Sorry it took so long for the next chapter, the school year is starting and mothers like myself are focused on school shopping. From supplies, to clothes it's been a mad shopping rush. Add in the start of a new competitive skate season for my daughter and well it has been busy. I have the next few chapters laid out will be doing more updates closer together from now on. Please enjoy, understand its my first story and I have no beta or clear idea of what i am doing beyond trying my best…...Once again, all characters belong to the ever powerful Disney.

...A Few Hours Later…

...Jane POV…

After the massive embarrassment that occurred in the in the lecture hall, I was determined to get thru the rest of my day Vk free. What a completely awkward fool I made of myself, normally I was so much better avoiding any direct attention getting behaviors. I had taught myself out of survival to be quiet and unassuming, and there I was making squeaking sounds like some silly little mouse. It had been hours since the encounter, yet an overwhelming feeling in my stomach would not go away. I skipped lunch like I did most days, to dangerous being out in the open where Audrey and her princess pals could corner me. I didn't want a repeat of the normal "accidental" dumping of food onto my head or lap. I find skipping beneficial anyways, I have been desperately trying to lose that extra 25 pounds I have carried around my whole life.

Too many thoughts are rolling around in my head as I swiftly walk to my next class. I grip my purse in my hand as I turn the corner to the locker wall. I need to make a quick trip to the bathroom before my next class, and the schools smallest bathroom just happens to be by the busiest area. Thankfully it's almost always empty because it is the smallest bathroom on campus with the poorest lighting and fewest mirrors. For these reasons alone the majority of the princesses won't be caught dead using it, and that's why it's a perfect spot for me.

My eyes widen as I realize the suit clad back I am about to pass by is Prince Ben, not an abnormal person to run across here at Aurodon Prep, however the girl standing very close to him is. As I look past his massive shoulders my sight clashes with the grey-green eyes of the one and only Vk leader, the always purple clad Mal. The look she gives me makes me feel a hundred times more scared than any of the vile stare downs I get from Audrey. Mal has a look in her eye of someone who has plans, and I fear those plans most definitely include me. I once again let out a damning squeak as I pass by her. This stupid squeaking has got to stop asap, I tell myself. I dash into the bathroom not looking back, and I pray that Mal is distracted by Ben. I tell myself whatever I saw when we made eye contact is all in my head as I set my purse down and gaze at my ugly reflection in the mirror.

I run my hands down my short hair, hating every bit of the plain unappealing brown blob. I have tried so many products, gotten so many hair cuts over the years but nothing helps the ugly mop. I reflect on the hair of the two new Vk girls, how both haircuts are so unique and stylish. I wish with all my heart that I could have just an ounce of either of their beauty, then maybe I would be treated nicer by all the other girls at school. I have wanted so desperately for so long just to fit in, I would literally do anything to have them be my friends. To not be the butt of the jokes, or on the receiving end of some horrible embarrassing prank. I have thought about telling my mom a hundred times of the meanness, but i'm to afraid. What if she dosnt believe me? Spelling it out very clearly here, they are Princesses and who would believe a princess would lock another girl in a broom closet? Stop it Jane…. right now don't think about the dark, and the smell….just breathe. I take a deep breath then focus on the image in the mirror, I push the memory down into a deep dark place in my stomach for now.

As I straighten out my dress Mal saunters into the bathroom with a type of walk I have never seen a female at Aurodon prep display. She walks to stand a few feet behind me, her hip juts out with a single book clutched tightly in her hands.

I turn quickly to face her as she smiles and says, "Hi! It's Jane, right? Ah, always loved that name. Jane." she giggles slightly as she ends her sentence.

I'm terrified of her interest in me and I can barely stutter out, "That's cool." I turn to go into a bathroom stall quickly, hoping to hide away until she leaves.

Unfortunately she reaches out a gloved hand in front of me shouting, "Don't go!" I look up frozen in fear at her fierce tone of voice. Her eyes and face suddenly look down at the ground. When her arm flops to her side and she turns her face up she looks like a completely different girl as she softly says, "I guess I was just kind of hoping to make a friend. You probably have all the
friends you need though, huh?"

My reply is instant as sadly truthful, "Hardly."

Mal takes a few steps towards me and I instinctively brace my back against the sink, worried of what she might do next. Instead she calmly says, "Really? I mean, with your mom
being fairy godmother and headmistress? I mean, not to mention your own, um... personality."

My terrible self esteem causes me to blurt out to her one of my deepest hurts, "I'd rather be pretty. You've got great hair." I must have lost my mind staring into the mirror to long to be sharing so openly with Mal all of a sudden. Like suddenly I can trust her just because she pays a little attention to me. Man I have lost my mind, I glance her over from feet up to her flawless wavy purple bob. I would give up every single bow I own to have that perfect hair of hers.

She grabs at the the tips of her purple locks and a smirk graces over her face as she says,
You know what? I have just the thing for that." She slaps the book she had been grasping at her side against her hand in front of her. She opens the pages and turns a few coming to the one she needs. Pointing with the tip of her finger she says confidently, "It's right...Ah, here. Beware, forswear, replace the old with brand new hair."

Her finger moves up from the book pointing directly at me, and she turns as she points to one side of my face. Suddenly a rush comes across my head, and I lose control. As she points my head follows. I mutter as the strange feeling tingles all over, "Oh, ah, ah!" My head is then forced down to look at my feet, suddenly the tinging gains strength then as quick as it overtook me it's gone as I raise my head up. She giggles as a huge smile breaks across her face, and I brace myself to look into the mirror behind me. I know she has done some sort of magic on me, I recognize the feeling of magic, it's unnatural. We turn as one to the mirrored wall behind me, and she gently braces a hand on my back.

A shock settles over me as I look at my reflection, my hair is entirely changed. The length has drastically doubled, the texture softly waves across my shoulders, the color is unchanged yet it appears to shine brighter than it has ever appeared before. Smiling, I run my hands down my hair just to make sure what I am seeing is real.

I catch Mals eye in the mirror as she speaks, "Wow! You almost don't notice your...Other features anymore." The smile then slips from my face. In my mind all of the other countless flaws I have constantly wished different make themselves known. The many insults spewed at my overall defects from the mouths of the Princesses are too many to count right now. The thoughts all come crashing into a point for me, if Mal could change my hair what's stopping us at just changing my hair? I think to myself this could be it, I could finally change the way I look and finally be beautiful as the other girls.

I point down excitedly at her book, "Do my nose!" I say enthusiastically.

Her head kinda tilts to the side, "Oh, I can't. I've been practicing, but you know, I can't do really big magic." Her hand kinda waves towards the mess of my imperfect features, she continues to say brightly. "Not like your mom with her wand. I mean, one swoosh from that thing and you could probably have whatever features you wanted."

Mal is so wrong of course, I sadly think to myself. I remember the countless times I have begged mother asking her to use her magic on me. I suddenly feel raw and hurt as I reply "She doesn't use the wand anymore. She believes the real magic is in the not the spell books, regular books with history and stuff."

"What a rip." she replies.

"Yeah." I sullenly respond agreeing in my head.

Mals face changes and her eyes squint tightly as she snarkly points out "You know, she used magic on cinderella, who wasn't even her real daughter. Doesn't she love you?"

The overwhelming sense of calmness settles into me. I may be suffering a deep hurt about my many faults on my appearance, however I know my mother loves me without a shadow of doubt despite them. So I calmly reply trying to explain "Well, of course she does. It's... It's just, you know, tough love. Work on the inside,not the outside. You know, that sort of thing."

I must of softened my face somehow, the sudden change in my demeanor causing Mal exclaim
"That's the face! Yeah, and then just look as If your... your heart is about to break." Her lip juts out and her eyes appear to grow weepy, as she takes on a persona saying in a softer voice one im guessing is to impersonate my tone "Oh, mother, I just don't understand why you can't make me beautiful, too."

The sudden impersonation of me ends and she is back to her own bold simmering smile. I wonder out loud to her, "Think it would work?"

Shes confident in her reply, "Yeah. I mean, that's what old Cindy did, right? And your mother Bibbidi-bobbidi-booed the living daylights out of her. And, hey, If your mom does decide to, you know, break out the old wand, invite me." She raises herself up to sit on the edge of the seat, crossing her legs tightly.

A hope fills my heart as her words register in my mind. Mal the obvious queen of the Villian Kids is asking me to hang out. In not so many words I have suddenly gained a friend and I can hardly contain the smile and joy, I try to rain in my emotions a bit hoping to avoid the offending squeaks I have been prone to let out of my mouth lately. I must stay calm, I have to try at least be somewhat cool so I can keep Mal wanting to hang with me. With this in mind I reply to her shortly, thinking over my words carefully "If I can convince mom, you're so there."

She claps her hands and returns "Yay!"

I grab my purse from the counter, planning to make a hasty exit out into the open school area. I am filled with so much excitement, and happiness, my smile is so big it hurts my cheeks a bit. I can not wait to see the look on all the Aurodon students faces when they see my new hair. It is such a change, and I'm sure it will make a difference on how they see me it just has too. I don't know how I will ever thank Mal for doing this for me, she has no idea the amount of which I owe her. She's so right about my mom, I have to convince her somehow to use the wand. Sure the hair is a start, but its small. I know with Mals help, I can finally be beautiful. Maybe after I am magic-ed beautiful with Mal and the wands help, I could be bold enough to ask her to help me with my other wishes. Like the deep secret wish growing since the moment my body recognized the heat and weird attraction flowing from a certain white haired friend of hers.

I chirp "Bye." and give a soft little finger wave as I exit the bathroom.

Mal gives a soft reply waving back, "Bye."