Twice Upon A Time:

My muse just keeps getting idea after idea with this piece and so I hope that it pans out and doesn't become a crazy mess. This is a sequel to my first crossover 'Do You Believe In Magic' however it's not necessary to read that one first. All you need to know is that Jatie and EClare showed up in a Fairytale World. Jake is the King Wendell's son and he and Katie stayed behind. Eli's the son of Virginia and Wolf and he and Clare went back to the real world and have been there for the past three months give or take…..if you have questions on the 10th Kingdom Mythology feel free to ask. Other plot notes…like I said in the AN of my first piece Adam is away at boarding school and still very much alive also the 'Vegas' arch was obviously re-conned (seeing as Darrin was the villain in my first story) Jatie and Morisol did go to Vegas in this cannon however they mostly saw shows and were dragged into the Drianca non wedding plot… I'll try to at least post one update a month maybe more it just depends on my free time and willingness to write though the more reviews I get the quicker I'll be…..

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"Once Upon A Time there was a young Prince who fell in love with who he thought was a beautiful princess but she was really a witch who took young men's hearts and ripped them from their body…"

Clare Edwards let her voice trail off as she placed the paper she'd been reading down on the council office desk as she shook her head. She'd been rather experienced in Fairytales as almost four months ago she'd been living one and she was counting down the days until she went back to the Kingdoms for a visit. Biting her lip however as she began to gaze over the rest of Drew Torres's creative fiction assignment she shook her head.

"I see somebody's projecting."

Clare watched the young man shrug back his shoulders and let out a long sigh.

"How do you and Eli do it?" Drew asked, "the whole long distance thing?"

Clare simply shrugged back. She couldn't just up and tell Drew that they were mottling through on the notion that New York was a far shorter distance then was the alternative if Eli stayed in the Kingdoms. She then wanted to answer by saying the usual methods like skype and facerange however that would be like kicking Drew when he was down as she knew fully well that Drew had went to skype with Bianca just before Thanksgiving to see if she was coming home for the long weekend or if she wanted him to head to Waterloo to see her when he caught her in a compromising position with a male co-ed. Needless to say their engagement was broken and Drew was a bit of a wreck for the weeks that followed. He'd finally reached a good place or so Clare had thought before turning Bianca into some wicked witch in a story….. Picking up her red pen, Clare decided to not criticize and make a few edits cause while the story was about Bianca it was actually pretty good….well for a Drew Torres original.

"So," Clare asked deciding against verbally answering Drew's previous question and moving the subject along, "got any plans for Winter Break?"

"Well," Drew said as he took back the paper to look over at the revisions that he needed made, "I was planning to do something with Bee but now…. I don't know…. I mean Adam is going on a Ski trip with his new boarding school buddies and Dallas is spending the Holiday with his parents and Rock…..I could always go to Michigan to visit family with my parents though I'm not really in the mood…what about you?"

"Well," Clare said with a smile, "I actually fly out to New York right after Winter Fest."

Letting a smile cross her lips Clare thought about the event they were planning for the end of the semester. Sure it wasn't as elaborate as last year's Frostival but she was still just as pleased with the plans to set up an outdoor ice rink in one of the parking lots as well as sell Hot Coca and have a few carnival games planed.

"doing the whole tourist thing? Ice Skating at Rockefeller Plaza, taking in a show….."

"Well," Clare said running her fingers through her short crop of hair which had been slowly starting to grow out, "not exactly."

"….because it I wasn't going to be a third wheel I swear I'd invite myself and….what do you mean not exactly."

"I mean I'm flying to New York to pick Eli up and then we're heading to see some friends so you wouldn't be a third wheel at all."

It took Clare a moment to realize what she was saying. Was she inviting Drew to cross over with her and Eli? What would Wendell think but more importantly what would Katie think at the fact that Clare was now not only close friends with her ex but was now inviting him into this world. Shaking her head she knew she'd just have to deal with both the King and the Princess when the time came as she soon watched Drew's face light up.

"I really don't wish to impose," Drew replied with the upmost sincerity in his voice.

"You wouldn't be…..though you just need to promise me two things. One….to keep an open mind….and Two….not tell anyone what you experience."

"Please don't tell me that 'seeing some friends' isn't code for eloping in Vegas and you wanting me to be a witness because I can tell you from experience it's not worth it."

Clare just nodded remembering Jake telling her about how their Spring Break trip to Mexico gor re-routed and how they ended up in Vegas and being dragged into being part of Drew and Bianca's wedding party against their will. Katie was apparently beyond pissed.

"Don't worry….nobody will be getting married."

Drew just nodded as the last thing he needed was to watch some couple live Happily Ever After when his heart was shattered into a million pieces.

"Well then, it's settled, I just got to tell my mom which is a total formality and then I'll go and buy a ticket….I just hope I can find one at such short notice… this is going to be the best vacation EVER."

Clare watched the smile light up on Drew's face a smile she hadn't seen for some time as he slipped his paper into his bag as the bell signaling the end to their free period ended. It wasn't necessarily going to be the BEST trip though she knew in the moment it would be an eventful one….

TBC-

Hope you like the set up….. next chapter Drew's arrival in the Fourth Kingdom….. I already have one plot in mind for this and a second idea I may end up layering on top of it…..

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