Ever After High Diaries

Kitty Cheshire

Out Of The Bag

Nothing makes me smile like my favorite riddle, "Why are you always smiling?" The answer's simple: "Smiling makes people wonder." At least in Wonderland it does.

I know ... Wonderland's sealed off from Ever After High and there's no hope for ever going back, right? What-ever-after. I'll believe that when the White Rabbit's on time. I'm not one of those people who believes "Follow your destiny, or you'll go POOF." BTW, that's riddle-iculous. I should know. Vanishing is kind of my thing. I go POOF all the time.

But people don't want to hear that from me. My destiny is to be the meddling Cheshire Cat of Wonderland. Forget destiny! I sometimes prefer to guide people to the truth - that protecting your friends is the most important thing ever after. Just ask my best friend fur-ever, Lizzie Hearts.

Chapter 1

When Lizzie floated on cloud nine into my room, I thought How non-strange. Lizzie's the next Queen of Hearts, and she's usually all "OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!" Why was she twirling around the room like a ballerina? Curious.

"Can you keep a secret?" Lizzie uncharacteristically giggled. "I just had my first date!"

Curiouser. "A crown on a sleeve isn't in when the first ends and the final begins?"*

*Riddlish - "Since when does the Queen of Hearts go out on dates?"

"Since the most charming boy asked me out!" Lizzie gushed. "He's not like everyone else. He gets the real me."

"Hey, why aren't you answering in Riddlish?" I asked. When someone speaks the Wonderland riddle language, you answer with a riddle. It's just common courtesy.

"We live in Ever After now," Lizzie dreamily stared off, "We should try to fit in."

Curiouser and curiouser. "Lizzie, who asked you out?"

"Prince. Daring. Charming." Lizzie sighed.

"Daring Charming? Have you lost your madness?" I said.

"I certainly have not!" Lizzie said."Daring's like me: Royally misunderstood." She crossed her arms and turned her back. "I think you should disappear."

Sarcastically smiling, I bowed. POOF!

Chapter 2

Something unwonderful was up with Lizzie. I'd have to be Tweedle Dum not to be worried. When we first came to the land of Ever After, we only had each other.

Although it seems like nine lives ago, my last day in Wonderland feels fresh as yesterday. I was sleeping in my favorite tumtum tree. Then I woke up. I stretched. Then I fell asleep again. When I finally woke up to groom, something rudely knocked me off my branch. "What the hex?" I hissed. As I landed on my feet, Madeline Hatter, Bunny Blanc and Alistair Wonderland were there waiting.

Each of them looked ... sad. No surprise. For some time now, Wonderland's madness was out of balance. Alistair, who looked so much like his mom Alice, explained, "The Evil Queen's cursed Wonderland, and I figured out why. She's trying to take over our story. Nobody can stop the spell." He hung his head. "People from Ever After are here to rescue us."

"More like kicking us out," Bunny looked at her pocket watch. "We need to get to the rabbit hole soon or be trapped here forever after."

For the first time in my life, I lost my smile. "Wait! We have to get Lizzie."Nobody had heard from Lizzie in some time. Word was her mom went mad and locked Lizzie inside the palace.