Mal couldn't believe her eyes as she took in the person before her. She hadn't changed in four years. She had the same long blue hair and caring brown eyes. As the purplette took in the sight of her best friend she found that words died on her tongue, she couldn't formulate a sentence if she tried. Her best friend hadn't changed in four years. She was positive she resembled about a fish right now but she couldn't actually think of anything to say.

"Oh my god, Mal!" Evie exclaimed once she had recovered from the shock of seeing her purple haired sister for the first time in four years. The purplette noticed her best friend had her usual tiara on her head but instead of the usual gold it was now a slightly larger silver one. The purple haired young woman briefly looked at the two guards behind Evie but quickly turned back to her pseudo sister. Mal couldn't believe what she was seeing. Evie quickly moved forward and wrapped her arms around her sister, holding her as tightly as possible. "I can't believe it's you!"

The long haired purplette finally got over her shock and gestured the blunette inside her house. She was thankful that she had put Belle's baby book away and she had cleaned the house earlier in the day. Mal watched as Evie nodded to the two guards behind her before following the blue haired woman into her house. The young woman had mixed feelings about the blunette turning up. On the one hand she was happy to see her best friend, on the other she was confused as to why she was so far away from Auradon.

Walking into her living room Mal noticed Evie looking around the room. As she gazed at her best friend and sister she finally felt her excitement and happiness to see the blunette again wash over her. "It's great to see you again, E." The purplette said before walking over and hugging the other woman, only this time she noticed the large stomach Evie had.

Evie instantly hugged Mal back. "It's great to see you too." The blunette responded before the two girls moved out of their embrace and sat on the couch. The two sisters simply sat there staring at each other for a while until Evie had had enough of the silence. "Why did you leave?" She asked the other woman.

A sigh passed the purple haired womans lips before she could even try and stop it. "It's a long story and to be honest I'd rather not get into it right now." Mal said and to her surprise Evie nodded to her. "How have things been in Auradon?" She asked and the blunette smiled immediately.

"Oh Mal, you've missed so much." Evie told her, causing Mal to raise an eyebrow at her.

"Obviously. When did this happen?" Mal asked, gesturing to Evie's protuding stomach.

Chuckling Evie rested a hand over her large stomach. "I'm almost seven months." She informed the purplette.

Mal couldn't help but smile at her sister. It seemed she was finally getting the happy ending she had always wanted. The purplette couldn't help but wonder if she had done them a favour by leaving four years ago. "That's great, E. I'm so happy for you. What else have I missed?" The purple haired young woman asked her pseudo sister. The purplette watched as the blue haired young woman pulled out her phone. The young mother watched as the pregnant woman opened something on her phone. When the blunette turned the phone around Mal was a little confused at the picture shown on the screen. "Who's the little girl?" She asked.

"Oh, sorry." Evie said. "That's Jay and Audrey's little girl." She told the young mother.

"Wow! She's absolutely adorable!" Mal exclaimed, not expecting that to be her answer. "What's her name? How old is she?"

Smiling Evie answered "She's two and a half. Her name is Alana. Alana Malia."

Mal hesitated for a second after hearing the name of their daughter. "Wait. Malia as in..."

Before Mal could finish her sentence Evie interrupted her. "Yeah. They gave her the middle name Malia because they wanted their daughter named after you." The blunette couldn't help but let her smile grow a little. The look of confusion, shock and pride on the purple haired woman's face made Evie's heart swell. But there was one question the blunette wanted to know. "Mal, why did you leave?" She asked. It may have been a while since anyone had seen the purple haired woman but she could still read her best friend like a book and she could easily see the young woman was conflicted about something.

"It's not important right now." Mal responded. She felt terrible for saying it as she was basically saying her daughter wasn't important, but she couldn't tell Evie. It would bring up far to many bad memories.

She watched as Evie's smile fell and her face showed her shock at that answer. "Of course it's important!" The pregnant young woman exclaimed. "No one has seen or heard from you in four years. We've been worried sick about you. And Ben hasn't been the same since you left." She told the purplette.

"What's wrong with Ben!?" Mal asked/questioned. She may not have seen him in four years but her feelings had never changed. She still loved him.

But Mal grew more worried as Evie sighed. "He's not been the same. He barely eats, he barely sleeps. He refuses to go out unless it's something he has to attend as King. Not to mention he has been making himself sick worrying about you." She explained. "He never gave up hope of finding you, even after four years. He's a literal mess without you Mal. He needs you to come back to Auradon, to come back home. We all do."

Before Mal could respond there was a loud knock at the front door. "Come in!" The two young women turned to see the two guards enter the room, bowing to Evie.

"Princess Evie, we have repaired the tire. We are now able to head back to Auradon." One of them told the blunette who nodded to them before turning back to the young mother.

"Mal, come back with me. Everyone will be so happy to have you back. We all miss you, especially Ben." Evie told the purplette.

The purple haired young woman smiled sasdly at the blunette in front of her. "I can't right now E. I can't explain right now but I can't just up and leave." She had to think of her daughter, the daughter no one even knew existed. It hurt Mal to keep her daughter away from the people she considered family but she didn't have a choice. She couldn't handle the aftermath of people finding out what had happened. She wasn't even sure anyone would believe her at this point anyway.

Sighing Evie knew she was beat. When Mal set her mind to something nothing changed her mind. "Can I at least come back and see you?" The blunette asked, relieved when Mal nodded her head. The two young women shared a hug before the blunette reluctantly left, promising to come back and see the purplette in a few days.

After Mal closed and locked her front door she headed into the kitchen and took her baking out of the over to cool. Mal couldn't help but wonder one thing. What the hell was she going to do now?

Author's Note: So I hope you guys like this chapter. Sorry for the length between updates, life just got in the way. Please review and let me know what you think x