A/N: And welcome back to a new chapter of Eds and Magic - Welcome to Ever After High! Not much to say, so let's get the new second True Hearts Day chapter started.
Disclaimer: I don't own Ed, Edd n Eddy and Ever After High and by extension, My Little Pony, Total Drama, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, RWBY, Dan VS. and Monster High.
Meanwhile at Ever After High's music room, we see Eddy sitting at one chair with a guitar in hand. Eddy has chosen a variety of songs that he'll play at the True Hearts Day dance, he's currently practicing so his performance will look good at the dance.
Eddy finished strumming his guitar with a smile on his face, "Okay! That was good.'' he claimed, "Now onto the next song.'' he said as he scrolls down his tablet when Poppy enters the room.
"Hey, Eddy.'' Poppy greeted, "What are you doing?'' she asked.
Eddy turns to her, "Sup, Poppy." he greeted back, "Just practicing some tunes for the..." he said before looking around, "... True Hearts Day dance." he whispered.
Poppy nodded, "That's fableous!" she replied, "So, which song are you going to sing?'' she asked.
"Well... I'm excluding Iris and Black Balloon since everyone heard it too many times before." Eddy replied, "But I had more songs that everyone will like." he claimed, "Care to listen to one?'' he asked.
Poppy nodded, "Sure." she replied as she took a seat.
Eddy then began to strum his guitar before singing...
I'm gonna pick up the pieces
And build a Lego house
When things go wrong we can knock it down
My three words have two meanings
There's one thing on my mind, it's all for you
And it's dark in a cold December, but I've got ya to keep me warm
And if you're broken I'll mend ya
And keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now
I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
I'll pick you up when you're getting down
And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind
I'll do it all for you in time
And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
After Eddy finished the song, Poppy can't help but stare at him in awe, her heart was beating loudly when she heard him sing. She then claps her hands, "That was soooo fabelous, Eddy!" she applaud with a smile, "You should totally play that at the party.'' she said.
Eddy smiled, "Thanks." he replied, "So... wanna hear another one?'' he asked with a grin.
Poppy nodded, "I would love to.'' she replied with a smile.
"Er, the path of love is never straight..." the male narrator pointed out.
"Well, it was until people started choosing their own stories." the female narrator replied.
"You must admit - this is much more interesting!" the male narrator reasoned.
"Well, let's see what happens." the female narrator said.
Meanwhile at the Hocus Latte, we see Ashlynn sitting at one seat right next to a large tree trunk. We then see Cedar entering the place, the daughter of Pinochio looks around and saw Ashlynn.
"Hey, Ashlynn!" Cedar greeted holding up her mirrorphone, "What's up with the urgent text message?" she asked, "Is every-" she tried to say but was interrupted.
"Shh!" Ashlynn shushed as she quickly grabs Cedar's arms. Cedar let's out a gasp as Ashlynn pulls her down on one seat, "Sorry, Cedar, but I need help!" she exclaimed.
"We need help." a disguised Hunter spoke.
Cedar raised an eyebrow, "Er... Hunter?" she asked in disbelief.
"Shh!" Hunter shushed, "I'm not Hunter, I'm er... Gunter! Gunter Guntsman!" he said with a grin getting a weird look from Cedar.
Ashlynn shrugs her shoulders as Hunter adjusts his hat, Cedar then spoke, "Is this about your guys' secret relationship?" she asked.
"Yes, it is about...that." Ashlynn confirmed, "Duchess knows and she's gonna spell it out for the whole school!" she explained, "We don't know what to do." she sadly admitted as Hunter held her hand in comfort.
"Well, I always find it's best to, tell the truth." Cedar advised patting a finger at her nose.
Ashlynn smiled, "You're right, Cedar." she agreed as Hunter takes off his mustache-glasses.
"Gunter Guntsman!" the Barista called startling both Ashlynn and Hunter, "I got a triple mint hocus latte for Gunter Guntsman!" she called holding a cup.
Hunter chuckles as he puts back on his mustache-glasses, "Over here!" he called as Ashylnn smiled in amusement.
Meanwhile back at Ever After High, we see students walking around the entrance hall, when a Delivery Goose, carrying a bag of party supplies, flew in through the door and skidded on the floor.
The Delivery Goose then got up, dusting it's shoulder before hoking, "Honk! I got party supplies! Honk! C.A. Cupid!" he called.
Cupid then came running towards hum, "I'm Cupid! That's me!" she claimed.
"Honk! Just sign here." the Delivery Goose said holding up a clipboard.
Cupid then began to sign her name at the clipboard when suddenly Headmaster Grimm got in front of her, "Party supplies?" he asked suspiciously making her gasp as the Delivery Goose left the place.
"Er, yes! Party supplies! Hum, for-" Cupid nervously tried to explain.
Fortunately for her, Briar and Hopper arrives to help her, "Our play." Briar answered as Hopper nodding in agreement.
"And what exactly is the name of this "play"?" Milton asked.
"It's er... Mmm... Ughh!" Hopper tried to say something but he got tongue-tied which turns him into a frog, he then spoke, "It's called "The Play That Almost Was, And Then Wasn't! But Then Was"." he stated in his frog form, giving Milton a nervous smile.
Milton stares at him, "Mmm!" he hummed, "Very well." he accepted before walking away as Hopper let's out a huff of relief before smiling.
Meanwhile at the Castleteria, we see Duchess talking to Blondie while showing her a video of Hunter and Ashlynn dating.
"I don't know Duchess, it is a bombspell but, Ash and Hunter are my friends!" Blondie reasoned.
"If you don't report on it, someone else will." Duchess threatened.
Then the two heard a loud gasp, they turn around to see Hunter and Ashylnn holding hands in public, much to everyone's shock and surprise.
"No! They can't own it!" Duchess complained, "Now, I'll never get my Happily Ever After!" she cried in frustration.
"Oh! Hey, Duchess!" Ashlynn greeted as she holds up, hers and Hunter's hands. She let's out a giggle as Duchess watches them walks away in ire.
The two then comes across Apple, "Ashlynn?!" Apple called in shock as Ashlynn let's out a gasp, "You and Hunter are-are dating?!" she exclaimed in shock, "But-but-but you're a Royal! And he's...a Rebel!" she pointed out.
The suddenly, Sparrow got in-between Hunter and Ashlynn, "Totally awkward, oh!" he sang loudly before leaving.
Ashlynn let's out a nervous smile as she walks away with Hunter, leaving a concerned Apple.
"A Royal dating a Rebel?" the female narrator asked, "That's just not how the tale is told." she stated.
"She followed her true heart!" the male narrator replied, "Which is kinda what True Hearts Day is all about!" he explained.
Later that day at the school's courtyard, we see tons of students hanging out at the area. We then see Dexter video recording Blondie as she makes her report.
"So, fellow fairytales, Blondie Lockes here to give you reaction to the Royally Rebellious romance." Blondie reported.
KZZZT!
The scene changes inside Raven and Apple's room, "I think it's hexcellent." Raven said with a smile as Apple ran towards her bed and began to wail, "Ashlynn and Hunter decided to rewrite their destinies. What's wrong with that?" she asked as Apple wails louder, much to Raven's surprise.
KZZZT!
The scene then changes at the castleteria where Cerise is seen eating at one table, "I feel for them." she admitted taking a bite of her food, "I mean, keeping secrets is hard." she said as Sparrow tried to steal her food, she saw this and growls at him, Sparrow runs away screaming.
KZZZT!
The scene then changes at volcanic cliff where we see Daring holding up a sword and shield, "A Royal and a Rebel? Hah. They're from two different worlds." he claimed as he shielded himself when a dragon blew out fire towards him. And when the dragon stops, Daring threw his shield down on the ground, "I am trying to do an interview here!" he scolded as the dragon let's out a whimper.
KZZZT!
The scene changes inside Raven and Apple's room where Apple is sitting on a small steps with a little bird next to her, "I'm worried about Ashlynn and Hunter." she admitted, "If they don't follow their destinies, their books could close. Forever." she claimed.
KZZZT!
The scene changes at the Gazebo, where we see Eddy and Poppy sitting at one table, "Happy for the both of them." Eddy claimed, "Goes to show that no matter who you are and what you are, everyone deserves to love one another." he stated with Poppy nodding in agreement.
Later that day at the Princessology Class, we see a tall woman handing out papers to her students. The woman has a platinum blond hair with white streaks done up and holds her crown on top of it. She wears white and purpleish grey multilayered dress. This is the White Queen.
"Remember our quiz tomorrow on tiara size and future neck problems!" the White Queen advised.
Ashlynn then approaches Apple, "Apple, we have to talk.'' the daughter of Cinderella said.
"Ash, this is hard for me. Which is a first because I usually handle everything so very well." Apple admitted.
"I know." Ashlynn replied.
"I'm just so surprised you didn't trust me enough to tell me." Apple pointed out.
"I didn't think you'd understand." Ashlynn reasoned.
"I guess I don't." Apple admitted, "It just doesn't make sense to me. I don't wanna see anything bad happen to someone I care so much about." she said which made Ashlynn look down in concern.
Meanwhile, we see the Delivery Goose flying out of the school's entrance. At the entrance hall, we see Milton interrogating Cupid, Hopper and Briar about the pile of boxes filled with heart-shaped cakes.
"And so, you're telling me, all these heart-shaped cakes are for your "play"?" Milton asked.
"Yep!" Briar chirped.
"For the play." Cupid reasoned.
"You know it." Hopper said.
"They're-they're for the really funny scene where, er, Briar throws them at Hopper!" Cupid exclaimed as she picks up a box.
"Excuse me?" Hopper asked.
"Oh, yeah! It's such a funny scene." Briar agreed as she grabs one cake, "I just wind up, and—ugh!" she said before throwing at Hopper's face. The cake splats at his face, he licks a few icings from his mouth before giving them a double thumbs up.
"Very well." Milton said as he walks away. Cupid and Briar let's out a huff of relief.
Meanwhile at the Village of Book End, we see Ashlynn walking across the cobbled stone sidewalks as she walks by the Tower Hair Salon. She peeks through a window and saw Apple, Blondie and two more girls inside having a conversation.
Duchess then approaches her, "Hi, Ashlynn." she greeted.
"Duchess!" Ashlynn exclaimed in shock, "What do you want?" she asked in annoyance.
"What do I want? My own Happily Ever After, of course! And now that everyone knows that you're dating a Rebel, it looks like there's one available! No glass slipper for you! Hmm!" Duchess ranted.
"So, you're happy about Hunter and I dating while my best friends aren't?" Ashylnn pointed out, "Maybe I did make a mistake." she said running away.
"What? No! You're totally doing the right thing: follow your heart and all that sappy stuff." Duchess tried to tell her but she's long gone.
Later at the Castleteria, we see Hunter at one table with Eddy, Cerise and Cedar, when Humphrey approaches their table but Hunter stops him.
"Sorry! I'm saving this for Ashlynn." Hunter said. Humphrey rolls his eyes before walking away, Hunter then whistles as a squirrel and a rabbit placed a plate and candle on the table. He then saw Ashlynn at the castleteria's entrance door, "Hey, Ashlynn!" he called as he clears his throat.
Then a pair of birds created a path for Ashlynn by dropping flowers in line, Ashlynn approaches him, "Hunter, we need to talk." she said grabbing his hand.
"Ugh... Ashlynn?" Hunter asked in confusion as Ashlynn pulls him away as everyone watches them in confusion.
Outside the castleteria, Ashlynn spoke, "I just... I thought this would be a good thing. Showing everyone we were dating. I thought it would take the pressure off, but now, everything is worse." she said.
"W-What are you saying?" Hunter asked.
"Our friends are upset, I don't know what's going to happen to our stories..." Ashylnn stated.
"Yeah, but..." Hunter tried to reason.
Ashlynn held his hands, "Hunter, I don't want anything bad to happen to us... to you." she said, "I think... I think we should...break up." she said slightly pushing him away as she takes off the flower headband and handed back to Hunter, "I'm sorry." she apologized as she walks away.
Hunter watches her go in sadness as he hung his head down. Everyone who've witnessed this felt sorry for Hunter including Apple.
And that's it for this chapter! Next up will be the final part of the True Hearts Day trilogy, so please look forward for it.
