Authors note: Correction it is Auradon and not Aurodon, my bad. Anyway Mal's big reveal this chapter. Also Expect a reveal about Jay's past and some in-depth moments.

CH.2: Mal's wicked deeds

Mal sat on her bed clutching at her pillow feeling a well of sadness overcome her. Ben had gone and returned the necklace…and…through no short or small attempt on her end she reached out only to meet a wall. Ben's friends said he wasn't seeing them either…if that meant anything. "I-I don't know what to do…how I could be so…he didn't deserve that…"

Jay is looking out the window and she can see something is weighing on his thoughts. She wishes he would say something; he'd probably be the first as Evie was currently out of the room and Carlos was trying to talk to Ben.

"Mal…do you remember all those times we thieved and messed with those back on the island? We thought we were better than everyone else because of our lineage…where we came from. I stole, I lied, I cheated…I flirted…nothing really mattered to me. You might think talking about it would bring a smile to my face…but it doesn't Mal…" He sighs turning to finally look at her, one hand still resting on the window while the other gesturing about the room.

"Mal…what you had with Ben, or, what you still have with Ben…it is something magical and corny as it sounds…sometimes when I look at you two I'm reminded of what could have been on that island. If we treated each other with half the respect…half the love that could be afforded…it would be a pleasing place to look back on."

Mal understood where he was coming from. Jay was the flirt back on the island and so far any relationship he had was often brief and part of that came from his background as a thief and son of Jafar. She did wish he would find happiness with someone…as she had with Ben. He made her so happy and he accepted her…but…this time she had gone too far. It might have had to do with his distance…even though having a job afforded him some independence of sorts.

"Sorry, it took a bit to get your cinnamon latte, still not sure how you can stand that taste." Evie walks into the room and hands the drink to Jay who accepts it before taking a seat. "Mal, your dragon latte, hey, you ok?"

Mal accepts the flavored coffee beverage and takes a sip of it before nodding her head. "I am, will be. Evie…I really messed up."

Evie sips at her drink and doesn't say anything…she probably deserves that. Did Evie also believe she had messed up? Mal had been in plenty of trouble before…but…when her best friend went silent it felt like she was floating out in the middle of the ocean. "Mal…something has been wrong…you haven't been yourself, some part of that can explain what happened…but…I need help understanding the rest."

Mal sips her drink again and sets the pillow aside as she crosses her legs under her. "What happened with my mom…stopping her plans of taking over Auradon it really made me feel good. I mean real good…probably the first time I ever felt that way in my entire life. Spending so much time on the island I was wicked and sometimes that is a hard habit to break. So…I was happy, I was with Ben and my friends were by my side…all should have ended right?"

Evie nods her head but gives her time to gather her thoughts. Mal looks over at Jay noting his dark eyes watching her and she tries to not laugh at the mustache he is wearing. Carlos was still not back so either he was catching up with Ben or still talking to his father and mother. Thinking of those two she could only imagine what they thought of her now.

Adjusting her purple hair behind her ear she lets out a breath as she gathers the courage to tell the rest of her story. "Well…it happened during my dance with Ben…something stirring within me, resonating in my soul and the green happened. Dating Ben, attending classes, hanging with you guys it seemed to keep it down somehow…though some part of me wanted to free it. My mother once told me that wicked is as wicked does, try and suppress and always fail. And that is what I was doing…but the deeds of the wicked know no limits.

"I would find that opportunities were becoming increasingly difficult to side step, no matter how hard I tried to stop…my lips seemed to move and spells were cast. At first they were innocent enough, reversing the words on a paper so only looking through a mirror would reveal it correctly…making a kid moo when drinking milk…I even gave someone an itch at the worst of times."

"Hey wait a sec…I have an itch I can't reach…did you do that to me?' Jay shoots her a look but Mal shakes her head.

"That is just Carlos putting itching powder in your shorts." Mal had seen him do it and she had somehow failed to tell him, not sure what had compelled her to do that, maybe the green eyes.

"Well thanks for telling me…could have done without that. Anyway, green eyes, so where does your falling out with Ben happen?" He is a bit gruff but she imagines Carlos will be paying for it later.

"Ben and I couldn't be better…but…suddenly he has less time to spend with me. Ben told me he got himself a job, given he was a Prince I thought that was his title and having a job just seemed pointless. He just wore that smile of his telling me it was giving him an independence of sorts and that he wanted to buy things for me through hard work. At the time it was hard getting behind…and…I realize I probably should have acted a bit more mature.

"I was lonely, I was angry; so many feelings welling up inside of me and before I knew it…the green eyes overtook my usual ones. I wasn't there for you guys as a friend…and was there less for Ben, I imagine he feels he is at fault somehow, and, honestly he couldn't be sweeter and understanding. He never pressed…though in retrospect he probably should have-."

"Mal…if he had pressed you would have done or said something that would have only made things worse; and, while I do appreciate you coming clean…it doesn't change things between you and Ben. Any ideas Jay?"

Jay sputters a bit on his drink as the attention is drawn to him. "Uh…don't you mean you Evie, I mean, you are the daughter of the Evil Queen and all…plus…aren't you and Doug dating?"

Evie blushed and looked away. "What, no, we are just…really good friends is all. Er hrm, anyway, you should give yourself some credit. I've seen you with girls…and, while you can mess things up you can somehow work your charm in getting them to take you back, remember Isabelle?"

Mal remembered her, she was the girl that dumped Jay publically…but the next day they were back together. Isabelle was Jay's longest girlfriend…the only girl who stayed with him till it ended and there was no fixing it. To this day Jay kept it close at heart as to what the real reason was, rumor had it he was with another girl.

"Isabelle…wow…I haven't thought of her in ages. Well…truth is…I gave her this ring. It wasn't anything glitzy but I found it one day while taking a swim…clean as our water was I just felt like washing away my sorrow and came upon it. I gave it to her and patched things up. I wonder if she still has it-."

Evie smiles softly before returning her attention to her, Mal could see where she was going to go and beat her to the punch. "So…if I buy the necklace back…wear it to show how I truly feel about it-."

"It is a start…don't think buying it will solve everything. You need to put your love on the line for him Mal…so…how much was the necklace again-."

"It was 200…but…uh…we might have a problem there." Mal hadn't heard the door open and as she looks over she sees Carlos sipping at his drink. He wasn't drinking coffee as they were and he didn't come in…his eyes focused on Jay as he rises from his seat.

"Itching powder really? Carlos…when I get my hands on you-." Mal immediately bolts from the bed and chants a spell creating a barrier to keep the two from each other; one from getting hurt…the other doing the hurting.

"Enough, this solves nothing…now Carlos you were saying?" Mal lowers the barrier and her eyes flash green…it takes all her power from doing something that will ruin her room.

"Itching powder aside, which I'm sorry about, it might be better to show you." Carlos leads the way out of the room and Mal exchanges looks with her friends before getting her purple jacket and heading out.


"Carlos…what am I seeing?" Mal stood before the store where Ben had bought the necklace, her eyes on where the necklace had been sold.

"That is what I wanted you to see…it's gone, the necklace. I didn't exactly get to see Ben…don't blame the guy, anyway after having a lovely talk with his parents, and really am glad I don't have a girlfriend to do that with, parents…not a road I want to go down, hey so what does your mother do…she makes puppies into furcoats…or used to…nice meeting you-."

"I need to get to the bottom of this…maybe it is just getting cleaned like most jewelers do." Mal hurries in ignoring Jay's hand to keep her from doing something she'd regret. Her eyes flashed green and she stomped in about to hurl a spell when the guy comes out from the back of the shop. He was tall and with a receding line of white hair, spectacles on the ridge of his nose and a twinkle of blue fading in his eyes.

"Hello there young lady…what can I help you with today?' He walks over to her and she closes her eyes not wanting to hurt this elderly man.

"Yes, hi, my name is…Mal…and I was wondering what happened to that beautiful necklace you had on display in the window?"

"Beautiful…didn't you say the necklace was-." Jay puts his hand over Carlos's mouth and offers an apology before lowering his hand and draws it away as Carlos tries to bite it.

"Hmm, oh yes…Prince Ben had bought it…said it was for the girl he loved. I tried to sell it on discount but he refused…saying he wanted to buy it full price with his own hard earned money. Oh that boy, I've known him and his family for a long time…in fact…I worked in the very same castle where Ben's father used to be a…well…tis a tale old as time, anyway they were kind enough to give me a job here where I make the necklaces and the jewelry to young kids like yourselves in love. So…"

Mal can't help herself as she yawns and moving her hand through the air she says a spell, her eyes flashing green:

"Time is still…make no sound

Speed up talk that you will

Chatter and spatter

Do no more

Get to the point old man

Spill what you know"

"-He came back in not that long ago, seemed rightly upset…I asked him what was wrong but he told me the necklace wasn't the right one…and I asked him if he wanted a refund but he told me to keep the money, and to do what I would with the necklace. Quite a shame…so rare are the times when I have items like that brought back. So I put it on display and a girl comes in then and asks to buy it. So, I decided to sell it half off-."

"Who did you sell it to?" Mal still had her green eyes brimming with power and a spell on her lips, the man seemed to be struggling and Evie grips her shoulder causing her to sputter and the man begins to babble.

"Evie…I was just about to learn who he sold it to-." Mal turns on her friend but Evie is staring so intently her gaze wavers and she looks down and the man manages to say one name:

"Her name was Audrey!" He looks hysterical and Mal doesn't wait to hear what he has to say, she is already heading out fuming.

"Audrey…what luck. What could she want with that necklace?" Mal sinks to the ground and her eyes return to normal, however it is getting harder to control her wicked ways it seems…and now the question was…how did she get that necklace back?

Authors note: Right on the heels of the first chapter I do not wish to keep you waiting too long. I hope you are all enjoying and as we go into chapter three Mal's friends will have to go to great lengths to keep Mal from doing something else she may regret…and…what of Ben and how he is coping through all this…and I didn't forget Audrey…the daughter of sleeping beauty and prince phillip and Ben's ex, drama ahead.