Ever After High: The Tale of Jared

Chapter 1

"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves" – William Shakespeare

In a small town in Maine, the birds chirped happily as they flew over an large apartment building. Called Hook Boulevard 1023, it was located in the middle of town. It was a giant rectangular brown building with multiple windows, and the sun's rays had just about covered it.

Inside the apartment building, there was a very plain looking bedroom. The bedroom had posters on the wall, a wooden floor and a dresser. A hand popped out from under a pair of blue sheets, and hit the 'snooze' button on the alarm clock on top of the bedside table. The person underneath the covers groaned since he was just awoken from a blissful sleep. The clock had read '7:23'

The covers lowered and revealed a thirteen-year old half-Caucasian, half-Vietnamese boy named Jared Prince. Jared was a small boy with slightly long brown hair and blue eyes. He also had pale looking skin and was wearing ocean blue pajamas.

Jared opened his eyes and stared at one of the posters on the wall. It was an 'Alice in Wonderland' poster. While he stared at it, images of a big and unstoppable monster flashed in his mind, causing him to shiver at the memory of the nightmare. Then, a female voice with a Vietnamese accent snapped him out his day dream.

"Jared!"

The thirteen-year old sat up and saw his mother, a forty-eight year old Vietnamese woman named Paula Prince at the door.

Paula was around the same height as her son, but she was a few inches taller. She had dark brown, almost black hair that ran down to the nape of her neck and dark brown eyes. Paula had a slender build, an inverted triangular head and olive skin. Her dark brown, almost black hair was combed to either side behind her ears. She had bangs that hung near her eyes and beside both her ears. She also had pronounced cheekbones and wore a royal-blue sweater with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows with a white shirt beneath it. She also wore dark-green trousers and black sneakers.

"Come on now Jared, I don't want you late for your first day of school. Now get dressed."" Paula told him.

She walked away, as she did so the floor boards creaked with each and every step. Jared groaned and covered himself back up with his bed sheets.

"Terrific…" Jared said in a slightly sarcastic tone.

At about an hour later, in the middle of dense traffic, a small 1974 Ford Country Squire station wagon stood out among the crowd. Inside it was Jared and his mother. Jared was now wearing the uniform of his new school.

The uniform consisted of a white button-up shirt, a royal blue jacket, a blue tie, khaki pants and blue and white sneakers. He also wore a watch with that was white, blue and gold.

"Now I want you on your best behavior at this school, okay?" Paula ordered Jared.

"Yes, Mom." Jared paused. "Hey, Mom? Remind me how I got into this school in the first place? I didn't even apply…" Jared said, raising a brow.

"It's the not that kind of school, you either qualify or you don't. The Maine Academy is very prestigious, you should be thrilled!" Paula told him, clearly happy.

"But all my friends are at my old school…" Jared was depressed. "They were also the only friends I had and the only ones there that were nice to me."

"I know honey, believe me, I know. But think of all the amazing friends you will meet at your new school." Paula said optimistically.

"Yeah, but isn't private school a breeding ground for the socially inept?" Jared asked.

"Now Jared…" Paula began.

"All my new classmates are probably all either rich snobs, or hopeless nerds. I mean I don't like to brag, I'm smart. I know that I am! But I've never shown that on my test scores or anything and most of my teachers were pretty apathetic towards me, and…" Jared started to say before Paula suddenly pulled over to the side of the road and slammed on the brakes. The buggy screeched to a halt. She turned back to Jared, upset.

"Jared, this is a chance to better your life!" Paula exclaimed, before she began to tear up. "A chance I never had…"

Jared then began to feel bad for being so against going to the new school and sighed. While he wasn't overly fond of this school it made his Mom happy and maybe it even had a library which he always enjoys going to.

"Okay Mom, if you think this school is best, then I'll have to trust your judgement." Jared said to her.

Paula smiled and wiped away her tears. She started the car once she saw that the traffic has cleared up. Then, they resumed driving.

"Besides, how bad could this school be anyways? Right?" Jared inquired, as the car continued to drive down the road.

They soon arrived at large concrete building with three floors. It almost resembled a castle in a way, and had multiple windows with a bell tower in the center.

Standing around the school and walking into it were several kids between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. They were all wearing the same uniforms as Jared, the only difference was the skirts that the girls wore.

Paula parked her car parked near the school, then got out of the car. Jared exited the car as well. They both gazed at the school.

"Well, here we are." Paula said.

"Yeah…" Jared added, thoughtfully.

Paula bent down to look Jared in the eye. "Well Jared, I wish you the best of luck." She said as she hugged him. "Be a good boy, alright?"

"Okay, Mom. I will." Jared nodded.

"Good." Paula smiled as she kissed his forehead. "Take care, I'll be back to pick you up before you know it."

Jared nodded once more. Paula stood up and went back into the car. Jared stepped back as she started the engine and drove away. Jared watched her go until the car could not be seen any more before he headed towards the school.

When he neared the front entrance of the school, he gazed upward and saw just how big the school really was.

Then, a fifteen-year old girl with curly blond hair and blue eyes approached Jared.

"Hi! You must be Jared Prince. I'm Bette Stoner, your new student liaison. Welcome to The Maine Academy!" The girl smiled as she told him.

"Thanks. I'm Jared, but you knew that already." Jared said, nervously.

Jared then spotted a thirteen-year old girl hiding behind one of the nearby columns looking at Jared shyly. She had delicate features with brown hair that was swept back behind her ears and blue eyes.

She smiled at him sweetly and Jared returned the smile before she ran off, much to his confusion.

"Uh…, who was that?" Jared asked Bette, curiously.

"A freshman like you, and she's from Latvia." Bette informed him.

"Latvia? Cool!" Jared said, both surprised and amazed.

"Yeah, it is," The teenage girl agreed. "Come on, time for the tour."

Bette then started to lead Jared towards the school, where his big adventure would begin.

Tara Strong as Jared Prince

Kelly Hu as Paula Prince

There you have it. I know it's short, but it's my first Ever After High fanfic.