A Little Faith

Chapter 1

"Oh, please, please, please, Terry! Just fix my assignment this one last time and I swear I'll never mess up again."

I stared at Wanda, my best friend, as she gave me a pleading look that made me want to help her without second thought. She knew that using magic at Auradon Prop wasn't allowed and this was the fourth time this semester that she messed up an assignment. Seriously, for the daughter of Peter Pan and Wendy Darling she was a real clutz. But I loved her anyway. However, her constant mistakes was starting to bother me, because I was always the one she came to when she needed something fixed. That was the downside of being the daughter of a tinker fairy.

I took another look at her ruined assignment. This time she managed to accidentally write with Lonnie's magic pen, which caused all the word to turn to Chinese. It was funny though, since how did she even manage to get a hold of Lonnie's pen in the first place? I was too afraid to ask. But my wings were tingling and my fingers itching to fix it. Thanks, mom, for letting me inherit most of your genes!

Finally I gave in with an exaggerated sigh and took her paper, "Fine! But I swear, Wanda, this is the last time. If Fairy Godmother finds out I'm using magic for reasons other than Spell Casting Class, she'll give me a month's detention for sure. Then who will save your homework if I'm not around?"

She squealed in excitement and attacked me with a wing crushing hug, "Thank you so much, Terry! I owe you a cup of chamomile tea and a batch of pumpkin muffins!"

I rolled my eyes with half a smile and fluttered my wings to reach my bag of pixie dust on the shelf. Upside of being the daughter of a dust keeping fairy, I get as much pixie dust as I want, whenever I want. I dipped my fingers into the lime green satin bag and drew out a pinch of dust. It glowed bright gold and the color intrigued me. It was the most beautiful, purest substance in all of the land and Neverland as well. A fairy's power, energy source and obsession. I rubbed it on my hands and watched them glow gold for a few seconds before fading. Now I had a day's worth of magic on my fingertips, which allowed me to do just what I wanted with it. But I was responsible and always followed the rules, unlike mom when she still lived in Pixie Hollow. I ran my fingers over the pages of Wanda's assignment as watched her eyes lit up as the Chinese letters turned back to words.

"It still amazes me how you use magic." She sighed dreamily, "You make it look so easy. Thanks again, Terry."

I smiled in response and put the bag of dust on the shelf again for safe keeping.

"I need to go hand this in." she said and tucked the paper away in her bag, "I'll see you later at breakfast? King Ben wants to make an announcement, remember? So everyone should be present."

I nodded, "Alright, Wanda. I'll see you later. Take care."

She left my room in a hurry and left me to get dressed, since she was the one to beat my clock in waking me this blissful morning. My routine went like this: Wake up, get dressed, bathroom activities such as brushing my teeth, polishing my wings and starting on my schedule. My schedule on the other hand went like this: Crafting with Fairy Mary, Cooking with Mr. Mad Hatter and Mrs. Pots, Magic with Ms. Fauna, Flora and Merryweather, recess, Fairy Heritage with Lord Malory, Flying 101 with Ms. Vidia, Art with Ms. Jane and finally lunch. After lunch I start with my volunteering in Goodness Class 101 with Fairy Godmother to earn more points on my grades. Plus, it was a wonderful way to avoid other extra activities like Animal Communication Class with Ms. Fawn. Trust me, I tried to talking to a goldfish and all response I got was a bubble. Ms. Fawn told me to read the bubble but I didn't get it. Besides, volunteering in Goodness 101 was what brought me to meeting the kids of the Isle. Evie and I got along extremely well, thanks to the fluffy pompoms I always wore on my sandals and shoes. She really adored those. I got along with all of them, but Mal was usually with Ben and we didn't talk that much. She was nice though.

Almost the entire school was gathered underneath the trees near the cafeteria, where Ben would make his next big announcement as king. I found my small group of friends at our usual table. Wanda saved me a seat next to her and I sat across from Phoebe, daughter of Esmeralda and Phoebus and Chelsea, daughter of the Cheshire Cat. None of us were royally related, but we were best friends since I could remember.

"I'm not late, am I?" I asked a little nervously.

Chelsea shook her head and a soft purr came from her throat, "Nope. King Ben only showed up a few minutes ago. He's still speaking with Mal."

I smiled as she drank her bowl of milk like a true cat, even licking the milky mustache from her upper lip. She was trying really hard to appear like a normal girl, but sometimes would let a purr escape without knowing it. Plus, it was very obvious that she was a feline when it came to sleepovers. Don't panic when you wake up and Chelsea's not in her sleeping bag. Check on every shelf or on top of every closet and you're bound to find her curled up there. For some reason she loved hiding in boxes, even though they were too small for her to fit in.

"I wonder what the announcement is about this time." Phoebe spoke up, "I mean, the last time he wanted the whole school to be present was when he announced that the kids from the Isle were coming to Auradon Prep."

I scanned the crowd and found Mal and her group of friends near the entrance of the cafeteria. Ben was standing up straight next to her, preparing to make his speech. I tapped on the table to get my friends' attention, letting them know to listen.

"Morning, everyone." Ben greeted with his usual charming smile, "I promise this won't take long."

Meanwhile, his parents and Fairy Godmother joined him and this time I knew, this was one major announcement. I flexed my wings slightly and crossed my legs to get comfortable.

"Most of you will remember six months ago, I invited four kids from the Isle of the Lost to attend Auradon Prep, because they deserved a second chance just like any other person." Ben glanced at Mal with a loving smile, "The incident with Uma a week ago only reminded me once again how many kids are still on the Isle and that each and every one of them deserved to be given another chance. So, as king I decided that every six months four kids from the Isle will be invited to Auradon Prep."

A few kids seemed uneasy about this, since we all knew very well how out of control Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay were when they first arrived here. Chelsea grimaced. She hated the idea of new villain kids attending our school. She and Carlos hated each other when he was new and not to mention that she hated the fact that his dog Dude could talk now. She really disliked dogs. Phoebe's green eyes were wide but filled with excitement. She loved adventure and changes and new faces were just what the school needed. Wanda couldn't care less. Her nose was in a book once again and I doubted she even heard most of the announcement.

"Who are the four kids this time, Ben?" Carlos asked casually.

Ben opened a folded piece of paper, "I hereby invite the following Isle kids to Auradon Prep: Dizzy, daughter of Drizella, Scully, son of Scar, Gil, son of Gaston and Harry, son of Captain Hook."

Many heads snapped up at when the names were read, especially when they heard about Harry Hook being on the list. I had no idea what was so bad about him. Honestly, I had no idea what was so bad about him. Obviously I wasn't present when Mal and her friends went to save Ben on the Isle last week and fought against the pirates. So I had no idea how they looked or acted. All I knew was that our school will soon experience a lot more pranks and excitement and we all will be scrubbing off spray paint off the lockers once again.