Descendants Fan Fiction – The Lost Princess
Cheer Practice Take Two and Dude?
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Lizzy P.O.V.
I was heading to yet another cheer practice. These practices annoyed me. Especially because Audrey was the captain of this group. As I arrived, the other cheerleaders were just starting to get into formation. I placed my bag by the bleachers and joined the others. I took my place in the back of the group and waited for directions. I also hated receiving orders, mainly from Audrey.
"Okay everyone! Let's go over the routine for the game. It is only a few day from now. Let's start with some high kicks and cheer jabs," Audrey instructed before taking her own place in the front. (Cheer jabs = pumping fist up and down. At least I think that's what it is.) I rolled my eyes. High kicks and cheer jabs? What are we, kindergarteners? I followed along anyway. Even though I knew that almost all of these girls could do so much more.
"Great, girls! Lizzy, maybe more enthusiasm next time. Let's move on to the next step. The cheer! Repeat after me. A-U-R-A-D-O-N. What does that spell? Auradon!" Audrey formed the shape of the letters while she cheered. Everyone followed Audrey's lead. Everyone but me. I refused. These were the most basic cheers in the world. Audrey saw me not participating and walked over.
"Lizzy! Why are you not doing anything?! Are these moves too advanced for you?" Her voice was laced with venom and annoyance. I rolled my eyes discretely. Thankfully, Audrey hadn't noticed. "Well? Are you going to respond? Or are you just going to stand there like an idiot?" I snapped. She was getting on my nerves and I had to do something.
"Listen, Audrey. These moves aren't advanced. A kindergartener could do these moves. We need some more difficult moves and a better cheer. I've seen what these girls can do and their talent is being wasted on these pathetic cheers," I spat out and Audrey took a step back. She looked a little offended. "Also, I don't know what gives you the right to treat others badly just because you don't like them." I contemplated whether or not I should tell her about me being a princess, but I thought better of it. It may just make matters worse.
"You think you could do better than me? I've been the captain for years," She obviously ignored my last statement. I stepped towards her.
"I do," I replied coolly. There was anger building up behind her eyes. No matter how hard she tried to hide it, I could still tell. I was getting good at seeing hidden emotions. I was practically the master of them.
"Fine. Let's see what you got," I walked past her and towards the bleachers. I grabbed my new phone and a speaker that Ally let me borrow. I headed onto the field. In the distance, I saw Carlos and Ben training. I placed my phone and Ally's speaker down and played some music that I recorded from the band. When the music started, I began to cheer.
"Auradon! Auradon! We're the best! I bet our Knights will beat the rest!" I did a couple flips and a split in between (flip, split, and then a flip). "Our Knights will never stop! They'll keep rising until they reach the top!" I did a back flip and landed in a split. I stayed there for a second until the music stopped. When it did, I got up and picked up my phone and the speaker. The cheer squad was clapping. Audrey was just glaring at me with her arms crossed.
"Something like that may work," I said in between deep breaths.
"I think Lizzy should be our new captain!" One of the cheerleaders yelled from the back of the group. Audrey and I both looked stunned. I never meant to replace Audrey. Or did I?
"Okay. Let's take a vote," Audrey suggested, a little irritated. "All in favor of me as your captain, raise your hand." Two girls raised their hands and smiled at Audrey. This only made Audrey more upset. "All in favor of Lizzy as your new captain, raise your hand." Audrey muttered under her breath. Everyone already knew how this was going to end. The rest of the girls raised their hands sheepishly. Audrey looked like she was about to scream. All of the girls came running over to me and congratulating me on becoming captain. What have I gotten myself into? I was thanking everyone when we heard a scream coming from the other side of the field.
"Oh! Ah! No, wait!" Everyone looked over and saw Carlos running away towards the forest. It looked like he was running away from a dog.
"Carlos?" I said quietly to myself. "Carlos!" I said a little louder when I realized what was going on. I broke from the group of girls and started running after Carlos. As I ran, I called out his name. Ben saw me and seemed to also realize that Carlos was no longer just practicing.
"Carlos? Carlos!" He yelled and started running after Carlos as well. I reached Carlos before Ben. When I got to him, he was halfway up a tree.
"Carlos? Are you okay? What in Auradon are you doing?" I yelled up at him with concern.
"Lizzy be careful! It's after me!" Carlos yelled in reply. I was about to ask him what he was talking about when I heard a bark coming from behind me. It startled me so much that I stumbled backwards, tripped on a tree root, and fell into the bushes behind me.
"Ben? Ben?" Carlos kept yelling. The dog was barking at the bottom of the tree. I carefully stood up in the bushes. My clothes were a bit ripped from the thorns and I had leaves and twigs in my hair.
"Whoa-Whoa-Whoa!" Ben said when he finally arrived. He gave me a curious look before focusing back on Carlos.
"Ben, help me! This thing is a killer! He's going to chase me down and rip out my throat. This is a vicious, rabid pack animal!" I rolled my eyes a little. Carlos's idea of a dog was a little far-fetched, but I was also scared of them. We grew up on the Isle. There were no dogs there and the closest thing we got to a dog were stories of how cruel they were.
"Hey, who told you that?" Ben asked Carlos while picking up the sandy colored dog.
"Who do think told him that? I'll give you three guesses," I said sarcastically as I made my way out of the bush. Ben watched me carefully. I guess he doesn't recognize me.
"Lizzy?" Ben directed this question toward me.
"Yeah. Is there something wrong?" I inquired as I watched him. Something about him felt familiar, but I still couldn't place it. It was on the tip of my tongue.
"Nothing. You just look different. That's all," He answered.
"My mother," Carlos replied to Ben's question.
"Cruella?" Ben asked, confused. I made sure to stand a couple feet away from Ben and the dog that was in his arms. I started to remove the leaves and twigs from my hair.
"She's a dog expert. A dog yellerer. Why are you holding him? He's going to attack you!" Carlos yelled as he held onto the tree for dear life.
"How can you be sure he's safe?" I asked a little fearfully. I didn't even try to hide it.
"Neither of you have ever met a dog, have you?' Ben questioned as Carlos relaxed a bit.
"Of course not," Carlos and I answered in unison.
"Dude, meet Carlos and Lizzy. Carlos, Lizzy, this is dude. He's the campus mutt" Ben explained as Carlos slowly let go of the tree trunk.
"He doesn't look like a vicious, rabid pack animal," Carlos realized.
"I guess he's kind of cute," I said while my fear dissolved.
"Jeez. You're a good boy, aren't you? You're a good boy," Carlos finally joined us on the ground. Ben handed Dude over to Carlos. I slowly inched my way over to them.
"I guess you guys have it pretty rough on the island," Ben thought while Carlos and I pet Dude.
"Yeah. Let's just say we don't get a lot of belly rubs," Carlos explained. Ben looked to me for a response. I shrugged before replying.
"I prefer not to think about it. I guess my life was pretty awful," I said quietly while Carlos put a supportive hand on my shoulder. I smiled gratefully at him. Then, Ben placed a hand on Carlos's shoulder.
"Good boy," Ben complimented. I stifled a laugh as Carlos looked up at Ben with an 'Excuse me?' Type of look. Ben quickly corrected himself. "I mean, you're a good runner. You're… you're fast, you know."
"Oh, yeah," Carlos said. Nice save, Ben. "Thank you."
"Yeah. Listen, I'm going to give you guys some space, yeah? You guys get to know each other and just, you know, come find me when you're done, okay?" Ben explained.
"Okay," Carlos and I responded in unison as he turned to leave.
"I'll see you later," Ben said as he walked away.
"See you out there," Carlos said back. I waved, but then I realized something.
"I'll see you later, Carlos. I have something to do," I waved goodbye before running after Ben. Carlos took a seat on a log and started to talk to Dude.
"Ben! Wait up!" I called as he turned around.
"What is it, Lizzy? Is something wrong?" He inquired, a little worried. I shook my head slightly as I caught up to him. We walked slowly, side by side.
"Nothing is really wrong. I just had to ask you something," I explained.
"Okay. What is it?" Ben quizzed. I thought of how I would word my question.
"You're parents are King Beast and Queen Belle, right?" I asked him.
"Yes. They are. Why do you ask?" He replied. I thought carefully of what I was going to say next.
"Well, I have a bit of free time after Remedial Goodness 101, and I was wondering if I could go to the library at your parent's castle during that time," I requested as he gave me a curios look.
"Why do you want to go there? We have a great library here on campus," Ben stated as we continued walking.
"Yeah, it is great, but what I'm looking for isn't here. I have a feeling that it is in their library," I said. Ben thought about my request for a minute before saying anything.
"Okay. I'll give you an access card for the castle library later. But it is only to be used during your free period," Ben instructed. I yelled out with joy.
"Thank you so much Ben!" I yelled as we reached the tourney field. By now, the cheerleaders had left and it was mostly empty. I ran quickly back to the bleachers and grabbed my thigs before heading back to my dorm. I was so excited! This was the closest I've been to finding my real family since getting here. I couldn't wait to tell Chris about the good news either.
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