Thank you for all the awesome reviews and comments, I hope that you all enjoy this next chapter. I'm sorry it took so long to post, I was kind of stuck a little. I'm still not 100% happy with all of this chapter but I didn't want to keep sitting on it either because stories don't type themselves. Enjoy
Mal stared up at the ceiling in her obscenely large room, it was well past midnight and she didn't feel at all tired yet. Dinner had been difficult, fortunately she had learned the fine art of diplomacy from her mother, it had been the only thing that kept her from launching herself across the table and knocking Audrey out. Leah had been less than pleased with either of the girls verbal jabs and ended up sending them to their rooms, without dessert. Mal couldn't help but snicker at the look of horror Audreys face as if she'd never been rebuked in her life.
With a sigh Mal slipped out of bed and out of the room, she had managed to curb her desire for a drink over the past few weeks but knowing that there was quite a selection available nearby was too much temptation to ignore. She quietly made her way to the parlor where she knew several bottles were kept. Mal quickly read the labels of the various bottles, she had no idea what any of it was because she mostly drank the moonshine from Medusa, everything else on the isle was usually quickly claimed by the more powerful villains. She poured herself a glass of something called "vodka" and took a sip and smiled.
"What do you think you're doing?"
Mal spun around easily hiding the glass on the cart as she did. Audrey was standing in the doorway with her arms crossed. Mal shrugged, " just looking"
Mal was about to leave the room when Audrey blocked her path. Mal gave her a confused look.
"Try it with some cranberry juice." Audrey said.
Mal furrowed her brow, "what?"
Audrey huffed and pushed passed the purple haired girl and opened the cabinet underneath. She grabbed some red juice and added it to the glass, then pulled out a wedge of lime from a small fridge and added it to the glass, she gave a small stir and handed it to Mal. "try this."
Mal took a small sip. "That's really good."
Audrey turned back to the bar and made one for herself as well. "Gram and Gramps are sound sleepers and the staff won't care as long as you don't over do it. Make sure you wash out the glass when you're done and put it back."
Mal nodded, no evidence, Audrey knew her stuff.
The two girls looked at each other for a moment, neither of them really knew what to say.
"Don't forget to put it back, Gram notices everything and I would hate to lose my supply when I'm here because you screwed something up." Audrey warned again before pushing past Mal and heading up to her room.
Mal looked down at her glass before downing the light red drink, she quickly cleaned the glass in the kitchen and returned it before heading back to her room more confused than ever.
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"Aziz! Take out the trash please." Jasmine called from the living room "Aziz, are you listening to me?!" the woman sounded irritated that her son wasn't answering her.
Jay rolled his eyes and grabbed the bag himself, he wasn't sure where Aziz was, but he was tired of hearing Jasmine yelling. Once outside Jay realized he had no interest in going back inside, it was a beautiful day and they still had a couple of hours before dinner so he hopped on the bike that he had been using all week and decided to ride down to the the sporting goods store to check out some of the new tourney equipment.
Jay walked in nonchalant and perused the store checking out equipment for various sports he was just starting to learn about. Coach had commented that swords and shields tryouts would start a week after the final tourney game. Jay couldn't believe how many different types there were, he had no idea which would be needed for school but he decided to get some prices, maybe he could find a way to earn some money to buy some of his own things. The school provided everything necessary but it wasn't always the best quality, having been used for gym classes and several seasons of the sport as well.
"There he is! That's the kid." Jay heard someone call out, he looked around and saw one of the store associates pointing to him and a security officer rushing towards him.
Jay wasn't about to waste any time waiting to find out what they wanted, his instincts took over and he bolted out of the store, grabbed his bike, and took off. In less than a week Jay had become more than just a little proficient on a bike and Aziz had shown him several of the designated bike paths in town, and the unofficial paths. Jay launched himself off the end of the sidewalk over a ditch and into a wooded area before quickly skidding to a halt and hiding behind a tree as police cars drove by. Jay headed back to the house, put the bike away, and headed in to wash up for dinner. He couldn't shake the feeling that there was something going on.
"Hey Jay, I was looking for you earlier." Aziz said poking his head in Jays room.
"Just went for a little ride." Jay answered. "Where were you? Jasmine was trying to get you to do some chores. I ended up just doing them so she'd be quiet."
Aziz's eyes widened at this news "I was just… out."
"You didn't happen to go to the sporting goods store did you?"
"Maybe…" Aziz looked away guiltily.
Jay hardened his eyes and glared at Aziz "What did you do?" he hissed.
Aziz glared back "It was just a new glove for tourney, mine's ripped up." he defended himself. "But think of it this way, if mom thought you were me, then imagine what we could pull off."
Jay looked back at Aziz pointedly.
"Oh come on, you can't tell me you don't miss it a little, the adrenaline rush."
Jay looked down at his hands, he couldn't argue with that, it took everything he had not to pickpocket half the school every day. He looked up at Aziz who was waiting for his reply. Jay just gave him a sly grin.
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Evie and Snow had fallen into a comfortable routine fairly easily each morning she had gotten up and helped Snow with the various morning chores around the B&B, then after lunch she could do whatever she wanted which usually was working on her dress designs or hanging out with Doug. Snow even said that they could figure out a work space for her on the next school break so she could actually work on making the dresses.
Evie was also enjoying spending more time with Doug and getting to know him. On the isle Evie was well aware of her appeal and what it could get her. And unlike Mal she enjoyed the attention, sometimes even scoping out her next victim to toy with simply because she enjoyed it. Getting to know someone on a deeper level besides physical desires was brand new to Evie, but old habits die hard, and when Doug suggested they take a stroll by moonlight Evie didn't think twice. Or really once if we're being honest about it. She had climbed out her window at quarter to midnight and met up with the boy. They had shared a few cautious pecks throughout the week but Evie craved more and she had no problem teaching the inexperienced Doug what she liked.
By 3am though both teens were tired and decided to head home. Evie cautiously climbed into her bedroom window and was about to change when the light flicked on and Snow White was sitting on her bed looking very unhappy indeed.
"Do you have any idea how worried I've been?!" scolded Snow.
Evie opened her mouth to answer but nothing came out.
"No note, just gone… I had no idea if you ran away, or were kidnapped, or if you were just out being stupid."
Evie cringed at the harshness of Snow's voice.
"Go to bed, we'll talk more when its daylight. And don't even think about leaving again." Snow warned before heading out of the room to her own.
Evie changed and fell into her bed and stared out the open window at the stars, that did not go as she had imagined. Well firstly she'd never been caught before, on the isle sneaking in and out of her room had been pretty easy and her mother had always been a sound sleeper, apparently Snow White wasn't. She hadn't even thought about how the young woman that took her in would react to her evening escapades. Her euphoria from being with Doug quickly dissipated leaving her confused, she supposed sneaking out wasn't the smartest thing, but would Snow know about everything else? Would she care? Her mother certainly wouldn't have, she would have only been disappointed that Evie hadn't used it to her advantage and gained something from her exploits. But this was Auradon and everything here was completely different.
The following morning Evie helped out with the normal chores, but the tension between her and Snow was obvious, finally at lunch Snow started up the conversation and let Evie know just how displeased she was. And before she knew it Evie found herself with an exorbitantly long list of chores to do that day and when Doug showed up later that afternoon he was greeted by Snow who immediately took hold of his ear and led him back home while Evie gave him an apologetic look.
Evie looked back at the pile of dishes stacked up and sighed. This wasn't exactly the end to the almost perfect week she had hoped for.
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Carlos put the clothes he had come with in the garbage bag, his book bag contained his laptop and toothbrush. There that was easy, he thought. He wasn't sure if he was supposed to take the clothes Roger and Anita had gotten for him but decided it would be better not to, he didn't want to be accused of stealing anything.
Anita knocked at the door before coming in "Are you almost ready?" She asked.
Carlos nodded and held up his bag. Anita looked at him confused. "Whats that?" she finally asked.
"My stuff."
"You can't possibly have fit your clothes in there." Anita said and then abruptly left the room leaving Carlos confused. A moment later she came back in with a medium large gym bag. "This should hold your clothes." She said as she opened the drawers and started packing up all the clothes Carlos had left in there, then she went to the closet and took the few items hanging up and packed them all in the bag. Carlos just stood there unsure what he should do.
"Whats this then?" Anita asked as she noticed a box in the far back corner of the closet and pulled it out.
Carlos was about to explain but before he could Anita spoke up again, "Rotten peaches? Half eaten sandwiches? And … I thought the back of the linen closet was a good hiding spot for all that chocolate… apparently not." she seemed a bit disappointed that Carlos had discovered the hiding spot so quickly "What are you doing with all this? Were you planning on leaving it in the closet to rot till next school break? This will attract rodents and will smell."
Carlos wasn't sure how to answer her questions, "I .. just…" he sat down on the bed, frustrated because he didn't know how to explain.
Anita waited patiently just looking at him and Carlos knew he had to just spit it out. "If you decided not to feed me." Carlos finally choked out and looked up his eyes were wet. Anita gasped and looked shocked that the boy would believe that.
"Oh Carlos," Anita said as she sat next to him on the bed, "we'd never not feed you."
"Roger said he wouldn't"
Anita cringed remembering the second night when he hadn't shown up till long after dinner was over. "Yes, I know." now it was Anita's turn to not know how to explain what she was thinking. "Here's the deal Carlos. Roger and I won't ever keep you from meals, but if you don't show up for dinner without letting us know you're running late, then you forfeit it. We're not going to just set dinner aside for you for when ever you decide to show up, you need to take responsibility for being home for dinner on time. Understand?"
Carlos thought it over for a few minutes, the rules at Auradon Prep were the same when it came to meals, there were set times, if you didn't show, you didn't get to eat, unless you found another way to get food, which of course Carlos and Jay had with in a week. And of course he and Jay had a stash of food in their room too, although Anita seemed less than pleased with his stash. Finally he nodded. It was as fair as it was going to get.
"Good, and please, no more food in your room. This is just gross." She held up what was once a tuna sandwich, "you could get sick from this."
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