Saturday:

Well, I went to that party just now. It was...eventful.

I wanted to get ready for the party since I thought that it was going to be a big event. Apparently, it wasn't. However, Ashlynn insisted that I get a haircut.

"It's just that it's starting to become shaggy and messy. You might want to leave a good impression for your...destined one." she said with a glint in her eye.

"She's got a point." Hunter added. "I mean, no girl would wanna date a guy that looks like a bum." Ashlynn elbowed her boyfriend.

"I haven't noticed." I replied as I brushed my long silver hair. "I've been too busy with a lot of things."

"Well, I know someone that can help you with that." Ashlynn said as she dragged me along Book End. I could hear Hunter's chuckles as I was taken along.

We arrived at a placed called the Tower Hair Salon. The place was composed of a tall tower atop its structure with their company logo sign next to the roof of the tower. The hair salon mostly uses its ground floor for styling purposes. The ground floor had a cupboard and several lit up hair-styling booths in a line.

"Hey, Poppy? You in here?" Ashlynn called out.

A girl had came out from upstairs. Her naturally strawberry blonde hair was cut short and half of it was dyed purple. She seems to be into purple and pink and her accessories took the shape of hair care products and braids. She seemed to include shoals or scarves to her regular fashion. She wore simple clothes that are quite modest. She had aqua colored eyes.

"Hey, Ashlynn. Whose the new guy?" the girl, Poppy, replied.

"This here is Cayden, a new student that transferred from last week." Ashlynn introduced.

"Hello." I said, giving a wave.

"Name's Poppy O'Hair." she greeted as she offered a handshake. Of course, I accepted it.

"Pleasure to meet you." I said.

Poppy gave me a light punch to my arm. "No need to go all formal on me. Come on and have a seat."

I sat in one of the booths as she began to inspect my hair as Ashlynn decided to return to Hunter. She said that I should give her a call through my phone after giving me her number, though there was one problem:

I don't have a phone.

"Would you like a trim or a fresh cut?" Poppy asked.

I thought about it. I do need a new fresh start. And cutting my hair somehow symbolizes that.

"The latter, please." I answered.

She smirked as she began to do her work. I could hear the snips of the scissors as well as notice strands of my silver hair falling. A thought had occurred to me.

"Can I have a request?" I asked.

"Sure, what is it?" Poppy asked.

"Could you dye the streaks of my hair black?" If one of my ancestors had silver hair, I hope having black colors would allow me to form my own destiny.

"Well, you've came to the right person. I know all about hair dye." she said.

I had closed my eyes as she continued to perform her hair styling.

"What's with the eye closing?" Poppy asked.

"I've never seen your hair styling, so I wanted to close my eyes to see the unpredictable results."

I could feel her smirk. "Well, you can say that it's like magic."

I heard the bell by the door.

"Hey, Poppy!" I heard an unfamiliar voice.

"Holly! Here for the usual?" Poppy replied.

"Yup!" the voice, Holly, answered. A second of silence. "I've never seen him before. Does he go to our school?"

I felt Poppy grip my shoulder slightly. It probably meant that I should pretend to sleep.

"Yeah! This is Cayden Pendragon." she answered.

About five seconds of silence...

"Oh. My. Gosh!" I heard Holly exclaim. "You mean that he's a descendant of King Arthur of Camelot?!"

"Yep." Poppy answered.

"That is so amazing! But why is he sleeping?"

"He seemed to have a rough day." Poppy answered. I almost held back a snort of laughter.

"Ooh...maybe he fought a hydra and then went off to fight a horde of raging demons!" Holly exclaimed.

She must have an active imagination, because that's far from the truth.

"Holly, he's about the same age as us. I doubt he's done something like that before." Poppy said. She's right though. While there's a possibility that I might actually fight such dangerous creatures, I'm probably gonna do that in a young age if the matter is critically important.

"He looks cute for a future king though." Holly commented.

I almost stammered at that sentence. I heard Poppy laugh a bit. Why do I feel red on my cheeks?

"He's a looker, alright." Poppy said. "Who he is, is probably as important."

Of course I am. I'm a knight...

...aren't I?

"Oh, he's probably a nice guy. But Daring is so...wow." Holly said as she sighed dreamily.

I have no idea, but that felt like an inner blow.

"You may never know if you try to speak to him." Poppy said.

"Oh, maybe I can!" I heard footsteps and then gentle shoulder rubs. "Hey, wake up."

On cue, I pretended to act like I just woke up from a nap just in time to face Holly.

Holly had very long strawberry blonde hair with a braid on the side. She had pale skin, aqua colored eyes, and natural pink lips. Her choice of attire was quaint yet charming - she seemed to enjoy braiding her hair or styling it in an updo and had embellished her accessories with hollies, which could explain her namesake. Her outfit had pastel colors with gold.

Overall, she looked exactly like Poppy but in a more elegant style.

"H-hello? I believe I've never seen you before." I greeted with a soft smile.

Her smile was radiant. "I'm Holly O'Hair, Poppy's twin sister!"

"It's nice to meet you, Holly. I'm..."

"Cayden Pendragon! The descendant of Arthur Pendragon, King of Camelot!" she finished, cutting me off. She must be really excited to hear of such stories.

"Well, I guess you can put it like that." I muttered.

Poppy chuckled. "Easy there, Holly. I don't think he can contain your excitement."

We spent the minutes chatting away as Poppy did my hair. I really didn't take Holly as the bookworm type since she's quite as glamorous as all the other girls in school. Poppy was definitely the free spirited of the two.

After the cutting and rinsing, Poppy began to move my hair in several directions as if she was deciding where my hair should go.

"And...done." Poppy declared as she stopped. I looked into the mirror and saw my own reflection.

My hair was a bit spiky from the antennae, but the fringe was still freely moving (just that it's still trimmed). My long hair was cut drastically. It used to be by the waist. Now, it was by the neck. I wouldn't have to tie it up. The sides were also cut, though they reach halfway by my ears. My silver hair had contained thin black streaks.

"You look fabulous!" Holly exclaimed.

I wasn't really sure that if I really do look good in my own appearance, but I was satisfied enough that my hair had drastically changed. At least it wasn't a mohican.

"Thank you for your service." I said to Poppy as I got up. "How much do I pay you?"

She brushed it off. "Ashlynn already left the tip before she left."

That's one I owe to Hunter and two to Ashlynn.

"She didn't have to do that..." I muttered.

"Hey, if you're her friend, then I think she knows what she's doing." Poppy assured her.

"It's not that. It's just that I already have the amount." I insisted.

"Oh, stop it and accept her generosity." Once again, the hairstylist lightly punched me in the arm.

"Well, I better call her. Do you think I could borrow a communication device?" I asked.

"You mean a MirrorPhone?" Holly asked.

"That's what it's called?" I wondered.

"You mean you don't know or own one?" Holly's look was incredulous.

I meekly nodded.

"Maybe you can use that money to buy one! Then I can teach you how to use it!" Holly exclaimed.

"That's a bit much, isn't it?" I questioned.

"Of course!" she answered. "I can teach you how to use it! I mean, I've used my MirrorBlog quite a lot!"

"I'll lend you my phone." Poppy offered. "I gotta work on Holly's hair."

I nodded my thanks as I scrolled through the contacts section to find Ashlynn's name there.

"How to I talk to people on the phone?" I asked. Both sisters facepalmed.

"Just put it to your ear." Poppy answered.

"Right." And I did. There was beeping noise until I heard a voice.

"Hello?" That was Ashlynn's voice!

"Ashlynn? It's Cayden. I'm already done with my haircut." I told her.

"Great! Me and Hunter will be there." With that, the call ended.

I gave the phone back to Poppy and sat by the waiting booth. I was silent as the sisters were having their chat until I heard one of them call me.

"So, Cayden?" Holly began. "What's your home like?"

Then the conversation was very casual but deep at the same time. Holly hoped that she could write stories after her fairy tale is over while Poppy dreams of becoming one of the best hairstylists in all the land. I told them that I want to become a knight to protect the land.

"But wouldn't you want to be a king? That's what almost every guy would dream of." Holly asked.

"Those guys probably think about the perks. Like having to sit on the throne and stuff." Poppy said.

"A king has to be an expert in politics. I'm not good at that. Instead, I wish to protect by fighting." I told them.

"Like rescuing princesses and stuff like that?" Holly asked excitedly. I nodded. "That's so romantic!"

I raised an eyebrow and looked at Poppy, who shrugged.

"She loves writing fanfiction about the Royal students here in Ever After High." Poppy answered.

"Poppy! You aren't supposed to tell anyone that!" Holly hissed, her face puffed up in embarrassment.

"That's...interesting." I commented, unsure about that fact.

"Great, now you made Caydie think I'm a weirdo!" the long-haired twin exclaimed.

"Aren't you?" Poppy retorted with a smirk.

"Ooh!" Holly's cheeks were even more puffed out before she settled with a cute pout. "You're lucky that your my sister."

We got to know each other more until Ashlynn and Hunter came in.

"Nice haircut." Hunter commented.

"Thanks." I said as I turned back to Poppy. "I'll see you later."

Poppy waved before Holly interjected. "You're gonna be at the party tonight, right?" I nodded before she squealed in excitement as I left with the couple.

"Where are we headed next?" I asked.

"We're gonna help you find clothes that can fit you for the party." Ashlynn answered.

"And I'm coming along to make sure that you don't look like walking glitter." Hunter added.

"Walking glitter?" I questioned as we went to check on some clothes. I wouldn't want to bore you with the process, so I'll just skip on to the party.

It was evening as I saw people gathered outside a place called the Red Shoes Dance Club.

I was dressed in something...different. I practically wore black. Skintight singlet, leather jeans and a wristband on my left arm. My sneakers were black with white soles and this was the first time I wore studded earrings. I had a belt on with a chain attached to it along with my pants while a dog tag necklace surrounded my neck.

Hunter was the one who got me the outfit. Ashlynn at first thought that black wasn't going to fit me, but apparently I proved her wrong by wearing this. Hunter had suggested that I put on studs. It stung when I had put them on since this was the first time I wore it. The dog tag necklace was give to me by one of my classmates back at the knight academy. I would say who it belonged to, but that's a story for another time.

When we got into the club, I could feel a few stares coming in my way as we went inside. We saw many familiar faces around the club as we went to talk to them.

The list of people I recognized:

-Raven Queen

-Madeline Hatter

-Apple White

-Briar Beauty

-Dexter Charming

-Daring Charming

-Darling Charming

-Sparrow Hood

-Holly O'Hair

-Poppy O'Hair

-Lizzie Hearts

-Kitty Cheshire

Every person I know is here. I didn't count Ashlynn and Hunter on the list because they came in here with me. I even met two people I've never interacted with before.

C.A. Cupid and Blondie Locks.

How should I start?

C.A. Cupid

After I was pushed out of the way by guys from my conversation with Darling (she mouthed "sorry") as she was dragged away, I decided to walk around a bit. Suddenly, I had noticed a girl staring off seemingly into space.

She had long, wavy pink hair accentuated with white strands. She also had pale skin, blue eyes, and ivory feathered wings. She was dressed in shades of pink, as well as white, black, and gold. There were heart, arrow, and feather symbols on her outfit.

She looked like a goddess. Figuratively.

I decided to walk up to her to see if she was okay.

"Hello?" I said as I waved my hand in front of her eyes.

She blinked as I seemed to brought her back to reality before she looked at me.

"Oh, I didn't see you there." she said.

"It's alright. I thought that you were possessed or something." I joked.

She gave a soft laugh. "No, no. It's something else."

"Something...else?" I trailed off as I see that it was Dexter she was looking at.

"You seemed to be focused on Dexter, who seems to be..." I noticed that Dexter was looking at Raven. "...looking at Raven."

Her sigh seemed to be quite dejected.

"Is he planning to terrorize Raven?" I questioned.

"Oh, no!" Cupid softly exclaimed as she seemed to be more alert. "It's just that..." She was struggling to put words together. I made a quick guess.

"He is enamored with her, is he not?" I said in a softer tone.

She nodded glumly as I sat next to her.

"And judging by your expression, you possess some sort of affection for him." I continued slowly.

She looked slightly surprised, but ended up looking down at her own feet.

"I may not know about the matters of the heart, but I think you should spend time with your friends. They might be feeling left out without you." I told her, but she shook her head.

"They have their other friends with them. They'll be fine."

"But you can't complete a connection without a missing link." I told her.

"What?" she asked.

"You'll figure that out." I said as I had to go as I saw Darling and Raven signaling me to come over to their spot.

"Wait." the girl called out. "I never got your name."

"Cayden. Cayden Pendragon." I answered.

"Cayden." she repeated. "People know me as C.A. Cupid. So the next time we see each other again, you can call me Cupid."

"Cupid." I said. "I'll remember that." With that, I strode off.

As I was having a chat with Darling and Raven, I found out that Cupid had her own radio show where she gives love advice. Ironic, since she doesn't know how to approach her own romance. When I saw Cupid again, I saw her having fun with Ashlynn and a blonde girl.

Speaking of the blonde girl...

Blondie Locks:

Blondie had yellow blonde hair - like her name stated. Her hair was very curly, and she had light skin and big blue eyes. She had some sort-of innocent flair complete with these colors: blue and yellow. Her outfits consisted of very cute bear prints and faux fur accents.

Apple introduced me to her while I was merely by the bar drinking some punch. Blondie seemed to very sociable and bubbly as managed to converse about various topics. When it came to technology, however...

"You don't have a MirrorPhone?!" Blondie gasped.

I raised my hands in the air. "I know, I know."

"I'll have to take you to get one tomorrow! You'll be able to watch the MirrorCast!" she exclaimed.

"The show you host?" I asked.

"That's just right!" she answered.

"What is it about?"

The show was about the school itself and the everyday life going on in it, though there was gossip within the student body.

"Do you think I could an interview with you?" she asked.

"Why?" I questioned.

"Well, you are a new student. And many people haven't heard of you yet. So maybe I can get them to know you a bit more!" she explained.

I thought about it. She was going to ask questions about my life. Some parts of my life seem personal, but I wondered if she would ask the most basic questions.

"Will the questions be simple?" I asked.

"That's just right!" she answered, her smile beaming.

"Alright. I trust you. I get uncomfortable when someone indulges into my personal life." I explained.

"Oh..." Blondie looked contemplated. What was she thinking? "I'll keep that in mind." The tone in her voice sounded unsure.

Before I could continue talking with her, Hunter had called me over with him, Dexter and Daring to have a drinking contest.

Thank goodness the drinks weren't alcoholic. I was about to leave the club, until I noticed Kitty crouching by the table. Curiously, I walked towards her and took a good view as to what she was up to. She was holding some sort of vial while dipping it in the bowl.

"Kitty." I said as she jumped in shock.

"You startled me!" she said before giving that signature grin of her's. "Not bad."

"Are you intoxicating the drink?" I questioned.

She shifted her eyes. "No..."

"Kitty." I said again, more sternly.

"Oh, lighten up a bit. I'm just trying to liven up the party!"

"By making them drunk?" I questioned.

"No. By getting them even more MAD!" she answered.

"Mad? Isn't that Maddie's department?"

"Oh, she knows about it." her grin goes wider. "She's too mad to even bother. I'm just gonna make this joint even more WONDERFUL!"

I rolled my eyes. "Thank goodness I was about to leave."

She pouted. "Aww, leaving so soon? No need to be a party pooper."

"A party pooper I may be, I have work tomorrow."

She shrugged. "Your loss. You're missing out."

"Tell me what happens tomorrow." I said as I walked out of the club.

"No promises." I heard Kitty's voice before I went back to my dorm room.

So far, it's quite eventful. Although, I feel concerned for the others. Well, no fretting. I'm gonna go and try to take these studs out.

A/N: A long one! So who should he interact with next? As usual, same or different characters.