I've been wanting to write a fanfic like this for a while now and after endlessly searching for Jal and/or Carvie fanfics and reading the ones I have already read over and over again, I finally wrote this so I hope you like it. WARNING: may contain cliche drama and/or romance so read at your own risk!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Descendants. I'm only gonna say that once because I don't want to keep on putting this on every chapter.
"And King Ben has scored, bringing the Fighting Knights another victory!" The announcer shouted. The crowd cheered loudly as Ben received a trophy.
"What a perfect end to the season," the announcer stated as the players walked off the tourney field. Ben, Jay, and Carlos encountered Evie and Mal.
"Congrats you guys!" Evie said. Mal smiled. "You were great, Ben," she complimented her boyfriend. Ben smiled and was about to hug her, but Mal blocked him.
"Up bup bup. No. Not until you shower," Mal ordered, making Ben chuckle. "Alright. I'll see you guys later," he said before leaving.
Mal and Evie waved bye. Jay then began a conversation with his purple-haired friend. "So Mal, I need your help on an art project," Jay said.
Mal raised an eyebrow. "Since when did you sign up for art class?" she asked.
"Well, Ben suggested I do it for fun, and it's surprisingly not that bad," Jay explained. Mal smiled at the thought of how convincing Ben is.
"Alright. I'll help you," Mal agreed. Jay smiled and said, "Cool. Meet me at my dorm room later tonight?" he asked.
"Sure," Mal replied. She thought it would be fun to help her friend with an art project. Just another way of doing good.
"Well I hope you guys have fun. I'll just be with Evie in her dorm then," Carlos stated. Evie smiled, but then remembered something.
"Oh. Actually, I have to go somewhere with Doug," Evie stated. Carlos looked disappointed. Luckily, no one else noticed this.
"Oh. I-It's alright. I guess I'll just hang out with Dude in the courtyard. At night. All alone," Carlos said, emphasizing on the 'at night' and 'all alone' parts.
Evie chuckled nervously. "Well, we'd better get going. See you later, Mal," Jay said. "Bye," Mal replied as she watched Jay and Carlos walk away.
Evie thought for a moment. "I feel kinda bad for Carlos," she said. Mal turned around to face her.
"Why?" She asked. Evie sighed. "He's going to be all alone and he seemed so happy before I mentioned that I'm meeting up with Doug," she explained.
Mal made a thinking face. "Maybe he just wants to spend time with you. After all, you were his first best friend," she added.
Evie sighed. "I guess so," she said, unsure. Mal smiled before walking off.
xXx
Mal entered Jay and Carlos' dorm room. She looked around and saw Jay setting things up. On the table, sat all the tools they needed. Jay didn't notice Mal walk in since he was too busy.
"Hey," Mal greeted to get his attention. Jay looked up and smiled. "Hey," he replied. Mal glanced at the table.
"So what do you have to make?" she asked, taking a step closer. "Well, Mal, I have to sculpt something so here is a toothpick. Let's get started," Jay explained and handed Mal a tool. He and Mal began working on the project.
Jay decided he was going to sculpt a lamp. He originally wanted to sculpt a snake, but he thought that would scare the natives. Plus, a lamp is easier to sculpt. Especially if you have an art master for a friend.
Mal worked on the spout while telling Jay how to sculpt the rest of the lamp. Jay wasn't the best at this as you can probably tell since he asked Mal to help him. Mal noticed he was doing a few things wrong.
"No, Jay. You have to make it a little more bulbous," she stated as she moved her hands to his. She stepped closer to him. "Like this," Mal said. She took Jay's hands and guided them where they should go to help shape the lamp.
After a few moments, Jay got the hang of it. He noticed Mal's hands were still on his. It felt nice, but also a little weird.
"Um, Mal?" Jay said to get her attention. Mal looked at him and asked, "Yeah?"
"You can let go of my hands now," Jay said, making both him and Mal feel awkward. Mal immediately let go and went back to the spout.
"Sorry," she apologized. She felt her cheeks getting warmer. Not knowing why that was, she decided to ignore it.
"It's alright," Jay reassured. The two kept quiet for a bit. Mal glanced at Jay's hands every once in a while. 'He's doing it right. No need to correct him and put your hands on his while being really close,' she thought with disappointment. her eyes then widened in horror.
'Did I just think that?! And did I just sound disappointed?!' she yelled to herself in her mind. Mal was beginning to feel uncomfortable.
"So how did you become so interested in drawing?" Jay asked in attempt to start a conversation. Mal glanced at Jay, then back at the lamp.
"I don't remember exactly, but what I do know is that I found out I was really good at it and just started doing it more," Mal explained.
"What does your mom think of your drawings?" Jay asked. Mal mentally groaned. 'Why does he want to know so much about me? He already knows plenty,' she thought.
"My mom doesn't know I draw. She never asks about what I do in my free time. I feel like all she cares about is me being just like her," Mal informed. Jay felt sorry for her, though it wasn't unusual for Maleficent to not care about things like that.
"Sorry," Jay apologized. "Dad doesn't really care about any of my hobbies, either. He just wants me to steal for his shop," he added.
Mal thought for a moment. "But you know, I guess that's what makes them villains," Jay continued. "But enough about me. Let's talk about you. It hasn't been just the two of us since we were on the Isle."
Mal couldn't help but hint a smile as she remembered the good ol' days when they used to steal and do gang activity together.
"Well, what do you want to know?" she asked as she continued working on the small sculpture with Jay.
"Oh you know, things like, where do you live? How much money do you have? How fast can you run?" Jay asked.
Mal thought he was being serious so she took a step farther away from Jay. Jay laughed. "I'm kidding, Mal," he stated, making Mal smirk.
"You creep," she said playfully as she nudged Jay, making him laugh again. Mal smiled and looked back at the art project.
xXx
Carlos sat on a random bench in the darkness of the courtyard. Dude sat next to him and occasionally looked up at his human friend wondering why they weren't playing fetch or something.
The only thing running through Carlos' mind was that Evie wasn't with him. She was with Doug. Evie had said it herself that Doug was the nicest person she's ever met. Carlos always thought that he was the nicest person she's ever met. Guess not. He would never admit this to anyone (why would he?), but he's had a crush on Evie for the longest time. Carlos secretly hated that she had a crush on Chad. Even Doug. Doug was nice, though, which made it hard for Carlos to hate him. He didn't want to ruin Evie's happiness since she seems so happy with Doug.
Carlos was snapped out of his thoughts when Dude licked his hand. Carlos looked down at his furry friend and pet him. "At least you love me," he said quietly. Dude rested his head on Carlos' leg.
"Carlos?" A voice spoke. Carlos got scared and looked behind him to see Evie. Her face looked saddened. That's a question Carlos knew he needed to ask Evie about.
"Evie? What are you doing here?" Carlos asked. Evie began walking forward.
"I wanted to check on you. I felt bad that I left you all alone," she explained as she sat down next to him.
"Is that why you look sad?" Carlos asked. That was an unnecessary question now that it came out of Carlos' mouth.
Evie gave a weak smile. "Yeah. You're my friend, Carlos. Of course I'm gonna be sad when you're like this," she stated. Carlos smiled back. His was a little bigger than hers.
He then thought for a moment. "What happened to Doug?" he asked. Evie shifted uncomfortably. "Um, well, I kinda...um, cancelled," she said, embarrassed.
Carlos was surprised. She didn't have anything else to do, did she? "What? Why?" he asked.
Evie smiled a little bigger now. "I wanted to spend some time with my best friend, Carlos," she answered. Carlos was filled with joy now.
"Really?" he asked. "Yeah," Evie answered while nodding her head. Dude barked, startling the two. They looked over to the small dog and laughed.
"I guess I'm Dude's competition, huh?" Evie said playfully. Carlos chuckled a little as he pet Dude. Things couldn't possibly go wrong, right? Wrong. Here comes the conflict...
Carlos felt a little more confident now. "Hey, um, hypothetically, what if I told you that I have a crush on you, how would you react? Hypothetically?" he asked.
Evie pretended to think about her answer even though she already knew how to react. "Carlos, I know you actually do have a crush on me," she revealed.
Dude whined as if to say, 'Ooohh, busted!'. Carlos began panicking inside but tried to keep his cool. "How-how did you know?" he asked. There was no point in denying it.
"I don't know. I've kinda always knew," Evie answered. Carlos replayed some memories in his head, searching for anything he said or did that made it obvious.
He stared at Evie for a few moments. She wasn't talking. "So?" Carlos asked. Evie snapped out of her thoughts and was confused.
"So what?" she asked. "What about you? Do you...feel the same?" Carlos asked. Those very words were what Evie was afraid of.
She hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth to say something. "You're really nice, Carlos. And a great friend, but...," Evie said reluctantly.
Carlos' knew where this was going. A 'but' is always a bad sign. "I just don't feel the same way about you," Evie finished. She could tell Carlos was heart-broken by simply looking at his face.
Carlos stared at the ground. It felt like someone just stabbed you. Evie stared at Carlos with a heavy heart.
"I'm sorry," she apologized. Carlos felt like he was on the verge of crying. He stood up and carried Dude in his arms.
"Maybe you shouldn't have cancelled your plans with Doug," was the last thing Carlos said to Evie before he walked away.
Evie sat there in silence. She broke her friend's heart. He probably won't talk to her anymore. She watched Carlos disappear into the building. After a while of sitting there in the darkness, Evie decided to leave.
xXx
Back to Mal and Jay, they finished their lamp sculpture and were now sitting at the table, staring at it. It looked a lot like the genie's lamp. Jay rested his head on his hands with his elbows were on the table. Mal was in the same position.
"How long does it take to dry?" Mal asked. "I don't know. 5 hours?" Jay guessed. Mal sighed.
"Then what am I even doing here? I need to sleep," she said as she stood up and headed for the door. Before she could get her hands on the doorknob, it opened and Carlos walked in, holding Dude in one hand.
He had a depressed look on his face. Mal and Jay exchanged looks as Carlos put Dude down and face-planted onto his bed.
"Uh, dude?" Jay said. Carlos answered Jay, but his words were muffled by the pillows. "What?" Jay asked.
Carlos lifted his head up so they could hear him better. "I said, 'leave me alone,'" he clarified. He dropped his head back down on the pillows.
Jay shrugged. Mal decided to forget what happened and put her hand on the doorknob to open it. Jay glanced at Mal and remembered something. "Wait, Mal!" He said loudly, making Mal stop. Jay ran to the door where she was.
"I just wanted to say thanks for helping me," he said. Mal smiled and tilted her head. "Well, you know me. Always helping people," she said cheerfully, even though Jay knew she was being sarcastic.
The two shared a laugh. They stared at each other for a few moments. Mal's heart began beating faster. It felt like it could burst out of her chest. She snapped out of her thoughts and began talking again.
"Well, I'd better go," she stated. "Oh, yeah," Jay agreed, scratching the back of his head. Mal gave out a short chuckle in nervousness.
"So, I'll see you tomorrow?" Jay asked. "Yeah, yeah. Definitely," Mal answered. Jay smiled.
"Bye," Mal said before fully going out the door and closing it. She then leaned on the door and sighed in relief of the awkwardness being over. Mal looked at the door before leaving.
When she got to her dorm room, she found Evie sulking on her bed. "Hey," she greeted. Evie glanced up at Mal before staring back at the floor.
"Hey," she said with no enthusiasm. Mal frowned. "What's wrong?" she asked.
"I don't want to talk about it," Evie answered. Mal frowned as she grabbed some pajamas from her dresser.
"Ok," she replied, not wanting to force her friend into spilling the beans. Mal walked into the bathroom to take a shower.
Her mind sometimes went to a touchy subject. Jay. What was happening? Mal got really warm and and her heart started pounding when she was with him earlier. Maybe she was coming down with something. Maybe she was allergic to something Jay and Carlos' room. Who knows? Well, definitely not Mal.
I'd love to hear (or more accurately 'read') what you thought about this.