Okay, I wrote this way earlier than I anticipated, but inspiration struck and I really needed to write it down so here it is.I forgot to mention: Dr. Otto Scratchnsniff is from a cartoon called 'Animaniacs'. Its a pretty good show and totally worth watching for all ages.Disclaimer: I do not own any Descendants characters except my human incarnations of the Canvas City residents. Enjoy!
Chapter 4: The Final Day in Auradon
Mal woke up startled when she found herself on the floor and Harry right next to her. Memories recollected as she remembered what they were doing last night.
The information, the audio logs weren't as useful as they hoped, so now they were going to a new place wuth no idea what to do.
Mal stood up and tiptoed out of the room. After the events of yesterday, Mal never got to pack or even eat dinner.
Wandering through the hallway, Mal thought of all the memories she had in these halls, all the misadventures she had with her friends throughout these nine months (Story takes place three months after Descendants 2 ).
Mal sighed as she reached her room. Mrs, Potts had left her now cold dinner outside the door last night, thinking Mal was gonna come back that night
'This is the Isle all over again ', Mal thought to herself. 'Except this time... we actually did something wrong' . She wondered how everyone must feel about the situation.
She would bet Chad and Audrey were glad to get rid of them, any VK-hating Auradonian would. Lonnie and Jane is definitely going to miss everyone, they actually might cry. Aziz got really close with Jay after all this time. Poor Doug is probably going to be heartbroken. And Ben...
"BEN! Oh my poison apples. Ben...", Mal said in realisation as she grabbed her phone off the bedside table and looked at her notifications.
100 phone calls and 97 messages, all from Ben. Mal placed her hand on her cheek and sighed sadly. She had totally forgot about Ben, her poor sweetheart. Quickly tapping through her contacts, she found Ben's name and called him.
The phone was dialing while Mal paced around the room," C'mon Ben, pick up, pick up, pick up"
(Ben through the phone in bold)
"Mal?!"
Mal nearly leaped from her spot," BEN, Ben... Oh my Hades, thank goodness, you answered".
"Mal... Where. Were. You. I was looking for you everywhere. Do you know how worried I was when I couldn't find you!?"
"I got caught up with something. Ben, I am so... sorry I made you so worried but I'm okay now. I-I just really want to see you", Mal said in a defeated tone.
"Hey, Hey, it's okay. Where do you want to meet, maybe I can bring you something to snack on"
As Ben said that, Mal's stomach rumbled from hunger.
"That's a good idea. Meet me at the Rose Garden in five okay", Mal said as her voice started to become more vulnerable.
"Okay see you there"
The call ended and Mal collapsed on her bed, the look of defeat written all over her face.
'Well, I better get going, the sooner I get this done, the sooner I can pack and say goodbye'
Meanwhile in Gil and Harry's room*
Shortly after Mal left, Gil and Harry had left as well. Now they were in their room, looking around the room fondly.
"Y'know, Ah know we've only been here for a couple o' months. But I really liked Boreadon", Harry said.
"I just really liked their food", Gil stated.
"Same here, Gilly, same here...", Harry stated.
"How do you think Uma's doin'?", Gil asked all of a sudden.
"Cap'n's fine lad, she's a tough cookie", Harry said as he turned to look at Gil, whose expression looked like a cross between curious and concerned.
"It's just that... what Queen Leah said... about Uma nearly destroying the cotillion. She looked really hurt", Gil said sadly.
Harry sighed and walked towards Gil's bed and sat down," Gil, how long have we known Uma?".
"Exactly 2 years and 8 months", Gil said proudly.
"And in dat amount a time, have we ever seen Cap'n cry or shed a tear", Harry asked.
"Well no... but-", Gil was cut off by Harry leaping from his seat on the bed, "Exactly, she's a strong lass. She can take care a herself".
"But that was on the Isle, its different now. We're not evil anyway. We're good guys now"
"Gil lad, we've always been good. We just... struggled to come to terms with feelings", Harry said awkwardly, scratching behind his neck.
"Yeah I guess so", Gik said looking down.
"But look on da bright side laddie, Mal, Evie, Jay, Dizzy and Carlos trust us and the Cap'n is a-okay. And we're all going to stick together, like dem musketeers, except der be more den three of us", Harry said grinning.
"Yeah, THE EIGHT MUSKETEERS, ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL", Gil shouted as he leaped from his bed and jumped around excitedly, causing Harry to laugh.
"Ah Gilly, never change", Harry said, wiping a tear from his grinning.
*Back with Mal*
The Rose Garden was the most beautiful place on the entire school grounds. And it just so happened to be Mal's favorite spot to draw. Its roses were all fully bloomed, a luscious red colour and not a single petal torn. In the centre of the garden, stood a statue of Cupid, the spirit of Valentine's Day.
When Mal reached the place, she found Ben there with a worried expression on his face.
"Hey Bennyboo", Mal greeted jokingly, trying to lighten the mood.
"Mal!", Ben exclaimed running to hug his lady.
"Ben, you're going to crush my back", Mal said in a tight voice.
"Sorry darling, I just missed you so much", Ben said sheepishly.
"I know I missed you too", Mal said as she snuggled her face into Ben's neck and sighed lovingly but the happiness didn't stay
"I came here to talk... about us", Mal said sadly.
Ben gently pushed Mal away and stared at her sorrowfully," Is- Is it me again. Mal, I swear I tried to be at that meeting in time. If only I was there-".
"You couldn't have done anything. The punishment was written in plain sight. I should've been trying a bit harder", Mal said.
"NO YOU ARE PERFECT. The last time you tried to be like them, you ran away... I can't lose you again", Ben said as he started to sob.
Mal cupped his face in her hands and let some of her own tears fall from her face.
" You're not losing me and I'm not losing you. I will fight through anything to get back to you because I love you so much", Mal said fiercely determined.
"And I'll wait for you... I'll wait as long as I have to. I will have you back in my arms again", Ben said as he looked at Mal with ten times the determination as she had on her face.
"And how exactly are we gonna do that?", Mal asked.
"We can call each other every night and even video call. It might not be the same, but its the best the both of us can do until we find a way to reach each other again", Ben said," But there's no way that I'm going to move on. I love you Mal".
"And I love you Ben", Mal said smiling.
They stayed in each other's embrace for a couple of minutes before Mal pulled away.
"I should probably get packing", Mal said.
"I'll help. I don't to spend a moment apart from you today", Ben stated.
"Same here", Mal said as she and Ben walked out of the gardens together, hand-in-hand
I know this chapter is short but I needed it to be uploaded before my exams. The next chapter is when the VKs arrive in Canvas City