Nightmares (or Daymares)

The students of Ever After High had just finished their supper and were heading in for the evening. Many were in the showers, most were finishing the last of their homework, and some were already in bed asleep as the Sandman came and drifted them off into dreamland.

Apple and Raven's Dorm

Apple was lounging on her fainting chaise in her nightgown and glasses writing in her diary.

Dear Diary,

Things have been stressful lately! Daring and Darling rarely talk to me now after the cpr accident. I did talk it over with Darling today so I think I'm making progress; it's just after I decided to make my own destiny my past one keeps coming after me! I don't know how I feel about Darling. All my life I was told I'd get a prince, then everyone including myself thought it was Daring, only to find out I get a princess. We still haven't told our parents about this and who knows how that will be handled. I talk to you later.

Love, Apple

Apple gave a heavy sigh as she shut her diary and locked it with her apple shaped key.

"Things used to be so simple." Apple said to herself.

"Apple, can I come in?" Raven's voice was heard on the other side of the door.

"Just a second!" Apple jumped from her fainting chaise and shoved her glasses in the secret glasses deportment.

"Come in!" Apple said in a sing-song voice.

Raven came in none the wiser/

"You're back pretty late." Apple acknowledge.

"I was with Maddie for dinner tonight." Raven answered as she went to her vanity.

"Well, goodnight." Apple said as she tucked herself into her canopy bed and clapped the lights on her side off.

"Sweet dreams." Raven added as Apple was already asleep.

Raven placed her tiara and other jewelry on her dresser and began to comb her hair with her reflection as her only company.

"You're in Danger"

Raven jumped from her seat knocking down a few of her perfume bottles (thank goodness they were shatterproof). Raven looked up at her reflection and -

"Beware-"

Raven jumped again now this time landing on her butt.

"You didn't hear anything, Raven, it's all in your head." Raven told herself as she picked up her perfume bottles.

As went to her dresser and grabbed some undergarments, a purple tank top and black pajama shorts with feather designs on it, her purple towels and headed to the girls' shower.

Girls Shower

The showers were empty and the only light was the moon illuminating the room. As Raven stepped into the shower and turned one of the knobs releasing warm water. Raven poured some lilac scented bodywash in her face towel and cleaned herself, once done she wrapped a large purple towel around her body and stepped out of the shower. Raven headed to a bench where she left her sleepwear at to dry off and get dressed.

"The apples are poisoned!"

Raven turned around excepting someone behind, but there was no one. This chilled Raven to the bone and her house had shadows that hissed at her.

"Hello?" Raven called out, only for her echo to answer her.

"They're trying to control you!"

"Seriously, this isn't funny!" Raven shouted as she scanned the room trying to see who was behind the prank.

"Raven, you have to trust me!"

Raven tied her towel tighter around her body as her hands and eyes began to glow magic.

"Trust you? Why the hell should I trust some stalking weirdo? Show yourself!" Raven commanded.

It was silent - terribly silent- creepy silent...until-

"Look in the mirror."

Raven looked into one of the fogged up mirrors on the walls when she wiped it she saw her reflection: her hair drenched, her fingertips pruny, and her eyes filled with fear. Suddenly, her reflection morphed into a wide-eye girl that she remembered seeing in her mirror in her dorm before.

"I'm going crazy." Raven whimpered as she clutched the sink.

"No your not!"

The wide-eye girl spoke, but before she could finish she vanished leaving Raven with her reflection again.

Raven stepped back in shock, her body shaking, and her nerves rattled. She quickly cast a heat spell on herself to dry her damp hair and body, quickly put on her clothes, collected her things, and rushed back to her dorm room.

Once inside Raven covered herself in her comforter trying to erase the bad memory.

Boys Shower

Dexter made it a habit to shower late at night since the warm waters relaxed him, plus he was 'shy'. He was now in a fluffy navy bathrobe brushing his teeth about to sleep for the night.

"Raven, needs you!"

Dexter almost choked on his toothpaste, he could've sworn he heard a girl in the boys' bathroom! Dexter brushed it off, dried off, put on his grey t-shirt, and navy blue plaid pajama bottoms, and went to bed.

As he laid in his navy blue canopy bed he thought about what he heard in the showers.

"Screw it!" Dexter quietly cursed to himself. He picked up his mirrorphone and called Raven.

Apple and Raven's Dorm

Raven held her knees to her chest as she walked herself back and forth as tears ran down her face. This whole week-month has been torture for Raven: Apple fearing her mother, her mother disguised herself as Mira and pretended to be her friend and tried to influence her, everyone turning their backs on her when her mother made Nevermore set everything on fire, Apple being poisoned, almost joining her mother, the ice storm that almost froze all Ever After to death, the weird dreams-no- nightmares that been happening, her powers going out of control, and now this? What next?

*RING*RING*

Raven jumped, but was relieved to find out it was just her mirrorphone.

"Hello?" Raven answered.

"Hi, Raven, it's me Dexter." Dexter answered awkwardly. "It just wanted to see if you were ok."

Raven wiped her tears and answered. "I'm fine."

Dexter could hear the sadness in Raven's voice and it broke his heart.

"I could come over if you need help, I'll get my slippers on." Before Dexter could jump out of bed he heard giggling on the other end.

"I appreciate it but, boys aren't allowed in the girls' dorm after five, Dex." Raven giggled.

Dexter blushed as he realized his blunder. "Right."

"Well, thanks for worrying though." Raven said while blushing.

"No problem." Dexter said blushing.

"Good night." Both said in unison as the calls ended.

Raven smiled as the warmth from the blush still remained and she drifted into the land of slumber.

While Dexter still blushing, laid in bed staring at the ceiling of his canopy, thinking of the girl he called at one in the morning to make sure was okay.

"Oh no." Was all he said.

Friday Morning

The students and staff were getting ready for their breakfast as they made their way to the cafeteria.

"I swear these apples taste worse every day." Raven gulped down some water to get rid of the taste.

Cedar bit into her apple. "It taste fine to me."

"Well I think they are disgusting." Raven shoved her tray and remaining breakfast away from her as her eyes began to glow. "In fact the food served her doesn't fit my standards."

"What standards?" Maddie asked drinking her tea.

"Nevermind." Raven quickly brushed it off.

"Well, I have some great news!" Maddie jumped in excitement. "The royal student council will decide what the schools end of school event will be!"

"Maddie that's amazing!" Raven said.

""I wonder what it will be." Cedar added. " Neverland? Mirror Beach? Sea Kingdom? Gingerbreadland?"

"After last years camping trip to the Enchanted Forest, they really are gonna have to step up their game." Cerise said.

*School Bell Ring*

"See you guys in third period." The princesses turned to see Raven heading out for first period.

General Villiany

was going over how to blow down houses. The lesson was so boring even Faybelle and Duchess weren't paying attention. As the lesson went on Raven started to drift into the land of slumber.

?

"Hello?" Raven questioned only for her echo to be heard.

Raven didn't know where she was except it was very elegant. Dark crystal chandeliers, marble floors, the smell of lilacs, roses, and champenge filled the air, and the Moon provided the perfect lighting for great room she was.

"All hail the queen!" A voice said.

"Who said that?" Raven questioned.

"All hail the queen!" Another voice said.

"Serious who said that?" Raven questioned again.

"All hail the queen! All hail the queen! All hail the queen!" More voices canted the phrase.

"Who is this queen you are chanting about?" Raven questioned.

"You!" The voices answered back.

This spooked Raven suddenly she was sitting on a silver and purple throne as millions of people surrounded her, praising her, worshipping her!

"Queen! Queen! Queen!" The voices chanted until the last one. "QUEEN, WAKE UP!"

Raven woke up to the snickering of her classmates and a glare from .

"Go to the board and answer the question: what do you do to get three little pigs out of their house?" Mr. Badwolf began to huff."A. Ask politely. B. Knock on the door. Or C. Blow their house down."

Raven walked up to the chalkboard and was about to answer for C. until a different answer came in mind. Raven grabbed the eraser and erased the answers.

"What are you doing, Queen?" Mr. Badwolf puffed not amused by her actions.

"The answers were all wrong." Raven answered not facing her class or Mr. Badwolf.

"What did you say?" Mr. Badwolf was about to blow as the students looked terrified.

Raven magical pulled out colored chalks from the clakbox and explained her answer. The pink chalk drew threw pink pigs, the white chalk drew a white house around the pigs, and purple chalk chalk drew a purple female stick figure. Raven magical illustrated the story with chalk as she gave her answer.

"I wouldn't need to blow down the pigs' house that's so last chapter, in fact I wouldn't really need to do anything." Raven began confusing the class. "First thing I would do is hire a butcher."

"What does a butcher have to do with answering my question?" Mr. Badwolf shouted.

"I would tell the butcher that I had three pigs that I wanted to make into ham. Give said butcher their address, and let fate take it's course." Raven said as she illustrated the grey chalk to dray a stick figure with a cleaver knife. The butcher attacked the pigs leaving red blood puddles that the red chalk drew.

Her classmates became unnerved by the detailed image of decapitated pigs and blood puddles.

"Then I would call the cops telling them that the butcher slaughtered an innocent family of pigs." Raven illustrated some police stick figures arresting the butcher. "Allowing me to reap the reword of ham for dinner, someone else taking the fall for my crime, and no one being the wiser." Raven answered as she turned around.

The room was silent, everyone was silent, even the bubbling cauldrons in the back of the room were silent. Then a lone clapping sound was heard.

"Excellent work, Miss Queen." Mr. Badwolf continued to clap. "Take some notes you chumps, this is the perfect example of evil."

*Bring*Bring*

"Alright, everyone out!" Mr. Badwolf howled.

As soon as the classroom was empty, took many photos of Raven's answer. As much as the answer was evil, there was a hint of sinister that the girl never displayed before.

Kingdom Management

"And that class is how to financally support your kingdom or queendom." King Midas said finishing his lecture as the bell rang for the next period.

Before Daring could reach Dexter he was gone. For the past couple of months Dexter had been avoiding him and he didn't know why. Daring notice Hunter at his locker and rushed over to him.

"Hey, Hunter." Daring greeted his friend.

"What up, Daring?" Hunter greeted back.

"Have you noticed Dexter has been acting odd lately?" Daring asked.

" Dex, has always been odd be specific." Hunter said jokingly.

"Like he's been acting more awkward than usual, he barely talks to me, and he's just been zoning out lately." Daring said.

Hunter hated, like really hated to reveal his friend's private business even if it was with a family member. Hunter wondered if Dexter was acting odder was because of Raven. He and Ashylnn were lucky when they come out. But if Dexter revealed his crush was on Raven, oh boy, that would escalate.

"Well..." Hunter began awkwardly.

"Yes?" Daring inquired raised an eyebrow.

"He does have a crush on a certain maiden." Hunter said awkwardly his voice craking a few times.

"Of course!" Daring's voice boomed with excitement as his eyes lit up. "My lil bro, has finally found attraction in the opposite sex!"

"You sound lie one of those 'Where Babies Come From' vhs they play in health class." Hunter remarked.

Before he knew it Daring wrapped his arm around Hunter's shoulder in a tight grip.

"Can you imagine it Hunter? My little bro a 'ladies man' just like, moi." Daring gestured to himself.

It took so much strength for Hunter not to picture Dexter like Daring.

"Now who could the lucky maiden be?" Daring pondered.

'Oh $#!+ !' Hunter thought as he started to sweat bullets.

"You know maybe he doesn't have a crush maybe it's puberty." Hunter tried to change the subject.

"Nope, I must help my brother win the hand of the maiden he loves, see ya later." Daring waved as he went to his next class.

"I'm so doomed!" Hunter said to himself.

Library

the library hosted eight stories filled with knowledge from cook books to tall tales. Many students were either studying, doing homework or reports, or making out in the romance section. Dexter was at one of the tables on his mirrorphone looking up times for tonights viewing of 'Sleepless in Seapple' at the new Multi-Hex Theatre.

Dexter's eyes began to hurt as he took off his glasses and placed them on the table, just the thought of Raven made his cheeks in body burned enough for him to remove his scarf and jacket. He leaned into the back of his chair and closed his eyes.

"Dexter?" Dexter opened his eyes to see Raven in front of him.

"Raven, hey, you look gort." Dexter mental cursed himself for saying 'gort'.

Raven just giggled as Dexter blushed.

"Whatcha looking at?" Raven asked.

"I'm looking up times for that movie 'Sleepless in Seapple' at the new Multi-hex Theatre." Dexter answered.

"Thats' playing at the Multi-Hex?" Raven gasped in excitement. "I wanted o see that movie for the longest time."

At that moment Dexter summoned all of the courage within himself to ask Raven out.

"I was wondering if you'd like to go with to the movies this afternoon, you know like a date?' Dexter began. "For the longest time I've always had a crush on you, and I know we haven't really spoken to eachother since True Hearts Day, but I'd like to maybe be more than friends?"

It was quiet, neither said a word until Raven started to giggle as she covered her mouth. Then the giggling continued until raven burst out laughing like Dexter told her the funniest joke ever.

"Why would I want to date you?" Raven continued to laugh. "You're just a second-best prince, unlike your brother who's a real charming prince."

Dexter didn't know what to do next suddenly he heard laughter. Everyone in the library was laughing at him. Dexter ran out of the library only to walk into an empty hallway, but still heard the laughter of ridicule echoed in his ears.

Suddenly, the tv in the hallway turned on.

"Hello fellow fairytales this is Blonde Lockes on Just Right with the most embrassing scoop!" Blondie began.

Dexter had a bad feeling about this.

"Dexter Charming just asked Raven Queen on a date and got rejected" Blondie announced.

"How did she found that out so fast?" Dexter choked on his own words.

"Raven tell us about that traumatic experience." Blondie handed Raven the microphone.

"It was so humiliating, I almost died on the spot!" Raven cried into a black hankercheif.

"It was very shameful of him." Darling put a comforting arm around Raven. "I'm so glad we're fraternal twins, and look nothing alike. "

"I alwys knew my brother was a third-class prince; hedoesn't deserve the honor of being a Charming let alone a prince." Daring agreed.

"You heard it here folks: Dexter Charming is not a Charming!" Blondie announced.

"Not a Charming! Not a Charming! Not a Charming!" Voices repeated everywhere.

Dexter tried to out run them, but it was no use they just kept getting louder and louder.

"Not a Charming! Not a Charming! Charming! Charming! Dexter Charming?

Dexter woke up to see Cupid with a worried expression.

"Are you okay?" Cupid asked with concern in her voice.

"I'm fine." Dexter mumbled as he wiped the tears from his eyes.

Cupid didn't want to push, but she didn't want to leave Dexter alone in his state.

"How about I treat you to a lemonade and some three blind mice cheese puffs from the vending machine?" Cupid beamed a smile.

"Sounds good." Dexter smiled back at her.

The two friends headed to the vending machine, but the memory of the bad dream still remained.

End of the day

Royal Student Council

The Royal Student Council room was filled with royals, rebels, and in-betweeners ready to decide the fate of their end of the school year trip.

"Alright fellow students it is important that this end of the school year party goes well." Apple announced starting the meeting. "My co-president Maddie will show our top choices."

"Thank you co-presidenr Apple, our top choices are Mirror Beach, Gingerbreadland, and the Enchanted Forest." Maddie said pointing the lands on the screen behind her.

"We can go the day after our final examines so everyone can relax before we get our final grades and head back home." Briar added.

"Plus most schools will still be in exams so where ever we go will be vacant, just right!" Blondie said.

"Alright everyone, pull out your mirrorpads and vote." Apple said as she pulled out her own mirrorpad.

Everyone placed their votes on their mirrorpads and the final results were in.

"We'll reveal the winning destination on Monday, til then fly clouds in the sky til the night falls." Maddie ended in riddlish.

"What?" Everyone shouted.

"See ya, Monday!" Maddie waved as she translated what she previously said.

The room cleared out as everyone headed to their rooms, library, or to the village to enjoy the rest of their evening.

Maddie and Kitty's Dorm Room

Kitty was currently curled up asleep on her bed dreaming of fish, cream, and chasing Earl Grey, until the door opened.

"Hi, Kitty." Maddie waved below as Kitty saw her at the edge of her bed.

"Maddie!" Kitty purred as she watched the girl below.

Kitty watched as Maddie walked to her canopy bed and started bouncing on it.

"Nothing like bouncing on the bed to get the old heart pumpin', huh Earl Grey?" Maddie asked her dormouse.

Earl Grey squeaked in agreement.

As they continued to bounce Maddie had a vision.

Vision

The vision was of random voices that somehow connected to e

ach other of something bad about to come.

"BROOKE!"

" I'm sorry!"

"I should've expelled you when I had the chance!"

"I don't want to be a (spoiler alert) anymore."

"All hail the queen!"

"What have we done?"

The last thing Maddie saw was dark mirror in the mirror was a figure wearing a dark crow and an evil smile.

"Maddie, wake up!" Maddie woke up Kitty shaking her with Earl Grey on her shoulder.

"I think I had a vision of the future and it's bad." Maddie answered.

"How bad?" Kitty asked.

"Real bad." Maddie answered then she thought of something. "Have you heard from Brooke lately?"

"No why?" Kitty asked.

Else where

"Brooke, you're in big trouble!" The Female Narrator said.

"But, mom -" Brooke whined. "They need our help!"

"No, they don't!" The Male Narrator. "We just need to tell the story, nothing more nothing less."

"But-" Brooke began.

"No buts!" Both parents said. "Now continue telling the story the way it's suppose to be."

Brooke sighed, but did as told.

"I hope this story has a happy ending." Brooke sighed sadly.

Welp, I'm done! I hope you enjoyed this short chapter and leave a review!

I may be out of town this week since my uncle's in the hospital (he's doing much better from what my mom says), my fam on my dad's side, and my grandparents on my mother's side. If I don't I'll be starting training for the new job I applied for yesterday. So wish me luck for which ever happens. Remember to continue to be safe folks, bye.