AN: To the guest that reviewed my story. Yes, I plan this story to go on for a lot longer. I will try to be more consistent when it comes to uploading during this stay at home time, but it takes time to write these chapters. I'm trying to make the chapter longer so you can enjoy more before I upload the next chapter. I will also let you know a day before when a chapter is coming in my profile. Thank you for the review:)

-JustAnotherFanGirl2004

"So this dream," Matt leaned back against his chair. "When did you have it?"

"The night before Donna's new look," Ally sat on the bed next to Derek. Who was laying back and listening. "I was surprised how real it felt. Usually dreams are foggy and you aren't really connected to them, but this felt different."

"This can't mean that's what actually happened, right?" Derek came up into view,"How can we be sure this was took over Donna?"

"We don't," Matt stood from his chair and walked to the bookcase. He plucked a book from its shelf and flipped the pages. His eyes suddenly lit up before he walked back to his desk and turned to Ally. "Was this the book you saw?" Ally looked down to see the book with the mirror and the lock on its cover.

"Yes," Ally looked at the heading of the text. "The Story Book of Legends? That was destroyed wasn't it?" Ally tried remembering what she had learned in history class, what her mother told her, anything.

"Nah," Derek shook his head,"There's no way they would destroy that. Its too historical." It was true. It had been in the school for generations.

"Well I guess the book wanted Donna to sign it," Matt began to scribble on his sheets of paper,"Besides, its a start. If Donna was possessed by something, it has to be connected to her grandmother. Why else would her signature be shown?"

"Maybe its the Evil Queen," Derek yawned,"She has the most powerful magic in all of Ever After."

"Impossible," Matt shook his head,"She's dead. Donna watched her being buried in that gravestone flashback."

"How do you know she was telling the truth?" Ally began to question,"What if she didn't see the flashback and she just lied." There really was no way to prove if it was real or not, especially since Donna had been lying to her all this time. Ally was beginning to get very tired of everything being possibly true or false.

"Donna wouldn't lie like that," Matt shook his head as he hung the papers up on the board. Ally didn't like the way he referred to her as if she didn't know Donna. They used to best friends, until he came along. How did Ally know that Matt was telling the truth?

"You don't even know Donna," Ally shook her head. She stood up and folded her arms.

"Well neither do you!" Matt said loudly. He turned at her and narrowed his eyes. She reciprocated. "Otherwise you would've already known she had magical powers and would've been her shoulder to cry on before she betrayed you! Then I would be the clueless one knocking on your door!"

"That's enough," Derek got in between them,"This is what she wants. She wants us to turn on each other. We're all tired. We can regather tomorrow and try to figure this messed up situation when we can focus. Understood?" Ally was surprised he was being so firm with her. His blue eyes looked back and forth from the two. Ally realized how she had picked the fight.

"Yeah okay," Matt said quietly,"Meet here after breakfast. Goodnight you two." He then turned and continued pinning up his papers. Derek looked back to Ally.

"Wait outside for a moment," Ally quietly instructed him. Derek nodded simply and left the room. She looked at Matt, and quilt rose up in her. He seemed to be suffering more than her.

"I know you're still here," Matt said as he hung the final one. "You don't have to apologize. I'm sorry I overreacted. Its just hard because..well you know. I was the last one she trusted, and I let her go." Ally could tell he was tearing up again, even though he was facing away from her.

"Matt you need to remember its not just your fault. You're being to hard on yourself," Ally said,"I'm sorry I pushed you."

"Its okay," Matt shook his head,"I've only known he for a little over a month anyway. Well like that anyway." These last words his Ally different. Like that. Ally dived into her memory to recall all of the times she watch Matt stare at Donna. The redness on his cheeks. It was the way that her dad would look at her mom, the way Derek would look at her sometimes. She then looked at all of the pictures were he and Donna were hugging, or just looking at each other. She could see the chemistry through the lines of pencil.

"You love her," Ally said quietly. Matt's body stiffened at her words. "Don't you?" There was a long silence. Ally didn't move a muscle as she studied the boy in front of her for any movement. For a while, Ally thought that he was a statue. What was he thinking about? Would he even tell her? How long would they be standing like this before someone spoke?

Matt's head looked over his shoulder. His eyes closed so Ally couldn't see his emotion. "Its too late," he whispered. It was true. Ally couldn't believe she was right, and he admitted it. Her heart sank. No wonder he had been so hard on himself. He had the chance, but missed it. Ally opened her mouth, but was cut off by his words. "You better go now. Derek's waiting."

Ally didn't argue. She turned and opened the door, looking back at Matt before leaving. When she got into the hallway, Derek straightened up from the wall. "What was that about?" Derek asked after they reached the stairs.

"Nothing," Ally took his arm as he helped her down the stairs. There was silence until they reached her dorm room door. She stopped while he grabbed her wrist. She looked up to see his blue eyes matched the same look that Matt gave Donna. Ally felt butterflies flutter in her chest.

"You don't actually like Matt do you?" Derek raised a dark eyebrow. Ally was confused for a moment before remembering what she had done earlier tonight. She had told Matt how she couldn't control herself around him to get into the room. It was funny to her how Derek overheard the whole thing.

"No," Ally smiled and shook her head,"I like someone else. Why? You jealous?" She played this pretty cool, and enjoyed how he got a little uncomfortable.

"Well..." Derek leaned back a little,"Who's this someone else?" He said this in a different voice. Ally looked down and slipped her wrist from his grip, then slipped her hand into his. He looked curiously back up at her. She grinned as she took a step closer to him. She leaned her face closer to his. They were only inches away. Ally closed her eyes and waited until she could feel his breath to stop leaning.

"Goodnight," Ally said quietly before opening her eyes. Derek's eyes popped open and he pulled his head back. She started to laugh.

"Tease," Derek gave her hand a squeeze,"At least you're pretty." Ally laughed again as her cheeks turned red.

"In time," Ally opened the door,"Plus you got one on the cheek a few hours ago."

"Whatever," Derek shook his head,"Goodnight." Ally stepped in the room. She slowly let go of his hand and gave him one last look before closing the door. When she faced the quiet room, Ally leaned against the door and sighed a little. For a moment, she forgot about everything in the world. It was just her and Derek, finally together. After a month of playing stupid games, they were together.

The next morning, Ally went to breakfast early to meet Derek and Matt. Ally couldn't help remembering the conversation she had last night with Matt. He admitted his love for Donna. The whole investigation seemed to have a whole new meaning. She couldn't help but wonder if Derek knew. He should at least have some sort of clue to it. It was a little obvious.

While they ate, Ally couldn't help but make constant eye contact with Derek. When their eyes connected, Ally's cheeks would get so red she could feel the heat radiating off. She tried to look around the room a little, but always landed her eyes on him. She could tell he was trying to do the same thing, but it was hard to avert eye contact.

"So what's the plan today?" Ally asked Matt.

"We're going to try and see if Donna is around," Matt said in more of a hushed voice. "It might be hard since Wonderland's here too." Ally looked around to see all of the Wonderland visitors walking around. They slept in the gym last night once everyone was treated. Cassidy spent the night in the nurse's office. Hyde refused to leave her, so he stayed too. Catherine stayed in the dorm last night, unharmed.

"That's it?" Ally shrugged,"We're not going to tell my mom anything? Or her own mother?"

"I was getting to that," Matt widened his eyes at her,"Since today's a free day we can look for her. If we don't have any luck, then we're going to your mother and she'll call the right people."

"I'm sure since the attack last night parents are already on their way," Derek folded his arms,"Lily has been pulled out of her school already. For precautions. I hope she doesn't come here but since my parents already here, I don't know. "

"Okay then," Ally nodded,"We'll have to work quick. Let's go to her new dorm." Without any debate, Matt lead the way up to the second year dormitories. Ally held onto Derek for support of her sore ankle. She put on the brace, but it still hurt.

Matt suddenly stopped in front of the door. He held up a hand to knock, but stopped. There were a couple moments of just silence. Ally could feel the conflict going on inside Matt's head. "Its okay," Ally encouraged. Matt's blue eyes glanced at Ally before looking back at the door. With a deep breath, Matt knocked. They waited. It was earlier in the morning, so it wasn't an unusual thing for someone to take a while.

The door swung open to reveal Laura. Her hair tied up in a messy bun, wearing a t-shirt and sweatpants. Her face was first drowsy, but then it lit up. "Matt? Have you seen Donna?" she asked in a worrying voice. Ally raised an eyebrow. She thought that Donna would have included her in the plan.

"No," Matt folded his arms,"Have you?"

"No!" Laura turned to Ally,"I haven't seen her since your speech at the game last night. She was with me until the lights went out. Did you see her?" Yes, Ally even tackled her in the process. Then Donna disappeared out of thin air.

"Not since last night," Ally didn't lie, but was careful of her wording. "We were just going to ask if she had anything to do with the incident last night."

"What?" Laura's eyes widened,"Donna's magic isn't strong enough for that. She wouldn't want to do anything like that anyway. Lately she's been pretty normal. I think it was someone from Wonderland. You know how mad they are."

"Oh really?" Matt raised an eyebrow. Laura narrowed her eyes at Matt.

"You're evidence," Laura folded her arms.

"Hey," Derek stepped into view,"We didn't come here for insults. Did you have any part in the scheme last night or not?"

"No," Laura took a step back from him,"Why would you care anyway? You all despise Donna. She's told me what you have all done to her."

"That is not true,"Ally stepped forward.

"Shut it tramp," Laura said hostilely. Ally widened her eyes. She couldn't believe she up and attack her like that. She didn't even know Ally.

"Don't tell my girlfriend to shut it," Derek stepped in front of her again,"Or we'll have to have a discussion." Ally grinned a little at the word girlfriend.

"I'll just shut the door instead," Laura said in a calm voice before slamming the door in their faces.

"Are you okay?" Derek whipped around and looked at Ally filled with concern. Her cheeks turned a light shade of pink as she stared into his eyes. She then straightened after realizing Matt was watching them.

"Yeah," Ally gave a thumbs up,"Her words mean nothing to me. I don't even know her." Derek looked at her a moment, then nodded. There was a little silence between the group, which made things a little awkward.

"Common," Matt began to walk,"We should check her usual hiding places." They followed Matt back down the stairs to the other side of the school Ally knew that the old dormitories were blocked off somewhere around here. Or, they were supposedly blocked off.

Derek helped her up the stairs in the tower. She had never been this far in the school. She never had much time to explore. She remembered going to her father's old lab in the first week of being here. Only to find many old screens and wires. Nothing looked like it was working, but Ally didn't really try to get it to work either. She was pretty good with technology, but not as good as her father.

Matt took a sudden turn. Ally couldn't believe her eyes as it appeared he went straight through the wall. The hallway was so dark, it blended with the brick. Ally turned with Derek to follow the mint green haired boy. It was getting colder every step the teens took. They rounded another corner to find a sun light hall. Ally recognized it from one of Matt's drawings. The one where he left her alone.

"Its somewhere around here," Matt turned to the two,"Ill take the back, Derek, take the left, Ally right of the hall. When you see a broken mirror in a room. Call us." They agreed to his orders and started looking.

Ally was amazed with the old dorms. There were only two beds instead of four. They had stone brick walls, making it look like the rooms in fairy tale books. She didn't really know what Matt meant by just a broken mirror. There were a few cracked ones attached to vanities, but Ally didn't think that was what Matt wanted. She could hear Derek way ahead of her, so she tried to hurry up her search.

She stepped in front of another. A chill ran up her spine, as she looked at the scratched out name plate. Her hand twisted the coll metal of the door knob and pushed the door open. It was a dark room with no windows. A golden empty frame lay against the wall in the corner. Ally took a step into the room, only to hear a crunch. Her blue eyes looked down to see she stepped on a broken mirror shard.

This was it. This was the mirror she had been looking for. She turned to yell for Derek and Matt, but the door slammed. Ally tried to open the door, but it was locked. She tried banging on it, but her hand went straight through. Ally whipped her hand back in her sight. She backed up, only to hear the crunch of breaking glass. She tried to yell, but no noise came from her lips.

Suddenly, the glass cam out from under her feet. She turned and watch each piece place itself perfectly back into a full glass mirror. Ally jumped at the sight of mist forming around her feet. She breathed heavily. What was happening? A trap?

The blond girl turned to see herself. Except this Ally was wearing a red dress and wore no glasses. She wore a scared expression. "Hello Apple..." a low female voice called. It was Ally's mother when she was younger. Was this the memories Donna told Matt? Ally turned around to see a pale face with purple glowing eyes in the mirror. "Why dear, aren't you going to say hello?"