Chapter 4 Midnight Snacks and Tourney

Mal and Evie are putting the ingredients for the love spell, while Carlos, Dude and I watch. "It says we need a tear or human sadness and I never cry." Mal mutters that last part. "Okay then let's chop us some onions." Carlos suggests. "No, it has to be real emotion and this love spell gives the best review so we have to follow it exactly." I scoff "A tears a tear." Evie looks at me "That's not true Jay, they both have antibodies and enzymes, but an emotional tear has more protein based chromosomes than a reflex tear." Mal smiles at her "Listen to you." I smile "Yeah I knew that." "Did not." Carlos says and hits me. "Yeah I did."

Then the door swings open and Lonnie comes in talking to Mal saying how much all the other girls want her to do their hair. "Midnight snack huh whatcha guys making?" She asks before she sticks her finger in. "Wait!" We try and stop her but it's too late. "What I'm not going to double dip." Lonnie says. "Feel anything?" Evie asks. "Yeah like it might be missing something?" Mal adds. I lean against the rail closest to her and say "Hey there." "It could use some chips." Lonnie says. "Chips?" I mutter. "And those are?" Mal asks. "Chocolate chips one of the most important food groups." She puts some in the bowl and ask if our parents ever made chocolate chip cookies when we were feeling sad.

We all shook our heads. "It's different were we come from." Mal says. "Yeah I thought that even villains love their kids." All of our expressions are somber. "How awful." Lonnie reaches across the counter and places her hand on Mal's. And when Mal looks up she see something swipes it and it lands in the bowl. "Yeah big bummer but we have to get these into the oven bye evil dreams." "Goodnight." and she's gone. Mal point to me and Carlos "Okay boys cookie sheets, Evie oven." We get to work and go to bed.

The next day were outside hang around Mal's locker. It took sometime for me to get some sleep because I was thinking about what Aladdin had told me yesterday. About losing his Son 17 years ago. "Hey do you think were all wrong about this? I mean it's not that bad here." Mal's eyes widen. "Are you crazy? Long Live Evil! Your mean, your awful, your bad news. Snap out of it." "Huh thanks Mal I needed that." I walk over to Evie and Carlos waiting for Mal's signal. It happens faster than we think. I stand next to Ben and ask "How you feeling Bro?"

To his response is he wants to sing Mal's name. Which he does and when he's distracted Mal hands me the bag with the bitten into cookie. Once Ben leaves we high five each other. "We need to head down to the field to warm-up or coach will bench us." Carlos says. And we say bye and head to the field. When we arrive Carlos sprints to the showers I'm about to follow him in when I see Audrey in her cheer uniform crying on the bleachers. I walk over and ask. "Are you okay?"

She looks up and says. "Ben just broke up with me for no apparent reason." I know why cuz he's under a spell! She can't know that, it's best to keep her in the dark. I sit next to her. "I'm sorry." "Now who will I go to coronation with?" "How about a trade? You show me around on the field trip next week and I'll go to the coronation with you." She thinks about this for a moment. "Fine but, don't think I'm warming up to you. Your still an outsider." I nod get off the bleachers and sprint to the showers and change into my Jersey. We go over the strategy before we leave the locker room.

Soon all the bleachers are filled. I'm looking for Mal and Evie when Carlos taps me on the shoulder and points behind us. I spot them instantly because there purple and blue hair make them stand out I also see Lonnie next to them.

The score is tied 2-2 the Sherwin Falcons and us the Mighty Knights. Tension rises as our opponent tries to get another goal. Which they miss thanks to Chad. Myself and Carlos sitting on the bench waiting to go in. Coach Aladdin says it's time and I recoil. "Coach how about my buddy here?" bring Carlos up with me but he sits back down "I don't know Jay." "Coach you said that a team is made of different parts." "But Jay I'm not that good." Carlos say doubtfully. Bring him up again. "Well he's kind of like my brain." Aladdin looks at Shang then nods. "Amer." Calling him back. "Don't worry bro I got your back." I say. "How about my front?" I laugh "Come on let's go."

The game continues and the ball is passed to me and I try and score but my shot was blocked. I drag Carlos through the "Kill Zone" I hit the ball against his shield "Go up." I jump over him and pass the ball to Ben and he scores. Not long after he grabs the mic and starts sing how much he loves Mal.

I see Audrey running off the field and catch up to her. "Hey Audrey wait up!" She turns with tears streaming down her face with arm folded. "Listen he's an idiot for not thinking you are beautiful." I take a chance and hug her. She's caught off guard, and composes herself. "Thanks Jay." "Anytime." Did I really just say that? She steps out of my embrace and says "We should head back."

Once were back on the field we go our separate ways she joins the cheerleaders and I join my team. Next thing I know I'm being handed the trophy for most valued player. I smirk. Not bad for a thief. We celebrate our victory with a pizza party. "Carlos gimme that box!" I say while chasing him. "Ha no way you ate two boxes already!" He says and dashes out of the courtyard with Dude not far behind. I shake my head and head back to the dorms sleep was calling my name.