When I stepped into the Volunteer Cabin, I noticed how empty it looked. There were a few tables scattered around the room and a pile of trash in the corner, but that was all. I decided that before the rest of the volunteers arrived. Today would be the first day we got to make plans for the summer. I'm not the type to put things off until the last minute, but these people obviously are.

The first person to step into the cabin was a monster, which made me uncomfortable. Being a human, of course I'm nervous around unnatural creatures. This one looked fairly normal, but I knew she was a student at Monster High. Her hair was black, gold highlights breaking through the darkness. Her eyes were narrow and an enchanting blue. Her skin was the color of coffee and she brought the smell of expensive perfume in with her.

She looked at me expectantly. "Is this it?" She surveyed the room, which I'd swept and pushed the tables together in the middle like a conference table.

"No. Not everyone is here yet." I replied, keeping the unease from my voice. I stood as confidently as possible, not letting my gaze falter. When she didn't look away from me either, I turned and took the checklist of volunteers from my bag. "This is the list of volunteers that are going to be here."

She took the clipboard from my hand and read the names, her eyes flitting across the paper as she sucked it all in. "Who is Holly O'Hair?"

"The daughter of Rapunzel." I answered too quickly. I tucked a piece of blonde hair behind my ear, hoping she couldn't sense my discomfort.

"And Farah Good- oh. Daughter of the Fairy Godmother, no doubt…" she mumbled, figuring the names out for herself.

"Who are you?" I asked politely, not trying to make my voice seem entitled like she shouldn't be in here.

She looked up at me with those piercing blue eyes, surveying me. "I'm Cleo de Nile. And you are…?"

"I'm Apple White, daughter of-"

"Snow White. Yeah, I figured." She placed the checklist down on the edge of the table, walking over the other side of the room to look out the window. "Where are we?"

"A protected forest in Florida, sadly." I answered, sighing. The heat was blistering here and this place obviously didn't have air conditioning except for the cafeteria.

"Sadly?"

I explained my displeasure on the lack of cool air.

"I love this kind of weather. I grew up in Egypt, you know." she said, turning back to me from the window.

"Apple!" I heard the cabin door slam as Briar tripped inside, the bags she was carrying falling all around her. I rushed over to her to help her up, picking up her bags as well. "I am so sorry I'm late. My bus driver got lost because his GPS died for whatever reason. It's like, why isn't it plugged into the car to charge the entire time? He had to-"

"It's just great that you're here now, Briar." I interrupted, knowing she could babble on and on.

"Briar Beauty?" Cleo asked from her seat at the table.

Briar nodded and smiled. "The one and only." She walked over to Cleo and stuck her hand out, trying to be cordial, just like our mothers taught us.

Cleo just looked at her hand and smiled up at her, not shaking it. "I'm Cleo de Nile, princess of Egypt."

"We're all princesses!" Briar exclaimed, finally realizing that only princesses were going to join this club. Why else would anyone join? They're lower.

Cleo didn't grace her statement with a response, instead pulling out her cell phone and texting one of her many friends.

Within ten minutes, the rest of the volunteers had arrived and were seated at the makeshift conference table. There were fifteen of us in all.

Some of the volunteers were unknown to me, and other people felt the same. So we introduced ourselves. I went first. "I am Apple White and I'm the daughter of Snow White. I attend Ever After High."

"I'm Farah Goodfairy, the daughter of the Fairy Godmother, and I go to Ever After High"

"I'm Catty Noir." I looked to see a black cat with a hot pink ponytail and sparkly pink clothes. She smiled and showed her sharp canines. "I'm a black cat. Hope you're not superstitious. Obviously I go to Monster High."

"I'm Darling Charming, daughter of Prince Charming, and I go to Ever After High." She looked over at me and I blushed, turning toward the next speaker.

"I'm Lagoona Blue. Nice to meet you all." Her Australian accent was thick, her skin was a light blue, and her hair was blonde. The most disturbing thing about her, though, was probably her slightly scaly, wet skin. "I'm a sea creature, daughter of the Sea Monster, and I go to Monster High." She smiled around at the group, her green eyes growing larger.

"I am Cleo de Nile, daughter of the mummy, and I attend Monster High."

"Ashlynn Here here and I go to Ever After High. I'm the daughter of Cinderella."

"I'm Justine Dancer, the twelfth dancing princesses, and I go to Ever After High."

"Je m'appelle Rochelle Goyle," She nodded to the people sitting at the table. She was made of rock and had ears on the top of her head. Her nose was squished into something that would be cute if she wasn't a monster and she had spots all over her skin. "I am a gargoyle and I go to Monster High." Her French accent was adorable and went perfectly with her bubblegum pink hair.

"Hey, I'm Briar Beauty, daughter of Sleeping Beauty, and I go to Ever After!" Briar said, pumping her fists in the air. "I love to party, by the way." She winked at the people around the table and I sighed, placing my head in my hands.

"Hey, um, I'm Cedar Wood, the daughter of Pinocchio, and I go to Ever After High…"

"I'm Ginger, daughter of the Gingerbread Man, and I go to Ever After."

"I'm Holly O'Hair, daughter of Rapunzel, and I'm a student at Ever After High."

A chattering started that no one could understand and I lifted my head up. I saw Deerla trying to communicate and I decided it was my job to help everyone else understand. "That's Deerla Dawndancer. She's a woodland creature and she attends Ever After High." Deerla nodded at me in thanks and I nodded back.

The last speaker was the only male volunteer we have. But that's not the only reason he stands out. He's also a Wonderlandian student and he's a strange concept to the regular humans at EAH. The monsters might not thinking anything special of him, but I know he comes from somewhere strangely wonderful. "I'm Alistair Wonderland, son of Alice, and I go to Ever After, obviously." He blushed and scratched the back of his head. I wondered why guys always did that.

With introductions out of the way, it was time for the head of the volunteer group to begin the meeting officially. "Thank you all for signing up. I really do appreciate it. The group this summer looks very promising. We may not all be familiar with each other, but we will get to know each other. In the meantime, we need to start working on our first camp activity."