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Chapter Four: The Other Door…

Coraline opened her eyes.

She noticed a colorful room, and the colors seemed to dance as if they were at some sort of magical ball. Every color one could imagine swayed too and fro, and Coraline couldn't do anything to stop them, nor did she even want to.

Her bedroom was beautiful, just like the way her Other Mother had made it for her.

The only difference was that there were no magical animals flying about or anything like that.

Coraline stared up at the ceiling, before she let out a relaxed sigh. The door didn't work, again. Maybe it closed for good when the Other Mother died for good…? That would have made sense to Coraline. She believed that was the case.

It felt like a Saturday, but it was probably Wednesday.

She turned her head slowly to her alarm clock, and there was no time displayed in red digits like it usually was. She had forgotten that she unplugged it before out of a fit of rage. The door to her room slowly opened, and it was Coraline's father.

He held his favorite mug filled with coffee in one hand; it was a duck cup, why it was his favorite, Coraline never bothered to ask. He had the newspaper underneath his free arm, and he made a small grimace for a moment as if he had smelled something bad when he entered her bedroom, but soon his face turned into a tired smile which made Coraline smile a little back.

"Hey Kiddo, wake up… school starts soon, and if you want me to drop you off then you might wanna change." He took a few steps into the room, before he sighed at the sight of her alarm clock unplugged. He placed his coffee mug on top of her nightstand, and he kneeled himself down to plug in the digital clock. He stared at the blinking red numbers, before he started to click the buttons to set the time. When that was done, he stood back to his feet and took a hold of his mug, sipping his coffee, then placing it back down again as he stared at Coraline.

The blue haired girl didn't budge, but stared right back, and he huffed slightly underneath his breath "Coraline, you need to get up, change, eat, and we need to rush off to school A.S.A.P., so hurry, hurry, hurry!" He kneeled on one knee and started to tickle her with both his hands, and the girl started to squirm around and let out soft giggles. She reacted like most tired people would when tickled in the morning, slightly annoyed and ticked off that they were being touched, but trying to be polite and not cause problems with anyone to not regret it later.

It was a sign of tiredness, and though she was ticklish, she was always cranky in the morning.

The man stood up and took his coffee, and then he blurted out "Get to it, Kiddo!" And he turned and left, shutting the door behind her.

She groaned from annoyance. She was cranky in the morning, though her dad made her feel better every now and then certain mornings, tickling people who are irritated never was a good idea. But men never get the hint when a woman doesn't like something.

The door didn't work…

Coraline lifted in her bed and swung her legs over the edge. She sat there for awhile, before she opened the drawer in her nightstand. The key rested there, untouched.

She took a hold of the key and put it into her carry on bag as she got up and dressed herself for school, and right when she had finished slipping her colorful gloves onto her fingers, her bedroom door opened and this time it was her mother. The woman glared, slight anger in her eyes and in her tone of voice, then again… Coraline had always felt that her mother seemed to look and act as if she was always angry, even when she was sad the woman's eyebrows were furrowed and she was glaring at something or someone.

"Coraline, tell your friend 'Wybie' to stop calling so early in the morning before school, in fact, should he even BE calling while you're grounded? At school, tell him he needs to stop and wait until your punishment is done with."

Coraline nodded slowly as she watched her mother leave, she snorted and huffed.

"Should he even BE calling? You're grounded!!" Coraline mocked in an annoying motherly voice. She made a small smile and chuckle at her own inside joke, before she fixed herself up a little more. Coraline heard a light scratching at her window, and when she turned her head to take a look, she noticed it was the black cat. The cat purred outside at the window, and Coraline quickly rushed to open it. She spread her arms and the cat leaped at her "Aw, I missed you! I was wondering where you've been! You disappeared last time we tried the door…" She stroked him gently, and the cat purred in her care. Coraline carried the cat to her bed and placed him down, where he made circles before he curled up. She smiled as she watched him rest, and then she looked over at her clock. She sighed and bit her lower lip "Well, today I need to figure out a way to enter the door again. But how? It's as if the door stopped working when the Other Mother stopped living behind it…" The cat lifted his head and gazed at Coraline, slightly squinting his eyes as if he was starting to get serious.

Coraline smiled "Well, I'll think of something with Wybie when I get to school." She patted the cat's head, and he slightly groaned in his throat. She finished getting her things, before she took them downstairs and headed into the kitchen.

She sat herself down, and it was typical eggs and bacon.

It was better than what her father USED to cook when they had just moved into the Pink Palace…

She finished up her food, before she got her things and headed towards her fathers car. For the whole ride, she did nothing but think about what she would say when she got to school.

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Wybourne frowned as he watched Coraline enter the classroom, and she immediately approached him "Yeah, I'm bummed too." She pulled out the key from her small carry on bag. It was technically considered a purse, since it looked like one. She carried her backpack every now and then to school, but when she didn't have much homework or anything she would leave her backpack at school and simply take her 'purse' with her. When the key was revealed, the two of them gazed down at it in her hand.

"What are we going to do, Coraline?" Wybourne asked gently. He had so much disappointment in his voice that Coraline could have smiled from how cute he sounded, but she didn't… because she didn't like the male like that.

"I don't know." She said in a dull tone. Coraline felt as disappointed at Wybourne sounded, she really hoped it would work, Brunette made her believe that maybe it would work with her around; she claimed to be a luck charm. But it didn't seem to work, so now Coraline, Wybourne, and probably Brunette, would be out of idea's on what to do next. Soon the two were approached by Brunette, whose eyes were wide and she looked a little freaked out. Wybourne sighed "We've gone through it twice already; it's no surprise, Brunette."

Brunette's scared excitement calmed down, then she frowned "Well, now what's the plan?"

"What plan?"

"Well, since Coraline's door doesn't work-" Brunette paused, then snapped a finger that made the other two jump a little "Oh yeah! My door, remember? It looks the exact same as Coraline's, the exact same… strange enough." She looked back and forth from the two, before she looked at Wybourne with a small smile "Remember my idea yesterday? I said that if it didn't work again, we could head over to my house and try my little door! Maybe it also leads to another world?"

Wybourne and Coraline looked at each other, before they looked back at her. Coraline made a small smile "Well, I guess this isn't over yet." She froze, and then sighed "I have to go right home after school, remember? I'm technically grounded…"

"How far do you live, Brunette?" Wybourne asked. Brunette flipped her hair over her shoulder, and slipped some behind her ear "The bus I take gets me right to my house. It doesn't take too long or anything, it probably takes about five-ish minutes." Wybourne looked at Coraline "Unless you have a plan on how else to get to her house, I guess we're taking her school bus, and I already have a feeling that you know how to escape your mom's grip…"

Coraline leaned on one of her legs as she adjusted her gloves, smiling at the dark skinned male "After school, I'll see if I can call my dad and ask to stay after school to help out… Ms. Caroline…" She gagged, and Wybourne smirked. She continued after clearing her throat "Anyway, if he says yes, which he probably will, instead of staying after we can head to Brunette's house." "I guess I can do the same thing." Wybourne said with a shrug of his shoulders "Wow, I've been doing some bad things I KNOW I will regret later… but I guess I'm just too curious about this place of yours, Coraline." Coraline smiled a little again and looked to Brunette. Brunette smiled happily and raised her voice out of excitement "Awesome! So it's a plan! We will go into this epic world no matter-"

Coraline and Wybourne both used their hands to quickly cover Brunette's mouth, and both angrily whispered "SECRET!"

She nodded fast, and they removed their hands.

Ms. Caroline slowly walked into the room, and she told everyone to take their seats. Brunette waved as she took her seat at her desk, and Coraline and Wybourne wandered to the back of the classroom to their own seats.

Brunette smiled as she looked ahead of her, before her smile disappeared and she glanced beside her at the desk of a male. The male looked up from his own desk and smiled towards her, his bright grey eyes seemed to flash.

"I have a secret…" Brunette whispered as class began "Want me to tell you?" They both smirked, and the male laughed gently and leaned towards her "Of course I'd want to know… you know me more than anyone."

Brunette looked behind her over towards Coraline and Wybourne, who were also chatting with each other. She looked back at the male "Okay, you can't tell ANYONE. Here it is…"

Throughout the rest of class, Wybourne and Brunette seemed to exchange glances a lot. Of course, Coraline only noticed this since those two were her only friends in the school. She had to pay attention to something other than the teacher, and it just so happened to be them. They seemed to smile a lot, Wybourne seemed to turn a dark shade of red every now and then, and if Coraline was able to read lips, she'd determine what the two mouthed back and forth to each other. Coraline wondered if Wybourne had a crush on Brunette, and she also wondered if it was the same for the brown haired girl. Some things she knew would be better left un-touched or left alone, she knew this from experience when dealing with the other world, but sometimes curiosity got the best of people. She wasn't going to ask, but she would always wonder whenever the two of them did things like that… she also wondered why she even cared so much. She wished she didn't, she had too much to think about, but she couldn't help but focus and think about them.

When Brunette noticed Coraline staring, the girl turned and went back to watching the teacher. Wybourne sighed and turned to Coraline, but the blue haired girl lowered her head to her paper and started writing things… actually, she wrote gibberish to simply make herself look busy. Wybourne turned back around, and Coraline looked up. She frowned at the back of the male's head. She wasn't sure why she was embarrassed or feeling how she felt… but she felt it. And it didn't feel good.

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Of course she was allowed to stay after school.

Coraline's father seemed excited that she was working hard for extra credit, and Wybourne's grandmother was the same way.

Brunette was packing her things from her locker when she told the two of them that she would meet them outside by the busses. Wybourne and Brunette exchanged glances, and Coraline definitely noticed the male clear his throat and turn away as the girl giggled. They definitely were crushing on each other, she knew… it was obvious, or maybe he was just embarrassed that Brunette was acting strangely around him. Either way, Coraline still didn't like it.

The two of them waited near the busses, and their own bus slowly drove away. "Doesn't Brunette ride our bus…?" Wybourne asked. Coraline's eyes widened, and she glared at the male "You idiot!" She roughly hit the boy's shoulder, and he winced and held onto his now bruised arm "S-Sorry! I-I just realized, but I mean she was walking with us before so I thought-"

"I rode on your guys' bus because you two are my best friends!"

The two of them turned their heads to see Brunette approach them, though there was another male following right behind. Coraline remembered him as Maxwell from the first day of school. Her angered expression didn't change, and she looked at Brunette "Why is he here?"

"I accidentally…" Brunette lowered her head, and she sighed "Well, I kinda told him about the door and everything."

Coraline's face began to turn beet red, and Wybourne stood closer to her just incase she tried to lunge herself and kill Brunette "WHAT?! WE SAID it was a SECRET!"

"I know!" Brunette whined "And I'm sorry, honest! I couldn't help it! Me and Max have been friends for a long time, so I had to tell him! I don't keep secrets from him!"

Wybourne looked at Coraline, and the girl nodded "Fine. Great. We needed some more people on this joy ride anyway."

Maxwell grunted, which was when Coraline noticed he had gray eyes as well. They were a very cold grey though, unlike Brunette's. While Brunette had light skin, long brown hair, and playful grey eyes… Maxwell had short spiked brown hair, a lightly tanned skin tone and mysterious grays. It was actually a little entrancing. Coraline continued to stare at him, causing Wybourne to arch a brow and gently elbow her. Coraline snapped out of it "Well, Max… I guess you have to join. I don't trust you one bit, but since Brunette trusts you I guess we can try to, too."

Maxwell's cold expression softened, though he didn't smile and he remained with his tough exterior. He stared down Coraline like she was some sort of insect, but he was un-successful at making her feel that way, her pride was definitely too great. Maxwell nodded slowly "Alright, sorry to cause so much trouble."

He didn't sound like he was sorry. Coraline arched her brow.

"We're headed for my house now, right?" Brunette asked curiously with a small smile.

Wybourne and Coraline nodded, and the four of them went to the bus and were driven off.

Even on the bus ride, Brunette quickly took her seat beside Wybourne and they chatted away with each other. Coraline was forced to sit with Maxwell, who did nothing but stare out the window as if he felt the same way about her. Maybe they were both in the same boat, neither liking the other. In the end it was still silent, they still were bored as the bus drove on, and Coraline was still wondering what was up with Maxwell… as well as Brunette and Wybourne.

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They were dropped off right in front of a beautiful home. It wasn't as big as the pink palace, but it was still just as lovely. The four stood on the sidewalk in front of the house, and when the bus left them alone, Maxwell started to head towards the entrance.

"Come on, you guys!" Brunette said excitedly, and she took a hold of Wybourne's hand as she led the way for him. Coraline took in a deep breath as he watched the two of them walk onward, and she rolled her eyes as she followed. The door seemed to slip her mind when she saw Wybourne and Brunette hold hands. Why did it seem suddenly so serious to just stare and watch them happily walk down to the house? Because they looked like a happily married couple and Coraline wished for that someday? Of course not…

Because she was jealous…?

Maybe.

Coraline held back her feelings. She didn't want to admit it, and she wouldn't. When she had managed to block out her thoughts on what had just happened, the three were waiting for her at the front door. Coraline focused back on the little door they needed to get into. Coraline hurried herself to meet up with the others, and Brunette took out her key to the home and opened the door and let everyone inside.

As they stepped into the place, everyone looked around; even Maxwell, who had probably been there a million and one times since he was Brunettes, quote un-quote, 'best friend'. It was decorated like they were in the Victorian Era. It was gorgeous, fancy paintings and vases were displayed wherever they looked. A rich red carpet ran throughout the house, the walls were a very dark and shined wood. Coraline smiled as she walked deeper inside, and Brunette tapped her shoulder to snap her out of it.

The brown haired girl smiled "Well, let's go into the family room. You can drop your school stuff here if you want." Maxwell was already leaving the three of them as Wybourne, Brunette, and Coraline started to slowly drop their school bags. Coraline kept a hold of her small messenger back, and Wybourne managed to pull out his gloves and slip his fingers into them. Brunette walked down the hall, and took a right by the stairs that led to maybe the bedrooms. Coraline and Wybourne slowly followed, and strange enough the family room was designed the same way as her own room where her own little door was made.

There was a fire place, snow globes displayed, and sure the painting above the fire spot was different… but it was all the same.

Wybourne noticed this and felt awkward, while Coraline was in a trance from the beauty of the home and had no idea as she followed Brunette. Brunette kneeled in front of her small door, and she felt around it "This is it, I'm sure it'll will work this time." Coraline kneeled beside Brunette, and Maxwell got on his knees behind them.

He then peeked over the girls' shoulders "It didn't work last time? What happens if it doesn't work?"

"Life will act as if it never happened," Wybourne said in a nervous tone "We'll fast forward into the future and be in our beds, the next morning."

Maxwell bit his lower lip.

Brunette smiled at them "Don't worry, this time it will work! I know it will!"

She looked back at the door, and then looked at Coraline "The key?"

Coraline flinched into reality, before she reached into her bag and pulled out the silver key. Brunette took it slowly from her, and held it close to her face; analyzing it form top to bottom. Maxwell got close too, and the two of them stared and gazed at it. Their eyes seemed to glow, and for a moment Coraline was thinking that their eyes made the key glow. But she was just imagining it as the key was lowered to the keyhole of the little door.

"Next stop, the other world…" Brunette whispered as she slid the key into the keyhole. The three of them gasped, surprised it actually fit. Maxwell had no idea what it was about, but he gazed at Brunette as she turned the key.

She then paused and waited, lifting her head to Coraline "D-Do you think it's gonna happen again…?"

Coraline was silent, and she lowered her eyes to the red floor "I don't know… we have to find out."

Brunette looked at Wybourne, and he blushed a little "Go on."

Brunette nodded and looked back down at the key. She shut her eyes tightly "Here we go-"

Brunette slowly pulled open the little door with her eyes shut. Surprisingly, everyone had the same idea. Their eyes were closed tightly as the door was opened, but when Coraline felt a light breeze touch her face. She smiled.

"I knew it."