The Ever

Katezmira wandered the halls of the school, her excitement growing with every step. She had been given her dorm number by a helpful lady in a pink dress, and had climbed several staircases, following the general flow of the other students, looking for it. Eventually, she figured out that the main tower of the castle was where the teachers lived, and the two others on either side of it were for students. The left was for girls, and the right was for boys. People in their third and last year of school had dorms at the top, second years in the middle, and first years such as Kat, were at the bottom. The marble halls shimmered with gold and jewels. Finally, Kat reached the number 919- her room.  

She opened the fancily engraved door nervously. Inside, she was astonished by what she saw. The room had four, white silk bed in golden frames and white canopies, a large window that’s sill had blankets and pillows so you could lay in it, and the whole room was decorated with flowers and jewels, as if it were a queen’s. There were three girls already there, two brunettes, one in red and one in blue, and a blond girl in a beautiful lavender-colored gown. They all smiled and approached Kat when she came in. 

“Hello!” Said the one in scarlet. “I’m Ruby, this is Violet and Victoria- they’re sisters.” She pointed to the girls in blue and purple.

“Um, hi!” Kat said nervously. “I- I’m um, I think I’m what you’d call a reader?”

The girls looked stunned. “Really? Wow. I’ve never met a reader before… you look like a princess though!” Said Violet, the girl in blue.

Kat blushed. “That’s what everyone’s been telling me.”

“Well, it’s true!” Said the girl called Victoria. “Here, I’ll show you around. You can stick with us, we’re experts on this school. Me and Violet’s mom is Cinderella, and Ruby’s dad is Aladdin, so we know a lot.”

“Wow, really? That’s so cool!” Katezmira was star-struck. 

Victoria giggled. “It’s nothing. Here, I’ll show you- this is your bed,” She walked over to the one on the right, closest to the window, “And your luggage is right there. The spell that got you here took everything you’ll want and need and teleported it here for you. Also, it threw in lots of nice dresses and jewelry.”

Katezmira opened the gilded trunk that was on her bed. In it were her books, her hairbrush, her mirror, her sketchbook, pencils, her old necklaces and bracelets, and lots of brand-new dresses in blue and pink and white. They all even had jewelry to match.

“Oh my- this is amazing!” She said, going through the clothing. 

“I know, right? I love this school. Oh, I almost forgot! Here’s your schedule.” Victoria picked up an envelope that had been on Kat’s pillow. Katezmira opened it and read.

Katezmira Ashen, Ever:

Breakfast- 7:30-8:15

Beauty and Manners- 8:30-9:30

Plants and Animals- 9:45-10:45

Lunch- 11:00-12:00

Fairytale History- 12:15-1:15

Break- 1:15-2:15

Potions and Spells- 2:30-3:30

Dorm Time

Dinner- 5:00-6:30

In Dorms by 7:45

Lights Out at 9:00

“Yay! We have some classes together!” Victoria leaned over to her bed, which was next to Kat’s, and pulled out her envelope. She had all the same classes, but in a mostly different order, besides breakfast, lunch, dorm time, dinner, curfew, and lights out. They also had Beauty and Manners as well as Potions and Spells together.

“Are these really the classes we’re going to be taking?” Kat said, excited. “Wait, what’s Beauty and Manners?” 

“Oh, that. It’s so annoying. They teach you how to be pretty and polite while the boys have combat and horsemanship training. And they get to learn how to defeat beasts while we learn about plants and animals.” Ruby said.

“That seems kind of unfair. I am glad that we don’t have to learn to fight beasts though, and combat training sounds exhausting.” Katezmira said, sitting down on her bed. 

“Yeah, I totally agree. Beauty and Manners seems so weird. Like I know princesses have to be polite, but do we really need a whole class on it? And why can’t we at least learn how to defend ourselves, instead of combat training?” Victoria said, the other girls agreeing. Kat was surprised at this. She decided she liked Victoria very much.