Hey guys! This chapter is mainly dialogue and doesn't drive the story much, but I promise the next one will do that. I hope everyone enjoys it and don't forget to review! Thanks, guys.

I don't own Descendants, only Heidi.

Heidi laid her princess on the bed gently before moving to adjust the pillows so that the girl wasn't laying flat on the bed. Carefully tucking her in with the countless pink and white blankets, the goddess sighed and crawled next to her. Using her magic, she styled the girl's now pastel pink hair so that it framed her face perfectly and gave her only more beauty.

In Heidi's opinion, Audrey was far more deserving of the title "Sleeping Beauty". She didn't look like a princess...In Heidi's eyes, Audrey looked like the most beautiful goddess she had ever laid her eyes on. Every last feature was perfect, the way her eyes sparkled and how beautiful her smile was…

Heidi shook her head and sighed as she stared at the beautiful person slumbering beside her. She had faith in her father's abilities to get the soul, it was his thing...but she couldn't help the worry that swirled within her. Thanatos, the guy who was actually Death, tended to like cursed souls. Heidi had only spied him a few times, he usually remained in the...nastier sections of the Underworld since those had more appealing souls for him, but he seemed to be quite the terrifying god.

As she ran her hand through the princess's pale pink hair, she was surprised to feel the smallest of sparks pass through when her finger happened to brush the girl's skin. Lifting it up, she examined her finger for a moment before she shrugged, playing it off as simply a magic thing. Her eyes were still electric in color as the golden flecks began to calm down in their blinking.

She sat up as she heard the door open downstairs. "Hm, they followed me here." Heidi said to herself, moving so that she was in a more comfortable position. She used her magic to braid her hair and to make her bangs just perfect then magiced herself into a large fluffy black sweater and black tights.

The goddess watched as Mal and her group, plus Gil, Celia, Uma, and Harry, all piled in. It was moments like these she thanked herself for making the room larger by way of magic. Heidi tilted her head at them, almost as if she wasn't expecting them to show. "Why are you all here?" She asked, leaning towards them with mild interest.

They all exchanged looks before Mal decided to be the designated speaker. "Hades...said to come. He's down there right now trying to get her soul." Mal spoke as she pulled a chair over to the bed before sitting. "He said you might need the support."

Heidi's eyes glowed a bit before she looked at the large group. She waved her hand and chairs suddenly materialized behind them. "Please, take a seat." As they all got comfortable, Heidi looked at her sister and gestured for her to sit on the bed.

Mal blinked before getting up and sitting across from Heidi. She watched in slight amazement as a magical curtain appeared and blocked out the others, leaving them in dim lighting while the curtains glowed like the night sky.

Heidi leaned back against the pillows and sighed. "Nobody can hear us once these curtains are up and we cannot hear them." She explained, absentmindedly running her fingers through Audrey's hair.

Mal raised an eyebrow. "Why would you need that?" She asked, telling the part of her mind that was in the gutter to shut up.

Heidi shrugged and looked down at the princess. "She's a light sleeper and I felt bad that I kept waking her up early in the morning." She said, tilting her head as her electric eyes scanned the girl. "What were you thinking?"

"Absolutely nothing." Mal said quickly, the words tumbling out while she raised her hands.

"Mmhm." Heidi didn't look all that convinced but didn't appear that she would further question it. "Anyway, I needed to talk to you about a few things. While I was flying back here...I was told the solution the gods came up with. The way that Audrey could avoid time for all of her crimes." The goddess folded her arms and looked down at her lap.

Mal smiled at the news. "Really? That's great, Heidi. What's the solution?" She then noticed the conflicted look on her sister's face and her smile fell. "...Is it bad?" Heidi gestured her to lean forward before quietly whispering something. When she was done, Mal blinked and leaned back while looking owlishly at her sister. "Heidi...That isn't even close to what I was expecting."

Heidi sighed and folded her arms. "I know, it's a huge leap and...I don't know if she would be okay with it." She shook her head, drumming her fingers against her arm in thought.

Mal couldn't help but chuckle and leaned forward a bit. "Heidi...I think she would be on board, hell, you might make her life if you asked her. She obviously loves you, a lot, and not only that...but I'm pretty sure you wanted to do it anyway." She placed a hand on the goddess's arm and smiled. "Come on, you know that's the truth."

"Mal...It's not that simple." Heidi sighed deeply and brought her knees close before resting her head on her knees. "Not only is it abrupt, its…" She looked up at her sister. "How do I know that she would say yes? How do I know that she wouldn't reject me?"

Mal shook her head and smiled gently. "Heidi, do you love her?"

Heidi blinked and stared at her. "What kind of question is that? Of course I love her, I just don't know if she would be ready for such a step so soon-" She was cut off as Mal smacked her lightly on the arm.

"Quit worrying, you love her, she adores you, and this is a win-win situation for everyone! Besides, I am sure you have extra stuff lying around that would be perfect for her." Mal chuckled and folded her arms. "Just listen to your heart, let it guide you."

Heidi peered at her with narrowed eyes. "Since when did you become so well versed in relationships?" She asked, switching to a more comfortable position and returning her hand to Audrey's locks.

Mal smirked and showed the woman her ring. "I'm engaged, I know what I'm talking about."

Heidi's eyes halved at her answer as she glanced at the ring. "That's not a good answer, Mal." She deadpanned, flinching a bit as she felt the same spark from earlier.

The purplette caught the flinch and tilted her head as a concerned look entered her eyes. "Is something wrong?" She asked, her eyes flickering down to Heidi's hand.

Heidi lifted her hand away from the princess to reveal tiny gold sparks flickering off her fingers. "My magic is just on the fritz, probably from the coma and everything." She said, not seeming all that bothered as Mal took her hand.

The VK looked at her hand with scrutiny and summoned a bit of her own magic. As soon as her magic clashed with Heidi's it resulted in a smoke bomb of sorts. "Okay…" She took a moment to cough and wave the smoke away. "...Yeah, I'd say your magic is on the fritz alright." She said in slight surprise, letting the goddess have her hand back.

Heidi shook her hand and went back to running her fingers through Audrey's hair. "I'll keep the magic to a minimum until I can get it checked out, Hecate should be back eventually, it's only been a few weeks."

Mal pursed her lips at the thought of the magic goddess. Her memory was a bit fuzzy whenever she tried to think of the goddess, as was everyone's memory, and she could only remember the bare minimum that she learned in class. She did know that the woman was a close friend of Heidi's, though, and that made her a trusted individual in her book.

"What did happen to her? I must have hit my head or something because I can't seem to remember a lot about her." Mal said with a hint of confusion.

Heidi shrugged and rubbed the back of her neck. "I think it's a thing with her because even I don't know that answer. Just another one of the many mysteries surrounding my magic teacher. Don't worry about it." The goddess assured her before a small smile appeared on her face. "Thanks, Mal."

Mal nodded and matched her smile before folding her arms. "Anything else you wanted to talk about before we pull these curtains back?" She asked in amusement, looking at the starry curtains.

"Well, two more things, actually." Heidi said before taking a deep breath. "First, I feel as though I should inform you before something happens due to a fight between you two." At Mal's confused look, Heidi let out a light chuckle. "Uma is a descendant of Poseidon, our uncle. She's kind of far down the line, though, and that's why Audrey was able to turn her to stone. The further down the line you go the less god you see in the kids. I'm just telling you now before you upset Poseidon." She finished with another chuckle at the expression on her sister's face.

"Uma is…" Mal trailed off and blinked a few times. "Wow...No wonder we never got along that well. It's in our blood to argue with each other." She mumbled, still in a state of stupor.

"Yeah, it's another reason why Lil' Uma and I never got along well. I know Poseidon watches her, I've seen him near the Isle, and I don't want you upsetting him unintentionally." Heidi said, relaxing into the many pillows behind her. "As for the second thing...Are we gonna tell them that Hades is your dad? I mean, it feels kind of appropriate right now...Unless you don't want to, of course." She raised her hands as to say she wasn't pushing for her to do it.

Mal was brought out of her silence and she took a moment to think before she hesitantly nodded. "It's only right to tell them...To tell everyone. Without him we couldn't have been here, he got your ember back and gave me his." She sighed as her eyebrows furrowed. "He is...Not the bad guy this time." The words came out slow, almost as if it was hard for Mal to utter them.

Heidi smiled and leaned forward to pat Mal on the shoulder. "No, he isn't. He did a good thing this time and I know I am proud of him. I've worked hard with him and...It feels great to hear somebody to say he wasn't the bad guy." Her eyes softened as she looked at her sister. "Especially you, Mal, I know how hard it was to say that."

Mal let out a breath she didn't realize she had been holding. "You have no idea." A laugh bubbled out and she shook her head. "Mom always told me that Hades was no good, that he was just a dumb god who only cared about himself." She said with a small frown.

"He cares about you Mal, ridiculously so. The presents he sent every year...He had Hermes bring them from Olympus and they were some of the most beautiful gifts I've seen." Heidi sighed as she remembered them all. "After all, I helped wrap them and delivered them."

Mal tilted her head in disbelief. "But...I never received any gifts, not once. I would ask my mother and she would laugh it off then send me away." She paused once she saw the sad expression on her sister's face. "Are you saying...She lied about the gifts? Every year?"

Heidi exhaled before nodding, taking Mal's hand in her own. "Yes, and as you grew older...I could no longer try to get them to you. Dad didn't want me near your mother and instead wanted me to focus on my training. Mal...I tried everything to get them to you, but your mother was always one step ahead of me." She tore her eyes away and looked at the bed. "By then, you already hated me and dad. Your mother worked hard to develop that hatred, she wanted you to only reflect her...She didn't want the world to know that you even had a smidge of Hades in you." She glanced back up at the purplette, tears forming within her eyes.

Mal shook her head, finding the information to only cause her more disbelief. "I...Why would she do that?" Her voice came out far quieter than she intended.

Heidi sighed, wiping away her tears and looking back at her sister. "The day you were born, Hades and Maleficent had a massive argument. He wanted to train you as he did me, but Maleficent...she told him that she would not let her child's magic be polluted by his powers. He told her that it would only make you more powerful...But she did not believe him for a moment, he has always been iffy on telling the whole truth. So, instead, she threw him out...And he raged. She later divorced him and he decided to remain in his cave to train me. You can probably guess how the rest went." She shook her head and released Mal's hand.

"Yeah…" Mal mumbled before sighing and looking up at her sister. "Thanks for telling me...It's just hard to believe that everything you've been told...is nothing more than one big elaborate lie."

Heidi crawled over to her and brought her in for a hug. "I know...But now you don't need to worry about that." She pulled away and averted her eyes. "You could always...talk with dad now. He has always wanted to be there for you, and...well...He can be now." She said slowly, almost as if she hesitated to make the suggestion.

Mal looked at her in surprise. "You...You think he would want to?" Not even a second later, her eyes widened at what she had just said.

Heidi blinked at her owlishly, completely caught off guard, took a minute to respond before a smile landed on her face. "Mal, he would love to talk with you, to hang with you." This made Mal chuckle a bit. "Point is, dad really wants to be in your life and he is becoming good. He went down to argue with Thanatos for Audrey's soul...out of love. If that isn't a clear sign I don't know what is."

Mal nodded in agreement. "I...I think I want him back in my life, he doesn't seem like how my mother described him. I mean-he's pretty crazy." She laughed, causing Heidi to join in. She calmed down and smiled. "But...he seems to really care now that I think about it."

Heidi chuckled and patted the girl on the arm. "He does, it's just hard to see under all that madness sometimes. Thousands of years in the Underworld will do that to you...he just has a hard time with...people." She smiled and shook her head. "Give him time."

Mal exhaled and sat up. "I will...I think now is the time to tell them. I've hated hiding this from the others, that you are my sister and that Hades is…" A small smile appeared on her face. "...my father."

Heidi's smile only grew and she took both of Mal's hands, neither minding the small sparks that were zapping off of Heidi's hands. "All my life I wanted my little green-eyed sister to say that…" She fought the tiny tears pricking her eyes. "...And it is even better than I ever imagined."

"You goof." Mal chuckled, tears also fighting to be released from her glowing green eyes. "We won't have to hide it any more or-or use secret greetings...I can call you sister in public." Her voice was filled with joy as she laughed. "Auradon will know...They'll know that we are family."

Heidi nodded with a small laugh of her own. "They will...And I can introduce you to the other gods, you can finally meet them." She shook her head and beamed. "What do you say we throw these curtains back and tell them?"

"Hell yes." Mal said with a matching smile. "Then we can make it official, tell all of Auradon." She let go of Heidi's hands and chuckled. "Let's do this thing."

Heidi gave her a nod before raising her hand, causing the curtains to disappear and allowing everyone in the room to see them once again. They all stopped talking and looked at them in confusion, or in Uma's case, suspicion.

"So, what were you two discussing?" The teal-haired VK asked, prompting Harry to snicker at the word 'discussing'.

Mal and Heidi shared a look before Mal smirked. "We have something to tell you all."

The two got off the bed and Heidi folded her arms and let out a chuckle. "Something that should have been said a long time ago. Do you want to say it or you want me to?" She asked the purplette beside her.

Mal tilted her head in thought before nodding. "I think I will tell them." She said, inwardly laughing at how wrong Uma would be. Turning to face her friends and the pirates, she laced her fingers together. "Guys…" She took a deep breath and smiled. "Heidi is my sister and my father...is Hades."

Evie looked proud and smiled at the two while everyone else looked...stunned. Uma looked like she had just seen a ghost, Jay and Carlos wore matching agape expressions, Ben was blinking in shock, Celia was looking at Heidi like she had only now just connected the dots, Gil was staring blankly, and Harry was dumbfounded.

Heidi chuckled at their expressions and smirked. "It's the truth. I've known Mal since the day she first gave me a stare with those green eyes of hers." She brought Mal in for a one-arm hug and looked at them. "We thought it was time that Auradon knew...and we didn't want to hide it anymore."

Evie stood up and approached them with a smile. "I'm glad you finally accepted it, M." She said softly, exchanging a quick hug with the girl.

Mal chuckled and nodded. "Thanks, E." She looked to the rest of the group with a raised eyebrow. "But I think we may have broken everyone else in the room."

Heidi laughed and placed her free hand on her hip. "Give them some time to process it. In the meantime, why don't I tell you all of the embarrassing things about dad while we wait."

Mal grinned at her. "Count me in."