Chapter 11: Family Day

Family day the one day all the VKs were dreading. This Sunday everyone's parents are invited so that they can visit their kids, see their classrooms and meet and talk with teachers. There are luncheons, dinners, performances and bonding activities that were schedule. Since all of our parents are trapped by a magical barrier and stuck on island, they weren't coming. The VKs were not mentally ready to see all of the Auradon parents showering their kids with endless affection.

Friday was finally here and even though all of the parents arrive this weekend, Hadley could not wait for it to be the weekend so that she can read and explore the areas around the school and do anything but school work. Today was just dragging and of course their last class of the day was Remedial Goodness 101. Fairy Godmother was cheerier than ever today. "Children! Yes as you know this Sunday is Family Day here at Auradon Prep and because your parents can't be here due to uhhhhh distance we've arranged for a special treat" and with that Fairy Godmother skipped up to the monitor to turn it on to reveal my mother's face pressed up to the screen. This should be interesting. Confused, Maleficent backed up away from the camera "I don't see anything, nor do I hear" now she started to hit the monitor "is it is it ugh can I PLEASE get the remote?! Is this thing on? Its broken" after all of the villain parents were done arguing and hitting the monitor, the picture came on revealing their kids and Fairy Godmother.

"Evie its mommy! How beautiful" Evie gave a small wave with a smile to her mom "well you know what they say the poison apple doesn't fall far from the tree" Maleficent started to grow irritated "Don't you mean the weeds?" with a jump Cruella spoke up next "ohh whose the old bat?" Mal smiled and answered the question "this is Fairy Godmother" mom put a sly smile on her face. That a smile Hadley hated "still doing tricks with eggplants?" "I turned a pumpkin into a beautiful carriage!" "you really couldn't give Cinderella till 1am? I mean really what the little hamster had to be back on their wheels?" "they were mice!" Fairy Godmother turned to look at us "they were mice" and with that Fairy Godmother stepped away from the monitor and we took a step closer to it.

Mal spoke up first "Hi mom" "MAL" could mom screech any louder, my god "I miss you?" Jafar was next "you children are never far from our thoughts" "how long must mommy wait to see you?" "there's a big coronation coming up so sometime after that" "WHEN?" "Friday 10 am" "you sure I can't see you before that? I don't what I'm gonna do if I don't get my hands on that magical wa- you my nugget that I love" good save, mother now I know where Mal gets it. "yes, I completely understand mother". Cruella's entire face filled the screen "Carlos is that a dog? Ohhhh that would make the perfect size for earmuffs haha" "he's the perfect size for a PET. This dog loves me, and I love him and FYI your dog is stuffed! So, give it a rest" "ohhhhh burn" a laughing Jafar starts to taunt Cruella "oh why don't you go sell a toaster you two-bit salesman" "people who talk to stuffed animals shouldn't throw stones" "well people who sell toasters shouldn't use mixed metaphors" "ENOUGH" mom yelled even louder.

Before this could go on any longer Jay disconnected the video. None of us knew what to do or say. Fairy Godmother felt horrible "I'm so sorry" "thanks for the special treat" "of course" and with that we walked out of the classroom. "M? what do you think our parents are gonna do if we don't pull this off?" "I think they will be quietly disappointed in us but ultimately proud of us for doing our best" "really?" "no, I think we are defiantly goners".

We all decided to do a quick dinner together before heading up to Jay and Carlos's room to make sure we have the plan put in place. "Okay so we all know what this looks like. It will be up on display under the Beast's spell jar and Ben will be coming in from here. I'll be in the very front and you will all be up in the balcony. Carlos?" "okay so I'll find our limo so that we can break the barrier and get back on the island with the wand" Mal hands over to Evie what looks like a perfume bottle "perfect, Evie you will use this to take out the driver. 2 sprays he will be out like a light".

My sister started to flip through the spell book before landing on the spell to reverse the spell she used on Ben "Mal? You want to break Ben's love spell?" "yeah you know for after. I've just been thinking you know when the villains really do start to invade Auradon and begin to loot and kick everyone out of their castles and imprison their leaders and destroy all that is good and beautiful. Ben being in love with me just seems extra cruel". Looking around the room I could tell none of us really wanted to go back. We were all enjoying little aspects of Auradon life.

Sunday was here before we knew it and the three girls were getting ready. Of course, Evie took control in picking the outfits, makeup and hair. Evie decided on a colorful blue and teal dress with her hair down and curled, Mal was wearing something more sophisticated. There was a huge chance she was going to be meeting Ben's parents, so her outfit had to be appropriate. She was wearing a blue and purple skirt with a matching short sleeve blazer and a white button up blouse. Her hair was how she always had it, down and curled. I ended up wearing my hair in a top knot with a long sleeve white lacy dress. I had to admit we all looked good. "Mal you'll be fine. If Ben's parents don't like you then they're crazy" "I just hope they don't judge me too harshly". We ended up meeting the guys at the base of the stairs and walked to family event together. There were people and food everywhere and everyone seemed so happy and excited.

Jay's and Carlos's eyes bugged out once they saw the chocolate fountain. I mean really a fountain made of chocolate, what doesn't Auradon have?! The two acted as if they would never eat it again shoving as much candy under the chocolate as possible before using their hands and even their tongues. Disgusting. Defiantly will not be trying that now. Mal's and eyes both went wide when we saw that there were strawberries. Who knew we would both be in love with that fruit? "I will never get sick of these" "me neither" the two girls started laughing. The laughter died down and the two girls stared at each other not knowing what to say. They were actually getting along. "I don't think we laughed like this since we were really little". The twin's moment was cut short when Mal was called by Ben. Mal gave a small smile before jogging up to her boyfriend.

She looked so nervous as she hooked her arm with Ben's and from here it looked like the king and queen were shocked as to who Benny Boo's new girlfriend was. Before we knew it Mal was trying to invite us to lunch with the royal family. But before lunch was to be served, everyone partook in a game of croquet whatever that was. This game was boring and tedious, I wish I were shooting at people during Tourney. Hadley was instantly distracted by PJ and his mom a few feet away. Evie pushed the white-haired girl towards him. "Evie no" "no you need to talk to him" "I don't even know where to start" "he will understand just start with 'I'm sorry'". With a sigh Hadley found the courage to walk over to the boy.

"Well well well if it isn't my favorite VK" Hadley was a little shocked but instantly smiled. "Mom this is Hadley, Hadley this is my mom, Wendy" "It is nice to meet you, Hadley" "likewise" "will you be joining us for lunch?" "oh, I'm not sure—" "oh you must" "Hadley you should I need you to try cheesecake" "alright alright I will". After a few minutes of small talk, Wendy excused herself to talk to another parent. Hadley broke the silence "look I'm sorry for the other night I panicked" "if you don't like me just say it" "no PJ I do like you and that's what scares me. I grew up in a house where I'm told love is weak so I ran" "hey we can take things slow. Is that okay?" "I would like that". And with that the two hugged. It was the kind of hug that made you feel warm, safe and secure and you didn't want to let go. "No dad?" PJ grabbed the back of his neck "nope in Neverland as usual. I feel bad for my mom she doesn't deserve it. My dad gets into this moods where he can't deal with reality and adult life and runs away to Neverland" "PJ I'm sorry I had no idea" "it's okay you didn't know and it's not something I like to talk about" "you know you can talk to me about anything" "I'm starting to see that now" the two smiled at each other.

Our conversation was interrupted by a woman yelling at my sister that caused everyone to stop what they were doing and look at the two "you?! How are you here? And how have you stayed so young?" "sorry PJ" at this point I made my way over to my sister and stood next Evie, the two of us exchanging looks. This won't end well. Ben jumped into my sister's defense "Queen Lea it's okay Maleficent is still on the island this is her daughter Mal don't you remember my proclamation to give the new generation a chance?" "a chance to what Ben? Destroy us? Oh, come on you remember, don't you? The poison apples and the spells? The spells. My daughter was raised my fairies because of your mother's curse. So, her first words, her first steps, I missed it all"

Mal feeling guilty tried to apologize to Queen Lea before Chad pushed her arm away "go away. Stay away from her" "don't do this Chad" "what? They were raised by their parents Ben. What do you think villains teach their kids huh? Kindness? Fair play? No way okay uh uh. You stole another girl's boyfriend. You enjoy hurting people and you you are nothing but a gold digger and cheater" "mirror mirror in my hand whose the biggest jerk in the land" the mirror revealed Chad's face "what come on" he knocked the mirror out of Evie's hand and Jay jumped into protection mode. The two wouldn't stop fighting and Evie sprayed Chad in the face with the sleep perfume to end the fight. Everyone gasped in fear. And with that we ran and found ourselves to the outdoor café lounge and sat at a table. We all ate in silence not knowing what to say. Ben found us "hey guys how is everyone. Hey, listen forget about it was nothing let it go. Tomorrow after the coronation I promise everything will be okay I'll see you guys later" yeah maybe to you Ben but not to us.

Doug walked up to the table first "listen Evie I want to talk about earlier" Chad of course being the jerk that he is tried his best to control Doug "Doug!" Evie instantly felt bad "listen it's my fault I'm so sorry" "DOUG" and with that Doug walked over to Chad. "Doug?" "sorry I can't". Audrey being the bitch that she is walked past our table with Jane "how long did she think that was going to last? Mal's just the bad girl nothing more" "yeah I mean he's never gonna make a villain a queen" after everything Mal has done for Jane, I thought she was our friend. Guess not. Being pissed off I handed Mal her spell book and she eagerly took it. "beware for swear undo Jane's hair" there was a scream and the crowd moved to reveal Jane's short hair was back. "there is a lot more where that came from" "excuse me but who do you think you are" god I can't stand that bitch "do I look like I'm kidding?" Mal opened up her spell book and started flipping through pages. With that everyone ran. "I'm really looking forward to tomorrow. Let's grab that wand and blow this popsicle stand".