbol on the right side of their chest, a boy with a fishing pole sitting on a crescent moon, the symbol of Dreamworks.
"Okay, they are from Dreamworks." I said quickly. "But what does that have to do with anything?"
When I turned to Punzie, she had a playful smile and I could tell this involved something we wouldn't usually do. "You know… The brown haired guy looks like he knows his Physics."
The realization of Punzie's plan came at me like an arrow. "Oh no… No, Punzie! We can't do that! I mean, I'm not that competitive and all or something but―"
"They can help us pass the test." Punzie said softly and her expression showed that her intentions were sincere. "Mer, let's face it, we're both bad at Physics and they might be able to help us." She gestured to the boys who entered the shop.
I scoffed but I knew I had to face it. Almost all of our classmates were bad at Physics. We would've asked Lewis but he's attending a competition for young scientists and won't be back until next week. That and the rest were at home already.
"Fine." I said.
"Yes!" Rapunzel exclaimed before we entered the shop to talk to the two students from Dreamworks Academy. I had a really bad feeling about this.