Hi guys! This is Audrey's POV of what happened in chapter one and then some! I had a lot of fun writing this, if the word count says anything, and I hope everyone likes this!
I created a new cover for the story and I personally love it. Really makes this story more identifiable. That and it really contrasts Heidi and Audrey.
The crossover fic will be hopefully up soon! We are just finishing up on a few details here and there, so if I were you guys I'd just keep an eye out for it.
On to the comments!
Emmettluver2010 : Oh yeah, he definitely was a douchebag with that move! He kinda just wanted Heidi out of the way for awhile and knew that she could be knocked out that way. You'll see how Audrey reacts in this chapter and I hope I did a good job with this! Enjoy!
danifan3000 : Thanks for telling me this! I was going out on a limb and called her a demi-goddess, so it really helps to know there is a correct term for what she is.
Summer : From what I have been told she is. I know I was informed that she is half-fae and half-god, that's a nymph, so you could go ahead and call her a hybrid. Don't quote me on that though, I only learned that recently.
808VietGirl : For sure! It's kind of a guess on who she hates more at the moment. Mal or Hades? I'd say Mal but it was Hades who knocked her out.
I don't own Descendants, I only own Heidi. The cover pic belongs to its rightful owners, all I did was edit it.
When Audrey had awoken that fateful day there was no Heidi in sight. She had apparently left extremely early so she could wrangle her brother since they were picking up the new VKs.
Audrey looked at herself in the mirror, taking a glance at her outfit. Ugh, I can't believe I have to attend this. At least Grammy will be there. She thought as she placed her earrings in, smiling as she realized they were the ones Heidi had given her when the goddess had returned.
She traced her fingers over her necklace, sighing as she felt a warmth wash over her. Even when she's not here she tries to keep me happy. She thought as she closed the jewelry box and turned away.
Audrey walked down the stairs, keeping in mind that her grandma would be by soon to take her to the event. She stepped into the kitchen and grabbed an apple before taking a bite of it.
Why do we even need more VKs? Mal and her friends were trouble enough! Audrey thought, her expression going sour. Mal especially so.
Besides Heidi and, unfortunately, Chad, nobody talked to her. Some days the princess felt like she didn't even exist. It was simply the worst. And who is the one to blame? Who is the one who crashed in and shattered Audrey's future? The one who stole her friends?
Drum roll please!
It is none other than the purple-haired villain known as...Mal!
Just thinking about that villains name made her seethe. Why does Heidi talk to her? She's horrible.
The way that Mal looked at Heidi was a little more than annoying. The fact that she makes her eyes glow was just another reason for Audrey to hate her. And Heidi? Heidi returns the glowing eye thing!
If Audrey didn't know better, she'd say Mal was stealing her girlfriend!
First she steals Ben and now she's trying to steal Heidi?! Ugh, I wish they'd just send her back to the Isle already. She is out to get me!
Audrey finished the apple and tossed it in the garbage. The sound of a vehicle pulling up alerted her and she quickly ran over to the door. She made sure she looked perfect before she opened the door.
Queen Leah was standing outside and seemed to be examining her house, "Hi, Grammy!" Audrey said, happily hugging her grandma.
"Hello Audrey." Leah said, hugging her back. They separated and Leah looked over her shoulder, "She isn't here, is she?"
Audrey tilted her head before realizing who she was talking about, "Heidi? No, she hasn't been here all morning. She had something she had to do so she left early."
Leah looked pleased at the fact, "Good. The last thing I wanted to see is her today. Come, let's go."
As soon as the older woman turned away, Audrey frowned and closed her eyes, I can't believe Grammy still hates Heidi. Heidi has done nothing…
"Audrey!"
The princess shook her head, "Coming!"
Audrey couldn't believe how many people had turned up for this. The last time they did this it was only the students that showed up, now there are heroes and sidekicks up the wazoo!
Leah led Audrey to a close up area, "If we have to watch let us at least have a good spot." Leah said, looking rather annoyed.
"I'd rather not watch at all." Audrey muttered, folding her arms.
"Hey, uh, Audrey!" Audrey immediately knew who the voice belonged to, "Audrey!"
Audrey turned around, "Chad." She stated, exasperation heavy in her voice.
"Hi…" Chad waved at her, smiling at her.
Usually, Chad was never able to talk with her since Heidi was often looming nearby. Being in the same vicinity as the goddess was by far one of the worst things he could do to himself.
She sighed, knowing he must be trying to talk with her for a reason. "What do you want?"
He scratched the back of his head as he laughed nervously, "Well, I noticed that you-know-who isn't around and…" He trailed off.
"And?" Audrey repeated the word, raising an eyebrow.
"And...I was wondering if I...could stand with you?" He asked, causing Audrey to look at him with a deadpan while Leah appeared surprised.
Audrey knew what her Grammy was thinking and it was something along the lines of, Do it! He's a prince and he's much better than that horrid girl!
The princess gave in to his request, mainly due to Leah looking at her in expectation, "Fine." She told him, immediately turning away from him.
Chad smiled widely, doing this happy little dance at the fact he was able to be near Audrey again. "Thank you, Audrey!"
Audrey simply nodded, looking elsewhere as the band began, Here we go.
Mal and Ben walked by her, their sickeningly sweet smiles causing her to frown. Everyone cheered around her, happy at the sight of Mal.
Audrey's glare darkened as the two stopped and looked out at everyone. You are so lucky I have a reputation to keep. She thought, closing her eyes as she fought to keep herself calm.
The one thing she wanted to do the most was wipe that stupid smile off Mal's face and expose her true self to all of Auradon. That would make her suffering worth it. The only reason she had never done that was because of Heidi. Heidi would be so disappointed in her...
And I don't want Heidi disappointed in me. Audrey thought, taking a deep breath before forcing a smile on her face.
Fairy Godmother held up a microphone as the band stopped playing. "Bippity-boppity, one-two, one-two, can everybody hear me?"
Everyone broke into a cheer as Audrey rolled her eyes.
Even the people on the Isle can hear you. She thought as she watched Fairy Godmother hand the microphone off to Ben.
He accepted it with a smile. "Thank you, Fairy Godmother." Ben chuckled softly before looking at the crowd. "What's up Auradon?!"
Audrey was tempted to hold her hands over her ears as the people around her cheered some more. This is ridiculous. The princess's smile fell, Now I know why Heidi says crowds are the worst.
Ben smiled brightly at the cheers, holding his hand up to tell them to quiet down. "Thank you, thank you so much for coming out to welcome our new arrivals, they'll be here soon!"
Audrey could see that Ben's parents were happy with this. Which was...surprising, considering that his dad was pretty angry the first time Ben told them about the first wave.
"Not like we had a choice," Leah muttered, glancing at Audrey.
He practically forced us all to be here. Audrey thought, nodding at her grandma's words.
Ben laughed and took Mal's hand, "It worked out pretty well for the first four."
Chad scoffed, "Yeah, especially for you." He was shut up by a snap of the finger.
"Shut up." Audrey muttered, shooting him a glare.
Chad straightened up and nodded, looking at her carefully as if Heidi would pop up any second to tackle him to the ground.
Ben turned so he faced Mal, taking her other hand and smiling softly, "Mal, this is the exact spot we first met not so long ago. I feel like I've known you my whole life. But did I mention that I'm in love with you?"
The music started back up and 'awws' echoed in the crowd.
Audrey looked sour at his words. It's official-This is the worst of the worst.
Mal laughed into her hands as she shook her head at what he was doing.
"I met this girl who rocked my world like it's never been rocked and now I'm living just for her, and I won't ever stop I never thought that it could happen to a guy like me," He looked down, pulling something out of his pocket before falling to one knee.
Wait...What is he doing? That's when Audrey realized why everyone was forced to show up, why all these heroes and sidekicks were here.
"...but now look at what you done you got me down on one knee."
Oh. My. God. He's PROPOSING?! She froze, watching the scene in horror.
Mal, on the other hand, was beyond surprised.
Ben held the ring box so Mal could see it, "Mal, it's you and me. It's you and me forever."
No...No. NO! This can't be happening! Audrey felt the world slow down as Mal gasped and Ben spoke those devastating words.
The words that made sure Audrey would never ever get her old life back. The words that would make sure her family would never look at her the same way.
"Will you marry me? Will you be my queen?"
It was at this moment that something snapped inside the princess. Something dark.
Mal nodded, her eyes still wide, "Yes!"
Audrey nearly fainted, and Chad quickly caught her. The princess saw his mouth move, probably asking if she was alright, but she heard nothing. She had tuned the sounds of the people around her out.
How dare they be happy about this! She is a villain! A villain who has just been given the crown...My crown. Oh, she's not going to get away with this...Not this time!
The princess stood up, eyes burning with the anger that was deep within her. If glares could kill, Mal would be dead and then some.
She wasn't aware that time had passed until her Grammy had 'hmphed', "A lifetime of plans, gone. Our family's status gone. Audrey, you were supposed to be his queen and you let him slip through your fingers. Then you go and date that blue-haired fiend." She folded her arms as she looked at the princess, "Your mother could hold onto a prince in her sleep."
Audrey snapped out of her trance and had to hold back the snarl as she spoke, "Don't you think I feel bad enough, Grammy?" She exclaimed, shaking her head, "After he dumped me I had no one except Heidi, so she is not a fiend. She's the only one who's been with me since the beginning." She stated, turning away from her grandma.
"Ben and Mal are the best! I can't wait for Mal to be our queen." A girl said loudly from behind the princess.
Audrey frowned deeply and whipped around, "You'd rather have a VK on the throne than me? What is wrong with you people?" She turned around, seething as she looked at the screen that showed Mal and Ben, "What is wrong with everybody?!"
All of them...They have all lost their minds! She thought, closing her eyes, I'll show them, I'll show them all.
She knew Heidi wouldn't approve, but Audrey had an idea. An absolutely beautiful idea. She could deal with Heidi later; right now she had to talk with a villain.
As soon as Mal was close enough, Audrey grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her to where she was standing.
"Congratulations." Audrey said, putting a smile on her face while her voice was bitter and had a bite to it.
Mal laughed breathlessly, still in complete disbelief at what had just happened.
Audrey chuckled darkly, Perfect. "You won him fair and square." She paused, placing her hands on her hips, "Oh wait, no you didn't. You spelled Ben to destroy all of Auradon. Touching story for the grandkids." She laughed, relishing in Mal's reaction.
Mal was speechless for the most part until she heard Ben say something. She shook her head, "Speaking of kids, we have some kids waiting on us, so...if you'll excuse me."
Mal walked away, still quite startled at what Audrey had said to her.
Audrey grinned, turning her attention to the screen. Oh, she had a plan, alright. This plan of hers would be...delightful.
I'll shove that crown in her face! She may be the soon-to-be Queen...But she won't wear the crown. No, that's mine. The princess thought, closing her eyes as she remembered that the Queen's Crown was kept in the Museum. Guess I'm breaking into a museum tonight.
After about thirty minutes passed, Audrey saw that the limo was finally leaving the Isle. This meant she would have her goddess back, and that very thought brought her a soothing calmness.
Wait...Why did the limo just stop? Why are they getting out?!
That's when she saw a man who resembled Heidi, That must be Hades. She thought, watching as he lit up his ember and fired three shots that hit Jay, Ben, and Carlos. She didn't care about them, however, as she kept an eye on her girlfriend and how Heidi reacted to it. The goddess's hair flamed up to match her father's, and she pointed her ember towards him.
Hades didn't pay attention to her, much to Audrey's relief, and seemed to focus on Mal which made her smirk, Maybe he can take her out for me. She thought, folding her arms.
Mal transformed into a dragon in an attempt to defeat the god but was shot by a ray of blue energy. The energy seemed to weaken her as she was reduced to these pitiful growls.
In Audrey's opinion, it was the best thing she'd seen all day. To everyone else?
Yeah, they panicked at the sight of their precious queen under attack.
"Please do not panic! Do not panic! Okay, nobody needs to panic." Fairy Godmother said over the screaming, trying to calm the crowd.
Audrey grinned as she pointed up at the screen, "There's your precious queen, she can't even protect us!" She exclaimed, feigning shock.
Her words caused even more panic and sent everyone running for the hills.
"Okay, we're panicking, bippity-boppity run!" And there goes Fairy Godmother.
Audrey wasn't running however, she wanted to stay and watch the show. The 'Mal yelping like a kicked puppy' show that is.
Of course, that's when Heidi decided to insert herself back into the fight, "Dad, stop this, now!" The woman yelled, looking directly at her father.
Hades stopped looking at Mal and looked at Heidi with a glare, "You know I don't belong here, you know I have a mission!" He shouted back, looking Heidi over before staring at her.
What's he doing? Audrey wondered, quite confused at the way the god was staring at Heidi.
Heidi gasped, shaking her head. "Wait, dad, no-!"
Then to her shock, he stopped firing at Mal and fired at Heidi?!
She has that necklace, she'll be fine- Her thought process screeched to a halt as Heidi suddenly dropped her ember before falling onto the ground like a ragdoll.
No… Audrey felt like fainting again; her breathing sped up as she saw Carlos rush to Heidi's side.
How could Heidi be taken out? Wasn't she supposed to be immune to magic? To anything?!
If Audrey's world wasn't shattered before it was now, shattered and stomped on.
And Mal? Mal did nothing to stop Hades from doing that. She just stared!
Audrey felt anger like she had never felt before. This was...hatred. She didn't want Mal to suffer...no.
She wanted her gone.
I'm stealing something else tonight. She thought with narrowed eyes as she saw Mal finally take out Hades. The crown isn't enough. I need something powerful.
She wasn't sure what powerful object this might be, but she'd know as soon as she saw it.
And she would use it.
As soon as the limo pulled up and they were out of the car, Audrey was there glaring at them all. Her eyes were dark and filled with anger, "Some queen you are." She hissed at Mal, turning her attention to Carlos ,who was holding up an unconscious Heidi.
Mal stared at her in shock, "Audrey...I'm-"
"Save it!" Audrey exclaimed, walking up to Carlos, "Can you help me take her home?"
Carlos looked at her with widened eyes before nodding, "Yeah, of course." He said, smiling softly at her as she walked over and helped him by lifting Heidi up by her other arm.
Audrey shot him an appreciative look, "Let's go."
Mal sighed, looking at Ben with sadness, "I've really done it now."
Ben took her hands, "Just give her time to recover, she saw everything we saw during that. As soon as Heidi wakes up, Audrey will calm down. Okay?"
Mal nodded looking down at the ground, We don't even know if Heidi will wake up. Hades knew how to take her out and I have a feeling he's the only one who knows that answer. She thought, looking at the departing figures of Audrey and Carlos.
"I hope." She said softly, tightening her hand around Ben's.
…
Audrey and Carlos got out of the car that Audrey had called for. "Wait here until he comes back out and take him back to the school." Audrey told the driver, who simply nodded.
Carlos lifted Heidi out, gazing at the princess who rushed over to help him. "Thanks." He said, making sure to walk carefully along the path to her house.
"No, thank you." Audrey murmured back, matching his pace while glancing at him, "You were the one who stopped everything to make sure she was alright. No one else did." She said the last part so quietly only she heard it.
Carlos smiled, "She's like an older sister to me. With all she's done for me, the least I could do is to see if she was okay." He shook his head, "I've never seen her go down like that, not even on the Isle."
Audrey looked concerned, "Are you saying this is the first time this has ever happened?" She asked, looking at the door as she pulled out her key with her free hand.
"I...never really talked with her on the Isle, no one did, but from what I know, she never went down like she did today." Carlos said, looking rather puzzled, "It's almost like Hades knew this would happen."
Audrey narrowed her eyes, opening the door to her house, "Upstairs." She stated, looking at him while she thought.
"Got it." Carlos responded with a nod.
The two made it up the stairs and Audrey pointed at her bed, "Set her down there." She said, guiding him to the bedside before sitting the unconscious goddess down.
Carlos sighed in relief, "Need anything else?"
Audrey shook her head, "I don't think so." She looked at him with the smallest of smiles, "Thank you." She said softly, sitting down next to Heidi and running her fingers through the goddess's hair.
"Okay." He began to turn away, stopping as he remembered something, "If you need anything, Heidi has my number in her phone." He told her before leaving the room.
Audrey didn't respond, looking sadly at Heidi as she cupped the goddess's cheeks, I'll protect you, I promise. She pulled away and looked at Kirby, who was asleep on his bed. "Kirby." The dog woke up and ran over to her before sitting at her feet, "Keep an eye on her. I am going to be doing something."
Kirby barked an affirmative and jumped onto the bed before crawling onto Heidi's stomach. The dog circled a few times before curling up and fell asleep once more.
Audrey smiled at the sight, shaking her head as she grabbed Heidi's computer and opened it. She typed in "Museum of Cultural History floor plans." She chuckled as they were brought up immediately, picking up her diary and beginning to sketch the floor plans.
What Heidi doesn't know won't hurt her. Audrey thought, glancing back at the goddess, I'll get revenge for both of us, I'll be sure of it.
She circled the room titled "Crowns of Auradon" and gazed at all the other rooms she had sketched, "Gallery of Villains? That could work." The princess smirked, That could definitely work.
