Descendants Fan Fiction – Mal's Haunted Past
A/N: This chapter is going to be a lot longer than usual. I hope you like it.
Lori P.O.V.
I sat on my bed, a little disappointed.
"Lori is something wrong?" Thea asked. I looked up at her. She was super pretty. She was wearing a gray, off the shoulder, shirt with a pattern of circles in a darker gray, a bright red flowy skirt, black combat boots, and a silver mini hammer pendant.
"Yes there is something wrong," I confessed. "I don't know what's going on between me and Scott anymore."
"Scott? As in the boy who was just at our door?" Thea inquired as she joined me on my bed. I nodded. "Well, tell me about your relationship."
"We were good friends, and then about a year ago, he asked me out. It's been alright, but now we're in this fight. I don't even know what we're fighting about anymore. It doesn't seem like he's even trying to fix things."
"Okay, can you think of something that might have started this?" She asked as I leaned back. I thought about everything that had happened recently. There was one event that stuck out to me.
"This morning, before we left the Isle, I was trying to convince Scott that we could start over here. I may have mentioned something that he doesn't like to hear. That I promised that I would never bring up. He stormed off and we've been fighting ever since," I explained as I let out a long, frustrated sigh. "Everything I say or do seems to drive him farther away."
"I see," Thea stated as she stood up. "You need to block him out of your mind. At least for tonight." I gave her a questioning look. "Tonight is about having fun and celebrating your arrival here in Auradon. Let's not let a little boy drama ruin that." She extended a hand to help me off of the bed. "Plus, I have a surprise for you!"
"I hate surprises," I shivered at the memory of the last surprise that I had received.
"I promise that you will love this one," Thea had a huge grin on her face as she pushed me into the closet.
Mal P.O.V.
"Evie, this dress is absolutely perfect!" I complimented as I looked at my reflection in the mirror. It was a dark plum color. The bodice had a halter neckline and just the right amount of sparkle. The straps were tied around my neck to form a little bow. The skirt was made of multiple layers of tulle. When I twirled, the tulle seemed as though it were dancing. I had a pair of black strappy heels to complete the look.
"I know! It's so you!" She squealed in delight as she joined me at the mirror. She was wearing a strapless ball gown. The bodice had a plunging neckline and was covered in silver glitter. Once it reached the waist line, it started to fade, until all that was left was the royal blue skirt. She had on a pair of silver pumps and a silver headband that resembled a crown.
"Your dress looks gorgeous as well, E. I think Doug is going to love it," I added as she blushed slightly.
"You don't think it's too revealing do you?" There was concern laced in her voice. I immediately knew what she was talking about. She was referring to the Gaston twins.
"Don't worry about them," I reassured her. "As long as the boys are there, they can't lay a hand on us." I don't know who I was trying to convince more, her or myself. We exchanged worried looks.
"I just hope they don't cause any problems. For us or anyone else," Evie backed away from the mirror and flopped onto her bed. I looked at my reflection once more before joining her.
"That's all we can do right now, E," I placed a hand on her shoulder in an attempt to comfort her. "All we can do is hope." Evie wrapped me in a hug that seemed to last forever. I wish it did. I was dreading going to this party. Probably more than she was. "So, isn't this like your first official date with Doug?" I tried to change the subject in order to get both of our minds off of the Legume twins. As Evie pulled out of the hug, I could see that she was blushing.
"Yeah, I guess so," She quietly stated. Then, her head snapped up. She grabbed my right hand and inspected it. "Mal! Where's your ring?!" She was freaking out.
"Do you mean Ben's signet ring?"
She nodded her head in response. Her eyes were large and wild.
"Please don't tell me that you lost it!" She cried out while I laughed.
"Chill, E," I instructed as I got up and off of the bed. I walked over to my nightstand and pulled a royal blue velvet box from the drawer. I opened it to reveal the golden beast head. Evie sighed in relief. "I put it away for safe keeping." I slipped the ring onto my finger as someone knocked on the door.
"It's open!" Evie called as she got off of the bed. She smoothed out all the wrinkles from her dress while I put the little box back into the drawer. The door opened to reveal Ben and Doug. Ben was a royal blue tux, a white dress shirt, and a golden tie. Doug was wearing a dark green tux, a white dress shirt, and a lavender colored tie.
"Hey, beautiful," Ben greeted as he walked over to me. "Another wonderful creation from Evie, I presume." Ben stated as he looked at my dress. Evie and I both nodded.
"Makeup done by Evie as well," I announced as I twirled so Ben could see the whole dress.
"Well, Evie, you did an amazing job with this one," Ben complimented as a small blush creeped onto my cheeks.
"I know! I'm so proud!" Evie squealed as Doug, Ben, and I started laughing.
"Ready to go?" Ben asked the group. I nodded and took his extended hand.
"You guys go ahead," Evie said. "I have a few things that I need to do."
Ben turned to Doug for his response. "I'll just wait here with Evie. If that is all right with you."
Ben and I shared a small chuckle and a knowing look before heading out of the dorm.
"I see you're still wearing my ring," Ben observed as we slowly walked down the hall.
"Of course I am. Evie would have killed me if I left without it," I joked as Ben smiled at me. Well, it wasn't untrue. From the way she had flipped out earlier, I think she would have definitely killed me if I hadn't put it on.
Amy P.O.V.
Freddie and I were heading to the boys' dorm. That was where we decided that we should meet from now on. Mainly because it was bigger. We were both already dressed and ready for the party.
"Oh my pink, Freddie! You look purr-fect!" What can I say? I like cats and cat puns. Freddie was wearing an orange, knee-length skirt, purple shirt, a lime jacket with puffy sleeves, a matching green belt, and an orange hat with a green feather. Her long black hair was put into two pony tails.
"You don't look too bad yourself," She complimented as we knocked on the boys' door. Scotty was the one who answered the door. He was wearing a brown tux with a green tie that matched his eyes.
"You look beautiful, Amy," He admired as he let us in. I was wearing a pink floor length dress with a sweetheart neckline. The straps wrapped around my shoulders. I had a pink rose necklace and two-inch dark pink strappy heels. My pink, waist-length, hair was in curls and held back by my purple rose headband. I would never admit this to anyone, but Mal was still important to me. "You look great too, Freddie."
"Gee, thanks, Scott. How nice of you," Freddie said.
"Thanks, Scotty." I scratched the place behind his ears that he liked so much. He let out a little purr. I walked in to find that the Gaston twins were arm wrestling. They were wearing thing, as usual. They were wearing brown pants, a red vest, a white shirt, a red coat with gold trim, and black boots.
"So we all know the plan for tonight?" Scott questioned as he put on his black shoes. Everyone nodded. "Great. Let's go."
Gaston Jr. jumped up. "Yes! I win!"
"Yeah. That's because I let you win," Gaston III grumbled.
"Whatever you say, bro." Gaston Jr. playfully shoved his brother as he made his way to the door. Tonight was going to be a good night. I could already tell.
Evie P.O.V.
I was seated on the outskirts of the ballroom. Doug and I had made our way down to the party a few minutes after Mal and Ben had left. I wanted to be fashionably late. By the time we arrived at the party, almost everyone was there. The only people that I could were missing were Lori and Thea. I was slightly annoyed that I had gotten there before them, but I tried to not focus on that. The party itself looked really good. All of the planning and effort that everyone had put into it really paid off.
There was a DJ set up on the stage. Behind that was a giant welcome banner that Mal had magically summoned. Blue and gold streamers had been tied to the chandelier that hung in center of the room, and extended out to every wall. There were balloons in every corner. Mal had even snuck in some of her signature Long Live Evil posters that were inspired by the new arrivals. One for Scar, one for Loki, one for Gaston, one for Dr. Facilier, and of course, one for Maleficent. I think Mal thoroughly enjoyed making them. No one has objected to them, yet. We'll see the night is still young.
"Hey, E. What are you doing?" Mal asked as she came and sat next to me.
"I'm just admiring our handy work," I replied as I looked at her. She had a big smile on her face.
"So. What did Doug think of your dress?" She questioned as I blushed a little bit.
"He may or may not have said that I was the prettiest girl that he had ever seen," I tried to make it seem like it was no big deal, but the excitement in my voice was obvious. Mal laughed.
"Come on, E. Let's go dance," My purple haired fairy friend stated as she dragged me towards the dance floor. Most of friends were already there. They all looked like they were having a spectacular time. I sure was. For a couple reasons. First of all, I was at a party with my best friends. Second of all, the Legume twins hadn't bothered us yet. I actually haven't seen them in a while. I'm not going to lie, that worried me more than anything.
"Hey, M. Have you seen the twins?" I inquired as I stopped dancing.
She stopped dancing as she thought about it. "No, I haven't. They're around here somewhere. Freddie told me that everyone except for Lori had arrived. Why do you ask?"
"I'm just worried. That's all," I answered as I looked around the ballroom for them.
"E, you need to chill out. Okay?" She held my hands to get my attention. "Just forget about them for now. We deserve to have fun." I nodded as I tried to push the twins out of my mind. I heard a few gasps coming from the door to the ballroom. I quickly forgot about both of the Gastons as I made my way towards the door, pulling Mal behind me.
Lori P.O.V.
"I'm not so sure about this, Thea," I voiced my doubts as we reached the door to the ballroom. I could hear the music and the laughter through the door.
"Trust me, Lori. Everything is going to be alright."
"If you say so," I sighed as she pushed open the doors and we stepped into the large room. It was a lot bigger than I initially thought it would be. I heard many gasps as we walked in. "They're all staring at us."
"Yes they are!" Thea exclaimed. She had a triumphant smile on her face as she guided me to the edge of the room. "It probably has something to do with that gorgeous dress that I got for you!" I looked down at what I was wearing. She was right, the dress was beautiful. It was an emerald green, strapless, floor-length dress. There was a think gold trim at the top and at the waist. The dress was accompanied by a pair of gold lace-up heels and a gold leather jack that cut off at the chest. My wavy black hair was now in curls.
"You look magnificent as well," I complimented. She was wearing a red floor-length, taffeta mermaid dress. It was strapless with a sweetheart neckline and ruffle beading. She was also wearing platform silver heels. Her blonde hair was tied up in a low bun.
Thea was about to respond when Evie came rushing towards us. Mal wasn't too far behind her.
"You guys look amazing!" Evie cooed as Mal struggled to remove Evie's hand from her wrist. "So that's why you asked me to make those dresses for you?" Thea nodded. Evie made these dresses?
"They are really beautiful, Evie. Thanks," I told her as her smile grew.
"Well, they look even better on you," She commented as Mal finally freed herself from Evie's grip. She looked up to see what all the fuss was about.
"Wow. You girls look brilliant," She observed as Ben and Doug made their way over. Ben wrapped his arm around Mal and kissed her lightly on the forehead.
"That was some entrance," Ben spoke. "I'm glad you could make it. I hope you enjoy the party." He took Mal by the hand and led her to the dance floor. After saying his own welcome, Doug and Evie left to join their friends.
"How about a quick snack? I'm starving!" Thea begged as we laughed. We strolled over to the snack tables. That also happened to be where Scott, Amy, Freddie, Gaston Jr., and Gaston III were. Amy and Freddie were discussing something. By the looks of it, it was important to them. Probably a scheme to destroy the party. Gaston Jr. and Gaston III were stuffing their faces. What else is new? Scott was just looking out at the party. I waited patiently for Thea to get her food while I tried to avoid the others. I didn't want anybody to think that I was helping them ruin the party.
"I thought I would find you here," A tall brunette joked as he and his blond friend joined Thea and me.
"You know me. I love to eat," Thea giggled as she embraced the brunette boy. His blond friend glanced over at me and smiled warmly. "Oh! Boys, this is my cousin, Lori. Lori, this is my boyfriend Finn Rider. He's the son of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, aka Eugene." She pointed to the blond boy next. "This is Christian, or Chris, Charming. The son of Queen Cinderella and King Kit. The brother of Chad Charming."
"Nice to meet you," Chris greeted as he extended his hand. I shook it.
"Any friend of Thea's is a friend of mine," Finn stated.
"We're going to go dance for a bit. Will you be okay here… with Chris?" Thea questioned as Chris gave her an annoyed look.
"I'll be fine," I reassured her before she disappeared into the crowd.
"So, Lori, since you are the cousin of Thea, I am assuming that your father is Loki," Chris stated as he surveyed the food that was laid out in front of him.
"That's correct." I looked over at him. His blue eyes met mine. His blond hair looked laid perfectly. A small piece dangled down in front of his face. It was cute. "So are you the older brother?"
"Yeah, I am, unfortunately," He sighed as I gave him a confused look. "Sometimes I wish I was an only child. Being Chad's brother can be… exhausting." He explained as the music changed from a pop song to a slow song. "How about a dance?"
"Oh no. I don't dance," I argued, but he had already grabbed my hand and was leading me to the dance floor. He continued to hold my hand and placed a hand on my waist. I placed my free hand on his shoulder.
"See, you can dance," He teased as we slowly danced in time to the music. I glanced over at the snack tables and saw Scott gazing in my direction, but I didn't see Amy, Freddie, Gaston Jr., or Gaston III. I could sense that chaos was about to ensue. I quickly looked away.
"I never said I couldn't dance. I merely said that I didn't," I corrected.
"Oh, is that so?" He said sarcastically. I was about to answer when I heard a scream. Chris and I stopped dancing immediately. I knew it. Chaos. Everyone stopped what they were doing to look in the direction of the scream. It was Audrey. Her hair was… on fire. Chris excused himself and ran over to his brother. I spotted Amy and Freddie not that far away. They were snickering as people tried to help Audrey. Someone even went as far as to dump the punch bowl on her. It didn't put out the fire, but it did leave her soaking wet. It must have been magic. It could only be put out by magic. I was about to head over to Amy and Freddie when something else caught my eye.
Mal P.O.V.
Ben had left a minute or two ago to assist someone with a problem. It was an issue for the king, or something like that. I didn't mind. I was used to it by now. I was about to head over to one of the tables to take a seat when someone grabbed my hand. I assumed it was Ben. He pulled me in closer and placed a firm hand on my waist and squeezing my hand.
"Ouch," I called out as he squeezed a little too hard.
"Sorry, Mal. I didn't mean to hurt you," The voice wasn't sincere and it definitely wasn't Ben's. I knew that voice. I loathed that voice.
"Gaston Jr.," I grumbled as he laughed. I tried to squirm out of his grip, but he was too strong. "Let me go."
"Why would I do that when the fun is just starting?" He joked. I growled at him, which only made him laugh harder. Before I could respond, I heard a scream. It sounded like Audrey. I tried my best to see what was going on, but I could hardly see around Gaston Jr. When I was finally able to see what was going on, I was shocked. Audrey's hair was on fire. I knew exactly who had done it. It had to be Amy. That's why she was so interested in Audrey, because she's the daughter of Aurora, or Sleeping Beauty.
"Gaston, this isn't funny. Let me go!" I demanded as I struggled to relieve myself of his grip. It wasn't working. People were either trying to help Audrey, paralyzed with fear or shock, or still dancing because they didn't care. I wanted to be with my friends and help Audrey. Mainly because it would mean that I was nowhere near Gaston Jr. I was delighted, though to see that Evie was sill with Doug and that Gaston III was nowhere near her.
"What's the rush?" Gaston Jr. asked. I wasn't really sacred of him, I was just really annoyed. That is, until his hand started to venture below my waist.
"Gaston! I swear… Stop it!" I fought even harder to get away from him, but nothing was working. I searched the room frantically for anybody who could help me. Evie, Jay, Carlos, and the others were distracted by Audrey's problem. Ben was on the other side of the ballroom and he was still talking to the advisor. Someone finally caught my eye. It was Lori and she was looking right at me. Her normally sparkling blue eyes grew icy. If looks could kill, Gaston Jr. would be dead. She stormed over, and she was not happy.
"Lori! So nice to see you again!" Gaston Jr. sneered as he let go of my hand and pulled her in as well. I had a feeling that he didn't mean again as in earlier today.
"Gaston! Let go of us!" She snarled. I had never seen her so mad before. She was so calm before. I couldn't believe how she could go from one to the other so quickly. "You'll regret it if you don't."
"I doubt it," Gaston waved off her threat as if it was no big deal. She grinned. It was a devilish smile. I guess in her mind, he chose the right answer. She took the hand that was on her waist and slowly but surely, pried it off.
"But… how?" I was astonished. I couldn't believe my eyes. One look at Gaston Jr., I could tell that he couldn't believe it either.
"I inherited all of my father's powers," She explained as she twisted his wrist. "Including super strength." He winced, but he tightened his grip on me.
"Gaston!" I tried to push him away, but I had no effect on him. Lori seemed busy with his other arm, so I decided to just jam my heel into his foot. It worked. Gaston Jr. yelped and pushed me away as he grabbed his foot in pain. He pushed me into Lori and we both fell to the floor. We had everybody's attention now. Well, everyone who wasn't busy with Audrey. Thankfully, Lori had broken my fall, but she hit her head pretty hard. Within seconds, Ben was by my side.
"Are you okay?" He asked as he helped me up. Evie, Jay, and Carlos also rushed over, but Audrey was still on fire, and still screaming. Even Thea came over.
"I'm fine," I relied as I helped Lori off of the floor. "Thanks for helping me." She rubbed the back of her head before giving Thea a hug.
"No problem. Us girls have to stick together, right?" I had a feeling that it wasn't the only reason for her wanting to help, but I brushed it off. She seemed a little distracted as well. "I have to go take care of something. Excuse me." She walked away. I was amazed at how calm she was, once again. I'm not going to lie, it was a little unnerving.
"Mal, I am so so sorry! Can you ever forgive me?" Evie begged as she wrapped me in a hug.
"Don't worry about it Evie. I'm fine," I stated.
"What exactly happened?" Ben asked as Thea looked to me for an explanation as well. I could tell they were both concerned, but I didn't feel like explaining the whole thing right now.
"I'll tell you later." Ben didn't object to that answer, and neither did Thea.
Scott P.O.V.
I hadn't seen the entire thing, but I did see the end. Mal had been pushed into Lori and they had both fallen to the ground. I knew that Gaston Jr. was the one who had pushed Mal after she stepped on his foot with her heel, but I didn't know why. Prince Ben and the others had rushed over to check on the girls, so I remained where I was. While they were talking, I looked around for Gaston Jr., but he seemed to have disappeared. I glanced around the ballroom for him, but I didn't see him. I looked back at the group just in time to see Lori walking away. Where was she going? I wanted to talk to her and ask her about this whole Gaston thing. I followed her out of the ballroom.
Amy P.O.V.
"Setting Audrey's hair on fire was brilliant!" Freddie admired as we laughed.
"I think we can do a little more damage than that," I commented as Freddie's smile turned into a mischievous one. "I know that look! You have an idea don't you?"
"I sure do." With a simple wave of her hand, Audrey's screams turned into croaks (like a frog). We laughed even harder. Audrey started crying and croaking. It was hilarious. No one else seemed o think so, though. People were fawning over her and trying to help her or they just hadn't noticed it. This made me angry. Why did people care so much? She really didn't deserve all of the attention. My eyes glowed a bright red as my anger increased. I got so angry that I started a rain storm without even meaning to. The wind started to pick up at the storm raged on. Things started to blow off of the tables. Posters stared falling off of the walls. I looked around and I was glad that Scotty wasn't around. He would not have enjoyed this. Audrey's fire had finally gone out, but she was still screaming. A lot of people were as they ran for the door. I guess they didn't like getting soaked. In my opinion, the night couldn't have gone better.
That was a really long chapter! It's like 4 times longer than I would normally make it, but whatevs. Sorry for all of the character switches. I hope it's not confusing.
Thanks a whole bunches to pinksakura271 for allowing me to use her OC Amy. Thanks to everyone who favorited, reveiwed, or followed the story. Thanks for just reading it.
Sorry, again, for updating so late. I meant to upload the chapter earlier today, but I was out with my mom and sister all day, shopping for father's day.
I hope you enjoy and have a rainbowriffic day!