For the longest time, Dizzy had suffered abuse and mistreatment at the hands of her wicked grandmother and the rest of her family for not being exactly that down to the core. She was regarded as the black sheep of the family, despite the ironic switch of it all. The only ones who treated her with warmth and sincerity was her aunt Anastasia, her baker husband, her big sister figure Evie, and her friends who held a protective streak on her, seeing as she was one of the youngest children on the Isle. However, unlike them, she was lucky (or perhaps unlucky) enough to nab onto a job, even if said job was less paying and more demanding on her end. Lady Tremaine had hired the poor girl for a cleaner's substitute in her beauty salon, where few customers rarely visited but somehow a mess was conjured up. Nonetheless, Dizzy persevered in her new profession... No matter how much her granny screamed at her, no matter how long Mad Maddy and Ginny Gothel threatened to silence her, no matter who else the night had in store for her...
That's when she met them. It was during a weekly bullying session courtesy of Maddy and Ginny that she indirectly had her first meeting with Evie and Mal. The both of them were out on an unpleasant stroll through the Isle when they happened upon their shakedown of the younger girl for her weekly allowance of 100 dimes. Needless to say, this act of sadistic intimidation to let her place be known wasn't particularly appreciated. And so, the rest was history.
It was a few moments after the Cotillion ended that a legion of Auradon guards arrived at the salon to deliver a letter to the youngest Tremaine. Without hesitation, she immediately packed her belongings and made haste. Dizzy's eyes went wide as a golden light flashed beneath the limousine she was being escorted in, followed by a wide grin of merriness that could rival that of the Cheshire Cat or his daughter. Arriving at the main entrance of Auradon Prep, she saw a small crowd forming there. It consisted of Mal, Jay, Carlos, King Ben, the former King Beast and Queen Belle, Doug, Jane, Lonnie, Fairy Godmother, and...
Evie…
As soon as the limousine slowed to a stop, Dizzy burst out and ran towards her surrogate sister figure: the one person who could've possibly arranged for her arrival. No words were exchanged in the tender moment that ensued; actions spoke louder than words. Her arms wrapped tightly around Evie's waist and her head resting on her chest, another minute of silent tears of joy passed before she finally spoke.
"Thank you, Evie..."
"Anything for family, Dizzy..."
"Agrabah, Arendelle, Atlantica, Avalor, Camelot, Corona, Enchancia, Mount Olympus, Neverland, Nottingham, Oz, Wonderland..."
Meanwhile, a young boy continued his research on the spontaneous bursts of magic that no one but him seemed to notice, let alone seemed to be interested in. This boy had a svelte figure, bright blue eyes, and jet-black hair; he wore a navy blue blazer, a cream long-sleeve button-up shirt with a black vest, red dress trousers, and a pair of black leather business shoes. Given those physical characteristics and that appearance, you would be forgiven for not recognizing this young boy almost immediately. Indeed though, he was the son of Pinocchio His personality was that of a shrinking violet, but he could express the rarity of his deadpan snarker side when someone struck a nerve of his.
"But why?"
Pin rubbed his chin in contemplation with one hand while using the other to lightly tap the side of his head with his ballpoint pen. Knowing the need to delve deeper into this investigation of his, he packed the 12 books into his spare backpack and began to leave before noticing a lone book left unintended on a few tables from where he stood. Walking over to the book in question, he picked up and carefully examined it. It was gold with an eight-pointed star serving as the lock.
"The Book of Aman-Ra...? You should be in the Museum of Cultural History..."
Stuffing it into his backpack with the rest of his books, Pin then left the library and headed back to his dorm to study some more. He didn't have enough time to visit the Fairy Godmother's office at this time; she would be busy giving a tour to the new student from the Isle, the first student in fact for the first time in six months following the arrival of (whom the students dubbed) the "Core Four". Despite their villainous upbringings and social status, he couldn't help but feel sympathy for the Villain Kids who were suffering under the poverty-ridden conditions of their perceived prison. His Majesty seemed to share a similar opinion, even if he harbored a typical weariness of them. His subjects/peers, on the other hand, were the opposite, if not generally opposed to this idea of a group of sympathetic offspring whose parents made the lives of their parents a living hell.
"Hey, Pin! What's up?"
Just as he was nearing the door of his dorm, he stopped at the sound of his voice. Turning around and feigning a smile for his own sake, he examined the boy...err, boy and girl...levitating towards him. Both of them had dark brown hair and dark blue eyes; the boy's haircut was a side part to the right (left from his point-of-view), the girl's was swept down. Both of them wore green attire akin to an elf, complete with brown shoes and a green hat with a red feather; the girl donned a lighter shade of green than that of the boy.
"Hi, Paige and Patrick Pan. To what do I owe the pleasure?"
"Oh, nothing. We have free time on our hands; believe me, we need it after all the excitement that was Cotillion the night before."
"My brother's just wandering if you had any free time on your hands."
Pin knew that the look in their eyes; it was the kind of look that was general slyness and anticipated mischief. Of course, given that these twins were the adventurous and fun-loving dual offspring of Peter Pan, this was par for the course. However, despite their lineage as such, the both of them had very clashing personalities. Patrick was the bravest of the two, diving headfirst and facefirst into any and all situation with a sense of direness. By contrast, Paige was the smartest of the two, thinking ahead of said situations with a logical angle and wanting to diffuse the tension peacefully. In essence, Patrick and Paige were respectively the negative and positive aspects of their parents.
"I would say so, but Fairy Godmother assigned me to library duties."
"Oh, that sucks, bro. Sorry."
"Thanks, Patrick, but I really don't mind. It's just an opportunity to boost my GPA and graduate before you two."
"Ha, ha! Very funny, Pin. Seriously though, you are the few students besides Doug and Evie that FG would normally single out as teacher's pet. Are you sure you don't mind all of this hard work?"
"Not really, actually," Pin finally located the key to his dorm and unlocked it, gently pushing the door with his foot. Patrick and Paige finished that task for him, looking around in awe. While it wasn't decorative like some of his peers, it was neat enough for a party to be held inside. Although, they were slightly off-put and concerned by the articulate orderliness that everything was set up and put away in. Was Pin one of those neat freaks?
"Yes, Patrick and Paige."
The twins looked up from their silent observation and towards Pin. "Yes what?"
"I am one of those neat freaks."
"Oh! No, no. We weren't trying to offend you."
"It's okay, you guys. I just can't help it. Everything, no matter how big or small, needs to be put in place. It's a force of habit." Pin set down his backpack and pulled open his laptop. "Now, about your earlier question... I really don't mind all of this hard work, as long as there's time allotted for each hour if not day. Sorry if my answer rained on your questionnaire parade."
"No worries. We're just curious."
"Curious... Isn't that his sister's profession?"
"Don't even think about it, Pat. She's off limits...unless he and she had their says in the manner."
"Oh, come on, Paige! It's clear from the get-go that she's into me!"
"He's not wrong, Paige, but she's still my sister. Back off, Pan."
"Alright, alright," Patrick raised his hands in surrender. "Anyway, did you get the news that we have a new student for the first time in forever?"
"Six months isn't forever, Pat," Paige sneered as she slightly slugged her brother in the shoulder.
"Yes, I've heard," Pin nodded as he typed on his laptop before shooting a glare at them, "and I expect you two to be on your best behavior."
"Why do I get the feeling that was directed at specifically me?"
"Don't give me that, Pan," Pin shut his laptop and pointed a finger at Patrick, "I saw you on Chad's group during the last Family Day."
"Okay, I didn't say anything particularly nasty like he did."
"You still took his side regardless. An open mind would've been welcome like Paige's."
"Well..." Paige nervously scratched the back of her head, "I didn't have that much of a problem of their presence like Patrick did, but I was still weary of them."
"I have to give you credit for giving them a chance."
"Pin, listen to me. I did want to give them a chance, but..."
"But what? Your parents didn't?"
"Just our dad," Paige shrugged, "You know him. Captain Hook's demanding an eye for an eye, or rather a hand for a hand, after what happened to him."
"Well, that was both of their faults."
"How do you reckon?"
"There was clearly an incident between them both, each blaming one another for it. Either Captain Hook against Peter summoning Tick-Tock, or Peter against Captain Hook doing...whatever he did to them. In any case, neither of them won't accept responsibility for their respective mistakes."
"I think you're right, but I think it's gotten worse between them."
"What do you mean?"
Before they could receive an answer to the question, the door burst open and in hopped a blonde girl with light blue eyes, ruby rose lips, and white/light blue highlights in her hair, which was tied up in a black hair ribbon. She wore a baby blue collar dress with black lining around each sleeve, flower-shaped buttons with a matching flower pattern embroidered on the rim, a black bow tied around her waist, and a watch on her left wrist; A second layer underneath the dress is striped black and white with tights striped with baby blue/white coloring and black high heels with light purple lacing. Oh, look. My sister is here.
"Pin, the new student is here! Oh! Hello, Paige and Patrick."
Pin managed a small smirk as he and Paige caught notice of Patrick's flustered nature, "Hello, Ally. So I've heard. Shall we go?"
"Yes. Yes, we should." Pin exited his dorm, slapping Patrick on the back of his head to snap him out of his love-induced trance. The twins joined the siblings in order to greet the new student. I would need to continue my research...but later. For now, let's go see what poor unfortunate soul the Isle spat out and into here...
"Is this it, Evie?"
It was during their tour of the main hall that the Evil Queen's daughter caught onto the seemingly innocent question popped by the youngest Tremaine.
"What's it, Dizzy?"
"Is this my happy ending?"
Her heart instantly melted at her elaborated question and nodded her head whilst rubbing her shoulder in assurance, "The happiest ending there is."
Satisfied with the answer, Dizzy hugged Evie again and she returned it.
"YAHOO!"
The group looked up from above to find three of four people sliding down the stairs before leaping off and floating mid-air. As he took the easy route downstairs with the literal staircase, the fourth person in that group was the sole exception.
"Come on, Pin! You're no fun!" Patrick cackled as he and Paige did backflips.
"As tempting as that stunt was, Patrick," Pin retorted as he rolled his eyes, "It was incredibly dangerous and risking the chance of us getting caught by Fairy Godmother."
"Indeed, it was."
The group sans Pin froze in terror and shifted themselves around to find King Ben and the others looking right at them in utter amusement or (in the case of the headmistress herself) annoyance. "Paige and Patrick Pan, what have I told you about flying down from those heights?"
"To not to?" The twins replied in unison just as they and Ally landed quite gracefully on their feet.
"That's right." Fairy Godmother pinched her nose bridge and sighed, "That's past the first time I've instructed you not to do that unless it was an emergency."
"The first time?" Dizzy tilted her head in intrigue.
"It's a long story," Evie awkwardly chuckled.
As Pin descended down the stairs, his eyes focused on the unfamiliar face amongst the familiars. Was this the new student everybody was talking about? She looks...odd. Brown eyes, brown hair with multicolored streaks, a pair of glasses that magnified that her doe eyes, and a dress that just screamed artistic ambition... Who is she, really? Is she the younger sister of Evie, judging by the way the older girl stood by her in a protective fashion? What was her blooming personality about to be revealed? Why was she wickedly attractive in a way that was completely unnoticeable? Wait a minute... Why is my stomach churning? Why is my heart pounding?
Why am I so sweaty?
"Why are you so sweaty?"
Pin blinked twice before noticing the whole group was staring at him expectantly. Specifically, the newcomer continued her tilted head/doe-eyed look of interest. Good Lord, I've only known this girl for a moment, and I'm already developing an infatuation for her. This is completely unnecessary and utterly inappropriate. Darn it, Pin, play dumb.
"I...just...came back from the sauna."
Not that dumb!
"Wow! You guys have a sauna?"
Pin then stared at Dizzy dumbfoundedly. That actually worked? Huh. A perfect start for an imperfect conversation.
"Uh... Yes. We have everything at Auradon. A sauna, a swimming pool, a buffet for the needy, and a..." A sorry excuse to get out of this small talk and screw it!
"A swordsmanship class, an archery class, and a martial arts class." Patrick knew exactly why Pin was acting so absent-minded and quickly covered up for him. "Yes indeed, Auradon has everything up its sleeve except a trick."
"You must be the new student here," Paige stepped forward and stuck out a hand for Dizzy to shake, which she did gratefully. "I'm Paige Pan, and this is my twin brother Patrick. These two back here are Ally and her brother Pin."
"I'm Dizzy Tremaine. It's a pleasure to be here."
"The pleasure's all ours."
Blindsided by her identity reveal, Pin took a closer look at the newcomer. Tremaine? This new student's a descendant of a Tremaine? She doesn't look like one. She looks like...more of a Cinderella than anything. Chad's gonna be pissed.
"Come on, we'll give you the rest of the tour," Patrick tugged Dizzy along, "And we promise, Fairy Godmother, that flying won't be involved."
As the group retreated from the main hall, Pin and Ally raced off after them. Great. Now I have to convince Fairy Godmother to build a sauna, pool, and buffet, as well establish classes of swordsmanship, archery, and martial arts. Curse my inability to properly conjure up an excuse on the fly in order to start a proper conversation with a cute girl.
. . .
Wait, did I just call her cute?
A/N: Sorry if this chapter seems more Pin-centric than Dizzy-centric. They're both technically the main characters of this story, but it also features an ensemble cast of supporting or otherwise minor characters originating from Auradon and the Isle. The first chapter centers on Dizzy's arrival to Auradon and the first few "friends" she makes on her first day; one of the students, Pin, immediately falls victim to the "love at first sight" trope, but struggles to come to terms with his feelings for her. The characters introduced thus far are listed below:
1) Anna Cathcart as Dizzy Tremaine: The daughter of Drizella Tremaine and one of the main protagonists of "School Of Secrets".
2) Jaeden Lieberher as Pin: The son of Pinocchio and the brother of Ally. He becomes the best friend/love interest of Dizzy.
3) Levi Miller as Patrick Pan: The son of Peter Pan and the twin brother of Paige.
4) Maddie Ziegler as Paige Pan: The daughter of Peter Pan and the twin sister of Patrick.
5) Lizzy Greene as Ally: The daughter of Alice Fairchild and the sister of Pin.