Hello All! This is a new story that I have had in my head for the past 2 weeks and I needed to start it! If you guys have read my other story, do not worry I am still going to finish it. I just really wanted to get this one started as well.
*I DO NOT OWN DESCENDANTS*
Please enjoy and let me know what you think and some opinions you have
*WARNING FOR SWEARING*
MAL'S POV
Today has been the one of the worst days of my life. I just want to crawl in my bed and stay there for 2 weeks. Only a month ago I was having the time of my life. I was singing at gigs with my band mates, I had a great job at this local art museum and I was completely and utterly in love with my boyfriend, Harry. On top of that my childhood wasn't all that and a bag of chips. My mom wasn't "mother of the year," she and my dad got divorced when I was 4. I love my dad. He is the absolute best, but my mom got full custody of me when they went to court. I tried to have a relationship with my dad and whenever we wanted to do anything together my mom would shut it down. I don't know how life can be so cruel to someone. I thought that everything was finally going to turn around. The only good things in my life right now are my dad, my best friend/sister and my two other guy best friends/brothers.
Evie. She is my best friend and is like a sister to me, we have known each other since the 3rd grade, we are both 24 now. We live in an apartment with her, Harry and I. She is a vision of beauty and a fashion designer. She is 5'5", fair skinned, big beautiful brown eyes, beautiful natural red lips and black hair, which she has tints of blue in her hair. She works for a big fashion company and is amazing at her job. She even designs my own clothes, which are wicked amazing. If it weren't for Evie I would be dressing in sweats and baggy t-shirts everyday.
I am 5'2". I have pale skin, plump pink lips, lily pad green eyes and long wavy hair. It is naturally blonde, but I dye it to make it look like a metallic version of lavender and grey. I have a passion for art and I love music. I am in a band and I am the lead singer. Carlos is in the band with me and he plays the drums. He asked me to sing one night because their other lead singer left them to join another band and from then on I have become their new lead singer.
My two other best friends and brothers are Jay and Carlos. Jay is a professional lacrosse player, he is about 6'2", golden tan skin, long black hair and just about the biggest teddy bear you can find. Carlos works at a veterinary clinic and an assistant. He is about 5'6", tan skin, lighter than Jay's, he has the cutest freckles on his face and has dyed blonde hair with his black roots showing from his scalp.
Harry, my boyfriend, we have been together for 3 years now and he works for a magazine company. He is a publisher there and it is a very stressful job. He is about 6'1" and he is Scottish. He had clear ocean blue eyes and black hair. He has quite a temper and he isn't the best person to talk to when you have problems. When you try to talk to him he gets riled up and you sometimes can't even understand him when he is talking because his accent is more noticeable when he starts to ramble. My dad doesn't like him much because he doesn't treat me right all of the time. Sometimes I feel that I deserve better, and I know that I do, but I don't know how to tell Harry that he needs to treat me better.
My dad, Haden. He is the best dad that any girl could have. After I turned 16 I made the choice to move in with my dad and it has been the best decision I have made. He is so protective and is there for me whenever I need him. He owns a music shop, and that is where I get my love for music. He keeps telling me that I need to break up with Harry because he doesn't get a great feeling whenever he is around the guy, but I think that is just him being the over protective father that he is.
I finally am able to plop down on my bed and try to sleep. I was just about to fall into a deep sleep when I heard a knock at my door.
"Mal? Are you home?" I heard Evie ask.
I groan and slump my way to the door. When I opened it I saw that she was there with a huge white garment bag. My eyes widened in shock.
"No. No way Evilyn White. There is no way that I am going to another one of those parties. You aren't even part of the cast, why are you going?" I whined. As she made her way into my room and hung the bag on my bed frame.
"Because Mallory Fey, I helped design the costumes and I was invited by my boss. So will you please let me help you get ready because Harry is going too and you know how he gets impatient when we aren't ready on time." She told me and she guided me to the bathroom.
"More like he gets irritated with me when I'm not ready when he is," I mumbles under my breath. I know that Evie heard me and she just looked at me with a sad expression.
She did my hair first. She left it down and put some sparkling purple flowers in my hair and loosely curled the remaining hair that wasn't pulled back. By the time she was done with it I noticed that she braided it, and with the flowers that she added, it looked like I had a flower crown on my head. Then she started on my makeup. She knows that I do not like too much makeup, but tonight she put some silvery lilac glitter on my eyelids, she made my cheeks rosy pink and added a light shade of pink lipstick on my lips. I thought that this was a bit too fancy for just a cast party. She then guided me to the black bag hanging over the foot of my bed. When she unzipped it my mouth dropped and I was in awe at how beautiful this dress was. It was a beautiful eggplant purple off the shoulder ball gown that turned to a lighter shade of purple of the bottom of it. It was made of satin, it had a sweetheart neckline and had a full skirt underneath made of tulle. It had the most beautiful floral design that went from the top of the dress and stretched down and it looked like beautiful vines coming down the dress and it was met with a light purple lacy pattern at the bottom of it and wrapped around the dress. It also had a corset back to it. I was speechless about the beauty of this dress.
"E. I think that this is way too fancy for a cast party, don't you think?" I asked her still not taking my eyes off of the dress.
"Well it's a cast ball. So no, I do not think that it is too fancy. And it's a masked ball too," she answered me.
"I can't believe that you made this Evie. I am in absolute shock."
"Well thank you, Mal. I am glad that you like it. Do you want to see mine?" I nodded eagerly.
She went out of the room to go and get her dress and she was back in no time. She places her bag right next to mine. She unzipped it to reveal a gorgeous navy blue dress with a full skirt made of tulle. The bodice of the dress had floral, petals and jewels on it as well. This dress also had a sweetheart neckline but had no sleeves. The back of Evie's dress was a zipper so you couldn't even tell where the dress opened from. I stood there and just admired my best friend's work and how proud I am of her for becoming what she always wanted to be. I looked at her and finally realized that she was almost ready. I guess that I was so tired that I didn't even notice. She had her hair in a low side bun and had curls coming down on the side of her face to frame it. Her makeup was done and she had blue eye shadow on and ruby red lips.
"So are you ready to put it on so we can go?" I nodded and she helped me into the dress and then she told me that she had purple flats for me because she knew I hated heels and I was so thankful for that. She wore short heels so that her dress could flow on the floors elegantly. When we were ready we looked at each other and examined one another to make the finishing touches on our gowns and hair. We heard a rather loud and rapid pounding on the door.
"Are you two done yet? The limo is here to take us?" We both heard Harry ask and he sounded very annoyed. I rolled my eyes and then me and Evie made our way out of the room.
When we entered the living room Harry was pacing back and forth. When he finally saw us he sighed annoyingly.
"Finally. You guys are going to make us late," he said. He didn't even comment on how we looked. He just passed us to make his way out of the apartment. He and Evie looked at each other and I could tell that she looked pissed at him.
"Well, why don't you look nice in that suit, Harry," Evie commented bitterly.
"Well thank you. You did a good job on it," he said as he looked at his phone and gestured to follow him.
The car ride was silent. The only talking that happened was when Evie asked the limo driver to take a picture of the two of us so that we could send it to Jay and Carlos. The four of us were in our own little family group chat and they responded to the picture fast.
Carlos: WOW! You girls look beautiful. I hope you guys have a great time. Hope to see you ladies later this week. Be safe.
Jay: DAMN! Our sisters look gorgeous tonight! Not that you guys always don't, but even more tonight. I hope you ladies have a great time. Text us both when you guys leave and get home safe!
Jay: Oh and Mal! Tell that douche bag boyfriend of yours to watch out, because if he doesn't someone is going to sweep you off your feet and take you away from that jackass…. any way love you girls have a great night. And DO NOT forget to text us when you guys leave and get home!!
Me and Evie couldn't control the smile that came to our faces when we read Jay's protective text messages, but I rolled my eyes at Jay's comment about someone sweeping me off of my feet. Like anyone is going to find me that appealing.
When the car pulled to a stop Evie handed me a beautiful lacy Colombina mask, Evie had a floral phantom mask and she gave Harry a plane red Colombina mask. I asked Harry if he would help me put my mask on but he ignored me and put his own on and got out of the car. Evie huffed in anger and helped me put my mask on. We both looked in Evie's mirror and I wasn't going to lie, but we looked very nice and both of our masks made our eyes pop. I even noticed that my eyes have little bits of gold in them.
We made our exit from the limo and looked up at the beautiful mansion that was in front of us. It was so big it almost looked like a castle. As we made our way towards the front of the mansion we then noticed that Harry was already halfway up the stairs and when he made it up to the steps he was stopped. We saw a larger man holding Harry from going inside the party. We made our way to him and we heard that they were arguing. Harry was telling him that he was stupid and that he needed to let him in because he was a guest go the party, while the guard told him that he could no t enter with out the person who was in the list that invited him. Evie cleared her throat.
"Evilyn White, with two guests," she said with a smile. Though she gave Harry a dirty look when she said "two guests."
"Ah Miss White. So lovely to meet you. I am Chip, one of the guards at the mansion. Mrs. Glass said that she is waiting for you inside," he said as he smiled at Evie and I.
"Thank you very much Chip. This is my best friend Mallory," she gestured to me and I gave him a small wave and a smile, "and this is unfortunately her boyfriend, Harry," she then gestured to him and Harry just rolled his eyes.
"Well it is very nice to meet you Mallory. You look very beautiful tonight," Chip told me and I blushed a little. Harry noticed this and huffed and walked inside to join the party.
"HARRY!" Evie yelled. He turned around stunned and walked back to us.
"What?"
"You could, at the very least, act like a good boyfriend and walk Mal inside, can't you?" Ask asked, crossing her arms over her chest. He huffed and held his arm out for me. I took it and we walked inside with Evie behind us. Once we were inside Harry said that he was going to get a drink and walked off. Evie just rolled her eyes and cane to my side.
"Mal. I do not understand how you are still in a relationship with this guy. He is the rudest and most selfish person I have ever met, not to mention that your dad and the boys don't even like him," she said. She was right no one really liked him or the way that he treated me. At first he was so lovable and caring, but now he isn't the same person that I knew when we first met.
"It's complicated E. I am hoping that he will change into the person that he was when we first met," I said looking down at my dress. She was about to make a comment but someone interrupted her.
"Evie! I am so glad that you guys made it," it was Evie's boss, Ella Glass. She is so pretty she has shoulder length blonde hair and she is wearing a beautiful halter top silver ball gown, though it didn't have as big of a skirt as mine or Evie's.
"Ella! I am so happy to see you. Thank you again for inviting us," she said and she gave her boss a hug. "This is my best friend and sister, Mal, I don't know if you remember her," Evie said as she took my hand.
"Of course I remember Mal," she said and she pulled me in for a hug, "how have you been sweetie?"
I then remembered all of my problems that I was having before Evie came to help me get ready.
"Things could be better, but let's not talk about that now. We should be having a good time tonight," I said and I noticed the woman standing next to Ella. She was wearing a yellow ball gown and had short brown hair that came to her jaw line. She also had beautiful hazel eyes.
"Oh how silly of me. This is Isabelle, her son is hosting the party," Ella explained and we both shook her hand and we started to make small talk.
We were talking about the fashion company that Ella owned and how much hard work Evie puts in there.
"So, Mal, what do you do?" Isabelle asked me.
"I work at a museum in town. I am one of the lead directors there, but there has been talk about it closing down, so I may be out of a job soon," I explained. It took all three women by surprise. Evie gasped and pulled me into a hug. I didn't want her to feel bad for me so I decided to change the topic onto something else.
"I am in a band though, with one of our other friends. I am the lead singer and I play the acoustic guitar, though that is different from the band," I said to them and Evie nodded eagerly.
"She is amazing. She has the most beautiful voice and writes her own songs," she tells them and I blush making my cheeks even more pink.
"Okay. Thank you Evie, but I'm not that great," I said trying to hide my blush.
"Are you kidding me Mal!" This time the voice was Ella's, "Evie talks non stop about how good you are. You have to perform for us one of these days or we should go to one of your gigs."
Isabelle nodded in agreement and I blushed even harder.
"I would love it if you guys would come to one of our gigs," I said to them.
"Well why wait till then. Why don't you perform tonight. I bet you the band would lend you a guitar to borrow so you could sing for us," I was shocked at Isabelle's suggestion.
"Oh, I don't want to make a big deal out of it," I said to them and they were about to protest but I cut it, "I should actually look for my boyfriend, he is around here somewhere," I told them as I started to look through the crowd.
I looked around the crowd to see if I could find him and I couldn't find him for a minute, but then I saw him at the bar flirting with a girl in a short pink plastic dress and a glittery mask. I gasped at first and gained Evie, Ella, and Isabelle's attention. When I turned to look at them Evie and Isabelle looked murderous, I had to place my hand on Evie's shoulder to calm her down and Ella the same with Isabelle.
"Evie. Calm down. It's fine," I tried to reassure her.
"What the hell are you talking about Mal. No it is not. He is supposed to be here with you not going and flirting with some plastic skank! I am sorry Mal, but I am going to let the boys and your dad know about this," she pulled out her phone and texted the boys and my dad. I know that she did it because she cares but still. I took her hand again and then she realized what she said and looked back at her boss and calmed down. "I am so sorry for my outburst. I just got angry because he should be with Mal and not with whoever that is."
Surprisingly Isabelle spoke up. "It is fine Evie. That is my son's girlfriend Audrey. I hate her. She is so stuck up, rude and is a horrible human in and out." Mal stood there in shock about what she just heard. Then she realized something.
"Wait! Audrey? As in Audrey Beau? The actress?" She asked and Isabelle just nodded. "She is dating Benjamin Adams. So that means you are Isabelle Adams Benjamin's mom!" She asked, still in shock.
Isabelle just laughed and nodded again. "Please you can just call me Belle, and yes I am Benjamin's mom," she said as she started to look around the room. "He should actually be somewhere around here."
"Well I would hope so. He was the start of the movie," Evie said and laughed.
We all started to laugh at Evie's comment. Then I remembered about my boyfriend flirting with another girl, basically right in front of me. I started to look really depressed when Isabelle grabbed my hand and started to pull me into the room full of people.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
"Well I said that I wanted you to perform for us so that is what you are going to do." She stated as she pulled me close to the stage area. She let me go and went behind the stage to talk to the band. I quickly turned to run towards where Evie was, but someone was right behind me before I could take a step.
I looked up to see that I bumped into a tall man, about 6'2", with a dark blue suit on. He had a blue make and had very beautiful hazel green eyes.
"I'm sorry are you okay?" He asked me. I shook my head to clear it.
"Yes. I am fine thank you. Are you okay? I didn't mean to bump into you," I asked him.
"Yes. I'm fine thank you," he said. He was going to say something else but Belle came back to grab my hand and took me backstage not even acknowledging that someone was standing in front of me.
BEN'S POV
I am trying to find my mom so she does not see Audrey before I have a chance to tell her. I am looking everywhere for her. I mean how hard is it to find a woman in a yellow ball gown. I turned around when I saw a flash of yellow and sure enough there was my mom, but she was not alone. She was guiding a young woman through the crowd to the stage area. I made my way through the crowd to catch them but I accidentally bumped into the girl that my mom was guiding.
I looked down to see if she was alright, when she looked up at me I was mesmerized by her eyes, they are so beautiful and had little gold flecks in them. When she shook her head I was taken back, did I hurt her? Then she said that she was fine and asked me if I was alright and apologized for bumping into me. I told her that I was fine and before I could say anything else my mom came from behind the stage and pulled her away, not even noticing that I am there.
"Wow. Thanks mom." I mumbled to myself.
MAL'S POV
When we got backstage Belle walked up to one of the band members while I stood there twiddling my thumbs wanting to be anywhere else but here. When they were done talking one of the band members came up to me and introduced himself.
"Hi. I am Ryder. So I have just been told that you can sing," he told me and it made me blush of embarrassment.
"Yeah, I am actually in a band and I am the lead singer."
"Oh. What is the name of your band?"he asked me.
"The Moors? We are not big. We do gigs at a club in town every weekend," I explained.
His eyes shot open in shock. He backed away and called his band mates over. "Guys! Come here!" they came over to us and looked at him curiously with Belle following them. "This is the lead singer of The Moors! Remember we saw them a couple weeks ago and The Forest, that club downtown?" They all looked at me in shock.
"No fucking way! You have a great voice! What are you doing here?" One of the band members asked.
"I am actually here with my friend and my boy…. My other friend," I did not want to refer to Harry as my boyfriend tonight. If he has the nerve to flirt publicly and not care how it makes me feel then I do not have to call him my boyfriend.
"Well Miss Belle was just asking us if you could sing a song with us even by yourself," Ryder said.
"Well I don't know any of your songs and I don't want to impose," I told them.
"We know that song you sang a couple of weeks ago, about Romeo and Juliet," Ryder said and it shocked me.
"You know that song? I only sang that one time," I asked.
"I know it was kind of girly for my taste, but I could not get it out of my head and I recorded it on my phone. When we have down time we play it. We really like it," he told me. I could not help the smile that came across my face. I can't believe that they liked my song that much. It makes me so happy that they liked it that I did not hesitate to agree to sing the song with them.
"Great! I will just go out to the party. I can not wait to hear it, especially since Romeo and Juliet is my favorite Shakespeare story," Belle said as she made her way out to join the rest of the party.
We started to get ready and I was lent an acoustic guitar for the beginning of the song and we waited for the next set and talked.
BEN'S POV
I stood by the stage waiting for my mom to come out, or maybe even the girl with the beautiful green eyes. I got lost in my own head thinking about her yes that I didn't even notice my mom come up to me.
"Hello Ben. Where have you been this evening?" She asked me and gave me a hug.
I returned the hug and took a breath. "I have actually been looking for you. I wanted to warn you that Audrey is doing her flirting and I wanted to tell you before you saw it for yourself," I explained. She looked at me with a scowl on her face.
"Yes. I already saw her. She was actually flirting with someone's boyfriend. Honestly Benjamin, I do not know why you are still involved with her. She doesn't even know how to dress for a ball party for god sake," she ranted.
"I know mom. I am actually going to break up with her after the party. I don't want to deal with her and her flirting all of the time. I want someone who wants to be with me and only me. I want someone who wants to spend time with me and doesn't want to be with me just because I am famous," I ranted to her. She looked at me with a huge smile on her face and she was about to say something when we heard a shriek.
We both turned to see a girl with black and blue hair wearing a blue ball gown practically jumping up and down looking towards the stage. When we looked at the stage there she was. My eyes were glued to her and she looked so beautiful in her purple ball gown. I don't even know her name but I can't take my eyes off of her. I looked at my mom and saw she had a big smile on her face. She turned to me and said that she was going to find my dad. I nodded and walked off to the side so that I wasn't in the middle of the dance floor. I heard a guitar start to play and then she started to sing.
We were both young when I first saw you…
MAL'S POV
I walked onto the stage and started strumming the guitar.
We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm standin' there
On a balcony in summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
See you make your way through the crowd
And say, "Hello"
Little did I know
There were people starting to dance on the dance floor as the song picked up and I could see Evie clapping on one side of the room. I smiled at her but she looked to the dance floor and she looked shocked then the look of anger came across her face. I looked to the dance floor and saw Harry dancing with Audrey. My face dropped but I didn't want to make a scene so I continued to sing the song but not looking in their direction.
That you were Romeo, you were throwin' pebbles
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
And I was cryin' on the staircase
Beggin' you, "Please don't go, " and I said
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet, 'cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while, oh oh
As I continued to sing I glanced at Harry and Audrey and they were smiling and laughing with each other. I don't know what is going through his mind. How could he do this to me. He obviously knows that I am the one singing up here. So I just continued to sing.
'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
But you were everything to me
I was beggin' you, "Please don't go, " and I said
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
Romeo, save me, they're tryna tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
Oh, oh
I looked back to where Harry and Adrey were dancing and I saw that he was guiding her off of the dance floor. I watched as they made their exit from the room and then I made eye contact with Evie and she looked as red as her lips right now. I Nod to her and I continue to sing the last viruses of the song.
I got tired of waiting
Wonderin' if you were ever comin' around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said
Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you, but you never come
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
And said, "Marry me, Juliet
You'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
'Cause we were both young when I first saw you
The crowd starts to clap and cheer. I smile at the crowd and make my way off the stage and place the guitar on the stand that is behind stage. I made my way through the crowd to Evie, but before I could make it to her a hand was on my shoulder and turned me and I came face to face with Belle.
"Mal. That was so beautiful. Did you write that yourself?" She asked and I nodded. Then I noticed the tall man standing next to her.
"Oh where are my manners. Mal this is my husband Adam. Adam, this is one of Evie's friends, Evie works for Ella," she told him and he turned to me with a smile on his face.
"Well it is very nice to meet you Mal. I hope you are having a good time tonight?" He asked and it just reminded me that I need to go look for Evie before she kills Harry.
"I am thank you. Now if you wouldn't mind I am going to go and find Evie," I said as I headed in the direction of where Evie was.
I couldn't find her anywhere. I was looking around for about 10 minutes before I found her talking to a guy. He was taller, not so big. He had glasses over his mask and shoulder length brown hair that was pulled back into a low ponytail. I walked up to them and saw Evie smile at me.
"I was coming to calm you down but I see that it is not needed anymore. Hi my name is Mal," I told the man standing next to Evie.
"Hi. My name is Doug. I was just coming to talk to Evie here because I saw that she looked upset about 15 minutes ago," he explained. "Yes well about that, Evie, I am going to go and find Harry and I am going to have a little talk with him," I told her as I turned to walk away from them.
"Mal," she called and I turned to see her take a step towards me. "Do you want me to go with you? I don't want you to go alone if you need someone with you," she asked me.
I shook my head and told her to go and mingle and have fun, then told her that I would meet her a little later.
I walked out of the room and tried to find Harry. I was looking for a good 15 minutes before I heard giggling coming from one of the hallways. I made my way towards the hallway then I saw him and Audrey in a close embrace. I gasped and stayed around the corner from where they were so that they couldn't see me.
"Well what about your girlfriend?" Audrey asked.
"Well you don't have to worry about her. She isn't the smartest person in the bunch. She doesn't even care that I have been around you all night, didn't you notice. I mean she didn't even stop singing to separate us," he said and my heart sank.
"Well she may have a pretty face and a pretty voice, but I bet you that she can't give you what I can," she said seductively.
"Yeah in those ways she is kind of useless and difficult. She can't really do anything right, she is constantly late for things and can never make up her mind on things," he said. "But I bet you can give me what I need now can't you."
I peaked around the corner just in time to see him lean down and push her into the wall and kiss her deeply. I couldn't take it anymore so I ran as fast as I could. I didn't even notice the people looking at me. I ran out of one of the side doors and ran into a garden. I sat on a bench in the middle of it and I let all of my tears fall down my face. I am glad that I was far enough so that no one could see me from inside. I was so lost in crying that I didn't even notice that there was someone in the garden before I was there. I didn't even notice that they were making their way towards me until they cleared their throat. I looked up to see the man that I bumped into earlier and was shocked to see that he was handing me a blue handkerchief. I took it and wiped my eyes and he took a seat next to me and finally broke the silence.
"Are you okay?"
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