Full Summary:

After all of Ever After finds out Apple and Sparrow have a secret baby together, everything turns for the worse. Snow'll go to any lengths to keep Apple's image snow-white, Duchess's just as cunning & will do ANYTHING to steal Apple's story once and for all, the brothers Apple never knew she had become a part of the picture, & Apple herself is an emotional wreck from all the drama, judgment, & stress from juggling her responsibilities as a future queen, perfect student, & young mother. To make things even more complicated, the Hood and White families are going at each other's throats over the situation, leaving Apple, her boyfriend Sparrow, and their daughter Snowflake right in the middle of their families' feud. Will everyone live Happily Ever After in The End, or will everything go up in flames?

A/n: And so Apple and I return, after 7 months. And let me just say, I am disappointed in Mattel. 2017 is nearly up and STILL no new episodes. When 2017 first hit, I thought Mattel was still coming out of holiday-mode and was taking their time with webisodes. But then a month turned into two months. Two months became four mouths. Four months became seven months. And seven months will probably turn into a year. And a year will probably turn into two years. Ever After High is dead; that's why I had to return with a sequel. So the fan fiction community wouldn't die too. EAH decided to go the cheap route with their dolls, they're paying for it now. And then they'll probably try to redeem themselves by coming out with some half-assed show in an attempt to replace EAH, which had the potential to become more popular than Monster High. EAH actually had a GOOD plot—one of the best I've witnessed in cartoons for kids. It had true potential but alas, Mattel threw it away. What can we do? Nothing. All we can do is continue to do whatever we can do to at least keep the fandom alive. That's why I had to go ahead and publish the sequel, two months in advance.

Well, at least we'll be getting that EAH/MC crossover book that comes out on my birthday, October 17th. I doubt it'll be as good as the movie, which was supposed to air a while back. The only reason I'm not feeling all that excited because the book features the Monster High reboot, which was a mistake in itself. If they wanted to reboot the series, they should've used the ideas from the Monster High books by Lisi Harrison. As proven, Mattel just doesn't know what the hell they're doing. They cash out on good ideas but then out of the blue they wanna alter the franchise and then everything turns for the worse.

Ugh, enough about that. Like I said, there's nothing we can do but keep the fandom alive through our fan fictions. Well, here's mine. Hope you guys enjoy the sequel. I can't wait to read the reviews. I hope I'll get to reconnect with my old viewers from last year. And if not, I'm just as excited to hear from new reviewers as well. Enjoy~

Apple White was on the verge of a category-four panic attack.

She nervously paced around the bedroom of Sparrow Hood, her first official boyfriend of just a few minutes. Though she'd been at peace just a few minutes ago when the two of them shared a kiss under the moon, she was freaking out all over again. How could she not? With every minute, more and more Hoods gathered downstairs in the living room of Sparrow's family's massive and secluded log cabin, all of them beyond-eager to know the truth.

The truth. In just a matter of a few hours, it had spread all throughout the fairytale world, Ever After, like a wildfire. Faster, even. Just a few hours ago, Apple's secret had only been known by her closest friends, the ones she trusted with her life. And now, that very same secret was headlined on news channels all over the world—and her mother's, Snow White's, false testimony in response.

On Sparrow's bed, precious Daphne Ann, nicknamed Snowflake, was lying on her back, her chest rising and falling in rhythm to her soft, even breaths of sleep. At least someone was at peace. Apple slid her feet out of her flats and lightly lay across the bed, watching her beautiful daughter rest. She already had a head full of thin carrot-red hair, her father's trademark and her skin was snow-white just like her mother's and her grandmother's. When she was awake, her blue-green eyes brimmed with beauty, innocence and curiosity, and Apple's heart seemed to melt whenever she looked into them. Whenever Apple held her daughter or even thought of her, all kinds of emotions flooded through her. This was her baby, the source of her love and her pain.

It all started last year during Legacy Year at Ever After High, the high school where the children of the famous fairytale legends went to learn to become like their parents and relive their stories for the sake of their fairytale's existence. Back then, Apple had been more than eager to start Legacy Year, the year when all the tenth grade stories would pledge to become just like their parents and follow their fairytale footsteps during Legacy Day. Being the daughter of the famous Snow White, Apple had been groomed for her story her whole life. Ever since birth she knew she'd inherit the Snow White and the Seven Dwarves tale and one day be kicked out of the house and into the woods by her wicked stepmother, be taken in by the seven dwarves, bite into the poison apple, fall into a coma, receive true love's kiss from her prince, marry him, become the flawless ever after, et cetera, et cetera. And for the most part, Apple had been anxious to take on that role as the next Snow White, as the next Fairest of Them All. After all, she'd been groomed for that destiny ever since birth. All throughout her life she'd studied hard to keep her future kingdom happy, to be the perfect woman everyone wanted her to be. Sure, she might've had blond hair instead of black, but Apple did everything in her power to ensure she'd become just like her mother.

Legacy Year was supposed to be her year. But then, Raven Queen, the girl who was destined to be Apple's storybook enemy and the next Evil Queen, decided to turn the tables and NOT sign the Storybook of Legends at Legacy Day. She chose NOT to follow in her mom's evil footsteps, putting Apple in sheer panic. Without Raven, she couldn't become Snow White. Without Raven, she couldn't have the happily ever after she'd been promised. Or so she thought. From then on, the school split into two sides; the Royals, who wanted to honor tradition and relive their parents' stories and then the Rebels, the ones who wanted to write their own stories and not live in their parents' shadows. Apple, who'd been a strong believer of tradition, freaked out. She thought if everyone rebelled from their stories, their world would disappear as the headmaster had warned. That led to a lot of fighting between Royals and Rebels.

Not long after, Apple had decided to pull herself together and go to her best friend's, Briar Beauty's, party. There, thanks to a prank pulled none other than Kitty Cheshire, the school's prankster, Apple got drunk and….sleep with Sparrow Hood, the bad-boy rebel at school, also the son of the great Robin Hood. Apple blacked out and didn't remember her and Sparrow's hookup until a few weeks later when she found out she was pregnant. At first, she got super scared; she didn't even remember having sex. But apparently, Sparrow had and confirmed they'd "done it." That led to so much drama. Apple had been terrified out of her skin. She was the daughter of a queen, he the son of a commoner. Such a relationship was against the rules and Apple knew they'd be trouble if—when people found out. Her mother had been furious and pulled Apple out of Ever After High until she had the baby.

At that point, Apple had still been denying her feelings for Sparrow and decided that she'd try to hide Snowflake's existence, out of shame and fear for her child. A few of her close friends had found out and Apple thought she was safe. That was, until Duchess Swan, the bitter daughter of the Swan Queen meddled into Apple's affairs and discovered the mirror-shattering truth. She blackmailed Apple for the longest until she had the last straw when Apple had a poor error in judgment and released the Evil Queen from her prison inside a mirror. Duchess hadn't been mad at Apple for releasing Ever After's greatest evil, but for gaining so much fame and popularity after she helped Raven recapture her mother inside the mirror prison. She felt nothing but hatred for Apple even though it'd been confirmed that Daring Charming, Duchess's crush, was NOT Apple's true love. Thus, she decided to leak Apple's secret, which had just happened a mere few hours ago.

Not wanting to face the wrath of her mother for the image-tainting leak, Apple had decided to come over to Sparrow's place for the weekend to get herself together. But now Apple was starting to think THAT was a mistake, especially since this weekend happened to be the same weekend of the Hood clan's family reunion. And it DIDN'T help that Snow White had went live on the news just an hour ago and accused Sparrow of raping Apple. Apple knew for a fact the Hoods would hate her for her mother's lies. Even if Snow had done what she did, Apple still would've been too ashamed to face the Hoods.

Her plan was to hide up in Sparrow's room until they all left, but she knew that was all kinds of impossible. The Hood clan was HUGE. And even though Sparrow's place was big enough to fit everyone, Apple knew a few of them were bound to come into Sparrow's room eventually. Although Sparrow had promised to keep them out and Apple had locked the room door, she'd still have to leave the room for bathroom breaks and stuff. Eventually, she'd have to face the entire Hood family—and the lie her mother had told about one of them.

Apple rolled over onto her back, staring up at the log ceiling. Her heart was thumping so hard in her chest. She wanted to call her mother right now and just scream. Snow White lied and she knew it. Though everyone else thought the Fairest in the Land was perfect from the head down, she was actually overly ambitious, quite cold-hearted, and would do ANYTHING to ensure the Whites' perfect image stayed that way, even if it meant destroying Sparrow's and his family's reputation. And the worse part? Apple knew this was just the beginning. Snow was going to do everything and anything she could to cover up Apple's mistake, just like she had to cover up her own. No matter how much everyone insisted otherwise, Apple wasn't perfect—and neither was Snow. Turned out Snow was having an affair when she was younger, which resulted in Apple's brothers, the ones she didn't even know she had until recently. It was like they always said; the apple didn't fall far from the tree.

Apple tried to push her mother out of her head. She wasn't stupid; she'd have to face her eventually but for now, she just had to figure out how she was going to survive the weekend here at Sparrow's. She didn't have to worry about her mother tracking her down; Apple had left her phone back at her grandmother's which meant Snow had no idea where her daughter was. Yet.

Only Sparrow and his mom, Maid Marian, and a few of his cousins knew Apple was hiding up here, but Apple had no idea how long the secret would stay between them. At this point, everyone knew the news about Apple's and Sparrow's secret child, but what Apple didn't know was how the Hoods would take the news. But she could only imagine how furious they were going to be. Snow White's claim of sexual assault could RUIN Sparrow, the heir to Robin Hood and the young man who'd bring honor to the whole clan. Snow White was trying to keep Apple's and the Whites' image pure and snow-white—and she didn't care if she had to blacken the Hoods' name to do so.

Apple had to fight back the tears that were starting to well in her eyes. This was an epic fairytale fail for sure. A complete disaster. The princess had thought things were bad back when she first found out she was pregnant, but now the situation was about to turn for the worse. No, the real nightmare was about to begin.

Apple held her breath when she heard soft footsteps padding down the hallway outside. She remained absolutely still until the footsteps and muffled voices completely disappeared down the corridor. She got queasy every time she heard noises on the other side of the door; she was that nervous.

Once her heart slowed back down, Apple sat up and went over to Sparrow's desk in the corner. She started up his desktop. It wasn't hard to figure out his password. After Apple typed in handsome, the computer opened up to Sparrow's homepage. She launched a mirrornet browser and started typing her name into the search engine. She didn't even type the first three letters of her name before the latest alerts and news about her were taking over the screen. Apple gulped. It was just as she feared. Though the news had just come out this afternoon, the story was already plaguing the mirrornet. Apple's face flushed as she thought about her own relatives and peers at school reading the same story. Judging her, shaming her. Who knew what everyone would say when she went back to Ever After High on Monday.

The reality of going back to school and facing everyone made Apple want to cry. Just last week, before the whole Evil Queen fiasco, nearly every student at EAH had looked up to her like a future queen. Now, they were probably going to look down on her like a glorified slut. The princess allowed a few tears to escape her eyes she dared to click on the link leading to Just Right, the news/gossip mirrorcast show her friend Blondie Lockes, daughter of Goldilocks, ran. Since Duchess had leaked the Apple's secret to Blondie first, Just Right had been the first to report the story, earning the mirrorcast loads of popularity. In fact, Blondie's newest upload from just this afternoon already had a few million likes already.

Apple gulped, clicking the video and turning the volume up just enough for her to hear but low enough not to attract the attention of anyone outside the room. Blondie Lockes perky face filled the screen, her blond mane falling around her face. "Good afternoon, fellow fairytales!" she exclaimed in an overly excited/bubbly voice. "Welcome to a special episode of Just Right! Today, I've gotten my hands on the scoop of the year! You won't believe what I found out about Apple White, the famous daughter of the beloved Snow White. It's a known fact Apple's dream is to live up to her mother's fairest reputation, but the photo I'm about to show you tells a different tale!"

Apple's heart raced as she watched the photo of her, Maid Marian, Sparrow, and Snowflake appear onscreen. That had been the day they'd all met up in Sparrow's and the Merry Men's shack so Sparrow could introduce his mom to Apple and their daughter. Little had they known that Duchess followed them and snapped a picture. If a picture said a thousand words, this one said ten thousand. With all of them gathered together, the truth was obvious. One look at Snowflake and you could easily see she resembled all of them. It wouldn't even take ten seconds to connect the dots.

Apple didn't even dare scroll down to the comments—she already knew they were poisonous. Instead, she clicked on a video from the news network, MNN, in her recommended list. It was only a few minutes old and of Snow White's live interview on the Apple-Sparrow situation. Having not seen the whole thing, Apple clicked on the video and prepared herself for the wave of lies her mother was about to tell.

Snow White's beautiful; face filled the screen. "Good afternoon, Ever After," she began, "I understand—many of you have questions about the latest rumors pertaining to my daughter and her…friend Sparrow Hood. "And I will confirm these rumors—the two of them do have a baby together. But, it isn't what you all think. My daughter did not willingly acquaint herself with the young man. During her depression after the disastrous Legacy Day, the young man deviously intoxicated her and took advantage of my poor daughter. And we all know what—or who the result was. Though she was completely innocent and didn't wish such a fate upon her, my dutiful daughter decided to keep the child and look after it, even after this Sparrow Hood fellow abandoned them."

And it was at that moment Apple felt something she thought she'd NEVER feel toward her mother—hate. Her mother was telling nothing but LIES. Sure, Sparrow knew what he and Apple did together, but he didn't FORCE it on her. They both had been drunk. It was Apple's mistake just as much as his. But the public didn't know that, and Snow was using that to her advantage. She was twisting the story to make Sparrow look like the bad guy and Apple the poor, helpless angel everyone thought she was.

"Although the incident was not her fault, my daughter Apple blames herself for what happened," continued Queen Snow, "although this Sparrow fellow forced himself onto my poor daughter—" Snow shed a tear for effect. Apple grimaced. "—Apple took full responsibility for everything, including the child that resulted as an aftermath. Apple wouldn't even consider getting rid of the child—being the conscientious daughter I raised her to be, Apple felt that the baby deserved to live regardless of under what circumstances it came to be and decided to keep and raise it as her own. I am more than proud of her for making such a responsible choice and enduring the pain that came along with it. These past few months have not been easy for her. I personally wanted to bring Mr. Hood to justice for bringing so much conflict and fear on my daughter, but Apple refused to hear it. She wanted to stay in the dark about the whole situation for the sake of the Hood legacy. If I can recall, Sparrow Hood is destined to become the next Robin Hood and Apple knew the truth would taint his family's fairytale reputation and bring dishonor to the whole Robin Hood tale. Thus, she chose to stay in the dark about the whole thing. But in order to do that, she had to tell a few…lies."

Apple watched the rest of the interview in disgust as her mother proceeded to tell the story about the real reason Apple left Ever After High least year and how much turmoil and insecurity her condition had brought her and how that same mayhem had led her to have a bad taste in judgment and release the Evil Queen. Honestly, Apple stopped listening after that. She was too disturbed to; her mother told one fib after another, making Sparrow look more and more like a monster. Didn't Snow realize what she was doing? She was digging a hole, one in which Sparrow was sinking deeper and deeper into. The Fairies of Them All was doing nothing but damning the Hood. She was ruining his name all for the sake of Apple's. And honestly, deep down, Apple felt like this was HER fault. If she just would've stayed at her grandmother's place, Snow would've found her and maybe Apple could've convinced her not to go live and preach ill of her boyfriend.

Apple clicked off the video, unable to bear it any longer. Instead, she logged into her IM account and started a private room.

AppleBlossoms19 has added Neon_Nevermore89 and PillowyRoses107 to the conversation

AppleBlossoms19: Are any of you there?

AppleBlossoms19: I rlly need someone 2 talk 2 right now

Apple thought she'd have to wait at least ten minutes for a reply, but she was surprised when Briar Beauty forwarded her a message thirty seconds later. She really shouldn't have; Briar had the IM'er downloaded to her phone so she received a notification every time someone sent her a message. Besides, being the biggest socialite at Ever After High, Briar never missed a text, email, voice mail, or any form of communication sent via Mirrorphone.

PillowyRoses107: APPLE! R U OKAY? WHERE R U? WHY AREN'T U ANSWERING MY CALLS?

A wave of guilt washed over Apple. After the leak on Blondie's channel, Apple had rushed away from school in a hurry without telling any of her friends where she was going. And since her Mirrorphone was back at her grandmother's, she hadn't been able to stay in touch with them over the past few hours. She could only imagine how panic-stricken her closest friends were. And out of everyone, it was probably Briar who was the most frantic with worry. The two had been best friends forever after since nursery rhyme school. They knew everything there was to know about each other (for the most part) and trusted one another with their secrets and lives. Although being her closest friend, Apple hadn't told Briar about Snowflake at first. Fearful that Briar would kick her to the curb for having such a scandalous secret, the princess had purposely chosen to keep her BFFA out of the loop. But the daughter of Sleeping Beauty actually turned out to be very supportive, much to Apple's relief.

AppleBlossoms19: Briar! Hi! Yes, I'm fine. Don't worry about me; I'm someplace safe. And sorry, I don't have my phone on me.

PillowyRoses107: I'm just glad u r ok. OMG, the news is EVERYWHERE. Every1's talking about u! My phone's going off like crazy!

PillowyRoses107: BTW, saw your mom on MNN. Can't believe she lied like tht! What r u going 2 do?

AppleBlossoms19: I'm sorry for all the trouble I'm probably causing you. And IDK! This is an epic fairy-fail. Mom is destroying Sparrow's rep & I don't think I can do anything about it. It'll be her word over mine.

Discussing the situation with someone else made Apple feel even worse. It made her realize just how screwed-up this was.

PillowyRoses107: IK! I heard that Sparrow is probably gonna get kicked out of EAH!

Oh my godmother. A sob welled in Apple's throat. Sparrow was already beginning to suffer for Snow White's fabrication. He couldn't afford to get kicked out of school. What would happen to the Robin Hodo tale? More importantly, what would happen to Sparrow? Her eyes prickling with tears, Apple was about to IM Briar back but froze when she heard soft thumps outside of the door. There were a few muffled voices. The doorknob rattled, like someone was trying to turn it and open the door. More voices.

Someone was trying to come in! Apple's body locked up with fear and her throat tightened with panic. She knew she'd eventually be found out, but she wasn't expecting it to happen so early! She still had the rest of the weekend to get through! She'd figured her presence would at least remain a secret until tomorrow, Saturday. Apple's first thought was to grab Snowflake and hide in the closet, but that would be stupid. Instead, she sat stiff as a statue in her chair, her fast heartbeat hammering in her ears as she waited for whatever was about to happen next. If someone did come in, what was she going to say? How would she explain this? Just as she was racking her mind for possible excuses, the footsteps and voices drifted down the hall, away from Sparrow's room.

However, she didn't move a muscle. She watched the door and kept her ears peeled for a few more moments, trying to determine whether or not that person was going to return. When she didn't hear anything else, she calmed down a little and turned back to the mirror screen. While she'd been in panic mode, she received three new IMs from Briar.

PillowyRoses107: Apple? R u there?

PillowyRoses107: Apple, r u okay?

PillowyRoses107: SAY SOMETHING BEFORE I FLIP MY CROWN

AppleBlossoms19: Sorry about that. I got distracted by something else. But Briar, what am I going 2 do? Sparrow can't get kicked out of school!

PillowyRoses107: Well, he CAN and probably IS. If the headmaster doesn't get rid of him, your mom will definitely have something to say about it. I've been trying to tell everyone Sparrow is innocent, but no one is listening 2 me. T

AppleBlossoms19: Where r u now?

PillowyRoses107: Dorm room. I'm tired & kinda lying low for now. Ever since Blondie's mirrorcast, everyone's been trying to get answers out of me about you and this drama. Ugh, Blondie. I'm so not talking 2 her ever again. She completely betrayed u. I thought she was better than that.

Apple's heart fell. Blondie. Part of Apple was mad at her—they'd been BFFAs for a long time now but she aired Apple's biggest secret on her mirrorcast without a second thought. She chose her mirrorcast's popularity over her friendship with Apple. And another part of Apple didn't blame Blondie at all. It'd been the blond's dream to make it big since forever after. One of her biggest goals had been to make Just Right one of the most popular shows in all of Ever After. And thanks to Duchess's leak, it looked like her dream was about to become a reality. At least someone was benefitting from this. Besides, if Blondie hadn't reported it, someone else just would've. It'd be a lose-lose for Apple anyway.

AppleBlossoms19: I'm so sorry. Maybe I should've stayed.

PillowyRoses107: R u crazy? That'd be a TERRIBLE idea! U've got enough on ur plate as it is. U already have to deal with your mom & try 2 figure all of this out w/ Sparrow. The LAST thing u need is to be here school. U'd be completely overwhelmed. The press is basically camping out on the front lawn; Grimm called the police and they STILL won't leave. And if some DID u can't tell bcuz more keep coming. They're doing the most too; interviewing students, filming the school, sneaking in thru back entrances. The place is CRAWLING w/ them. Ashlynn says they're only looking 4 u & it's ANNOYING. Like, fr. Give the girl some privacy!

Neon_Nevermore89: APPLE! HEY! SRRY I MISSED UR MSG. BRIAR JUST TEXTED ME AND TOLD ME TO CHECK MY INBOX.

Apple cracked a small smile. She could always count on her roomie, Raven Queen, to lighten the mood, even if it was just for a second or two. It was ironic, really. Around this time last year, Apple was convinced she and Raven were destined to be enemies, as their mothers the Evil Queen and Snow White had been. After Legacy Day and Raven declared to the world that she wasn't going to be the next Evil Queen, Apple had basically panicked. She overlooked the fact that Raven was genuinely a sweetheart and tried to push Raven to hate her, to rival her. That was wrong of her but at the time, Apple had been too worried about her own fate to care the person she was trying to make Raven become was not actually Raven at all. She'd wanted Raven to be hateful, evil, destructive, and all the qualities that would make the perfect queen of evil. But then Apple found out she was pregnant and Apple's outlook on everything slowly begun to change. Regardless of all Apple had put Raven through, the daughter of the Evil Queen had made her decision to stick by Apple no matter what. Whenever Apple needed to cry, Raven's was the shoulder she wept on. Whenever she needed someone to talk to, Raven was the one who listened. Apple slowly started to see how good of a person Raven really was and how much she actually appreciated her true character. Needless to say, Raven and her emotional support was what helped Apple overcome her pain and struggles. Raven was the one who'd changed Apple's life.

AppleBlossoms19: Raven! Hi, how r u?

Neon_Nevermore89: ME? How r YOU? OMG, this place is CRAZY! Everyone's talking and gossiping about u & Sparrow. I saw ur mother on the news. WTH is wrong with her? Thx 2 her, I heard Sparrow's even gonna get kicked out of school!

AppleBlossoms19: IK, IK! It's a royal mess and idk how 2 fix it!

Neon_Nevermore89: U have 2 clear Sparrow's name.

Neon_Nevermore89: Somehow.

AppleBlossoms89: This is my MOM, Raven! I can't undo ANYTHING she does. Now that she made me out 2 be the ashamed victim, no 1 will believe me when I say Sparrow's innocent.

PillowyRoses107: Can't Sparrow's parents do something?

AppleBlossoms19: Who's rlly going to believe what everyone assumes 2 be a family of hillbillies over the queen of the land?

Neon_Nevermore89: No one believes the Hoods r hillbillies. Besides Daring.

Apple sighed. Daring. That was another problem she had to deal with. For 99.99% of her life, Apple had been sure Prince Daring Charming was her true love, the one who was supposed to awake her from her poisoned sleep. Ever she was old enough to know about boys, she'd been told Daring was her prince, her true love, the one she'd be with forever after. Thus, both of them grew up convinced they were destined to get married after their stories. They were supposed to be the It Couple. But then just yesterday, they and the rest of Ever After had learned that they were NOT meant to be together forever after. Oddly, Apple wasn't as disappointed as she thought she'd be, but she had no idea how Daring felt about this. They hadn't really talked since the whole Evil Queen thing. Apple knew for a fact things were going to be awkward between them, especially after this whole situation with Sparrow. But honestly, Daring was the last of Apple's worries.

PillowyRoses107: And Duchess. Ugh, I can't STAND her. SHE'S the reason all of this is even happening 2 the both of u. She needs 2 go DOWN.

Neon_Nevermore89: I agree. I'm not usually for revenge & all of that evil stuff, but she has to PAY 4 what she did. She shouldn't get away w/ this. She went WAYY too far w/ this jealousy thing. Idek why she resorted to this. She should be HAPPY u & Daring aren't each other's true love. She can have him all 2 herself now.

AppleBlossoms19: Enough about Duchess! We'll deal w/ her later. RN, I have bigger things 2 worry about. Like what 2 do about my mom. How to even GO BACK to my mom.

Neon_Nevermore89: Wait. U aren't w/ her?

AppleBlossoms19: No. Not my grandmother's either. Tho, I think it was a HUGE mistake not staying the castle w/ Mom. I could've stopped her from going live and ruining Sparrow's name.

Neon_Nevermore89: Nope.

PillowyRoses107: Probably not.

Yeesh. Even Apple's friends knew once Snow was set on something, nothing was going to change her mind.

AppleBlossoms19: What am I going 2 do when I get back to school? What am I going 2 tell everyone? What r they going to think of me?

PillowyRoses107: For the most part, no 1's shaming u. They're all bad-mouthing Sparrow & trying 2 get away from the press.

Neon_Nevermore89: They're like ROACHES. U can't even step out of the dormitory b4 they're shoving a microphone u. They're even in the Village! I'm just chilling in my room until they start to thin out. 1 of the kids in our class ratted 2 the reporters & now they know you & I r roommates. I can't go anywhere w/o them throwing themselves at me like excited puppies.

PillowyRoses107: SAME! Every1 already knew me & Apple were roomies, so when they couldn't find Apple, they tried getting to me. Some1 also ran their mouth & gave the reporters my number & now my phone's RLLY going off nonstop.

Neon_Nevermore89: It's gotta be Duchess. Who else? She's always DYING for attention, & now she's got it. The reporters will listen to any1 who'll talk & who's a bigger snitch the Swan Princess herself?

PillowyRoses107: IK she's got a crappy story & all, but this is just too much. All she has to do is rewrite her destiny instead of trying to ruin ur life. Ugh, I h8 her sometimes. She knows what she's doing & it's sick. I'm going to make her pay for the pain she's causing u. It's not cool.

AppleBlossoms19: It's ok, rlly. This was going 2 come out sooner or later.

Neon_Nevermore89: Yeah but YOU should've been the one to make that decision, NOT Duchess. It's not her problem, so she doesn't have the right to just leak your private secret. That's a pretty low move. Usually, Duchess doesn't bother me but it rlly unnerves me when she goes as far as to HURT some1 because of her own insecurities. That's evil and I HATE evil.

PillowyRoses107: The worst part is that she thinks she's won. I had to block her on all my social media pages because she keeps trying 2 provoke me by bringing up Apple.

Neon_Nevermore89: Which is actually pretty stupid since every1 is STILL giving Apple attention. They think she's a victim, so ppl have been spamming all of her social medias w/ good, positive, encouraging comments.

Apple hadn't bothered check any of her profiles. She knew her mom could track her posts and logins. That's why she had to resort to her instant massager since Snow didn't know about it.

PillowyRoses107: Maybe she's got something planned.

AppleBlossoms19: Or maybe she knows once the actual truth gets out, I'll be RUINED. It's like what they say: "Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it." Duchess KNOWS my mom lied. Sure, ppl might not believe her, but this is DUCHESS. She might give the reporters a reason to dig deeper & sniff out my mom's deception. Or maybe she'll expose me herself. Then she can make me look like a liar & take my popularity & maybe even my STORY. That's what she RLLY wants.

PillowyRoses107: That's why she has to go down NOW. U had nothing 2 do w/ what ur mom did & I'm not going 2 sit around & let u take Duchess's crap.

Neon_Nevermore89: Now that I think about it, this is a problem. If ANYONE—not just D—discovers Mrs. White lied, Apple could be the 1 to take the fall.

Apple's heart sunk. That WAS a problem. She didn't want to have to suffer for her mom's lie either. That could also harm Snowflake, who didn't have ANYTHING to do with this besides being born, which was not her fault. Ugh, that made everything so much complicated. If everyone believed this lie, all hope for Sparrow's future would be erased. But everyone knew the truth, Apple and their baby would get in trouble. That and they'd be tangled in A LOT of legal problems for false accusation. Apple was tired just thinking about it.

Just as Apple was about to type a reply, someone knocked on Sparrow's room door, making her tense up again. "Apple? It's Marian," called a soft voice. Apple calmed down a little. It was just Sparrow's mom.

AppleBlossoms19: BRB

After sending that quick IM, she leapt up and hurried over to the door. She opened the door to see Sparrow's red-headed mother standing in the hallway, a mixture of worry and alarm painting her face. "Mrs. Hood? What's wrong?" squeaked Apple. Now that the door was open, she could hear all the loud voices coming from downstairs. The Hood family reunion was now in full effect. But something was wrong. Their voices sounded angry and they were all talking and shouting at once.

Maid Marin frowned. "Apple, dear. Get the baby and your things."

Something inside Apple cracked. Was Mrs. Hood kicking her out? Was the situation that bad? "Why?" she asked, her voice higher than she intended. "Did I do something wrong?"

Maid Marin gave a weak smile, pity clouding her eyes. "No, dear. It's your mother. She's here."