Authors Note: This is my first fanfic, I've been watching Elena of Avalor for a while and I love the show, I've decided to do a fanfic project called "Carla's Redemption" Im going to be writing stories about Carla Delgado on her journey of being good, this first chapter is going to focus on Carla and Naomi, as Carla finds out that she has more in common with Naomi than she thought. Please note: This takes place between "a Spy in the Palace" and "Rise of the Sorceress" so Carla is still disguised as Rita. I know its short, but I hope you like this chapter, Enjoy!

Carla wasn't fond of Naomi while they were organizing festivals together, she never considered Naomi to be her friend, that is until she got to know her a little better.

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Carla was still disguised as Rita as she and Naomi were creating banners for the sunflower festival and the two started talking,

"Hey Rita, thanks for all the help you've done around the palace, said Naomi. "We wouldn't have a festival if you weren't around."

"No problem, it's what I do." said Rita "Besides, You do these things a lot better than I ever could."

"Well, I do it all for Avalor." said Naomi.

"You really like this country don't you?" asked Rita.

"Of course, it's like home to me." said Naomi.

"It must be great doing important stuff for the kingdom." said Rita.

"Yeah, it is great." said Naomi "you know, I don't usually get opportunities like this."

Now Carla was curious. What do you mean by that? she asked.

"When I first came to Avalor, I was just a girl from the port. I've always loved to help the people of this country and I always come up with many ideas help this kingdom thrive, I even gave Elena advice when we first met. That's why she made me a member of the grand council, because she saw that I had the potential to be an advisor and that I care so much for this kingdom, ever since then we started to grow a very good relationship and we became best friends. Her grandparents are on the council too, and so is her cousin Esteban, he isn't fond of any of my advice when it came to making political decisions, and he's not the only one, Dona Paloma sees less of me and others like them who feel the same way. Sometimes just I feel underappreciated by those who don't think I have what it takes to be on the council, but I always remember that Elena has always believed in me and that she put me there for a reason. If there's anything I learned from being a grand council member is that you have to speak up and believe in yourself, even if no one supports you on it."

Carla was amazed at her story, she thought she was the only one who has dealt with being neglected by everyone along with her father.

"Why share this with me?" She asked.

Because we're friends, Naomi answered. I know we haven't started out so well, but that's what the sunflower festival is all about, right? New beginnings.

That touched Carla, she never had any friends at her or around her childhood, it felt nice at the moment, now she felt bad for making Naomi look like a fool.

"Right, new beginnings." said Rita.

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Later that night Carla went to her room she thought about what Naomi said. She had always felt lonely along with her father because nobody cared for the Delgados when Shuriki was in power, they have always been underappreciated knowing that the past generations of Delgados have always been thieves, making everyone despise her and father when she was just a kid. Relating her past life to Naomi's it made perfect sense to her.

"Maybe we could be friends after all." Carla thought.

Authors Note: That's the first chapter. Again, I know it's short but I got more chapters planned for this story. So what did you think of this story? Do you have any ideas or suggestions? Any changes to be made? Please review, thank you.