hi everyone! ik its been a while since i uploaded but i'll try to be more consisting in posting!
also for those of you who celebrate it, who's excited for christmas? im so ready lol
anyways, trigger warnings that apply to this story include self harm, suicidal thoughts / actions and swearing. apologies because this gets a little dark
hope u enjoy!
It's 8am. The villain kids have gathered with Ben, Jane, Doug and Lonnie for a morning picnic out on the main lawn. The 8 teenagers, plus dude, managed to squish themselves into a picnic table, and they're all eating while chatting.
"Wait, so technically, because you're gonna be King, you could ban homework. Correct?" Lonnie says before shoving a fork full of food into her mouth. Ben rolls his eyes.
"I could but I'm not going to. Homework is important for learning." This response results in groaning from everyone else at the table.
"Mal, do something about your stupid boyfriend." Jay whines. Mal flashes a glare at him.
"I think she's hangry." Carlos whispers and both of the villain boys fall out of their seats laughing. Mal's eyes glow a bright green.
"Carlos, don't." She almost growled.
"Mhm. Okay, okay. You can turn the dragon eyes off." Cruella's son takes a bite out of a piece of watermelon on his plate.
Mal is pissed off. She slams her hand against the table and locks eye contact with her friend.
"Mal…" Evie's voice sounds slightly scared. Ben, along with the rest of the Auredon kids, are staring.
"Carlos, I swear on Maleficent, I will do worse things to you then your mother has done. Fucking watch me."
Then it was quiet. No more scraping silverware against plates. No uncomfortable shuffling. All eyes are on Carlos, to see what his next move is to this.
He just stands frozen for a moment. Tears start to form in his eyes, before he stands up, slams his fork against his plate, making a clattering noise, and runs inside the school building. Jay stands up almost immediately to go after him. Doug stops him.
"I think we should let Fairy Godmother handle this."
"No, you don't understand. I have to talk to him." Jay pushes past Doug, and jogs into the building, following his best friend's path.
After both boys are gone, Doug pulls out his phone to call Fairy Godmother. Mal stands up and walks speedily over to the garden, leaving her out of sight of the table. The rest of the kids sit there, dumbfounded as to what just happened.
Carlos runs down the hall to the first bathroom he can find, locks himself into a stall and begins to sob. Dude has followed very close behind his human, and paws at his legs, trying his best to help as a dog.
He could practically hear Cruella screaming at him. Feel her belt on his skin. His whole body started shaking.
He choked on his own tears, feeling completely helpless in that tiny stall.
"Carlos?" Jay comes bursting into the small restroom. Carlos pulls his feet up in hopes that he won't be seen, but Dude runs under the gap of the stall, ultimately giving him away. Damnit.
It takes about 10 seconds for Jay to pick the lock on the stall. Carlos stands up and almost falls into his best friend's arms.
"Shh, it's ok. She can't hurt you here." It became clear to Jay in that exact moment how much that evil woman hurt his friend. They hadn't really talked about it too much before then. Jay had only seen Carlos cry once before while they'd been in Auredon. It was the night after they failed to get the wand. That was a rough night.
After a few minutes, Carlos pulls his head back and lifts his hand up to wipe his eyes. His sleeve falls down slightly, revealing quite a few red cuts littered along his arm. Jay only saw it for a millisecond. He doubted Carlos even knew it happened.
"Los."
"Yeah?"
"Can I see your arm?" Fear stroke through Carlos's eyes. He paused for a moment.
"No."
Jay would have pressed the matter more, but at that exact moment, Doug comes in.
"Yep, they're both right here."
Fairy Godmother stands in the doorway.