A/N: So hey guys. Sorry for the long wait for this chapter. I was moving back to university this week so that took up most of my time. I don't normally reply to reviews but recently a few of you pointed out my grammar and spelling mistakes. I have to put my hands up here. I know my grammar sucks as does my spelling. I was recently diagnosed with dyslexia which explains my writing problems. Anyway this long spiel was basically to bring a specific subject. I am currently looking for a beta for this story. If interested please contact me via either message or reviews. I don't mind either. The truth is I just want to make this story the best I can be and I don't want something as stupid as spelling get in the way of readers enjoyment. I'll try harder in future to correct my mistakes, so hopefully it won't be too bad or long until I find someone who can beta. Anyway long author note over, on with the chapter…
It had been hours now. Hours since Carlos had went under. Since the fairies stopped working on Carlos, the others had come and gone several Jay didn't move once. Fairy godmother had brought him a chair so he could sit comfortably while he worried. There where times of complete silence which left Jay to him own thoughts. His worry and panic was chewing him up from the inside out. His best friend in the whole world had been put under a magical coma which he might not wake up from. His gut churned and his mind wouldn't calm.
The silent times where horrifying, but they were not the worst. It was worse when there where others gathered around Carlos bedside. He didn't mind his own friend group being there. They all felt like he did, completely useless and worried out of their minds. They were a comforting presence to Jay but he wouldn't ever tell them that.
It was the others. The random princess girls who had never spoken more than a sentence to Carlos that cried over his bedside saying it couldn't have happen to a nicer person. The pitying looks he got from the shocked teachers that came to visit. Mr Phil had even shown up and out of guilt apologised about earlier on that day. If Jay hadn't been so numb he might have exploded in rage.
But the absolute worst was when Chad and the new terrible duo had appeared. It took every bit of strength to not murder the asshat who caused this on sight. At least they pretended to look sad. And if Jay wasn't so good at spotting liars he might have actually believed Ray's apologises.
He might of also believed that Chad was upset about this happening but Jay knew better. He had seen Chad smirk when Carlos knew what Chad thought of them, him and his family. He thought they were villains. That they were rotten to the core just like their parents.
Jay knew this wasn't true. Mal despite being like her mother in many ways was primary good and wouldn't ever seriously hurt someone. Evie wasn't as focused on her looks anymore and was determined to be seen mainly due to her brains which was completely against her mothers wishes. He hoped to all the gods that he didn't turn out like his thieving nasty father.
But if there was one thing he knew for a fact it was that Carlos was nothing like Cruella. The only thing he got from his mother was a good sense of fashion. Cruella was cruel and evil. Whereas Carlos was the sweetest person you could ever wish to meet. He was never mean to anyone unless they were mean first and even then they had to be pretty vicious for him to hate them enough to do anything. Sure he lost his temper every now and then but he would only ever rant for a minute or so and then walk it off.
Chad however didn't care. There were many reasons why Jay hated him. The first was the fact that he seemed to hate all villains children no matter how many times any of his friends had tried to be nice to him. The second reason was his belief that he could manipulate Evie into doing what he wanted only to turn on her. He was a royal jerk face and if Evie had allowed it he wouldn't have existed anymore. Sometimes he wished he'd hurt him but Evie had claimed that he wasn't worth it.
But the main reason why Jay hated Chad was much more simple. He hated Chad because Carlos didn't like him. It took a lot of Carlos to hate someone. Carlos had stated several times that he didn't even hate his own mother after what she'd put him through. So the fact the Carlos didn't like him worried and angered Jay a lot. What could Chad possibly do to make Carlos hate him so much? What did the vile slug of a prince do to make Carlos' blood boil so much? Although Jay wondered about the answers to these questions he never questioned carlos' feelings. If Carlos hated him then Jay hated him too. No questions asked.
The charming cousins had stayed an annoying long time, much to Jay dissatisfaction. He wanted them to leave. He wanted the ward to be empty. He wanted to not feel so empty inside. But most of all he wanted Carlos to wake up. He wanted to see carlos' smile because even on a battered up face he was sure that smile could light up the whole room. If Carlos was smiling then everything was okay in Jays mind.
After what felt like hours of torture the door squeaked open and a head of purple walked sombrely into the room towards carlos' bed. When Mal reached close enough she placed a comforting hand on jays shoulder. With only a short survey of the scene Mal knew that the charmings where upsetting Jay. Turning her head she stared at the charming boys each in turn. After about a minute of awkward silence and uncomfortable eye-contact, the boys started to fidget. Quickly under the now verging on slightly creepy stare from Mal, they made their excuses and shuffled out the ward door. The doors banged shut leaving the ward in complete silence once more.
The awkward silence changed to a comfortable yet worry filled silence. Despite his gratitude Jay couldn't make himself look away from Carlos. 'Thanks for getting rid of those idiots,' he remarked quietly as if scared to break the silence of the room. Mal slowly nodded her head while she replied softly, 'Your welcome'. The room went back to silence again as both where swallowed with their own concern.
Their eyes didn't leave Carlos. He looked so broken. The fairies had cleaned off all the blood and had placed helpful repairing spells of him. So now Carlos looked a bit like Frankenstein's monster with his steadily healing cheek and gradually repairing nose. Magic never failed to surprise Jay. With the help of magic carlos' face cut had healed significantly in the past few hours. It appeared as if the cut had happened a few days ago. And Carlos' noes had went from exploded tomato to something that vaguely resembled a nose in a unbelievably fast amount of time. If this had happened back on the island Carlos could have died. As soon as that thought popped into jays head he quickly pushed it back down. Carlos couldn't die, he wouldn't. He wasn't back on the island. He was safe in the care of fairies. He was healing.
Jay was so wrapped up in his own thoughts that he didn't notice that Mal had a tear rolling down her cheek. The silence was broken when Mal finally spoke, 'Do you hate me Jay?' Mal asked in a small fearful whisper. Jay was taken back. Briefly stunned out of his worry he turned his head to Mal with eyes filled with shock. 'How… How could you think that? Why would I hate you Mal? You're my sister, my commander in chief. What could you possibly do to make me hate you?' Jay asked with genuine concern. Mal never questioned herself like this. She didn't ever doubt their friendship. Loyalty between the the villains kids was unbearable. There was literally nothing the any of his adopted family could do to make him hate them. Even if they turned evil Jay was still sure he would remain loyal. They were his family and nothing would ever change that.
'Because I did this to Carlos. I caused this. It's my fault. He might be awake if it wasn't for me and my stupid magic. Why must I always mess everything up? And… And now Carlos might not wake up because of me.' Mal started strongly but ended sobbing hard. When she started to get really worked up Jay was on his feet and hugging her tightly. He rarely saw this side of Mal. She didn't show her emotions lightly. Her small body fit easily inside his strong arms. Resting her head on his shoulder she sobbed harder. 'That's on me Jay… I did this… All me… My fault…I'm sorry….' Jay began rubbing circles on her back trying to calm her down. Despite feeling awful himself he tried to sound reassuring when he replied. 'Shush. It's okay, breathe. Mal this isn't your fault. This was no-ones fault. It was an accident that caused this. You putting him under a spell might very well have saved Carlos' life so don't apologise.' Jay hoped he sounded more calm than he felt. He meant ever word he had said, he could only hope that Mal believed it.
They stayed hugging for awhile. Both reluctant to let go. They both didn't talk about their feelings often but both where taking some solace from each other's support right now. 'I could never hate you' Jay concluded. Holding his sister in his arms. This seemed to help Mal stop sobbing.
Once Mal's sobbing started to die down a little. Jay realised his arms so Mal could pull away. As she did she quickly wiped her eyes, her face hardening once again to the usual tough Mal he new and loved. However her eyes where still filled with worry. 'What do we do now Mal?' Jay asked hoping that she would have some idea, because he was at a lost. He felt so helpless. Looking into her eyes he knew unfortunately that she felt the exact same.
'I don't know Jay. I guess we just have to sit and wait for our brother to come back to us..' Mal trailed off.
A/N: So okay yet another sad chapter. Will Carlos wake up? If so when? Who knows? Wait I do. Sorry guys but it's going to be another chapter of coma Carlos before he wakes up again I think. I hope my grammar and spelling was better this time. If not feel free to review with your constructive criticisms. All reviews are welcomed and appreciated. As are favourites and follows. I have no idea when the next update will be as uni will keep me busy but I'm hopefully aiming for sometime mid next week. I hoped you enjoyed this chapter. Until the next time ~ Takeawalk :)
