The sunlight was creeping in and Isle was just beginning to stir. Red, daughter of the Queen of Hearts, pulled her long dark hair into a messy topknot streaks of red framing her face ready for the day head. it so so early that the sun had just begun to rise. Both of her parents were sleeping soundly as she went to open the hair salon below. The Red Queen's hair salon was the only beauty salon on the Isle. Granted most villains and henchmen alike wouldn't know the proper end of a hairbrush even if it was staring them in the face. Red mostly ran the Salon with the help of Ace, the daughter. Like most of the Isle the hair salon it was worn down, but it had its own kind of shabby wonderlandish charm. The black and white checkered floor was cracked and the white squares were beginning to yellow. The walls were covered in various shades of peeling red slightly cracked mirrors sat one wall each with cushioned chair. Though one of the chair's Springs was pushing through the cracked red Vanier. Red did try to keep the Salon as clean as one could one the Isle, but there was only so much one could do.
" Ace you better be finished or it's off with your head!"
" Get off my case will ya Red?!"
" Is that Cruella's new order?"
" Unfortunately" Ace grimaces "That woman gives me the creeps" shudders thinking of the fake puppy alway attached to Cruella's shoulder.
"Well one of her henchmen is picking it up todayish"
" Todayish?"
"She didn't say you know how she is! Here's the list of appointments for what it's worth" Villains could never really keep a good sense of time. They also loved making dramatic entrances and how can an entrance be any more dramatic if you don't know when it's coming?
"Did ya hear?" She said looking up from her useless list of clients.
"What?"
" That their shipping off some more of us over to the oh so wonderful Auradon!"
" who told ya that!?"
"Heard it down by the wharf this morning those Goblins are such gossips!"
"Who do you think will be next? " Red asked stocking the shelves with relatively new hair product.
" Not me that's for sure!"
"Why not?"
" I'm just the daughter of a lousy henchmen. You on the other hand"
" My mother is not a villain" she hissed through clenched teeth.
" Yeah yeah save me the dramatic monologue" Ace waved her hand not even looking up from a rough list of the inventory.
" Besides if they knew what was best for them they would keep me here... better to hide their lies..." Her face began to glaze over as she inched closer to falling down an endless rabbit hole.
" Hey isn't almost time for your parents to wake up?" She asked Glancing up seeing the sun beginning to shine through the to stop Red from heading down that rabbit hole.
" Don't remind me... you have everything handled down here?" Snapped to attention only thinking about business at hand.
" Yeah, of course, leave it to me."
" Always!" she said as she genuinely smiled. On the Isle of the Lost, it was hard to find those to trust let alone friends. Red considered herself lucky...well almost. Takes a deep breath before heading up the stairs to the apartment above the Salon. She dreaded being home. Her mother, the former queen of hearts, had gone mad living away from Wonderland for so long. Especially, after she had everything taken from her by the Wonderland Council and The former King of opened the door to her mother already at the table eating. Red pulled a brush from a nearby drawer and began to pull it through her mother's knotted hair.
" mother stay still!"
" The eyes are watching and the Jabberwocky sings"
"Yes mother I know... but I'm going to be late if you keep this up!"
"TEA TIME TEA TIME!" Bangs her hands repeatedly on the table tipping over a cup of juice. Red sighed as she mopped up the spilled juice now seeping over the wooden table.
"Father! I'm going to be late for school!" She yelled up the stairs
"Isn't it alright to be late?" descends the stairs relief washes over her
" It physically hurts me to be late for anything you know that. And Yen Sid doesn't like tardy students" Her father walks over and kisses her forehead. They both close their eye for a second enjoying the peace.
Crash!
"I thought you put anything breakable out of her reach!" Red quickly rushes over to pick up the shards of glass,
"I forgot sorry bunny"
"One two! One two!"
"It's alright we know it wasn't your fault... Oh no, I'm late I'm late!" Red hear the bells of Dragon Hall.
" Ginny?"
"Yeah, Dad?"
" Don't forget to always shuffle the deck"
" Never!" Kisses him on the cheek before turning to go out the door. She can't help but take one last look at her parents blowing her mother a kiss. She rushed down the rusted fire escape.
You've been on this road too long
Hearing music but it's not your song
Wanna scream but your voice is gone
Days trapped inside your head
Can't look up cause your world is down
Walking miles staring at the ground
All alone inside the crowd
Letting pockets hold your hand
But the sun is always there to shine
The clouds block out the sky
Oh hold on
Just one more day
Hold on
You know you'll find a way
Hold on
You've got stars in your eyes
So let's paint the sky
Oh hold on
Just one more time
Hold on
I'll be your reason why
Hold on
You've got stars in your eyes
So let's paint the sky
So let's paint the sky
It's time to start remembering dreams
Lift your eyes see the things unseen
Remember who you wanna be
Let the light hit your eyes
Let out the beauty that's been trapped inside
Let them know that you're not gonna hide
Hey up there your arms open wide
Spread your wings and fly
But the sun is always there to shine
The clouds don't own the sky
Oh hold on
Just one more day
Hold on
You know you'll find a way
Hold on
You've got stars in your eyes
So let's paint the sky
Oh hold on
Just one more time
Hold on
I'll be your reason why
Hold on
You've got stars in your eyes
So let's paint the sky
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on
You've got stars in your eyes
So let's paint the sky
Oh hold on
Just one more day
Hold on
You know you'll find a way
Hold on...her voice begins to trail off as the school comes into site. She walks through the gate leading to Dragon Hall. Head held high just trying to blend in with all the other spawn of Villains and henchmen. Looking above her she could see Claudine Frollo ringing the bells.
" All you ungrateful spawn listen up!" the entire school sat in the - listening to Doctor facilier, the headmaster. Red, as always, was alone in the very back. Two others had the same idea, but they-they didn't just try to blend in with the shadows they were one with the darkness.
"After the fiasco of last year, we have been told to tell you that any schemes or plots of world domination will not be tolerated."
" WHO'S NEXT!" a voice cries out from the disgruntled students. Others murmur in agreement no doubt planning their own revenge on Auradon and the heroes.
"That we have left up to your parents to tell you once you get home. You're are dismissed"
"Look the results for the EQ exam are up!" A VK shouts resulting in a stampede as everyone checks who's the top villain of the school. Red already know where she stands and doesn't follow the rest of the crowd.
"Who in Hades is Genevieve?"
" Well whoever she is she's the worst on the entire Isle!" the students cackle in unison
"what about the Gaston kids"
"no one counts those dunces anyway"
"Even Death Girl scored higher!"
"Ursa how do you do it?" A vk asks in admiration at a girl with shoulder length white hair.
"the evilest girl in the whole school!" The girl in question smirks. As Red, on the other hand, passes by trying to keep her head down as she overhears a peer.
"Yeah only because Mal left... she's still only second rate" One boy scoffs to another
"Shhh don't let her hear you idiot!" the other boy smacks him not wanting to anger the top girl on the Isle. All red could think about was her failing EG score, she was practically a goodie!
Red couldn't see how her day could get any worse luckily only five people knew her real name and one wasn't even on the Isle! Avoiding eye contact Red rushed home only to be met with the most curious news! She opens the door to her open only to be met by other her parents. Curious as her mother spent most of her time confined to her bed.
" Ginny come quick you've been chosen!"
"Babbity Rabbity around the stump! babbity babbity on a lump!"
" Chosen? chosen for what?"
" Auradon! you're on the next group out!"
" Cheshire's whiskers!" Red gasps under her breath Ace was right! Her dad was jumping up and down in excitement. then Red realized if she left what would happen? What would happen to her parents?
" Wait. I can't just leave you two"
" of course you can ...can't you see this is your chance to take back your mother's throne!"
" You really think I can do that?"
"Stolen stolen the headless King has lost his Rake"
"It's not that simple mother. I can't just take it back!"
" Make them see the truth!"
"But"
" Show them the true heir of the heart's throne!" Her father puffed up his chest with pride and Red knew that there was only one path to take.
"when do I leave?"
"Tomorrow afternoon"
Red's room was dripping in hearts, fabric hung from the ceiling making one feel as if they had stepped into another world. Red could be found by her bed beginning to pack while softly singing
"Hold on for one more day hold on...I know you'll find a way...you've got stars in your eyes"
"Bunny?" Her dad knock on her bedroom door peeking his head in
"yeah?"
" remember every adventure requires a first step...and this is yours"
A/N: Red has many nicknames (especially from her dad) her real name is Genevieve. She also goes by Ginny and her Dad calls her Bunny sometimes. Most know her as just Red.
I also gave hints at my other two main characters can you guess who they are and who's their parent? ;)
Song: Hold on by Extreme Music