Every Enchanted Thing
Donnie smiled as she waited for the mirror portal in her garden to say Ever After High. Her mum and dad had their hands on her shoulders, her siblings were anxiously waiting for the image of the school to appear and Torro and Toto barked as they both watched the portal change from ivory white to light blue and patches of green.
The portal finally said it, "Ever After High."
Donnie smiled, in the mirror she could see a welcoming forest with woodland creatures and looking like a speck in the far centre was the school.
"We're going to miss you honey," said Dorothy with tears in her eyes.
"Mum, don't cry, everything is going to be fine."
"I know, it's just that my little girl is a grown up now."
"You be safe there darling," said her dad.
"Yes, Dad." She kissed both of them and waved goodbye to her siblings and the two dogs.
She then stepped into the portal, as usual she felt this weightlessness feeling, like gravity didn't exist and then she was in the forest she had seen from the other side, her huge suitcase with her, how in forever after was she going to pick this up, then she suddenly remembered her ability to control the winds; apparently when her mum was taken to Oz by the magical tornado, it affected her genes giving her and her descendants this gift, Dorothy was still getting use to it but Donnie on the other hand practiced day and night to make sure she could master it.
Donnie turned, on the other side she saw her parents and siblings waving at her and her parents saying We love you honey. The portal slowly decreased in size and finally vanished, she continued waving for one more minute and stopped, she looked at her suitcase and prepared to levitate it, but before she could do that a voice behind her asked, "Do you need help with that?" it asked.
She turned and standing a small distance from her was a boy with deep hazel hair and strong midnight blue eyes, he was wearing a green T-shirt under his black hoodie. He stepped forward and asked her again, "Do you need help with that?" He pointed at her suitcase.
Donnie simply stood there admiring him, the boy was really enchanting, how his eyes sparkled in the sunlight, how his hair seemed like a halo on his head. She quickly snapped out of her daydreaming, she really didn't need help, but if someone was offering, she couldn't say no.
"Umm...okay." was all she managed to say.
The guy picked it up and the both made their way to the school. "So you're new here, 'cause I've never seen you before."
"Yeah, I'm new, my name is Dominique Gale but it's easier if you call me Donnie."
"Ok, Donnie, well my name is Jackson, Jackson Stalk, son of Jack... you know in Jack and the Beanstalk, forgot to ask you-"
"What story am I from?" said Donnie finishing his sentence off for him. "Well I'm from the Wizard of Oz." He looked at her with curious eyes and all she could do was smile.
"Any tips on how to survive EAH?"
"Well, it's a nice school and you don't really need any tips to survive it, maybe just one, avoid getting into trouble especially with the villains."
"Oh, thanks."
He looked up ahead, his eyes narrowing with thought. "So where are you from anyway?"
"Kansas, really far, had to use a mirror portal to get here," Donnie said brushing a strand of hair from her face. "Where are you from?"
"I kind of live in the forest, like on the other side, takes a while to get to school."
One thing lead to another and before they knew it they were smiling and giggling over jokes they were both making.
"Hey, I forgot to ask but why did you decide to help me?" Donnie asked.
"Basically, you looked like you couldn't carry it so I had to help a beautiful damsel like yourself, it's a duty as a hero; I may not be a prince but it's still a duty."
Donnie couldn't help but blush just a bit. They finally arrived to the doorsteps of the school and Jackson looked at her," Should I carry this to your room?"
"No not really-" she began. He dropped it and she raised her hands, the suitcase suddenly levitated and she opened the door. "- I think I can carry on from here."
"Wow, that's cool, you didn't tell me you could do that," said Jackson.
"You never asked."
"Well, I'll catch you later, maybe at Headmaster Grimm's boring annual speech." Jackson rushed back into the forest to do whatever he was doing before he offered to help her.
She looked at the door in front of her and pushed it open, she took a piece of paper from her purse and read the dorm room name: Room SC21. She looked as students and staff passed by, she tried to ask them where the room was but no one seemed to pay attention to her.
So much for a nice school, she thought. Now what was she going to do, if she didn't find her room soon she wouldn't be able to go to the Charmditorium.
She looked from left to right; no one she could turn to. A giggle caused her to turn and coming her way was a girl with light blonde hair and pale skin, her lips were as red as blood and so was her dress. She seemed to be hexting on her Mirror phone.
"Ummm... excuse me, could you tell me-"
Her blue eyes looked up and she smiled, "How's every enchanted thing?"
"Fine I think but my-"
"Wait an apple bite, are you new? I haven't seen you here before."
"Yeah, I am but I would like-"
"My name is Apple White, daughter of the Snow White and you are?"
"Dominique Gale, daughter of Dorothy Gale, could I ask-"
"You're from that new story, aren't you, it's called ...the..."
"The Wizard of Oz."
"Yes, that's it," Apple said. "So what was it you wanted to know?"
"Well, I just wanted to ask if you knew where Room SC21 is?"
"Of course I do, just follow me, I need to get to the floor that dorm room is anyway, need to see the Evilest of Them All."
Apple got hold of Donnie's hand and they rushed up the stairs covered with red velvet, Donnie making sure her suitcase didn't escape from her reach.
They arrived to the floor after taking three sets of stairs, Donnie was almost out of breath, not because it was a long way up but because Apple was running up the stairs so fast and was pulling her with so much strength. Donnie decided not to judge the girl by her slender physique.
"So here we are, that your room-" She pointed at the second door to the right. "-I think your room mate is Cedar Wood or maybe Holly O'Hair?"
"Thanks," was all Donnie managed to say.
"See you later, maybe at lunch." Apple waved at her and rushed to the door at the far end of the corridor.
Donnie took the key out of her ruby red purse and opened the door, she walked in; her carmine shoes making noise in the bright room. On both sides of the room were beds with night stands, the one on the right bare which she knew had to be her side and the other side had lilac and orange wallpaper and the bed gave an earthly feeling to the room. On the bed was a dark skinned girl reading a book, her presence got the girl to look up.
"Oh, hello, didn't see you there too busy reading my book," she said with a nasal voice.
"Hi, I think I'm your new room mate."
"Really, well my name is Cedar Ebony Wood, but most people know me as Cedar Wood and what's your name?"
"Dominique Gale but you can call me Donnie."
"Okay, Donnie, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Donnie walked to her side of the room, Cedar seemed too pre-occupied with her book to start a conversation. She looked at her again and then at the book. She gasped, "You're reading To Kill A Raven Bird!"
Cedar looked up, "Yes, have you read it?"
"Yes and the two prequels before it."
"Really? Me too, do you remember when Parry Bird tried to win the heart of Rava, it was so romantic and really...sweet."
Donnie asked Cedar if she could sit down and she said yes. She looked at the book. "You're on Chapter 21, that's my favourite!"
"What happens in it?"
"I really don't want to spoil the book for you 'cause that's where the page-ripping truth is finally revealed."
"Oh my godmother, now I'm getting splinters I really need to know." Cedar looked at her hands and when Donnie looked as well she finally realised Cedar was made out of...wood!
Cedar must have seen her expression and offered some light, "I'm the daughter of Pinocchio, my dad made me out of dark pine, it's kind of in my story and all that."
"That's really cool," said Donnie truthfully.
"Well, I don't think so 'cause I'm destined to lie when I'm cursed to always tell the truth and I don't think I'm ready to start lying...well not just yet."
"Are you...?"
"A bit confused about my destiny, yeah but I don't really say that to people, but you're different, I feel like I can...you know...trust you."
"Really! Thanks, that means a lot."
One thing led to another and the girls shifted their talk from destiny to matters of the school.
"You met Apple White, the apparently fairest in the halls."
"She seemed alright."
"Yeah she is but you have to meet Maddie Hatter, that girl is the most wonderlandifully wondrous person you could ever meet, maybe I'll introduce you two at the Charmditorium."
"I would like that, especially since I've heard that Wonderlandians are epic and really crazy."
Cedar looked at her and they both bursted into giggles. She looked at her wooden clock and gasped, "Oh no, Headmaster Grimm's speech is in three minutes, we need to go now or else we'll be...very late!"
Donnie dropped all her stuff and she and Cedar left their room. As they walked down the stairs, Donnie felt like she had made a friend.
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