This is my first Descendants fanfiction so I thought I'd go for something that I thought about a lot when I was reading the books and when I saw the movies! I do hope that you all enjoy and that you'll want me to write more! Please let me know what you think and what I can improve on because constructive criticism is how I get better as a writer! Also, if anyone happens to think of a better title to this story, please let me know! I'd be happy to credit you the title, as I was stumped as to what I should name it and just ended up going with my first idea that doesn't fully fit the flow of the story. Any and all help is appreciated!
"Evie… Evie!" Mal shouted, rushing towards her blue haired best friend in a panicked frenzy. Evie, who was deep in conversation with Lonnie, appeared to not hear Mal until she was right next to the both of them.
"Evie!" Mal repeated, shaking her friends shoulder uncontrollably.
Evie spun around to look at Mal, whose eyes were brimming with fear. "What is it, Mal?" She asked, completely forgetting that Lonnie was there and focusing on Mal.
Mal opened her mouth but she glanced at Lonnie in concern. Understanding, Lonnie took a few steps back and walked back down the path, pretending to be interested in the trees.
Evie, who'd been watching Lonnie, snapped her head back to Mal.
"Evie… Ben is…" Mal stuttered. "Ben is…"
"Ben is what?" Evie said, trying to prod her friend along.
Mal stomped her foot on the ground in frustration. "Ben is… going to propose!" She said in a panicked whisper. Fear and excitement rose in her chest but she didn't know what she was supposed to be feeling.
Evie's eyes widened but before she could squeal or say anything, Mal clamped her hand over Evie's mouth. "Shhhh…" She scolded. Her friend's azure curls bobbed up and down and Mal removed her hand.
"How did you find out? And I thought you and Ben were already basically engaged?" Evie whispered back, pulling her friend over to the side as some people came walking down the sidewalk.
Mal's hands shook at her sides as she looked desperately at Evie. "I… I overheard him talking to Jane about it! And… I mean, I thought so too… sort of. I mean, according to just about everyone, we've basically been engaged since he became king… but I don't know!" Mal's heart raced.
More people started to come down the path and Evie pulled Mal away. The two practically ran towards the dorm, sprinting into Evie's room and slamming the door shut.
Mal fell against the door, sighing heavily as she slid down and her butt hit the floor. Evie walked over to her bed and sat down. She watched Mal for a few seconds, giving her time to breathe, then began to ask questions once more.
"First things first… go over exactly what you heard Ben and Jane talking about." She said, staring Mal down.
Mal sighed and thought for a second. "Well… I was walking to my locker to get my stuff for my next lesson when I heard Ben calling Jane over." She continued talking as she relived the moment in her head.
"Jane!" Ben's voice filtered around the corner and floated to Mal's ear. She smiled just hearing his voice. She heard Jane reply and watched as she got up from the picnic tables that she was sitting at and walked to wherever Ben was around the corner. Mal grinned, thinking that she could sneak up behind the two of them and surprise Ben but as she crept up, she heard the two of them talking in hushed tones.
"But why?" She heard Jane say. "The two of you are basically already…"
"But it'll make it more special." Ben cut her off.
"I guess… I'll help, of course!" There was excitement in Jane's voice and Mal moved a little bit closer, hoping to hear more. "Ohh, just imagine how surprised Mal will be when you propose!" She said with enthusiasm.
"Shhh…" Ben whispered.
Everything else was lost to the wind as Mal processed what she'd just heard. Her heart began to pound and she felt fear begin to build up in her mind. Every inch of her body was buzzing and she couldn't fathom the idea of getting married when she was barely in college.
"And that's when I ran to find you." She said, her heart racing once more after reliving the moment.
Evie looked at her friend pitily. "Well you love Ben, right?"
"Yes!" Mal looked at her incredulously. "Of course!"
"Then this should be easy, shouldn't it?"
"I mean… I don't know!" Mal struggled. "It… should be, but… it's just not."
"Why not?" Evie's looked of concern infuriated Mal.
"Because! I don't know… if it's right! Doesn't… doesn't it seem… like it's too soon?" Mal took a deep breath, unsure of what to do.
Evie watched her with sympathy. "M… you've been with Ben for nearly four years! You've been through everything together! Are you really telling me that you don't want to marry him?"
Mal shook her head furiously. She began to grind her teeth and she wanted to scream or yell or hit something but all she could do was pound the floor in anger. "I don't know!" She practically screamed. Mal's head jutted upwards and she felt a rush of magic flow through her controlled by her emotions. She knew that her eyes had just glowed a brilliant green as Evie backed off.
"Alright." Her best friend said. "Then we'll deal with that later. For now, just calm down."
Mal took another deep breath. No matter what she did, her heart continued to race. She was terrified and confused and her head fell into her hands. Within seconds, tears were streaming down her face, filling her palms with salty pools of water.
Evie stood up and walked over to Mal. She sat down carefully next to her best friend and slowly began rubbing her back. "It's going to be okay, M. I'll always be here to help."
Mal continued to sob, unsure of what to do. Her mind was racing far faster than her heart and every moment of it was confusing. Why should this be so hard? Why is the idea of getting married so much scarier than everything else I've ever done?
Her entire body shook every time she took a ragged breath. In the same moment, she and Evie had the same thought as though they were connected.
What are we gonna do?