Author's Note:

Hey, guys! It's been a long time since I have updated but I am back for a little. I have testing coming up so I might be able to update. A lot has happened; D3 started rehearsals, which I am excited about, and Dove just recently won an Emmy, which she deserved. I don't know if my writing so far is making anyone else cringe but me; so please tell me. I hope you enjoy this chapter and look out for new chapters. Please remember to review so I know your feed feedback towards this story so far!

A Reunion

Quote/Poem of the Chapter:

"The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give to you forever."

~ The Notebook

During the next two weeks, Evie and Mal went back together to their families in California for Christmas and New Years. Mal and her mom, Maleficent, hung out, making up for lost time together. They did anything that a mother and daughter would do; go shopping, watch a movie, and lots of other activities.

However, those two weeks went by quickly as Mal expected. She went home alone this time since Evie was in California, attending at Ben's Dad's Company Masquerade Party. When Maleficent found out that she didn't get invited, she was enraged. Why did Maleficent get invited, but not her daughter? That question is never going to be answered. She was going to tell Belle about it, but Mal told her to not make a big deal about it and it was just a party. She then agreed and never talked about it again.

Over the few weeks, Mal was lonely, on her day offs she would work in the studio for most of the day. When she works, she usually stops by where Evie would be. She works at a school as a teaching artist at an elementary school, which she loves. Evie sometimes would call her whenever she's free or when she goes to sleep. When checking her social media, she would see all of her friends having fun without her, making her feel all lonely and sad.

When she felt like she didn't want to do anything, she would walk her dog around the park or around the city, enjoying what she has.

One day, she decided to compose a piano piece since she had nothing to do. She used other songs and piano pieces to help her write one herself. Along the way, she had difficulties finding the right rhythm but eventually found it. Right now, she was working on the rhythm and is frustrated. "I can't fucking do this!" she exclaimed as she collapsed her arms on the piano keys. She ran her hands through her dark purple silky hair. She then decided to take a break. She got up and walked into her kitchen to take a drink of water and checked her phone.

When she first opened her phone, showing the time and date, a text message from Belle showed up. She then tapped on it, showing some kind of invitation. As she was looking at it, the information was very familiar to her. With the invitation was a message that said, "I'm very sorry Mal that you did not receive an invitation. Your mom talked to me about it and I was honestly very disappointed at Ben since he was in charge of the guest list. He said that he was going to invite every friend of his, but I did not know you weren't going to be invited. However, in order to make it up to you, I took care of your flight payment and your ticket should be arriving today. You'll be leaving on Friday night 10 PM. We'll pick you up when arrive. Thank you so much! Love you!"

She replied to her message saying, "Thank you so much! It was probably a mistake. Don't be so hard on Ben about. It's honestly fine. I can't wait to see you guys!" she replied.

In the end, she was so surprised that they would still even invite her when it's last minute. She had to notify Jessica, who's a friend of hers and the art teacher, that she won't be able to attend classes to help her. She had to call her other friend, Harry, to see if he can take care of her dog. He's another person that her dog is familiar with and who's free. He texted back that he was able to and Jessica replied saying that it's fine and wished her that she has a good time.

She then called Evie and told her everything that just happened. During their conversation, Evie then told Mal that she actually made new clothes for her that were in her apartment. Mal thanked her for that since she had to take care of a lot of stuff.

She decided to put her current projects on hold and did chores instead so she wouldn't have to worry about laundry and/or the apartment being a mess when she returns back home. As each second passes by, her excitement grows as apprehension also grows. This is her first time seeing her ex in what like three or four years.

He now has a girlfriend who he first got with just to get over Mal and thought it was okay, which really wasn't. Who knows what could happen between her and him. All she does is hope for the best.

F inally, after a couple of days, it was the day she had to go to go back to Los Angeles once again. Earlier, she went into Evie's apartment to pick up the clothes she made for her. Right now, she was packing up all the stuff that she prepared the night before. She was also video chatting with Evie about all the things they'll do once she gets there.

"I'm planning on doing a vlog of us getting ready for the party for next Saturday," Evie said through the screen. Evie started posting videos of her doing makeup tutorials and other stuff that any beauty guru would do in college. It took some time for Mal to get used to being her model for her videos. Evie got a great start because most girls liked her content so much and also loved Mal's beauty, so it's a win-win situation.

"Alright, I'm fine with that; do whatever you want with me for your video since it's going to be special," Mal said.

"I already know what to do, it's just going to be hard for me to not grab your face and put makeup on you," Evie said with a laugh.

"I know because you tried to do that once when we were graduating, but you failed," Mal laughed.

"Shut up," Evie said with a serious face but soon laughed along with Mal. "Have you been working on anything else besides your painting you're currently doing?" she asked.

"Yup, but I'm not going to tell you although you'll find out anyway."

"That is true."

"Just be patient, I'll probably tell you if I feel like it."

"Alright then." Evie decided to check the comments on her recent video that she posted. Most of them were asking where Mal went or if they were even friends. "Wow, most of my fans are asking where you are since I haven't been posting about you and I'm not there with you," she confessed to Mal.

"Well, their questions will be answered soon," Mal said.

A moment of silence once again took over them when Evie spoke again,"We should all do a challenge since we're with our friends. We're probably not going to be with for maybe another year," Evie explained.

"That's actually a good idea. I'm down to do it," Mal agreed.

"Alright, I'll post something about it on my social media then right now."

"Alright then," Mal said.

After a few hours of talking, they both decided to end the call. Mal checked again if she has everything she needed and she then dropped her dog off at Harry's place. Harry was her friend that she met in college. She has a friendship with him just like her and Evie's.

After that, she prepared her clothes to wear. She decided to wear her grey joggers with a white v-neck shirt. She wanted to top it off with a pair of black shoes and a black leather jacket. She took a shower and changed into her clothes. She chose to put her hair down and put on a little makeup.

She drove to the airport which was about one and a half to two hours away from her apartment. While driving there, she knew she would eventually reach traffic, which she did but got through it luckily.

She arrived at the airport at around 8 P.M. so she had some time to walk around before her flight. After security, she went into some shops to look around and to get a snack before she boards the airplane.

She sat in silence texting Evie about how she feels. She told Evie how she's afraid to see Ben for the first time after their break-up. But, she knew that she would have to see him again, which Evie said. However, Mal explained that she didn't know it would be this soon.

They both continued to talk for a while until Mal's flight announced that they would start to board passengers. She got into line and waited until she got to the front to get her ticket scanned. After a moment, her ticket was scanned and she made her way to her seat. As she put her luggage in the overhead compartment and sat down, she was waiting to see who would be sitting next to her. Luckily, no one sat next to her.

During the flight, she slept for half of the flight and worked on her piano piece for the remaining time. When she was checking her phone, she got a text from Belle that said, "Hey, Mal! Just wanted to let you know that when you arrive and get your stuff, we'll have a driver to pick you up. He'll go up to you and just follow him. If you don't think it's him, just ask him the secret word, which is 'porcupine'. I'm sorry we can't be there, but we'll see you in the morning! Love you!"

Mal sighed after reading it and spent the remaining time on her phone. She started to prepare herself when the pilots announced that they were going to land soon. Mal was so distracted by her thoughts that she didn't know that she was already at baggage claim.

She searched for her luggage and once she got out of the area of crowded people, a tall, bulky man in a suit came up to her. "Hello, ma'am. Are you Mal Faery?" he asked her.

"Yes, you must be the security guard that the Adams sent," she replied.

"Yes, I am. Here let me have your luggage."

"Wait," Mal said as she pulled her luggage away. "What's the secret word?" she asked.

He hesitated for a moment, feeling a little frustrated. He decided to tell her and whispered 'Porcupine' into her ear. Once he said it, he earned a nod from him and took her luggage from her. When they arrived at the car, which was a few steps away, he first put her luggage into the trunk of the vehicle and then opened the door for Mal. Once she got in, she made herself comfortable and waited for the guard. She couldn't wait to be reunited with her friends all over again, but she had a gut feeling that something was going to happen on the trip.