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The first day back at school sucked. Like, really sucked. Jasmine was convinced that having Aladdin back would make this school year perfect. She was so very wrong. What Aladdin failed to mention was that not only was his father sent back to work at the local branch, but so was Sadira's father. Yup… Sadira was attending Andalasia High now. Not only that, she also had almost every class with Aladdin and two classes with Jasmine. And, Aladdin being the thoughtful son of a bitch that he is, he invited Sadira to sit with them at lunch since she didn't know anybody.

Jasmine just couldn't get rid of her. The worst part, though, was that Aladdin didn't tell her. Imagine Jasmine's complete shock and dismay when she walked into PE and saw Sadira. In that one moment, she had silently called Aladdin every single curse she could think of.

Now it was the end of the day and she was avoiding him. She was angry; she didn't want to be angry with Aladdin, but she couldn't help it. Would it have killed him to give her a little head's up? 'Hey, babe; you know my ex-girlfriend whom you were unhappy about me going to school with? Well, guess what; I brought her back with me! Isn't that great?! Now we can all have lunch together and hang out and be best friends!'

Jasmine slammed her locker shut and came face to face with Esmeralda.

"Hey, girl!" Esmeralda greeted.

Jasmine smiled brightly at her best friend and pretended to be some starstruck fan. "Oh my god! It's the Esmeralda! Can I have your autograph?"

Esmeralda laughed. "You're insane."

Jasmine shrugged. "You're a celebrity and I get to say I was your best friend back when you were nobody."

Esmeralda playfully shoved her. "You're a celebrity, too."

"Not during the school year," Jasmine reminded her. "My dad doesn't allow it."

Esmeralda sighed. "My parents love it. They're totally basking in my fame and loving the attention."

"Just be careful, Es. A lot of people are gonna try to use you."

Esmeralda flipped her black hair over her shoulder. "I know. And I totally plan on using some of those people as well. Do you know how easy it will be for me to get some nerd to do my homework?"

"Esmeralda, that's using your powers for evil."

Esmeralda shrugged. "It's called being efficient. Use what you've got to get ahead." She pulled her sunglasses out of her bag and put them on. "Oh, look! There's Phoebus. I'll catch you later, Jaz."

Jasmine sighed. What happened this summer? How did everything get out of control? First Sadira coming here and now Esmeralda's new behavior… it's like Jasmine was somehow transported into an alternate universe.

And, of course, there's whole thing with everyone calling Ariel a murderer. That made less sense than anything. Jasmine didn't really know Ariel, but she knew of her and she knew Ariel was the most friendly and bubbly person at the school. Sometimes shy and quiet, but not in a creepy way; in an innocent child kind of way. So, what the hell happened over the summer?

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"Camelot has always been Andalasia's rival," Phillip informed Aurora.

Aurora nodded. That was an obvious statement. Everyone knew that. It annoyed Aurora that Phillip felt the need to keep telling her the obvious. She half expected him to say, 'Aurora, your hair is blonde.'

She didn't know why Phillip was irritating her so much lately. But since they got back from her mom's last week, it seemed like everything about him was getting on her nerves. Clearly, spending that much time with him had gotten to her. She wanted to bring up the suggestion that maybe they spend a couple days away from each other to recharge, but Phillip was always so excited to see her, that she couldn't bring herself to do it.

"Anyway," Phillip continued. "As the senior class president, I want to change that."

Aurora glanced over at him. He was concentrating on driving, but tapping his fingers in the way he usually did when thinking about something important.

"You want to change what?" she asked.

"Being rivals with Camelot. I don't see why we can't be civil towards each other."

"We are civil," Aurora pointed out. "It's not like anybody is TPing the school or stealing mascots or anything."

Phillip shook his head. "That may be so, but it's still completely unheard of for a Dragon and a Knight to be friends."

"That's because Knights slay Dragons," Aurora muttered, remembering a cheer the Camelot cheerleaders often used at games.

"So, this year I'd like to engage with their senior class president and maybe try to organize some sort of event to bring the two schools together."

Aurora reached over and took his hand. "It's admirable that you're trying to do this, but just keep in mind that they may not want to do that."

"I know that. But, I still want to give it a try. What could it really hurt?"

"Nothing, I guess." Aurora sighed. "But, don't be surprised if some people from AHS turn on you for this. A lot of people like the rivalry; it's fun. Every school has to have one; it makes things interesting."

"But, it shouldn't mean that we can't be friends with the kids at that school. We live in two different school districts; it's not like we're the Greeks and the Trojans."

"Or the Capulets and Montagues," Aurora added.

Phillip smiled at her. "Exactly. We can rival each other in sports, but still get along."

It was brave of Phillip to attempt this. This could kill his reputation and maybe even cause a mutiny that would result in him losing his position as president. But, if it was important to him, then she would support him. She could be the Helen to his Paris. Why not? It was their senior year; they should branch out and do new things; make new friends.