Chapter 35: Be Our Guest
Purpledolpin05: What's up fellow readers, I am back with a new chapter. So this is the 35th chapter, meaning 5 more chapters until the end of the story. This one's where the Family Day starts and where some drama will stir up. Moving on, shout outs!
To Whiteling: Thanks for the review. Well we'll see what happens then if the gang of friends will help out their VK friends and gang up on Audrey. Hope you'll like this chapter.
To The Dreamer With A Passion: Thanks for reviewing. I'm glad you like the previous chapter. The phone call was based on the Christmas episode from Best Friends Whenever. Yeah I mixed in 2 of the Lab Rats' episode names but who knows if that would happen? Hope you will enjoy this chapter.
To TKDP: Thanks for the review. They won't encourage the evil deeds (But Jones might =p) Yeah Tracy should sick on those girls! The phone call was based from the Best Friend Whenever Christmas episode where Cyd pretended to be her dad and answered Norm's phone calls. Jacy will happen eventually but we'll have to see what happens next. Hope you will like this chapter.
To kristyhes: Thanks for reviewing, I am glad you liked the Boy Meets World references and thanks I'm glad you liked my story. Hope you will enjoy this chapter.
Purpledolpin05: Let's see, who should do the disclaimer…CHIP!
Chip: Fine. Purpledolpin05 doesn't own Descendants or any of the characters from Disney, all she owns are her Original Characters. Enjoy!
[Tracy's P.O.V.]
At last, it was Family Day, I'm sure my dad would be disappointed in me like always.
"C'mon, sis, get going!" Lonnie rushed me. She came by our room very early.
"Do I have to wear a dress? Can't I just wear one of those sweaters and jeans?" I groaned. Lucky Jones, he gets to wear what he wants and granma doesn't criticize!
"C'mon, wear this." Lonnie inspected my wardrobe and passed me a ppink dress.
"Hell no!" I wrinkled my nose in disgust. Jones was laughing so hard I thought he lost his breath
"Wow, nice dress! Where did you buy this one?" Lonnie picked up the dress Evie and Mal gave me last night. It was a white sleeveless dress with a violet crop top inside and some purple flower print. Bonus: it comes with pockets and hoodie too!
"Oh, I didn't buy it, it was a gift from Evie and Mal." I replied.
"Well, this is one of the best custom made dresses I have ever seen." Lonnie nodded. "You should totally wear this!"
"Fine." I muttered, if any guy sees me in this, I'd be the laughing stock. I groaned a bit. "But I'll look super gross!"
After a few minutes, I was dressed up and put on some of my indigo high tops. My hair is still messy but who cares, I like the way it is.
"You can make her dress up like a girl, but you can never take away her sass!" Jones quoted as he laughed and fixed his glasses. He was dressed in a buttoned up white shirt, black jeans, black high tops with red shoelace, and dark grey sleeveless cardigans.
"I really hate wearing girl stuff!" I grumbled. But anything was better than the dress I got last year, it was so itchy and disgusting. I shuddered. "How'd I look?"
"Hideous!" Jones stuck out a tongue as we exchanged snickers. I'm more used to insults than compliments.
"Don't be like that Jones, I think you look super cute." Lonnie assured as we went outside. There's like a few more minutes until the whole Family Day starts. She was wearing a short blue dress with pink cardigans and her favorite hairclip (which are yellow cherry plums or stuff).
"But if you have seen my Valentines' Day poem, you'd be calling me creepy." I exclaimed.
"Roses are dead, I am blue. You get on my head, and I will kill you." Jones recited as I hi-5ed him. "You Isabella-fied it!"
"Not a word, Jones." Lonnie corrected.
"Oh yeah? Neither is Princess-aster!" I joked. "You people are killing English, literally! Get it, literal? As in language and literature?"
"Lame pun, sis!" Jones frowned, faking a shiver.
"Look, I have to go to line in for the welcoming dance, I'll see you later." Lonnie gasped as she dashed off.
"LATER SIS!" Jones hollered as we snickered.
"you ready for Doomsday, Trace?" Jones whispered over.
"I can't do this." I gulped, my knees were shaking.
"Sure you can, remember our pact?" Jones assured me.
"No matter what happens, we go through this crap…together." I nodded as we did out handshake.
"Hey Mal, Evie, C-Dog, Jay." Jones greeted our friends.
"Wow, you guys looked different!" Evie winked at us.
"Well, gotta doll up for this occasion, right sis?" Jones joked.
"You look great in this dress I made for you." Evie smiled at me.
"Thanks, I got it from the most amazing friends." I nodded.
"I think you look cute." Jay muttered out. I'm not even sure if he was for real or just trying to
"Um…thanks, I guess." I rubbed my arm nervously.
"We're right here you know? Stop flirting with my sister, Jay!" Jones shouted as Carlos, Evie and Mal hid a snicker. "IT'S DISGUSTING!"
"Wait, that was flirting?" I acted clueless. "Because Theo make you look like you could use more effort!"
"Why Theo? He's like 11!" Jay blinked.
"Hello short, blonde and beautiful, have you heard?" I pointed at Theodore trying to hit on Allie, Alice in Wonderland's daughter.
"When I fell from heaven?" Allie frowned.
"Because you're the only Ten I See!" Theodore nodded.
"Oookay…" Allie blinked. "Hey is it my mother, I have to go, bye!"
"She likes me!" Theodore announced with a dreamy smile.
"That's 2 different pick-up lines, Theo!" Jones corrected.
"All the ladies run from me because I am irresistible!" Theodore nodded in pride.
"See what I mean?" I exclaimed with a tone of sarcasm.
"Well I learnt the best from Jay!" Theo pointed at Jay.
"YOU WHAT?!" I glared over.
"Now that explains so much about Theo!" Mal exclaimed as Evie laughed.
"C'mon! Let's find Charlie, Jamie, Jenny and the baby trio!" Jones gestured. "I know this great spot where we can get all the dessert!"
"Hi Dude, you look adorable today!" Jones complimented Dude.
"Just a little tip though, you guys should be extra careful today." I remembered and told them.
"Why?" Mal asked.
"Well…how do I put it this way, but Fleshy Perry and Granny Perry are coming over today." I told them.
"Who?" Carlos looked confused.
"Audrey and her haggish granny." Jones snorted and replied.
"That's rude!" Carlos frowned.
"Don't take it seriously, C-Dog but Jones here was NEVER a gentlemanly fella." I added, rolling my eyes at Jones. "he sasses, thrash talk and hits people."
"This is why I like myself!" Jones looked proud.
"See what I have to live with?! For the REST of my life?!" I pointed at him and exclaimed in sarcasm.
"And all eternity to come." Jones added. We looked over and noticed our 4 friends trying their best not to laugh.
"The old woman used to have fair skin, but her skin got dark after…a little tanning incident." I laughed nervously.
"Does it have something to do with you two?" Evie asked me.
"Not just the 2 of us, it's a long story but let's just say it's one of the reason Audrey hates me, my sis and our little gang of five troublemakers!" Jones pointed out.
Jones started to laugh as he told us the story.
Random flashback (4 years ago)
So, Lonnie, Hayley (Lonnie was trying to let them be friends) and Audrey were hanging out by the beach that day, she was like 12. So I was 11, Jones and Max were 10, Lizzie was 9 and Annie was 8 (she's the youngest among the gang of 5) To think of it, the pattern age was Ben (all my seniors except for Hunter), me, Jones and Max, Lizzie, Annie, Theo, Charles, Jenny and Jamie. Wow.
Audrey's family invited us to their water park they bought (yes, they are that rich. Damn these filth rich people!)
"Hey Benny!" I waved at Ben. "Hey Charlie and little baby Dewey!"
"Hey guys, so what are we going to play today?" Ben asked.
"Treasure hunt!" Max told Ben. Although Ben was the oldest kid (next to Hunter but he was like 15) but Max and Jones were practically in charge.
"I just asked Uncle Chip to hide all the treasure." Jones grinned. "You'll NEVER find out where they are!"
"I want to play!" 6 year old Charles jumped up and down with excitement.
"I'm in it if there's pretty girls involved!" 7 year old Theodore grinned.
"GROSS!" 5 year old Jenny and Jamie gagged.
"Not interested Theo!" 8 year old Annie gagged.
"Fine, say Jenny if Jamie and Charlie ended up together, you and me?"
"Here's the treasure map! Whoever finds the treasure first wins!" Lizzie handed us a piece of paper.
"Why does mine say 'Use The Force' and has a picture of Chewbecca?" Ben asked.
"Whoops, wrong map!" Lizzie swapped the paper.
So we split into two teams consisting 5 members each. Max, Jones, Lizzie and Annie were on my team. Ben had Charles, Theo, Jenny and Jamie on his team. (Didn't really end well, all Theo did was try to flirt with Audrey)
Needless to say, we actually er…forgot Queen Leah was tanning in the tanning machine that day. I mean, she shared almost the same name as the most awesome Star Wars character of all time, what the heck?! I'd pick a rebellious princess over…well that old monstrosity!
"Is the treasure here?" Our little gang of five were searching for the treasure when we checked the map and walked into the tanning center.
"The map didn't say the Tanning Center, dumbie!" Lizzie snapped at Max.
"Oh, maybe girls like you would know where the treasure is then?" Max mocked.
After 10 minutes, we started a fight and one of us accidentally touched some buttons here and there, trying to pretend we were Han Solo and Chewbecca on the Millennium Falcon. (Thus resulting the new perfect tan for Queen Leah) [Jones said he was Han Solo, Max was Luke Skywalker and Annie was Leia Skywalker, we had to settle with me being R2D2 and Lizzie being Chewbecca]
"Someone's coming!" Annie gulped as we ran out of the tanning center.
Moments later, some random worker stopped the tanning machine and boy when Audrey's grannie came out, she was NOT happy with the tanning machine. So she thanked the tanning center…in form of Lawsuit.
Flashback ended
"Man, I used to think you guys were just mischievous but now I think you guys are far awesome than I thought you were!" Mal giggled
"Mischief runs in my blood." Jones shrugged.
"And sarcasm runs in mine." I added as we laughed.
"Hurry up guys! It's almost time to begin Family Day!" Charles gestured as we rushed over.
"I'm not really used to so much people!" Carlos blinked.
"Me too, my legs are shaking and wobbling" I added as Jones laughed.
"My brother is better than your brother, Charles!" Jamie crossed her arms.
"Oh yeah? My brother changes all my diapers!" Charles started a sass battle.
"#TrueStory!" Jones nodded. "I swore that Ben's nose fell off once!"
"Like the one you're still wearing?" Jamie sassed back.
"Your brother just likes to play guitar, and he's tone deaf!" Charles said as Jamie gasped.
"My brother gives me flowers when I am sad," Jamie shot back.
"Shh!" Theodore shushed them. "They're starting the performance!"
Wow, a full view of the garden with roses and tables decorated fancy. And lots and lots of people. Oh boy, this is going to be a VERY LONG day!
We saw Ben coming out, wearing a nice blue suit. Lining by the sideways are Chad (the annoying jerk) and Calvin Charming, Hunter Dunbrounch, Taylor Maldonia (Jamie's big brother), Hayley Long, my sister Lonnie Li, Audrey (the pain in the backside), Doug (Skazzer) and a few other people. Hhm, Kavan's in there too, what a surprise!
"GO BENNY!" Dewey cheered.
They started to sing the infamous 'Be Our Guest' then break-dancing and rapping.
[Ben]
Ma chere Mademoiselle, it is with deepest pride
and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight.
And now we invite you to relax, let us pull up a
chair as the dining room proudly presents -
your dinner!
[All teens]
Be our guest! Be our guest!
Put our service to the test
Tie your napkin 'round your neck, cherie
And we'll provide the rest
Soup du jour
Hot hors d'oeuvres
Why, we only live to serve
Try the grey stuff
It's delicious!
Don't believe me? Ask the dishes
[Boys]
Make it sing, sing sing, make it dance dance dance!
After all, Miss, this is France
And a dinner here is never second best
Go on, unfold your menu
Take a glance and then you'll
Be our guest
Oui, our guest
Be our guest!
[All teens]
We tell jokes! I do tricks
With my fellow candlesticks
And it's all in perfect taste
That you can bet
Come on and lift your glass
You've won your own free pass
To be out guest
[Ben]
If you're stressed
It's fine dining we suggest
[All]
Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest!
Oh boy, if only you knew half the things I wanted to yell at those girls.
Like "AUDREY! YOUR DRESS IS TOO SHORT!" or "YOU MAGGOT WOMEN MIGHT AS WELL RUN AROUND THE STREETS IN YOUR BIRTHDAY SUIT!"
But they were having so much fun, I think I'd let things slide.
"That was awesome, Benny!" Charles and Dewey ran towards their brother.
Jones and Carlos were playing with Dude. Mal was helping herself with all the strawberries, Evie was enjoying whatever was happening.
Carlos, Jay and I were busy finishing off the chocolate.
"Ugh! You guys act like animals!" I crossed my arms.
"Oh yeah? Show me how you eat chocolate?" Jay dared me as we have a chocolate syrup chug-down.
Carlos won actually
"So, how are you liking this Family Day so far?" I looked at Jay.
"It's ok I guess." He shrugged. "What about you? Seen your parents yet?"
"I don't know. They don't usually show up until something important and has something to do with Lonnie." I shrugged.
There goes the awkwardness again.
"Fiesty." Jay called out.
"What lady-hair?" I joked back.
"What would you think if I ask this girl I liked out?" Jay asked.
"Well…as long as it isn't like how Hunter and Jessica broke up, fine by me." I muttered, playing with my hair nervously.
"Oh, so you'd be jealous?" Jay joked.
"I have a bottle of pepperspray in my bag and I am not afraid to use it on ya." I warned him.
"Oh please, you always do that to me!" he rolled his eyes as I gripped his arms and shoved him onto the ground.
"Why must you do this to me every week?!" he grumbled.
"It's a weekly thing now." I joked as I gestured out a hand to help him up. "Here, lemme help."
"Much better." He joked as I noticed we were sort of holding hands. Gah! Why is my heart fluttering.
[Normal P.O.V.]
A middle aged man walked into the school gates with his wife, parent-in-laws and grandmother in law.
"I wonder how our children are doing." The Asian woman wondered as she helped her grandmother inside the gates.
"I'm sure Lonnie is acing every exams." The husband assured.
"Now Shang, remember, please don't start another fight with Tracy." Mulan frowned at her husband.
"Why are you always telling me that? She is too stubborn." Shang frowned.
"She gets it from you, Shang." Mulan rolled her eyes chuckling.
The Li and Fa family members noticed Lonnie and her friends singing 'Be Our Guest'.
Lonnie has always been one of Shang's greatest pride, always all-round achieving, smart, brave and responsible. His other 2 children were…well unlike Lonnie. For starters, Tracy is a massive introvert with a rebellious attitude. Jones is pretty much a loner, he wasn't like that before.
He saw Tracy and a few guys slurping on chocolate.
'What is she doing?! She's not supposed to eat like that!' Shang's eyebrows furrowed in disapproval.
"Why can't she or Jones behave more like Lonnie?" Shang grumbled out loud.
"Where are my favorite great-grandbabies?" Great-Grandmother Fa asked, looking around.
"Lonnie is singing and performing with her friends, mother." Grandma Fa Li answered, looking for her other 2 grandkids.
"They're over there." Grandfather Fa spotted his grandson Jones who was talking to a boy with white and black hair.
'Strange, where is Tracy? She's never usually seen without Jones.' Shang wondered, when he noticed his second daughter talking to some guy with long hair.
He saw Tracy and the guy with feminine hair talking until she shoved him onto the floor.
'What is she doing?!' Shang wanted to go up front and scold his daughter.
"Aw, who's that boy she's talking to?" Mulan smiled, looking at Tracy and Jay as the teen girl helped Jay up. "They look adorable!"
"Shang!" Mulan noticed Shang going up front.
"Dad! Mom!" Lonnie saw her parents as she went up to hug them.
Tracy and Jones turned over to find their parents nearby.
"Those are your parents?" Evie asked, nudging Tracy.
"Yeah." Tracy replied with a bitter smile.
"Hello Lonnie, you were amazing at the dancing." Shang patted his eldest daughter by the head.
"Dad, I though you and mom weren't gonna be here until noon?" Lonnie asked.
"Well, I can never miss my daughter's baking contest!" Shang chuckled.
'It's always going to be Lonnie!' Tracy thought bitterly. 'Dad might never actually care about me or Jones!'
"You ok?" Jones whispered as she faked a smile and nodded.
"Hey Jones, Tracy! You guys looked amazing!" Mulan gave her children a hug.
"I missed you too mom." Tracy smiled.
"Jones, you've grown a whole inch!" Shang compared his son's height as he laughed, before noticing Tracy.
"Dad! Oh. These are my friends. The purple haired girl is Mal, the blue one's Evie, this dude with a dog is Carlos, and that guy's Jay." Jones did a mild introduction.
"Nice to meet you sir." The four VKs nodded.
"Tracy." Shang greeted.
"dad." Tracy replied in a gloomy tone.
Everyone else could feel the awkward and shaky tension between the father and daughter.
"Uh, are we going to the baking contest then?" Mulan broke the silence.
"Yeah! Mom, dad, let me show you the way!" Lonnie nodded as she lead her parents to the baking contest.
"Jones, Tracy, why don't you guys come?" Mulan asked.
"Thanks but no thanks, I have to help my friend look after the dog." Jones shrugged.
"Tracy?" Shang looked at his other daughter.
"…" Tracy avoided eye contact with her father, pretending to listen to music and completely ignoring her dad.
"Tracy and I will join you guys later at the croquet playing stuff." Jones stated. "Ben's parents are taking us there!"
"Very well," Shang nodded, slightly hesitant about his two children's attitude and left.
He eyed his kids before following his wife or Lonnie. The four teens hanging out with his kids. He wondered who their parents were and why were their hairstyles so…different.
Jones was letting Dude play with Carlos and the three Royal toddlers.
What was getting on Shang's nerves was Tracy and the boy with long hair (Jay was it?) talking. He could tell the teen was flirting with his daughter.
Somehow…Jones and Tracy looked happy. The same old smile they used to have when their old friends were still living in Auradon.
"I haven't seen them that happy since the Darling siblings and Elizabeth left." Mulan noticed.
"Yeah, they were never this happy whenever I talk to them." Shang muttered, catching a glimpse of Tracy hiding her blushing face from Jay.
Purpledolpin05: So, another chapter done, the next chapter is going to stir up some massive dynamics! 5 more chapters before this story ends!
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