Alissa and friends had given up hope of Alissa being able to escape. So, teary-eyed the dark fairy was forced to sign her destiny. Hopper tried to console her afterward by reminding her that the only reason he was to be cursed was because he was spoiled and selfish but to no avail. At least after her story played out Alissa would be free to live quietly. For a little while. Then one night long after her graduation, she met Radu who came to Ever After in order to escape a crazed hunter. The two fell in love and were married but Grimm did not approve. Alissa stood her ground and flat out told him that there was no stipulation banning her from doing what she had and so, he begrudgingly relented. Soon afterward Alissa gave birth to a daughter who they named Christina.

Sadly, when Christina was three Radu was killed thus, leaving Alissa to raise the child by herself. Alissa raised her daughter to be kind, gentle and, loving the complete opposite of a dark fairy. This made purists angry. So much in fact that Alissa was killed when Christina was seventeen.

This is where our story starts.

…...

"MOM! NO! NO!" Christina screamed in agony.

Red Riding Hood pulled Christina away from the horrific sight before her. This was not good! This was highly upsetting. As Christina sobbed into Red's shoulder the older woman couldn't help but wonder what would become of her best friend's daughter. Alissa was the only person keeping Christina here and enrolled at Ever After High. Now that she was gone however there was no telling what Grimm would do.

The answer as it turned out was to send her away despite protests. So, on that awful day, Christina was sent to live with her uncle Dracula whom she had never she left Headmaster Grimm insisted that she sign the Storybook of legends but Christina refused. A few measly hours later Christina belongings were packed in trunks ready to be shipped through the mirror. Christina didn't want to let go of Cerise and Ramona or Raven the only three who truly understood what being different felt like.

"I-I don't want to leave," Christina begged Grimm.

"You must there is nowhere else for you to go," the headmaster replied sternly.

"Please don't make her go she can stay with me and my father!" Raven begged.

"No, we can find another fairy who's willing to sign. Besides, Christina needs to be with her family,"

Christina clung to Raven for dear life. She didn't want to go but the headmaster was making her. Finally, she released Raven and taking a deep breath stepped through the mirror. Once the light died down Christina was able to see a family of vampires waiting for her. Her family.

"Christina?"

"Yes, that's me,"

"I'm your uncle Dracula,"

"Nice to meet you," Christina said quietly.

"I'm sorry it had to be under these circumstances,"

"Me too,"

As soon as Christina's trunks arrived Dracula and his family took Christina home. She learned that her aunt's name was Vana Pira and that the two girls were named Draculaura and Sibella. Christina remained quiet, clinging tightly to her fairy tale book. When the castle came into view she stopped for a moment taking in the sight of it. So dark compared to her old home and bigger too. Draculaura led Christina up the stairs to her new room. This room was so unlike her old one. It was so big and bleak. There was a bed and a desk. Nothing else. She turned to Draculaura who looked at her unsure. Her cousins hadn't spoken a word to her. She suspected they were scared to. Her trunks were brought up shortly afterward.

"I'll leave you to unpack," Draculaura said quietly.

Then she was gone. leaving Christina to her thoughts. Thoughts that Christina didn't want to think about. Everything she had ever known was gone. Torn away from it. Forever it seemed. Soon, she had to start a new school. Monster High. She had no idea what to expect from such a place. She looked up at the sound of knocking.

"Yes?" she asked weakly.

"May I come in?"

"Yeah,"

Sibella entered the room.

"Christina?"

"Yes?"

"I know you're sad but Draculaura and I are here if you ever want to talk,"

"Thanks,"

"Need any help unpacking?"

"It would be nice,"

"Can I help too?" Draculaura asked from the doorway.

"I suppose so,"

…...

A few days later Draculaura was knocking on the door of her father's study. Dracula looked up from his work and waved his oldest daughter inside.

"What is it Draculaura?"

"It's Christina,"

"What about her?"

"We're trying to be nice like you said but she just won't talk. The most we get out of her is a word at a time. We don't know what to do,"

"Draculaura, Christina's grieving right now she doesn't mean to be cold. You have to understand that she's going through a culture shock. She moved worlds. Now, she has to live with a family who are strangers. Just give her time,"

"Okay,"

Draculaura left and decided to check-in with Christina. The door to her room was left open so she peeked inside. Christina was huddled under her blankets. Draculaura looked around. There were books spilling out of the shelf that had been given to Christina, the desk was cluttered with belongings but other than that the room was clean and bare. It was void of anything that showed Christina's personality. Hesitantly, Draculaura knocked on the door.

"Come in," Christina said her voice lacking emotion raw from her endless crying.

"Christina?"

"Yeah,"

"Aren't you bored in here by yourself?"

"A little I guess,"

"May I come in?"

"Yeah,"

Draculaura entered the room and slowly neared her cousin. The closer she got the more she could see. Christina looked like she had not moved for days. Her face was red from crying, there were tissues piled in the wastebasket. The young vampire regarded her cousin with a look of sympathy.

"M-mom," Christina choked out.

Draculaura wasn't sure what she could do as Christina burst into tears once more. This was new to her. She didn't want to say the wrong thing and potentially upset her cousin. Then her saving grace arrived in the form of her normally air-headed mother. Draculaura watched as Vana Pira pulled Christina up and wrapped her in a hug that was clearly needed. Her mother seemed oddly prepared for once. Then she remembered Dracula had long ago said that her mom wasn't an incompetent fool like most thought. She was actually smarter than most people would think so, of course, she would know what to do.

"Christina it might help if you found a distraction,"

"Yeah?"

"Yes, what do you like to do?"

"Art, reading, music,"

"We have a library and there's a piano in the family room," Draculaura pipped.

Christina gave no response and yet again, Draculaura was at a loss. Slowly she left the room and returned to her own. All her life she had been unaware of this cousin and now, Christina was sent to them. She seemed to be a hollow shell with no chance of repair.

A few hours later, Draculaura was startled to see Christina emerge from her room all clean and looking well rested. She was carrying something odd.

"Hi, Christina. What's that?"

"I'll show you," Christina said quietly.

She led Draculaura outside and to the woods.

"Well, what is it?"

"A gift from a teacher of mine. Watch,"

Christina squeezed the strange object causing a small firework to shoot up. It popped yellow.

"Christina Dracula,"

Draculaura was dumbfounded when a pair of wolves bounded out of the forest and tackled Christina like overgrown puppies.

"Huh?"

"At Ever High every student takes a class called Beast Training and Care. Every year Professor Papa Bear takes us out to the woods to meet our pets. They're normally tied to our stories. The fireworks are how we get the animals attention. Professor Papa Bear gave this to me. He said it would work no matter where I was although the pet may not be attached to my story anymore,"

"Daddy gave you permission?"

"Yeah, he said it might help me,"

"Let's get these two back home then,"

"Okay,"

Maybe, just maybe this was easier than she thought.

…...

When it was time for Christina to go to Monster High she felt ready to vomit. New school. Completely different school. Far different from Ever After High. Christina pushed through her nerves and got ready for the day. This was strange having to cover her wings instead of her fangs. She got up early that day. Christina still didn't feel ready for this. She wasn't ready for this. She needed more time. More time to heal. More time to cope. She didn't want to go to a new school. She didn't want to leave. Leaving would mean facing the world and facing the world meant acting like she was okay when really she just wanted to curl up in her bed and cry but she knew she had to go to school.

She sat in the bed with her knees pulled up to her chest. Her head was swimming with emotion. She had never ever, felt so sad. Not even in Nursery Rhyme school when the kids used to pull her hair and trip her up. She wasn't sad because she was able to go home to her mother who would wrap her in a hug and hold her close. Her mother would remind her that she was a good girl. Then Cerise would come over to play and all would be well again. Now, now, her mother wasn't here to help her. She would have to face things on her own.

Slowly, she stood up and shuffled to her closet. Most of her clothes were hung up but there were still some in her trunks. She chose to wear a lavender dress with black leaf details. She paired it with black shoes. When she exited her massive closet there was a knock at her door.

"Yes?"

"May I come in?"

"Sure Sibella,"

"You got a letter,"

"A letter from who?"

"Raven,"

"Let me see!"

Although happy the happiness didn't seem to reach her eyes. After Sibella had left Christina broke the seal on the envelope.

Christina.

You have no idea how much we miss you! I miss our late night talks and how you cheer me up when I think about the future. Cerise misses you too. She and I were just talking about all the revenge pranks we pulled on Sparrow Hood. I can't even start to imagine how I'm going to get through Legacy Year without you but I will always remember your mother's encouraging words to write my own destiny. I will somehow, someway do the thing your mother always wished she could do and I will make you proud by doing so. Maybe I can find a way to text you so that we don't have to write so many letters. Not that I don't like writing letters but texting would be easier don't you think?

I miss you so much. Keep a lookout for my texts.

Raven.

Christina grew misty-eyed as she read her friend's letter. She knew Raven would do great things she just wished she was there to see them. Setting the letter aside, Christina went on the hunt for her jewelry box. She found it still tucked away in her trunk. She sifted through the beautiful hardwood box until she found what she was looking for. Her mother's charm bracelet. Aside from the little froggy themed charms, there was a wolf charm, and a raven themed charm. Alissa had given the bracelet to Christina when she turned fifteen.

Christina slipped the bracelet on for good luck, picked up her messenger bag and headed downstairs for breakfast which passed quietly and without conversation just like every day. The wolves whom Christina had named Thunder and Fluffy trailed after Christina like always. Christina often sought comfort with her pets. She was doing better but not as well as everyone thought she was. Inside she was still drowning in sadness but she wouldn't dare tell anyone. She felt like if she did so she would be a burden and that is the absolute last thing she wanted. She already felt like one. After all, she dropped into their lives so unexpectedly.

She was nothing but a problem.

…...

The school was well, strange. Very strange. Christina shuffled unsure from class to class. At lunch that day she sat in the back of the cafeteria wishing to remain unseen. She ate quietly then buried herself in her sketchbook which was steadily filling with pictures of her mother, Cerise and, Raven.

"Hey,"

Christina looked up as a girl emerged from the shadows.

"Hi,"

"You're new here aren't you?"

"Yes,"

"I know this school can be overwhelming. I'm Twyla,"

"I'm Christina,"

"So, what's your next class after lunch?"

"I actually have a free period next," Christina said after a quick glance at her schedule.

"Me too. Would you like some company?"

"Better than being swallowed my thoughts,"

"Great,"

A few things. This takes place before Raven totally flips the script on Legacy Day. When Christina summoned her pets that idea was taken from the Ever After High Book The Unfairest Of Them All and Headmaster Grim saying that someone could sign in her place was taken from The Next Top Villain.

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