The Apple of My Eye: Book Two (An Ever After High Crossover)

Destiny

"Stay still!"

Cartman continues to fidget in his seat while Raven tries to clean up his bloody nose.

"It hurts! I think that stupid butthole broke my nose!" Cartman whimpered.

Raven enlightens her fingertips with her magic. Focusing her energy on Cartman, she begins to chant.

"With what's in pain, in health you'll gain," chanted Raven.

A huge flash appears, revealing that Raven's spell was a success.

"Awesome!"

Raven crosses her arms, annoyed with the ungrateful Wizard King.

"Um...you're welcome?"

Cartman rolls his eyes.

"Yeah, yeah, thanks... Now where's that asshole?!" Cartman snarled.

A loud smack broke Cartman's concentration. They both switch over to see Kenny grunting his teeth.

"You asked for it, don't play victim here, dude."

Cartman pouted, crossing his arms as he continues to sulk.

"Hey, it's my Feisty Queen. How are you doing?" Kenny flirted.

Raven rests her hand on her face, displeased at the sight of the flirtatious member of Kyle's group. Kenny positions himself between them, encroaching on Raven's space. Feeling uneasy Raven pounds her fist on the castle-teria table.

"Kenny, you know I have a boyfriend. Just. Please. Stop, before I break your nose next..." threatened Raven.

Kenny raises his arms in arrest, slightly backing away.

"Oh, you are a feisty one!" He laughed.

Raven let out a sigh, relieved that Kenny actually listened to her.

"I have to head to Damsel-In-Distressing, but before I go, wanted to ask you something. "

Raven was a little puzzled by Kenny's sudden question.

"Can you help me watch over Kyle?"

There was a silence between the three of them.

"Why? He's not going to hurt Apple, right?"

Cartman paused his eating to join the conversation.

"No, Apple means everything to him. He wouldn't—trust me." Cartman asserted.

"Then why should I keep an eye on him?" Raven probed further.

Kenny met Raven's gaze with a grave seriousness in his eyes.

"It's clear that Kyle's anger is getting dangerous. He broke Cartman's nose, and he's had an incident at the summer festival. I'm convinced that the powers we've received from our destinies the reason why he seems to lose control over them."

Raven stayed motionless.

"What's your plan then? I want to avoid any accidents!"

Sudden footsteps interrupted their discussion.

"I'll research our story. Maybe we can figure out why Kyle's anger is making his powers activate without his control," said Stan.

The boy in the red poof-ball hat shifted to Cartman. "You were to one that wrote the rules of our game. I need you to write down everything that you remember. Don't leave out any details."

Cartman grunts, throwing his drumstick on the plate.

"Dammit, fine... but you owe me!"

***

The classroom chatter was louder than Apple's thoughts. It was hard to block them out if she wants to continue to finish her thronework before school ends for the day. Apple may be a royal with a rebel heart, but she still had to keep her grades up if she doesn't want to raise any suspicion.

"Another boy walking you to class? You must be loving every minute with your new toy." sneered Duchess.

'Ignore her Apple, she isn't worth wasting your time.'

Apple would be the first to admit that she loved the attention. Her mother had always encouraged her to embrace her destiny. That it was to be hexpected that boys would swoon over the princess, because they wanted to be a part of the Snow White family. A family that called the shots in the Land of Ever After. With that kind of power, who wouldn't want a chance to rule as her king?

As children, Daring and Apple's parents were convinced that he was destined to be her prince. However, everything changed when he fell in love with Rosabella Beauty, the daughter of Beauty and the Beast. Apple was frightened for her future until she met Kyle. Her mother reassured her that destiny would find her in one way or another and encouraged her not to lose hope.

'In a way, she was right.'

"Miss White, pay attention!" Madam Maid Marian put Apple on the spot.

The classroom gasped.

"Ha! The perfect Apple White, getting into trouble. Now this is a sight," laughed Duchess.

Madam Maid Marian pressed her fingers to her lips, signaling Duchess to be silent. She retrieved a cassette and inserted it into the tape deck. Her old-fashioned ways always captivated Apple, who fondly recalled her mother playing beloved ballads during cleaning sessions—memories of her own destiny unfolding.

"This is your final year, thus one step nearer to your destiny," the tape's narrator proclaimed.

From the corner of her eye, Apple noticed Duchess rolling her eyes in her direction.

"In order to be the perfect damsel, you need to learn how to be swept off your feet," The narrator on the tape continued.

'Kyle sweeping me off my feet? He does that now. I can only imagine what it will be like when our destinies unfold. There I would be, lying in my glass coffin, comatose, as Kyle strides in heroically. His gentle lips meeting mine, awakening me with the kiss of our true love,' Apple mused, lost in her reverie.

"What? No comment about you and Daring?" Duchess antagonized.

Duchess always had a thing for Daring, that's pretty much the main reason why she couldn't stand Apple.

"Nope."

The classroom gasped yet again. Enough to wake even Briar Beauty, daughter of Sleeping Beauty, from her many naps.

"You're pulling my feathers, right?" She asked in disbelief.

Apple shook her head.

"I could care less if he was my prince or not. I even threw away our matching key chains that commemorated our 'future marriage.'"

Apple wasn't lying. The moment she fell for Kyle, she got rid of everything that had to do with Daring. If anything, Apple starting to see him more as a brother than a lover.

"Who are you?" Duchess leaned in.

The door slammed right open, breaking the tension between the two princesses. They shifted gears to see that Kenny had arrived in his princess gown and wig.

"Sorry I'm late, had to take care of a few things but hey better late than never I suppose," joshed Kenny.

Kenny plops a seat right next to Apple, nodding his head as a hello.

"Sup Apple."

He then notices Duchess a little too close to his princess BFFA from their heated discussion.

"Sup, witch."

Duchess leaps out of her chair.

"You better take that back or I'll-"

"A damsel never engages in a fight, Miss Swan. Take your seat. Now," demanded Madam Maid Marian.

Duchess complied, taking her seat as Kenny sent Apple one of his flirtatious winks.

"Told ya I got your back."