There were a lot of fun and games to be had such as croquet which was Tilly's favorite as she showed Robyn Jr how to play, bean bag tag, attempts at archery, balloon popping games, spinning a wheel to win prizes, and anything else, as long as no one got too messy as this was a casual dress party after all. There were burgers, steaks, pork chops, and hot dogs cooked served with pink lemonade, potato salad, chips, and light desserts. It seemed to be a very successful Last Day of School Barbecue/Banquet so far.
Keela wore a yellow dress that nearly looked like the same color as a banana as her mother heavily insisted upon her for wearing it. She looked around as she came to go and see her friends, smiling a little bit. Robyn Jr and Roland looked honored to be a part of the school tradition even if they came from Sherwood. Roland wore a black suit with a green tie and black shoes while Robyn Jr wore a garland green dress with white heels. Tilly looked embarrassed to be in her blue dress with hints of white as it made her feel like a dopey little girl, though she didn't seem to mind when Robyn Jr thought that she looked rather adorable in it.
"I'm glad you decided to come to this big party for the school after all, Mal," Evie smiled. "It's a wonderful school tradition."
"This school sure has a lot of parties around here, huh?" Mal remarked.
"Yeah," Henry nodded. "It's a pretty amazing school."
"Definitely better than my old school," Mal agreed. "You do not wanna know what we did at the end of the year."
"I don't think that I wanna." Henry said with a nervous smile.
"Good," Mal smiled back and nodded before smirking. "I think you have a visitor by the way."
"Huh? Why do you say that?" Henry blinked and wondered.
"I think you should turn around." Evie smirked once she saw what Mal saw.
Henry looked oblvious before he flinched suddenly.
"Henry?" A familiar voice called from behind.
Henry then looked over his shoulder.
"I was given an invitation." Dee Dee smiled as she came by, seeming to wear her hair down with a blue flower in her hands, wearing a cute sky blue short-sleeved dress with a darker blue ribbon tied around her waist with white tights and black dress shoes.
"Oh... Dee Dee," Henry said as he turned around while turning bright red in his face. "So glad to see that you came out and about."
"You look really handsome tonight," Dee Dee smiled at him as she stepped closer, holding her hands out to give him the flower. "I think you even look like a real Prince Charming."
"You do?" Henry asked, almost bashfully, accepting the flower. "Well... I think that you don't look like a princess."
"You don't?" Dee Dee gasped and frowned in concern.
"No," Henry smiled. "I think that you look like a real Dancing Queen."
"Oh..." Dee Dee then blushed and smiled bashfully.
"Aww~..." Mal and Evie cooed at the cute moment between the younger kids.
"...May I?" Henry asked as he held the flower up in the air a bit.
"Oh... Yes... Yes, you may..." Dee Dee smiled as she came closer and brushed some of her own hair back.
"Here... Let me get that..." Henry smiled, helping Dee Dee brush some of her hair back so that he could put the flower in her hair. "There we go... Now you definitely look like a Dancing Queen. Is there a ballet for a flower queen?" he then wondered.
"Not that I know of, but I once heard of a fairy tale about The Queen of the Flowery Isles," Dee Dee smiled back bashfully. "I guess I feel like her right now and you can be my King~"
"Aww!~" Mal and Evie gushed in the background again as Henry did his best to ignore them, though it made him blush even more. At least they weren't teasing him, right?
"I'm just glad that we made it through another school year," Dee Dee sighed. "I honestly didn't think I'd make it without some of your homework help, especially in Dr. Jekyll's class. I just don't know how we'll get through high school like in Mickey's Creek... I mean... Am I a jock? A nerd? A princess?"
"You don't need a label," Henry shook his head as he put his hand to her face to gently stroke her cheek. "You're Dee Dee."
Dee Dee beamed and smiled warmly at his kind words.
"Do you wanna dance?" Henry offered as he held out his hand to her.
"I'd like that very much." Dee Dee smiled, taking his hand.
Soon, the two joined together and decided to share a little romantic and kiddie dance together. Mal and Evie smiled at them before looking at each other, then they decided to stay away to give Dee Dee and Henry a little more privacy. Meanwhile, Astrid (Dee Dee's mother/Doug's aunt) and Regina were watching the two kids dance together.
"He's gonna be okay, isn't he?" Regina asked softly as she tried to keep calm.
Astrid soon gave Regina a curious look.
"I mean... With or without me?" Regina asked softly.
"He's going to be just fine... They both are..." Astrid smiled, trying to be sociable with Regina. "It can be hard, but you need to learn to know when to let your babies grow up even though you sometimes don't want them to and you wish that they could just stay babies forever."
Regina nodded as she had a lot to think about from that.
"You still have time with him," Astrid replied. "I mean, Evie will be in college soon, won't she?"
"Maybe," Regina said softly. "She seems to already know what she wants to do for the rest of her life and I admire and respect her decision every step of the way... But I suppose you're right."
"Of course, Madam Mayor," Astrid nodded. "It's only natural and it just shows what a good mother you are."
Regina smiled softly as Astrid smiled back warmly.
Today seemed to be a very wonderful and amazing day so far for both students and teachers, though with a few minor exceptions. Freddie was shuffling some cards with Celia beside her and promised a good fortune to Keela which was pretty surprising as she came to see Evie and Mal as they gave Henry and Dee Dee some privacy. She was told about being able to come to see her true love very soon and she was really hoping it was a certain someone she's had her eye on for a while, feeling confident enough to share about it now after the big school dance cruise when she lost her nerve and confidence at the last second.
"How can I get a guy to notice me without too much change?" Keela asked Evie after her fortune was told and she seemed to be blushing.
"...Do you like someone?" Evie asked with a small smirk.
Keela blushed then, wanting the close-knit she was used to, decided to say. "I want Ben to be my boyfriend... Even though it didn't work out between him and Mal, not to mention that Audrey mess you guys told me about... I want to try and get him to notice me." she then admitted softly.
"Right... Hmm... Well, I'll gladly try to help you out there, my friend..." Evie smiled warmly. "I have quite the eye for fashion, you see~"
"Ya don't say." Mal smirked playfully.
"Shh~" Evie shushed her.
Keela smiled and suddenly hugged the taller girl. "Thank you." she said happily.
Evie's eyes widened before she smiled. "You're welcome," she then told Keela. "We'll first start by seeing which color brings out your eyes the most and see what looks great and what you feel comfortable in. Sound good so far?~"
Keela nodded with a small smile.
"What color do you like the most?" Evie asked.
"Green and browns," Keela told her before looking down at what she was wearing. "This was my mother's dress... I like the color and all, but... It seems... Kinda loud, no?"
"You just shouldn't go to the jungle in that," Mal advised. "The gorillas might try to peel you and eat you."
"Don't gotta tell me about gorillas and what they like." Keela smirked to herself a little bit.
"Right then," Evie replied. "I'll have to see the ones you like, then if you want, I can pick ones I like too and we'll compare, contrast, and see which looks best on you and something we can both agree on," she then advised. "I wouldn't want you looking silly and uncomfortable just to impress him."
Keela nodded as that sounded good.
"We still have some time before The Summer School Games, so you should come over, especially to the fashion workshop that Doug got for me," Evie smiled. "It'll be a lot of fun."
Keela smiled back in excitement. Mal smiled too as today turned out to be a pretty decent and nice day so far.
Later that evening, students and their respective parents and guardians sat in a garden of the school, some of them holding signs and waving flags as they got food from the buffet with light music playing. Cheerleaders were standing as the marching band waited in formation as they took a music break.
"So, Jane's birthday is coming up and I have no idea what to get her," Carlos said as he walked with Jay and the Smee twins seemed to be following behind them. "Jay, you know girls better than I do."
"That's true." Jay smirked smugly.
"Ha, ha," Carlos rolled his eyes before he looked nervous and serious again. "I wanna do something special. I don't know what... But I wanna do something special. It's her first birthday with me as her boyfriend and her as my girlfriend. What am I gonna do?" he then asked, sounding almost desperate.
The twins simply looked at each other and shrugged.
"Hey... You have a 3D printer, right?" Jay then asked.
"I'm not making you your own car to drive away in," Carlos rolled his eyes. "It's not biologically possible."
"No, no, no," Jay shook his head as he put his hands on Carlos' shoulders. "I think that you should make her something." he then suggested.
"Make her something?" Carlos asked.
"Yeah... You know Jane and I'm sure that she would like that," Jay smiled, almost in a kind big brother sort of way. "I know that she would like that."
"Hmm... Make her something... But what?" Carlos pondered.
"You'll think of something. I know you will," Jay nodded. "Just don't get too worried about it or you'll get too sick and you won't be able to enjoy Jane's birthday cake with her."
"Right..." Carlos smiled bashfully. "Thanks, Jay."
"Don't mention it." Jay smirked and ruffled up Carlos's hair a bit.
"Ow! Hey!" Carlos cried out before laughing.
Jay smiled warmly. The Smee twins even smiled and seemed to give two thumbs up together.
Harry sat with Mal and they were discussing The Summer School Games, both looking quite excited about it. Emma and Killian looked very happy for Harry as he found his one true soulmate and they never saw him this happy since his birthday traditions with Killian of looking for buried treasure together ever since he was a little boy.
"You've really rocked my world, Mal," Harry smiled warmly at his girlfriend. "Like it's never been rocked."
"I feel the same way about you, Harry," Mal smiled back. "I never knew I could feel this happy in my whole life."
Harry smiled as he looked like he was going to kiss her right then. The school guests had their dinner and it was almost time for the fireworks as light music played before it suddenly stopped, making Mal and Harry stop and look over a bit.
"1, 2, 3, 4... 1, 2, 3, 4... Can everybody hear me?" Headmistress Fairgood called as she stood on a small stage in front of the buffet tables as she held a microphone.
The students all cheered in response.
"Yes." Jane smiled sheepishly as she hugged Carlos' arm and he chuckled a little to his girlfriend.
"First off, I just wanted to say 'Yay' to everybody for a really great year," Headmistress Fairgood smiled. "We'll dearly miss our high school seniors, but we still have a long way to go. Things won't be the same without them."
Harriet smirked, sitting with Anthony as they clinked their punch glasses together and wrapped their arms around each other, sipping each other's punch glass.
"Mm... Yes..." Headmistress Fairgood then said with a small nod. "There were many changes throughout the year. Some good, some bad, but what's very important is that we're all in this together. To me, this is more than just a school, this is a family."
"Aww~..." Some awed a bit.
"Not like we had a choice for the most part." A familiar elderly woman muttered and whispered sharply to Audrey as she tried to keep it together.
Audrey glanced at her grandmother as she sighed and sat with her two older sisters who seemed to be more interested in their cell phones than engaging with their younger sister.
"It worked out pretty well this year," Headmistress Fairgood continued with a small smile. "Let's hope that there are even greater years to come after this semester, especially with Mr. Robin Bedford helping out in archery for our school who has graciously volunteered to go up against Emerald Acres."
Merida growled viciously as Robin looked at her nervously from where he sat with Regina, Robyn Jr, Roland, Henry, Evie, and Mal.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Bedford," Headmistress Fairgood smiled. "We appreciate it."
"Speak for yourself." Audrey's grandmother huffed.
"Grammy..." Audrey whispered firmly as that was kind of embarrassing her.
"Well... There is something I'd like to add... If I may..." Robin smiled sheepishly as he stepped over and held out his hand. "May I?"
Headmistress Fairgood smiled back at him and soon decided to give him the microphone.
Robin nodded as he took the microphone from her hand and spoke into it. "What's up, Auradon Heights/Storybrooke?!" he then called out.
The crowd cheered for him in response.
"Regina, would you please join me on this stage?" Robin requested.
"Oh... All right then..." Regina smiled softly before facing her children. "I'll be right back."
The kids nodded as they decided to let Regina go up and go do what Robin had asked of her.
"I'm not very good with speeches, so I'll try to make this quick and less #Awkward for you kids, am I right?" Robin smiled bashfully.
Some kids laughed at that while others cringed at the use of "hashtags" from an "old person".
"Um... You kids may know me from your rivals from Sherwood, especially on that last big game that you guys won and truthfully deserve," Robin soon announced to the audience. "But I've grown rather fond of this town, especially with Mayor Regina Mills allowing me to stay... My children have made friends with your children," he then said with a look as Tilly and Robyn Jr held hands under the table while Roland smiled at Henry in a big brotherly sense to a little brother. "I even got to help chaperone your big school dance before the end of the year. I was sent here to help compete against your school which I thought would be an easy win, but my children and I have grown fond of this town, but now, on a day like today, I can honestly say I wouldn't be standing here if it weren't for the friendships and bonds I've made with all of you. Each one of you taught me something about friendship, and for that, I will always be grateful. Today, I consider myself the luckiest man in Auradon Heights. Thank you, friends. Thank you, everybody."
The crowd then cheered in excitement.
"And especially you, Regina..." Robin said as he faced the woman beside him who looked ready to cry before she stopped herself very quickly. "Regina, this was the exact place we first met, not so long ago, but we had different plans in mind. What with my maiden Marian and your knight in shining armor, Daniel... Until fate decided it had other plans for us 10 years later. I feel like I've known you my whole life... But did I mention I'm in love with you?"
"Aww..." The crowd was awed at the very cute and sweet moment.
"Regina, I want it to be you and me... You and me forever," Robin then said as he seemed to be dropping down on one knee as everyone gasped. "Will you marry me? Will you be The Queen of My Heart?" he then asked as he brought out a small box as Regina held her hands to her mouth and popped it open to show a silver banded ring with a round ruby gemstone on it that matched her lips in color.
"Yes!" Regina sniffled and beamed, nodding as she broke down to tears then, but luckily, tears of joy.
"Yes! Yeah!" Roland and Henry cheered.
Evie squealed and grabbed Mal into a tight hug who had a small smile. On stage, Robin smiled as he then put the ring on Regina's finger.
"Oh, my~..." Regina smiled back at Robin as he stood up and she soon kissed him right on the lips thankfully.
The crowd then celebrated... Most of them anyway. Bubbles flowed through the air as Robin and Regina embraced lovingly.
"It makes our movie nights seem a little tame." Doug sighed as he looked on with Evie.
"I love y-" Evie started to say before Doug suddenly looked at her, so she lost her nerve to say what she wanted to say. "...Movies." she then covered up.
"Me too." Doug said softly.
"Yeah." Evie said, turning away awkwardly as Regina and Robin held each other close.
"An even better way to celebrate the end of the year with no trouble around." Headmistress Fairgood smiled.
"Oh! There's trouble alright!" Audrey ranted.
The crowd gasped curiously and a bit concerned. Audrey glared as she stood up from her table and stormed over suddenly.
"Miss Thornley, this is hardly appropriate for a time to celebrate and be happy." Headmistress Fairgood scolded the girl.
"Silence!" Audrey hissed, making Headmistress Fairgood winced as she swiped the microphone away.
"Young lady!" Headmistress Fairgood firmly pouted.
"This trouble all started when certain people moved here from... Isle Moors or whatever that boring smelly place was." Audrey complained to the other students on the microphone.
Everyone else murmured against each other and some seemed even clueless and oblivious.
"She's talking about me." Mal said to Jay and Carlos.
"Ohh." Jay replied obliviously.
Mal just shook her head with a deep sigh and rolled her eyes while Carlos face-palmed Jay.
"What? What'd I say?" Jay shrugged innocently.
"Audrey... This time you have really gone off the deep-end." Tilly said to herself about her ex-childhood best friend.
"Audrey Thornley, it's time for you to get what you deserve." Edward glared sharply as he came onto the stage.
"Finally! Some justice!" Audrey smirked hopefully. "Don't tell me, Mal has summer detention and Evie is banned from cheerleading?" she then asked, smug and hopeful.
Mal and Evie seemed to roll their eyes at Audrey's hopes and wishes.
"Just a minute, Miss Thornley," Edward glowered as he approached the stage with his hands behind his back. "You blew off all your classes the last week of school."
"Uh, yeah!" Audrey said like it was obvious. "Nothing important happens the last week."
"Except my pop quiz and homework, which you missed," Edward reminded with a small smirk. "Thus, you did not pass and that makes you one credit short."
Audrey suddenly looked horror-stricken. "Noooooooooooo!" she then cried out.
"See you in summer school." Edward smirked darkly before he gave the microphone back to Headmistress Fairgood as he walked away.
"This is so unfair!" Audrey complained as she stormed back over and ran into her boyfriend, Chad.
"Be strong, my love!" Chad promised, trying to sound like an over-the-top knight in shining armor hero type. "I will be at your side through this... Thing... This summer... School."
"Really?" Audrey asked hopefully.
"No, my actual person will be lounging by the pool," Chad then said with a smug grin. "But my heart. My heart will be with you in that stuffy classroom."
Audrey's left eye twitched. "...Well, at least I'll have you... And my girls with me..." she then added as she came to see Coraline and Ivy next.
"Actually, Audrey, since you're not the most popular girl in school anymore, we're gonna try to hang out with someone like Jane." Coraline then said.
"Plain Jane?!" Audrey glared. "Are you kidding me?! What's wrong with you people?!"
"Scarlet says Jane is cool now," Ivy replied. "And we hope you understand, but it's just peer pressure."
"Yeah! Nothing personally, but we can't be seen with you anymore because you're not popular," Coraline added. "You understand right?"
Audrey blinked as she looked like she was going to faint until her grandmother came by and held her up. Coraline and Ivy giggled as they ran off together, abandoning and ditching Audrey, adding even more salt to the metaphorical wound.
"At least it can't get any worse for me." Audrey pouted to herself.
"See you bright and early very soon, Miss Thornley..." Edward called as he passed her on his way out as the fireworks began to start as it was getting darker and darker outside.
Audrey huffed and stormed off as she felt so lost and alone right now. Tilly watched Audrey go before she shook her head from her table with her parents, little sister, and Robyn Jr who asked to join them.
Later that night at the Thornley household, Audrey was sniffling as she wrote in her diary about the worst last day of school of her life. Everything around Auradon Heights was so much better until she was faced with Mal: the new girl in town. Not to mention Keela had stolen her old boyfriend and her friends decided that they wanted to hang out with someone who was more popular than she was now. She was going to start summer school very soon too while everyone else would be away at Emerald Acres for The Annual Summer School Games which made her feel even worse and her parents were away on a cruise while her sisters decided to travel outside of town to meet more interesting people, so she was alone with her grandmother who guilted her about the past and for letting Mal ruin her life.
"I'm so tired of pretending... Where's my happy ending?" Audrey pouted as she was heartbroken with no company there to support her. She had followed all the rules and drew inside the lines, she never asked for anything that wasn't hers. She then jumped onto her bed and sniffled, hugging her pillow as she cried out loud. "Oh... MOMMY! WHY AREN'T YOU HERE TO HOLD ME?!" she then wailed as she continued to cry into her pillow as she was very crushed right now in an emotional sense.
There was then some music heard playing out her window.
Audrey continued to give in to her whiny chatter before she looked around as she sniffled. "...What is that?" she then wondered as she wiped her eyes and rolled off of her bed. She then came to her window, about to close it until the music seemed to grow stronger. "...It's beautiful." she then said to herself. She then shut her window and went to sneak out.
Grammy Leah was snoring, fast asleep on the couch after leaving the TV on. Audrey went to go downstairs and looked over to see her sleeping grandmother. She then rolled her eyes a bit before she went to go out the front door and shut it behind her. She looked around and soon heard the music getting stronger, then went to go and follow it from wherever it was coming from.
Eventually, after a while, Audrey came down the street from her home. She then heard the music get stronger downtown in the alley and soon came a bit closer as she sniffled. The music then seemed to suddenly stop once she got a bit closer.
"Hello? ...H-Hello?" Audrey called gently as she came into the alley because she was sure that she heard the music around here somewhere. "Maybe there's nobody here..." she then told herself nervously. "Maybe I should go..."
There was a light chuckle heard deep within the alley before the darker end began to light up with fire suddenly.
"Is anybody here?" Audrey called as she came closer, hearing the laughter.
"No... No one here... But me..." A hooded figure told her as a fire was started inside a trashcan. "I just gotta keep warm for the night."
"Um... Hello... I don't believe we've met..." Audrey smiled nervously as she came closer, finding herself drawn to this stranger somehow. "I'm Audrey. And... You are...?" she then asked.
"You could call me... A friend, Audrey~..." The figure told her, seeming to smirk while keeping most of his face hidden, though his mouth was visible to her.
"Oh..." Audrey blinked. "Uh... I heard the most beautiful music... Was it you?" she then asked curiously.
"Me? Beautiful music? You thought that was me?" The figure asked with a chuckle and smirk before he put his hood down to show his face to her with his nearly burning dark blue eyes. "I didn't think anyone else could hear that."
"You!" Audrey gasped.
"That's right, it's me. Peter Banning from The James Barrie School for Boys at your service," The boy smirked proudly once she recognized him. "And you must be a little lost Auradon girl~"
"Ugh!" Audrey frowned, deeply frustrated. "This just tops my day. Seeing someone like you out here in MY town... I oughta report you to Mayor Regina Mills." she then threatened.
"You're going to tell on me?" Peter smirked. "Who will you report me to? The Mayor's out of town, isn't she? On her way to Emerald Acres no doubt~"
"...Y-Yeah. Maybe... Why do you care?" Audrey said nervously before glaring as she tried to stay strong against him. "Why aren't you away at your own school or home for summer vacation anyway?"
"I got kicked out of my school and my parents gave up on me a long time ago," Peter smirked. "I thought I'd try to make a name for myself. Besides, I was on my way through here and I heard your whiny chatter so I thought I'd play a little music to soothe the savage beast." he then said as he took out a recorder.
"You play the flute?" Audrey blinked.
"Recorder," Peter clarified as he waved it in front of her face. "Totally different. You want my autograph? You could call me 'The Pied Peter'."
"...You're that good?" Audrey wondered.
"Yes... I learned a very special tune on this doohickey a long time ago..." Peter smirked. "I used to play it for my old friend Felix before he deserted me and our lives changed forever because someone new broke into our territory and everyone I knew and loved changed and turned on me, leaving me all alone, feeling like a lonely and lost boy."
Audrey blinked with wide eyes as she shifted at that.
"But... I guess you wouldn't know anything about feeling like that..." Peter said softly as he faced her, looking like he was going to cry and he even sounded like he deserved a lot of sympathy or empathy. "I don't know you that well outside of school games."
"...A-Actually, it's a long story..." Audrey said softly.
"I've got nothing but time," Peter offered to her. "Why don't you tell me what's going on and I'll see if I can turn that frown upside-down?"
"Oh... Really?" Audrey asked.
"Of course..." Peter nodded as he soon sat on a wooden crate before patting the spot next to him so that they could both sit in front of the fire. "Tell me what's the matter."
"Oh, Peter, I don't know where to start," Audrey sniffled and pouted as she sat down next to him. "This total loser named Evie stole my spot as Captain of the cheerleaders and now she gets to cheer at The Summer School Games! No one will love me if I'm not a cheerleader! I need attention!"
"Is there anything else?" Peter asked. "I can tell that there's more to it than that."
"This mess all started when Mal moved into town," Audrey firmly pouted as she sniffled and tears leaked down her cheeks. "She stole Ben from me, now she's totally popular and my so-called best friends are even gonna try to be her friend to score brownie points in popularity. My sisters are out of town, probably even out of the country in somewhere exotic like Paris or Toledo or something like that, and my parents are on a cruise for the whole summer!"
"Oh, wow... How very cruel..." Peter frowned and tutted, shaking his head. "Tsk, tsk, tsk... What some folks won't do."
"I used to be Audrey Thornley: the most popular girl in school, head cheerleader, princess of the school with Benny French by my side, and having it all!" Audrey exclaimed in exasperation. "And now look at me! I've lost everything! My life, my sanity, my friends, my fans, everything! It's all gone! Now I'm reduced to spending my summer vacation in summer school while Grammy Leah watches over me and no one cares! Yeah! That's me! Wonderful!" she then huffed and crossed her arms before mumbling to herself. "Thank you so much, Malissa Ignus, for ruining my life."
"Hmm... So you are a lonely, lost, little Auradon girl..." Peter noted with a small smirk. "Walter Elias turned its back on you like James Barrie turned its back on me."
"Y-Yeah, I guess..." Audrey pouted as she faced him.
"I don't think you need popularity anyway... Who needs popularity when you can have revenge?" Peter suggested. "You deserve what you desire and I will help you get what you want."
"Huh?" Audrey blinked.
"Hear me out," Peter grinned darkly. "We can work together and we can take on this Mal all you want. You just have to listen to what I say."
"Oh... Uh... I-I don't know..." Audrey trembled nervously.
"Do you want your old life back? If not, you can just go back home and cry your eyes out in summer school," Peter huffed as he crossed his arms. "I can show you a whole new world if you just trust me... But if you don't..." he then said, turning away.
"WAIT!" Audrey cried out as Peter grinned darkly then. "...What do I have to do?"
"Just listen to me and I'll give you all your heart's desires and whatever you want," Peter grinned as he faced her and reached out, stroking her cheek. "So... Do we have a deal? I'll make this summer unforgettable for you."
Audrey blinked before slowly closing her eyes from his comforting touch. "...Okay, Peter. What do I have to do?" she then asked before blushing as she seemed to feel things for him she never felt before.
"First, we'll get some rest and then I'll show you a whole new world for me and you to be happy," Peter told her with a smirk. "People say you were a spoiled, selfish, self-obsessed brat? Screw 'em. You've got me now and what I see is a beautiful pink princess."
Audrey gasped and smiled bashfully as she looked up at him. "...You think I'm beautiful?" she then asked softly.
"And more~..." Peter nodded with a smirk and even winked at her. "Just listen to me... Your Prince Peter... Better yet... Your King... And you can be my Queen..."
"A Queen..." Audrey gasped and clasped her hands together.
"My Queen of Mean..." Peter grinned. "You're gonna be one like Auradon's never seen~"
"You're the devil on my shoulder where the angel used to be~..." Audrey replied softly and warmly.
"Damn right I am..." Peter nodded. "You'll get what you deserve... We both will."
Audrey smiled as she decided to spend the night in the alley, not seeming to mind the gutwrenching stench anymore. As long as she had Peter by her side, she knew that she couldn't lose. There was nothing to lose when you were lonely and friendless.