It was time to meet the forest group, and Sebastian walked with Tedros from the castle towards the blue forest and up to flag number three. The entirety of the forest was a gleaming sapphire blue colour.

Tedros let out a groan and Sebastian looked up at the group. A couple of nevers and evers stood around the flag.

Sebastian was so distracted by the fact Laura was in his forest group, that he didn't even realize that Kendrick, the pirate he was forced to work with under his father's orders, had also made it into the school for good and evil, only as a never.

"Sebastian?"

His gaze snapped away from Laura to Kendrick, stuck in the never black uniform.

"Kendrick? Wait, I didn't know you got into the school."

Kendrick let out that evil grin, the one he got whenever he thought they had the Twilight Children.

There was a snicker and Sebastian looked up and over at Laura, who was wearing a smirk. She stood with that bug-eyed girl who Tedros seemed to have a passionate hate for, Agatha. "And I'm the one in the wrong school."

Sebastian snarled at her. She rolled her eyes, turning back to Agatha in her pink uniform.

"I can see this is going to be a hard group."

Sebastian looked down at the short gnome that had walked up.

"Now, even though I seem to have the three royal heirs of good in my group, that doesn't mean that you all know the rules that separate good and evil."

Laura shuffled uncomfortably as Agatha and a couple of other girls looked over at her. Tedros leaned over. "Did he say all three royal heirs? I thought Princess Camilla hasn't been seen for thirty-five years."

Sebastian nodded. "I don't know, I think he just made a mistake. Obviously, the heir of Camelot and Havfrue are here, but there isn't an heir to Villeneuve."

"There are five rules that separate good and evil," The gnome spoke. "1. The evil attack, the good defend. 2. The evil punish, the good forgive. 3. The evil hurt, the good help. 4. The evil take, the good give. 5. The evil hate, the good love."

"Which does that make you?" Laura challenged, a condescending tone in her voice.

Sebastian looked over at her, about to say something, but stopped himself. He couldn't get in trouble again, he had already gotten angry letters from both his parents about the scene at welcoming. They couldn't have him tarnishing Havfrue's reputation.

"We are going to test your ability to tell between good and evil. Who would like to go first?" Yuba the gnome said, eyeing to the crowd of Evers and Nevers.

"You!" Yuba pointed his small staff at a wrinkly never boy. "Here. You're first."

He turned to Reena, and another never boy Sebastian didn't know. Quickly, he turned them into unicorns. "Which is good and which is evil?"

The never boy stared at the two unicorns pranced around. "Can I start again?"

Yuba rolled his eyes. "Next!"

A couple more groups went before Yuba turned his attention to Sebastian. "You, you're next."

He turned his staff, and Sebastian rolled his eyes as Laura and Kendrick turned into identical white-tailed foxes, which were also the mascot of Villeneuve.

Sebastian stared at them as they both began trotting around. He eyed them both as one sat down, and the other walked over to Agatha, brushing her leg.

He pointed to the one that was against Agatha. "That one's evil, that one is Laura."

Yuba raised an eyebrow. "Well, which is it? Evil? Or Laura? Laura is in the good school."

"Evil." Sebastian hissed, glaring at Laura the fox.

"Correct!"

Yuba waved his stick. Sebastian stared in shock as Kendrick stood up. A small glare on his face was all Sebastian needed to know. They may have been allies in the war, but they weren't going to be allies now.

Sebastian turned to Laura, who was sitting on the blue glass, blinking. She stood up quickly and knocked shoulders as she walked past, a threatening spark flying from her hands.

"Nice job."

Beatrix and her friend Reena came up. "Ignore her, she's just grabbing for attention. She already tried faking being the lost princess of Villeneuve. That's what the wish fish showed. Her being the princess."

Sebastian met Laura's gaze and she raised an eyebrow as Sophie and Agatha spoke quickly and urgently next to her. She was challenging him.

Sebastian clenched the letter in his fist. He couldn't believe his parents had the audacity to blame him for getting into the school.

He lowered his eyes to the paper again, trying to figure out if there was some semblance of love, or if it was just hate.

Dear Sebastian,

Your mother and I wanted to express our disappointment in you for being taken to the school when we just had you appointed in charge of the neverland war. We were on the verge of finding the magic, and now, without you or Kendrick, the battle is lost. Those horrible little runts that protect the island will succeed in keeping the magic. Do you never want to find your little sister again? I hope you're happy.

Sincerely, King Eric and Queen Ariel of Havfrue

Sebastian snarled, tearing the letter into little shreds of paper. Tedros and Chaddick looked up from their beds. He tossed the scraps into a little paper bin and stood.

"I'm going for a walk, I'll be back."

Sebastian walked out the door, not waiting for a response.

His entire life, his parents had pressured him and his younger sister Melody to be the best. This led to cold distant parents and a whole ton of resentment. It was no wonder Melody had left. After Melody left, his mother had felt so guilty she had had a heart attack, and had demanded that they started looking for her. The only problem with that was they had no way to look for her. The kingdom of Havfrue was never particularly strong in the magic department, that was more Villeneuve's specialty. So, his parents had spoken with several different people and had come to the conclusion that neverland held the root of all magic. They talked with the pirates and teamed up. The pirates wanted neverland's territory, and they wanted the magic. What none of them had expected was The Twilight Children. The protectors of Neverland, who in return for living there, promised to protect the mermaids, alligators, and people of the land safe. Sebastian had never confided in anyone, but he had little hope that they were going to win. The Twilight Children were incredible fighters. They were skilled with the bow, sword, and had the home turf advantage of being able to hide anywhere. It got even worse when they realized that their leader, whom Sebastian now knew was Laura, was a sorcerer, and quite possibly one of the strongest ones in the fairy tale world. It was a hopeless fight. Even though they had triple the numbers, they couldn't outmatch them. There was no point in fighting them and making an enemy out of the strongest army in the world.

Sebastian huffed as he realized he had ended up outside the library. He had gotten so lost in his thoughts that he hadn't realized how far he had gone. He was about to turn to head back, but changed his mind, instead stepping inside.

Maybe he could find something about magic, somewhere where they wouldn't be killed.

Sebastian walked past the sleeping turtle and to the section on magic. He was rifling through the books when he heard talking through the shelves, and he stopped to listen.

"I don't understand what the heck it's supposed to mean though? The one thing good has that evil doesn't? That's a number of things. Castles, families, armies."

Sebastian peeked through, seeing Agatha and Laura. He rolled his eyes and was about to continue, but came to a halt when Laura spoke again.

"I think I know what it is," Laura sat up straight; she could see his flaming hair. "There is this lullaby in Villeneuve, and the lyrics go: How does a moment last forever? How does a story never die? It is love we must hold onto, never easy but we try," Laura leaned across the table. "The answer is love. How many villains do you know who have found love?"

Sebastian leaned in, trying to hear more, when Laura twisted around, her dark brown eyes landing on his through the shelf.