The name's McGee, Goggles McGee

She almost flipped the table but yeah of course!!

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Raven took a deep breath to calm herself as they neared The Wonderland Haberdashery & Tea Shoppe, she was grateful that Dexter was there and was holding her hand the entire time but with Darling and Daring there as well, and all three of them with their swords, it really wasn't helping her nerves. Which was ridiculous, she shouldn't be nervous to see Apple and yet...she was...she really was. When she had first woken up she hadn't even thought about the fact she had been poisoned with the sleep like death, but when she admitted she didn't remember much other than taking a bite out of the tart that was given to her. Apparently someone left it in the kitchen and they had seen her name on a tag before it had fallen and had gotten lost somewhere during the lunch rush, she was surprised but well, apple tarts were her favorite dessert and somehow someone had known. It wasn't something she liked to admit due to her story but she had felt her cheeks flush and a happy smile slip onto his lips and she had eagerly gotten a forkful and that was all she remembered, after that it was all dark.

That was something she hated, people kept asking her what it was like to be under that enchanted sleep, Blondie kept asking if she dreamed and Raven honestly would rather forget the experience altogether. She didn't dream...it had felt as though she had stopped existing...it was one of the hardest things to experience and she wouldn't wish it to happen to anyone. Briar asked and she was the only one besides Holly and Poppy that Raven had told the truth to. She hadn't even told Dexter or her own mother what it felt like. Then there was the matter of who poisoned her...she just couldn't wrap her head around it, yeah they got into a fight but Raven thought her and Apple were hexcellent friends. Raven had been annoyed at Apple's actions lately, but she chalked it up to Apple's mom putting pressure on her, she never thought Apple would try to make her hate her the way she did. The sad part? Raven didn't hate Apple despite what she had done, she felt bad for her. Which is why she agreed to this lunch in the first place.

She agreed with her mother to let Dex take her and tried to limit it to only him but her mother and surprisingly the Charming siblings argued she needed them all. It had befuddled her so much that she just agreed to the extra "security" and here they were. The Charming Siblings were talking amongst themselves but you could tell they were alert, especially Dexter, she could feel how tense he was the closer they got to the door.

As soon as the reached it Daring opened the door with a flourish and bowed to Raven as he motioned her inside with a wink. She rolled her eyes but stepped in and immediately zeroed in on Apple sitting near the back. It wasn't hard to find her, everyone else in the shop seemed to sit everywhere else but near her and the sight made Raven's heart clench. She ignored the looks and the whispers and she briskly walked up to Apple's table, she gave the girl a small smile as she took the seat across from her. Dexter didn't sit but he stood near her, Daring and Darling stood closer to the door though Darling was closer but Raven noticed neither was looking at them. It was almost like they couldn't make themselves look at Apple.

"Thanks for coming finally. I ordered your usual tea." Apple's voice was full of honey that promised the presence of wasps but Raven tried not to let it get to her.

"Thanks for inviting me Apple." Raven replied politely as she grabbed the cup in front of her, she was going to take a drink to calm her nerves but Dexter stopped her and gently grabbed the cup from her but she could see how much he was holding himself back. From what? She didn't know but she frowned and was about to ask him what he was doing but when she looked up she saw he was glaring straight at Apple who let out a wry chuckle.

"I didn't poison it Dexter." She said with a roll of her eyes and it made Raven's stomach drop, more so when Apple looked at her. "Did you really have to bring the bodyguards?"

"It wasn't her choice." Dexter grit out, Raven had never seen him so serious or wound up. "And forgive me for not believing you Poison Apple."

Raven felt dizzy as she watched the two. Especially when she heard Apple growl, Apple never growled.

"Don't call me that!"

"It's the name you earned." Who knew Dexter could be so cold...

"Stop." Raven pleaded as she grabbed Dexter's hand. "If you're....worried that she's...done something can you get me a new pot of tea or something. Just please...I want you two to stop."

Dexter softened, if only a bit but motioned for Daring to get her her drink. Raven had to calm herself from doing something foolish like yelling, she knew he meant well but she wasn't made of glass. He didn't have to stand there like a suit of armor, she would actually have been less frustrated if he had sat down next to her. She knew he didn't trust Apple but this...this was madness! And not the good kind!

"Shut up with that goodey goodey talk Queen." Raven felt as though she was slapped when she realized that Apple had said it and was glaring at her with such hatred...what did she do to deserve that??? They were friends...they had been friends...hadn't they? "Don't act like you're some saint. This is all your fault."

"My faul.....Apple. I didn't do anything to you!" Raven had already been frustrated she felt desperate to get Apple to see her mistakes.

"Exactly! If you had just stuck to our story I would still have EVERYTHING. You. Took. Everything!" Apple yelled as she slowly stood up, pushing the table towards Raven when she did. Raven did the same only so she didn't have to feel the press of the table, she felt Dexter behind her, his hand laid on the small of her back and she took comfort in the warmth.

"You....You can't be serious. Apple. You did this to yourself!" Raven yelled back.

Raven watched as apple grabbed the corner of the table, her eyes on fire as she glared at Raven with clenched teeth. "NO I DIDN'T! I DID NOT! I DID WHAT WAS NECESSARY FOR MY HAPPILY EVER AFTER AND YOU RUINED IT YOU WITCH!"

It was like everything had gone in slow motion, she had braced herself to be hit with the table once Apple flipped it but it didn't happen, Apple had barely tipped it when Raven had heard a SHINK! and saw the glare of the sun bouncing off Dexter's sword which was pointed right at Apple. The air was tight as everyone held their breaths, waiting to see what would happen. Raven watched as Apple looked at the sword and then Dexter, she watched those blue eyes go through a storm of emotions, hate, fury, confusion, hurt, fear....and back at hate. Apple huffed and set the table down loudly and stalked out of the shop, the clicking of her heels sounding ominous as she did so.

"Are you alright?" Dexter asked as he quickly put his sword away and cradled Raven's face. The gesture was sweet but all Raven tasted was bitterness. She stepped back and frowned.

"Why would you do that? Did you see Apple's face?"

Dexter frowned and scrunched his nose. "She was going to flip that table at you! You know she was!"

"And if she was? I could have stopped it! Or we could have talked to her instead of raising our weapons first!"

"Talk to...Raven. Poison Apple has shown she's more prone to action that words!"

"Don't call her that! That's what riled her up! If we just talked maybe I could have talked some sense into her!" Raven's throat felt raw but if she didn't say this now, she had a feeling she wouldn't have said it at all.

"Sense? Raven she has none! Briar tried okay, and it did nothing. She doesn't feel bad about poisoning you, she doesn't feel bad about all the stunts she pulled trying to make you look bad. She doesn't care. I don't think you talking with her would have made a difference." Towards the end his voice got softer, he wasn't yelling anymore but you could tell Dexter was still mad and anxious. He kept running his fingers through his hair so it looked more unkempt than usual.

"Well I don't know that. Because you wouldn't let me try. You guys are great and I love having you around but enough is enough. Stop treating me as though I'm made of glass. I'm not! I want a boyfriend Dex. Not a babysitter."

"I know you're not Raven, but Poison Apple still poisoned you. You were gone for a little over a month, nearing two. So I'm sorry if we care about your wellbeing since you don't seem to." Dexter huffed out, his nostrils flaring like a bull that just saw red.

Raven didn't say anything, because she knew if she did she would say something really hurtful, she was so frustrated and her magic was bubbling in response. "You think. I want to go back to that. To sleep? Because I don't. I wouldn't wish that upon any not even Apple. You think I'm not scared of it happening again?"

Her magic was pulling and pushing her at the same time, she needed to calm down but she just couldn't. She took a step back from Dexter and more towards the kitchen door. "I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE......I thought....I was slowly being convinced that I didn't exist...so don't you dare tell me I don't care. I'm terrified that this? All of this is some dream and I'm still in that glass coffin! So forgive me if I just want to make sense of it ALL."

She was crying but she didn't care, her throat hurt but she didn't care, but after the final word she did care. It all flooded back into her and her magic exploded the lights around her. Raven felt like she was 6 years old all over again and with one last look at Dexter and giving a soft sorry to everyone else she fled out the back door and ignored the call of her name.

She needed to see Maddie and Cerise.

I think they would have 3. 2 girls 1 boy.

The boy, Merle (meaning blackbird) is the one who inherited Raven's magic and unlike his mother's it doesn't go haywire if he uses it for good. I like to think that Raven's magic isn't bound to that rule after they find out the Storybook of Legends they had for legacy day was fake and after everything that happens, the book unshackled, so to say, her magic and it's limits. He is the youngest of the siblings, and many believe he will be a Good King or Prince Charming. He wouldn't mind being a Good King, but he honestly would rather work on his magic and maybe be a wizard. His parents support him and he even gets lessons from his Grandma Eva.

The girls are twins, the eldest (by 3 minutes) is Divine, Dexter had cried when she came out and when he got to hold her he had said she was divine and the name stayed. Divine wants to be like her Auntie Darling and become a princess charming, she often trains with Darling and Daring. Daring is so proud when she manages to beat him and he rewarded her with many things. The first time it happened, Divine was 10, he actually cried and bought her a pony...Raven was amused while Dexter tried to make his brother take back the pony.

Their other daughter, Dawn, was born at dawn and Dexter had named her as well since Raven kind of immediately fell asleep after birthing the two. Dawn isn't really sure what she wants to be and is content just training to be a princess. She has a little magic but not like her brother, her magic reacts to her emotions more often than not and meditates regularly to help keep it in check. She often forgets to wear shoes, a habit that was formed when she was very young and had read the very first tale of Snow White. She had had nightmares of the Red Hot Shoes for years and had basically refused to wear shoes. The tale doesn't scare her anymore but because of that time, she just doesn't realize she's not wearing shoes. Many believe she may be the next Cinderella.

Also Dexter took Raven's last name when they married as he really didn't want to be connected to his parents in anyway. They weren't the best parents and he didn't want them to be in his children's lives.

Oh most definitely. Her mind is just a steady stream of ???????? Because she wakes up and she's in a glass coffin that numer 1, Dexter is blushing and emitting a high pitch noise, that's 2, then her mom, THE EVIL QUEEN, is not in Mirror Prison, she very much in front of her looking like she just ran a marathon, that's 3, her mom hugging Dexter and kissing his cheek is a very big 4. Daring and Darling cheering and hugging is 5. The mirror phone she can see pointing at her is 6. Her father and the Grimm brothers rushing in are 7. And the fact Maddie comes in through the window of the room is 8. But not really because that is a total Maddie thing to do but the fact that Cerise follows after her is the 8.

I think she'd want to but then everyone explains what happened because she doesn't really remember much other than taking a bite out of the tart given to her. Everyone makes sure her and Apple are never alone after she gets the all-clear from a doctor after she awakens to go back to school. Raven doesn't want to believe it but after their fight and all the things Apple had done, she does, and she has to admit she's scared and she never thought she, Raven Queen, would ever be scared of Apple White.

But she really just wants to hear what Apple has to say and I think after some time she'll eventually go to talk with her after Apple keeps sending messages and notes asking Raven to talk to her. Eva doesn't want her daughter to but she agrees as long as Raven takes the Charming Siblings. Raven can't persuade her mom to at least lower it to just Dexter so she agrees that the three can take her. They're all on guard and it makes Raven nervous but she promised she would show up so she just takes a deep breath and opens the door to the Wonderland Haberdashery & Tea Shoppe.

Apple would be confused at first I think, like she knows what she did was kind if wrong but she expects people to realize she isn't at fault. Which she is, but I don't think she'd admit it to herself for a very long time. So she tries to carry on like nothing happened but everyone is so not having it. She starts to get in more and more fights with people because she doesn't think she really was at fault for Raven's state and all she did. Briar tries to get her to see the truth but when it fails again and again, Briar basically drops her as a friend, because she can't have a friend like Apple. Not because she's now know as Poison Apple, but because how can she ever trust Apple to have her back or really just trust her at all?

It hits Apple hard when even her former friends call her Poison Apple. Apple tried to visit Raven while she was unconscious but wasn't let in the room by Daring and Darling, and that really hurt her. She tried to talk them into letting her in but to no avail. She tried to sneak in once by getting in line to with the other princesses and princes who are trying to see if they are Raven's true love. She was found pretty quickly and other students became more or less the line's security guards while the Charming siblings guarded Raven.

When Raven wakes up, Apple thinks she'll be able to go and talk to her and get her on her side but when she's stopped by Dexter from getting in she simply laughs, because come on, it's Dexter. But she stops laughing when Dexter raises a shield and has his hand on his sword and just glares at her. Apple has never seen him so serious.

All in all Apple is frustrated and feeling a lot of self pity.