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Part III:
~ Chapter Eleven: A Charming Problem ~

"Oh no," I said rather unenthusiastically. "help. Please, anybody out there? Save me. . . oh no. . ."

Madame Maid Marian sighed, I knew she was probably ticked at me. . . but I don't want to be rescued, I want to do the rescuing! I don't understand what's so hard to get about a girl wanting to rescue someone instead of being saved all the time, I mean - let's shake it up a bit. It would certainly be nice. "Darling, must you sound so unenthused this morning?" She called out.

'Yes. I'm bored.'

It was my mind's first thought, but I didn't want to get an 'F' in this assignment yet. At least let me get through the first week without one? "OH NO, HELP! SOMEONE HELP ME! I DESPERATELY NEED SAVING!" I yelled out, arms flailing and the whole nine yards. I earned a couple chuckles from other Princesses in the class, as I noticed her dismay - I toned it down dramatically though.

Instead of making a lot of noise, since I'm pretty sure she'd have my head if I came out with another outburst - I decided to watch whatever poor chump was supposed to be rescuing me. I watched him intently. "Take a left through the woods, thrash the thorns and vines, jump the gates, glide over the raging river, make a right, a sharp left followed by another right, climb up and bam - I'm here." I said aloud, but watched the poor fool as he did near everything I pointed out in my mind, almost the complete opposite.

Fool, what a fool!

I looked down at my wrist watch, pleading to any higher power that would listen - that he wouldn't take much longer. Soon the lunch bell rang for class dismissal - everyone else in my class had been rescued but me. What the ever after?! Oh no, it wasn't happening like this.

I hopped onto the tower's window ledge, making a dive for a loose vine that caught the corner of my eye, grasping it tightly in mid-air I swung around, my feet pounding against the stone tower walls for speed gain as I then took it all the way down with another simple swing.

Landing my feet upon the ground, I dusted my dress off - briefly fixed my hair and grabbed all my books. There wasn't any way I'd be late for lunch as I had been for the last few classes. Not today.

"Hexcellent swing Miss Charming," Maid Marian noted, I gave a big smile - hoping it would keep me out of trouble. "well done."

"Thank you," I beamed brightly, even though I knew a scolding would come next. "but?"

"- but a Princess isn't meant to save herself, Darling." She explained to me, for the millionth time already this semester.

"Yes ma'am."

"Although you do have a remarkable sense of freeing oneself." She took yet another note, nothing I couldn't have told her already though. I was one of those girls who could look good and step over mud puddles all on my own. All by myself.

As much as Maid Marian knew it, it wasn't the purpose of my course. I couldn't help it, I just wanted to set someone else free. Was that so hard to ask? "Unfortunately, I have to fail you on this assignment, as you freed yourself."

"But Madame!" I began to plead my case, if she'd have it today. Sometimes she listened, sometimes she didn't. My voice felt so small in this class. "Had I not freed myself you know I would be in that tower until sometime after lunch! I won't be late to my after lunch class for the fourth time this week, I don't see how you failing me for this assignment is very fair but you can do as you please because you're the teacher and I'm just the student." It may have sounded disrespectful, I hadn't meant it to be, I just didn't want to waste any more time than I had to in this class and I truly didn't want to sacrifice my lunch over some moron who was still stuck in the first obstacle.

"Away you go, Miss Charming. This is the end of the discussion, thank you." I gathered my books and walked away - I guess I was lucky I wasn't getting detention for 'speaking back' to an authority figure in the faculty of Ever After High.

I walked back into the school, the students were filling up the hall as I was just entering. "Hey girl," Raven Queen soon approached me, I really enjoyed her company. I agree with everything she stands for and I'll back her up no problem, should it ever come down to it. "how did being rescued go? It must've been okay, you're out on time."

I scoffed, rolling my deep blue eyes. "I'm only out on time before I saved myself."

Raven giggled, but soon realized I was telling the legitimate truth. "Yikes! Really?" She still held a smile, "How did Maid Marian take it?"

"Hard." I told her out-right, shifting my books from one arm to the other. "She's failing me in today's assignment because I literally left the tower by myself. Everyone else was saved, the moron I got stuck with was still on obstacle one when I left - how is it fair that I have to miss lunch and partially my class after because he couldn't rescue me properly?" I sighed, hugging my books close to my chest. "I don't even want to be rescued anyway."

Raven placed a comforting hand on my arm, "You're more talented than the other princesses, you actually know how to escape and did it - I think you should get bonus marks, forget being fairy-failed."

I smiled again, "I thought maybe it would be self-centered to think that, but it did cross my mind once or twice - thank you."

She smirked, "Well, I'll see you around, I'm gonna go to Maddie's Tea Shoppe for lunch, unless you want to join me?"

I would love to, but I needed to speak to someone specific about the grade I'd received. Or lack thereof. "No thanks Raven, but I'll see you around."

She nodded before giving me a parting hug, and doing just that. I needed to find a specific someone and I knew hexactly where they were.

I picked the lock on the Boys' dormitory and entered, stealth mode in check. I didn't use my bobby pins to break into places often, but this was important. I needed to see my brother, my twin brother. I finally made my way up to the dorm he shared with Hunter Huntsman, whom ironically answered the door. He tried to shield my view of Ashlynn in the background, but there was no need. "Hey, is Dexter here? I'd like to speak to him if I could please."

His shoulders relaxed, they weren't as stiff as they were moments ago. "Yeah sure, c'mon in. Welcome to our humble abode."

It was neat and tidy, beds made - everything in its place, it was obvious Dexter was staying in this room. He always was a clean-freak. I saw him sprawled on his bed with his nose in a book, I surprised him by pulling the book down and he grinned. "Hey!"

I hugged him and sat down on the bed, "Hey, how's it going?" I asked him. It had only been a week since school started, but I wanted to know how he was doing.

"I'm alright, getting back into the swing of school and studying, reading - I'm more focused and having less time to think for me, is a good thing. How's school going for you?" He asked me, putting his bookmark in his book and set it on the side table - sitting right next to me.

I sighed, "That's what I came to talk to you about." Even Hunter and Ashlynn had their curiosity peak. "Madame Maid Marian is kinda ticked at me, I think. . ."

Dexter raised a brow, "Why? What'd you do? Darling, you're supposed to not cause trouble. Charming's don't do detention." I suddenly felt like I was being lectured, I know he only meant it with the best of intentions, but he was my older brother - even if just by a mere couple minutes.

"Well, the moron who was assigned to rescue me from the tower earlier this morning, was taking forever after! I had the whole obstacle course figured out before he got the okay to start the way to my tower. The lunch bell rang and Madame Marian expected me to stay where I was until the moron rescued me. He's probably still trying to get through it! So, I made a jump from the tower, grabbing a free vine and swung down, gathering my own books and ready to leave. But she tells me she's giving me a failing grade for the assignment because I freed myself." I crossed my arms over my chest, just underneath my bust. "And I got in trouble for it, but it would've been okay had I been late to my next class and missed lunch because of someone who can't even make it past obstacle one?"

I caught Dexter chuckling softly, but he stopped almost instantly. "I'm not laughing at your situation sis, it's just the way you worded it was humorous. My apologies."

I giggled when I caught what he did. "Right, well it may sound funny but it's painfully true Dex, I don't know what to do - I'm going to have to drop the class or something. It'd be easier than failing and having to report to mom and dad."

He gave me a hug, Dexter's hugs were the best. Always genuine and warm. "You'll figure things out soon." I sure hoped he was right.