Chapter 10: Boys Boys Boys

Mal was in a frenzy pacing back and forth on the dorm. "Got something on your mind much?" "Ben ugh Ben asked me on a date" "that's what's got you so worked up?" "it's not funny, Hadley. You know I've never been on one" "Relax you'll be fine just be yourself and if all else fails let the love potion work its magic. Sounds like we need the big guns to get you ready and by that, I mean Evie". Mal immediately ran out the door to find her blue haired friend. Hadley shook her head with a smile. As the days gone on, Hadley found her and sister growing closer. Without their mother looming over them, the twins were bonding in Auradon.

Hadley was halfway through a new book when she was startled with the door slamming open. "We got a lot of work to do. Hads if you could get the makeup that would be great, I'll get the clothes, Mal take a seat" Evie immediately got everyone to work to get Mal ready in 45min for her date. After throwing clothes literally everywhere, Evie settled on a purple dress, leather style combat boots and a leather jacket. Hadley put a simply braid in Mal's hair. Evie already began her makeup as Hadley finished Mal's hair.

"Okay easy on the blush I don't want to scare him away" "please my mom taught me how to apply blush before I could talk. Always use upward strokes" "our mom was never good on makeup tips" "are you afraid of your mom?" "sometimes are you guys afraid of your mom?" "sometimes, I just want her to be proud of me she gets so angry at me when I disappoint her and yeah she's my mom so I know she loves me in her own way" "try being me, Mal" "what are you talking about" "I live in a world where my mom hates me I'm never gonna be good enough or like you. I don't know what I did but I feel like it's always you and mom together and then me" "I didn't know you felt this way" "no you didn't we all want our parents to look at us with a proud look on our face and for some of us that doesn't happen. Mom took one look at you and wanted you to be her because you look like her. I look like dad whoever he is because mom hates him for whatever reason, and I have feeling it's because I'm like dad" "Hadley" "no Mal you had it easy. You have no idea what its life to be me" "to be you? I have had mom down my back since day one. Mal you're a disappointment. Mal you are not as evil as me. Mal when I was your age, I was cursing kingdoms. I have a lot of expectations on my shoulder" "I would kill for that over being ignored. Do you ever think that it was mom driving the wedge between us" the twins stared at each other "I have a date to get to" Hadley rolled her eyes and walked out the door before she left she watched her sister look at herself in the mirror and say "I'm not hideous". Hadley shook her head and walked out the door.

She kept walking aimlessly thinking about her conversation. It was good that the girls were getting everything off their chest. The other didn't know how bad they had it. The twins were starting to realize that they were all they had. Before she knew it, she was knocking on PJ's door. A random brown-haired boy answered the door. I think he was in my chem class? "is PJ here?" "P you got a girl here" PJ looked shocked to see you "hey" "hey uh can you go for a walk?" PJ's smile widened "anything for a beautiful girl". The two walked in silence before PJ broke the silence "are you okay?" "yeah it's just my sister and I got in a fight that's all and it's been bugging me" "but didn't you guys hate each other" "yeah we do or at least we did well it was really our mom orchestrating us hating each other. I don't know" "woah woah woah just start from the beginning". Hadley explained everything to PJ and how she felt from her father (whoever he is) abandoning her to her mother hating her to Mal hating her. "Sounds like it's your moms fault" "I don't know.." "it is, without your mom here how are you with Mal?" "it feels like we are becoming friends in a way" "maybe your mom sees your dad in you and that's why she mean to you" "why would you think that?" "the hair, the fiery personality. It's not very Maleficent" Hadley gave a look "it's not bad thing. You are your own person"

The two reached a bench and sat in silence. "look maybe you should try talking to Mal" "yeah cause that will go just as good as our last conversation" "hey you never know" Hadley looked him in the eye. He's got a point maybe being away from their mother would make them more like sisters than anything. Neither one said anything as they slowly leaned in towards each other. PJ gently grabbed the back of Hadley's neck and pulled her into towards him. They both locked lips. It was sweet at first and then got heated before Hadley broke it off. She had never felt like that before. That's wasn't what they did on the Isle, fairytales don't exist. "I got to go" "wait Hadley" Hadley ran the whole way to her dorm and slammed the door behind her. "you okay" "no E I'm not" Hadley talked about what happened. Halfway through the story Mal came in and talked about her night. "sounds like you both need to sit down and talk to your guys" "yeah right" "you like him just talk. Your problem is that you're afraid to open yourself up to someone and be vulnerable" now Hadley felt bad for running. He has to hate her now or at least lost interest. That was a problem for tomorrow. With a huff Hadley plopped down on her bed replaying her time with PJ before grabbing her book to read before bed.