My mother was right about you.

Red's POV

After the mini party we had at our dorm Dizzy and Anna decided to part ways going back to their roommates. It was soon just Chloe and I left alone as usual. After the "casual" yet not so casual kiss we shared I was stuck thinking about it for a while. Her soft lips pressed against mine, the taste of vanilla overfilling me. That wasn't my first kiss but it was my first kiss with a girl. And if I'm being completely honest it felt way different then all the ones I had with a boy. Was it Chloe or just the fact I kissed a girl for the first time? "What are you thinking about wonderland?" Chloe said as she was cleaning up the wrappers and left over snacks. "Nothing, just the "platonic" kiss we shared in the kitchen." I said to her as she quickly looked at me her eyes widening at my words. "Oh- Red that was nothing alright so don't worry about it to much." Was it really just nothing? Or was she just saying that. "I don't know.. it felt like something, I mean you DID kiss back." I said only partially joking. "Red, I'm not into girls, it was just in the moment alright." I felt a little hurt at her words but I guess she was right. I shouldn't have even kissed her that time. "Your right, sorry."

Chloe's POV

WHY DID I JUST LIE TO HER LIKE THAT!? OF COURSE THAT KISS MENT SOMETHING IT WAS DEFINITELY NOT PLATONIC. I don't know what I was thinking, imagine how she feels right now? I mean it should be fine right.. gosh Chloe think before you talk next time!

I finished cleaning up the after mess of our mini party and laid in bed looking at my phone. I saw that the time was  6:30 Pm, we completely missed all the assemblies today, but it's fine since it's not mandatory to go. I was getting a bit tired so I got up and grabbed some clothes so I could shower and change, not come out in only a towel like how I did last time. It was completely on accident, normally red isn't in the dorm when I get out the shower so I just assumed she wouldn't be there that day either. I went into the bathroom locking the door so I could shower.

When I finished showering and getting dressed I brushed my teeth and did my skincare routine. I exited the bathroom seeing red laying on the floor like a dead person, she wasn't moving so I assumed she was just in her own world. I slowly walked over to her standing at the end of her feet kicking her gently "are you dead? Why are you just laying here" I said staring at her as she was looking up at the ceiling "no, I'm not dead. I'm still breath breathing am I not?" She said not breaking eye contact with the ceiling, is she in love with it or something? "Well you are but why are you just laying here.. it's kinda freaky" "well ChloEE if you must know, i tripped, and I didn't want to get up." I let out a chuckle as put my hand

Out in front of me signaling her to grab it. For some reason she hesitated but grabbed my hand firmly. I think I may have pulled her up to hard and to fast because before I knew it she was inches away from my face, our noses practically touching. "Not into girls yea charming?" She said whispering softly in a seductive tone. It made my face turn pink so I let go of her hand and walked away "not even in your craziest dream wonderland." I said plopping down on my bed. "Who said I was dreaming about you?" "No one had to say it, I just know it, I'm too charming for you to not dream about me." I said to her. Why am I being so bold right now, is this flirting? No we are friends. Friends do this all the time. "Sure princess. Sure" she used princess a different way this time? Normally she'll uses it to mock the fact im royalty just like her but it's different this time. I was laying on my side scrolling on TikToc when I felt myself start to doze off, eventually I fell asleep with my phone still in hand.

Reds POV

Chloe fell asleep watching her phone like the weird girl she is. I got up and walked over to her bed cutting her phone off and placing it next to her pillow and covering her with the blanket.

I laid down in my bed not falling asleep since I was trapped in my head with my thoughts. More thoughts about Chloe since she says she isn't into girls but she doesn't act like it, I haven't seen her with a guy or even have a crush on a guy. Not that I want to tho, that would be weird. I soon fell asleep after realizing I was thinking crazy thoughts, and school is tomorrow so I need sleep.

I woke up at about 6 Am to Chloe singing it's a party in the USA in the fricken bathroom. "OoOooOO ITS A PARTY IN THE U-" "SHUT THE FUCK UPPPPP" I yelled at her shoving my head into a pillow. She swung open the door and stomped over to my bed shoving me off. I'm getting tired of this girl throwing me off a bed.

I got off the floor and went into the bathroom to shower while Chloe finished getting ready, I put on baggy jeans with a little rose I sowed on the thigh and a regular black shirt with my red jacket. Chloe came out wearing a navy blue dress with stars and black tights under with a blue jacket. We got our bags and walked to social studies together. "Wait Red don't you want to get breakfast?" Chloe said stopping me right outside the cafeteria "oh! Yea we can" I didn't need breakfast but I didn't want Chloe to starve. We went into the cafeteria and I got us a spot while Chloe got breakfast. She came back and sat down next to me and looked at me weird " why don't you ever eat, go get food." She demanded, I just don't find food appealing, I eat of course to live but I just don't find food fun. If that makes sense, probably not. "I'm not hungry, never in the morning" she rolled her eyes picking up a spoon full of her yogurt with granola and all sorts of fruit shoving it into my mouth, that was very unexpected. " it's good, but what the frick Chloe" "I don't want you to starve, you'll think better of you eat breakfast" she said smiling a bit getting ready to shove a second spoonful "thank you for that interesting factoid nerd." I said grabbing the spoon out her hand and putting it into my mouth. Thankfully that was the last bite so we got up and threw away our trash. We walked into social studies and we parted ways, Chloe went to go sit with her princess friends and I sat with Dizzy since at the party we got way closer than before. "Okay okay settle down class. Settle down. Today we will be working on the test about Merlin academy. Chloe can you pass out the papers please." "Of course" Chloe said getting up out her chair.teachers pet. "Good luck wonderland." She said smiling at me giving me the paper, I was definitely going to need more than luck. I didn't study or pay attention. I need to get at least a C for my mom to not kill me or worse, drag me back to wonderland. Since I was the last person she gave the paper to she noticed I was stuck in my thoughts a little. "Sir, may I switch my seat next to Red for today?" She said placing the extra papers on his desk. "Sure Chloe, just no goofing around, or it will be a zero on both your papers." "Yes sir we won't be a problem." She walked over with a paper and pencil and sat next to me after asking Dizzy to sit somewhere else, kindly of course. "I already know your going to fail so I'll help you the best I can." I smiled at her kind gesture since she's the first person who really wanted to help me. We started the test and Chloe was already done in the first 5 minutes. Since she had extra time she helped me go through the answers. "This one is C." She said pointing at the last answer. "Thank you Chloe really. "Don't mention it wonderland" after that class was over so I turned in my test and Chloe and I parted ways. After those four extremely boring classes it was time for lunch. I saw Chloe sitting with her group of friends laughing, they weren't that quiet though because i heard everything they said, Chloe was to caught up in her friends to realize I was listening.

?: Chloe why do you even hang out with that freak, she's gonna end up chopping ur head off!

?: yea it's already bad enough you share a dorm with her but now classes ? Your crazy Chlo!

I felt my eyes fill up with puddles.

Chloe: I don't even know. I just feel bad for her sometimes, yall know me. We arnt friends or anything.

She said nervously laughing. She was laughing at me with them. That's when she noticed me. Starring at her, the pools forming in my eyes were starting to overflow. I turned around walking out to the lunch room with a single tear rushing down my face.

Chloe's POV

Shit I didn't mean for her to hear that, what am i thinking? I shouldn't have said that at all! I just didn't want for everyone to hate me or something or spread rumors. Now that I'm thinking about it it's not a good excuse, at all. I know Red doesn't want anything to do with me right now so I'll try my best to apologize to her after school. If that's even enough. Lunch finished and I went to 5th period, but I have that class with Red and she's no where to be found. Maybe she just skipped, I know she can take things hard and she looked shattered when i saw her.

Time skip!

Its finally the last period so I can run to my dorm to try and sort things out with red. I've had this horrible feeling in my gut ever since lunch, I just feel so bad for what I did because I know red has trust issues and the thought of her going back to hating me haunts me. It always will.

LOUD SPEAKER.

Attention students, swords and Shields is having an emergency practice due to you all not having practice for three days. Not my call, blame your coach. This is mandatory so if you don't show up it will lead to demotions in your rank and possibly getting kicked off the team. I don't know why? The coach said something like "iF yOu DoN't HaVe dEdiCaTioN to ThE TeaM yOu shouldn't HAvE siGneD Up" or wtv. Be there in 5 kids.

Your joking. Your literally kidding me right now. We will just make this quick. I got to the locker room and changed out quickly into my uniform. The emergency practice was a little ass. I mean I guess everyone did need it, how do you forget everything in three days? But I won't judge. I was only sloppy because I had so much on my mind. When I say so much I mean red, I was slipping over my own two feet, missing easy targets, forgetting basic moves. "Chloe get your head in the game. What's going on??" Coach said pulling me aside "nothing ...just, a lot on my mind." I said as I brushed my fingers through my curls. "Alright well, we only have 20 minutes left so I'll just let you go early. This is the only time I'll let you go early, unless something is going on with family." "Oh my gosh Ty so much" I ran to the locker room getting changed out into my other clothes and ran to the dorms. Once I arrived to the door I hesitated to opened it because I expected to see a really upset Red but, I didn't. I didn't see Red at all. I walked in the room slowly and I saw shattered glass on the floor from her mirror on her desk. I looked in the bathroom and there was no sign of her. I ran out the dorm quickly in attempt to find her. She could be hurt. I wasn't paying close enough attention to what was in front of me because I accidentally ran into dizzy. Literally. "Shit I'm so sorry! Are you okay?" I said worried and in a panic. "Yea- I'm alright. Are you?" She said getting up off the floor. "No, not exactly.. do you know where red went? I need her" she looked at me as her gaze softened as she was getting ready to tell me where red went. "Chloe.. Red went back to wonderland she had a backpack and by the time I tried asked her what was wrong she was gone. I don't know if she's coming back.." my heart shattered. I felt the shattered pieces of my heart stabbing me. " the rabbit whole isn't far from here Chloe." Dizzy said as she walked away. She's right, I need to go to the rabbit whole and sort things out or I'll never see her again.

I'm standing outside the rabbit whole with my sword on my side hip, just in case. I hesitated for a second because who knew what could be on the other side. But i jumped in the rabbit whole and came out the other side after going through so many illusions. I stood looking at the pinkish blue sky, the red castle and red town. Hearts everywhere, it was a long walk so I should start heading down now. While walking I hear whispering and I feel my self being watched. "Who's there?" I noticed many roses forming a wall blocking the path ahead. I pull out my sword cutting the head off a rose, leaving nothing but its thorns. The roses that were blocking my path started to weirdly color change. The points of there thorns turning a bright red. One of the Roses came charging at me cutting me a deep cut on my upper arm "what the fuck?!" More roses came charging at me, I swung my sword cutting most of the heads off but I got another cut on right under the first slash. After i realized there was no more roses for right now I ran through the woods of wonderland making it to the gates of a Red palace.

My arm is tingling.

I ignored the feeling and tried to walk through as I was stopped by the two guards "what are you doing here blue girl." One of them said. "Oh uh.. I'm princess Reds friend, we are working on a school project today." They let me through pointing to the front door signaling for me to go in. I walked in and it wasn't what I expected at all. It was a dark red and black everywhere, I walked through the house frantically looking for Reds room. Thats when I saw a red door with spray painted hearts all over.

Im starting to feel funny.

I walked into Reds room as she shot up from

Her bed realized it was me.

Reds POV

"Chloe? How did you get in here? What are you doing here." I said as I got up and walked towards her. "Red, please let me explain.." she said trying to grab my hand "save it princess. You said what you had to say. I can't believe I even tried letting myself get close to Chloe charming. What did I expect? A happy friendship?.

My mother was right about you."

"Red please.. I don't know why I said all that stuff I really don't. I wish I could take it all back. I know anything I say won't make it better.." she said her voice shaky and cracked. " ya your right. So go home." I was about to walk over to my bed but Chloe fell limp in my arms, she was unconscious?!

"CHLOE?!"

I shouted for my mother to come help me since I knew she could help with something like this. "Gosh red what are you yelling for. What do you want. And why is this GIRL. In my house." My mother said walking through the door way with her deck of cards. "Mother please this isn't the time I need you to help her!" She glared at me. She wasn't going to help. "MOTHER PLEASE." I said as I held Unconscious Chloe in my arms on the floor. "What do I get in return." She said pulling out a card with a red thorn rose on it. " a daughter who isn't such a failure?? I don't know. I really just need you to help me please.." I said pleading for her as she stood above me. "A branding everyday for a week , or you can rule beside me. You're choice." Shit, I hate brandings but I'm not taking over with this crazy lady. " Brandings." I said hesitant. She looked at me and scoffed. She cut Chloe's arm with the card she pulled out earlier. "If she doesn't wake up by tomorrow don't come crying to me." She said leaving the room "thank you, mother." She stopped turning around looking at me. Then walked to her room on the other side of the castle. I picked Chloe up cradling(princess carry) her to my bed setting her down. I sat down on a chair beside her holding her hand fiddling with her rings. I felt her pulse as I felt it get more and more faint. My eyes began to fill, a single drop falling to my feet. I couldn't stand the thought of Chloe not being here anymore. I put my hand on her pale check rubbing my thumb across it as another tear fell. I gently kissed her. I'm not sure why, we aren't together or even good friends. But it felt really needed. Her lips were cold and almost turning blue, the faint smell of vanilla leaving her limp body. After a few hours the color returned back to her body and she began to mumble. "Chloe?!" I said as my eyes widen waiting for her response. "Red, I'm sorry.." she said as her voice cracked and a tear rushed down her face. "What no? Don't be, I'm not mad about the anymore. I'm just glad you're alright." I said looking at the two thorn scars on her arm smiling faintly. " I shouldn't have said those things.." her voice still soft and quiet as she returns back to reality. We both realized I was still holding her hand as she slowly turned her head to look at me and smile faintly. "Did I worry you princess?" I placed her hand over her mouth jokingly. "Of course not. I just.. didn't want you to die in my room or something." I said crossing my arms. She put her hand on my knee gently rubbing her thumb across it causing to me warm up. "Well it's a good thing I didn't" she said laughing a little. God I hate this girl.