《Black Rose》

Wonder, gone

Hunter chopped the tree, forming a large cork shape out of the trunk.

Apple stared up at the cork with a smirk as everything went according to plan.

"Apple!"

I looked over at the woods in annoyance and saw Raven with some of her friends. "Why is she here?"

Apple shrugged before glaring to Raven.

"Apple, this is so not you!" Raven glared right back at Apple.

I zoned out the rest of the conversation since I was currently indulging myself in the scent of Daring's. "What fragrance do you use?"

Daring chuckled nervously before answering. "Uh, (random fragrance name). I normally use Evr Flores, but my mom recommended me using that, so I changed it."

I nodded, not really paying attention as my face was buried in his neck.

My head lifted to see the cork crash down, covering the well of wonder, making me smirk a bit. "All goes according to plan."

This caused the girls to look over at me.

"[M/n]? I know this isn't you, Lizzie always spoke of how you'd never harm plants." Raven stepped forward a bit.

I glanced around at the dead plants. "Oops. Guess I got carried away." I smiled before walking over to stand beside Apple, Daring following behind me.

"You won't win Apple!" Briar shouted in determination as her eyebrow furrowed.

"Well, this has been fun and all but...charm ya later." Apple raised her hand, and a rope dropped down, making Apple grab onto it as it started to rise.

"Tootles." I smiled at the girls and waved. A vine came down from a tree, and I stepped onto it, and it started rising.

"Wait for me!" Daring ran up quickly and sat onto the vine since it was the closest, holding my leg to not fall off.

"We'll find the well." Cerise growled in determination as she clenched her fists.

"Gonna be hard, without this." Apple held the map in her hand, causing the girls to gasp in shock.

At this point, I was already standing beside Ashlynn and Hunter with Daring standing close to me.

Apple was soon pulled up to where we were, and we began making our way to the school.

~~~Timeskip~~~(I'm getting lazy)

"Cedar, where is that book of riddles?" Lizzie asked the girl as she was eating.

Cedar rolled her eyes. "Uh, I don't know what you're talking about." She crossed her arms.

Lizzie chuckled and held out her hand for emphasis. "Oh yes, you do! I saw you reading it during the chef showdown, and -" She gasped in realization. "Cedar is lying!"

"Ok, this curse is so not hatastic!" Maddie crossed her arms in frustration.

"How do we find the book of riddles now?" Bunny asked in despair as she looked down at her feet.

"That's it! We ask a lie!" Alistair though before asking. "Cedar, where didn't you put the book of riddles?"

"I didn't put it in the dumpster behind the cafeteria if that's what you're asking." Cedar crossed her arms again.

"Let's go!" Alistair and the others ran off as Cedar rolled her eyes.

"He's so smart."

~~~Timeskip~~~

The girls stopped running and looked around frantically, the curse spreading.

Cerise pointed to the stairs. "Raven over there!"

The girls followed the direction Cerise pointed and made their way over.

"Apple!" Raven shouted out.

Apple staad in the middle of the fourth step. Ashlynn sat on the second step with Hunter behind her. [M/n] stood to the right of Apple on the first step with Daring beside him, hiding behind the bushes.

"You again?" Apple rolled her eyes with a groan, completely tired of Raven. "Raven, I really  don't see why you're so upset. You never wanted to follow your destiny anyway!"

"I don't know what's wrong with you." Raven began her speech. "But I do know that Appl White, the awesome Apple White that I know and love," Apple did a fake yawn and rolled her eyes. "Would never ever want anything happen to the school she loves!"

"Apple, you have the best story, Ever After!" Holly began talking.

"You're all about protecting this world, not...this." Briar began walking up the stairs. The wonder from the fair was already starting to disappear.

"Please, Apple." Cerise drawled out as she glanced at the land starting to dry up.

"Apple, you can end this, just please give us the map!" Raven talked desperately as the land near them started drying up.

"Uh...Nah." Apple pretended to think but crossed her arms with a smirk as the wonder dried from the girls in front of them.

Daring let out a yelp as the wonder from Apple dried but slouched as it reached him too.

[M/n] stood confused as the wonder wasn't dried from him but decided not to talk for now.

"Cheshire Cat got some pranks."