This is my first Sofi the First story so I hope it turns out good. I'm taking a break from my other stories to make this but I will continue them. This story takes place after 'Royal Vacation' and the movie 'Elena and the Secret of Avalor' so Sofia's amulet is now pink. Anyway, hope you like it!
It was the last week of summer vacation before the start of a new school year. At Enchancia castle, the Royal Family was eating breakfast when Baileywick came in with a scroll on hand.
"Pardon me, your majesty but some very important news have arrived." He said, handing the scroll to King Roland.
Roland unrolled the scroll and as he read what was written, his eyes widened in surprise. "Well, I don't believe it."
"What is it, Rollie?" asked Miranda.
"It appears the Kingdom of Esmeraudia is reestablishing their ties with other kingdoms." Roland announced.
This news completely shocked everyone present. The Kingdom of Esmeraudia had not been in contact with the other Kingdoms for over 40 years. Esmeraudia had broken ties with the other Kingdoms shortly after the crowning of King Alphonse the Third. King Alphonse was a vile and cruel man who oppressed his people and harbored an ambition for more power. This ambition was so great that the other Kingdoms feared that he'll try to conquer them. Fortunately, no war came to pass since the very people of Esmeraudia would put a stop to their tyrant king.
Earl Gaspard DelaTour and his brother Lord Charles, children of Alphonse's cousin Duke Edgar, grew appalled of their uncle's tyranny and together, the brothers lead a rebellion to dethrone him. The rebellion lasted for almost three years until finally, King Alphonse's forces were defeated, and with Alphonse himself killed in a confrontation with his nephew Gaspard. Since Alphonse had no heirs, Earl Gaspard was crowned the new King of Esmeraudia while his brother Charles inherited the title of Duke from his father.
"Well, those are wonderful news." said Miranda, smiling.
"Indeed," agreed Roland. Esmeraudia had been a great ally to Enchancia before Alphonse's rule and this reconnecting offered the chance to restore their bonds. "And that's not all. The King and the Duke are sending their children to Royal Prep once the new term begins."
"Brilliant!" exclaimed James.
"That's so great!" Amber agreed happily.
"It'll be so nice to meet some new people when school starts." added Sofia, thinking about making some new friends. As the though crossed her mind, Sofia couldn't help to think giddily. 'I can't wait for school to start!'
One week later
It was now Monday morning and Royal Prep's new school year had begun. At the school's front gate, a crowd of students, among them Sofia, James and Amber, were gathered to see the arrival of the Esmeraudian Royal children. Soon, an unfamiliar flying carriage became visible as it approached Royal Prep. The carriage was pulled by two brown flying horses and on each door was the crest of the Royal Family of Esmeraudia. The crest was a shield divided in blue, white and red stripes with the image of a white wolf in the center. Once the carriage had stopped in front of Royal Prep, its occupants descended from it.
The first to emerge were a trio of teenage boy, around 14 or 15 years old. The first one was 15-years-old with pitch black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a gray suit with a dark purple neck handkerchief tucked into his shirt. The second teenage boy was 14-years-old with brown hair and brown eyes. Like the first boy, he was wearing a gray suit jacket though his was a slightly darker shade of gray and his handkerchief was red. The third boy was also 14 and he had light brown hair with dark brown eyes. Like the other two, he was wearing a suit with a handkerchief but his jacket was blue and the handkerchief was light blue. The three boys had an aura of smug superiority that was common on the snobbier members of the nobility.
Two more people then got off, a boy and a girl the same age as Sofia and her friends. The young boy was 10-year-old and had red hair with light green eyes. Like the older boys, he was wearing a suit, the jacket being marron with a purple bowtie. The girl also had red hair and green eyes, her hair cascading down past her back. She was wearing a green dress with an orange sash and orange frills on the neck and sleeves. The girl was obviously a princess due to the silver tiara decorated with pearls and an emerald that she wore. Unlike the teenagers, the girl and younger boy had an aura of friendliness and acceptance.
As the quintet walked to the entrance, the Headmistresses Flora, Fauna and Merryweather flew up to them. "Welcome to the Royal Preparatory Academy!" greeted Miss Flora. "We are the Headmistresses. I'm Miss Flora; these are Miss Fauna and Miss-"
"Merryweather!" the blue fairy interrupted to Miss Flora's annoyance.
"And we are honored to receive royalty from Esmeraudia at our school." continued Miss Fauna.
"Thank you," spoke the teen boy with the blue suit. He then introduced himself and his companions. "I am Prince Tristan of Esmeraudia, these are my siblings, Prince Lionel," he motioned to the red-haired boy who bowed then motioned to the girl, who curtsied. "And Princess Antoinette." He then motioned to the other teen boys. "These are our cousins Cyril," the black-haired boy bowed. "And Casimir." The brown-haired boy bowed. "We are honored to attend Royal Prep."
"Excellent!" exclaimed Miss Flora. "Now, if you come with us, we'll get you all settled. Classes will be starting soon." The three fairies began flying into the school with the Esmeraudian children following behind.
As they walked past, Sofia noticed that Princess Antoinette was wearing an amulet with a light green stone. 'Huh, it kinda looks like my amulet.' She thought as she touched her now-pink amulet.
At that moment, Princess Antoinette turned her head and her gaze connected with Sofia. The moment their eyes locked, Sofia felt some sort of bond between her and Antoinette, as if an invisible tread connected them. The red-haired princess apparently felt it as well because her green eyes widened slightly in surprise. The sensation passed quickly and both princesses returned to reality. Antoinette offered Sofia a small smile that the Enchancian Princess returned and the redheaded girl followed the fairies and her family into the school.
"We should be getting to class too," said Amber as all the students that had gathered headed inside.
Sofia, Amber and James walked together to their first class of the day, Creative Writing. As the three sat down, Miss Flora came in accompanied by Princess Antoinette and Prince Lionel.
"Class, we have some new students joining us today. How do we greet them?"
One by one the students got up from their seats and said "Good morning", while bowing or curtsying.
Miss Flora then turned to the siblings. "There's a pair of empty seats next to Prince James and Princess Sofia." The siblings went over to their seats and sat down, Lionel next to James and Antoinette next to Sofia. Antoinette glanced over at Sofia and smiled, then turned her attention to Miss Flora as the class begun.
Later that Day
It was now lunch time and all the students went to the cafeteria to eat. Sofia, James, Amber, Hugo, Clio and Hildegard sat at a table together when Princess Antoinette and Prince Lionel walked up to them, lunch trays in their hands.
"Bonjour," greeted Antoinette. "Mind if we sit here?"
"Of course not," said Sofia. "You're welcomed to join us."
"Merci!" said Lionel enthusiastically as he and his sister sat down. "I'm Lionel and this is my big sister, Antoinette."
"I'm Sofia, and this is my brother James and my sister Amber," Sofia then introduced her friends. "These are Prince Hugo and Princesses Hildegard and Clio."
"It's a pleasure meeting you, I'm Antoinette and this is my twin brother, Lionel," smiled Antoinette. "It's nice to meet friendly people on out first day of school ever."
"Before, we only had private tutors teaching us." said Lionel. "Our father and uncle thought it would be safer that way."
"Safe from what?" asked Hugo.
Both redheaded siblings looked uncertain about answering but Antoinette finally spoke. "Not everyone was happy when our father was crowned king. Some government officials and gentry members who benefitted from Alphonse's rule staged a coup against us."
This caused everyone to gasp.
"They sent assassins to do away with our parents, even hired a few evil witches to help them." continued Lionel. "Things got worse after we were born."
"It was just this summer that the group's ringleaders were captured and father decided it was safe enough for us to travel outside the kingdom." finished Antoinette. "The fact that he wanted to reestablish connections with the other kingdoms helped him decide."
"It must have been hard for you," said Clio in sympathy.
"It was." confirmed Antoinette. "We were confined inside the castle most of the time and the times we weren't, we had a whole platoon of guards following us around. We pretty much lived inside a gilded cage."
"But you are not living in one now," said Sofia reassuringly. "You are free to come here and make friends."
"You're right," smiled Antoinette and everyone smiled in return. Amber decided to switch the theme of the conversation.
"So, what can you tell us about your older brother and cousins? What kind of people are they?" inquired Amber.
"Eh, they are not the kind of people you would like to meet." said Lionel awkwardly. "They are not very nice."
"Why?" questioned Hildegard. "Prince Tristan seemed very polite when the Headmistresses welcomed them.
"That's because he was following the royal protocol." explained Antoinette. "The truth is that he and our cousins are stuck-up, snobs."
"You got that right!" said a male voice behind them.
The group turned around to see Prince Axel and Princess Astrid walking over.
Hildegard introduced them. "Antoinette, Lionel, this is my sister Astrid and Hugo's brother, Axel," the two teenagers turned to the redheads.
"It's a pleasure to meet you," smiled Astrid.
"Yeah," agreed Axel, then went back to what he was talking about. "Anyway, you are right to say they are snobs. We have some classes with them and they were going on and on about how 'lucky' that they were attending Royal Prep."
"We also saw them talking to Prince Silvester and his group a few minutes ago," said Astrid in disgust.
"Ugh! They must be awful if Silvester approached them," scoffed Hildegard, sharing her sister's disgust. The others also looked disgusted except for Antoinette and Lionel, who were confused.
"Who's Prince Silvester?" asked Lionel.
It was Hugo who answered. "His parents are the king and queen of the kingdom of Glensburg. Silvester is a stuck-up royal pain who likes to boast about how great he thinks he is. He, his girlfriend, and their friends call themselves 'true royalty'," he did air quotes. "Because they act like how they think royalty should be when in fact, they're just a bunch of bullies."
"They like to pick on people who they think are beneath them," explained James. "They really like to pick on us, especially Sofia."
"Why is that?" asked Antoinette.
"Because she's just a commoner pretending to be a princess," said a snobbish, female voice.
'Oh great!" thought Sofia sourly as Princess Deidre of Hythoria walked over.
"What do you mean 'pretending to be a princess'?" asked Lionel.
"The only reason she's attending Royal Prep is because her mother married the king of Enchancia. Before that, she was a shoemaker which means she doesn't have an ounce royal blood."
Sofia, James, Amber, Hugo, Clio, Hildegard, Astrid and Axel shot dirty looks at Deidre but the stuck-up princess didn't seem to notice. Instead, she turned to Antoinette.
"So, you are the Princess of the great Kingdom of Esmeraudia, I am Princess Deidre of Hythoria." Deidre curtsied. "While you're attending Royal Prep, you'll find that some of us are more worthy of being royals than others." She shot as smirk at the others sitting at the table who continued to give her dirty looks. "I can help you figure out who is worthy of your time." Deidre extended her hand toward Antoinette as a sign of friendship.
Antoinette did not take her hand; she only shared a look with her brother before addressing Deidre. "I think I can tell who is worthy of my time on my own but thank you for your offer."
Deidre was shocked at the rejection. "What do you mean?"
"She means we don't want to be friends with you," informed Lionel.
"What?!" screamed Deidre in outrage. "You rather be friends with them?!"
"Yes," Antoinette stated simply. "So you better be leaving."
Deidre angrily fumed and left in a huff.
"Wow, you sure showed Deidre!" said James, impressed.
"Yeah," agreed Astrid. "You are definitely not like your older brother and cousins."
"Thanks you," said Antoinette. "Honestly, neither of us like how Tristan, Cy and Cas act."
"They're annoying, really," added Lionel.
"And we don't mind that you come from humble origins, Sofia." said Antoinette, smiling at Sofia. "In fact, I hope you consider us your friends."
Sofia smiled back. "I would really like that."
"We all do," said Amber as she and everyone else also smiled.
Thus, it was the birth of some new friendships.
Princess Deidre and Hythoria belong to Niagara14301 and are used with their permission
Princess Antoinette, Princes Lionel and Tristan, Cyril, Casimir, the Kingdom of Esmeraudia, the Kingdom of Glensburg and Prince Silvester belong to me. Esmeraudia has some French influences in it.
Everything else belongs to Disney. (According to the wiki, Princess Hildegard's older sister is called Astrid so that's the name I used)
I really hope you liked this chapter and I'll try to have the next one out soon.