4. "She doesn't understand you like I do."
"She doesn't understand you like I do!" Evie couldn't stop herself from saying the words.
Jay looked appalled, obviously not expecting the blue haired princess to say something like that.
"What-?" Jay began, an extremely puzzled look on his face.
This had all started when Jay had asked Evie to cut his hair. When she asked why he had revealed that his girlfriend, Audrey had asked him to. This led to an argument about whether or whether not Audrey was any good for Jay. Until Evie's outburst.
The troubled looking girl tugged at the end of a strand of her hair, avoiding eye contact as she spoke.
"You know she only sees you as a project, right? A bad boy that she wants to turn into a prince. Haven't you noticed? The clothes she makes you wear, you cutting your hair, she has even tried to get you to stop talking to us- don't lie I know she has" Evie said, cutting Jay off as he tries to interrupt.
There is silence before Jay speaks
"What if thats what I want?"
Even though Evie knew it wasn't true, it still sent a pang of hurt running through her.
"I know it's not." She said, looking at him for the first time.
"Oh yeah? Who do you see me as then? What do you think I want?" He argues, looking as troubled as she does now.
"I see you as Jay!" She exclaims.
"I see you as a boy who was raised to be a thief, but had a bigger heart than that. I see you as a boy who tried so hard to please his father but never seemed to do anything right. You are the boy who stole my prized necklace but gave it back, the boy who stole me a scarf just because I wanted it. You are the boy who tries to act tough, but held my hand when we walked though Maleficent's castle because you were scared. The boy who told me I was gorgeous, even when my mother told me I wasn't. The boy who protected us all when we came to Auradon, the boy who punched Chad in the face because he insulted your friends.
You are Jay, and I can tell you that you are not a boy who follows all the rules. You aren't a boy who dresses prim and proper, or watches his manners. You like wearing your hair long and you like hanging out with Mal and Carlos and me. Thats who you are."
It was dead silent again. Jay didn't seem to move but his face had softened considerably as he looked at Evie. She was afraid he would be angry again, but instead he just stepped forward and gave her a tight hug.
She felt him place a tiny kiss on the top of her head and without saying a word he walked out the door, leaving Evie confused and upset behind him.
He broke up with Audrey the next day.
