Okay, so I haven't seen that many episodes of TSL, but I can get the gist of it. And at the core, I'm still a Disney junkie. It's the channel I flip to and say "I'm...dumb." Two hours later, I'm still watching. So. Here's my fic.

Disclaimer: I don't own, nor do I wish to own, any part of the whole entire Disney kingdom.


This is a story. It's a humorous tale of a sort, and, while it's not generic itself, it features three rather generic people. The wizard. The hero. And the princess that turns out to be not so in distress as she seems.

This is a story. It's a dramatic tale of a sort, along the same vein as romantic drama. Every tale has some romance, some humor, some drama. Some generic fluff, some angst, some tough decisions.

This is a story. And it involves candy. That's the difference. It involves the candy counter of the Tipton and all its glorious wares, and that's the melted chocolate that holds this tale together. There is no glue.

This is a story. There's some Romeo and Juliet, of a sort, a mention of The Great Gatsby, maybe some Monica and Chandler. Yes kids, that's right. You guessed it. It's a tragic romance about the glamorous man who has everything except his best friend, because he doesn't know that she loves him, too. Actually, just kidding. None of that is true.

This is a story. It's about twins that live in a hotel and one's obvious crush on the older candy counter girl. It's about sibling rivalry, teen love, college admissions, and cheese.

Okay, maybe not cheese.

This is a story that has a beginning. It begins when a girl gets a job at the Tipton hotel as the candy counter girl when she's a freshman. It begins when she's finally sampled every type of candy available and decides on a definite favorite. It begins when a pair of twins moves in and one picks his favorite while the other changes his as much as he changes his shirts.

This is a story with an ending. But exactly where it ends isn't so clear anymore.

Maddie Fitzpatrick reknots her father's tie. It's the second month of her job here, and she wants to make the bland uniform a little more...Maddie.

Mr. Moseby, her slightly insane boss, frowns. "Ms. Fitzpatrick."

"Mr. Moseby."

"You are aware of the twins that are moving in to the 23rd floor next week?" She hurriedly finishes the knot.

"They're three years younger than me."

"Mmhmm. I want you to keep an eye on them just in case they're a little...unruly."

"Huh," she says. "And...what am I going to do if they are?" Moseby does the gesture that says "Do something about it...duh." Except Moseby would never say 'duh.'

It doesn't seem like such a big deal until they come to her candy counter and the one named Zack winks at her. "Hey, sweet thang," he says. It's not like the movies, and she doesn't fall for him at all. She just rolls her eyes and leans forward expectantly.

"What do you want," she growls. Zack angles back. The one called Cody sighs.

"One Hershey plain, two Almond Joys and a gummi worms."

"4.05." Cody fishes the money from his pockets. As the exchange takes place, Zack leans over to his twin.

"She is so into me."

That is the story's beginning.


I have all the chapters written. There are five. I will not update until I get at least six reviews.

I suppose it's too much to ask for any amount of literacy.

SIX reviews!