OK SO I'M GOING TO TALK IN ALL CAPS CAUSE I'M VERY EXCITED RIGHT! SO, I HAVE JUST WOKEN UP, LITERALLY LIKE 30 MINS AGO, AND THE FIRST THING I SEE IS A DESCENDANTS THREE TEASER TRAILER! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG, I'M SO EXCITED AND HAPPY AND I'VE WATCHED THE CLIP LIKE 10 TIMES ALREADY. IT'S ALSO MASSIVE HYPOCRITICAL OF ME, AS NOW I'M IN THE MOOD TO WRITE DESCENDANTS SO AFTER BEING A PRICK YESTERDAY, EVERYTHING IS UP IN THE AIR ONCE AGAIN.
BUT I NEEDED TO GET THIS OUT NOW, CAUSE I'M AM QUITE LITERALLY BUZZING!
"I call bull. There's nothing there!" Emily said, as she stared at Adrian's index finger.
"There is! Can't you see the scar?" Adrian replied, using his other index finger to trace it.
"Just admit it Adrian, you're making the story up!" Xayn commented, causing Adrian to groan with annoyance.
"I'm telling you, I sliced it open, and I had to see the nurse. She said it was that bad, only magic would heal it!" Adrian replied, sounding proud of himself, for whatever reason is unknown.
"I'm still calling bull" Emily replied, causing both Xayn and Charlie to nod in agreement.
"Just ask Hayden, he'll tell you the truth" Adrian replied, causing Emily to smirk.
"Well, he's right over there. If he tells us, then we'll believe you" he said, causing Adrian to groan, as he got up from his bench.
"Dude, Adrian's coming over here right now" Hattie said, causing Hayden to blush in embarrassment.
"Don't toy with me!" Hayden replied, causing the two girls to laugh.
"Aww, is Hayden embarrassed by his wittle crush?" Maia mocked, causing Hayden to blush further.
"I told you that in confidence." And it was true. After Adrian had took the blame for Hayden, Hayden couldn't help by develop a little crush on his savour.
No matter how many times Bailey had told him that punishment wasn't the same here in Auradon, Hayden still couldn't get the idea of Adrian covering for him out of his head, especially when Adrian got injured due to it.
In Hayden's opinion, that only made it hotter.
"Hey guys" Adrian said, snapping Hayden out of his little fantasy.
"Hey Adrian" The girls said in sync, causing Adrian to chuckle at them.
"So Hayden, I was wondering if I could borrow you for a second. Xayn, Emily and Charlie don't believe that I sliced my finger open, no matter how many times I tell them. They said they'd only believe me if you said it" Adrian said, which caused Hayden's blush to deepen even more, knowing that Adrian had specifically asked him instead of Grayson or Bailey.
"Y-Yeah, that's cool" Hayden managed to stutter out, before pulling himself up off the bench.
One last look at Maia and Hattie resulted in them making goo-goo eyes and kissy faces behind Adrian's back, causing Hayden to scowl at them, as he walks to defend his crush's honour.
Evie was sat in her office, going through school work, when she heard a knock on her door. Quickly, reviewing her schedule, she that no meetings were planned for today, so she was curious to see who it could be. "Come in!" she shouted, and the door opened to reveal Grayson, with a rather nervous look on his face. "Ah Grayson, I didn't expect to see you here" Evie said, as she pointed to the empty seat in front of her desk.
"I'm not interrupting, am I?" the boy asked, as he took the seat presented before him.
"Not at all. I was just working through some paper work" Evie replied, shuffling the stuff about, so it wasn't her way. "So, what did you want to talk about?" she asked, causing Grayson to awkwardly shuffle in his seat.
"I just wanted to know…how long did it take for you to adjust to Auradon?" the boy asked, causing Evie to be stunned by the question. She'd never really consider that before, and looking back into her memory, only one real moment stood out that she knew she truly belonged.
"Um, it took me about two weeks to fully settle in. Why do you ask?" Evie questioned, curious as to where this sudden train of thought was coming from.
"It's just something Bailey said to me yesterday. He was discussing the punishment in the school, and it made me realise that I have nothing to worry about. Yet, I still find myself jumping at loud noises, or looking behind me when I'm walking in the dark. I still feel constantly on edge, and I can't seem to help it" Grayson confessed, looking down at the floor as he did so.
"Oh, I see what you mean now. Let me be honest with you Grayson, in that respect I still haven't got used to it." Evie responded, causing Grayson to look up at her in disbelief. "I'm sure this isn't what you want to hear, but I still scare at sudden loud noises, and I'm still nervous when walking alone, and I'm sure Carlos, Jay and Mal would tell you the same. Unfortunately, on the Isle, we had to look out for ourselves, and that kind of instinct doesn't go away for a while. It does get better, and you will become less nervous as time passes, but a part of you will always be constantly on edge." This definitely wasn't what Grayson wanted to hear, yet hearing it made him feel so much better.
"But, how do you cope with constantly being on edge? I mean, I'm struggling to sleep at night, because I'm scared someone's going to walk in" Grayson replied, running a hand through his hair in frustration. Evie had to put some thought into her answer, wondering how to phrase this without making the situation worse.
"The way I dealt with it was to surround myself with people I could trust. Of course, I stuck will Mal, Jay and Carlos, but I also made new friends so I knew I had another safety net if they weren't there. Eventually, I got used to the idea that no one could get into the room unless I allowed them, and that if anyone did, Mal would help to protect me." Evie confessed, giving Grayson a lot to think about.
"Plus, and don't tell anyone I said this" Evie began, causing Grayson to give her a quizzical look before she continued. "Mal had learnt a few spells before she came to Auradon, so if anyone did get it, she'd be able to deal with them. I also slept with a knife under my pillow for a while" Evie confessed, causing Grayson's face to light up slightly.
He reached into his boots, and pulled out a smaller dagger. "It was the last thing my mother gave me before I came here. I take it with me everywhere I go" he admitted, before sliding the dagger back into his boot. When he finally looked up, Evie had a look of contemplation on her face, as she considered what to do next.
"As headmistress of the school, I should technically confiscate that from you" she began, causing Grayson's expression to drop. "But, as a person who knows what you're going through, I'll allow it." She continued, causing his face to light up once again.
"Thank you! Thank you so much!" he said, with beaming smile, causing Evie to chuckle.
"But, if I hear reports of you getting it out, I will have to take it away. That goes for the other VK's as well, so make sure to let them know." Evie said, causing Grayson to nod. "Plus, it wouldn't be fair for me to take it away if I have this in my desk" Evie said, pulling a draw out from beside her. Grayson leaned over the desk to see that one of Evie's draws contained a small dagger, about the same size as his.
"Thank you, Evie," Grayson said, before making his way over to the door. He was able to twist the handle and open it, before his name was called again.
"Thank you for feeling comfortable enough to share your concerns with me" Evie said with a sincere smile, causing Grayson to nod as he finally left the room.
"I'm telling you Charlie, I've never seen Dad like that before. One moment, he was ok and the next he was sobbing on the sofa" Bailey confessed, as he was laid on his bed. He was currently discussing what he saw with Charlie, as it was safe to say that the experience freaked him out slightly.
"And I was completely helpless. I didn't know what to do. I called Pops, and he told me to get Uncle Jay, and put him on loudspeaker. By the time Uncle Jay got there, he'd calmed down, but was still sobbing slightly. They told me to leave the room once Uncle Jay got inside." Bailey finished, finally looked up at Charlie.
She was just silent, trying to absorb all the information presented to her. "Do you know what caused it? I mean, you must have said something, or something must have happened for him to have a reaction like that" Charlie replied, with that being the only think she wanted to think about.
The visual image of her dad in tears wasn't something she wanted to think about for long.
"I don't know. I was telling him about what Grayson and Hayden said with canning being a punishment, and that's when he freaked out. You don't think…" Bailey began, but Charlie was quick to deny the idea.
"No, no, no! Surely not. I mean, things aren't that bad on the Isle, are they?" Charlie responded, but part of her knew they were on to something.
"I don't want to think about it." Bailey said, shuddering as an image of Carlos being caned was running through his mind.
Mal groaned as she started to write questions on the chalkboard. With everything happening with Carlos, she had been asked to cover the Goodness 101 lessons, and she was not pleased. But she knew that Carlos was in no position to teach.
At the moment, she was writing the same questions on the board she was asked and had a slight smile on her face, despite the groan, when she remembered how that lesson went, especially Evie asking 'what's the second one'.
She was snapped out of her thought process, when she heard shuffling behind her and a mumbled every now and then. Turning around, she was that the new VK's had sat closer to the front then they had, but not so close that they were at the front. They were sat about three rows back, and Mal finally clicked how irritating that must have been for the Fairy Godmother.
Reading the room, Mal knew exactly how to start this lesson.
"Before any of you say anything, Carlos is currently…dealing with some personal issues so I'll be teaching the lesson for the next month until completion. And, before you moan about it being a month, remember that I had to take the class for an entire year, even after the Ben's coronation, so you're getting off easy." She said, taking one step closer to them as they started to unpack the things from their bags.
"I'm going to be honest with you, when I first started this class, I thought it was completely pointless. Of course, at the time we only had one mission, so nothing else really matter. But looking back on it now, some of the lessons learnt from it will really help you to adapt to life here. So, it's not necessarily what I say that going to be useful, but it's how you act on it, clear?" Mal asked, causing the VK's to nod their heads.
"Don't worry, Miss?" Maia began, causing Mal to chuckle.
"Mal's fine" she replied, causing Maia to nod before she continued.
"Don't worry Mal. I mean, the four of us want to learn how to be good, so if this is what it takes, we're up for it" Maia finished, causing the other VK's to mumble in agreement.
Mal took a quick sigh of relief, slightly confident in the fact that she had gotten through the VK's and began the lesson.
"Ok, so question number one: You find a vial of poison…" she started, causing the new VK's to sarcastically groan, in which she chuckled and rolled her eyes, playing along with them.
Adrian was walking about in the forest after school. His last lesson of the day was History of Auradon, and he was currently reviewing the lesson in his mind. The lesson focused on the story of Sleeping Beauty, one that was quite familiar to him, with his Mum being the daughter of Sleeping Beauty herself, and her Ma being the daughter of Maleficent herself.
It wasn't the irony of the situation that he was thinking about however, but more of the tale itself…well Maleficent's curse to be precise. Adrian knew that his grandmother and mother had magic, especially when he sees his Ma quickly making the bed, or move something from a high shelf, but the idea that Adrian had magic had never been entertained.
Of course, while using magic instead of hard work was frown upon in Auradon, Adrian couldn't help but want to posses the ability. Kicking a rock out of his way, Adrian decided to toy with the idea, mostly just to curb his interest.
"Hocus pocus diddly squat, turn this plant into a pot" He chanted, seeing a small vine growing up one of the trees. Swiping his finger across the air to add to the absurdity of the situation, Adrian didn't expect to see small sparks fly across the air, and per request, the vines transformed into a pot. With them growing up the tree, the pot was formed in mid-air, causing it to crash into the ground and smash everywhere.
Adrian however as still gobsmacked by the whole idea, and just stared at the pieces on the ground. It wasn't until he heard laughter from behind him that he twigged that he wasn't alone. He spun around to see Hayden clutching his stomach as he continued to laugh.
"Nice rhyme" Hayden managed to pant out, before creasing up once again, leaning against one of the tree for support. Adrian however wasn't impressed and stood with his arms crossed and eyebrows raised.
"Were you following me?" he asked, as Hayden's laughing fit died down.
"Yeah, I decided to stalk you into the woods in the hope that we'd spend some alone time together" Hayden replied, causing Adrian to be taken aback from Hayden's boldness. That's when Hayden creased up laughing again as he said "You should have seen your face" causing Adrian to groan and roll his eyes.
Little did Adrian know that Hayden was telling the truth the first time.
"So, what are you doing out here?"
"I was exploring. There aren't any forests on the jungle for me to explore. Well, unless you want to dredge through a jungle full of nettles. What about you?" Hayden replied, causing Adrian to blush.
"I just wanted to get away and think" Adrian replied, causing Hayden to raise his eyebrow.
"And the magic?" he continued to press, hoping to get an answer out of Adrian.
"What I was thinking about. I was toying with the idea that I had it. I didn't know I actually did." Adrian responded, causing Hayden to "Ohh" in understanding.
"So, what was the rhyme about?"
"Well, I always see my Ma say one before she uses it, so I thought I needed to do it" Adrian replied, causing Hayden to chuckle.
"Trust me dude, it's no needed. I mean, I don't use one when I use magic" Hayden responded, causing Adrian's eyes to widen.
"You have magic?" he asked, almost as if he didn't hear Hayden right the first time.
"Dude, not to sound big headed but my dad's a god, so that makes me basically a god as well. Of course I have magic!" Hayden replied, causing Adrian to roll his eyes.
"You're right. You are big headed" Adrian responded, causing Hayden to chuckle.
"I could help you, you know. Help you get a grip on it" Hayden continued, flicking his fingers causing fire to form in the palm of his hand. Adrian went wide eyed, mesmerised by the flame, before his brain clicked into gear.
"Dude, we're in a forest, put that out" Adrian panicked, causing Hayden to chuckle, as he rolled the ball of fire around in both hands.
"Just think about my offer" Hayden responded, chucking the ball of fire like a tennis ball into Adrian's hands. Adrian quickly caught it, once again mesmerised by its beauty, before he heard Hayden click again, causing the fire to extinguish into oblivion.
With nothing left to say, Hayden turned, and began to make his way back to the school, leaving Adrian stood there in awe. Hayden was almost back on school grounds, when he heard his name being called out from behind.
"Hayden wait!" he heard, and he spun around to see Adrian running after him. "I…Can you help me?" Adrian causing, causing a small smile to grow on his face.
"Yeah, but I want something in return" Hayden asked, causing Adrian to go on the defensive slightly. "I want you to help me fit in. I mean, we have those goodness 101 lessons and that, but I want someone who will actually look out for me, you know" Hayden replied, causing Adrian to smile.
"Yeah, I can help with that" he replied, causing the two boys to look up to each other.
"So, as Ursula would say. Have we got a deal?" Hayden asked, extending his hand out, which Adrian took promptly.
"Deal" he replied, causing the smile on Hayden's face to multiply exponentially. Mostly due to the thought that he'd be spending a lot more time with his crush.
The two boys stood there, hand in hand for a good few seconds, before they let go, settling back into idle chatter as they made their way back into the school.
Lexi was training in the gym after school. Much like her mother, and her grandmother, Lexi trained with a sword in her spare time. For Lexi, it wasn't about the ability for self defence but more the graciousness of the training, as well as the precision it requires. For her, it was a way to remove herself from the days' events, and entirely focus on the moment.
Well, that was until she heard some giggling and snickering coming from behind her.
"What?" Lexi said, as she turned to see the culprits of these bitchy acts; Annabelle who was Ariel's granddaughter and Juliet, Jasmine's granddaughter.
"It's nothing Lex" Annabelle said, causing Lexi to roll her eyes at the use of an abbreviated name.
"Yeah, nothing" Juliet continued, causing Lexi to roll her eyes once more, this time at the obviousness of who was in charge. Deciding to ignore the girls once again, Lexi tried to return to the training, only to hear the whispering and snickering begin again. Trying her best to avoid it, Lexi continued, until Annabelle decided to ask a question.
"Isn't it a bit…manly to be training with a sword?" the red-haired girl asked, causing Lexi to groan.
"If you're stuck in the 15th Century, then yeah, maybe" Lexi replied, only to no avail, as Annabelle completely shrugged off the comment.
"I'm just saying. You're suppose to be a princess, and yet you're dressed in…leggings and a tank top" she continued, causing Juliet to speak up.
"Yeah, surely you should be in a dress?" the obviously…dumb girl asked.
"A princess isn't about what you wear, it's about how you conduct yourself" Lexi replied, trying once more to focus on the sword.
"And I'm saying that you conduct yourself in a very boyish manner" Annabelle pried, causing Juliet to 'whisper' to her friend.
"Maybe she's a lesbian. I mean, it would explain the boyish attitude" Juliet said, obviously loud enough for Lexi to hear.
"Juliet, you can't say things like that." Annabelle scolded, before turning back to her friend. "But I think she is. I caught her staring at me once in the changing rooms" she continued, causing Lexi to roll her eyes once more.
Knowing she wasn't going to win this battle, Lexi proceeded to pack her stuff away, causing Annabelle to act shocked.
"Wait, where are you going?" the girl asked, causing Lexi to ignore her as she walked past.
"Rude" Juliet said, and that's when Annabelle hit home with her comment.
"Well, she is the daughter of a villain, so what can you expect. If you ask me, she deserves to be on the Isle, her father alongside her. Maybe that would teach her to act like a princess, instead of a dyke." the red-haired girl scolded, as Lexi continued to walk away.
Trying to stay strong, she quickly placed the sword away, before walked back to her room. There, she let the flood gates open, the horrible comments the girls said, running through her mind.
So there we go for chapter 4! We've got the development of a crush from Hayden to Adrian, and isn't Hayden just adorable! Grayson was worried about fitting in, and he shared a few words with Evie to try and ease his concerns. Charlie and Bailey are freaked out over Carlos, and Mal has begun Goodness 101 with the VK's. Adrian has magic, and Hayden has promised to help, and last but not least, Lexi is dealing with a couple of dumb bitches. I don't condone the language they used!
A lot happened this chapter, so we can only wait and see how it develops. Thank you to White Collar Black Wolf for the review on the last chapter, and also thanks to Pinkcrazyness for following the story.
So, until Monday,
TTFN :D