Hello, people. It's Combeferr, back from her absence of THREE STINKIN years. I recently fell in love with Ever After High (which I do NOT own) and so here is a little missing moments fanfic. Enjoy as much as you can. ;)

Raven sat miserably on a fallen log on the path in the Enchanted Forest, replaying everything that had happened in the last few minutes.

"You will cease to exist."

"I have a question!"

"What if I don't want to take the pledge?"

"You will cease to exist."

"I...have to go."

"You will cease to exist."

"I'm so stupid!" Raven groaned as she buried her face in her hands. "No, I'm not the stupid one. I'm the only one out of all these buffoons who is thinking for herself. No one puts Raven Queen in a corner!" She started pacing quickly, waving her arms for emphasis as she ranted. "Of course the Royals just blindly accept their "destiny"-their destinies are all to be happy forever! They're all puffed-up aristocrats with a false sense of entitlement-to hex with them!"

"You wound me Raven. I thought we were Best Friends Forever After." Dexter Charming's quietly amused voice grated on Raven's ears. She stopped pacing and faced him.

"No, Dex, didn't you know?" Bitterness oozed from her voice. You will cease to exist. "Only Royals have those friends. We Rebels don't have a forever after. We're 'Best Friends 'Til the End', because we all know that our end will come, when we're imprisoned or exiled or killed." She pushed back some wisps of hair that came loose and looked up at Dexter. "I'm not evil, Dex. Anyone who spends any time with me knows that, even Apple. If I'm not evil, why is my fate to be a vain, jealous, woman who is so insecure she tries to kill someone prettier than her and ends up locked in mirror prison?"

Dexter stared at Raven, trying to think of something he could say to help; something to let her know that not all Royals thought they deserved spellebrity treatment. He pulled her down onto the log. "I...you...you won't go to mirror prison." Dexter mentally slapped himself. He always spoke so awkwardly around her. "Listen Raven, you were definitely born to the wrong family. You're smart and strong and brave and funny and pretty and wonderlandiful. You should have been born a Royal."

Raven's eyes flashed. The nearest tree turned into a chicken. "No I shouldn't have been. None of those Royal girls can deal with anything less than a perfect life. They were born into happily ever after families and they're going to get married and make happily ever after babies. They don't need to be scared about anything other than being behind in fashion if they fall asleep for a hundred years. None of them have to handle a false reputation and people screaming and running as soon as you come within twenty feet of them. None of them have to speak to their mom through a mirror she's always trying to use you to escape from. No," Raven scoffed, "I should definitely not have been born a Royal."

Dexter sat quietly through her rant. He of all people knew that she was dangerous when she was mad, and he knew that if she didn't freak out at him, she'd freak out at Maddie, and Maddie would be hurt. "Do you know what my destiny is?"

"What?"

"I'm not supposed to be Prince Charming. I'm not the one who will rescue Briar or kiss Apple. I'm not going to fall in love with a girl who turns into a bird. I'm not going to kill a dragon or be recued by a mermaid." He sighed. "Raven, I'm not like anyone else in this school. I'm not sure I have a destiny. It won't be my dad's that's for sure. All he ever tells me is that I'll grow up and be a good king."

Raven put her arm around the prince. "I'm sorry I lumped you in with the other Royals. I know you aren't like your brother."

Dexter grinned at her. "Of course you do. After all, Daring would never have let it go if you had viciously attacked his hair with mud."

"No!" Raven laughed. "I was eight, just a Chapter! We're Fairy Tales now, can't you put it behind you?"

"My dear Raven, if I ever let it go I'd never be able to cheer you up." Dexter winked at her. "Now let's get you back to your hexffervescent dorm mate."