Walt Disney College

Chapter 4~ Tiana

Tiana was in the student kitchen, the place she used for her cooking club. She was scanning the names of people who signed up and she fell upon one she hadn't heard of.

"Taran?" She mused.

"What's that sugar?" Charlotte, Tiana's best friend, bounced into the room.

"Oh, nothing Lottie. A boy just signed up for cooking club and well, that doesn't happen everyday."

"Oh, don't tell me that...that rat thing is coming?" Charlotte squirmed.

"Remy is harmless. Besides you can't deny he cooks great food." Tiana said.

"A rat is a rat and that's that."

Tiana rolled her eyes and laughed at her friend.

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It was after school and Kida had finished her last class of the day.

"Hey Kida, ya coming?" One of her fellow fourth year friends called.

"Can't. Remember? I said I was doing Tiana's cooking club thing."

"Right, right. Catch ya later then!"

Kida waved goodbye and rushed down the hall to the kitchen.

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"Thanks everyone for signing up! Though I have a feeling most of you signed up because of the food..." Tiana joked.

"Ah, you caught me!" Meg laughed.

"Anyway, we're going to be making melted chocolate shortbread. You'll get it when I explain it. Lottie, can you please hand out the recipes?"

"Sure! I'd be glad to." Charlotte pulled a fresh white apron over her pink plaid dress.

"Now ladies, and Taran, let's get baking!"

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"How are these burnt?! I put them in at the exact-"

"Oh my gosh Taran! It's 350° Fahrenheit, not Celsius." Tiana muttered.

"There's a difference?"

Tiana sighed.

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Charlotte had put her apron in the laundry basket and was getting ready to leave the kitchen. Before she left, she noticed Kida doing some washing up. She decided to talk to her.

"So you're one of the members in Tiana's cooking club?"

Kida eyed her wearily. "Yeah..."

"Well, any friend of Tiana's I'll try to make a friend of mine. But first, we have got to do something with that hair! The white is cool an all, but it looks like you tried to cut it with scissors and failed miserably!"

Kida put her hands on her hair protectively.

"Nope. You're not touching my hair."

"Oh honey, of course I won't, a professional will!" Charlotte laughed and dragged Kida off.

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"Tiana, I don't see how you got an A in that mythology test!" Merida exclaimed.

"I know... I should've gotten an A+!"

"No! I mean yeah I guess but the entire class got a B! How d'ya do it?"

"I just...study." Tiana shrugged.

"Well thanks that explains a lot." Merida said sarcastically.

"Students...students...Is this thing on? Oh, it is? I can't hear them. Oh. Okay okay. I'm pressing the red button. Oh they can hear me? Okay." Edna Mode's voice was heard through the PA system, "students who are interested in taking part of the college film festival, get a sheet from Ms. Daisy."

"I don't think I'll be doing it. The stage isn't for me." Merida said.

"You could do backstage." Tiana suggested.

"I don't know if I'd want to."

"Also, if you sign up, I make sure you get food every rehearsal. And a boost in every one of your classes." Edna added.

"Where do I sign up?" Merida smacked her lips.

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Tiana was at the front desk, waiting for Daisy to finish what she was doing on the computer.

"Oh sorry I was just watching some Ryan Gooseling, he's hilarious! What would you like Tiana?"

"A sheet for the film festival project please." She asked.

"Here you go sweetie. Now go. I'm sure you're late for something."

Tiana smiled and rolled her eyes then exited the office.

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"Tiana! Did you seeee?" Lottie smirked and nudged Tiana.

"See what?"

"Naveen wants to be part of the film festival, and so do you. You can hang out!"

Tiana shushed Lottie immediately.

"Lottie! Stop squealing, the whole campus can probably hear you!"

"Sorry, sorry. I'm signing up too! I feel like I could play a very good damsel in distress." Charlotte struck a pose. "Romeo, romeo, where art thou?"

"This isn't Shakespeare Lottie." Tiana shook her head and laughed.

"Well it should be."

"It needs to be original, Lottie."

"Then we'll create an original Shakespeare play." Charlotte smiled.

"Then it's not Shakespeare is it?"

"Shakespeare inspired."