Author's Note: I don't own anything other than my original character
"So you know how I started going to Dragon Hall?" sixteen-year-old Evie asked as she and Lefi walked through the forest. Nodding, the blonde looked over at her girlfriend. "Mal and I started hanging out."
"Mal? My sister?" Lefi asked. Evie nodded. "She hates you."
"You've been trying to make us be friends for as long as I can remember." Evie pointed out. Lefi shrugged.
"It's been years, Eves, I kind of got the feeling that it was never going to happen." she replied, leaning against a nearby tree. Seeing the discomfort on her girlfriend's face, Evie walked over.
"I thought you'd be happy about this." she said, confused. Lefi sighed as she sat down. "Why are you upset?"
"I'm not upset." Lefi lied.
"But it bothers you. Why?" Evie asked, sitting down next to the blonde. Lefi looked down. "Lef, talk to me."
"There's nothing to talk about." Evie sighed. "I'm glad you and Mal are friends now."
"Are you sure?" Evie asked.
"My sister and my girlfriend are friends now. Of course I'm happy." Evie nodded slowly. "Next time Mal comes to see me, you can hang out with us."
"No, that's your time with your sister." Lefi shrugged.
"Okay." she mumbled, leaning into the taller girl. Staring at her girlfriend, Evie knew she was lying, but also knew it was pointless to drag the conversation out.
It had been a week since Lefi arrived in Auradon and, so far, she'd refrained from being alone with Evie. The taller girl had definitely noticed that she was avoiding spending time with her. Currently, she was sitting in her room, doing homework. She was just about to give up on her math assignment when the door opened and Lefi walked in. "Hey." she said, smiling shyly. The blonde looked up, clearly surprised that someone was in the room.
"Oh, I figured you'd be studying outside or something." she said. Evie shook her head. "Mal said you like to do that."
"I do, but I have so much work to do and everyone keeps coming up to ask me about their suits and gowns for the ball that's happening in a couple of months. This is the only place in this entire school where I can get some peace." Evie explained, shrugging.
"Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you." Lefi replied.
"You're not." Evie said honestly. Lefi nodded and walked over to her bed. "How was your day?"
"It was fine. Is Mal here?" the blonde asked. Evie shook her head as she watched Lefi put books in her backpack. "Maybe I should go to the library and study."
"No, you don't have to do that. This is your room, too. Besides, I want to talk to you." the taller girl explained, moving to stand in front of the blonde. "I'm sorry for the way that I left the Isle. It all happened so fast and we weren't supposed to be here this long. This didn't start off as a permanent situation. We were just supposed to steal Fairy Godmother's wand and then come back home to give it to our parents."
"What about you ditching me for my sister?" Lefi snapped. Evie sighed.
"That's not fair. For years, you kept saying you wanted me and Mal to become friends." she pointed out.
"That didn't mean that I wanted to be forgotten." Evie looked down. "Have you even thought about me since you came here?"
"Every day." the blue-haired girl replied honestly. Lefi sighed, watching as Evie walked over to her nightstand and pulled something out before returning. Holding up a picture, Evie smiled sadly. "I look at this picture of us every single day and I think about how much I miss you. If I'd known that Ben was interested in bringing more kids from the Isle, I would have asked him to bring you months ago!"
"Yeah, I'm sure Dopey's son would have loved that." Lefi mumbled. Evie narrowed her eyes at the mention of her boyfriend.
"His name is Doug and he's very sweet." Looking up at the girl, the blonde raised an eyebrow.
"How did that even happen? The Evil Queen's daughter and the son of one of Snow White's dwarfs?" she asked. Evie shrugged.
"You're not the first one to point that out. Several of his uncles made comments about that the first time I met them." she admitted. Lefi nodded for a moment, looking around before meeting Evie's eyes. "What?"
"Did you ever tell Mal about us? About our relationship?" Lefi whispered. Evie shook her head. "Why not?"
"I thought it should come from you." Evie explained. The blonde raised an eyebrow.
"Is that right?" she asked. Evie nodded. "How did you expect me to tell her if you guys never came back?"
"I don't know, Lefi. It just never came up." the taller girl said. The shorter girl looked down. "I didn't keep from her for a specific reason, if that's what you're thinking." Evie observed Lefi for a few minutes again. "Lefi… Why did you have a problem with my friendship with Mal?" she asked.
"The more you hung out with Mal, the less I saw of either of you." Lefi admitted.
"I didn't do that on purpose, Lef. I just… I guess I just got caught up in Mal's world. For the longest time, all I had was you and my mother. Suddenly, I had a group of friends and… I got caught up in it. But you have to believe me when I say that you were still the most important person in my life. You still mattered the most." Lefi looked down. "I am so sorry that I hurt you." Evie whispered.
"Do you know what it feels like to be abandoned by every single person in your life? My mother wanted nothing to do with me and my sister took my best friend and left the Isle without a second thought." Lefi asked. Evie sighed.
"We had plenty of thoughts, trust me. Almost every single one of mine were about you." she said. After a few moments, Lefi shrugged.
"What's done is done. We can't change what happened." The blue-haired girl nodded. "It's forgotten."
"I don't want to forget it; I want us to grow from it. I miss my best friend." Evie replied.
"Mal's your best friend now." Lefi pointed out. A small smile on her face, Evie hugged the blonde.
"You will always be my best friend. No matter who comes into my life or where we are… you will always be my number one, I promise." she said, allowing the girl to take a step back. Letting out a sigh, Lefi nodded.
"I think I'm going to go to the library." she whispered. Evie watched as Lefi grabbed her bag and walked toward the door.
"Lef-" The blonde turned around.
"Evie, do you understand how hard it is for me to be around you? I've never had boundaries with you before." The taller girl sighed. "I just… I need to learn how to be around you again. I want our friendship back, but… you have to let me do this at my own pace."
"Okay." Evie whispered, nodding in agreement. Giving a slight wave, Lefi exited the room.
…
A couple of hours later, Lefi was still studying in the library. When someone tapped her shoulder, she jumped and let out a surprised shriek, rolling her eyes as she heard her sister laughing.
"You grew up on the Isle of the Lost. How are you so comfortable letting your guard down?" Mal asked. The blonde chuckled.
"Do you need something, Mal?" she replied.
"Evie said you were here." Lefi sighed as Mal sat down across from her. "What's going on with you two? I thought you guys were close."
"We were until she left." Lefi mumbled. Mal frowned.
"She and I left at the same time, but you don't seem mad at me." she pointed out. The blonde sighed.
"It's just different. I can't explain it." she said. Mal stared at her sister for a minute before nodding.
"How are your classes going?" she asked, changing the subject.
"They're challenging." Lefi admitted, looking back at her books. Mal sent her sister a sympathetic smile.
"I'm in all of your classes, so I'll definitely help you and Evie is great at making chemistry easier to understand, too. I'm sure she'd tutor you." she said.
"I might have to take her up on that." the blonde said, letting out a sigh. Hugging the girl, Mal pulled back. "I could use a break. Do you want to go get some dinner?"
"I'd love to. Come on." Waiting for her sister to pack up her stuff, Mal linked their arms as they walked out of the library.
"Where will I sleep?" six-year-old Lefi whispered as she looked around Evie's room. The other girl shrugged. "Do you have a blanket and a pillow? I can sleep on the floor."
"No way. Here, you can share my bed." Evie said, grabbing her hand and pulling her over.
"Are you sure?" Lefi asked. Evie nodded. "Okay. What if your mom comes in?"
"My mom doesn't let anything interrupt her beauty rest. As long as we wake up to my alarm clock, she'll never know." Evie explained. Lefi smiled shyly. "It's bedtime. Come on."
"Okay." Grinning, Evie pulled the girl over to her bed. "Good night, Evie."
"Good night, Lefi."