Raven woke up to her studio. She was balling, she remembered the last time she felt this miserable, when her mom got captured. She got up and sat down on the soft pink plush couch. Recapping that dreary miserable day. She six and a half, it was her mother's birthday and two weeks before her's. At the beginning of the day Raven skipped merrily into the spellmentry classroom attracting unusual and concerned looks. Raven spent whatever time she could grasp making her mom a glittery, messy, and neat homemade birthday cards and flowers made out of coupons and gift cards to her favorite stores. Briar, Apple, and Ashlynn walked up to her. "Hey guys what's up?" she asked. "Raven, we just wanted to let you know we are super proud of you," Ashlynn said. "Yeah you are super br-ave," Briar yawned. "Thanks, what'd I do?" "Oh you don't have to pretend with us, we're your friends. We know about what happened and if you want us to we won't talk about it or tell anybody else, we promise on every princess crown we've ever worn," Apple assured. Which Raven thought she would've thought was sweet if only she knew what the hex she was talking about. "Thanks for saying we're friends but what are you talking about?" she asked. "Oh, you mean you don't know yet?" Apple asked. "Depends, know what?" Raven asked curiously. Apple, Briar and Ashlynn looked at each other with 'we've totally blown our cover' looks'. "Well, um... we meant... well we were- *snore*" "Oh, Briar fell asleep, we better get her to um... a more comfortable place!" Apple covered. Ashlynn nodded and they suspiciously zipped away. Raven was curious but simply shrugged it off and continued glittering her card. Snow White, Milton Grimm, Baba Yaga, and her father came in the classroom. The first grade teacher, Little Bow Peep talked to them about the incident and pointed Raven who was cheerily coloring. They hexchanged worried glances and walked over to her. "Well what is my baby bear doing today?" The Good King asked. "Oh, hi Daddy, I was just making mommy a birthday card. Hmm... needs more glitter." Headmaster Grimm sent Madam Yaga a puzzled look, and she returned a equally puzzled look and a shrug. They knew she didn't know she was captured it's just that the card was drenched in black and purple glitter as well as her hands. "Um, dear we need to talk to you," Snow White said picking up the little girl. They took Raven into the hall. "Raven, honey your mother has left," Snow White said. "When is she coming back?" Raven asked. Snow White looked into her big, bright, spirit filled, periwinkle eyes. "I can't do it," she handed her to Milton. "Well um... ahem," her periwinkle eyes were hypnotizing, "Well um Madam Yaga is the evil one she should do it," he said handing her to Madam Yaga. "What am I a bookball?" she yelled. "Well he's her father, he should do it!" She said handing her to the Good King. "So nobody wants to carry me? Doesn't anybody listen to the six year old?" "Um... Raven..." "Daddy why is everyone acting so weird," Raven interrupted. "Raven your mother isn't coming back!" he blurted. "What? I don't understand," Raven said confused. The Good King put her down and squatted. "Your mother made a mistake, now she's left and Wonderland is under a curse. I'm sorry darling but she's not coming back." "What are you talking about?" Raven asked confused. Snow White kneeled down next to her and stroked Raven's small wavy hair. "I'm sorry sweetie, but your mother is dead," she said softly. "What?!" Raven panicked. Her head was spinning, all her thoughts were merging, she couldn't think straight, she felt dizzy, and her vision blurred, her small legs couldn't hold up her body, her heart and head were pounding like drums, and she passed out. Snow White rushed her into the classroom and patched up the enormous pang on one side of her forehead. Her father took her home and she couldn't go back to school for 2 weeks, in those two weeks she wouldn't eat or drink or play, she just sat in her pile of stuffed animals, staring at the painting of her and her mother and crying until she fell asleep. Once she did go back to school everyone was sympathizing her until like a week later. Raven felt the exact same way now as she did when she was that innocent and fragile, but now it was a worse version of the pain.
Raven got up and sat at the piano. She turned on the recorder improved a sad song. (See you again girl version)
Once looked up from the keys to see her father standing there with arms open wide. Raven ran and gave him a hug. "I am so sorry daddy! I was so mean to you and... oh!" Raven sulked on his shoulder. "It's fine, I'm sorry too, don't worry we'll keep searching until we find him, I promise." Raven looked up. "Really?" Raven asked. "Would I ever lie to you?" he smiled. "Oh thank you daddy!" Raven hexclaimed pulling him back into a hug. "Your welcome, but now it's time for you to see your mother." "Thanks dad."