리틀팍스

 "Team B wins! Your grade is an A, winners. Team A, you will get individual grades depending on how you did."  

 Team B cheered and embraced each other. Well, except for Liv, who was sitting on a bench with a sulky ex-pression.

 After a few more classes, school ended. Stacey, Liv and Charlie were walking home together since they were best friends and lived in the same direction. Liv wasn't as funny and cheerful as usual. Instead she was in a really bad mood.

 "Liv, is it because of the dodgeball game?" asked Charlie. "Is what because of it?" Liv asked back in an annoyed tone. "You seem kinda, well, sulky. Maybe you could tell us why?" Liv sighed. "Sorry, but I was in a bad mood since someone called me 'Pitiful Perez' or whatever. And now my BFF hits me and makes me the first person out of the game. It was super hurtful, if you ask me."

 "I'm really sorry, Liv," said Stacey, "but I think you're just being a bad sport. You're all sulky and sad because I played with the rules? And as you could see, I aimed at Jessica Maddox. It was just a mistake!" Stacey covered her mouth right after she said it. She didn't really mean anything- the evil inside her mind had just slipped.

 "What?" Liv stared at Stacey with disbelief. "How can you say that to me?" 

 Before Stacey could apologize, Charlie spoke up. "I'm not trying to take anyone's side, Liv, but if you think about it, Stacey's right. That's just how dodgeball works," she said with a shrug.

 Liv couldn't believe what was happening. Her two best friends had just suddenly turned their backs on her- at least it appeared so to Liv. The three girls remained silent until they arrived at Stacey's house.

 "Hey, kids! I have to go to the mall to shop. Do you want me to give you a ride and drop you guys there, if you have anything to buy?" asked Stacey's mom, who was mowing the lawn. She taught Economics in high school, but it was her day off.

 "Sure, Mrs. Flynne," said Charlie. "Yeah, thanks, ma'am," Liv added. Stacey shrugged. "Okay." Even though the girls' relationship was a bit awkward, they couldn't resist shopping at the mall. All three girls loved shopping. They rode Mrs. Flynne's shiny black car to the mall.

 Mrs. Flynne gave the girls twenty dollars each. "Aw, Mrs. Flynne, you don't have to give us money," said Charlie, refusing to receive the money. "Yeah, I already have ten dollars or so," Liv said politely. "No, no, no. I'm giving you the money to grab a snack from the snack bar. You guys must be hungry from all that schoolwork." "Thanks, mom! You're the best!" Stacey said, snatching the money. The others grudgingly took the money with a polite 'Thank you'.

 "Let's look at the clothes first," suggested Stacey. "Good idea, Stace," said Charlie. Liv didn't say anything and followed her friends.

 Stacey bought a pair of baggy jeans with holes, and Charlie bought a sparkly red top. Liv bought a white skirt. They stopped by at the snack bar and bought three cups of peach flavored ice tea, a bag of chips, and six cookies(so they could have two each). 

 Suddenly Stacey saw something. "Look!" she cried, pointing at a beautiful white rabbit hopping on its hind legs. It was wearing a blue-and-yellow suit and small reading glasses.

 "Aww, how cute!" exclaimed Liv, who loved animals. "I gotta take a picture of that adorable little rabbit!" But before Liv could take her phone out, the rabbit hopped away. "Hey, wait!" Liv ran after the rabbit with her phone clutched in her hand. Charlie and Stacey exchanged confused glances and followed their friend.

 The rabbit jumped into a small hole, and without thinking twice, Liv jumped into the hole too. 

 "What should we do?" asked Charlie. "Inside there might be really dangerous." "We gotta save our friend. And besides, what harm would a small rabbit hole do?" Stacey grabbed Charlie and jumped inside.

 "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

 ***

 "Where are we?" asked Stacey. She felt dizzy. The last thing remembered was jumping into a rabbit hole after Liv. "I dunno.. I'm really dizzy, though. Is this a dream?" was Charlie's reply. "Guys?" It was Liv's voice. "What happened?"

 "I have no idea," said Stacey. "All I remember is chasing after that adorable little rabbit and jumping into a hole!' said Liv. Then, a cute girl with long brunette hair and brown eyes approached them. She was wearing a red cape with a hood and carrying a basket.

 "Hi," she said. "Are you lost?" "Er, sort of," said Charlie. "Who are you? And where are we?"

 "My name's Red. Most people call me Little Red Riding Hood, although I'm not little. I'm twelve! How old are you guys?" "We're twelve, too," said Stacey. "Continue."

 "Anyways, you can call me Red. And for your information, you're in the Eastern Area of the Fairy-Tale Queendom. The queen here is Queen Rose, aka Sleeping Beauty."

 "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" asked Stacey slowly. "This can only mean one thing: we're in the Fairy-Tale World!"

 BY: Evly/ NEXT: Sero