Alice's roommates had managed to calm her just as the doors opened again. The Evergirls turned to see Everboys march into the room. Some of them broke out into playful sword fights whilst others cheered them on. One boy walked behind the rest and if any of them tried to engage into battle with him he would deflect them with a simple swing of his sword.
"That's snow white and princes charming's son; Leo." Emily whispered to Alice as all the girls turned their gaze to him. Alice looked at him then at the other boys who all pulled out roses. They started to pass and throw them at the girls and shout 'Milady'.
A boy, about 5"5, shorter than any of the Everboys came up to Alice and handed her his rose.
"Milady" He said as Alice gently took the rose out of his hands. Alice smiled at him before he left to go sit with the other boys. Emma nudged her and grinned. Alice looked at the rose then at the boy who gave it her.
Claire was the most popular with 10 roses sitting on her lap. Well, she was pretty; she seemed kind when they first arrived. Why wouldn't a guy like her?
*Welcoming speech by Castor and Pollux*
After the speech Zia was going to go up Alice again. In fact she was near the Evers when someone picked her up and threw her on their shoulder.
"Let me go." She said and she pushed at the persons back and kicked out with her legs. She looked over to see how it was and it was the guy who told her where she was.
"Stop squirming and behave. Or else you'll go to the Doom room." So Zia went still and let him carry her to the Evil school. When they reached the halls he put her down and started to walk away.
"Wait, tell me your name." Zia called after him. He stopped and looked over his shoulder the way he did before.
"Zane." With that he walked away, around a corner out of her sight.
Alice found it hard to think about anything but her sister. She tried to go with Emily to the room but couldn't find herself to stay long. She also tried to find Claire but it was useless after a while so she aimlessly walked through some halls.
Alice was crying softly when she bumped into him. She wiped her eyes then looked up. It was snow white's son. She looked back down and wiped her eyes again. He knelt in front of her and took her hands.
"Hey little princess, can you tell me what's wrong?"
"I… I miss my sister. She a Never and… I don't want her to get hurt. And, I'm scared. I feel alone." Alice started crying again but the prince held her close to him.
"It's okay. You're in good hands here. Also, tomorrow at lunch time, Nevers and Evers eat lunch together in a clearing. I'm sure you can see her again there." Alice looked up.
"Really? You think I can see her again?"
"Of course I do. Now, let's wipe those tears and lets go do something okay?" Alice nodded as she wiped her last tear away. The prince swept her up into his arms and carried her on one of his shoulders. Alice giggled as they walked.
"So what's your name?"
"It's Jude. Jude charming. What about yours little one?"
"It's Alice."
"Like Alice in wonderland." She nodded and she played with the hem of her dress. "Well little Alice, did you receive a rose earlier?"
"I did! He must have been very kind to give me a rose."
"Well, I think he would appreciate it if you kept that rose. Most girls just throw them away after a day."
"I will. I put it in a vase with fresh water."
"I think you're going to be just fine little Princess." Jude put her down and crouched down to become eye level with her. "Alice, will you let me protect throughout school? You remind me of a little sister I once had." His eyes went sad before returning back to normal. Alice touched his cheek slightly.
"Of course I will. You're nice to me." Alice hugged him and he hugged her back.
"Now, let's get you to your room. It's a big day tomorrow and a little princess like you needs her sleep." With that Jude stood up, took hold of her hand and led her to her room.
~XxX~
The next day Alice got ready in the plain pink dress and flat shoes, brushed her hair and ate breakfast with her room mates. Her first lesson was beautification with Prof. Emma Anemone. Her first lesson was about making smiles kinder.
Alice was confused slightly. How can you make a smile kinder? If you truly mean it then obviously it's perfect already. But Anemone wet into her lecture not knowing what Alice thought of it all. Then she asked the girls to smile. Alice didn't really have anything to smile at with her, but she had her memories. Memories of Jude being kind to her, to the boy giving her the rose. Memories of Claire being nice to her when she woke up not knowing where she was, memories of her roommates helping her settle in.
Emma Anemone had been going around all the girls, telling them how they could improve to make their smiles kinder. But when she got to Alice she simply beamed.
"Alice, that smile. It's the best I have ever seen." She stated. She bent over slightly to be more level with Alice's face. "How are you doing it?"
"How? I'm just thinking about all my new friends I made. If you truly feel happiness then you don't need to fake a smile. I thought everybody knew that?" the teacher patted her head and walked to the front.
"Girls, learn from Alice. She will have the most innocent smile you will see." Everyone in the class turned to look at Alice who hid her face slightly from all the attention she was getting. A big golden one popped over her head. Alice couldn't see it but Claire was glaring slightly from the front of the class as a number 2 came over her head.
