"Carlos! Carlos, wake up," Lauren tried to call out to him, in hopes of waking him up.
Mal looked up from her unconscious friend and stared at Evie, her fidgeting and nervous expressions made it obvious she had something to do with it. Not to mention, she also screamed "NO" when Carlos was about to drink from Lauren's cup.
"What did you do?" Mal asked angrily, standing up.
Evie was caught off guard and she froze when Mal said that.
"What? I didn't do anything," she replied, hoping her friend would believe her.
"Don't lie to me, E! I know you did something. What did you do?!" Mal shouted.
Right after she said that, Evie started to cry. Mal softened a little from her rage hearing her friend cry. The other two, now standing behind Mal were confused at what was happening.
"I'm sorry," Evie managed to say. "I w-w-wasn't...trying to poison C-carlos."
"You poisoned him?!" Jay exclaimed.
"It wasn't on purpose. It was supposed to be for Lauren," Evie said, feeling the guilt overtaking her body.
Now it was Lauren's turn to speak. She stepped closer to the blue-haired girl.
"Why would you try to poison me?" Lauren asked softly at first.
Evie was about to answer, but Lauren continued to speak, raising her voice a little.
"I've been nothing but nice to you! I wanted to be your friend, but I guess the feeling wasn't mutual," she added.
"I-I'm sorry. I just...I don't know what I was thinking," Evie apologized.
What was Evie thinking? All this drama had clouded her better judgment. She was a fool. Tricked by jealousy and her depressed behavior. Now Carlos is laying on the floor unconscious, and she turned her friends against her.
"What are we going to do? How do we break the spell?" Jay asked, staring down at his poisoned friend.
Everyone stayed silent for a moment, wondering what the antidote was. Evie knew. The mermaid told her. But if Lauren kisses Carlos and he wakes up, then that means they're each other's True Love. It's too risky. She doesn't want them to end up together. It'll hurt too much. But if she doesn't kiss him, he'll never wake up ever again.
"True Love's Kiss."
All eyes turned to Evie. "True Love's kiss can break the spell," Evie repeated.
"You have gotta be kidding me," Mal said.
"Well, that's settled then. Lauren, go kiss Carlos," Jay said to the blonde.
Lauren soon felt eyes glued to her. Everyone was staring. The pressure was building up.
"Okay. I'll do it," she agreed.
Lauren kneeled down beside Carlos's body. Evie had to turn away. Lauren gently pressed her lips to Carlos'. After a few seconds, she separated. They waited. And waited. Nothing. Lauren wanted to cry. She wasn't Carlos' True Love. She's not the one he ends up with.
Lauren stood up, staring at Carlos sadly. Mal placed her hand on her shoulder.
"It didn't work," Jay stated.
When Evie heard that, she turned back around. While she was relieved that Lauren wasn't Carlos' True Love, he was still under the spell. Still poisoned. Still her fault.
Mal looked at Evie. Knowing she probably didn't want her to say anything about her, Mal just sighed.
"Let's get Carlos to his bed. We can figure out another way later," Mal said.
Now Carlos lay in his bed, the effects of the poison still there. Mal, Jay, and Lauren had been researching other antidotes for the spell for the past thirty minutes. Evie was sitting next to Mal, petting Beezlebub while they did so, but she later managed to slip away undetected.
She quietly made her way to Carlos' room and sat beside him on his bed. She couldn't stand the massive wave of guilt she got when she looked at him. If he doesn't wake up in the next 24 hours, he'll stay asleep forever. Evie's hand stroked Carlos' hair away from his face.
"Carlos, I'm so sorry about what happened. I didn't mean for you to be the one who got poisoned. I was just...really jealous and I missed you so much that I couldn't think straight. It's all my fault," Evie spoke to him, softly.
"I destroyed our relationship and along with it, our friendship. I don't want that to be forever. So if, or when you wake up, please forgive me," she continued. "I'm sorry."
Evie had to try it. If it doesn't work, at least she'll know she tried. Evie checked to see if anyone was around. It was all clear. She slowly leaned down. One last time. Her lips soon came into contact with his. It felt...good. Her heart was beating fast. If this didn't work, she would surely kill herself.
When she pulled away, she waited for something to happen. His eyes to open, his mouth to say something...anything. But nothing happened. Just like with Lauren. A tear fell from Evie's eye. She sat there crying, wishing he would just wake up.
After a minute, a pair of eyes fluttered open. Carlos' eyes.
"Evie?" he asked softly, wondering why she was sitting next to him.
Evie heard him and immediately, her lips formed a huge smile. She wrapped her arms around him, overjoyed that he woke up. She woke him up. When she released him, he stared at her smiling. But then suddenly, it disappeared.
"What's wrong?" Evie asked.
"You woke me up," Carlos answered.
"What's...what's so bad about that?" Evie asked, knowing exactly why.
"Evie," Carlos moved her hand away from his shoulder. "You're my True Love."
"I...I guess so."
"But...I'm with Lauren. This is...," Carlos trailed off.
The room turned silent. Evie looked down sadly, her eyes brimming with tears again.
"Carlos, you know I still really like you...right?" she asked.
"Yeah," he answered.
"Do you...still like me?" she asked.
It took a moment for him to reply, but he finally did.
"No. I don't. I can't," he said.
"What do you mean 'can't'"? Evie asked.
Before he could reply, three bodies came barging into the room.
"Carlos? You're awake!" Lauren exclaimed.
"And...Evie's with you," Mal stated quiet enough so that no one else could hear.
As Lauren hugged Carlos, he and Evie stared at each other. No emotions. No talking. Just staring. Evie's got a lot of explaining to do.
Sorry it's not as well written as the other chapters. I'm just trying to get this story done fast. So...I apologize for the lack of good writing and storytelling.
Also, after I finish this story, I will soon be writing/continuing The Jedi and the Bounty Hunter. Cause I know how much you guys want that. I do, too. Definitely the more interesting story of my Descendants 2015 and Star Wars crossovers...
