Author's Note:
Hi!
The idea for this fic came during a rewatch of Descendants and hours of listening to the movie's official soundtrack. I guess I wanted to rewrite the plot with your typical teenage drama and with more focus on the romance and royalty side.
The scenes and lines I wrote in this book are taken from either the movie, the novelizations, or my own mind. If any of the chapters seem familiar to another work, please tell me immediately! I haven't explored the fics written for Descendants, and I can only hope that my idea hasn't been done before.
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Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoy my story as much as I have enjoyed writing it.
~ astryl
Disclaimer: I do not own Descendants. It belongs to Disney.
Prologue
"Darling, is something wrong? You've been staring into space for quite some time now."
Queen Belle snapped out from her train of thoughts to see her husband, the human Beast, looking at her worriedly from behind his desk. An open book, left unread, rested on her lap as she reclined comfortably on the chaise lounge in the library.
Ever since the couple moved into this new Beast Castle, it had been a habit of theirs to stay in the library. It was, of course, Belle's favorite place, which housed all the books that were ever written in the kingdom.
As for Beast, it had always been a great comfort for him to watch Belle, alive and safe, from afar, so he opted to work on his kingly duties in the library instead of in his private office.
"Huh? Oh, it's nothing. No need to worry.", the queen reassured him.
"You know you've never been able to fool me.", the king remarked, determined to help with whatever was troubling his wife, as he had always been doing the whole time they've been together.
Belle let out a soft chuckle. "That is true, nothing ever gets past you."
"So...", Beast began, prompting her to continue.
"It's a little project I've been wanting to start, that's all."
"Oh? Tell me more, and we can make it happen."
"I'm not sure you'll like the idea.", Belle said hesitantly.
"I'm sure it can't get any worse than what I tried to do with Olympus.", Beast said, laughing heartily as he remembered that whole fiasco with Zeus.
Belle only smiled at him, wondering whether her proposal would really be a good idea. 'Here goes', she thought to herself as she took a deep breath.
"I want to bring the children of the villains here, to Auradon."
"You want to what?", Beast bellowed as he stood up, earning a wince from Belle at the sudden raise of his voice. Nevertheless, she steeled herself. It was a plan she had thought long and hard of, and she was prepared for its outcome.
"Exactly what I said. Bring their children here, and let them study at Auradon Prep. Give them a chance to live in Auradon.", Belle repeated firmly, standing up from her seat.
"But they're the spawn of our sworn enemies! They're evil just like their parents, and who knows what catastrophe they'll bring once we let them in? Our people could be in danger!", the king countered, vehemently protesting against what his wife was proposing.
"They're innocent children, Adam! Yes, it is possible that they may have been educated about the ways of evil on the island, but we can help them. Teach their young minds about goodness and kindness."
"Belle, we created Auradon 20 years ago, so we can finally live in peace and harmony, and you want to risk all of that? For the sake of charity, of giving second chances?"
The queen's facial features softened as she looked at her husband. "I gave you a second chance, didn't I?"
Beast could not bring himself to reply. She was right, after all. "What about our subjects? What would they say?", he tried to argue instead.
"If my plan succeeds, the kids may choose to live normally among us without any problem. If not, then I'll handle the consequences, no matter what they may be."
The king sighed, knowing this was one discussion he would not be able to win, not when Belle was this determined. "So which villain kids do you plan on bringing here?", he asked.
Belle's face lit up as it was clear that Beast had given her the go signal for her proposal. "I already have four in mind. The children of Cruella De Vil, Jafar, Evil Queen, and Maleficent."
"Maleficent? But she's the worst out of everyone on that island! Why would you choose her kid first?"
"That's the point, darling. She is the worst, but if we can prove that her child can settle in nicely in Auradon, then we'll have no problem with the rest of the children on the island.", Belle explained.
The king sighed once more, though he couldn't help but be proud of his queen. She really had thought this through, and he knew he could count on her to make it work. "I hope you know what you're doing.", he simply said.
"I won't let you down, I promise.", Belle replied.
Beast only walked over to where she stood and hugged her tightly, pressing a soft kiss on her forehead. "That's the problem, isn't it? No matter what you do, you'd never be able to let me down.", he whispered, chuckling.