I'm back! Okay, sorry for making you guys wait so long but the good news is that I am canceling the review goals! So you no longer have to worry about super long waits. (I hope.) So, for those of you who didn't read my story Hope, here is a hint I gave in a chapter about Mark: He's best friends with someone else from the Cinderella movie but he is unfortunately dead. I will also give another hint in who he is in this chapter. Thanks to TrinaAngel and tate4eva for their reviews! Anyways, enjoy!

Mary

I walked into Granny's the next morning to find Ruby, behind the counter wearing a white shirt, black jacket, black shorts, black tights, red bracelets and a red necklace. I could also only see one red highlight. It was shocking. Ruby's never worn so little red in her life.

"Ruby?" I asked. She looked up at the sound of her name and smiled,

"Hey Mary. What are you doing here?" I blinked to bring myself to my senses and answered,

"I'm here to see if there was any way my class could help you with the masquerade and to thank you for last night." Ruby blushed,

"It was no problem. Now, for your class, we could use some help with fundraisers since it is only a couple weeks until Christmas Eve." I nodded,

"I'll see what I can do." Ruby smiled,

"Thanks Mary." I smiled and began to walk out when I paused. I turned around and said,

"By the way, I like that outfit though it isn't a typical outfit for you." Ruby looked at her outfit as if she was just realizing she wasn't dressed how she usually is.

"Th-Thanks." She stuttered and turned away to start working.

That was weird. I thought.

Maybe it's a sign. Frosty said.

Huh?

Maybe it means that the – isn't effecting her anymore.

The what?

The…I can't say it. I can't say it!

You mean…

I can only really talk to you in the room.

Red

I turned away from Sn-Mary as she left the diner. What was I thinking? Ruby never wears red like me! This could kill me. Just then, Granny walked out.

"Morning Granny." I greeted.

"Morning…" She trailed off when she saw how I was dressed.

Shoot! I thought. Now I'm busted.

"Granny is something wrong?" I asked as nonchalantly as I could. Granny shook her head and said,

"I've just never seen you wear so little red. I like it." I smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. Just then, Belle came down the stairs. Having nowhere else to stay, and terrified that Rumplestilskin wouldn't remember her; I offered Belle a place at Granny's, to which both Belle and Granny happily agreed. I looked over at Granny and then waved Belle over. Today, she wore a dark blue lacy that we bought for her last night on our way to Granny's. Belle sat at the counter and I gave her a plate of pancakes and explained how to eat them. Having lived in the asylum for 28 years, Belle has no idea what foods this world has or how to eat them. I explained quickly because Granny or customers or the other waitresses could come in at any moment.

"Don't forget to act natural." I whispered to Belle as customers came in, including August from upstairs. He's a strange writer who caused me to quit my job here at Granny's but that also helped me begin to discover the wolf part that Regina couldn't take away.

"Morning Ruby." He smiled.

"Hi August." I smiled, "Usual?"

"Yep. Coffee please." I nodded,

"Coming right up." I'm not sure how I feel about August. He seems trustworthy but I can't help feeling like he's lying. I shook the feeling and filled out his order.

Ella

I walked back to the costume store today. I decided to go and get Christopher and Thomas costumes, the outfits they wore at the ball where Thomas and I met. I found them fast but couldn't find the masks.

"Need some help?" A voice asked. I turned and was met with the face of Mark.

"Uh yeah." I stuttered and showed him the costumes. He nodded,

"I know just where those are." He waved me after him and showed me the two masks. I gasped and grabbed them.

"They're perfect." I gushed, "How much?" Mark gave me the price and I quickly gave him the money. As I walked out, he called after me,

"See you later…Cinderellie." I froze and ran back into the store.

"What did you just call me?" I asked.

"I-I called you…Cinder-Ashley." Mark answered. I stared into his eyes. When he had started to talk to me, they were clear and true but as he reached my name they clouded over and were filled with mist. I nodded,

"Okay." I walked away only thinking one thought,

I know you're in there.

Jas

I stared out the shop window, wearing an emerald green shirt, jeans, sandals and my jean jacket. Papa insisted on keeping the shop hot, probably because it made it feel like Agrabah but unlike Agrabah, I couldn't take off my jacket to cool off. The only coolness on me was my bracelet. I would never take it off; I swore that to Aladdin and to myself. It's a part of me and my only reminder of Aladdin. I continued to stare until I heard,

"Jade! Why are you not working!" I sighed,

"Because there's nobody here Jarad." I stared out the window, longing for freedom that Jade was never given.

"I don't care! You should still be working!" Ja-Jarad insisted.

"How?" I asked, turning around and giving him a smirk. I was the youngest out of all of my friends, only in my early 20s and I still had that teenage spunk just like the rest of them.

"You should be dusting or arranging or cleaning!" Ja-Jarad insisted. I rolled my eyes.

"Done that a million times Jarad. I just want to leave."

"Well you're not! I am your boss and you are not allowed to leave." I groaned and turned back to the window. Jafar has not changed at all.

If only Aladdin were here. I thought wistfully, staring out into the snow, willing my street rat to come.

Belle

I sat in my room at Granny's all day. There was nothing else for me to do. Red had told me about the library but it was locked up and I can't go find Rumplestilskin because he might still be cursed and I would hate to see him being anybody but himself. I sighed and watched the snow fall. Red had told me that Snow and her class were going to help the fundraising and such so I shouldn't worry about that. But I want something to worry about. Otherwise I'm bored. In our group, Snow is the oldest, Red's next, followed by Ella, then me and finally Jas. We're all separated by a year or two or sometimes a month in mine and Jas' case but that doesn't change the fact that I crave adventure. Whenever there was nothing going on in Avonlea I would leave and visit any of my friends but now I can't. Snow's at work and sleeping still, Red's working, Ella's gone and Jas' trapped by Jafar in the portrait shop. I sighed and picked up a piece of paper and a pencil. I sat on my bed and began to draw my true love as I last saw him.

There it is! I hope you liked it and sorry for the deadline. On the bright side I got 1,510 readers! The next chapter might be delayed on account of me writing three other stories along with this one (One is Once, another Star Wars and the last is Kingdom Hearts.) and I'm in Science Olympiad and we're going to State. So wish me luck and review! Oh and Red's wearing her Broken outfit and Belle's wearing her Crocidile dress. Later.