Chapter 13: Can You Just Listen To Me?
Purpledolpin05: Well, apparently, my Jacy side was acting up and this one would be a Jay/Tracy themed original chapter, since I based this chapter after listening to Alex and Sierra's 'Little Do You Know' since it fits their situation right now. Also, this chapter features January and her baby brother Jayden (you can guess who finally got to be the child's godfather for this one) up until now baby Jayden is only mentioned so might as well have a chapter of letting readers meet or read him. Back to review shoutouts.
To The Dreamer With A Passion: Thanks for the review, yeah t's good that Dizzy has friends in this AU since she seems like that outcast among the other VKs since she is 'Good' so her having friends would be better since even VKs should have friends. And I think Yi and Eva would be friends with Kinsey and Yoona as well since they're kinda similar (Yi and Kinsey with being the sarcastic tomboyish one while Eva and Yoona would be the slightly girly ones) Hope you will like this chapter
To PrettyRecklessLaura: Thanks for the review, hope you will enjoy this chapter.
To Guest (V.A.): Thanks for the review. Yeah Dizzy and the twins are an interesting trio group (Dizzy the girly one; Yi the Introverted Tomboy; and Eva the one that's in between) I feel like Harry Hook needs to be ultimately embarrassed if he failed to steal something so the ye old 'Girl Stuff' excuse would scare men away while I based the Lucky gerbil off Suite Life of Zack and Cody (my childhood) Even if Harry is a bit of a psycho but I am sure like any other guy they get awkward when they come across Woman Stuff topic. Well I really want a Descendants 3 that's for sure, I mean I really love the new characters and it would be just sad if they end it with a cliffy (I HADN'T FORGOT WHAT HAPPENED TO ELITE FORCE) and hopefully have Ryan Potter as SON OF SHAN YU (Because we could be getting a Roman and Riker 2.0) or have Bradley Steven Perry as Zevon. I would love to watch #Roxy (ironic since the movie was released 2 days after my birthday but I don't think it'd reach my country) and yes I am planning another OC story with a pair of siblings based on Tracy and Jones (Evangelyn 'Lyn' and Jerald 'Jerry') so you can guess who is gonna get Christian. Although instead of having Roxy/Cyrus my Jaris side won so I might be making Brittany (from Dating Game Premier who becomes a lesbian later on but in the AU she can be straight) with Cyrus. Roxy can have Barbara (Brittany's later girlfriend of the show) Hope you will like this chapter.
To TheGreatGodzilla: Thanks for the review, yeah I might work on that fanfic someday. Hope you will like this chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Descendants or Eva and Yi (my friend, The Malaysian Dream's OCs), I only own my OCs, enjoy.
Saturday Evening (6 more days until Cotillion)
[Tracy's P.O.V.]
I was sitting my room since I am on babysitting duty with January and her baby brother Jayden. I am still feeling sulked about the whole Jay asking out someone else scenario.
Of course, Evie and Dakota must have noticed how I was behaving towards Jay at Dinner Hall last night. Although I try to pretend the whole Jay incident never happened but it's hard to forget.
"TRACE!" I heard the door knocking, before answering the door.
I saw the Fearsome Foursome, and little Dewey. (Lonnie and Hayley are busy going out shopping tuxedos for their boyfriends)
"Hey." I looked up, while playing dolls with January. Little Jayden just drank milk so he's sleeping for now.
"We need to talk." Jenny stated.
"Why?" I asked.
"Why are you giving Jay the silent treatment?" Theo asked.
"Why are you giving Jenny the Friend-Zone treatment?" I asked back.
"I-It's not like that!" Theo quickly got flustered, before I giggled. Jenny's face turned pink.
"It IS like that." Charles snorted. "I know it, the kids know it, even that baby knows it."
Charles motioned to baby Jayden.
"You're avoiding how you really feel, and it's not healthy." Jamie took a step forward.
"And what do you know about love?" I giggled in response.
"Well, Jenny loves to read her storybooks out loud." Jamie pinpointed at Jenny.
"Anyways, why are you so upset at Jay? I mean he usually gets on your nerves but this is the first time you've given him the cold shoulder." Charles stated.
I took a deep breath, before telling them.
"I just don't want Jay to lead me on…The other night, I heard him asking another girl to the Cotillion…What part of me would actually think that Jay would ever be interested in someone like me?" I sighed as I explained to them about my situation.
"That's impossible! Jay really likes you." Dewey quickly exclaimed.
"Well, he sure has a way of showing it." I muttered in response.
"Stand up. We need to help you get over your feelings for Jay!" Jamie quickly ushered me.
"You like him!" Dewey insisted.
"Psh, no I don't." I quickly denied, I don't usually like to admit feelings out loud.
"Yeah you do." Jamie nodded. "I can tell, Theo can tell, baby Jayden can tell."
"Jayden is only 7 months! The only thing he knows is biting on furniture for teething!" I replied. Oddly enough, according to Mom, when Jones was teething he would gnaw on wood (same as Lonnie) while for my case I like to bite on human skin. Guess that proofs my carnivorous-ness true.
"Theo, Charlie, what did we say about rummaging through my stuff?" I quickly noticed the two boys riffling through my table.
"There are 2 things that survived your relationship with Jay! The pictures AND Baby Jayden." Charles stated before digging up the small pile of pictures.
"Yeah you actually have an ALBUM." Theo added, propping the album of pictures onto the floor.
Yeah, I might have made an album stuffed with pictures of me and my friends, and yes Jay is occasionally in the pictures…
HEY DON'T JUDGE ME! Carlos has a secret scrapbook of pictures of Evie! Of course, maybe that's why C-Dog and I would gather around and talk about our crushes. I treat him like one of the friend-zoned by their crushes Bros, probably because we can relate well in the romance department and he's like the sensible little brotherly figure.
"Jayden is not even my baby!" I face palmed. Just because Jayden looks a lot like me and Jay (also January, he's a spitting image of his sister), it doesn't mean Jay and I are his biological parents. (blushes)
"And I am not letting you smash Jayden…unless he throws up on my shoes." Theo ended.
"You can start by cutting out Jay's face from these photos." Jamie handed me a sharp pair of scissors.
"You're serious right now?" I frowned over, before Jenny grabbed the album and started to open it.
I can't actually chop his face off these pictures, they're filled with precious memories. Some are a bit embarrassing, or hilarious…but still memories.
"This one's when Benny took us to the water park last month!" Dewey pointed at one picture.
"Oh yeah, Jay was very disappointed in your swimsuit choice." Theo added with a laugh before Jenny smacked his head with her dictionary. (Doug's cousin Simon tutors these kids about science so he's basically like the Mr. Clarke for the kids)
I frowned a bit, so what if I am a cover-up kinda person? I prefer to keep whatever should be private out of sight. Maybe that was why Jay kept flirting with the other girls in their *gags* swimwear. Maybe I'm just a conservative girl so I prefer to not show too much skin.
Charles flipped another page, before we all cooed.
"Aw, look, this is when Jay taught January how to swim!" I smiled fondly at January. January was busy coloring on the coloring books I got for her, before she looked up and smiled at me.
"Yeah, and in the next one was Jay getting shot by the tranquilizer dart Jones bought and mistaken as a water gun." Jamie added with a grin.
"And the other one was when Jay woke up being tied to the Dunk Tank for the Charity Event!" Charlie added, before the two grinned at each other.
"And the next one was when Jackie and Chloe put in 12 gallons of pink dye into the dunk tank water!" Jenny pointed over.
"Uh yeah, because you two munchkins tied him up and told Simon he was relieved from Dunk Tank duty so he can spend time with Kailani!" I teased them a little.
I flipped another page before all of us cooed loudly, it was a picture of Dewey and January mimicking Ben and Mal feeding each other strawberries; except for the kids they were sharing strawberry pudding.
Another picture was when Jay wanted to teach Baby Jayden how to swim, but he ended up balancing the baby with one hand like he was lifting weights. Gotta hand it down to Jay, he's pretty decent at childcare.
"You love him, don't you?" Dewey looked at me, noticing how I was looking at the pictures.
"I…" I stammered a bit, before the kids all pressured me into giving in.
"Fine! I admit it, I have strong feelings for him…" I admitted.
"But don't you hate him for the many, many, MANY times he's been flirting with other girls?" Theo asked.
"I can never hate him…" I shook my head in response, "but it's complicated…I do like Jay but I know that I can never measure up to other girls…"
I admit, for most cases I can be confident but when it comes to looks department I have a bit of low confidence in myself, especially when I look at other girls here. They all look like they were manufactured from a Barbie Doll company with an extra dose of Girliness. It's always been this way, I know I am not 'Princess-Level' kinda of pretty so might as well just find confidence in being myself without being judged.
"Psh, who needs the Girls here? Have you SEEN Aubrey?" Charles exclaimed with a tone of disgust. Aubrey is Audrey's younger and more spoilt sister, she actually looks like Amber from Andi Mack.
"Ok, so you have no guts to rip off Jay's head since you care about him; and there is no chance you can smash the baby." Jamie concluded.
"Psh, sure I do…" I lied.
"Ok, punch this." Theo pulled out the old punching bag I got back when I first met Jay.
"Now vent out your anger on this!" Charles encouraged before I got up and punched the bag lightly.
"Do it harder!" Dewey chirped in.
I pictured the punching bag as all the other girls back in Middle School who all bullied me for not being as pretty as them.
PUNCH!
"That was a massive hit!" Jamie exclaimed.
"Do you feel better?" Jenny asked.
"That felt good! Really good!" I exclaimed, happily.
I pictured the image of Madam Mai who scolded me for never being like any of the girls.
PUNCH!
A mental image of Jay with some other girl flashed into my mind. She would probably be one of those graceful and beautiful girls.
PUNCH! PUNCH! PUNCH!
Before I knew it was unleashing all my anger I kept bottled up inside on the punching bag. All the times I have been bullied, all the jealousy, all the negative emotions have somehow open up the floodgates.
My knees wobbled as I fell weak onto my knees.
STUPID JAY! STUPID! Why can't you just stop messing with me!
I felt something wet on my knees, I looked down and saw tears trickling down my face.
And I just had to cry in front of the kids, I don't usually show my weak side since I would put up a strong forte in front of them so none of them would ever worry about me.
"Cece, are you ok?" January wobbled over before she hugged me from the back.
"Never better." I panted out before smiling over, "come here, kids!"
All of us shared a big group hug.
"Thank you, that felt good to let out some steam." I smiled over at them.
"Good to know." Charles nodded.
"Then why are you crying?" Dewey asked me.
"Because I guess I have been bottling up my anger for so long, I forgot how to just let it all go." I replied, drying up the tears.
Baby Jayden started to cry, I guess he wanted to be in the group too.
I walked over before cradling him in my arms.
"Hey kids, wanna sing Dear Theodosia together? It always calms January whenever she cries." I suggested before they all sat together on the floor. Since the kids were so creative, the Foursome and Dewey had made up their version of Dear Theodosia by changing Theodosia and Phillip to Jayden and January.
[Me:]
Dear little Jayden, what to say to you?
You have my eyes, you have your father's name…
(very funny/creative kids, but for the last time Jay and I are not married)
And when you came into the world, you cried,
And it broke my heart…
I am dedicating every day to you,
Domestic life was never quite my style,
But when you smile, you knock me out I fall apart,
And I thought I was so smart…
[Theo, Charlie, Jamie, Jenny]
You will come of age, with our Young Nation,
We'll bleed and fight for you, we'll make it right for you.
And if we lay a strong enough foundation,
We'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you,
And you'll blow us all away.
[January] (that's the only parts of the song she knows)
Someday, someday…
[All]
Yeah, you'll blow us all away.
Someday…Someday…
[Me:]
Ooh, January, when you smile you light up the world, My Girl.
Look at my girl, pride is not the world I am looking for.
No, there is so much more inside me now…
[Dewey:]
January, you outshine the entire world, My Girl.
And when you smile, I fall apart, and I thought I was so smart.
[Me:]
My father wasn't around…
(which is true, Dad was always busy when I was growing up, and whenever we meet he would still be talking about Lonnie)
(Charlie and the kids: My father wasn't around)
I promise I'll be around for you…
I'll do whatever it takes, I'll make a billion mistakes,
But I'll make the world safe and sound for you…
[All:]
Come of age with our Young Nation,
We'll bleed and fight for you, we'll make it right for you,
And if we lay a strong enough foundation, we'll pass it on to you,
We'll give the world to you, and you'll blow us all away.
Someday, someday…
Yeah, you'll blow us all away…
Someday…Someday…
I looked over and saw Jayden started to smile.
"You're so cute…" I smiled over at the kids, they're all important to me even if we're not biologically related but considering how busy all our parents were, I have taken the role as their third motherly figure (second one's Mrs. Potts, and no one can ever replace their birthmothers]
Meantime with Jay…
[Jay's P.O.V.]
Ok what to say to Feisty when I go to talk to her…
'I love you, I'm sorry…'
Wait, what am I even sorry for? [Stranger Things 2 Steve Harrington reference]
'Hey, Tracy, I wanted to ask you to meet me the other day was to ask you out to the Cotillion'
Nah, she would reject me in a heartbeat…
Ugh, how is it possible that I can smooth-talk all the other girls I've met but not Tracy?
She is a tough cookie, but maybe that's what makes her so special…
"JAY! JAY! JAY! WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY!" I heard Carlos running up to me.
"For the last time Carlos, if you can't open up a pickle jar with your bare hands, that is NOT an emergency." I replied.
"No! It's not that! So, Evie and I went into her room earlier to pick up some of the dresses for the Dunbrounch sisters when we saw a note."
"Is it Do Not Feed My Mother or She Will Bite Your Limbs Off?" I joked.
"It's not that! Mal! She's gone back to the Isle…" Carlos whispered over.
What?! She was doing fine just earlier.
"Who else knows about this?" I asked over.
"Jones does, and he's marching over to Ben's office with Evie." Carlos stated. "Evie is gonna tell Koda later since they're sisters now."
Oh yeah, I forgot that Evie and Dakota found out about them being biological siblings.
My face went pale before I rushed off.
"WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" Carlos shouted over.
"I HAVE TO TELL TRACY!" I yelled back.
"THAT YOU LOVE HER?" Carlos teased.
"SHUT IT CARLOS." I snapped over. Besides, I won't usually use the word 'love' since as VKs we don't really know what love is. (except maybe Carlos and Evie)
I dashed over to her room, before I could knock the door, I heard her singing inside. I could hear the kids singing too.
"Come of age with our Young Nation, we'll bleed and fight for you, we'll make it right for you, and if we lay a strong enough foundation, we'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you, and you'll blow us all away. Someday, someday…Yeah, you'll blow us all away…Someday…Someday…"
She's always the caring one, she may seem rough but she's got a soft side too, maybe that's one of the many things I like about her. She's got a pretty good singing voice too, she's always singing whenever she wants to. I mean I told her she would do well in the school's A Capella team but she's terrified of being in front of large audiences. But she's a really talented girl, she just doesn't know how much potential she has.
I cleared my throat before knocking the door.
"I'll get it!" Jamie rushed to get the door. She quickly gave me a disgusted look.
"Ugh! It's He Who Must Not Be Named!" Jamie called over.
"Voldemort?" Theo guessed.
"Is it Mr. Florian?" Charles guessed. Ah yeah, Mr. Florian (AKA Snow White's husband) is teaching the boys some Basic Chivalry for Beginners, so you can guess who's the least favorite student(s) of the class.
"Madam Mai?" Jenny exclaimed.
"SHE IS NOT A MAN!" Jamie face palmed.
"Then why does she SOUND like one?" Theo stated.
"Or EAT like one?" Charlie added.
"Or even SNORE like one." Theo added.
"It's ok, Jamie, I'll get it." I heard Tracy's voice before she answered the door.
"Oh hey Haircut, what do you want?" Tracy greeted me nonchalantly.
"Look, I know you're sort of mad at me for something I don't know of what I did wrong, but I really need to tell you something!" I began.
Tracy took a deep breath before she gave a response.
"Fine, what is it?" She asked.
"I should probably tell you inside." I gestured before I walked into her room.
"Jones, Jay's in my room right now along with the kids. If anything bad happens to me, you have the permission to beat Jay up." Tracy started to grab her phone as she sends a message to Jones.
Wait, what? She actually thinks I would try to make a move on her? I may be a flirt but I do not try anything on girls, unless I have the permission/consent.
"Ok, what is it that you want to tell me, and be carefu of what you say. There are children present" Tracy crossed her arms at me.
"Carlos just told me that Mal's gone back to the Isle." I told her.
"What?" "No way!" "Are you serious?!" Tracy and the younger kids quickly exclaimed.
"I wish I could be joking, but she's left." I shook my head.
"She was fine earlier!" Dewey stated.
"I don't know, she and Ben had a fight earlier…" Theo stated.
"What are you waiting for, we need to tell Benny!" Charlie got up on his feet.
"TO HIS OFFICE!" Jamie announced before the four kids charged over to Ben's office.
"Let's follow them!" Dewey suggested.
"TO THE KITCHEN!" January squealed.
"We can go there too!" Dewey nodded before both of them ran away hand in hand.
Dewey, stop flirting with my future goddaughter!
…I probably should have told Tracy in private…or that Evie and Jones are already at Ben's office.
"KIDS!" I heard Tracy groaning.
"Don't worry, I'll go and check on them." I offered.
"Nope, I'm going with you." Tracy insisted.
She can be quite stubborn sometimes, one of the many things I like about her.
"Here, you take the baby." Tracy grinned cheekily before she handed me Baby Jayden.
"Sure thing." I teased before we headed over to Ben's office.
Something tells me Ben won't take the news well.
Well, looks like the next chapter is about Evie and Jones going to find Ben. It looks like now the kids know where is Mal so you'd be expecting them wanting to join the shenanigans. Considering Jones, he would probably be the one to try to calm Beasty Benny (that or he could have known about Ben's Beast Mode considering they are both childhood friends) [Here's a hint: the kids will be included in the Isle Adventures.]
Chapter Talk: -
1 So initially the Talk scene was supposed to be Lonnie, Hayley and the girls talking to Tracy, but I felt like Tracy would be taking advice from a bunch of middle schoolers. (She cares about the kids; but sometimes we forget that the kids care about her too) I wanted to elaborate more on Tracy's relationship with the children since she is pretty close to them and behaves like their older sister/third motherly figure. She does have feelings for Jay but she's insecure of herself and is probably worried that the feelings they had for each other meant nothing to him (Reference to Burn from Hamilton the Musical for a bit). The punching bag moment was a reference to Raven's Home episode 7 Vending the Rules where Chelsea started breaking plates.
2 The Dear Theodosia parody was how I think Tracy would sing to her kids (since Dear Theodosia is like a lullaby to them, I once sang the song to the toddler I based January from and all she can sing is 'someday, someday') although the line "You have my eyes, you have your father's name" was unintended considering everyone usually jokes about Jay and Tracy behave like a married couple with Jayden and January like their children. Considering all/most of the kids' parents are all busy so they would eventually grow close like a family of friends. I mean January nicknames Jay as 'Mama Joy' so Jay can be as much of a soccer mom as Steve Harrington is!
3 JAY'S P.O.V.! The beginning "I'm sorry I love you. Wait, what am I sorry for?" was based on Steve Harrington of Stranger Things 2 (he went from popular snob to Momma Steve) I give props to you Jay, the first way to understanding a relationship is to always admit you're wrong, even if you did no wrong XD I added in some mini Carvie mention of how they spotted Mal's note. And yeah, Jay might have screwed up big with the 'false date' but let's see how things will go when they go to the Isle. The 'Tracy texting Jones if anything bad happens, blame Jay' seems like something she would do since they both love to bicker.
So anyway, that's all for now. Feel free to fave, follow, review and tell me what you think. Thanks for reading and have a nice day.