Laurel, Roxy, and Nathan have met the new girl, but there's something off about her. What is she hiding? Amy just wants to be liked and accepted, but she's under the impression that this dream can never come true. Alex has an idea that might help her out, or it could end up making things worse.

Roxy's POV

It was the next day at school. I took my seat in class and took out my notebook and pencil, prepared to take notes. Halfway through the notes, someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned my head, it was Kimberly.

"Roxanna, Alicia needs to borrow a pencil." I looked through my pencil case. The only one I had left was the one I was using. "Sorry, this is the only one I have." Kimberly turned to Alicia and they whispered to each other, then she turned back to me.

"Alicia says she doesn't care, now hand it over." I sighed and gave her my pencil. Looks like I'm taking mental notes. "Need a pencil?" Someone asked.

I turned around, and it was the new girl. I nodded and she handed me one. "I think I might've been too hard on you yesterday." She said, looking guilty.

"It's alright. I'm Roxanna, but my friends call me Roxy." She nodded and smiled. "Well I'm Amelia, and my friends call me Amy, if I had friends." I laughed a little.

"Sorry, it's just, the way you said that, you reminded me of Megara from Hercules." Amy smiled. "Yeah, I get that a lot."

Things seemed to be going good, I just had to keep on this path. "So, what kind of music do you like?" I asked. Amy thought about it. "I like a whole bunch of genres, but I'm partial to rock." I nodded. "Me too! Are you doing anything at lunch today?" I asked. "Nope, I'm the new girl, so I really have nowhere to be right now." Amy replied. "I guess I'll see you then!" I said. "Cool." She responded with a nod.

After the long walk from my locker to the cafeteria, I was finally able to sit down. I saw Amy sitting at a table with Nathan and I joined them. "Hi Amy!" I exclaimed with a wave. "Hi!" She waved back.

"Oh, hi Roxy, you don't normally sit here." Nathan pointed out.

"I just wanted to sit with Amy, she's super cool!" Amy chuckled. "No one's called me THAT before, I must be dreaming." Nathan smiled. "Well, everyone's welcome here. Except Alicia." We all started laughing.

"You know, Roxy and I met because Alicia took her pencil and I gave her a new one!" Amy said, cracking up. "So in a weird way, she actually helped us out!" Nathan nodded. "Yep, that's typical. Honestly I feel like we're all bonded by hatred, just like how she, Kimberly, and Madison are all grouped up because they hate us."

I nodded. "Yeah, pretty sick when you come to think of it, but let's stop talking about her."

At that moment, Laurel entered the cafeteria, saw me, and ran over. "Roxy! Hi!" She sat down next to me. "Hi Amy!" She exclaimed, practically bouncing up and down. Laurel is basically the human equivalent of a puppy.

"Hey." Amy said with a wave. "Sorry about the way I acted yesterday, it's just, at my old school, I had to silence myself, which is extremely hard for me since I'm very talkative and almost always speak my mind. In this new school I thought I'd have an easier time and wouldn't have to be silent, but my defenses were a little too sharp, and it gave off the wrong idea. Honestly, I don't remember what it's like to be myself, I've tried so hard to be accepted that I don't know who I am anymore."

Laurel looked like she was fighting back her tears. "I am not gonna cry, I am not gonna cry!" Amy smiled. "Sorry about that, I have a way with words, I guess." Laurel sniffed and smiled. "I'm just happy you're alright." Amy twirled her hair around her finger. "Aw, guys, stop with the feelsy stuff." Laurel smirked. "As long as you stop being all gloomy." Amy laughed. "No way. But... I guess it's ok, I kind of... like it."

Nathan pulled some cards out of his backpack. "So, who's up for a card game?" He asked. "Way to ruin the moment, Nathan." Laurel said, giving him a dirty look. They have a little bit of a rivalry, it's kind of amusing, actually. "You guys can play, I think I'll sit this round out." Amy stated, pulling out her binder. Nathan passed us the cards.

"Ok, the rules are simple. One of us is a villain, the other two are heroes. You can look at your card, but don't show it to anyone or tell anyone who you are. Then we have to try and determine which one of us is the villain, or try to convince the other players you're a hero. At the end of the game, we vote to kill. If one hero dies, the villain wins and the other heroes lose. If the villain dies, the heroes win." I nodded. "I think I get it."

I held my card under the table and flipped it over. There was an image of Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty. I snickered, trying to keep my identity a secret. Everyone tells me I remind them of her. Must be some freaky coincidence. I flipped the card back over and placed it on the table face down.

"Everyone ready?" Nathan asked. Laurel and I nodded. "Ok, start!" He exclaimed.

"Kill Nathan, he's evil, case closed." Laurel stated. "Oh come on! We just started!" Nathan complained.

"Every time we play this game you're a villain, and even when we aren't playing, you're a villain, so obviously, this time isn't gonna be any different!" Nathan chuckled. "I'm not the villain EVERY time! I was Aladdin once." Laurel slammed her hand on the table. "Yeah. ONCE!" Nathan held both his hands up. "Hey, I'm just gonna say, Roxy's being really quiet."

I shook my head. "I'm Aurora, guys. It's either one of you two." Laurel stared at me. "Likely story, you have no proof! So, Nathan, what do you say we form a truce?" He nodded. "Sounds good to me. Let's kill her." He flipped over my card and stared in shock.

"Congratulations, you guys just killed a Disney Princess." I said with a smirk.

"What!? I was so sure it was you!" Nathan shouted. Laurel flipped her card over, revealing herself to be Ursula. "I win."

After about two more rounds, a familiar boy sat down at our table. He doesn't normally sit there, so I was surprised to see him join us. He was fairly new to our school, he had been there for about three months. No one really knew him, though. He was kind of a loner. Even more of a loner than Amy.

"Hi." He said quietly, waving to us. We waved back. "Do you want to play with us?" I offered. "What are you playing?" He asked. "Disney Clash. I just got it last week." Nathan answered.

"Sure, I'll play." He replied. "I think I'll join in too." Amy added, also in a very quiet voice. Nathan passed out cards to each of us. "Actually, while we're on the topic of Disney, I wanted to show you guys something." Amy said. She pulled a paper out of a folder. It had an anime-esque drawing of her and someone else, and above their heads was a giant thought bubble filled with Disney stickers.

"Aww, so cute!" Laurel exclaimed. "Thanks. Well, I didn't draw it, my sister did, I just put the stickers on. That's her, by the way." She pointed to the figure standing next to her. The little sketch was of a girl with long black hair in a ponytail, she was just as pale as Amy, if not paler. She was also wearing a black and red dress and tons of jewelry and dark makeup. As I looked closer, I noticed that what looked like a bracelet on her arm was actually a tattoo. She basically looked like an older, goth version of Amy. Amy flipped the paper over, revealing something written at the top of the page. I read it aloud: "This petition was made so that my sister and I can guilt our parents into taking us to Disneyland, as neither of us have ever been. If you sign, you will get to come with us as a reward. - Amy and Alex Stevens."

Laurel took the paper. "I'm so there!" She signed her name. "C'mon guys, sign it!" She said, bouncing up and down.

Nathan signed next, then I did. I handed the paper back to her. "Awesome! Thanks guys, it means so much to me that you want to help me go to Disneyland for the first time in my life. Or at least, it means a lot for me to think you care and you aren't just doing this for yourselves."

Laurel put her hand on Amy's shoulder. "I haven't known you very long, but you've told me more sad stories in two days than I would like to hear. The fact that you and your sister have never been to Disneyland, is the saddest story I have ever heard! I promise you, I will put an end to your misery!"

At that moment, Alicia walked in. Madison waved at her from her table. "Just a sec." She said, walking over to our table. We all went silent. "Hello, Amy. What do you have here?" She asked, taking the petition. After reading it, she burst out laughing.

"Disneyland? Really? What are you guys, five years old?" Amy's expression went blank. "Yes. My lost spirit found shelter in this teenage girl's body. Although, I'm getting tired of this life. I've been looking for a new one." She slowly reached out to Alicia's wrist.

She slapped Amy's hand away. "Don't touch me, freaky weirdo!" She walked away, irritated. The familiar boy looked at Amy. "Don't let her get to you, she's wrong." Amy smiled. "Sometimes it's best to just go with the flow. They insult me, I make the situation extremely uncomfortable so they don't dare say it again." The quiet boy looked at her in amazement. "Wow, that was really impressive! You should be an actress!" Amy nodded. "I've been thinking about it. I probably won't be famous, but you know, I could haunt a few houses, maybe some funny cosplays."

The boy smiled, looking at her petition. "Hey, I know we hardly know each other and everything, and I won't come, u-unless you want me to, but..." Amy passed him the paper. He signed his name, Pete Andrews. "Well, I guess I'll see you there, Pete." She said with a smile. Laurel slammed her hand on the table. "I SHIP IT!" She shouted. Pete and Amy exchanged glances and laughed awkwardly. Soon we were all laughing. Little did we know that our weird little group of outcasts would end up becoming the ultimate team. The Dream Team.

Not much happened here either. Just needed to introduce Pete and get the ball rolling with Alex and Amy's plan. The next chapter will skip ahead to the first day of the trip. These first two chapters were kind of hard to write because the original story didn't have so many characters, it was just Amy, Alex, and their parents. (And the Disney characters, of course) But I changed it because there were a LOT of really awkward points in the story, such as Alex randomly having advanced martial arts skills out of nowhere just for convenience. Anyway, I'll try to update again as soon as I can!