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Mal's POV
I'm pretty sure you guys know how I made the love cookie. Ben refused to eat it.(I didn't like the Love Cookie part, and I thought how Ben sang "Ridiculous" was just annoying so I made my own change.) He claimed he didn't eat before a tourney game. Even my "Don't Take Food from a Villian," didn't work. And for some reason he broke up with Audrey anyways. After the game he asked me out... weird. And of course I accepted, it just made it easier to get the Wand. Everything was going as planned. Only I was feeling conflicted. Did I really want to do this?? I knew Jay, Carlos, and Evie didn't want to. I've known them for so long I know what they want. What would I even gain from this?? Did I want Maleficent to rule?? Truthfully, no.
On my date with Ben, I tried strawberries for the first time, watched Ben swim, sang "If Only", went into the lake to save Ben, he told me he loved him, and told him I didn't know what love was. And it was true. But I'm pretty sure you all know that.
"I told you, I loved you. But do you love me??" He asked. I looked away. I couldn't answer that question. And no matter how well I could lie, I couldn't lie to that question. It was just too important. I actually started to like Ben. I responded with a "I don't know what love feels like." He gave me a sad smile.
He offered. "I'll show you what love feels like." And I stayed quiet.
When we returned to my dorm, Evie immediately started firing questions.
I zoned her out. Why does life have to be so complicated?? Should I be bad?? Should I be good?? I don't know what to do!!! Listen to my heart, or listen to my head?? It was Family Day tomorrow, a day before the Coronation. It gave me a day to think about everything. This morning we had talked to our parents through a video call. It was a... disaster. It was pretty clear our parents didn't love us. Not as much as they loved that wand. Or at least for my mom anyways. Jafar loved stealing more than Jay. Cruella her stuffed dog. And the Evil Queen, princes. Ever since I came to Auradon I had been so stressed with the Isle, School, and stealing the wand. I had decided to just let the Isle be, I would just visit in the weekends. But we wouldn't have a weekend if I got the wand. School and stealing the wand was my focus. But if we steal the Wand then Maleficent would rule and me ruling the Isle will no longer be a thing. Arghhh!! I decided to just go to sleep. I got into bed right after changing and taking a shower and all that stuff. The next morning I got up, and it was time for... Family Day.
After the Marching Band and Ben's Dance Routine for a modified version of Be Our Guest. Ben introduced me to their parents which really wasn't necessary since I've already met them, but he insisted. We made our way to the croquet field.
"Hello." A old woman greeted me.
"Grammy." Audrey tapped her shoulder. Oh so it was Queen Leah mother of Queen Aurora. "Audrey!!!" she embraced her daughter. And I felt a jolt of jealousy when I saw that. I've never been hugged like that, heck I haven't even met my grandmother!!
"Grammy, I'd suggest you don't talk to this girl, unless you want another 100 year nap." Audrey obnoxiously said. Which didn't even make sense since Queen Leah wasn't even the one asleep.
Queen Leah exclaimed angrily. "You!! How are you here?!! And how have you stayed so young?!!" Ben took notice of this since he came to my rescue, or so I thought. He failed.
"Queen Leah, Maleficent is still on the Isle, this is her daughter. Don't you remember my proclamation to bring the children of the Isle here??"
"To do what, Ben??" Aurora asked. "Destroy us?!!"
Murmurs of agreement came from the crowd watching. We had drawn pretty much everyone's attention. "My daughter had to live with fairies because of your mother's curse. Her first steps!! Her first words!! I missed it!! I missed all of it!!!" She cried out.
I stepped up to apologize for my mother. But Chad stopped me.
"Don't do this, Chad." Ben told him.
Chad snorted. "Do what??? Why are you even helping them, Ben??!!"
Nobody said anything so he took that as a chance to continue. "You, stole another girl's boyfriend!!" He said pointing at me. The comment actually hurt. Because it was true. I did steal Ben from Audrey not because I loved him which was even worse. But because I needed to steal the wand.
Ben intervened there. "Hey!!" Chad just ignored him.
"You like hurting people!! And you!! Your just a gold digger and a cheat." I got angry at those comments. I mean he can insult me, but he does NOT insult my friends!! He was pretty lucky he didn't say anything about Carlos, since I was most protective of him.
"Well to be honest I think we are better than you!! We were actually raised to be evil, but you!! You turned evil on your own. Tricking girls using their flaws is just cruel!! You used Evie and her 'gold digger' ways just to get someone else to do their homework. If you guys do something bad you get grounded or scolded. On the Isle it's the other way around!! You do something good, you could get starved for a week, locked in a tight confinement, or even sometimes beat!! Even though the food was evenly shared among the families of the Isle, our parents would take most of the food for themselves. Even if you were the one that brought the food to your house. Jay may seem like he enjoys hurting people, but he doesn't. In fact, he's been on the other side plenty of times, but if he doesn't he'd be beat by his father. And Evie, the Evil Queen is always telling Evie to find a prince. So it's not her fault she's the way she is. You guys are just as evil as us, you know that??"
Chad decides to challenge us. "If you were beat then where's the bruises??"
"Hidden by Evie's Makeup." Jay said wiping some off revealing a bruise on his cheek. 3. 2. 1. Gasps.
"Well I doubt the Evil Queen would beat someone."
"She doesn't he punishment is making me go on a date with a stranger. If I'm too 'fat' she would starve me." Evie sadly frowns.
"And Maleficent??"
I decide to let someone else talk for me. So Jay does. "Maleficent doesn't even pay attention to Mal most of the time. But when she does she usually hits her, yells at her, starves her, or when she's in an extremely bad mood she would make Mal hurt herself while she just sits and watches.
"Mal?? Is that why you didn't want to swim in the Lake yesterday??" Ben asked me.
"That and I can't swim which you already knew."
He nodded.
"I don't think I can have lunch with you and your parents today, sorry Ben." I then walked away from the crowd. Telling Chad and Auradon all these things really did help me decide what to do. I decided not to steal the wand. If I do then I would have to suffer those things again and I didn't want that. I went to my dorm and laid on my bed pulling the bed covers over my head. And cried. I couldn't do it anymore. I may seem tough on the outside, but really I wasn't. I kept all my feelings bottled up and would be dying on the inside.
The door opened and Evie walked in to join me.
"Aww Mal!!" She hugged me. It was actually the first time in my life I was ever hugged. She cried in my shoulder. After we both finished we looked at each other silently.
Evie was the one to break the silence. "I've never actually seen you cry before, Mal." She laughed. And soon I joined her. And it felt good to laugh.
"Evie??"
Mal stopped laughing. "Yeah Mal??"
"I don't want to steal the wand. If we do any mom would rule and I don't want that. It would also mean I would lose my title of Queen of the Isle and I like being Queen. I get to make people happy and truthfully I like making people happy. When we said all those things are parents do to us, I realized if we do steal the wand then we'd have to suffer again."
"That's great Mal!! I don't want to steal the wand either. I love it here in Auradon."
"I know, Evie. When we first came here I saw your face brighten up. And I've never seen you so happy. Your my best friend and I want you to be happy. You don't belong in the Isle, I know that much."
"So part of the reason why you decided not to steal the wand was for me??!" She asked. I nodded. "Thanks Mal!!" She hugged me.
Jay and Carlos came in. They joined in the hug.
And I thought So this is what a Real Family feels like. And smiled.
That's the Chapter!! Next Chapter will be the Finale!! Different Ending. I thought the ending was pretty lame. Mal and Maleficent's Staring Contest didn't have a lot of action. Till Next Time Guys!!
