I'm very sorry for how long it took to update! I wrote two stories when I probably should've been working on this. I also had a giant project to work on, but I am now finished with that, so for now on I should hopefully update sooner.
I believe this will have about 3 more chapters, but I could be wrong. With the way I write it might end up being longer.
Please review! Xo
Carlos was sweating the whole walk down to the office. It felt like they were being escorted to a prison cell. Fairy Godmother walked with a purpose in front of them and Ben was walking behind Jay and Carlos as if they would bolt at any minute. On the way they picked up Mal and Evie who looked just as nervous as the boys did. Mal and Evie filed behind Jay and Carlos without saying a word. The walk was awkward. No one dared to say a word, and Carlos didn't like the look Ben had on his face. And to top it off their group looked suspicious as hell. They had to walk down a hallway filled with teenagers who were quick to whisper and gaze curiously at them. Carlos knew what they thought. They were a group of four 'trouble-making' villains who were shoved in between Ben, who looked disappointed, and The Fairy Godmother who looked mad as hell. He didn't blame them for making assumptions, but it still pissed him off.
" I bet they tried to steal the wand again," Jay heard muttered in the crowd. He scoffed at the ridiculous insinuation. If they were going to steal the wand, no one would know. ( At least, not this time).
" Hey buddy," Jay began, looking for whoever made the statement. " Fuc-"
" Jay!" Carlos yelped, jabbing him in the side. They were already in enough trouble, they didn't need to get in anymore, especially over something so stupid. Jay muttered something under his breath but settled back into line and kept his mouth shut.
Carlos looked quickly behind his shoulder and locked eyes with Mal. She showed confusion as he glared at her. When he looked at Evie all she could do was smile slowly at him. If anyone was going to give them away, it would be her. She looked extremely nervous and she had always been the worst at lying. Carlos wished at that moment he and Evie could telepathically communicate so he could tell her to keep her mouth shut.
When they got to the office, the tension seemed to rise. The four of them weren't sure if they should stand or sit, so they opted to stand side by side in front of Fairy Godmother's desk. Ben stood off to the side while clasping his hands, gazing at the group as if he had something very important to say. Jay didn't understand why they had to take orders from him. He was a 16 year old teenager just like the rest of them. What kind of place puts a teenager in charge?
" So, why are we here?" Mal asked, forcing a smile onto her face. Play dumb, that was always the route to go.
" I think you would know," Fairy Godmother said simply, tilting her head ever so slightly.
" Excuse me?" Mal gave a nervous chuckle, looking to her friends for help.
" I don't know if you know this," Ben butted in, stepping forward. " But Chad wasn't at school today."
Jay tried not to scowl as he stated roughly, " Okay. And that's our problem how?"
" I'm glad you asked, Jay." Fairy Godmother smiled as she placed her hands in front of her, on top of the desk. " When a student doesn't show up for school and doesn't notify any teacher as to why they're gone, it is protocol to go check up on them once the day of schooling is over." She pauses for emphasis, causing the group to tense slightly. " When we had a teacher go check on Chad, we found him tied to a chair with bruises all along his face. And then when we tried to ask him a question we found out that he couldn't speak because of some spell that had been cursed on him. We found that rather odd since no one at Auradon are taught spells such as those. It took us nearly two hours to find a reverse spell. And when he was able to speak, do you want to know what he told us?"
" Sure, what?" Carlos sighed, stuffing his hands into his pocket. Everything was about to go downhill.
" That you four ganged up on him last night." The four of them immediately went into a commotion, all talking over one another. They should've saw this coming.
" He's lying!" Carlos shouted. The others were quick to mimic his claim as well.
" I know that," Fairy Godmother sighed, wishing the teenagers had been able to stay calm.
" Oh," Carlos deadpanned. What were they in trouble for, then?
" Then why are we in here?" Evie calmly asked, looking curiously at Ben and then at Fairy Godmother. She just wanted to leave. She felt like she was on trial.
" After I had a further conversation with him I got what I assume is the truth," She paused in case the teenagers wanted to start shouting again. When they stayed silent she continued. " He told me he saw Carlos in the hall and said some things to him that he probably shouldn't have. It obviously angered Carlos, so Carlos responded violently and hit at Chad. Chad did the only thing he could think of and defended himself by punching Carlos back."
Jay stepped forward, protesting. " No! That's-"
"Eh!" Fairy Godmother shouted, cueing Jay to keep his mouth shut. " I will finish talking then you all may speak." She looked at each child to make sure they understood. " Alright, so after that he said they ended the argument. Then later Jay came to speak to him, and he appeared angry. He thinks that perhaps Carlos told you all about the incident and were angered by it. That's why Jay proceeded to beat him up, and why Mal and Evie tied and then cast a few spells onto Chad?"
" You don't seriously believe him?" Mal gawked, gazing over at Ben. " Ben?"
" Look, this whole situation is really hard for us. I mean Carlos does have bruises on his face, which only helps prove that something did occur between him and Chad." Ben didn't want to appear as the bad guy, but it was really difficult to know which group was telling the truth.
" He's lying, you know that right?" Carlos asked Ben, furrowing his brow. How could Ben not believe them?
" I don't kn-" Ben began before he was promptly cut off by Fairy Godmother.
" Chad has never given us problems before. We have no reason to doubt him, but apparently you all do. Why is that?"
" Because he is a dick!" Evie shouted suddenly. Once she realized she had said that aloud, her eyes went wide and she ducked her head down.
Fairy Godmother looked flabbergasted. She was preparing to reprimand Evie when Jay stepped forward, commenting before Evie had a chance to get in trouble.
" I think what Evie was trying to say is that Chad isn't exactly the person you think he is. Everyone can have a facade. He isn't the perfect prince you think him to be," Jay tried to speak calmly, and hoped whatever he decided to say didn't dig them into a deeper hole. " Before you decide on anything, I think you should hear Carlos' side of the story. It's only fair."
Fairy Godmother was silent in thought. Chad had never caused problems before, so it was a bit odd for the teenagers to claim that he was at fault. And in some way, she wanted to believe them, but she couldn't help that tiny thought of thinking they were lying, because of who these children were. It was very biased of her, but who would trust the villain kids over the son of Cinderella? She was in a very tough spot, and she wasn't sure how to handle it. Ben seemed as troubled as she was. It was all hearsay, aside from the bruises on the two boys' faces, and she almost wanted to forget about it altogether.
" Alright," She finally spoke. " Let's hear it."
Carlos lifted his head up and glanced at Jay before speaking. " Uh, okay," He cleared his throat awkwardly. " Um, well..Chad has been picking on me, I guess. Cause, um, y'know I'm gay and everything. And I guess I'm not really helping myself by dating Jay..." He coughed, scratching at the back of his neck, trying to avoid eye contact with everyone in the room. " And so he's just kinda been yelling stupid stuff at me, like calling me a fag. Then last night him and two other guys came up to me and started saying how I was carrying a disease, and was worthless for being gay and um, that I didn't deserve to be here, and then they just started hitting me. So obviously I hit them back, but that only made them angrier and so they knocked me down and started kicking me," He paused again to take a quick breath, wanting to get his story out as quick as possible. " Chad got those bruises from me, yeah, but only because I was defending myself. He initiated it, not me."
Fairy Godmother shook her head slowly, eyeing between Jay and Mal. " And the other three? Jay, Mal, Evie? Was theirs self-defense, too?"
" Not exactly.." Mal mumbled, realizing they were going to have to admit what they had done. " Chad did tell the truth about that part...He did anger us and we did retaliate on him. But what Carlos said was the truth. Chad punched him first. You have to believe us."
Fairy Godmother and Ben exchanged a look, determining on what to tell the other teenagers. Fairy Godmother stood up, smoothing down her dress. " Will you please give Ben and me a second to discuss this?" She smiled at the kids as her and Ben walked to the corner of the room and talked in hushed whispers. The four teenagers nodded slowly before turning around and facing each other, each wearing a nervous expression.
" What do you think they're saying?" Evie asked, trying her best to read their lips, though she wasn't succeeding much.
" Who cares? They're gonna tell us in like a minute," Jay snapped as he glanced at Evie. His eyes quickly caught Carlos' pale face and his nearly shaking form. He frowned before stepping behind Evie and moving to Carlos' side.
" It's going to be okay, C," Jay whispered in Carlos ear, grasping at his hand. He knew all the thoughts that were running through his head, and he wanted to make sure Carlos knew that everything was going to be okay. ( At least, he thought so).
" I don't know," Carlos replied shakily, looking in Ben and Fairy Godmother's direction. " They don't believe us. I know they don't," Carlos was breathing shakily as he locked eyes with Jay. They were going to get sent back. He knew it.
Jay used his hand that wasn't in Carlos' to reach up and graze his thumb over Carlos' cheek slowly while whispering, " Shhh, C. This is our home now, alright? The stupid Fairy Godmother might not believe us, but Ben will, alright? Babe, it'll be okay," Jay rubbed his thumb over Carlos' cheek again as he pulled Carlos into his chest, wrapping his arms tightly around his torso, placing a kiss into his curly white hair.
Evie eyed them curiously, leaning into Mal. " Aren't they fake dating?"
Mal rolled her eyes. She had seen the exchange too, but she had learned to ignore it. She wasn't going to play matchmaker, or help them realize that they both were totally in to each other. " They think so," She mumbled. She just hoped to god one of them admitted their feelings soon, and if they didn't do that she hoped their 'break up' would occur soon. Because if they waited any longer to do either one of those things, their little 'fake' stunt would end in flames. And Mal didn't want to have to be there to help clean up the mess.
The whispers soon quit and Ben and Fairy Godmother were walking back towards the teenagers. They immediately straightened back up into a line and impatiently awaited their punishment or no punishment.
"Ben and I have come to an agreement." She tries to smile, but it comes out looking forced. She wanted to go a different route for the teenagers , but Ben convinced her otherwise. " Your punishment.."
" Punishment!" Carlos shouted wide eyed. Punishment in his brain was equal to getting sent back to his mother. " No! You can't-please, don't, we can't-" He was trying to breathe, but his body seemed to forget how. " I can't go back to the Isle. I can't-" His throat was burning, and he couldn't get enough air.
" Carlos, breathe!" Jay frowned at the boy, placing his hands on his shoulders.
" What? Who said anything about the Isle?" Fairy Godmother frowned, wondering what caused Carlos to suddenly freak out. Her statement seemed to calm the boy; his face scrunching up in confusion as he finally sucked in a puff of air.
" Wha-What?" Carlos stuttered, confused. He never thought they would get any other type of punishment besides getting sent back.
" We're not sending any of you back. While, yes, that was our original terms, this situation does not call for those dire needs. This situation was very tricky in that we could only go by word. Because we did not see the situation ourselves and we're not entirely sure on what the truth is, it wouldn't be entirely fair for us to send you guys back."
" Thank god," Carlos and Evie both mumbled together.
" But there still needs to be punishment," Ben stated, looking as if he didn't really want to be delivering the news. " The one thing we do know because you all admitted it is that Mal, Jay and Evie did play a part in it. Because of your interference by using violence and banned magic, you three will have detention for four days a week for the next month. " The three groaned loudly. Mal was going to attempt to argue with Ben, but thought it better not to.
" And me?" Carlos asked, hoping his punishment was the same as theirs. He really hoped his punishment wouldn't be worse. But knowing his luck, it probably would be.
" Since we can't be sure what happened with you and Chad, your punishment won't be as severe. Chad will be serving a week of detention, and you Carlos will go to detention four times a week for three weeks."
" That's biased!" Jay shouted angrily. Chad was the one who started it all, and if they couldn't prove who was at fault, Carlos and Chad should get the same punishment. The only reason they gave Chad a less severe punishment was because of his title. He wasn't some evil doing son of a villain like Carlos was.
Ben frowned and Fairy Godmother sent Jay a hard glare. " It is what we have chosen and I suggest you don't say another word unless you would like another week of detention?" Jay hadn't realized Fairy Godmother could be so mean. He found a new hatred for her. At first she seemed like she wanted to give them a chance, but now it seemed as if she had a change in heart. She seemed to hate them now.
" We understand our punishment," Evie piped in, giving Jay a look. She usually was the one to screw things up, but now Jay was doing a much better job at it.
" I'm glad," Fairy Godmother smiled. Carlos couldn't help but roll his eyes. " We also highly recommend you try to distance yourselves from each other."
They all gawked, looking at each other in awe of what she had said. She was joking, right? There was no way in hell she was going to separate them.
" That might be a little hard since we room with each other," Mal scoffed, trying hard to act kind towards Ben and Fairy Godmother. She was finding it very difficult at the moment.
" And since Carlos and I are dating.." Jay trailed off, pointing between him and the white haired boy. He wanted to explode onto both Ben and Fairy Godmother, but he knew it would do them no good.
" Right," Fairy Godmother mumbled. " Well, just try to make some new friends.
No one wants to be our friends Jay thought quickly.
" We have other friends," Evie smiled. " Doug, and Jane." Jay glared at her. " Not Jane."
" Ben, he's our friend," Mal piped in, smiling weakly.
" And that's a good start. Just try to make some more friends, alright?"
The four mumbled in unison, getting tired of the conversation. Fairy Godmother could see that they were getting antsy to leave, so she walked towards the door, opening it.
" Alright, well that's all. You may leave now." She had never seen teenagers leave a room so quickly before.
Carlos was the last one out and he was going to join Jay in the hall when he felt a tug on his arm.
" Carlos, wait," Ben smiled, tugging at Carlos' arm. Carlos looked at Ben curiously as he halted in front of the door.
" Yeah?"
" I couldn't help but notice you're wearing my ring. Why is that?" He pointed to the gold ring around Carlos' finger, the one Carlos had proudly stolen a day before.
Carlos tried to stay calm as his heart seemed to beat out of his chest. Lie, that's all he had to do. He was good at it, he did it every day. He could do it. " I found it in the field this morning. I was going to give it to you the next time I saw you," As he spoke he quickly took off the ring, ready to give it back to Ben.
Ben seemed to have other ideas. Ben smirked down at the boy, ignoring his outstretched hand holding the ring. " You know, " He whispered, leaning down to dip his head down into the crook of Carlos' neck, so he could speak into his ear. " If you wanted to wear something of mine you could've just asked." Ben's hot breath hit the side of Carlos' neck and he couldn't help the shiver that escaped him. Ben lingered around Carlos' neck before standing up, staring intently at Carlos.
Jay stood impatiently in the hallway. He was ready to leave, and he wasn't happy when Ben pulled Carlos aside. What was possibly so important that he couldn't wait until later? He just wanted to go relax before-and Oh. Oh. Jay tensed as he watched as Ben pulled Carlos close, way too close, whispering something to him. He watched as Ben's lips nearly touched the side of Carlos' neck, and frowned at the way Carlos' eyes fluttered. Jay was moving before he was even aware, because what the fuck did Ben think he was doing?
Carlos flushed a deep red, stuttering, " What-, no, I mean, uh," He wasn't sure on what else to say, so he was thankful when Jay suddenly whipped to his side, moving between him and Ben. Tension immediately filled the air, and Carlos ducked behind Jay. Jay stood straight, puffing out his chest, taking what Carlos had learned to be his fighting stance.
" I don't know what you think you're doing," Jay started, his voice booming.
Carlos noted the way Jay stood, and the way his fists where clenched at his sides. Carlos didn't want another fight. " He just wanted his ring," He stated sheepishly, trying to keep Jay cool and collected. That always seemed to be his job. The peace-maker.
" His ring?" Jay questioned skeptically, knowing fully-well whatever he had witnessed was not just about getting a ring back.
" Yeah," Ben stated harshly, lowering his eyes at Jay. " So why don't you just back off-"
Nope.
" Okay!" Carlos shouted, scrambling to get between Ben and Jay. " We're leaving," He told Ben, giving himself enough time to rudely drop the ring onto the ground. He latched onto Jay's arm and used all his strength to push him out into the hall, away from Ben. Away from another fist fight.
Jay was fuming as he stomped down the hallway, cursing under his breath. Carlos had to run to keep up with, grabbing at his arm so Jay wouldn't leave him behind.
" I fucking hate him," Jay seethed through clenched teeth. Why would Ben do that? Why did he suddenly seem to have an interest in Carlos?
" I know," Carlos muttered. He wanted to say more, but he knew when Jay got angry or upset it was usually best to keep your mouth shut and let him rant.
" Do you?" Jay questioned, halting in the middle of the hall. Carlos cocked his head in confusion. " Hate him? Do you hate him?" He sounded stupid asking Carlos that. It made him sound needy and jealous and insecure. But he had to be sure. Because if Carlos did hate him, he would've moved back from Ben, he would've reacted differently. Right? Carlos didn't like Ben. He didn't. He would've told him, that was something he would know. And suddenly Jay realized: why the hell was he freaking out?
" I don't know," Carlos responded slowly, caught off guard by Jay's abrupt question. His answer didn't seem to satisfy Jay, who frowned and seemed to go into thought, so Carlos quickly rethought his answer. " I mean, he's been a bit weird lately. Flirting with me and stuff.." He scratched at the back of his neck, suddenly uncomfortable with the situation.
So do you like him? But instead, " Which is why I fucking hate him," Jay roughly grabbed Carlos' hand and they were walking again. His chest tightened and he clenched his jaw as he mentally scolded himself. He needed to calm the hell down. It was just Carlos. They weren't actually dating.
" Maybe Mal can keep him away from me," Carlos joked, forcing out a laugh. Jay looked in his direction with a gleam in his eye and a small smirk playing on his face.
" That's a great idea, C."
Oh no. He groaned, what had he just done.
Detention was something Jay was very familiar with. Even though back on the Isle you're supposed to do bad things and be evil, the teachers didn't like disruptions. So any time you caused a disruption: detention. And Jay loved causing disruptions. Detentions on the Isle weren't too bad. It was basically just an extension to school. You got an extra lesson on how to do something evil. It was easy, really. But he had a feeling Auradon's version of detention would be different.
And how very right he had been. Him and Carlos had walked into the classroom laughing and smiling, acting as if they had owned the place. Whoever was in charge of them weren't there yet so Carlos dashed over and jumped up to sit on the table. Jay had laughed as he followed, going to stand in front of him.
They didn't have much else to do, and they hadn't kissed each other in like three days, so Jay thought why not. He was quick to open Carlos' thighs so he could fit between them, grabbing the back of Carlos' neck and pulling his lips to his own, a squeak emitting from Carlos. Jay laughed and Carlos was nervous. Why was he nervous?
Jay quickly worked Carlos' mouth opened, biting down on Carlos' lip as he always did. Carlos groaned happily, tugging Jay closer. Of course the thought that always made its way into the back of Jay's head decided to appear. They were fake dating, and no one was watching, so why were they making out in the middle of detention on a table? He always quickly shoved the thought back down. They never questioned it. They didn't want to know. ( They didn't want to ruin anything).
Carlos wasn't sure how long they had been kissing, but they were rudely interrupted with a loud and sudden, " Gross!" Mal and Evie had arrived together, and Mal had been quick to share her feelings, as always. Obviously, Jay and Carlos jumped apart from each other, with Jay knocking down a chair in the process.
And being the good friends that Mal and Evie were, they didn't question it. They only snickered and gazed at the flustered boys and their appearance. The best part was, the boys had no clue.
Jay thought, if every detention began that way, he could get used to it. Detention might not be such a horrible place after all. But then the teacher arrived. He separated the group, each teen working on something by themselves. Jay got to rearrange and stack books, something he was sure Carlos would've loved doing. Carlos was stuck in the detention room, scraping off every piece of gum on the bottom of the desks. The job had sounded easy at first, but once he actually got to scraping, he realized how wrong he had been. After he was done, his arm was burning and Jay was complaining about books. How could you complain about books!
That's how the rest of the detentions went. Each day they'd get a different task, and each detention they never got to see each other. It was horrible, and made Jay hate Fairy Godmother even more.
On the seventh detention, Jay couldn't handle it anymore. He had to do something fun, something other than stacking the adventure books, then the romance books, or dusting every single shelf in the trophy room. He had to do something rebellious (of course he did).
So before the teacher arrived, Jay was quick to whisper in Carlos' ear. " Once we've been separated and gotten our tasks, ask to go to the bathroom."
Carlos licked his lips, " Why?"
" Just do it." He smiled, giving a quick peck to the top of Carlos' nose. He ignored the look Mal gave him as he did so.
After Jay was given the room he was in, he waited a moment before going out the door and waiting patiently for the other door to open. A few seconds later the door slowly crept open and Carlos peeked his head out curiously. When Jay waved him over, he made his way out, shutting the door quietly behind him.
" What are we doing?" Carlos whispered, walking up to Jay who was leaning back against the wall.
Jay grabbed Carlos' hand, pulling him down the hallway with him. " Just come on!" He laughed as he speedily dashed down the hallway, searching for the black door he had memorized.
Carlos couldn't help but laugh at Jay's eagerness, at the smile on his face. " You're weird."
" I know, now shut up," Jay breathed, stopping in front of the door.
" Uh, wha-" Carlos questioned, raising his brow in confusion as Jay jimmied the door knob and swung it open, revealing mops and cleaning supplies. Why had Jay led him to a supp-oh.
Jay walked into the darkness, pulling Carlos with him. Carlos slowly followed, closing the door behind them.
" Again. You're weird," Carlos breathed nervously. He could feel and hear Jay scooting himself closer to his body. Carlos knew what was going to happen. He had read books and seen movies. But he was confused, so confused, because why were they doing this? Who was going to see them?
" We haven't done anything fun in a while," His voice was getting closer and Carlos suddenly felt two hands on his waist. " So I thought we could do something dumb and cliche, but fun." Jay had Carlos pinned against a wall now.
" Okay," Carlos breathed before Jay smashed his lips onto Carlos'. The hands around Carlos' waist tightened as Carlos tugged on Jay's hair. After several times of kissing, Carlos had figured out that Jay liked it when he did that. He liked it a lot.
Carlos licked at Jay's lips, biting down on his bottom lip before Jay had the chance to do it to him. Jay groaned out in surprise, then quickly working his tongue in. When they had to catch their breath, Jay attached his lips to the juncture between Carlos' neck and collar bone, not wanting to waste any time. He sucked and nipped at the spot, causing Carlos to fist Jay's shirt tightly, his heart beating a thousand miles a minute. Jay moved to a different spot on Carlos' neck, biting down on it. This time Carlos couldn't help but groan out, bucking forward. That would usually be the time when they would break apart, breathing heavy and acting awkward. But Jay took another option. He bit down again and responded by thrusting his hips forward again, creating friction.
Soon they were in a consistent rocking motion, and Carlos wasn't sure how to feel. This was new, it was very new. But he liked it. ( He loved it).
When Jay was sure he had left plenty marks on Carlos' neck, he peppered kisses a long his jaw before capturing Carlos' lips again. Carlos took the opportunity to nip at Jay's lips, grinding faster against him. Before he really realized what he was doing, his hands were playing with the hem of Jay's shirt and then they were under it, splayed out on his abs, roaming and feeling. And when Jay groaned again, so Carlos tugged at the shirt and parted from Jay to lift it up off of him.
Both teens had time to think about what was going on, but they both decided they didn't want to. They would deal with consequences later.
Jay laughed as he muttered, " You too, pretty boy," He pulled at the bottom of Carlos red shirt and helped him get it off. Carlos laughed as they reconnected lips again.
Somewhere along the way, against the grinding, the sound of skin against skin, and the trail of bruises a long both boy's necks, Carlos mumbled lazily while nipping at Jay's lips, " I like you." Once the words left his mouth he was snapped out of his haze, suddenly well aware of what he said and what they were doing. He had just screwed everything up. He was going to push Jay away, ready to apologize but Jay didn't seem too startled by the proclamation.
Carlos caught Jay's eyes which were dark and hooded. Jay smirked lazily as he lowered his head down to make more spots on Carlos' neck. " I like you, too."
Carlos couldn't move for what seemed like minutes as Jay continued to kiss and nip at Carlos' neck and collar bone, completely unfazed. However, when Jay went back to kissing Carlos, Carlos was quick to respond, sliding his hands back into Jay's hair.
When Jay pulled back for a quick breath of air, Carlos quickly breathed out, " Still just acting?"
Jay smirked, saying, " Just acting, C," against his lips. " Fake," He breathed, then pushing his body closer to Carlos, devouring his mouth once again.
And just like that, those three words: " I like you " forgotten completely, like they had never been said.
