A/N: I promise I have not left you! Things have been so busy last quarter with school, finals, choir things, we moved, my wifi wasn't working, ugh! But I promise I'll update a thousand times faster now and I'm so so sorry!
Please leave a review. These next few chapters I picked people with not a lot going on so it almost seems third person. That will stop as soon as characters start making attachments and drama begins (which is soon) Please review!
(Snow)
"I missed it so much here," I sighed happily, skipping arm-in-arm up to the castle's courtyard with my new roommate.
"It's so beautiful, I'm so glad I finally came," Ariel supplied. I'd met Ariel years before, along with her sisters. She was three years older than me, and this would be my first year in the eldest section of the academy.
"Why were you allowed to come this year?" I asked curiously, glancing up at the girl. She scratched the back of her head sheepishly.
"Well, my aunt brought me. She's down in the housing district."
My eyes widened. "Your father doesn't know?!" I exclaimed wildly.
"Shh! I mean, I guess he does but..."
"Ariel! Well, at least you're here...everyone's going to love seeing you again."
"Not as much as Prince Florian loved to see you..."
I blushed heatedly, thinking of how he'd introduced himself enthusiastically earlier.
Our group sat on the docks, per usual. Giselle, in a pink silk frock with matching flowers in her red hair, was sprawled across Edward's burly frame. Robert sat beside them, talking to Naveen, who had certainly changed his fashion sense since middle school. Aurora, dressed as a fifties school girl in purple petal pushers, a white v-neck tee, and a pink scarf tied around her neck, sleepily sat beside a blonde-haired girl I'd never met. Charles and Florian were talking, and Phillip sat beside them glued to his phone. Jasmine sat brooding on Hans lap, rubbing her shoulders and murmuring reassuring words.
Giselle screaming when she saw us, leaping up to wrap her arms around us.
"I MISSED YOU TWO SO MUCH!" She screamed, jumping up and down. Edward, cheeks rosy, watched Giselle in half embarrassment, half awe. Nancy cleared her throat, watching her friend as if she were a child needing reprimanding.
"Sorry," Giselle murmured. "Sometimes I just get so excited!"
"Hey, guys," Aurora said. "Good to see you, Ariel."
"You too, Aurora."
"This is Cindy," Rory introduced the shy girl beside her, who gave a weak smile. "Cindy Tremaine."
Jasmine spit out the tea she'd been drinking. "Shut UP. The Tremaines-"
"You'll love it here," Charles said abruptly, cutting off whatever insult was about to fly out of Jazz's mouth. "The fireworks are the best part of the year, besides voting Class King."
"Or Queen," Nancy said, cutting down Charles' firm smile. They locked eyes, making most of us uncomfortable.
"Why don't we get on the boat?" Hans suggested with a nervous laugh. We all nodded in agreement, going down the dock to get a good seat for the headmasters speech. And the fireworks.
A hand tapped my elbow, and I looked up into chocolate eyes, flecked with gold chips.
"Snow? Would you care to sit next to me?" Florian asked, smiling timidly. I took his outstretched hand, soft in mine. "Of course. "
(Tinker Bell)
I sat on the courtyard lawn with most of the students, being nudged and prodded in the melee of excitement.
Peter sat on one side of me, Jim on the other, balancing a cigarette between his teeth.
"If you get caught with that on the first day, you'll be in trouble," I warned, playing with the hoop in my lip. Peter just whistled.
"Cmon, Tink. Don't be like that. Besides, what we got in our rooms is much worse-"
"That needs to stop too, Peter."
He stared at me, perplexed, making my heart contract. He scratched behind his ear, closing one eye and not the other, a worry crease appearing between his eyes. I wanted to reach up and smooth it away from his tan face, but what could I do?
"Who peed in your cheerios?" Jim grumbled, pushing his hair back into his ponytail while stomping out his cig with a combat boot.
"Maybe I don't want you two to kill yourselves with those drugs, huh?" I hissed, scratching my wrist, accidentally scrapping the scars there. I pulled my sleeves down further.
"Whatever," Jim said, rising. "I'm gonna go grab a cotton candy. Anyone want anything?" I shook my head, and Peter asked for an ice cream bar.
I looked away from Peter, and he slipped his arm around my waist.
"Ignore Jim, Tink," he whispered in my ear, making me shiver violently. "He's just moody. If it really makes you happy, I'll stop, okay?"
"And...The girls?" I murmured. "You'll stop with the girls?"
His amber eyes widened. "Does it matter that much to you?"
I met his gaze. "Yes. Very much."
He pursed his elfin lips, but nodded. "Alright. If that's what you want."
I leaned against his shoulder. "Thank you."
"You're the most important thing to me in the whole world, Tink."
The sky was dark now, a few lights shining on the castle to allow us to see the headmaster when he stepped out.
He wore his scarlet robes, tied at the waist with a gold rope. He wore the star spangled sorcerers at on his head, his black hair visible curling at the nape of his neck. He raised his gloved hands, and as he lowered them, the lights dimmed, causing all the students to turn to him. The lights twinkled off the gems in his hat, prisms of light dancing across the courtyard. Peter's upturned face had rainbows racing across it, dying his tan cheeks pink and blue and green.
"Students," Headmaster Mouse began. "Faculty, C.A.S.T members, I welcome you to another year at Disney academy. Before we begin, I do have something to say.
This year, we will be cracking down on rules. Students must be in their dorms before ten pm, or they will be locked out. And you will not want to be on the outer campus at night."
He didn't say it as if we would be punished. He said it very darkly, causing a chill to sweep my spine.
"Peter, what does that mean?"
His eyes, hesitant, met mine. "Nothing. The Academy is the safest place in the world for us. You know that."
I nodded, not daring to look away from his eyes, but the Headmaster called our attention again.
"I want all of you to be constantly wary of your surroundings. Of your neighbors and your friends. If you feel something is wrong, contact anyone of our professors immediately.
I would like to take this moment to remind all students that dark magic is strictly prohibited. Anyone using it will be promptly expelled. We also provide a sorcery class for those who need help chanelling their magic.
Now, classes start tomorrow at nine am and please do not keep your professors waiting.
Alright, enough with the heavy. I assume you all came for the show, correct?"
There was was a loud chorus of cheers in response, Peter's whooping making my right ear ring.
"Okay, then, off we go!"
Headmaster Mouse threw his arms into the air, red parchment sleeves falling back to reveal ablaster arms. From his white - gloved fingertips flew sparks of all colors, which rocketed behind the castle, sounding a chorus of "ooh!"s behind us. The fireworks left my ears buzzing, and I turned to watch Peter, his face excited as it glowed and lit up according to the night sky. Not for the first time, I wondered what it would be like to kiss Peter, to wake up next to him. To have him hold me.
But there would always be only one girl for Peter.
And it was only a matter of time before he realized she was here.
Sorry it was so short! More chapters are to come. Please review!