This takes place before Way too Wonderland, so the Story Book of Legends still exist. This story is focusing on Duchess and my interpretation on how she feels about her destiny.
Swan Lake. It was one of those stories that were known for its beauty, but no one talked about. It was treated like glass, fragile, and with one false move it broke. Shattering into hundreds of pieces.
Duchess Swan, daughter of the Swan Princess, Odette and the next in line to become the new Swan Princess. At Ever After High Duchess was known as the girl that was selfish, rude and self-centered. She wasn't considered a princess to the other royals let alone everyone else.
It might seem like that on the outside, but on the inside, Duchess was scared, terrified even. Who wouldn't be scared finding out their story ends with their death… oh. Of course, no one would understand what Duchess was going through. Ashlynn becomes a slave to her stepsisters, meets her prince charming at the ball, they fall in love then happily ever after. Briar sleeps for 100 years, gets woken up with a kiss by her prince charming then happily ever after. Apple gets poisoned by Raven, her prince charming saves her then happily ever after.
Happily ever after, the three that Duchess learned to hate. Not all fairy tales had happily ever after, and not every fairy tale was all sunshine and rainbows.
Duchess lets out a sigh and looks at the lake, her lake. The only lake that everyone knew to stay away from in the enchanted forested because it was hers. It was where Duchess went to practice, get away from people, and take her mind off of things.
"Duchess?" She stopped, turning to see her roommate, Lizzie Hearts, daughter of the Queen of Hearts, appear from the shadows. "You've been gone since this morning… it's late, why don't we go back to the room. We have Princessology tomorrow."
Instead of arguing like Lizzie would have expected, Duchess simply nodded, making her way out of the water. Together the two princesses made their way back to their dorm room.
Once back at the dorm room, Duchess made her way to her side of the room and begins to change into her nightgown.
"Duchess…"
"Hm?" Duchess lets her hair fall out of its usual ponytail. Cascading down her back.
Duchess makes her way to her mirror and begins to take off her makeup as she listens to Lizzie speak, "Are you okay, I mean you've been acting strangely these couple of days."
"I'm fine,"
Lizzie watches as her roommate climbs into her bed and claps her hands. Once the light was off on Duchess' side Lizzie sighs and begins to get ready for bed as well.