The girl walked up to the large glistening castle looking up at it in wonder. She was quite young, no older than sixteen but with an air of royalty. She came from a very long line of prominent queens. Her mother was the Fionna (which meant fair) Queen, ruler of Fairran. Her grandmother was Fina (which also meant fair one) and was known as the Golden Queen. She, herself was Fenella (which meant fair, of course) and she hoped to rule just as well as those before her.
She looked down at her outfit which she hoped was okay for her first day of school. She wore an absolutely beautiful dress of the royal color, purple. It just about reached her knees with graceful black designs. The dress had a high neckline but the sleeves sagged down to her upper forearm showing off her shoulders. Around her neck was a beautiful neckpiece made of the white feathers of a swan. In the middle of it sat a lavender gem, beads of silver curling under it. On her waist sat a matching belt also with the gem. From there, another, more pinkish material flowed down from the back (like half a cape) and pooled around her ankles which were clade in silver heels. The material was covered in darker designs and made her look even more regal. Her pink and purple toned hair was swept to one side, falling past her waist and a silver tiara rested gently on her head. On it were the same swan feathers and that gently curled upwards. Another gem sat in the middle and more silver beads curled around her head holding it together. Her earrings were also the purple gems. Her makeup was purple schemed: dark purple lipstick, purple eye shadow and her natural purple eyes matched perfectly with the lavender gems. On her wrist was a purple snake bracelet and with one hand she held her silver clutch the other levitating her silver trunk.
Beside her was her best friend ever after, Faybelle Thorne, whom she had known since she was in Enchanted Elementary. She was a fae, otherwise known as a fairy. She was dressed more provocatively than usual to make a good first impression. She wore a teal leotard covered with pink flowers and black vines. Instead of sleeves there was a small layer of a golden, see-through, shimmery material. A skirt made of the same material sat on her waist and puffed out. Her feet were adorned with pink heels and she wore a matching necklace with pink, flowery sunglasses. Her hair was in its natural golden-auburn curls reaching her bottom. Her makeup was simple: pink lipstick, blush and a smoky eye surrounding her pale green irises. She flitted a bit into the air using a pink cloud to hold up her golden trunk.
'I don't get why you're so nervous.' Faybelle said lightly. 'I mean this is our second year here and everybody loves you anyway.' She continued.
'Yeah, but, what if everything has changed? What if Aruna fell asleep and we didn't know! Or maybe Blondeen and Blondelle finally had their destinies come true!' She said in exasperation.
Faybelle rolled her eyes. 'You're being paranoid; we haven't even signed the Storybook of Legends yet.' She said. 'Just enjoy the year!' She said opening the door.
Fenella sighed in happiness once seeing the familiar hallways of her school. As they walked they got many hellos and waves making her smile widen.
She spotted a familiar face making her squeal. 'Willow!' She yelled catching the girl's attention making her drop her tree-themed trunk.
'Fenella, Faybelle! The three girls embraced tightly before pulling back.
'Oh my destiny, your hair!' Fenella yelled. Willow's once multicolored hair (no one knew her actually hair color as she dyed is so much) had been dyed a pastel orange color and even though it looked different it looked great on her. Her hair went past her waist in waves, curling towards the end. The top was pulled back with a braid on the side. A pink bow was in her hair. She wore a gold, lilac, white and pale orange dress, the sleeves reaching her elbow and the dress just over mid-thigh. She had on orange and lilac shoes with gold beads and a gold necklace almost completed the outfit. The last accompaniment to her outfit was the light orange and pink present purse. Her makeup suited her browned skin and it consisted of hot pink lipstick and lilac eye shadow to compliment her brown eyes.
'I know, right!' She said twirling and making her dress flare out. 'Come on, lets go find the rest of the girls.' She said beginning to walk off down the wall with her trunk walking behind her on its roots. The two girls shrugged and followed her willingly.
They were soon met with Lupa, followed by her pet wolf who yipped happily at the sight of them. Lupa though, wasn't one for hugs so they simply did a little handshake they had made up. The handshake was a long, complicated thing that only the two of them could complete. The students were mesmerized and by the time it was over a full crowd had come to watch them complete it.
The ending of the handshake came with a long round of applause making the group of girls giggle.
'Soooo, how was your summer, Lupa?' Faybelle asked as they began to walk down the hall, Lupa's wolf happily lugging her suitcase.
'Oh, it was wonderful. I went to see my grandma in the forest.' She said sighing dreamily. She, unlike the other girls, was not wearing a dress. Her outfit was a pair of black and brown leather pants with knee high, brown, heeled boots. Along with that she wore a long sleeved shirt. The shirt was mostly black and also of leather material, along the sides it was red with silver lines at the intervals. Along the bottom there were also two more patches of red along with silver outlining them. A silver button held the two parts of the outfit together. The shirt had a red, high neckline with a silver, spiked choker. She wore silver shoulder pads with bunny fur under it. From the point to her elbow the sleeves were red. It was then black with more bunny fur under it and it went to her knuckles. Her hair was in a long brand with a white streak. A red and silver headband was on top. She then wore a red and black plaid hooded cape which was connected to the choker she wore. It reached towards her ankles but was darker and tattered at the end. Her makeup was dark, dark lipstick, dark eye shadow, dark everything but she was never very bright in the first place.
'The meadows were so enchanting.' She sighed out. 'And… Chase Huntsman was there.' The girls squealed. Lupa blushed prettily, pulling her braid behind her ear. Chase had been her crush since forever after, even before they started Magic Middle.
'So who are your roommates?' Fenella asked them.
'I'm rooming with Kaitlyn.' Lupa said nonchalantly.
'This year I'm with Cinnamon.' Willow continued.
'And I'm with Jade.' Faybelle finished. 'How about you?'
'Madalena, of course.' She said making them giggle.
'Hey, Fenella!' Someone called making all of them turn around. Fenella smiled in glee running up to hug him. This 'him' was Brave Charming, her destined soul mate. Now people who weren't fairy tales would think it's incest as Amory Charming is her father but fairy tales just don't work like that. People are only related in fairy tales if they have the same last names which they do not. She was Fenella Queen and he was Brave Charming.
Brave was the most handsome boy in the school along with his young brother (by nine months) Courage. He had sun-kissed hair, the color of golden thread, and the whitest teeth possible. Blue eyes made his face stand out in a crowd along with his strong cheekbones and perfect jawline. Unlike the girls, the boys were dressed very simply and he was no different. He had on the Ever After High letterman's jacket, a checkered shirt, blue pants and blindingly white hi-tops. He and Fenella had been dating since Forever After (seventh grade to be exact) and were still going strong waiting for her to accidently eat a poisoned peach and have their happily ever after.
They kissed as they met, Brave spinning her around with his pet, P-Hawk, flapping above them. Her friends 'aww'ed as his friend whooped. The hallways become a great reunion with the other guys and gals coming to hug and catch up, Aruna Beauty stating that there was going to be a party in her dorm.
Everything stopped when a new girl walked into the fray. She was pretty (though every girl was) and stood there fidgeting in her dress.
Fenella stepped up and held out her hand. 'Hi, I'm Fenella Queen, daughter of Fionna Queen and Amory Charming.' The girl shook her hand staring up at her in awe.
'Umm, I-I'm W-Winter White, daughter of S-Sugar White. It's n-nice t-to meet you.' She said stuttering and looking down. Some of the people snorted. Her fairy tale was once that not many people cared about or knew of and she grew red. She was a blonde, with the curls reaching her waist. Her lips were red as a rose, her eyes blue like the ocean and she wore next to no makeup. She had a shimmery, golden, spaghetti-strap top and a red skirt with a design of golden beads and black bows. She wore red, bow heels and a black necklace. She had a large, golden crown on her head to show she was of royal status.
'I'm Madalena Hatter, daughter of Madrid Hatter and Rabbit Blanc.' She said jumping up to shake her hand vigorously. Winter shook in her shoes as she stared at the mad Madalena. Her lavender and mint green hair was pulled in a ponytail, a mini sized top hat settled on her head in a black and purple theme and connected to a gold headband. She wore a puffy dress that reached her knees in two layers. The top was tight, the bra part a purple and the bottom half in sky blue and white stripes. Light blue ruffles were the sleeves. The bottom half of the dress flared out, the first layer was the same color as the ruffles with pink and teal teacups with lace on the bottom. The second layer was purple and she wore brownish-grey leggings. Gold shoes adorned her feet matching with a gold necklace and gold earrings. The final part of her outfit was her black gloves and her mouse, Earl Gray resting on her top hat.
One by one they all went up and introduced themselves to the star struck girl who had never been in such close acquaintance with so many fairytales. It was Brave who really made an impact on her and she couldn't seem to get enough of him.
He started to spend more time with Winter claiming that she was new and needed to be shown around. Though Fenella was a bit jealous she wasn't one to flip her crown about something so petty. It was a Saturday night and some of the girls were having a study group. It consisted of Aileana DunBroch, Aiyanna, Ember Ella, The Lockes twins, Aruna Beauty, Julietta Cupid, Frodyna Frog and Ivory Queen.
They were currently talking about a chapter in Science and Sorcery, Aruna leading.
'So some of the main elements are Pixie Dust-'
'Do you think Brave's cheating on Fenella?' Ember asked making the girls gasped. She played with the hem of her floral, pink and teal skirt as she looked down.
'It's just... he spends so much time with Winter instead of Fenella and I'm sorry I'm saying this since I'm supposed to be all nice but. . . she is so fake!' The girls gasped again as she fiddled with the large pink necklace around her neck. Whenever she became nervous she fiddled with her clothing because of the whole rags to riches thing. She shifted her glass crown on her head and played with the pink buttons on her pink heels.
'I believe it is true.' Julietta said sadly. She dropped her head making her black beret fall. She untied the small, elbow length, pink cape around her shoulders laying it onto the floor. Her white wings fluttered in despair of the lost love.
'But they were perfect for each other.' Aileana said sadly. Her pink, red, brown and blue ice cream outfit was the complete opposite of what she felt. She fiddled with her long, knee length red hair.
'What will happen to' Blondeen started.
'Their fairytale.' Blondelle finished. They all kept quiet.
'I can't believe Brave would do something such as this.' Ivory said taking off her silver tiara and playing with it in her hands. Aruna took of her scarf laying it down in the middle of the circle with the rest of her friends items. Aiyanna took off her heels also putting it the middle. At that moment there was golden flash but when it was gone nothing had changed.
'I think we should continue studying.' Frodyna said picking up her vest as the others gathered their clothes as well. And study they did.
When Brave broke up with Fenella it was a monumental thing and the whole school was stunned to the core. Even the headmistress couldn't believe it.
It was lunchtime in the castleteria and since it was Teaberry Pie Tuesday, everyone was in attendance.
Fenella was sitting with Arvia Mermaid, Madalena, Faybelle, Sarassa Swan, Hare Blanc and Marigold Beanstalk that day, right in the middle of the lunchroom.
Brave had walked up to the table with Winter standing behind him, the girl shuffling from foot to foot.
'Fenella.' He said, said person turning around to smile at him.
'Brave.' She said in glee scooting over to make room. 'Sit.' She said.
He fidgeted nervously, something that a Charming never did. This caught many people's attention, most quieting down to hear what was going on.
'I'd rather not.' He said. Her smile dropped and she emitted a soft 'oh'.
'I'm breaking up with you.' Many gasped, most stopped mid chew or stopped when they fork was right by their mouths. Some choked or did spit-takes. Everyone was shocked but Fenella was the most shocked out of them all. Her eyes filled with tears as Winter stepped out from behind him.
'I'm sorry.' He said wrapping an arm around Winter. She let out a sob, got up and ran out of the castleteria. Almost everyone glared at the new couple, some of the extremely nice ones only looking at them in pity. Most of the girls went to go comfort Fenella, the rest staying for a bit to glare at Brave and Winter. Everyone loved her and the fact that she was now sobbing and heartbroken was a blow to them all.
The guys glared at Brave saying things like 'nice going jerk' or 'go to hell', even his own brother was disappointed with him. They followed the girls to Fenella's dorm room.
By the time they reached the room (some going off to get chocolates, peaches, flowers etc.) she was in loud sobs surrounded by the girls. It was Jack Facilier who stepped forward gathering her in his arms. She shoved her head into his chest and he shushed her quietly. They surrounded them telling her sweet nothings and rubbing her arms and legs and stroking her hair. It was mostly the girls but the guys lost their awkwardness crowding around them as well. Honestly it was hurting them to watch her like this. She was always the bubbly, nice, perfect type of girl who loved everyone and was nice to everybody. The headmistress let them eat dinner in her dorm saying a quick sorry to Fenella. During dinner she was still sniffling and still being comforted by Jack. He had his arm around her as they ate rubbing her arm up and down and whispering words to her. Eventually the guys had to leave (the headmistress wouldn't agree to boy-girl sleepovers), Jack whispering something to which she nodded to. They all kissed her forehead before leaving (like older brothers) though Jack opted out for her cheek. The girls had an ultimate sleepover that day but it wasn't fun.
Fenella was sniffling quietly throughout the night and as the girls fell asleep Julietta whispered quietly 'I knew it'.
The next morning was bleak and gray and to go with the mood of the school. Fenella was unresponsive but at least she could shower and dress. She had her hair in two ponytails. One ponytail had more hair in it than the other, with a teal stripe and was settled high on the right side of her hair with rows of chains around it connected to the hair tie. She wore a hi-low dress that was just over mid-thigh at the front but at the calf in the back. It was in two sections. The top part went to the waist. It had silver shoulder feathers with a gem in the middle of her sternum that went down in a thin silver line before spreading out to the entire bottom of her shirt. The sides had a dark base with teals and pink. The skirt was dark purple, almost black, with white sparkles. She wore black leggings with pink designs and purple and silver, calf high, heeled boots. She had on a silver, metal, fingerless glove that went to her elbow but only on her right hand. She had no crown on for once, and as she looked into the mirror she felt incomplete.
She packed her books, straightened her back and walked out of the room with confidence. She walked alone to the castleteria and when she walked in everyone stopped and stared at her. Jack waved her over making her smile slightly. He was sitting with Madalena, Faybelle and Mark Hook.
As soon as she sat down he pulled her into his side asking her how she was and if she was ok. They seemed to be in their own little bubble as the two of them conversed quietly. She was fiddling with his fingers, Jack making her smile every once in a while. Eventually the bell rang and they had to go their separate ways but not before Jack kissed her forehead. He was hauled off by his friends as she was dragged by her own.
'What's up with you and Jack, you just had a breakup yesterday?' Cinnamon said raising an eyebrow.
Fenella simply shrugged and began to walk faster.
The day went by slowly and she pointedly annoyed the new couple throughout the entire day. Yesterday was her one day of remorse; she would allow herself no more.
Weeks had gone by and Fenella eventually came out of her depression of Brave leaving her. She no longer stared longingly at him in the halls, she never even spared him a glance. She never talked to Winter during classes, opting out to stay regal instead of having a fit. The other people of the school were not as gracious so even when she told them to stop they continued to pull pranks on and downgrade the two blondes. Jack though, seemed to be her lantern in this entire mess. He continued to talk to her and comfort her when she was feeling down. He had become a very good friend to her and many people had noticed their budding relationship.
During breakfast (about a month later) Jack asked her to meet him in his dorm after school so right when the bell rang she crept over to the Boys Dormitory Wing where Jack was waiting for her. He pulled her into his room entwining their fingers. He shared his room with Mark Hook and it gave off both of their personalities. She chuckled as she saw Mark's hammock but obediently sat down on Jack's bed.
'I know that what I'm about to say is crazy.' He started beginning to pace. 'But I've been thinking about this for a long time.
I want us to revolt. I don't want to be part of the sidelines, not just that helpful voodoo man but an actual important character. I've already told Faybelle about this as well as Mark and of Agrabah, and they agree.
I know what you're feeling. You're feeling betrayed, angry, frustrated, and I know how that feels. I don't want you to feel like that anymore.' Jack kneeled down in front of her who was simply staring at him with wide eyes. He ran his fingers across her cheeks, over the contours of her neck, and she folded into him, following his hand. 'Join me Fenella, be my queen.' Jack finished, his voice just a soft whisper.
All she did was nod.
