Hello! So today is the day some mysetries will be solved, but there is still much to be sorted. Enjoy!

Days came to pass, but the situation was not fast forgotten as hoped...

Darling walked down the hall, she had her sword with her, she needed some practice to get the situation out of her heard, especially since she would be signing her page in just a matter of days.

Everything seemed normal that day, but for one little detail.

"Hello, my little girl"

"Father?" she looked twice before embracing him "what are you doing here?"

"Well, I was called by your principal"

"Grimm asked you to come?" she questioned nervously "wh-why?"

"Apparently your brother got himself in some trouble"

She was relieved if she had to admit it, at least this wasn't about the Book of Legends, but then concerned washed over "Why?" Darling asked "he crashed his dragon again?"

"No, he… got into a fight with one of his teammates at Grimmnastics"

"Daring?" she asked

"Indeed" he exhaled "Mr. Gingerbread Man says he's been having a bad temper lately, rather violent, they say"

"Who did he hurt? Sparrow?"

"No, Hunter, actually"

"Hunter? But he is the most calmed of all the boys he hangs out with, Hunter won't ever hurt a squirrel"

"I was just as surprised, so I came here to talk to him" he explained, then noticing something odd about his little girl "Why do you carry that sword, Darling?"

"Wha-? I um- "

"Oh, hey sis, thanks for bringing me the sword" Dexter ran to her "I should have remembered that we had practice today, you saved me"

"Oh, Dexter my boy, good to see you, especially when you are about to enter the arena"

"Yeah Dad, thanks" he smirked awkwardly taking Darling's sword with difficulties, it was heavier than he thought "So, you are here because of Daring?"

"I came as fast as I could, you know what happened to him?"

"Well… he was acting pretty weird, he seemed really mad about something, the last time I saw him like that was when that troll stepped on his mirror, but this time he kind of…started it, he was looking for any excuse to charge against Hunter"

"Do you know if they have argued about anything recently?"

"No, I have no clue"

"Very well, then off you go, you don't want to be late for your practice" he told his son and Dexter grinned nervously "yeah, I will be right behind the bookball field if you look for me" he said hinting Darling to go recover her sword afterwards.

"Of course" she said winking at him.

Then he just walked away leaving them to talk.

"So, would you care to point me in the right direction to the office?"

"Sure" she escorted him there, but the door was closed.

"He will receive you in a moment" the secretariat said.

"Would you look at that?" her father exclaimed walking to the trophy case "there is a photo of the old bookball team"

"You look really dashing, Dad" she commented.

"And here are all the names of the current heroes, he?" he read the plaque "Huh, that's strange, your brother is in second place in the dragon course, why is that?"

Darling felt her blood drop to her feet.

"Who is this Whit Knight? Son of Arthur or something?"

Suddenly the door opened and Cerise walked outside the office "I hexpect your mother to come, the board has approved it" Headmaster Grimm called behind her.

As soon as she connected gazes with the hero girl, she clenched her hood and tried to ignore her, unluckily, the King didn't notice the tension between the two.

"Hello there, Miss Hood" he smiled politely "You are in the bookball team, right? Maybe you know the White Knight that has dethroned my son in the dragon course, since all athletes know each other"

Cerise looked up, her eyes about to turn yellow "We both know that person just the same, she is standing right behind you"

The King frowned confused looking back to find his little girl as pale as a ghost. Darling felt her heart stop dead on its tracks at her words.

"No" she mumbled incapable of believing this, her friend just had uncovered her secret to her father.

As soon as Cerise realized the whole impact of her words, she felt dreadful, she had exposed her in front of her dad. The King didn't know Darling was the White Knight, or a Rebel for that matter. Cerise blushed furiously, but there was nothing she could say now. It didn't even felt like calling it even, it felt like stabbing her in the back, pretty much how she felt, but she gained no pleasure in it.

"What is she talking about?" The King looked at his little girl square in the eyes.

"I-I'm -" Cerise bit her lower lip and pushed her way through, leaving the room.

"King Charming" Grimm greeted "Come in please, so we might discuss the matter with Daring"

The King tried to recover from the shock and nodded "Yes, by all means" he looked behind his shoulder "find your brother please, tell him we need to talk"

It sure felt like that was meant for her.

Darling went to the stables, her hands were sweaty and her heart was racing in her chest.

"This can't be happening" be passed a hand through her hair trying to calm down.

"Darling?" she heard a very familiar voice call.

"Daring! What are you doing here?" she walked to the dark corner where he was sited, he looked like a mess, his blazer was shred, his perfect image was untidy and he was holding a rose that was slowly rotting in his hands.

"I-I needed some space to think clearly"

"I bet" she sat next to him "I heard about Hunter" He growled "Why did you started a fight with him?"

"I was mad"

"But why? Why him?"

"Like if you didn't know!" he yelled standing up, turning his back, then looking at the rose nostalgically.

"Daring, what are you talking about?"

"I heard you and Cerise talk in the castle after the dance" he turned around "The secret, that Hunter and her were close, that she couldn't tell me about it and she would definitely tell him first since he was in her story"

"Wait-! You heard all that?"

"If Cerise was dating Hunter she could simply have told me so! And when I heard about the swap of books I figured-"

"Hold on!" Darling stopped him "You knew about the storybook?"

Daring looked away "I… I saw you go to the balcony at our house and I heard-"

"It was you?!" Darling yelled "You told the whole school about it?"

"I felt…anger"

"And payback was to make her life miserable?"

"Hunter and-"

"She isn't dating Hunter! He is with Ashlynn!" Darling snapped "you heard it all wrong, we weren't talking about that" she couldn't tell him people thought Hunter was Cerise's brother, but Daring had done something awful over a misunderstanding. She pressed a hand against her head "This is so wrong" she opened her eyes "What have you done?"

Daring looked down, sincerely troubled "I-I don't know" he gazed at his hands "I don't like the person I am becoming" he admitted "ever since I couldn't break the curse, I have felt this ire in me, I- I can't contain all this anger it'… it's-"

Darling exhaled resting a hand on his shoulder "I know, brother. But you have to make this right"

"I can't tell her" he mumbled "she would hate me for it"

Darling exhaled, hardest part of being a hero was doing the right thing, even if that meant covering up for the mistakes of her older brother. She knew he could truly not live with himself if Cerise knew the truth.

"I will try to help" she offered "But you must do your part. It's too late to take back what you have said, but you can stop the rumors" she went to the door "If you truly care that much for her, then you need to be the hero that fights for her honor"

Daring sighted knowing she was right, then offered a small smile "You truly are the best knight at Ever After"

She knew that saying that compliment couldn't have been easy for him, so she smiled proudly and nodded "Thanks, Daring"

As for tomorrow's update, there will be some answers there too, so hopefully I will see you then! Thanks for the support! The follows, the reviews, all of it! See you Saturday!