Good news. This chapter has something from EVERY character's plot line in. You know what this means? It means things are ROUNDING UP GUYS AH! exciting.

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As Spring finished up and trees began to switch from pastel pink back to Summery green, the seniors of Disney High grew with anguish.

Tiana had been studying so much that when she blinked she could almost see the imprint of words from a textbook in the harsh light. She was sleep deprived, she was practically bursting with equations, literary techniques, the periodic table, the dates from Nazi Germany and Boston Harbour. Charlotte was beside herself, 'how on Earth can you spend so much time studying Tia!' or 'I don't know how you do it, you've been insane recently!'. True, she had gone pretty overboard of late and she could have lied and said it was 100% exam worry. It was probably 97% exam worry, because whenever Tiana wasn't at work, school or studying she was lying in bed or sat with her mum and her mind couldn't help but wander to Naveen. Sure she had gotten her hopes up and whether or not she would admit it to herself, she had seriously been disappointed when Kronk misinformed her. Everyone was talking about it, Charlotte and Naveen, the latest couple, the trendiest couple. Tiana knew it deep down that had it been her no one would have been saying those things. Her? Trendy? Cute? No way. Uptight and nerdy were more like it. Had she been asked by Naveen, she was sure everyone would have made comments about how much of a mismatch it was. So she would shake her head of these things and study until 4am and then when she was too tired to even think about the time let alone Naveen, she would sleep.

Charlotte, however, had been squealing for days. There was talk of a senior beach party being arranged, like the previous years it was a tradition to have a big senior meet up the weekend before exams and while this was usually some house party or a disco in the school gym but this year Esmeralda and Pocahontas had decided on a beach party and recently the rumours had started flying.

"I have got to buy the cutest new pink swimsuit!" she cried,

"I'm going to get a red one" Arista said, "I wonder if Wasabi will be there- Oh he is the cutest!"

"What about you Tia?"

"I have an old green one" she shrugged,

"Oh I have so much swimwear" Adella said, "all those life guarding jobs in the Summer you know"

and so most of the conversations that day amongst the seniors continued about the beach party, everyone was awaiting for Esmeralda and Pocahontas to just confirm their rumours.

Mulan and Hercules worked on a strategy. Admittedly he knew most of the technical terms but Mulan really did have good ideas once she had started, he was impressed. So they spent a few hours after school each day devising the game plan and tactics for if the first tactics didn't work. Meg dropped in a few times, less than helpful with her lack of practice nor knowledge but she almost always brought some sort of salty snacks, pretzels or Doritos were common. Mulan's friends were quite shocked to learn that Mulan had befriended Megara Miratio who was notorious for her terrible attitude. Mulan, however, found her really quite funny and even when she was brutally insulting the football team or ranting about men in general, there was a real bitter-sweetness to it. Mulan was pretty sure Hercules had brought the sweet back into her. The plan was completed that morning and Hercules accompanied Mulan to the gym where he knew Shang would be there, finishing up from that mornings training. Meg shrugged off to homeroom, and Hercules had to slightly push at Mulan's back as she meekly shuffled alongside him.

"Shang!" Hercules called, Shang dragged a ball of soccer balls behind him as he pushed the gymnasium doors open,

"Hercules- missed you in training" he raised an eyebrow firmly,

"Sorry Shang, I'll make up for it" he insisted

"With ten more laps next session" Shang told him and Hercules didn't bat an eye,

"Listen Shang-"

Shang looked down by Hercules' fore arm and spotted the small Mulan, hiding and pink.

"What are you doing back?" he asked, half confused half annoyed

"I-" she started

"Shang she wants her spot back on the team"

Shang sighed, dropping the bag of soccer balls

His teammates looked at him, big eyes and expectant expressions,

Shang fell into a bench, pushed against the gym wall.

"You can't just come in here and expect your place back" he said

"I know Shang but-" Mulan tried but Shang didn't look interested at all and Mulan felt silent again,

Hercules didn't try to explain for her this time, he knew she had to do it for herself and he took a small step back,

"I know that I shouldn't have stormed off... it was unprofessional and I realise that"

Shang raised an eyebrow, "is that how you really feel?"

"Yes" she said bluntly, but it was a lie and she knew her face gave her away. She knew she didn't regret it, she was being taken for a fool after all.

he stared at her, a tiny smile tugging on his lips, "Really?"

"Well... no" she said in a small voice, "It isn't"

"Oh?"

"I wasn't helped" she started, standing taller "I was... bullied, teased... they were mocking me, being sexist, and you let them!"

"I tried to stop them" he said rather calmly, "But I'm glad you've admitted what was wrong and you should know, I told the teammates off"

"You did?"

"As best I could" he said, "but why should you be allowed back, if you storm off at every nasty comment? Soccer can be a rough business"

"Because" Mulan said, "I've learned... and we have this"

She handed Shang a plastic pocket of papers, rolled up and Hercules and Mulan grew smug little grins.

"And this is?"

"A game plan" they said in union,

Shang looked up, wide eyed and stared for a moment.

Mulan shifted on her feet

Suddenly Shang's face grew into a huge grin,

"I'll see you at the next practice then Mulan- and Hercules... forget those laps"

Anna and Jasmine headed up the corridor on their way to lesson, Elsa was beside them. Elsa had been containing herself from yelling at Hans whenever she saw them, blood boiling and her face red, but every time she drew deep breathes and walked by. Anna took a different approach. Everything about seeing him made her disgusted, embarrassed with herself. She never walked around alone anyway, not since she had made up with her friends again and each of them were ready to pounce were he to speak or even look at her oddly. She hadn't taken any action against his harassment only trusted his brothers to take care of him- she couldn't help but wonder what they had done.

The three girls were going to their separate lessons, discussing what Elsa was going to wear to prom but Elsa wasn't too fussed on prom, she just wanted to pass exams. Anna stopped talking suddenly and they all followed her eyes to Hans who was walking very confidently past them, they all glared apart from Anna who avoided eye contact. He passed, laughing with Kokoum and pushing past Jasmine's shoulder.

"One day" Jasmine growled "I will actually kill him"

"I'll join you" Elsa whispered huskily, "I can't stand him"

"Guys please" Anna said, pulling at them down the corridor

"Seriously, Anna" Jasmine said "just say the word and I'll punch him"

Anna laughed but Elsa didn't.

Tiana tried to relax a bit as the day wore on, but Tiana was never fully settled or relaxed. She was rushed off her feet with yearbook planning. The photographer was scheduled right between exams meaning even more stress and she was still waiting on some peoples quotes, not to mention she needed a photographer for prom hired to make sure prom photos would be in the yearbook.

Lottie had been helping out but she'd rushed home earlier having forgot her textbooks and still wasn't back. Tiana had started rattling up some ideas for her own yearbook quote but had no luck. Lottie had said she saw a Kim Kardashian quote 'to die for' but after googling Kim Kardashian quotes and seeing "I'll cry at the end of the day…not when I have fresh makeup on", Tiana closed the laptop at a complete mind block.

At that moment Aladdin and Flynn burst into the Yearbook Office. Tiana sighed, hoping to God that Flynn hadn't got out of his way again to print even more photos of himself.

"Tiana!" Aladdin announced, "we have our yearbook quote ideas"

Tiana propped up now, excited. Finally some sensible people, thinking ahead- but Aladdin and Flynn were anything but sensible thinkers.

"Well what are they?" she asked,

Flynn smugly pulled a scrap piece of paper from his back pocket and handed it over.

Tiana took the paper and opening it up to see scrawled handwriting had messily written over the lines.

Aladdin bounced on his heels, "So, what d'ya think?"

Tiana winced slightly. "Aladdin when I said a 'quote' I meant a meaningful one"

"That is meaningful"

"This speaks to you?" she asked, "this is how you want to be remembered?"

"Why not?" Aladdin asked, clueless

"Fine, fine" Tiana said with a weak smile, and she opened her laptop to jot down Aladdin's quote.

"What about mine?" Flynn questioned

"Flynn," Tiana started, "'School was shit, peace out suckers' probably isn't the best way to go"

Flynn's shoulders dropped, "What if I replace the word 'shit' with 'trash'"

Tiana raised an eyebrow, "No"

Flynn rolled his eyes, "alright, fine, I'll think of another one"

"Sorry" Tiana said, as the boys left "but if you could get more people to think of their's that'd be good"

"Sure" Aladdin yelled, as the door slammed.

Tiana looked at her laptop at Aladdin's quote and grimaced, hoping that the other seniors had a bit more common sense when it came to their own quotes.

Why can't I just eat my waffle? - Obama.

Tiana groaned. Of all Obama's beautiful quotes, he chose that.

Sitting around the cafeteria table were Jasmine, Mulan, Anna and Rapunzel... and Ariel who's head was elsewhere. Summer was creeping in, exams were near and so was the production of High School Musical. After the performance earlier that season for the staff she felt like the biggest failure ever. She was singing, with passion and care all for Vanessa who was gaining the credit and Eric.

"Ariel what's up?" Mulan asked, "You seem down?"

"What?" Ariel forced a smile,

"Don't lie to us" Jasmine raised an eyebrow,

"Come on, Ariel!" Rapunzel insisted,

"I have to tell you something then..." Ariel said very slowly and her friends leaned in,

"You can't tell anyone" she said, "and you can't freak out" she looked specifically at Jasmine,

"I won't, I won't" Jasmine insisted, the rest nodded

"I've done something bad- bad for me that is"

"You cheated on a test?" Anna asked,

"Kissed a guy with a girlfriend?" Jasmine suggested,

"What!" Ariel cried, "No way!"

"Then what?"

"I've been helping Vanessa"

They all widened their eyes, waiting for her to continue

"It's complicated... but... I've been helping her sing"

"Sing?"

"Well I haven't helped her sing... I've been singing... for her"

She took a deep breathe,

"That sneaky little witch!" Jasmine exclaimed, "Ariel why did you do this?"

"Oh!" Ariel whined and then flew her arms around, "I don't know!"

"What reason do you have for helping her, she's nothing but mean!" Mulan asked,

"She threatened to tell Eric I liked him... it doesn't seem like much I know but-"

"-It's embarrassing" Anna finished

"Especially when they go out"

"Or so we assume- " Rapunzel added, "they may just be close friends"

"Close friends or a married couple!" Jasmine exclaimed, "I don't care what they are, I care about you!"

Ariel sighed, regretting telling them now, "You said you wouldn't freak!"

"We aren't!" Anna insisted,

"I am!" Jasmine didn't hold back at all "I will march up to her and-"

"-and nothing!" Mulan said, "Jasmine we promised not to freak and we won't"

Jasmine stiffened her shoulders,

"We're not happy about this" Mulan said to Ariel, "but we also won't get involved- does anyone know?"

Ariel sighed, "Thanks- and no only you guys"

"Is there nothing we could do to help?" Jasmine frowned.

Ariel shook her head, "It's too late... I mean it's one play"

Her friends exchanged glances and Ariel quickly changed the subject, talking about the planned senior beach party she had heard about.

Flynn, Phoebus, Esmeralda, Aladdin and Pocahontas sat around eating their lunch, their final lesson was in five minutes and they were all finishing up their food.

"So this beach party-" Charlotte approached them

"No Charlotte" Esmeralda said, "The entire year will know more once we've decided which weekend"

Charlotte grinned and scurried off, "OK, OK... no rush!"

"If one more person asks I'm going to scream" Esmeralda said

"Well we shouldn't have been talking about it so loudly this morning" Pocahontas shrugged, "Besides we'll make the Facebook group next week"

"So there definitely is a beach party?" Aladdin asked,

"Sh!" Pocahontas said, "Yes there is"

"No way!"

"That's gonna be awesome!" Flynn agreed

"We were thinking a beach fire" Pocahontas smiled,

"And ice cream!" Flynn said

"And speakers for music" Esmeralda added,

"And a barbecue!" Phoebus said,

"And volleyball- water sports!"

"Beer!" Flynn grinned,

"Marshmallows!" Aladdin said

"Is all you think about food?" Esmeralda asked and the three boys nodded simultaneously.

"Right- I've got to get to AP Math" Pocahontas sighed,

"Me too" Aladdin said,

"Oh yeah- how's that A+ going?" Esmeralda asked,

"Pretty good" Aladdin smiled, more comfortable discussing his grades now, "Thanks"

"I'm heading to the library" Flynn shrugged,

"To do work?" Pocahontas asked,

"To nap" he stated and the three of them headed off.

Esmeralda checked her phone, she had no lesson now and was going to get on with some work. She locked her phone and looked up to talk but-

Ah.

Phoebus.

The two hadn't spoken properly in weeks, not since it was revealed he had liked her. Now they made sure they were never alone, never having to talk to each other directly- at least she did. He tried to make things normal and clear the air but any time he tried Esmeralda just found herself confused. She had no clue how to treat him anymore.

"So" he said awkwardly

"So" she repeated

"The beach party sounds like a good idea"

She nodded, "I'm gonna head to the library too"

Phoebus grunted in reply, he didn't know why he expected anything less than a sentence out of her. She never spoke to him anymore.

Prom Committee gathered for a quick after school gathering.

"A quick one girls" Tiana said, "But Aurora has some great news- Aurora?"

"I found a venue girls!"

There was an excitable murmur but Esmeralda didn't look convinced,

"Where?" she asked and everyone stared at the pretty blonde,

"Hear me out" she said, sensing Esmeralda's sceptic

"The Disney Castle"

Everyone blinked,

"No way!"

"You can use it for prom!"

"It turns out you can!" Aurora grinned, "My parents and I went out there for dinner last weekend and it just hit me and I asked and they agreed and it's in our budget!"

Everyone grinned and discussed amongst themselves.

The Disney Castle was none other on the highest land in Disney, its very own Landmark. Built by Mr Walt's great great grandfather, the first Walt Disney. The castle opened into a foyer and then into a huge, grand ballroom like one from a real royal palace. Above it were restaurants and very expensive fairy tale books in beautiful inscriptions on display. Disney's very own Landmark.

"It's settled!" Charlotte decided and no one objected,

"It really is fairy tale like!" Cinderella smiled

Belle got home after a long day. She'd been starting her studying now and so even her lunch breaks were being taken up. She was motivated sure, but exhausted. Her father was at yoga a new hobby he had taken up since the doctor had warned him about his cholesterol so Belle had been preparing healthier dinners now and Maurice was taking walks in the morning and yoga twice a week. She threw her school stuff down and then began playing the radio, as she prepared some chicken Parmesan and salad. Another loud 80's song came on and there was a load, rhythmic knock on the door. Her father usually came back through the back door and Belle tiptoed over to the door, peering through the peephole she watched the back of someone's head.

Timidly, she opened the door and the tall man turned,

"Mademoiselle!" He grinned, tall, lanky and golden in hair he shot her a flashy smile.

"Lumiere?" she asked sceptically, careful to remember his name

"Ah I told Cogsworth you'd remember my name!" he exclaimed

Belle just stared,

"Ah!" he said, "for you" he handed her a narrow box, just smaller the length and width of her arm, a black box tied in golden ribbon.

"What-" she began

"And this!" he said, pulling a small rectangular present in black wrapping paper, swirling with golden entrails.

She just looked at the gifts awkwardly, she then blinked at Lumiere waiting for an explanation

"Bonsoir, Belle" he simply said without any elaboration he headed back towards his little car.

Belle closed her door and headed back into the kitchen where she placed the gifts neatly on the table. Which one was first?

The long one.

She opened the box, she felt like she was opening a wand and indeed it was the type of box she'd imagined Harry Potter opened in Ollivanders, the inside was cushioned with black silk, glossy and soft and embedded with a single rose, scarlet red. She grazed it with her fingers expecting it to be fake but the satin, textured petals were real enough. No note, just the rose.

She opened up the other gift, the rose too fragile for her too hold, she felt delicately at this to make sure she wouldn't break it. Instead, however, there was a small but pretty hardback copy of 'Romeo & Juliet'. She trailed her fingers around the edges and opened it, to see scrawled handwriting inside the cover-

Belle,

I wasn't sure until I read this that you were special to me, would you like to go to prom?

Is this cheesy and embarrassing enough yet?

Adam

Belle grinned and tears welled inside her eyes. She hugged at the book and nodded to his question, even though she knew he wasn't there. She really wished he was.