So I'm In vacation (which is why the updates are sporadic) and I'm also trying to revise the all the chapters (and I'll be going over the ones up as well) but I thought you guys deserved another update so here it is :) enjoy.
Two days soon passed and it was time for the new VKs to come to Auradon. The guards were first heading to Lady Tremaine's Curl Up And Dye to pick up the daughter of Drizella, Dizzy Tremaine. She was very excited since it had been her dream to go to Auradon Prep and now it was coming true, all thanks to Evie. There was a knock at the door which instantly got Dizzy excited. She rushed to the door and squealed. There was a guard stood there.
"Ready, Miss Tremaine?" He asked.
"Yes yes yes yes yes!" Dizzy bounced on her toes as she followed the guard out of the shop and into the car. "Can we go now? I can't wait to get there!"
"We have one more VK to collect." the guard explained, beginning to drive through the Isle until he reached Gothel's Hazelnut Soup Kitchen. He got out of the car and knocked on the door.
Greyson knew it was coming. His mother had packed his bags last night. He slowly opened the door.
"You are Greyson Gothel?" the guard asked, looking down at the boy.
"Yes sir! You the idiot they sent to collect me? Let me tell you, your uniform isn't attracting anyone at aaallll." Grey smirked slightly.
The guard sighed. "In the car." he said simply, pointing to the sleek black limo behind them. Grey turned around.
"Bye mother!" he called, receiving no reply. He grabbed his bags and began making his way to the limo. Very slowly.
"We don't have forever." the guard grumbled, opening the door for Grey, revealing the very visibly excitable Dizzy.
"Hi!" she waved as the guard moved round to the front of the car and getting in. Grey muttered a 'hi' and nodded his head but didn't say much. He had no qualm against her but she could be... slightly overbearing at times. The car soon started up and Dizzy stayed quiet for a little while but she was still bouncing. "I've been waiting for this forever! Aren't you excited?" she asked. "You're Mother Gothel's son aren't you?"
"Yes I am. And no I'm not excited." he drawled out, stretching his legs in the seat. "But you are excited enough for both of us so there's no issue there."
"Oh. But why not? It's such a great opportunity!" Dizzy looked up at Grey, her whole face and body bursting with excitement.
"Child. Chill." Grey said. "I'm not like you. The only reason I'm going is because my mother is making me. If it were up to me, I'd be back in the Isle, living life like I want. Not in a preppy school with stuck up people. Your expectations are way too high. And with high expectations, you're bound to experience disappointment."
"They're not all stuck up. Evie isn't. Mal isn't. I thought you and Jay were friends!" Dizzy said, quite confused. "I'm not going to be disappointed. I've always wanted to go to Auradon and it's finally happening!"
"They aren't from the Isle, therefore don't count. They are, and will always be, VKs." he said. "And if you say so."
"You just have to meet some of them! I'm sure you'll realise they aren't all stuck up." Dizzy smiled. "It'll be fine."
Before they knew it, they were crossing the magic barrier. "Wow! This is amazing." Dizzy squealed.
"Yippee..." Grey said very sarcastically.
"Oh come on. You have to be at least a little bit excited!" Dizzy said as Auradon Prep came into view.
"Nope. Nada." Grey replied. "Not at all." He tried looking around but the only thing he saw was a bunch of smiling people. Too many smiling people.
"LOOK!" Dizzy gasped, pressing her nose up against the window. "There's the school! And I can see Ben! And Mal! And Carlos! And Jay! AND EVIE!" she squealed.
"You are seriously going to damage your vocal chords, Dizzy" Grey grumbled. "Where? I can't see them..." he said, a bit more gently than before.
"There!" Dizzy moved her head to reveal the group of them stood together, watching the limo slow down.
"Thanks." he murmured. "If you tell anyone I said thanks, I will make sure some laxatives end up in your food."
"Okay..." Dizzy nodded as the car stopped. The guard came around and opened the door. Dizzy instantly jumped out and ran up to Evie, hugging her. Evie laughed and hugged the girl back.
"Dizzy! I see someone's excited."
"Of course!" Dizzy beamed. "I'm finally here! With you!" She smiled up at the blue haired girl.
"Hey Dizzy." Mal smiled.
"Mal!" Dizzy hugged Mal before running over to Ben and hugging him. "Thank you thank you thank you so much Ben." she said.
Ben's eyebrows shot up briefly but he leaned down slightly to hug the girl back, smiling. "You're welcome. Evie and Mal have said wonderful things about you."
"They have?!" Dizzy squealed a little. "It has been my dream to come to Auradon prep and it's actually happening!" she stepped back and started bouncing up and down.
"Of course we have." Evie laughed.
Ben looked at the car, where Grey was getting out. "I guess that's our second transfer."
"Yeah. He wasn't very cheery in the car." Dizzy folded her arms.
"Ohhhhh I bet he wasn't." Mal laughed awkwardly.
"When was he ever?" Evie said, elbowing Mal slightly.
"Am I missing something here?" Ben asked.
"Very good point, E." Mal rolled her eyes slightly, ignoring Ben's question.
"Like I said, he was our friend." Jay commented. Evie laughed and attempted disguising it with a slowly walked up to them, backpack on. He tried not to scowl... tried .
"Nice cover up, E." Mal rolled her eyes before looking at the boy who had walked up to them. "Ah, Grey. Same old scowl I see." she folded her arms.
"Mal. Same old attitude I see." he imitated her pose. "Nice to know you haven't changed much."
Mal rolled her eyes at him imitating her. "What, you expected me to act like one of the pink perfect princesses?" Mal laughed. "I may be in Auradon but I'm not stupid enough to change that much."
Grey uncrossed his arms. "I knew you were a smart one." He stepped closer and patted her head.
Mal rolled her eyes. "Still going to pat my head are you."
"Any reason why I should stop?" Grey smirked.
"Becauseeeee it annoys me." Mal rolled her eyes again.
"You didn't seem to have a problem with it back in the day. Or at least tolerated it." Grey grinned. "The good ol' days."
"Back then. We've all changed since then." Mal raised an eyebrow slightly. "And things aren't exactly the same..."
"No they certainly aren't." Grey said.
"Um... what's going on?" Ben said quietly to Evie, not taking his eyes off his girlfriend and the newest arrival.
"They used to date. Well, as much as someone 'dates' on the Isle," Evie explained. She placed her hand on his arm. "Don't worry. They're just friends now."
"I'm not worried. Not at all..." Ben muttered, not very convincingly.
"Awwhhh is Benny boo jealous?" Mal smirked, taking Audrey's old nickname for Ben.
Grey smirked as Ben turned slightly red. "I guess you never told him?" Grey said. He fake pouted. "Did I mean that little to you?"
"Let's just say you weren't my biggest concern here." Mal sighed. "Don't flatter yourself, you weren't on my mind." she turned to Ben. "And you don't need to worry. You have no competition." she smiled, blowing a strand of her purple hair out of her face.
Ben smiled slightly, stepped towards her and hugged her. "I trust you don't worry."
"That hurt." Greyson said, but returned to his cocky smirk. "What about you Evie?"
"Eh," Evie shrugged. "A little." she stepped towards him, looking him up and down. "You do need a new outfit though."
"Of course. Evie with her fashion already." Mal commented, breaking her hug with Ben.
"I expected nothing less." Grey said. "You look different, Evie. And Carlos," he nodded towards the boy with the dog. "You've grown." Grey moved towards Jay. "And here he is. The reason I'm here. My partner in crime." He suddenly punched Jay's shoulder.
"Hey Grey." Jay said after jumping back in surprise slightly. "Definitely been a while."
"It has. I was hoping our reunion would be in the Isle but..." Grey shrugged. "Beggars can't be choosers."
"I'm glad you're here, bro." Jay placed a hand on Grey's shoulder. "It's been weird without you."
"Back at ya." Grey said. "The isle's been quiet without you four. Well, except for the last two weeks..."
"Yeeeeaahh... just a little bit of drama." Mal muttered, knowing it was her fault. Ben put his arm around her and pulled her towards him.
"Thank you, honestly. That showdown was the most entertaining thing in WEEKS." replied Grey as Mal sighed a little.
"Yeah well... had to get our king back." she smiled up at Ben. "Wait... you were there? I didn't see you if you were... though I guess I was more focused on getting Ben back and fighting shrimpy."
"Word spread pretty fast of your return. I tried finding you guys but by the time I got there... well the battle was pretty much on." Grey shrugged.
"Yeah I can imagine..." Mal nodded. "Good old Isle of the Lost... have you seen Uma since then?"
"Twice. Once she came back looking like a wet dog." Grey grinned at the memory. "And another time.." his smile faded.
"Another time...?" Mal tilted her head, folding her arms over her chest. "She came looking for your mother..." Grey muttered.
" What?" Mal's face dropped.
"You didn't know did you..." Greyson said softly, stepping towards her.
"Maleficent is back?" Ben asked hugging Mal to him, her back against his front.
"Uma reversed the spell while she had the book" Grey explained.
"What do you mean? No... but... my mom's back?" Mal shook her head in disbelief. "
I'd thought news would get back to you after a while... she hasn't been keeping a low profile, per say." Grey said.
"The Isle... it has no contact with Auradon. I can't believe she's back. I have to go confront her! She'll wreak havoc!" Mal exclaimed, pulling herself out of Ben's grip.
"Mal, no." Ben said, grabbing her wrist. "You can't."
"He's right..." Grey said, surprising the king. "You can't go back there. She's pissed at you. If you go back... you may not return."
"Mal please." Evie said, going over to her best friend.
"But I can't just let her be on the Isle! She'll ruin everything... she'll find her way here... she's the Mistress of All Evil..." Mal sighed, pulling her wrist away from Ben.
"She doesn't even have her spell book." Carlos pointed out.
"The spell book is in the museum. I gave it to Fairy Godmother at Cotillion!" Mal raised her voice. "I have to go!
"Mal, you know you can't." Jay frowned.
"Mal, no." Now Grey was the one grabbing her wrist. "She isn't going to do anything. She doesn't even have magic anymore. She's a grumpy old lady. A very scary one. She can't even fix her wrinkles." he shuddered.
"Please Mal..." Evie begged.
Mal sighed. "If there's any destruction I'm going to the Isle. If she somehow finds a way to contact me, I'm going to the Isle... but fine." she pulled her wrist away from Grey. Ben sighed but nodded. "This is my fault, and if anything happens, I'm taking responsibility for it." Mal stated firmly.
"That is not true Mal." said Ben.
"Don't try to defend me, you know it is and so do I." Mal protested. "I took my mother to the Isle when I left here... The only difference was that she was a lizard..."
"You didn't know. It's not your fault." He looked up at Jay. "Can you give Greyson the tour and show him to his room? I need to tell my parents about this." he said, and then turned to look at Evie. "Take Mal to your room. I'll be there soon ok?"
"Of course." Evie nodded. "Come on Mal, let's go." she said, extending her hand.
Mal sighed. "Okay..." she reached out and took Evie's hand and then turned to Ben. "But please... even though she's evil, don't let them hurt her."
"Sure." Jay nodded. "Need a catch up with my ol' partner in crime anyway." he smiled, placing a hand on Grey's shoulder.
"What about me?" Dizzy interrupted. "Can I go with Evie and Mal?"
"Of course, Dizzy." said Evie. "I'll show you to your room later."
"Yay!" Dizzy squealed, pulling both Mal and Evie into a hug. The three of them walked away from the group, Dizzy bouncing excitedly and Mal clearly distressed.
"So, I guess it's just you and me buddy." Jay said to Greyson.
"Did you get this nice of a welcome when you got here?" Grey asked.
"It was really... loud and smiley. I can remember I tried to steal stuff from the limo but it didn't really work out." Jay chuckled at the memory.
"Wait, we aren't supposed to steal stuff?" Grey said innocently glancing at his backpack. "Oh well, too late."
"Grey what did you take?" Jay shook his head.
"Some brown stuff that was there, and other sweet things. I have never seen it before." Grey replied. "I'm not one for technology, you're the one who would've been able to take the more valuable stuff."
"So you took chocolate and candy." Jay sighed. "You don't steal here in Auradon. Trust me, I learned the hard way." he said, walking into the school building.
"I can handle no stealing but I can't believe you didn't even try."Grey retorted "You? Not stealing? What is this sorcery?"
Jay rolled his eyes. "This isn't the Isle of the Lost. It's different here..." he paused. "I don't know. Maybe I kinda miss it sometimes..." he muttered. "But do not tell anyone I told you that." he said quickly, walking towards a door.
"There's the Jay I know." Grey chuckled.
"This is your room, feel free to explore. There is a curfew though, don't break it. Carlos and my room is two doors down. Oh, and don't go to the girls' dorms. They come here, but we don't go there." Jay explained. "Will you be okay from here?"
"Well that's lame. And yeah, I'll be fine." Grey said.
"See ya later buddy." Jay smiled, punching Grey's arm.
"Where are you going?" Grey asked. "Bored of me already? What am I supposed to do all day?" he sighed dramatically, falling back onto the bed. "
I have practise. Fencing." Jay explained, rolling his eyes, looking down at Grey. "Go explore Auradon Prep. Introduce yourself... just be nice. This isn't the Isle."
"Fencing?" He asked. "What's that?"
"It's a sport. Kinda like sword fighting but safer." Jay shrugged.
"That sounds both cool... but lame." Grey replied. "And introduce myself to who? All the preppy princes? Or the princesses?"
"They're not all preppy, trust me." Jay said. "This school is pretty cool when you get used to it. Just takes a while."
"Don't you miss your father?" Grey asked suddenly. "I'm surprised you haven't asked about him."
Jay sighed. "Well... no not really. Our parents never cared for us. They used us to do their dirty work."
"They just want what's best for us. That's what they always say." Grey argued. "I'm sure Jafar misses you."
"Yeah, misses me stealing things for him." Jay grumbled. Grey didn't really have a response to that so he stayed quiet. "Yeah. They use us. They're villains, Grey. I'm sure Gothel has used you for things too. Like as an employee for her shop. You can't tell me you did that willingly." Jay pointed out. "But anyway, you're not gonna believe it anytime soon. I'm going to be late for practise." he muttered, walking towards the door.
"Bye" Grey muttered a bit thoughtfully. "What if... naw I can't be thinking like that. It's this place. This has some sort of spell. Mother loves me. She needs me. I have a job to do."
