Some of this chapter was co-written with one of my amazing friends at Luce-and-Lish. The character Maddie is played by Lish and does not belong to me at all!
Perdita woke up to a loud bang against her door. Her eyes fluttered open and she rubbed her eyes, groaning slightly. She pulled herself into a sitting position and stretched her arms out in front of her.
"Who is it?" She shouted pulling herself out of bed. She was stood in her polar bear pyjamas that most would find too warm for that time of year but she got cold a lot during the night. She strolled towards her door and opened it only to be met with purple-haired girl aka Mal.
Before Perdita could even say anything, Mal pushed her into the room and kicked the door shut once she also stepped inside.
"What the hell were you doing follow us?" The girl practically shouted at the brunette. Perdita sighed and stepped back once more, feeling the anxiety grow inside her once more.
"I-I-I don't know," She stuttered out, "I-I'm not going to say anything." She managed to get out to the intimidating girl. "If anything I wish you got it." She added in a much quieter tone. Mal raised an eyebrow at the girl's words and stepped back.
"You want us to get the wand?" She asked looking at the girl with utter confusion but a hint of mischief.
"W-Well, yeah. I would atleastseemydadifyoudid." She sped up during the last bit wanting to get it over with. Her dad was a touchy subject for her and well so was her mother. She despised her mother with a passion. She was evil and manipulative and was not the pure Queen she was made out to be.
"Your dad is a Villain?" Mal asked becoming more and more confused by the second, Perdita nodded her head, almost in shame, but she shouldn't be ashamed. It was her mother's decision, she should be ashamed and take the heat for it not Perdita. "So the Huntsmans' your dad?" Mal asked and Perdita nodded her head.
"Yeah. How do you know him?" Perdita added her anxiety slowly melting. She had this weird reaction to Mal. She was anxious at first but she wasn't getting more anxious if anything it was disappearing which never happened before. It was strange but she wasn't complaining.
"He's friends with Evie's mum. He was like an uncle to us and actually tried to help us out and understand us. Love us, unlike our parents who didn't care." Mal informed and Perdita couldn't help the smile that tugged on her lips at that. She was glad her father wasn't as evil as her mum. Suddenly, the bell for the first lesson went and Mal groaned. Luckily, Perdita didn't have to go to that lesson. She thankfully had a free so could get ready without stressing out too much. Mal quickly turned and left the room without another word.
It was lunch now and Perdita was sat on the bleachers. She wouldn't usually go outside at lunch but she knew she was gonna start being Vitamin D deficient if she kept up that habit. So, now she was watching as the boys set up for Tourney. Kai was on the team, well most of the boys were and honestly, watching them play was fun and they all looked hot so I mean. Perdita wasn't complaining. She was never one to express that she found the boys good-looking but she did find a lot of them good-looking. Kai the most attractive but she'd never admitted that to anyone but her diary.
She was suddenly pulled out of her thoughts by Maddie, who plonked herself next to Perdita with a scowl.
"Coach Jerkins is a dickhead. 'The team is made of boys only'." the redhead scoffed. "Sorry. Should've probably said hi first." She muttered.
"It's fine." She stuttered out taken by surprise, "He is a dick but I guess he is just following the rules? I don't know what to say really…" She said in response, surprisingly not stuttering this time despite feeling like an idiot.
"Rules. Rules my ass. It's Charming's doing." Maddie grumbled. "He's more of a girl than me. Just can't face that I'd actually be a good player on the team. I hate that prince. I don't know how I haven't shot the smirk off his stupid face yet." Perdita couldn't help but chuckle at that. She hated Chad just as much as Maddie and she was glad someone shared her hatred.
"I'm surprised I haven't hit him in the face in Chemistry. He's such an ass." She responded, glancing at Maddie for a moment. She then moved her gaze back to Kai who was beginning to play the Tourney game.
"Couldn't agree with you more." Maddie leaned forward, placing her elbows on her knees and propping her chin up on her fist, her glare following Chad. "I can hit a moving target too. I bet I could get him from here. Straight in the middle of his eyes…" she trailed off and cleared her throat. "Sorry… and yeah, it's not fair. He shouldn't be doing what he does to you. It's not fair what anyone does to you." Maddie glanced at Perdita for a moment. Perdita shrugged in response.
"It doesn't bother me as much anymore," She lied through her teeth and Maddie could tell, "I just…" She hesitated, "wish Chad would leave me alone. He's the most annoying piece of trash and honestly, you could peg my water bottle at him if you want." Perdita suggested picking up the empty bottle from her side. Maddie brightened.
"Please." she took the bottle and stood up, pulling her arm back and stopping for a moment before throwing the bottle. It hurtled straight towards Chad, pelting the side of his head. Chad lost balance for a second and brought a hand up to where the bottle had hit, looking around with a scowl on his face until his eyes landed on Maddie and Perdita. "You're welcome jerkface!" Maddie bowed. "It's a shame it can't knock any sense into that tiny sexist brain of yours. Too full of yourself to fit anything else in that pea brain." Chad mouthed something that wasn't understandable from where the girls were, but Maddie smiled and waved.
"I can't believe you just did that," Perdita said, slowly beginning to shrink in her seat. She just wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear after that but honestly, she felt kind of happy. Chad deserved it and she was thankful. "I'm happy you did that but I also wanna die. I have no idea what's wrong with me." She said looking up at the redhead who was now sitting down. Maddie smiled a bit.
"It's satisfying." She shrugged. "Don't worry, if he snitches to Fairy Godmother I'll gladly take the blame. And there's nothing wrong with you. Nothing at all." The redhead shot Perdita another smile. Perdita couldn't help but smile back. It was weird having someone who didn't call her a half-breed or a bitch or some other rude thing. It was nice to just have a friend.
"You don't have to take the blame. I suggested it plus it's not like life can get any worse, so I mean. I don't care if I get told off." Perdita responded, looking down at the floor. She didn't understand why she was so willing to get in trouble for Maddie. She felt kind of confident around her which she was happy about and it was a nice feeling. She was glad she had a friend that made her feel more confident and less anxious. Maddie frowned slightly but it quickly faded away.
"It was fun." She shrugged. "Trust me, getting revenge on Chad is worth whatever punishment Fairy Godmother can spell up. And she's fond of Chad, Cinderella's son and all." Maddie rolled her eyes a bit. "He really is a dick, but some people can't see it. Tries to hide behind his charming smile." She gagged. Perdita chuckled at Maddie gagging over Chad. She felt the same but seeing someone else do it was funny to her, for whatever reason.
"But honestly, the princesses who fell for him have like one brain cell so I mean…" Perdita trailed off shrugging. She was very aware of the multiple princesses around her but at that moment, she didn't care and just let out how she felt.
"Exactly." Maddie nodded in agreement. "I don't see the big deal about 'princes'. Most of them let the attention from the princesses go to their heads. Our specific example being Chad." she gestured to the prince who was holding an ice pack to his head, though still managing to flirt with some of the cheerleaders. Maddie let out a snigger and then rolled her eyes. Perdita rolled her eyes as well and leant forward slightly, resting her arms on her knees.