"I've missed you, buddy." Carlos held out his arms and they hugged.
"What is going on?" Mal was so confused.
"Guys, this is my cousin, Diego. Whenever we couldn't hang out, I was with Diego but our parents go into a fight and we were forbidden to speak to each other. His Dad his Cecil De Vil, my Uncle." Carlos high-fived Diego.
"Well, when you're siblings, a fight's going to happen at some point." Diego wrapped his arm around Carlos' shoulder and grabbed his shoulder. He looked over atHermie and smiled. "What a coincidence you picked the room next to my childhood best mate." Diego messed up Carlos's hair.
"Diego, these are my best friends, Jay, Evie and Mal." Carlos smiled at the VK's. "These guys are my brother and sisters, I love them dearly. Together, we are the VK's." The VK's howled like wolves.
"You wouldn't believe the adventures we've gone through and what near-death experiences we've had." Mal said before the VK's laughed uncomfortably as the memories of Uma, the whirlpool, Mal almost getting executed, the scroll and the 'wedding'.
"By the laughs, I'm guessing it's not good." Diego looked confusing,y at Carlos.
"It's a long story. You'll take over from me, won't you, E?" Mal smiled at Evie who nodded back.
"And Carlos and Jay will back me or the other one up." Evie took Mals hand.
"When we all met and became friends, I lost my friend Uma, a.k.a Shrimpy, and I almost got executed, they tried saving me before I was executed by pulling me up our slide. Then I was kidnapped, they all saved me, I saved them from a whirlpool and I beat Uma in an arm wrestle for their freedom." Mal looked at Evie.
"A year later, we got a house and Uma found it, kidnapped us so her the friend, Ruth, could marry Jay. Jay was put under a love spell, we broke it and Jay saved us all from being...tortured. And Ruth almost kissed Jay. It was so romantic but disgusting." Evie smiled at Jay.
"Another year later, we made a deal with Gonzo Stromboli that we would find Uma within twenty four hours for freedom. We find her, she locks us away and we have to complete a scroll for Uma and C.J. before we can leave. We were beaten up, spelled, lost but we sang, danced, laughed and had a bit of fun. We didn't get the freedoms because it was an evil scheme." Jay nodded at Carlos.
"Then last year, Jay and Mal were under a love potion, me and Evie broke it with our jam Rotten To The Core, we beat C.J., Anthony, Harriet and Freddie, I might have kissed Evie but I got a relationship out of it." Carlos winked at Evie.
Evie looked at Hermie. "Is it just you and Diego or..." She pointed at Diego.
"Me and Hermie are friends with Hadie, Claudine Frollo, Yzla and Big Murph. Biggest losers in the school." Diego smiled at Carlos. "But I am related to one of the most popular kids at school. That's pretty amazing."
"So, you've heard of the VK's?" Carlos posed with his friends.
"I had heard of a popular kid called Carlos and I was hoping it was you." Diego busted Carlos.
"How come you guys have never seen each other around school?" Jay smiled at Diego.
"I stay in the bell tower with my friend Claudine and we ring the bells together so the teachers know when to dismiss the students." Diego looked up at the ceiling.
"Oh, Diego, Hermie, we are singing at the Christmas Party." Mal and Evie bumped butts. "We are so excited." Mal squealed.
"C.J. is going to be so mad, she'll match her outfit." Evie laughed.
"That's incredible! I didn't know I had a talented cousin." Diego smiled at Carlos.
"Boy, you didn't know Carlos even came to this school." Hermie kicked Diego.
"True." Diego punched Hermie in the arm.
"But that's unbelievable, you guys! I'll be first one to the stage when you perform." Hermie hugged Evie and Mal.
"Thanks, Hermie." Jay smiled nervously.
"Hermie, we agreed to help Claudine ring the Friday bell. We should go." Diego dragged her out of the room.
"Diego's the best." Carlos locked the door.
"He's cute but not..." Evie smiled.
"Clay Clayton Cute or C.C.C. for short." Mal impersonated Evie.
"You know me well." Evie laughed.
"And I think he's alright." Mal smiled.
"And Hermie is amazing, isn't she?" Evie grinned.
"I like her as a friend. I wouldn't date her but I would like to be her friend." Carlos said.
"She is amazing, E." Mal looked at Jay. "What's up with Jay?" She asked.
"You're awfully quiet. It's not like you." Evie walked over to Jay.
"Jay, dude, what's going on with you?" Carlos slapped his face.
"Let's see, not answering, dazed, smiling, light touch in his eyes." Evie waved her hand in front of Jays face. "Our old friend is in love."
"How do we get him to PAY ATTENTION TO US!" Mal shouted.
"Mal, pass me a pillow." Mal threw a dark red pillow to Carlos and Carlos whacked Jay with it but Jay didn't respond.
"JAY!" Mal shouted.
"I have an idea." Evie grabbed Jays finger and bit it.
"Ow! Evie, why?" Jay frowned at Evie.
"You're in love, you're in love!" Carlos and Mal chanted.
"No I'm not." Jay turned red.
"You were dazed, smiling, not answering us and there was a light touch in your eye." Evie nudged him.
"Ok, I'm in love with Hermie." Jay admitted. "But I don't think I'm ready yet and I don't even think I'm actually in love with her. There's just something that stands out to me. And she's not my type."
"So, you have a type." Mal twirled her hair around her finger.
"How about we work on the song?" Jay quickly changed the subject.
"Ok. Any suggestions?" Evie sat down with her notepad.