"There's no way that's her, Harry, Echo had a mask." Gil insisted as the two boys were unpacking in their room.
"Masks come off, you idiot." Harry sighed, dumping his bag on the bed. He wanted to go find her, to ask her about it but he knew Echo, he knew that if he confronted her, he wouldn't get the response he wanted. He'd have to wait for her to come to him and he was sure she would. After all they were in Auradon, there was so much more to take out here. He just had to wait and she would come to them.
"When did Ben say dinner was? I'm starving. Do you think they'll have hot dogs?"
"I don't know Gil, but I do know if you don't shut up you'll be sleeping in the hall." Harry warned. Gil stopped and frowned,
"Do you think my mom is okay?" He asked. "They took my brothers already, then they took me… How is she going to eat?"
"Your dad is still there, Gil, he'll take care of her." Harry sighed. Gil had always been worried about his mother even though she treated him like trash.
"Promise?"
"No, I can't promise, but I'd bet on it." Harry answered. Gil thought a moment then nodded, that would work for him. The two boys finished unpacking, basically throwing their stuff all over the room, and then went looking for food.
The dining hall was huge, with tables all over. It was definitely big enough for all the Villain Kids, which they'd been informed would now be called Isle Kids, and the Auradon Kids. In the middle there was a large table, already taken. Chad sat tall, eating his dinner, to his left sat Adalie and on the other side of Adalie sat Audrey.
Gil bounded over to the table, smiling like an idiot.
"Echo!" He greeted.
"I'm sorry, what?" Audrey asked.
"Not you." Gil shook his head, looking over to Adalie.
"I'm sorry, what?" Adalie mimicked Audrey.
"Echo." Gil repeated.
"Am I suppose to know what that means?" Adalie looked over Gil's shoulder to Harry, who'd rushed over.
"Sorry, he's had a bit of a stroke, come on Gil." Harry used his hook to grab Gil by the front of his shirt and drag him away.
"You're not suppose to have weapons." Chad called after them.
"She will come to us when the time is right." Harry growled to Gil. "Did we ever get to go looking for Echo or did she come to us?" He asked.
"Oh!" Gil gasped, realizing his mistake. "Right, I forgot." The two boys got in line, Gil loading up his plate with food. Harry got less, it wasn't as fun, a meal that he got for free, as opposed to a meal he got for free after terrorizing the person who owned the restaurant. He took a seat at an empty table and Gil sat with him. Harry's eyes remained glued to Adalie, there was such a difference between this girl and the Echo he knew. The dress was a modest cut, showing very little cleavage but her collarbone was on full display. Harry could see, under a dusting of make up, the faint outline of hickey he'd left the night before. He was strangely satisfied by that. The skirt was long enough to cover the stab wound but he knew that it was there.
Harry knew without a shadow of a doubt that this girl was Echo.
"So what are we going to do?" Gil asked, he'd already eaten half his meal before Harry had even taken a bite. Harry put down the hook and picked up his fork.
"We're going to wait, again." He sighed, he'd never been a patient man and this was going to actually kill him, he was sure of it.
"Harry, Gil." Evie walked over to their table with a clipboard in her arm. "Here, I have your class schedules here."
"Where is history of evil?" Gil asked. "And advanced badness? That's the only advanced class I had."
"What's this how to be good class?" Harry looked up at Evie.
"Remedial Goodness 101 and it's a requirement for everyone coming from the Isle. Mal, Jay, Carlos and I took it as well." she shrugged.
"Apparently it works." Harry looked Evie up and down. She wasn't dressed exactly like an Auradon princess but her clothes were definitely less edgy than the ones found on the Isle. Harry still wore what he'd been dragged out of his ship in, with the addition of a white shirt. Gil looked just as ragged.
"It does, actually, Hopefully You'll get to experience it." Evie nodded. "It feels good to be good."
"Seeing as your idea of good got me ripped from my home and tossed in this pile of ice cream colored vomit that you all call a school, I'll stick to being bad." Harry answered. Evie's smile dropped and she rolled her eyes.
"Then you'll end up back on the Isle. Ben is bringing everyone over but that doesn't mean you have a free pass to do whatever you want. Anyone who breaks the rules and reveals themselves to be a villain at heart will end up back on the Isle."
"And what of the people around here who never were on the Isle?"
"What?" Evie's brow furrowed.
"The royals who turn out to be evil. Will they end up on the Isle?"
"I can only assume." Evie answered. "Jane wasn't when she stole the wand but really she was just hurt so… it all depends on what is in the person's heart." She nodded and held her clipboard to her chest. "Just give the school a shot, okay? It's a pretty great place. And the food is awesome." she said the last part to Gil, who was just about done inhaling his dinner.
"It's good." He agreed around a mouthful of food. Harry rolled his eyes.
"Goodbye Evie." He dismissed the girl. Evie sighed and walked away.
"Evie is kind of cute." Gil noted, after swallowing the food.
"Great, ask her on a date next time you see her. Maybe you can get a couple in before we go back to the Isle."
"We're going back to the Isle?" Gil asked.
"Of course. We were born bad, Gil. This isn't a place for us but… while we're here. I'm sure we're going to have a bit of fun." He looked back at Adalie, at his Echo, confident that she had a plan for them.
A/N didn't mean to skip posting yesterday, but I got busy at work and it just escaped my mind. Anyway, here is another chapter. Reviews are appreciated!
