"Apple, my arms are going to fall off if I have to keep this up any longer. I'm meant for greater things than being your mirror!" Raven flopped down onto her bed. For the past three days, whenever she wasn't in class, she was pandering to Apple's vanity. Who knew Apple spent so much time looking at herself. Raven smirked. She should have guessed it. Her fairy tale was to be beautiful, lonely, and naive. She only had to focus on beauty at this time in her life.

"Raven, you broke my mirror. So that means that you have to stand in for it until I get a new one. It's only being nice."

And I am greatly regretting that fairy-fail. The heiress to evil whined, "Last time I damaged something of yours, you told me I shouldn't have apologized. Why do I have to make restitution now?"

Apple giggled. "Oh, Raven, you're so silly! My magic mirror is, like, the most hexcellent thing in, like, the whole fairy tale world. I need it! And besides, you don't want me to start thinking badly about myself. Then I won't be as royally fabulous!"

Raven planted her pillow firmly over her head and sighed. I have to be evil for Apple's fairy tale. I have to be nice as Apple's roommate. If she would just make up her mind, my life might be much easier. "Right, we can't have that," she deadpanned, "but until the new mirror arrives, I am not sleeping here. Hex you later, Princess!"

Sweet freedom! She thought as she ran through the halls, trying to outrun Apple. Unfortunately they were pretty evenly matched and both wearing shoes entirely unsuited for running. Raven glanced over her shoulder and saw the next Snow White chasing her.

"Get back here! You owe me for breaking that mirror! Raven, stop!" She screamed at her, pouring on speed. Raven quickly conjured an apple and tossed it over her shoulder. She didn't look back.

"Raven you can't d-ooooh, an apple!"

Gasping, the dark haired girl stumbled into Madeline Hatter's dorm.

"Why helloooooo, Raven! Isn't it a tea-riffic day? Oh... is Apple behassling you again? Sometimes I think she must have lost a few cards from her deck. She always says you're evil when you're really candy-dandy! Chocolate and crowns dancing around, somehow they never fall to the ground!" Maddie giggled. Raven knew she tried to tone down the Riddlish when she talked to non-Wonderlandians, but Maddie was easily excited. And that's why we're Best Friends 'Til the End, Raven thought fondly.

"Yes she was. I can't be a mirror anymore. 'Oh yes, fairest of all, you look simply divine!'; 'You should certainly wear that to Princessology'; 'No one shall ever match your beauty, O most fabulous'; it's killing me! I'm all for good self-esteem, but that's hextbook narcissism! Can I room with you? Please?" Raven begged.

"Oh sure, Raven. I'm sure Kitty wouldn't mind." She replied dreamily.

"Oh, godmother, when will you learn to ask before you assume my opinion?" came a high-pitched voice, as Kitty Cheshire materialized on her bed. She smirked at Maddie. "I'm feeling tricksy today, so here's what I say, riddle me this, little mad miss, and I'll let your dark-haired friend stay: why is a raven is like a writing desk?" That is mean, Raven thought. Not even the Mad Hatter knew the answer to that one.

Maddie just giggled. "Peas and crackers, Kitty! My dear old dad might not know it but I do. The answer is trifling, cradled creature, and so simple it's stifling: because the notes for which they are noted are not noted for being musical notes." Kitty smiled coldly.

"Fine I'm going." She disappeared.

Raven's brow was furrowed. "What does that mean?"

"It means that Kitty's going to let you sleepover!" Maddie stood up dancing.

"No, I mean the answer to the riddle." Raven clarified.

"Oh! You write notes on writing desks, and ravens do sing, like other birds, but neither of those types of notes are musical. Another answer that I thought of is 'because it can produce a few notes, though they are very flat; and it is nevar put with the wrong end in front!' Isn't that royally hat-tastic?" Maddie bubbled.

Raven laughed. Maddie always made her happy. "It's wonderlandiful, Maddie. Now let's go shopping. I'm going to need something to where and I'm not heading back to my dorm." The two girls talked and laughed the rest of the way to the village. Raven had a feeling this would be the best fun she'd had in a while.