Chapter Two: Blush Pink and Midnight Blues
One day you will meet someone who will see the universe that was knitted into your bones, and the embers of galaxies glow to life in your eyes. And you will finally know what love is supposed to feel like. - Nikita Gill
Evie snuck around the corner making her way towards the girl in the blush pink dress. She and Audrey made their peace few months ago after the coronation. Evie felt bad having caused her heart ache and Audrey should rightly be upset for what she and Mal did to the princess.
It took a month but they finally started to be friendlier to one another. Even now, Evie would have to say that she and Audrey became the best of friends, always talking about the latest fashions and the styles of Auradons finest.
But things started to change for Evie whenever she started to look at Audrey. Her heart would start racing, almost trying to jump out of her chest. She started take notice in how Audrey laughed or smiled or even doodled her name whenever she got bored in history class. Those little things that made Evie question herself on things she thought she buried on the Isle the moment stepping foot on Auradon.
That feeling for boys and girls. The feelings that were growing for Audrey Beauty, one that terrified Evie. But she knew that waiting would just make things worse, Evie had to get these feelings out in the open.
"Evie? Hello?" a hand waved right in front of her causing her to snap out of her trance. Audrey stood a few inches higher than her, her eyes held laughter and, well, beauty.
"Hey Audrey."
It was shunned on the Isle. Well, it was mostly shunned by the villains on the Isle to love and any form of love, even one of the same-sex.
The Evil Queen drilled into Evie's head day and night that she would "marry a prince because who would want to marry someone who loved a princess."
I do, little Evie said to herself. She's want to marry a prince, just someone who'd love her forever and for her to love back. That's who'd she love but it was only fables.
When she first, truly opened up to her friends Evie thought that they had each others backs and they did. But when Mal sneered at LeFou and Jay barked a word that made Evie's heart shrivel up, she knew that this growing love inside Evie would have to be locked away. It couldn't be seen, heard or known by anyone but herself.
She made herself like boys, that was the easy part. But girls, she would stare until Mal told her to stop with her cold voice.
"You aren't gay are you?" She spat at the word gay. Evie laughed it off, calling Mal delusional. But on the inside, Evie wept and teared herself apart. When she got to Auradon, Evie knew things would change for the good. But it was the same thing there, with those same horrible words. She remembered Fairy Godmother's words once, a month after the coronation, when she came out to him. It was a desperate attempt, a sign of weakness she thought as she cried in the headmistress office.
"Oh Evie." Fairy Godmother pulled the young girl into an embrace, murmuring to her. "This is you, be yourself. Love yourself and love whoever your heart is set on…"
It was words Evie still kept to herself, especially with the falling out between her friends, it was comfort for her. She was slowly shedding her scars that the Isle and her mother placed on her for years, slowly but surely.
Evie was terrified but she knew that if Uma, Harry and Gil could be honest, that they could trust her then Evie could trust them.
It was nerve recking to say the least and when they hung out in Uma's dorm, it was the usual scene that Evie grew accustomed to in the past three weeks since she sat with the trio at the cafeteria. Sitting on the foot of Uma's bed, braiding the girl's hair while watching Harry and Gil do a mock pillow fight, when she blurted out her secret for the past two years. The room instantly became quiet as three head turned to look at her. Evie bit her lip, trying to stop the tears that would come falling down her cheeks as the inevitable came.
What she wasn't expecting was Uma squeezing her knee, Harry smiling softly and Gil, sweet Gil, walking over to her and embracing her in a hug. Uma and Harry joined in the group hug which by that point had caused Evie to cry. Harry pulled out a handkerchief, giving it to Evie. Taking it gratefully she wiped away her tears.
Gil whispered in her ear. He still had a smile on his face as Evie pulled away, shock filling her. She wasn't alone on the Isle with these feelings, that her mom was wrong.
After Evie composed herself, they talked about the upcoming ROAR games against Charmington Academy. As Uma and Harry were explaining to Gil about what they'd be up against, all Evie could feel was this giant weight on her slowly being lifted. Not all the way but it was slowly being lifted. She knew that whatever people were going to say about her, Evie knew these three would have her back. She just wished another trio had her back as well.
Maybe in time they would understand her but for now she was slowly accepting herself. She did accept herself.
"Have you told anyone else?" Uma whispered to Evie during a lecture in Goodness class. Fairy Godmother stepped out for a few minutes to talk to a teacher, telling her students to read and when she came back they'll discuss the topic.
Evie turned to look at the others, Harry and Gil were reading, Mal was doodling on the book not paying an ounce of attention while Jay and Carlos were taking notes. Evie herself was annotating when Uma interrupted. She pretended to do her work while Uma continued. Evie answered her question with a short shake of her head. She never did tell them that she was bi, Mal would have had her mother shun her even more on the Isle. She didn't know Jay or Carlos feelings on this, Evie only heard Mal's. Jay would occasionally sneer or say jabs but Carlos was quiet. Maybe there was hope that at least she could salvage one of her friendships without this secret imploding on the foundations.
Evie, for a brief moment through of the pretty brown haired girl in the pink dress. She bit her lip, thinking up on the plan she was drawing for the past weeks. Maybe it could happen, Evie thought to herself. But I don't know unless I try.
She poked Uma on her arm getting her attention. She leaned in to whisper the plan in her ear, this could be either crazy or brave. Evie could take her chances on that.
"Evie? Hello?"
"Hey Audrey" Her voice sounded rather nervous and cracking because her throat was drying. Clearing her voice, she asked Audrey if they could talk privately. Audrey agreed, waving goodbye at her friends and let Evie lead her.
They went to her dorm. Evie knew Mal would be out doing something for her art class and the boys would be in their room, giving Evie enough time to tell Audrey. This, Evie knew, could either end in a disaster or something else... She tried not getting her hopes up.
Audrey sat on her bed while Evie stood in front of her, fiddling with her hair. She let the girl chat about the new outfits that the cheer squad would be getting. As Audrey rattled on Evie could feel that her heart would jump out.
"I need to tell you something." It came out as barely a whisper. Evie felt like her lungs weren't getting any air. She had to tell Audrey or she wouldn't get another chance after.
Now or never Evie.
It came tumbling out of her lips. Eyes focused on the daughter of Sleeping Beauty's face, looking for disgust or anger. Instead, Evie found empathy and... joy? Why would Audrey look at her with joy. Thoughts were racing through her brain, without any warning a pair of lips were on hers. It was soft with the scent of vanilla wafting into her nose. When she pulled back, Audrey's eyes were twinkling with immense joy.
She didn't speak but Audrey did.
"At least I finally know I have a chance with you." Her voice was soft as Evie registered what Audrey just said. She looked into her eyes, seeing that bright twinkle in her eyes, Evie noticed that the eye color in Audrey's eyes were a deep brown.
"A chance?" Evie asked. Audrey nodded rather shyly as if she wasn't sure Evie would take it, but she wanted to take that chance. So, Evie kissed the princess in the blush pink dress. Audrey kissed her back and it went like that for a beat until the door opened. Evie pulled back wide-eyed and saw her fears come through.
Mal stood at the threshold of the door with Ben behind her. Both had shocked looked on their faces, probably like Audrey and Evie had. Mal looked at them and finally stayed on Evie, she sneered at her. Ben stayed quiet, shock still written on his face as Mal with the sneer plaster on her face turned around, pulling Ben away. She was probably headed to tell Jay and Carlos, going to rant about what Evie was, what kind of disgrace she was. She looked at Audrey, the twinkle was now gone in her eyes.
"Audrey?" For a moment, Evie felt fear for the other girl.
Could she have kept her sexuality a secret?
Did she accidentally out her?
Audrey squeezed her hand. "Looks like I'll be out more." She laughed like it was an inside joke between herself. Evie must have had a look of confusion on her face because the other girl smiled.
Apparently, she was already out since last year. "Only to my family and close friends, other than that if anybody gave me crap I brush it away." Her confidence radiated off in waves. Audrey was stubborn, sometimes loud when she wanted to be heard, sassy, girly and could put up a fight. She could be a queen worthy of a throne, hell worthy of a kingdom.
She squeezed Evie's hand in reassurance. It spoke volumes, it said that we will take it slow, I'll be there with you by your side, always.
Evie squeezed Audrey's hand back.
NOTES: Here it is, ch 2! Also, I'm currently writing/brainstorming a one-shot that gives backstory to how Evie and Audrey came too. There will be hints later on in the chapters. Thank you all who have liked the first chapter, I'm glad you liked it so far and I hope you enjoy this chapter as well. I do not own the following quote.
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