The next day, almost everyone was talking about the alarm going off in the museum last night. Apparently it was a false alarm, but some people (*cough* Audrey *cough*) are convinced it had something to do with the Isle of the Lost kids. I, honestly, couldn't care less. I mean, nothing was actually stolen. The Fairy Godmother's wand is still there and everything, so what's the problem?
I was on my way to English class, when I accidentally walked into someone, knocking us both to the ground.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." I apologised, getting up and realising that the victim was Jane, Fairy Godmother's daughter.
"Oh, no, i-it was my fault. Sorry." She stuttered. I know Jane has always been a shy one, but I've never seen her this nervous.
"Honestly, Jane, I should've been looking where I was going." I said, helping her up and helping her pick up the papers and clipboard that she dropped. "Are you okay?" I finally asked. I mean, the girl looked petrified.
"Oh, yeah, I'm fine. I just, um, have to give these to my Mom, but she's teaching the Remedial Goodness class right now." Oh, so that's the problem. Now I know why she's so scared. Going into a room full of people must be bad enough for her, but going into a room full of villains' kids, who are supposedly 'evil' must be terrifying to someone like Jane.
"Oh, well, if you want, I can go in with you." I offered.
"Could you?" Her eyes lit up.
"Yeah, I mean, I'm late to class almost everyday anyway, so what's one more day gonna be?" I said. Jane smiled, but it soon faded as we entered the Remedial Goodness classroom, where Fairy Godmother was teaching the kids what to do when a baby is crying. Jane let out a small squeak of fear as we walked past Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos and handed the papers to Fairy Godmother.
"Hello, dear one." She greeted her daughter.
"Hi." Jane whispered, "You need to sign off an early dismissal for the coronation." She said nervously, handing her mother the clipboard.
"Everyone here remembers my daughter Jane?" Fairy Godmother asked, signing the form.
"Mom!" Jane squealed.
"It's okay." She said, grabbing Jane and turning her to face everyone, "Jane, this is everyone."
"Hi." Jane squeaked, "That's okay, don't mind me. As you were." She said, scurrying off out the room.
"I'll just go now..." I muttered, since I'd just been awkwardly stood to the side while Fairy Godmother tried to force Jane to socialize, and failed. "Good to see you guys again, and, uh, I'll see you later." I scurried out of the room, like Jane did, but not quite as scared. I hurried to my English class, and ended up being ten minutes late. Oops?
Later that day, I was at my locker, getting my things for fourth period, Math, when Ben appeared by my side.
"Hey, Benny Boo." I teased. I always call him that to annoy him.
"Rebecca." And then he calls be that to get back at me. I just glared at him and he chuckled before continuing, "Anyway, I heard that you were late for English today. Again." He said, half serious but with a small smirk.
"I may have been a few minutes late." I confessed.
"Bex, you can't keep doing this! Mom and Dad are gonna ground you so hard if you get another detention!" He said. I just rolled my eyes.
"Tell you what, I'll mind my business, and you mind yours, yeah?" I said, and Ben rolled his own eyes.
"Whatever. I'll see you later, at tryouts, okay?" He said. Oh, yeah, did I forget to mention I'm on the Tourney team? I'm the only girl on the entire team, but what can I say? I love sports and it was either Tourney or cheerleading.
"Yeah, okay. See you later." I gave him a quick hug before hurrying off to Math class.
Later on that day, I changed into my practice uniform and headed to the tourney field, where Ben and a team of other guys were. Oh, and Jay and Carlos, who I did not expect to see there. I mean, I can see why Jay would join the team, because, well, have you seen his arms?! But Carlos just never striked me as the sporty type.
"Okay, Jay, Ben, offence! Chad, defence! Becca, you're the shooter!" Coach yelled at us all. "Hey, hey, you, lost boy! Put your helmet on and get out of the killzone!" He shouted at Carlos, who was looking extremely confused, but quickly put his helmet on and went to where he was supposed to be. The whistle blew and it was game on, and let me just tell you; Jay killed it! Luckily, unlike everyone else, I managed to stay out of his way, otherwise I probably would've gotten seriously hurt and despite how much he likes the villains' kids, Ben would kill Jay for harming me. He's always been a little overprotective like that. Even though he's an absolute sweetheart, whether I'm hurt physically or emotionally, Ben will seriously destroy whoever's responsible. But I do love that he cares so much.
"You! Get over here!" Coach yelled at Jay after the game finished. "What do you call that?!" He questioned as Jay walked over to him, followed by me, Ben, Carlos and a few other team members. Jay suddenly looked nervous, thinking he was in trouble, but was soon proved wrong. "'Cause I call that raw talent! Come find me later, I'll show you something you haven't seen before; it's called a rule book! Welcome to the team, son!" Coach then looked at Carlos, "You ever thought about band?" Carlos just laughed sarcastically, while Jay chuckled.
"I'll work with him, coach." I said, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Alright." Coach said hesitantly, before shouting, "Let's run that again!"
After practice, I changed back into some normal clothes and got ready for the rest of my classes. Luckily I only had science left, which wasn't too bad. And, to my surprise, Evie was in that class. I was seated across from her and Doug, which would have been fine, if the teacher hadn't decided to put Chad Charming right next to me. You see, Chad Charming is the biggest douchebag at Auradon Prep. He may have a pretty face, but that is literally all. He's spoilt, he's selfish, he's conceited and he's sure not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Unfortunately, though, Evie didn't exactly see past his good looks.
"Is there any chance he's in line for a throne? Anywhere in line?" She asked dreamily.
"Chad, Prince Charming Jr. Cinderella's son." Doug told her, "He inherited the charm, but not so much of the 'there there', know what I mean?"
"I know I do." I chimed in. Chad hadn't even noticed we were talking about him.
"Evie!" The teacher, Mr. Delay said, "Perhaps this is just review for you, so tell me, what is the atomic weight of silver?"
"The atomic weight? Well, not very much, I mean, it's an atom, right?" Evie joked and Chad laughed. But when Evie saw Mr. Delay's unamused face, she stood up. I saw her sneakily grab something for her bag, which I believe is her magic mirror, but I decided not to say anything. "Let's see." She said, taking the chalk from Mr. Delay, "How do I find the average atomic weight of silver?" She obviously hid the mirror somewhere where only she could see it, but she wasn't fooling me. "That would be 106.905 x .5200 + 108.905 x .4800, which, Mr. Delay, would give us 107.9 amu." Everyone was just staring in awe by the time she'd finished.
"I forget, never underestimate a-"
"A villain?" Evie cut the teacher off, throwing the chalk back to him, "Don't make it again." She smiled innocently, walking back to her seat. On her way there, Chad handed her a piece of paper which I'm guessing was some sort of note. I swear, if he hurts her, I will kill him.
After all my classes ended, I changed into some gym clothes and met Carlos out on the tourney field like I said I would.
"Okay, Carlos, we're gonna start with some sprints, you ready?" I asked, setting the stopwatch as Carlos got ready to take off. He suddenly started running super fast, which I thought was really good for him, until I realised he was being chased by Dude, the campus mutt, and was actually running in fear. "Carlos!" I yelled, running after them. He ran all the way into the woods, where he managed to climb up a tree, just high enough so Dude couldn't reach him.
"Becca! Becca, help me!" Carlos shrieked as I caught Dude and calmed him down, "This thing is a killer! He's gonna chase me down and rip out my throat! This is a vicious, rabid animal!"
"Hey, who told you that?" I asked, holding Dude close to my chest.
"My mother." He replied, and suddenly it became more clear.
"Cruella?"
"She's a dog expert. A dog yeller-er." He said and I giggled.
"Why are you holding him?! He's gonna attack you!" He yelled, holding onto his tree closer.
"Carlos, have you ever actually met a dog?"
"Of course not!"
"Carlos, come here."
"What? No?! I am not going anywhere near that... that monster!"
"Just trust me." I said, looking into his fearful eyes. After a few minutes, he finally started to climb down from the tree. "Dude, meet Carlos. Carlos, meet Dude, the campus mutt." I introduced them, as Carlos kept a safe distance with his back still pressed against his tree.
"He doesn't look like a vicious, rabid animal..." He stated, slowly walking closer to us. He reached out a began to pet Dude.
"You're a good boy, aren't you?" He cooed. I let him hold Dude and it was honestly the cutest thing I'd ever seen.
"You guys have it pretty rough on the island, huh?" I spoke up. Carlos looked at me with a hint of sadness.
"Yeah... Let's just say we don't get a lot of belly rubs." He said. I giggled slightly.
"Well, if you ever want to talk, I'm here." I told him. Carlos smiled at me, still occupied with Dude. "Okay, well, I'll leave you guys to get to know each other. So, I'll see you later, yeah? And maybe I can sneak you into the kitchen for some chocolate like I promised." I winked. Carlos chuckled and nodded in a agreement.
"Yeah, see you out there." He said. We exchanged one last smile before I finally left, giving Carlos and his new found friend some space.
