Leon showed me how to play croquet before going off and challenging Ben and Jay. I chuckled and stood by watching them play. Evie was talking to Belle, about who knows what. And Carlos was playing with Dude. I suddenly heard a loud exclamation of `You` and turned to see Mal standing near Audrey and women she looked like but who was older. I walked over quickly standing behind Mal for now.
"How are you here?" the women asked stammering as she looked at Mal. "And how have you stayed so Young?" She questioned her. Ben came up and put a hand on Mal`s arm.
"Queen Leah. It's okay Maleficent is still on the Isle. This is her daughter Mal. Don't you remember my proclamation to give the new generation a chance?" he said to try and relax the older women that the one who cursed her daughter wasn't here.
"A chance to what Ben? Destroy us? C'mon you remember, don't you? The poison apples, and the spells, spells." Queen Leah said looking around at all the adults before looking back to Mal.
"My daughter was raised by fairies because of your mother's curse. So, her first words her first steps I missed It all. You mustn't trust her." Queen Leah said turning away from us. Mal moved to apologize before Chad stepped in front of her.
"Go away stay away from her!" He said and I grabbed Mal`s arms pulling her behind me staring Chad in the eye.
"Don't do this Chad." Ben tried to defuse him and got a look from chad in return.
"What? They were raised by their parents Ben. What do you think Villains teach their kids? Huh? Kindness? Fair Play? No way okay? Uh-uh" Chad said then looked to me.
"Your nothing but a monster like your father playing Leon probably just to get close to Ben`s parents. "He sneered and I stared him in the eye, me like my father? He wouldn't be standing now and neither would Ben if I was like my father. Chad then looked to Mal behind me.
"You stole another girl's boyfriend." Chad said to her and my hands went into fist. He moved past Ben to look at Evie and Jay who were behind us.
"Oh, you enjoy hurting people. And you, you're nothing but a gold digger and a cheater." He said to Jay and Evie. Evie grabbed her magic mirror and stepped forward.
"Mirror, mirror in my hand who's the biggest jerk in the land?" She asked and turned it to reveal Chad`s face. He scoffed and whacked her hand down. I moved forward and my fist connected with Chads face, he fell to the ground holding his nose groaning in pain. I stared at Chad glaring.
"You can say whatever the hell you want about me. But don't you even think about insulting them got it? If you do I actually will become the monster you seem to think I am." I spoke my voice going so cold and I knew from experience my eyes had hardened to look more like my fathers.
"Come on Mal." Evie pulled Mal away and Carlos meet up with them. Jay followed after a few steps and I started to back away. I spotted Leon with his family and gave him a sad smile.
"Gabi!" I turned and ran where Jay had stopped before we continued to meet the others.
I sat on the top of the picnic table and fingered the bottom of my skirt. No one was talking and everyone else was staring at us, or me more accurately like we would attack them.
"Hey Guys! How is everyone? Hey Listen Forget about it. All right it was nothing." Ben came up and circled around the table. He pat Jay`s shoulder and mine before reaching mal and placing his hands on both her shoulders.
"After the coronation, I promise everything will be okay. Sorry Gabi Leon had to finish some last-minute things for the coronation. I'll see you guys later." Ben said and looked to me smiling softly before he walked off. I adjusted the sleeves of my sweater so I could curl my fist around fabric and not cut into my palms with my nails. Doug came up and tried to talk with Evie, bless his heart but Chad would let him. Evie smiled sadly at him as he sat with Chad. I did feel a swell of pride that his nose was bruised maybe even broken.
"How long does she think that's going to last? Mal is just a bad girl infatuation." Audrey came up with Jane who bent down to talk in Mal`s ear.
"Yeah. I mean he's never going to make a villain a Queen." Jane said and I gave her a look.
"And Gabi, that move earlier scared off your boyfriend. Don't be surprised if you get sent back to where you came from." Audrey said smirking as they laughed and walked to join the group behind Mal.
"Beware forswear undo Jane`s hair." Mal flipped through her spell book and did the spell. Screams were heard as she did and Mal stood turning to them. We all stood up after she did looking at them
"There's a lot more where that came from." Mal threatened them finally done with being tormented and I couldn't blame her.
"Excuse me who do you think you are?" Audrey sassed her hand on her hip.
"Do I… Do any of us look like were kidding?" Mal asked and when they didn't react she started flipping through her spell book. This caused them to run off.
"I'm really looking forward to the coronation. Let's grab that wand and blow this popsicle stand." Mal said as she walked away us following her. What Auradon people didn't realize about villains was that Evil is not born. It's made.
I fingered the ends of my hair as I stood where I was originally supposed to meet Luc for the coronation. Evie had straightened my hair back out and left it hanging instead of doing anything with it. I gulped and looked to Evie who wasn't far off. She smiled at me sadly before turning to look at Doug with the band.
"Ma chasseresse?" I whipped my head around to see Leon and he smiled at me. He took my hand and pressed a kiss to my knuckles before pulling me into a hug.
"It's alright. No one blames you. You were defending your friends protecting them even. It would be stupid to think you didn't know at least a little bit when it came to fighting." He said and I smiled at him. He kissed my forehead softly before leading me inside the church to where we could wait for Ben. Why couldn't he just hate me now? That would make all of this so much easier, him hating me so I could help steal the wand and not care about what he would think because I would already know. But of course, Leon just had to understand why I punched Chad, while yes that was great for a boyfriend in general in this case it was the worst.
On the Isle
"Oh, and who is that Beauty with Leonce, soon to be crowned King Ben`s Maître d`?" Snow white asked as the camera moved to show a young woman with black hair that reached the small of her back. She was a two-piece red dress with see through gold lace covering both parts and black lace gloves.
"That's Ella!" Two boys with ink black hair and ice blue eyes exclaimed staring at the TV on in the tavern as it showed their sister. The Twin sons of Gaston. Gaston Jr and Gaston the third.
"HA! She found herself a man, did she? One of high rank too!" Gaston said looking at his daughter on the TV along with his sons. As long as Maleficent got the wand he was fine with his daughter staying with this Leonce. It meant she was actually being the women he had raised her to be. A homemaker and heir giver. He was proud of his daughter for actually doing what he wished.
A woman with light brown hair and blue eyes stared at the screen. She was the mother of Gaston`s twin sons. Her heart went out to the daughter of Gaston as she watched her. She deserved to be happy, the kind of happy she could see on her niece`s face as she spoke with this Leonce. The women clutched the fabric of her dress above her chest. "Your mother would wish for you to happy. If Auradon makes you happy stay Gabriella. Do what you want to do." The women whispered under her breath hoping her niece didn't let anything expect her feelings stir her decision.
Auradon
I nodded at Mal when she arrived and the choir started to sing. Leon grabbed my hand and I curled my fingers in with his for now. If Mal noticed, she didn't say anything. Slowly Ben walked into the Church. Belle and King Adam stood and everyone bowed and or curtsied as Ben passed. Mal, Myself and Leon included. Godmother walked up the dais and hugged Belle. She then curtsied to King Adam and he bowed so she could pull the crown off his head as Ben reached the Dais himself. Godmother placed the crown on his head and I noticed Mal staring at the wand. It was almost time. King Adam removed the spell jar and Belle grabbed the wand handing it to Godmother who walked to stand in front of Ben.
"Do you solemnly swear to govern the peoples of Auradon with justice and mercy as long as you shall reign?" Godmother spoke to Ben holding the wand in both hands horizontally.
"I do solemnly swear." Ben answered and she moved to hold the wand with one hand.
"Then it is my honor and my joy to bless our new king," She moved to tap the wand on both his shoulders before someone grabbed the wand. Expect it wasn't Mal who grabbed it.
We all know who grabs the wand but I had to end the chapter here.
Anyway once again sorry for being gone for two weeks and I hope you enjoyed these chapters!