Chapter 1- Meet the Girls
I was on the mirrornet when I found a competition.
Daring is looking for his Queen!
Do YOU have what it takes to be his love?
Sign up today for Daring's Next Top Queen!
I couldn't believe my eyes. Why had Darling posted that? Was Daring really looking for someone to be his Queen? I looked to see who has signed up.
Apple White
Holly O'Hair
Lizzie Hearts
Duchess Swan
Kitty Cheshire
There was only one place left. I quickly signed up. A message popped up.
You have successfully signed up for Daring's Next Top Queen
"Hi Cerise." I turned to find Daring Charming.
"Hi Daring."
"I just noticed that you signed up for Daring's Next Top Queen."
"Well, I thought it would be a bit of fun."
"True, true. Actually, Darling and Dexter set it up. They want me to find the perfect girl. It's going to become a Mirror Cast show, and whoever wins is going to be my wife. Their rules, not mine. Everyone in the school gets to vote. Whoever gets the most votes gets voted out."
"Makes sense. Do you know what the first challenge is?"
"I'm not supposed to tell." He answered. "Anyway, I got to dash." Daring ran off, a little flustered.
Suddenly, there was a poof! Kitty Cheshire appeared in front of me. "Cerise, maybe if you are considering being Daring's Queen, you should tell him your secret."
"What? No!"
"Cerise, admit it. Why would he want to marry someone who's holding back?" I hated to admit it, but Kitty was right.
"When should I tell him?"
"As soon as possible. The contest begins next week."
When I got up to the common room, all of the students were holding a party for Daring. Melody had the perfect remixes of love ballads, pop and rock music. Everyone was dancing. I walked over to Melody. "Hi Melody."
"Hi Cerise. How are things?"
"I need to tell Daring something, but I'm not sure how to. Do you have any suggestions?"
"I think you need to take him to a quiet place and tell him there."
"Thanks Melody."
Daring was standing close to my Best Friend Forever After, Ginger BreadHouse. Ginger makes the best food. I wanted to tell her about my secret as well. Slowly, I walked over to them. "Daring, Ginger, can we talk alone?"
"Yes, sure." Daring answered and we walked into my empty dorm room.
I slowly closed the door. "There's something I need to tell you."
"What is it?" Ginger asked. "You can tell us"
"Yes, we won't tell."
"Well… um… the thing is, my parents went against their destinies. They made it so that I would be a rebel."
"Well, we do know that your Mum is Red Riding Hood, so who's your dad?" Daring asked.
"Please don't get mad at me for this."
"We won't." Ginger promised.
"Well, I'm hiding a secret." I said as I lowered my hood. Daring and Ginger gasped.
"Wha… wha… what?" Daring asked.
"My Mum, Red Riding Hood, married the Big Bad Wolf."
"You serious?" Ginger asked.
"If I wasn't serious, then I would have normal ears, wouldn't I?"
"I suppose you're right."
"So, do you want to tell anyone else about it?" Daring asked.
"I'm worried about what Headmaster Grimm might say. What should I do?"
Later, we were back at the party. Daring and Ginger suggested that I would reveal my secret at the end of the song. As the song was ending, I walked up to Melody. "Melody, is it all right if I say something?" Melody nodded and the song ended.
"Hello everyone. You all know me as Cerise Hood; the daughter of Little Red Riding Hood, but my family has been hiding a secret. I now want to be called Cerise Wolf, daughter of the Big Bad Wolf. Yes, that's right. My Mum, Red Riding Hood, married the Big Bad Wolf, so I want a say in my destiny!" Many people cheered, but Apple looked very worried.
Apple walked over to me when it was nearly the end of the party. "Cerise, we need to talk." She led me outside. "Cerise, don't get me wrong, but aren't you a bit too dangerous to be Daring's queen?"
"You're trying to get me out of the competition, I might've known. You're trying to get everyone out of it so that you could claim Daring for yourself. It doesn't work that way." I walked away.
Later that night, I got a letter from Headmaster Grimm.
Dear students,
those who have entered for Daring's Next Top Queen please report to my office as soon as possible.
Headmaster Grimm
Once I got to his office, I found that I was the first one there. "Hello Ms Wolf."
"How did you know my secret?"
"The party was recorded by Blondie Lockes, don't worry, I'm not going to tell you off or cause your story to disappear."
"Thank goodness!" I breathed as everyone else arrived.
"Students, I am glad that you are all interested in winning Daring's heart, but only one person would be able to do that. This will be a reality show recorded for everyone at Ever After High and those in Ever After. It would be seen by millions. Due to this, you would all be moved to Charming Castle along with Daring, Dexter and Darling. All of your belongings will be taken with you and your rooms will be decorated so that they suit your personalities. You will be able to keep in contact with your friends back here as well as your parents, but you shouldn't try to escape once you get there for the wishing well would be blocked until elimination time when one of you would be sent back to Ever After High. You should all go and get packed. I wish you all the best of luck."
When we left Headmaster Grimm's office, we were all talking about what we were going to pack. "I'm going to take my ballet shoes." Duchess told us.
"I'm going to take my wonderland deck of cards." Lizzie said. "They might come in handy if an extra chair is needed."
"I'm going to take my scarves Poppy gave to me." Holly cried.
"I'm taking my book of pranks." Kitty purred.
"I'm going to take my clock." Apple said excitedly.
"I'm taking my toy bone. It comforts me when I feel sad or alone."
The next day, servants from Charming Castle arrived to pack our stuff. They were hextremly carefully with anything that seemed to be breakable. By midday, all of our stuff was packed and we were saying goodbye to our friends. I had a group hug with Raven, Ginger, Cedar and Rosabella. We took a picture of us together. "Can I upload it onto mychapter?" Raven asked.
"Yes, sure." I grinned. Soon, I joined Apple, Duchess, Holly, Kitty and Lizzie. I lowered my hood.
"Hello Ever After, and welcome to Daring's Next Top Queen!" Blondie said. "I am one of your hosts, Blondie Lockes. I will be monitoring what our fableous students are doing in their free time before and after the competitions."
"And I am Darling Charming, your other host. I will be narrating the competitions and deciding the tasks that will be set ahead of our girls."
"And the candidates are Apple White, Lizzie Hearts, Holly O'Hair, Kitty Cheshire, Duchess Swan and Cerise Wolf!" Everyone cheered as Blondie spoke. We all jumped into the wishing well.
Soon, we ended up in Charming Castle. After living in a cottage for many years, I was overwhelmed. "Come on!" Apple cried. "I want to see my room." We had to hurry to keep up with her and boy could she run!
We ended up in a corridor that leads to our bedrooms. We would be staying there for the next five weeks. We all went into our separate rooms. The walls in my room were covered in wolf wallpaper, and a wardrobe rested against one of those walls. A bed was covered in a wolf pillow and quilt. One wall even had a wall poster. It seemed to remind me of home, although my room at home was a lot smaller. I explored the room and found that the wardrobe held some of my clothes. My toy bone was ready and waiting on my bed. Soon, we were called down to dinner.
Queen Charming welcomed us to her castle soon afterwards and shown us round. There was a sudden CRASH! As Daring and King Charming fell through the door, swords in hand. "You two," Queen Charming began. "We have guests here, and this will be going on Daring's Next Top Queen."
"Sorry Mum." Daring said as he put his sword away. "I'll take the procession from here."
When the tour ended, Daring walked with us back to our rooms. He stopped outside each of our doors for a chat, but when he didn't come to mine, I began to worry. Did Daring not like me?
Soon, I got my answer.
As it was getting dark at about 7, Daring knocked on the door. "Hi Daring. I thought you weren't coming."
"Well, I… er… I picked these for you." He held out some flowers.
"Oh, thanks."
"Anyway, are you nervous?"
"No, not really. Are you?"
"No. I'm a Charming. I'm never nervous. Goodnight, Cerise."
"Goodnight, Daring." I gently closed the door and put the flowers in a nearby vase. That was when I found a note in them.
Dear Cerise,
I hope you enjoy your time here.
Daring
The note made me smile. I tumbled into bed and fell asleep.
