Not Set In Stone

Chapter 1

"Sure, just don't struggle to hold on to her if she squirms. She's very picky about who she likes, something we both have in common," I stated as Ben tapped me on the shoulder after I handed off Delta to Jay.

"I'm on a tight schedule Ria, you seem to not mind being around them, would you give them a tour when you're done?" Ben asked me as I nodded. Delta was scurrying up Jay's arm, see she knows what she likes.

"Will do, I'll have Doug help me with rooms for them. You go attend to your princely duties," I told him as Ben and Audrey both walked off and I was left with the four children from the most villainous parents. Sweet, this is actually pretty cool.

"Whoa, it changed neon green. This animal is so cool," Jay said shocked at what he was witnessing as the others gathered around taking in the sight. I couldn't help but laughing due to Delta's color change.

"Why is she laughing?" Mal asked and I just shook my head.

"Sorry, its just that. Delta turns really bright, almost neon green when she's essentially mating. You managed to turn on a chameleon, that's amazing," I told him as the others started laughing and he got all red as he handed me Delta back to me and she changed to her darker greenier self. "You naughty little girl. It's not even the first date," I teased.

"Well, I've managed to do well with one picky girl, have a manage to steal the other's heart?" He asked me and I couldn't believe he was hitting me.

"I don't know are my cheeks neon green, you tell me?" I joked as I noticed the girls were standing there unamused with Jay.

"Are you going to show us a tour or are we just going to sit around and wait for the the two of you to make out?" Mal asked agitated and I felt like she was probably the only wicked seeming one in the group. I'll get her to like me though.

"Why don't I show you guys to your dorms first and then whoever wants a tour can come, sound fair?" I asked and I got all agreeing responses.

"Princess Ria, will you be given the tour?" Carlos questioned as we were walking inside the school. He came walking right next to me all jumpy and joyfully still with chocolate all over his face.

"Aren't you like a little puppy with that energy and joy? No need to call me princess and yes I'm doing the tour," I told him bopping him on the nose with my index finger and I saw him looking back at Jay.

"Hey poor word choice there, you've got Carlos completely confused," Evie told me and then I realized a person that's afraid of dogs probably wouldn't like a cute little puppy. "She thinks you're adorable so don't have a stroke alright?" She told Carlos as we walked into the school and they took in the beauty of the main entrance.

"Doug, where are their dorms? Guys, this is Doug son of Dopey. Doug meet Evie, Jay, Mal, and Carlos," I said as they all exchange awkward greetings and Doug told me it was to the right and their doors were opened.

We walked down to the dorms where we passed the boy's dorms first. I told them I'd come back around for the tour after I showed the girls to their dorm. As I was walking I noticed that Mal and Evie were both looking at me with curiosity.

"I don't understand, why are you being friendly with us? You're Rapunzel's daughter. That doesn't make any sense. You're the only one that I've look at and seen actual kindness in your eyes when speaking to us," Evie told me and that was actually sad. They've been here all but twenty minutes and already knew people were looking at them differently.

"Because you're not evil. You parents are evil. I'm not this good hearted princess either. I'm not evil either, we all kind of fall in the middle between good and evil some are more one thing than other but still in the middle, it's what makes us human. I feel like you guys do offer some excitement being from a place that is full of evil though but I'm not going to treat you any differently than I would anyone else," I told them with a genuine smile as we reached their room and Evie returned the smile.

"Thank you, Ria. I'm glad not everyone sees us as our parents," Evie said to me and it brought me joy that a simple comment like that made her day.

"It's not a problem, although I do have one question? You two and Jay look how people perceive you as villains, like it's possible to see you doing something bad if you chose to do it, but Carlos? I seriously can't see how he's even grouped with you three," I tried to explain my confusement as Mal cringed at her new room.

"Could this get frillier?" She asked closing the blinds as I noticed Evie was loving how cute the room was.

"Oh Carlos, he's more of a technical guy, not you're stealing or manipulating kind of person," Evie said as I took notice in the roles they played in the group. Brains Carlos, Brawn Jay, Beauty Evie, and Leader Mal, at least that's they way they came off. Something about them told me that they weren't as one side as they appeared.

"Yes, thank you for prying into our lives. I hope you've had a swell time but Evie and I have decided to opt out of the tour. So goodbye," Mal stated pushing me out of the doorway and slamming the door in my face.

Well then, I can see that I'm clearly not welcomed by Mal. I appreciated that Evie seems to like me, she seems very sweet actually. I'm not too sure what I think about the boys, I know Delta really loves Jay though. Can we blame her though? She's a girl that knows what she wants and goes after it.

Unfortunately, I didn't want to have to worry about her on my shoulder the whole tour, so I decided to place her back in my room where she would be safe. After doing that, I made my way to Jay and Carlos's room to see if they'd actually want a tour. Once I reached their door I heard yelling and a loud thump. That can't be good.

"No, I saw her first. You have to follow the bro code," I heard Carlos shout as he made a noise that he was in pain shortly after.

"Well I've actually formed a connection with her, so she's mine," Jay yelled back as I opened the door and saw them wrestling on the ground, they must have fallen of the bed or something, that's why there was a loud thump. Once the door was fully opened, I just stood there waiting for them to stop fighting.

It was Jay on top of Carlos as Carlos was fighting to break free. The fact that they were fighting over me was pathetic as well. This went on for about a minute before I had enough. "Ehem." I cleared my throat as the both looked at me Carlos in total embarrassment and Jay just played it off as it was nothing.

"Well then, are you boys ready for a tour?" I asked with my arms crossed as they got off each other and off the ground, Carlos straightening himself out.

"Yes," they both responded at the same time and they gave each other looks.

"Oh and for your information, it doesn't matter who saw me first, who made a connection with me, or any other little thing you say to each other to claim me, I get to choose and so far, you both just lowered the bar really far. Don't worry Jay, you always have Delta that will love you."

"She's ruthless. I love it," I heard Carlos mumbled causing me to smile a bit as I guided them on their tour. Carlos was a little cutie and there was no denying that.