This chapter isn't that good and I apologize for that. I started it late at night a couple days after I posted the last one and it took a good two to three days to finish it. I'll be sure to go back and edit this chapter when the story is close to being finished.
Also! I added this two days early because I wanted your opinion. As you all know Family Day is coming up quickly and a lot of events are going to take place. So I'm going to give you a choice.
Do you want two chapters of Family Day or do you want one very long chapter?
The one with the most votes by the next update will win. You'll know the answer in the answer chapter. Be warned: if a majority choose one very long chapter, you're only getting one chapter that day, not two.
Italics are used to show that they are talking through webcam and for the French accent. You'll understand once you read it.
Enjoy.
"I'm sorry I'm late Fairy Godmother," Mal apologized as she hurried into the classroom with her boyfriend following her in almost the same pace.
"It was my fault," Ben insisted so his girlfriend wouldn't get in trouble. He waited until she was in her spot before he sat on the table once again and rested an arm on her shoulder. She immediately held his hand with both of her own, which was actually a feign attempt to hide the bandages. "As you can tell, I hurt my hand so she took me to the nurse to get it looked at-which reminds me, I need to talk to you about a certain student and how I injured my hand."
Fairy Godmother raised a concern eyebrow at the statement, but insisted, "Let me get the children here situated with their surprise and we'll talk in the hallway."
"'Surprise?'" Carlos repeated even though he already knew what the surprise was. "What surprise?"
"We'll show you in a sec." Ben hopped down from the table and went to the front of the classroom where sat a large flat-screen TV and two tablets with earphones plugged in. He grabbed the tablets before he turned back to the teens. "Uma and Gil, switch places please."
The two shared a look before they begrudgingly traded spots. Uma was still in a rotten mood from that morning, which was understandable, so being away from her new boyfriend wasn't what she wanted to do. As the duo got situated in their new positions, Ben gave Uma the teal tablet while Harry got the red/black one and the 'prince' claimed they belonged to them now.
"Gil, your surprise will be tomorrow or Sunday," the 'prince' quickly informed the slightly younger boy. "And it's most likely going to better than the other six's."
"Mal, Jay, Evie, Carlos," Fairy Godmother called on. "Will you come to the front of the class?"
The four reluctantly made the short trek up the aisle, but tried to go at a slow pace. By the time that they made it to the front, Ben had finished instructing the trio on how to put the earphones in their ear. Harry ended up sharing his with Gil.
"As you may know, this Saturday is Family Day here at Auradon Prep," Fairy Godmother began. "And because your family can't be here due to. . ." She hesitated for a moment, "distance, we've arranged for a special treat."
"I thought all of you were feeling a little homesick," Ben further explained, "so I had something set up specifically for each of you. You'll find out what that 'something' is once Fairy Godmother and I leave."
As if on cue, once the two left the screen on Uma's tablet came to life. She gasped. "Père!"
"Ma petite fille," Dr. Facilier greeted his youngest daughter on the screen with a genuine smile. "How's my little sea witch doing? Are those Auradonians treating you fairly?"
Uma hesitated while glancing sideways at her first and second mate that were distracted with their own conversation. "Well . . ."
"Père!" A voice shouted off screen. "Is she on yet?"
Dr. Facilier's smile grew even larger, which was a strange site, even for his daughter. "Why don't you look for yourself, my voodoo girl?"
Within a half a second, Freddie Facilier appeared on screen next to her father with a smile larger than his. "Soeur!" She exclaimed happily.
"I'll leave you two alone," their father insisted as he quickly left to tend to his store.
Uma couldn't help her own smiling from growing for she was finally seeing her sister again. "Hi soe- "
EEEEEKK!
The daughter of Ursula winced at the sudden loud squeal that momentarily deafened her. "Sorry about that soeur. Apparently Mal is happy about her surprise."
"Speaking of Mal," Freddie began as she tried to change the subject, "have the seven of you made up with each other? No more feuds?"
"No more feuds," Uma declared. "We're all buddy-buddies."
"Hmm. . ." Freddie seemed unconvinced. She stayed quiet for a long ten seconds, observing her sister's features, before saying, "Alright. What did that jerk Chad Charming do?" Uma hid her surprise very well—her smile did fall though, but right when she was going to deny the claim, Freddie interrupted, "I know you Uma, and you're acting off. Although Audrey doesn't like us in this time, Chad is the only one that would do anything about it."
"I can't say- "
"Because Gil doesn't know about it and would most likely kill Chad if he finds out?" Freddie finished her sis's statement.
Uma chuckled lightly just in case the others were watching her. "You know me so well soeur."
Freddie fell back on the couch she was sitting on with a big 'huff'. She was silent for a few moments before insisting, "A few days after the Coronation, I'll be in Auradon with you. When I arrive, I'm going to make Chad pay for whatever he said or did to you."
The promise of seeing her in person was enough to make Uma cheer up. She smiled. "I know you will."
A loud noise came from Freddie's side of the video call. She looked over the couch behind her and sighed dramatically. "Customers," she complained, "and quite a few. I better help Père make sure no one steals anything."
"But we'll talk again," Uma quickly stated, "right?"
"Of course, we will," Freddie encouraged with a smile. "In fact, I'll video call you tonight, but Sis, I want you to remember something."
She leaned forward as though she was telling a big secret. "You are a 'Facilier'," she whispered encouragingly. "If those AKs try anything with you, make it known who you are and what our Père's number one rule is." She smiled brightly. "I'll see you soon, Sis. Je t'aime!"
The connection broke immediately after. Uma sighed before mumbling, "I love you too, Soeur."
"Harriet!" Harry exclaimed with a smile. "I didn't expect to see you. I thought they were going to force me talk to Father."
His beautiful elder sister giggled on screen. She looked to be in a bedroom of some sort of mansion. "I would hope those Auradonians would be past torture," she joked. She greeted the other boy kindly, "Hello, Gil! How is your first time going to school? Everything you thought it would be?"
Gil nodded energetically. "It's amazing! I learned so many things! I can even read and write now, though I'm not that good. . ."
"What are you talking about, Gil?" Harry interrogated as he couldn't believe how his friend was belittling his own progress. "From what I heard last, which was a couple days ago, you were reading on a third-grade level and your normal hand writing was better than anyone else."
"I'm at an eighth-grade level now," he corrected with a shrug. "And my cursive still needs some work."
"But Gil that's amazing!" Harriet praised. "You caught on so quick! You're already ahead of most people here and I know not many can do cursive—only some of the parents!"
Harriet moved a strand of her black hair behind her ear, but Harry saw something peculiar. "What's- "
EEEEEKK!
The boys winced at the sudden loud squeal. Harriet raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "What in the world made that sound?"
"Mal," Gil answered as he rubbed his other ear to make the ringing go away. "She's overly excited about her surprise."
"As I was saying," Harry nodded at the screen, "what's on your finger?"
With a giddy grin, Harriet raised her hand to the screen to show off her new ring. "I'm engaged!" She announced happily. "Anthony proposed to me yesterday. I know we're only seventeen, but- "
"I understand," Harry insisted calmly so his sister wouldn't have to go into a full-blown explanation. "He wants to start your lives together a little early just in case."
"So, you aren't mad?"
The son of Hook tried his hardest to hide his sadness with a small smile. "Of course not. I'm happy for you, although I'm going to be the one walking you down the aisle and giving you away."
"Absolutely!" Harriet agreed immediately. "Besides, we're going to wait until we go to Auradon to be married. We thought that since the seven of you went this time, we might be next."
"We'll be sure to influence Ben's next choice," Gil promised.
On Harriet's side of the screen, a door could be heard slamming shut and somebody yelling, "Harriet! I'm back!"
"I'll be down in a sec!" She called out before adverting her attention back to the two boys. "Anthony's back from the market. He went shopping for his grandmother while she's at school. I better go help him."
"You two ditched?"
"And Freddie." She corrected with a shrug. "The Auradonians that set this video-chat up told us it would be some time in the morning when we'd get to talk. Anthony walked his grandmother to school and then did a few chores for her while I was waiting on you. I'll see you, in person, soon. Bye!"
The connection died giving Harry the chance to finally let a couple tears slip. "Anthony was supposed to ask me for permission to marry her," Harry revealed quietly as he held back a sob. "She was supposed to tell me today when I was on the Isle and I had taken them out to dinner to celebrate since I knew our father wouldn't do anything."
"At least they still got engaged," Gil reasoned as he tried to cheer up his friend. "That didn't change, and you being involved in their wedding isn't going to change either."
Harry sighed in an attempt to control his emotions. "Yeah, I guess you're right."
"EEEEEKK!" Mal squealed in over-excitement, which deafened everyone in the room, not that she cared. "Lady Tremaine!"
The elderly woman—for she had turned seventy-six not too long ago, was sitting at her desk at school when she gave the young child the best smile she could. "Hello, Mal," the grandmother of Anthony Tremaine greeted. "I'm glad I get to speak with you, but I'm surprised. I thought after winning the deal you would call me by the nickname you created for me."
If possible, Mal's already wide smile grew even larger. "Sorry, Grammother," she apologized with no sincerity, only glee for being able to say that name again.
"I'll forgive you." Lady Tremaine gave the purple-haired girl a teasing wink. "This time."
The eldest villain of the Isle adverted her attention to the other three teens. "Hello to the rest of you. How are my other favorite students adjusting to their new school this time?"
"'Favorite students'?" Evie grinned. "We're your favorites too?"
"Wait," Jay insisted before their old teacher could answer the previous question. "What do you mean 'this time'?"
A certain gleam appeared in Lady Tremaine's as she leaned forward slightly. "I may be old," she admitted with a mischievous smile, "but I am not forgetful. Did you forget that I had used the wand to turn back time to make the Prince fall in love with Anastasia?"
"So you've remembered the whole time," Carlos deduced quietly so Fairy Godmother couldn't hear from the hallway. "Do you know if anyone else remembers?"
"Anthony," she answered immediately. "He's known for as long as I have. Harriet remembered after watching the Tourney game, but I don't think she's going to tell any of the Sea Three or even wants them to know."
"Why?"
Lady Tremaine shrugged, even though she knew the answer. "I think it would be best if Harry tells the four of you. It may help with any worries he has." She sighed when she heard the school bell ring. "My next class is going to show up any second. I will be sure to watch you make the right decision again at the Coronation. Oh! And before I forget, Jay, your package should arrive tomorrow morning."
"Awesome!" The son of Jafar exclaimed cheerfully. "Thanks, Lady Tremaine!"
The grandmother merely smiled before the connection was cut. The other three teens turned to the thief expectantly. "What's the package?" Evie wondered.
Jay smiled as he insisted, "You'll find out tomorrow morning."
"Children!" Fairy Godmother chided as she hurried back into the room, but Ben was no where around. "Children, class is dismissed. I have an issue I need to take care of so you can roam the halls, hang out in the library, or head to your dorms until your next class."
The seven shared looks, shrugged, and began to gather their things. As Gil slung his backpack over his shoulder, he asked the teacher, "Where's my bro?"
Before Fairy Godmother could think of a small fib, Mal checked her phone for any messages. She gasped dramatically.
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"Ben's suspended!"