It was September, a nice warm day all across the lands of Ever After. All was peaceful in the world as all of the students at EAH knew that school started in 2 Days.
In the Charming-Queen kingdom, much was going on in their castle. You could hear footsteps all around and bustling from every room. The servants were walking in each direction, helping the 2 princesses and prince pack for when they left tomorrow. One particular princess was hanging out in her room, dark indigo and jet black hair. Her hair half tied up with her tiara sitting on top, her dress covered by her dark indigo and black jacket with spikes in certain places. She sat up on her bed as she she typed on her phone, popping her gum as her eyes were glued to the screen. She was texting a certain someone that made her smile, and not the Evil or mischievous smile she was known to often have. A knock was heard at her door.
"What do you want?" She yelled not even knowing who it was. Her sister, long dark brown locks with lavender eyes hiding behind cat eye glasses. She walked in and folded her arms.
"Ebony, you really need to work on your manners. What if that had been mom?" She said to her. Ebony rolled her eyes as she continued to text on her phone.
"Oh Evangeline, if that had been mom, she wouldn't have knocked. Now, what do you want nerd." She said smiling again at the text from her phone. Evangeline rolled her eyes. Ebony often referred to her as 'nerd', that was kind of her nickname from her wether she liked it or not.
"Mom and Dad wants us down for dinner, it's our last night before we head back to school. If you don't listen to me, then you deal with mom." She said. It wasn't that their mom was evil or even mean, she was a leader and very stern. She didn't take backtalk or resistance from her children. Ebony sighed and and sat up and turned off her phone.
"Whatever. Let's go." She said getting up and leaving the room with her sister. Evangeline and Ebony walked side by side in their wing of the castle as they headed down the west staircase.
"So, was that Barker you were hexting?" Evangeline said as she smirked. Ebony nudged her in the shoulder.
"Shut up. At least I'm starting something with a guy, who do you have? Books?" She said trying to get on her nerves but Evangeline smiled and shook her head.
"I'm too busy to hocus focus on a relationship. Unlike some people, I actually care about my future." Evangeline said as she nudged her right back.
"I care about my future, I'm going to be a great villain just like grandma. I'm not over obsessed with it and boring like you." Ebony replied sticking her tongue out.
Soon, they came into the dining hall. At the big oak dining table, at the end sat Raven Queen and Dexter Charming sitting side by side. On the other side of the table next to Dexter was Evan Charming, the twin brother of Evangeline. He had thick brown hair and dark blue eyes, but unlike Dexter he didn't need glasses. Earnest, the youngest son, was sitting next to Evan. He had jet black hair and blue eyes, and he was still is middle school. He was playing on a game device under the table. Right next to Raven was their littlest sister, Estelle in her high chair. She was still a toddler and had dark purple hair and violet eyes. She looked like a baby Raven. Next to Raven on the other side of the table was where Ebony and Evangeline sat down. In the middle of them was a feast of Turkey, roasted asparagus and Brussels sprouts, Garlic mashed potatoes, and sweet squash.
"So, are you kids hexcited for school to start?" Raven asked as she stretched over to grab some sweet squash and mashed potatoes for Estelle. Dexter started filling up his plate.
"Whatever." Ebony said as she grabbed a few slices of turkey breast.
"Meh." Earnest said as he continued to play his game. Dexter raised his brow.
"Well, I'm hexcited. Another year of running student council, yearbook, AV club, and keeping up my honor roll streak as well." Evangeline said taking a bite of her green beans.
"You know sweetie, even though I'm Fairy proud of you for accomplishing so much, you must also make room to relax and have fun as well." Raven said feeding Estelle a spoonful of mashed potato.
"Yeah, you don't have to be in control of everything. Being cooped up in a computer room all day proves my point of you being a nerd." Ebony replied taunting her.
"You know, I was one of those people who worked in AV club Ebony." Dexter said raising a brow at her.
"My point hexactly." Ebony said gesturing Dad towards Evangeline. Dexter sighed as Raven shot Ebony a glare.
"Well, I can't wait to try to break Grimm's new wireless system this year. I installed a new decoding program on my laptop so sifting through the database should be easy." Evan said biting into a turkey leg.
"Do you have to break into the system? Why can't you just follow the rules, they are there for a reason!" Evangeline said.
"Well mom didn't follow the rules, she was the school's biggest rebel!" Evan rebutted. Evangeline rolled her eyes as Raven looked at all of them.
"I did it for different reasons, not to break into a wireless system. I did it so that I would have to follow my fate and thank my godmother I didn't or you guys wouldn't even be here today." Raven said feeding Estelle another bite of food.
"That's right, that's also what I liked most about her. She didn't just accept an awful story, she stood up to them and changed it." Dexter said backing her up. Raven and Dexter smiled at each other before sharing a quick kiss, much to their kid's dismay.
"I think your destiny was spelltacular. Being a wicked Evil Queen, cursing pretentious princesses, conquering lands, everything going by your terms..." Ebony said fiddling her food with her fork.
"I know that sounds fun to you now, but look at Grandma. She thought the same thing and look where it got her." Raven said. Ebony just chuckled.
"I plan to be better. Make no mistakes, plan everything out." She said with much confidence. Raven sighed as she continued to feed Estelle. Soon, a maid walked near the table but stopped 5 feet in front of Dexter before bowing her head quickly.
"King Dexter, Queen Raven, all of the children's stuff are packed for tomorrow." She said clearly and straight to the point.
"Thank you Selina." He said before she bowed again and walked off leaving the family to eat.
"Did Evangeline tell you that she is hexting a guy? Barker Huntsman." Evan said. Ebony's eyes widened as Dexter and Raven looked at her. Evangeline smirked.
"Really? Isn't he Hunter and Ashlynn's kid? I didn't know you two were dating..." Raven said slyly smiling. Dexter narrowed his eyes.
"It's not like that, right now we're just friends. Nothing has happened yet..." Ebony said trying to shut down the topic.
"Yet? Aren't you a little young to be thinking about boys anyways?" He said hoping that Ebony thought of Barker only as a friend. Ebony put her head down and groaned.
"You know sweetie, we started dating when we were only sixteen. I think it's nice she is seeing a guy." Raven said to her husband. Dexter scratched his goatee.
"Well not all guys were charming and respectable like I was." He said continuing to eat and talk with his mouth full. Ebony groaned again as Evangeline giggled.
"Now you sound like Uncle Daring." Evan said pointing his half eaten turkey leg at Dexter.
"Well anyways, I hope everything works out hon." Raven said to Ebony. She lifted her head up and sat up straight.
"Why is it that I get the interrogation from you guys for talking to a boy but Evan, the one with a girlfriend, you don't even bat an eye at?" Ebony asked as Evan looked up from his plate.
"It's different. Dads are proud of their sons getting girls but are protective of their daughters getting boys." Earnest remarked still playing his gaming device. Raven shot a quick spell transporting his game into her hand.
"No gaming devices at the table Earnest." Raven said as she tucked it away. Earnest groaned as he went back to eating.
"Me me your father will miss you three dearly, but I trust that you can handle yourselves this year." Raven said wiping up food off of Estelle's face.
"I rule the school, but computer dud and nerd spaz here will be shut in the computer room all year." Ebony replied checking her nails.
"Don't make fun of your siblings Ebony." Dexter said shooting a look at Ebony. She just rolled her eyes.
"Well, this was fun..." Ebony said as she scooted away from the table. Evan, Earnest, and Evangeline also scooted away.
"Yeah, I almost forgot to reorganize my files for all of my summer hextra credit assignments." Evangeline said as she ran up stairs.
"I need to make sure all the new software I installed is up to speed with my new router." Evan said as he ran past them.
"I just wanna go play my new games on the HexBox." Earnest said as he followed Ebony upstairs. Raven sighed.
"At least you're still here Estelle..." Raven said turning to her youngest, but she was passed out in her high chair. Dexter held her hand.
"They're growing up Raven, they are starting to fly away from the nest." He said turning to her.
"I feel like it was just yesterday I was taking Ebony home in her baby blanket, or teaching Evan how to walk and Evangeline how to talk. Now Earnest is starting EAH in 2 years Dex." She said look at Estelle, a little drool dribbling down to her chin.
"Time goes by fast, before you know it Estelle will be graduating high school." Dexter replied leaning over to wipe the drool off of Estelle's chin. Raven let her head fall into her hands.
"Don't remind me. I still can't believe I turn 38 this year. I'm so old." Raven said. Sure, she looked a bit older, more mature, body structure more defined, but nevertheless she was still beautiful. Dexter smiled and kissed her head.
"Well, you're ageless to me." He said. She smiled as she gave him a kiss. He always knew the right thing to say, it was in his name. Charming.
"Well, let's have the maids tidy this up. I think I need a bath to relax and ease my mind." Raven said standing up. Dexter stood up and pulled her closer to him.
"I will put Estelle to bed, I will be there to join you in a bit." He said smirking. She smiled as she walked upstairs towards their room, Dexter picking up Estelle in his arms and carrying her for a bit.
"I guess this would be a bad time to ask mommy for another baby huh?" He said as he bounced her a little. She grabbed lightly at his goatee which made him smile. He carried her up to her bedroom, placing her down in her crib. She made little noises as he put the blanket over her.
"Goodnight princess." He said as he kissed her forehead and turned off the lights before leaving the room. Their life was perfect, it was a true happily ever after.