Ravan entered his room, the moonlight shining through the window. He could see the School for Girls out his window as well, and saw, in one of the rooms, flashes of fire. He smiled, even in the weirdest of time, Phoenix was practicing her fire magic. He plopped onto his bed and his hand brushed against something invisible. At his touch, it appeared, a basket of decent food. He grinned, Phoenix had been doing it for him, Hort and recently Vex so far this year, and had yet to be caught. She smuggled decent food for them and sent it to them. This time he could see apple pie, oranges and chocolate cupcakes. Phoenix was powerful enough to breach the boys’ security and risked her neck to get them decent food. He so owed her after this was over. He hid it and lay down, trying to get to sleep. But then there was the sound of chants coming from the Hall next to them. Those stupid Everboys! He stormed out of bed and slammed the door to the hall open.
“If we’re not back to Good and Evil soon, I’m going to kill all of you,” he hissed, forgetting he was in his pyjamas, he did, however, think of what Phoenix would have said, “There’s nothing more threatening than a villain in pyjamas!” she would have cackled, losing breath from laughing too much.
“It’s enough we’re out of food, we’ve lost our teachers, and we’re down to the only floor in this stinking castle with bathrooms that ain’t flooded. All you have to do is slay one witch—one measly witch—and you’re too busy havin’ a house party!” he continued with a growl.
“Ravan, chill man.” Kai grinned. Raven’s eye twitched. Of all the Everboys, Kai was close to number one most hated.
Pointy-eared Vex blearily poked out next to him. “Isn’t killing witches Good’s job?” he yawned.
“There is no Good as long as there’s Girls!” Chaddick barked back. “We’re men first!”
“Men first!” Everboys chorused.
“We want to stay up all night and never bathe? We want to raise hell and never clean? We want to mark our territory like dogs?” Chaddick thundered. “Who’s gonna stop us!”
More and more Neverboys jabbed sleepy heads out—
“You hear me!” Chaddick howled, pounding his chest. “Who’s gonna stop u—”
A purple spell slammed into him, zipping his mouth shut. They twirled and saw Aric stomp by, violet eyes glowing, followed by his four chiselled henchmen. Spooked boys straightened in front of their doors, hands to head in salute, as Aric paced through the hall, inspecting each. Only Chaddick didn’t raise his hand. Aric leaned in and glared into his grey eyes.
“May I remind you that given your failure to kill Sophie in the Woods, Master Tedros has replaced you as captain,” Aric said, gold badge glinting. “And unfortunately, neither I nor my henchmen have the same tolerance for idiocy as our predecessor.”
Screams echoed from the dungeon below.
“My boys relish any chance to punish an Ever. But a former Ever captain?” Aric smiled at Chaddick. “The Doom Room would have a proper reopening, indeed.”
Red-faced, Chaddick forced a desultory salute. “That’s better,” Aric said, unzipping his rival’s mouth.
“How’d you and your henchmen break through Lady Lesso’s shield if none of the princes can?” Chaddick spat. “Why should we trust you?”
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Fire Princess
FanfictionYears ago, once her fairytale had ended, Rapunzel married a prince who's entire family possessed the powers of phoenixes. That same power was passed onto her children. This is the story of her daughter, Phoenix of Firebirch, who attends the School f...
