Hey Descendants!
We were asked if we could post another chapter. We don't find that greedy at all :)
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That Tuesday
(only a few days later)
"Aye, right as rain, just a little injured. Ran up ta me only ta be runnin' off again." Harry shrugs, "He be confusin' the hell outta me with that, but I be ah figurin' ya be wantin' ta know."
Jay's jaw tenses. "Have you seen him since?" He couldn't help being worried. It helped to hear from so many people that the kid was back, but he couldn't help the need to see him for himself. If he'd asked Harry for help like that… When the fuck did T ask for help? Accepting it was one thing- But asking? That seemed so out of T's character it concerned him.
"The next day he be ah comin' by the ship ta be tellin' Deez that Evie be ah wantin' her so she could be ah gettin' new clothes." Harry chuckles, "Deez did'nah be coming back too happy."
"Yeah, Evie's measurements can be pretty… Intense." Jay admits as he rubs the back of his neck. He felt bad for Hyades, E could be pretty invasive when getting what she needed. "Guessing no one warned her…." He guiltily rubs the back of his head.
"Aye, that be ah word for it." Harry shakes his head, "She did'nah say anyone be tellin' her anythin'. But she be seemin' happy ta be gettin' normal enough clothes."
"I bet everyone is." Jay admits, "I was getting worried about how short that stupid toga was getting."
"Aye, and I be guessin' not' ah one of us be noticing she ain'nah lookin' so little no more." Harry frowns.
Jay groans, "That makes four of em on their periods." He shakes his head. "Wonderful. Did you know they sync up?"
"You be the one with two females in yer crew, mate." Harry grins, "It just be Uma fer me."
"Two and a half." Jay frowns. "Which means one and a half for you."
Harry frowns, "Poor wee thing, she just be ah gettin' control of her fire."
Jay groans, "Damn it, that's gonna go down the drain." He hadn't even considered that. Up until now, he'd just been grateful D hadn't joined the ranks of womanhood whatever… But now that he thought about it, Mal and E had gone through the same thing years ago. So was D a late bloomer or something? Or was she younger, like Carlos? It wasn't like anyone on the isle, besides the Evil Queen, actually celebrated birthdays, and even those had ended when the blue princess had turned six.
Jay sighs.
"What are you two talking about?" T asks in confusion.
Jay instantly snaps his mouth shut. Shit. Not a good conversation. Not a good conversation. Girls never wanted to talk about periods.
"Girls an their periods mate." Harry chuckles, "Little Deez be growin' up on us. She be gettin' new clothes an such." He explains. "She ain'nah fully developed yet, but it be ah startin'."
T tilts his head to the side, his eyes narrowing thoughtfully. "Kay…" He frowns. "Is it something I should be worried about?"
Jay closes his eyes as he takes a deep breath. T was just acting, right? There was no way that was genuine confusion, right? What type of girl didn't know what their period was? There was no way T hadn't hit hers yet. She had to be the same age as Mal and E. He bites back a groan. What the fuck? Did she seriously not know what a period was?
"She just be ah gettin' control o' her fire, we might be ah needin' ta be worrin' 'bout that." Harry shakes his head, "Not that anythin' serious be ah happenin' 'til she be startin' the bleedin'." He rolls his eyes and punches Jay in the shoulder, "And Jay here be ah sayin' girls be syncin' up, doin' their bleedin' at the same time."
"Bleeding?" T asks in concern. "Why the fuck would she be bleeding?"
Jay facepalms. Seriously? The kid had to be fucking joking.
Harry rubs the back of his head, "Uma be sayin' something like it be happenin' every month cause their bodies can have babies. No baby means the bleedin' happens."
T blinks. "Huh…" He turns looks to the ceiling. "Huh…" He frowns.
"How ya be ah feelin'?" Harry asks as he turns to stare at T, "Yer shoulder be lookin' good."
T turns back to Harry. "Yeah, thanks again man." He grins.
"Shoulder?" Jay raises an eyebrow, "What happened to your shoulder?"
T shrugs, "Dislocated it."
Jay narrows his eyes, "How?"
"Accident." T shrugs.
It was always an 'accident' with this kid. "The same accident that kept ya from letting us know you were alright? Kept you from our lessons?"
"No." T looks at the ground. "That was just stupidity and shitty time management."
"Glad we can agree on something here." Jay scolds, "You had all of us really worried about you, and-" He crosses his arms in front of his chest, "-unlike D, we can't get up the nerve to go check on you."
"I-" T pauses before he shuts his mouth. "My bad."
"Ya, yer bad…" Jay glares, "It better not happen again. Just fucking let us know if you're gonna dip like that. Send ah letter or something, so we know you're alive at least."
T rubs the back of his neck, sheepishly. "I didn't-" He puffs up his cheeks before letting the air out, his eyes everywhere but Harry and Jay. "Heard."
"Good." Jay nods. Kind of glad he'd chosen to do this in front of Harry. He was pretty sure it was half the reason T was being so agreeable. He wondered if anyone would have worked- Or if it had something to do with him and Harry being together. That was definitely something to look into. He still wasn't really sure what to make of T's decisions and choices, even after all these years, but someone had to keep the kid on a leash.
"Aye, it be good ta be havin' ya round again." Harry pats the floor in front of him and Jay, "Be joining us mate. We don'nah have ta be talkin' girls, we can be talkin' swords instead."
T's eyes brighten before he walks over and plops down facing them. "What about?"
"I be thinkin', I be likin' me hook an sword style," Harry smirks as he holds his father's hook up, "so why I not be ah suggestin' one o' ya ta be tryin' sword an dagger?"
T's eyes brighten once more. "That would be so fucking dope." He turns to Jay. "Have you-" He stops himself. "Sorry for the last two weeks… But I promise I'll track my time better- Can we still do lessons?"
Jay rolls his eyes, "I wasn't planning to stop, you've got a lot of catching up to do."
"That I can live with." T lets out a heavy sigh. "But um- The reason I was…" He swallows, before he thinks better of defending himself, "I think I figured out a way we can get better weapons, I mean it won't be easy obviously, but pretty sure with D as our forge we can make it work."
Jay and Harry both lean forward, crossing their legs as they rest their arms on their knees. "Seriously?"
T grins, "Yeah- Between-" He stops himself looking between the two boys in front of them. "Ya know… Everyone working together…Unfortunately- But better weapons"
Harry shrugs, "Aye, we be gettin' better weapons outta the deal." He winks at Jay, "I think we can all be living with that."
Jay slowly nods, "Yeah, we'll just have to break it carefully to our leaders, but in the end, I mean, better weapons are better weapons. Even Mal should be able to understand that..."
"And I wish you two the best of luck with that. But it won't really work without Gil, Carlos, and Deez…No offense- I'm useless here too. Best we can do is get the supplies collected for them."
Jay snorts, "Yeah, that makes sense, the nerd, the hot head and the strong arm."
"So, we collect shit, and be leavin' the rest to the pup, fire princess and me lad?"
T nods, "It's the best group to get this shit done- Even if it's a pain to make it work. You two don't have the strength Gil has and that hammer- Which we need to start looking for by the way- Or you know stealing- But it's probably gonna take all three of us to move the anvil we'll need… I don't think we can make either of those..."
"Well, this be soundin' downright interestin'." Harry grins, "We be havin' ta look through the town 'til we be findin' what ya be ah lookin' for-"
"And then plan a heist." Jay finishes.
"Plan?" T makes a face.
Jay nods, "Yeah, if it's going to be stuff that big we're going to have to play this carefully. We can't be caught working together, or it could ruin Mal and Uma's reps. And we're gonna have to work together."
"Oh right…" T shakes his head. "What a pain in the ass," He pouts.
Jay rolls his eyes. How had no one else figured out T was a girl yet? Moody brat.
"Don'nah be bein' like that now lad." Harry winks, "Makin' plans together can be bein' fun."
T rolls his eye, "It's not the collaboration I have a problem with…"
"Then what?" Harry grumbles.
"Remembering details." T huffs.
Jay laughs, "Don't worry, for now we're just scouting, locating the things we need. If it's easy enough for one person, grab and go."
"Where's the drop spot?" T questions.
"The spot Deez be ah makin' on the beach." Harry offers, cutting through the silence the room had dropped into.
"Yeah, that could work."
"Or we use a spot she doesn't use." T points out.
"But we be needin' ah nice, neutral place for Deez, Gil, and Carlos ta be meeting up?"
"And outside." T frowns before he hangs his head. "I concede your point."
"I can be tellin' our fire princess her fort be bein' commandeered for the betterment o' weapons." Harry offers, "She can'nah be gettin' mad at me while I be tellin' her she gets ta be workin' with Gil." He winks at T.
"True." T begrudgingly sighs.
The three of them start making lists of all the places they should check after T explains what they're going to need.
And another one bites the dust!
So what did ya'll think? Happy T finally started seeking help from the other characters? Or at least can admit there are certain things he can't do? Feeling Jay's exasperation with T for ghosting on everyone for a couple of weeks? Or his confusion to T not knowing what a period is? Or are you amused like Harry?
We know T's pretty confusing and is probably the most complicated character we've written, but we promise it will all make sense in time. I know its frustrating but just bear with us.
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