Chapter 6
Both Mal an Megan were anxious.
Evie was busy fixing them both up for their dates, after finally settling on what they should wear (a purple dress with dragon-like wing shoulders complete with a black leather jacket for Mal and an emerald green dress with golden trims along the edges and openings in the sleeves to expose the shoulders and a cropped red jacket with a golden etched trinity triskele symbol on the back) she was working on doing makeup. "Easy with the blush" Mal said, making Megan chuckle "I don't wanna scare him away … not that I could" she said as Megan still felt guilty about that, especially when Myles practically confessed his soul to her.
"My mom taught me how to apply blush before I could talk. Always use upward strokes" she said before moving onto Megan with a grin "my mom was never good on makeup tips" Mal said as Megan gave a sympathetic look at her "surprisingly me neither. Mom's not the make up type believe it or not" Megan said surprising the other two.
"Seriously? But every time she shows up, my mom has a jealous rage cause she looks amazing" Evie said as Megan grinned and laughed out "well she isn't also called 'Morgana LeFay' for nothing … all natural" Megan said as Mal smirked.
It really was hard to tell they once hated each other, though they did sometimes butt heads over small squabbles.
After finishing the blush, Evie moved onto dabbing lipstick on Mal "well, even so, we never did … girl stuff like this … and i never had a sister" Mal said as Evie finished up "well now you do, both of you do" she said feeling that Megan's lips didn't need the extra color.
"Are you two … afraid of your moms?" Mal asked as both girls thought about it. "Sometimes" Evie said as Megan shrugged a yes "are you afraid of yours?" Megan asked as Mal hesitated "I just want her to be proud of me … she gets so angry with me when i disappoint her" she said as both girls looked at each other then back at Mal. "And yeah, she's my mom so i know she loves me … in her own way" she said as Evie nodded and did a double check on everything.
After they were done, both Mal and Megan looked at themselves in the mirror and looked speechless "wow" "we … we actually look-" both girls said as Evie just grinned "go on, say it" she said as Mal and Megan both said "not hideous" making Evie's grin get wider leaning against them both. "Not in the slightest"
After a moment of contemplation, there was a knock at the door and Mal opened it to see Ben in his letterman jacket with two helmets looking at Mal in awe. "For the first time I understand the difference between pretty and beautiful" he said as both Megan and Evie looked at each other with a smirk.
"Hope you like bikes" Ben said, offering her a helmet before looking at Megan and smiled "Myles will be here soon" he said as the couple left and Evie went over to close the door and turned to Megan with a big grin "oh stuff like this makes me so giddy" she said as Megan giggled.
Evie went back over to work on the dresses for the coronation as Megan glanced over "so … no double homework? She asked as Evie stopped on the sewing machine. "No … Chad … he was playing me, i wish i saw that before. Looking at how Ben and Myles were with you two … it made me see Doug was right" she said before facing Megan with a smirk "not a lot of 'there' there"
Megan chuckled and nodded "you know … Chad Charming might be a prince … but you had your own 'charming prince', you just didn't see … and were acting like an air-head" Megan said as Evie thought for a while and nodded "yeah … Doug … really is more charming than Charming … and has more than three brain cells too" he said as both girls giggled but were interrupted by a nervous knock.
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Myles stood on the other side of the door so nervous he looked ready to collapse. He was wearing a white button-up shirt with crescent moons on the sides of the collar with a long blue trench coat and matching slacks.
He had never been on a date before, and the only other girl he had gotten courage enough to ask out two years ago laughed in his face. Ben told him later that day that he witnessed what happened and that she didn't know what she was missing. Though the damage was done: Myles believed no one would ever have feelings for him.
When the door opened, however, Myles' tongue forgot how to work as Megan stood there looking at him. 'Higgitus Figitus! She's gorgeous!' he thought in spite of himself. "Wow …" Myles just said as Megan just smiled.
Shaking his head slightly to get his mind back on track, he smiled back and tilted his head "hope you're hungry" he said as Megan just shrugged even though in truth she actually really was. As they walked down the hall and outside, they both caught Ben and Mal driving off on their mo-ped bike.
"Oh i hate those things" he said as Megan looked at him with a teasing smile "scared?" She asked as Myles nodded "I would be screaming to the top of my lungs … just ask Ben" he asked making Megan laugh.
"Oh trust me I will" Megan said before looking around the lot with a slight frown then turned her head to Myles "so then … how are we going to get to … wherever we're going?" She asked as Myles gave her a kind smirk and offered his hand to her. "Close your eyes" he whispered as Megan looked at him with suspicion.
After a second of hesitation, Megan closed her eyes and placed her hand into his which felt like a jolt. "Keep them closed" Myles said with a smirk "and hold on tight" he said as a puff of smoke surrounded them both and shot up in the air, invisible to everyone else, and started soaring through the sky; past the forests and cities and even over the ocean until, at last, they landed on a stone bridge which was over a waterfall.
Turning Megan around, he told her to open them and at once Megan was welcomed by the most beautiful sight. A lush, green clearing in the middle of a forest with another waterfall in the near distance. It looked like mountains covered the place and to their left, below the cliff, was a castle unlike any in Auradon. Though the strange thing was it was sunset.
"Where … where are we?" She asked as Myles walked forward before turning to face her "Megan Pendragon … welcome to Avalon"
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The two of them walk along the side of the river towards the waterfall when Megan turned to Myles questioningly "I thought Avalon was a myth, or in another dimension?" She asked, making Myles nod.
"Sorta right on both accounts … for all intents and purposes, this island doesn't exist in our realm. It does however exist in a realm of pure magic, in fact a bunch of magic users from our world live in this one. Not on Avalon mind you but one of the neighbouring continents" Myles explained before nodding to the castle "King Oberon isn't exactly keen on letting non-fae living on Avalon"
Megan followed his gaze and seemed awestruck at this information. "So … why didn't King Beast send the villains to another dimension?" She asked, making Myles shake his head "two reasons. one: he wants to basically do away with magic in our realm. His official wording is 'retired', yeah right" he said with an eye roll.
"The second reason is none of the royal families know about other realms. They aren't exactly magical, but for those that are it's sort of our eternal secret" he said before stopping and reached for her hands and held them "and … now it's yours too" he said as Megan slowly smiled, touched by the sentiment but that was interrupted by a low grumble from her stomach.
"Uhh-" Megan blushed slightly and winced but Myles just chuckled "maybe we should head over to the picnic i got set up before answering more questions" he said as Megan just nodded, glad that he didn't tease her about it. But she started to realize he never did anything that would cause any form of humiliation, no matter how small it was.
Though in the back of her mind she wondered why Myles wasn't acting all love struck like Ben was. Actually come to think of it, Ben couldn't stop saying that he loved Mal back during his song number. Myles never said it once.
Could … could the love potion not have worked?! But if it didn't then why did he ask her out? This made no sense to her at all.
"I didn't know what all you liked" Myles said, breaking her out of her thoughts and glanced down at a green blanket and a basket under a stone gazebo next to the waterfall. Seeing Myles pull out everything she saw assortments of fruits, cold cut meats, cheeses and other things Megan only ever saw in the cafeteria.
Though the strangest thing was a tea set next to it mostly because Myles never figured him for a 'tea party' type. "Hope you don't mind, they haven't really served anyone properly in years." Myles said sitting down making Megan look confused "they? Whose they?" She said sitting down before the tea set started moving on it's own and one of the cups hopped over to her.
"Oh don't worry, they're not cursed or anything. Just my dad's old tea set, can't exactly use this particular set of crockery on the isle" he said taking his cup and the teapot floated over and poured him some before moving over to Megan. "How many scoops of sugar do you take?" He asked, making Megan hesitate.
"Uh … w-well i actually-" "oh … right, sorry I-I forgot about … that." Myles said, not wanting to bring up the Isle situation. "Uh, well lets see … sugar?" He asked as the sugar bowl hopped over to Myles "Oh no, no, no. Um, Megan first if you would please." He said as the sugar bowl glanced to the other side and looked shocked there was someone else there and hopped over with a spoon in its moving left handle while it's right one was on it's lid.
Megan blinked down at the little object which poked her hand with the spoon "just lower the cup and say 'when' if you feel there's enough scoops" Myles said as the girl did so and stopped after two scoops and the bowl went over to Myles but he wasn't paying attention. "Magic still hard to get used to?" He asked as the bowl started pouring sugar into his cup.
"No it is, just … with everything I expected to see in Auradon, an enchanted tea set was not one of them" she said with a giggle. "Eh, I grew up with it so I'm used to it. What about you? I mean, I really wanna know more about you. I always did honestly, even when we first met I-" Myles said before looking down and saw that the sugar bowl was pouring so much sugar in his cup that it was being covered up by the stuff. "WHEN! WHEN! Blast it all WHEN!" he said, making the sugar bowl run behind the tea pot.
"Higgitus Figitus …" Myles muttered, waving his hand to make the sugar vanish but it also absorbed his tea. Megan couldn't help but laugh at his face which looked between annoyed and angry. "Does … he do that often?" She asked, covering her mouth somewhat as the teapot poured him another cup. "Only if I don't pay attention" he said with a frown, making Megan giggle more.
"Oh so I distract you then?" She said teasingly as Myles blushed a bit and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. She actually did.
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As the two started to get to know each other, Megan couldn't help but admit she was having the time of her life. Apparently, like Fairy Godmother, Merlin's wand was in the museum as well. Though Myles hinted he was trying to get it back. "He used to use it as a walking stick but as the years went by it sorta got smaller and he actually converted an actual walking stick to house it" Myles said as Megan looked slightly interested.
"Is it as powerful as Fairy Godmother's?" she asked as Myles shrugged "I never really asked. But then again my dad is only half Fae and mom is full fairy so … hard to say" he said but Megan scrunched her eyebrows. "I thought Fairies and Fae were the same species" she said, but Myles only winced slightly as he grabbed a grape.
"Well, yes an no … same ancestor species but branched out. Fairies are more social to mortals, helping them out and granting wishes, stuff like that while Fae are more like proud, noble, and very very mischievous. Plus their wings are more bird-like, Fairies are the typical ones you think about" Myles said, making Megan grin a bit "you really do have mischief in your blood" she said as Myles chuckled "yeah, even worse that my dad is the son of King Oberon, well one of them" he said offhandedly.
"Ob- wait … you're grandfather is the king of the Fae?" She said in shock "but then … that makes you a prince doesn't it?" She said but Myles shook his head in disgust. "Technically yes, but I'd rather keep it a secret like I'm sure Mal does-" he said without thinking and only realized what he said when he saw the shocked look on his date's face.
"Wait … Mal-" Megan said, trying to wrap her head around it. Myles, upon seeing no way out of this, decided to come clean. "Yes, I'm not even sure if she knows but … My dad and her mom are siblings. Well half-siblings anyway, same father … I-I told you Oberon had a lot of children" he said as Megan leaned backwards to try to digest this.
"So … so you knew? This whole time she was family?" Megan asked as Myles nodded "yes, I figured either she knew and didn't care or didn't know. Either way it's not exactly something easy to say in a regular conversation" He said as Megan nodded, then looked at him "but a conversation will be made, right?" She said, making Myles nod "yes yes, of course … though for now would you mind not mentioning this? I'd rather her find out either on her own or through family, no offence"
After ensuring she wouldn't, Megan thought of something. "You said they had wings. But your mom doesn't have any and ... neither do you or Jane .. or Mal .. or Maleficent" she said but then saw Myles tense up again. "Um ... well, mom kinda used a spell to make hers translucent. T-They're there just can't see them. Jane, Mal, and I don't have any cause of mixed blood, same with my dad" he said before hesitating "As for Maleficent ... well ... I can't say, at least not now ..." he said obviously looking uncomfortable which pulled at Megan's heartstrings. Taking his hand, she gave him a smile "it's ok" she said rubbing his fingers with her thumb
Myles relaxed a bit and checked his watch "oof, we better head back" he said getting up and waved his hand making the blanket, basket, remaining food, and the tea set, vanish as Megan got up as well. "Time is a bit wonky here, spend a year here and twenty five pass in ours. Luckily I asked grandpa if he could halt it for a bit so we'll only have been gone a few hours" he said as Megan took his hand instantly and both vanished the same way they arrived.
Unbeknownst to them, a white haired man with regal clothing and pointed ears had been watching and smirked seeing them leave. He spoke not a word as he walked over to where they had been, a pair of pure white wings dragged on the ground behind him, and hovered his hand over the spot for a bit before smiling at the level of power he could feel.
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So we've had the date between Myles and Megan, the one with Ben and Mal happened the same way don't worry. And yes, this chapter was mostly a Gargoyles reference
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