Disclaimer - I don't own Descendants. They belong to Disney. I only own the story and the plot. This story will involve scenes from the film. No copyright or infringement intended.
For years, The Royal Cotillion had been a symbol of grace and beauty for the King was getting 'engaged' to his Lady of the Court. This particular Cotillion had been quite different; a bit more wet and a bit scarier as two villain kids had transformed into monsters to fight over Auradon. Thankfully, no one was hurt and that meant the party went on all night.
Every Auradon student was at the party either with a date or their friends. As Ben watched his peers dance and act like teenagers, splashing each other to the point of drenched clothes, his eye glanced at the 4 villain kids that he had brought to the island over 6 months ago. 6 months, 6 long months. Over them, truly great months, Ben, then Prince, had fallen head over heals for the daughter of Maleficent, Mal, and had become King of Auradon. All Ben could do as stared at his purple haired girlfriend splash their friends was 'How did I get here?'
To Ben, she was everything. She had overcome everything for him and Auradon. She betrayed her mother and her people back at the Isle. She fought back against her own family and she somehow fell in love with him as well. The best thing about it all...
She loved him. They had been together for half a year now and only tonight did she finally reveal her feelings for him. To say Ben was happy was a complete understatement. He was elated. The girl of his dreams had told him that she loves him. She fought a
sea witch for him, to protect him.
All Ben could do was stare in awe at the young woman that saved him from pirates, sea witches and monsters. From actions alone, he had always known she loved him but now with the spoken confirmation from her, his world was now complete.
He was 'engaged' to the woman he loved and nothing could ruin this moment...
Walking up to where his best friend was situated staring at his girlfriend, Doug chuckled "You know Mal is getting creeped out by
your drooling over her"
"What?" Ben stammered as he stood up proudly and blushed at the thought of his girlfriend realising that he had been staring and daydreaming. At this point, his eyes clicked with Mal's and they both laughed as Ben waltzed back down to the main deck of the
boat.
Doug stood at the (stern?) and without thinking, his eyes searched for his girlfriend, Evie. His princess. To him, she'd always be his princess but he'd never be his prince. He couldn't be her prince... A prince was heroic, strong, brave and is worthy of a princess. Him, on the other hand, was weak, puny, scared and was not worthy of anyone especially Evie. He remembered the day of Family Day... he didn't even stand up for Evie... what a failure he was. All Doug could think about was how he couldn't provide enough for Evie and that he wouldn't ever be good enough.
Deep in thought, Doug didn't realise that behind him was Evie. She had snuck up on him, ready to pounce on him. Doug stood up from his previous slouching position and straightened himself out.
Right now, Doug was feeling pretty pathetic, he couldn't even stand up for Evie against one of his friends let alone a monster. Ready to let out a deep breath, it was suddenly knocked out of him by Evie leaping onto his back. Holding out to her legs, he knew that no matter what happened, she was his princess. "You okay, Doug?" Evie's soft voice asked him.
"Do you love me? Even though I'll never be as brave as Ben, or as strong as Jay" Doug couldn't even look at Evie right now, he was pretty certain that he looked completely pathetic.
"Is Jay the smartest person on campus? Is Ben the calmest person around? Is there anyone as kind and caring as you? Nope, Nope and Nope" Evie whispered into Doug's ear, popping the p on the end of nope every time.
"I couldn't imagine being anyone else' girlfriend because I know that I can't be truly happy without you." Blushing a shade of crimson, Doug carefully dropped her back down and as she turned around, he looked at her sodden dress and still perfect makeup and hair.
"Heigh ho... Even when you're soaking wet, you're absolutely beautiful." Doug smiled as he complimented his now blushing girlfriend. Then suddenly out of the blue, laughter erupted from behind Evie... on the floor rolling round was Carlos and Jay. They were nearly crying with laughter at Doug's misunderstood compliment.
"Grow up!" Both Evie and Doug shouted as they danced down the stairs back to the party, hand in hand. The 2 may have been the craziest couple; a dwarf and a princess, especially when the princess was the daughter of his families arch enemy. No matter what had happened in the past, they loved each other more than anything.
Recovering from Doug's comment, the 2 boys wiped the tears from their eyes and chuckled softly to themselves. "I hope I'm not like that with Jane" Carlos muttered, still laughing.
"Doubt it, you could hardly ask her out, it will be a while till you're acting like Romeo over there" Jay joked pointing at Evie dancing with Doug. Deep down, he kinda admired him, he wished that he could give Lonnie them kind of compliments. Lonnie. The Chinese princess, the daughter of Fa Mulan and Li Shang. She had the loyalty and seriousness of her father but the determination and skill of her mother.
Determination. That's what both Jay and Lonnie shared. Jay had always been determined to prove to his father that he was worthy. He had always would strive to get his father the 'big prize' but no matter what he brought home, his father didn't care. When he came to Auradon, he was determined to get into the tourney team and once he did, he was finally saw what it was like being part of a team.
Lonnie had been determined to join fencing even when the rule book stated she couldn't. She disguised herself under a mask and defeated Jay. She had convinced him, through a little bit of manipulation, to take her to the Isle and she helped to save Ben from Uma.
"You know, I do like this one" Jay admitted to his best friend. Jay couldn't stop the butterflies in his belly, or the skipping of a heart beat every time they locked eyes. She wasn't like the others Jay flirted with, she was special and thought they weren't in love yet, he was certain they soon would be.
"Awe Jay's in love" Carlos chanted. Hiding his slight blush on the cheeks, he grabbed Carlos and held him in a headlock until he couldn't breathe. Jay stood up and left Carlos struggling to catch his breath.
"Go find your true love Jay" Carlos shouted across the boat to Jay, who was now majorly annoyed at Carlos. Lonnie noticed this and as soon as Jay reached her, she gave him a kiss on the cheek. Carlos began to laugh at the scene in front of him.
"Something funny about two people making out Carlos?" That voice. The one voice that could stop Carlos' whole world. The voice that belonged to the girl he stayed up all night thinking about... Jane.
Carlos had fancied Jane since he arrived in Auradon nearly 6 months ago. Jane, the daughter of the Fairy Godmother, was stunning to Carlos. Everything about her was perfect from her shoulder-length brown hair to her old fashioned dresses. Her baby blue eyes were memorising to Carlos, who was always entranced by their glow. Her physical appearance was what at first had pulled him towards her but as time went on, Carlos became more attracted by her personality.
The day the villain kids had walked into Auradon, he knew. He knew she was fearful and shy from the first glance. As she got to know them, she morphed into a more outspoken, confident and relaxed girl he knew and very much loved. Love. He never had received it or given it until now. He didn't know exactly what love was however what he felt for Jane was different. Special even... He had never felt this way towards anyone. Nor to his mother, his friends, not even to dude the dog. He loved them all but not in this way. No, what he had for Jane was magical.
Carlos stared at the scene in front of him. His friends from the Isle, his friends from Auradon and his girlfriend. It was like everything had finally snapped into place for all the 4 villain kids.
If only Uma was the final obstacle they had to overcome.
A/N
Thanks for reading my first chapter. I only had the idea for this last night. I'm hoping to keep updating as fast as I can over the summer holidays. Please review as it helps me get better but also lets me know people are actually enjoying my stories. Thank you :)
