Royale High: The Sequel 👑 (COMPLETED)

Chapter 2: Mesmerized

Rose's POV

—— After landing at Royale High ——

The sight of Royale High had immediately captivated me. Nothing had changed; it was the same architecture, the same colours, the same layout. Yet I was still so mesmerised - intrigued by it once again. As my eyes scanned every inch of the luminous castle, I felt my stomach spin. This was home! Finally, we had returned to the one place where our hearts belonged - where our hearts roared with ambition. I turned to look at Gumball, who too had been absorbed into the majestic nature of Royale High: her eyes twinkled with delight, the iridescence caught in her iris.

Just as I was about to make my entrance, a young girl flooded in bright colours approached us. The dress she wore was hypnotic. She was draped in a combination of satin and silk, yet the colours spoke eccentrically: indigo, red, lime green, fuchsia. My favourite colour. Her face stored a lot of warmth too, flushing a toasty crimson besides the small heart on each side of her cheeks. As she struck a smile, her teeth glimmered. They were dainty and pearly, shimmering in the golden spills of sunlight. Perfect, yet too perfect.

"Hey there! I'm Britney!" the girl exclaimed fondly, "Britney Lavish."
I flashed a smile back. Britney Lavish? The name rung a bell. In fact it rang many bells, but I couldn't put my finger on why.
"Nice to meet you," I said, "I'm Rose, and this is my friend Gumball."

Britney squealed.

"Love the names. You're friends with Shan, right?" she asked intently.
"Shan?"
"Lulu, I think that's her name now."
"Oh sure! She's one of our best friends. Why do you ask?" Gumball cut in, peering closely at the girl stood before us, "I'm not sure she's mentioned you before."
Britney took a double blink, and cleared her throat, "No reason. Uh, I have to go run some errands before the dorms open up! Catch you later, Rose. And you Felicity!"

Before we could stop her, she flew away, desperate.

"How did she know my birth name?" Gumball gasped.
I shook my head.
"And Lulu's too?"
I shook my head again, "There's something fishy about her. Very."
Rose nodded in agreement. Nobody had knew of our birth names except from us four. There's no way Britney could have knew, unless?

"Maybe we should make our way to the reception area a little early," I decided, "We can meet the others there. Spares us a few queues to wait for our dorm keys".

—— At the reception ——

The receptionist handed me a sealed envelope.
"Thanks, Trix," I said, giving the envelope a little shake, "Same dorm as last time right?"
Trixie nodded, her blonde fringe shaking with alongside her movement, "Yes, but there will be 4 roommates rather than two!"
"Thanks," I repeated, "Oh, also, did my luggage come in?"
"Yes, it's in your room. Next person please!"

I moved out of line, and walked towards Gumball.
"I'm still roomies with Sky!" she exclaimed, "How about you?"
Gleefully, I shook the envelope once again, "Haven't opened it yet, but Trixie confirmed the dorms are the same so I'm supposing it's Lulu and you guys!"

Sky's POV
"Rose?" I shouted.
"Gumball? Oh my gosh, there you guys are!" Lulu called, flooding past the reception.
Immediately, they looked in my direction, all of ours faces lighting up with euphoria. Finally! Reuniting!
"Sky!" they shouted in unison, charging towards me and Lulu.