Descendants Fanfiction – Mal's Haunting Past
Chapter 1: Four More?
Ben P.O.V.
It's been a year since Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos came to Auradon. For the most part, it was a complete success. It was a little bumpy at first, but after the Coronation things were back on track and running smoothly. I got three best friends and a girlfriend out of it all. However, I feel like it's time to bring more kids over. I love Mal and the others, so much, but there are so many more kids on the Isle that need our help. I'll bring them all over if I have to. I need to run this by Fairy Godmother first. Then, I have some research to do.
I left my dorm room and headed to Fairy Godmother's office. I decided to find Mal and the others on the way over. I wanted to know what they thought of the whole idea. I strayed from my path to Fairy Godmother's office and took a detour towards the picnic tables. That was their favorite spot to just hang out together. I spotted Mal from across the field. I could easily find her in a sea of people. To be honest though, the purple hair really helped. No one really had any colorful hair in Auradon. Especially not at Auradon Prep. It was mostly brunettes, blondes, redheads, and people with black hair (there is no noun for people with black hair. I looked it up) Carlos, Evie, and Mal had the most colorful hair I had ever seen. From my understanding, colorful hair was kind of a thing on the Isle.
I finally reached the table where Mal, Jay, Evie, Doug, and Carlos were sitting. Mal was sketching something in the sketchbook I had gotten her a little while ago. I had somehow managed to convince her to sign up for an art class. Evie and Doug were studying for some kind of science class, but to me they were speaking a completely different language. Carlos was playing with Dude. Jay was watching some old tourney games. Not that he really needed to do any 'studying' for the upcoming tryouts. He was a natural. I stood behind Mal and gently placed my hands on her shoulders so I wouldn't startle her too much. She was sketching Evie and Doug together. Everyone saw the pair as a couple, but they were too shy to see it themselves.
"That looks beautiful. I think they're going to love it," I whispered in Mal's ear. She showed a small smile without looking away from the drawing.
"I hope so. It's is extremely hard to draw people who keep talking about geeky science stuff," Mal joked loud enough for Evie and Doug to hear.
"Hey! What has science ever done to you?" Evie responded as she giggled a bit. I sat down next to Mal. She finally looked away from her drawing and up at me. After looking me in the eyes, her smile faded.
"What's on your mind, Ben?" She questioned me while I stared into her mesmerizing green eyes. I don't know how she managed to tell that I was thinking hard about something. But then again, she was Mal. She knew me better than practically anyone.
"How did you know there was something on my mind?" I quizzed curiously. I knew she was just amazing like that, but at the same time, I really wanted to know. She pointed to the bridge of my nose.
"You get a little wrinkle there when you're concentrating on something," Mal explained as I crossed my eyes so I could see what she was talking about. This made her laugh. She asked Evie for her magic mirror. Evie handed it over before returning back to her studies. Mal placed the mirror in front of me so I could see. And I did see what she meant. There, on the bridge of my nose, was the faintest, smallest wrinkle I had ever seen.
"Good eye," I complimented as she handed the mirror back to Evie. She looked back at me and stared me right in the eyes.
"So what is on your mind?" She repeated her question. I really thought about this. Being King means a lot of responsibilities. A lot of responsibilities means that there was a lot on my mind. I narrowed it down to one thing. The new descendants. I remembered that that was the reason I had sought her out in the first place.
"I need your complete and honest opinion on something," I stated in the best 'official' voice I could muster. Mal held back a small burst of laughter upon hearing this, but I could still see it in her eyes. She quickly calmed herself and nodded for me to continue. "What do you think about bringing over four new descendants to Auradon?" My statement caused everyone at the table to stop what they were doing and look at me.
"You want to bring more villain kids from the island?" Doug asked curiously as he closed his science textbook. All eyes were on me.
"I just feel like we should give more kids a chance to prove themselves. There are so many more that are trapped on that floating prison. Besides, it can't be that bad, can it. I mean, weren't you four the worst of the worst?" I explained my thoughts to the group. Once I said that last part Evie and Mal shared a look that I didn't quite understand.
"I guess you could say that. We were feared by pretty much everyone on the Isle," Evie said, her eyes never leaving Mal's. There was something going on here, but I decided that it wasn't really my place. If they didn't want to share, then I wasn't going to force them to.
"Who did you choose to bring?" Jay asked as Mal and Evie finally broke their eye contact. I thought about this and realized that I hadn't really thought of who to bring over yet/
"I don't know yet. I was going to run the idea by Fairy Godmother. Then I was going to look through the files we have about the Isle of the Lost," I informed the others as Mal and Evie seemed to relax a little bit.
"You have files on us? That is just a little creepy," Carlos seemed to be thinking out loud. When he realized that he had said this, he kind of blushed in embarrassment.
"Well, it's not very detailed. There is a file for everyone. It states the name of the person, who their parents are, physical characteristics, and a bit more. It even includes a little picture," I described without giving too much away. They were my best friends, but I didn't know how much I could tell them.
"I think you should go for it. Just be extremely careful about who you choose," Mal commented. Her eyes held a small, nervous glint. It was there one second, and gone the next. It came and went so quickly that I thought I had imagined it. I probably did. It wasn't like Mal to be nervous about anything. She always faced challenges with a strong and level head.
"Thanks, Mal," I thanked her and everyone else for their input before getting up from the picnic table. I walked away and headed for Fairy Godmother's office. This time I was going to get there without any more distractions. I had reached the door of the building a few minutes later, and I turned back to get one last look at my friends. I expected them to resume their previous positions, but they hadn't. I saw Doug walking away in the other direction, towards the library. Mal, Jay, Evie, and Carlos, however, looked like they were arguing over something. I couldn't really tell from where I was standing. I decided to not worry about it so much. They argued a lot. Mostly about silly things. I continued on inside until I reached my destination. I knocked a couple times and waited patiently outside the door.
"Come on in!" Fairy Godmother called out from inside her office. I slowly opened the door and walked inside. Fairy Godmother was sitting at her desk behind a mountain of papers. The beginning of the year always brought a lot of paper work. "King Benjamin! It is so good to see you! What brings you to my office?" She gave me the warmest smile she could muster without looking too stressed.
"I just came to run an idea by you, but I can see that you are much too busy. I'll come back another time," I turned around and headed for the door.
"No! No, no, no, no! I'm not too busy, Ben!" Fairy Godmother stopped me from leaving. I turned back around to face her once again. "Now, what was your idea?"
"I was just thinking that it's about time we brought over some more kids from the Isle. What do you think?" I questioned her while she filled out some paperwork.
"I think that's a marvelous idea, Ben!" Fairy Godmother exclaimed cheerfully, despite the current stress she was under.
"Thanks, Fairy Godmother. Do you think I could look through some of the files on the Isle of the Lost? I haven't really decided on who I want to bring over yet," I confessed as Fairy Godmother pointed to a small filing cabinet in the back corner of her office. It was a little dusty and the only part of the room that wasn't overrun by files. I nodded my understanding as she tossed me the keys. That is where I spent the next few hours of the day. Looking through file after file, villain after villain. I almost gave up hope of finding the new kids. Nevertheless, I kept searching, and I finally found the kids I had been looking for.