Today was the first day that the girls would be working for the heroes that their parents had wronged. The boys should have been going this as well but a mandatory Tourney practice in preparation for the game meant they couldn't. Evie had been hoping the cheerleaders would have practice as well but they didn't, much to the blunette's annoyance. Evie was heading to Charmington to meet with Snow White, while Mal was heading to Auroria to meet Audrey's family. Both girls knew it would be a long ride but they were thankful Ben & Bree had sent limo's for the two, stating they had no reason to be uncomfortable in their way to the Kingdoms.
Since Charming ton was slightly closer then Auroria, Evie arrived at her destination first and the blunette took in a deep breath as the limo stopped outside a large castle. To say she was nervous was a huge understatement. But Evie forced herself to keep her emotions off of her face. Her mother always told her a princess should be calm and poised at all times, never showing her emotions.
As the limo door was opened by the driver the blue haired princess stepped out and was met with the sight of her step sister, Snow White. Her nerves went into overdrive. She noticed that the short haired woman had a smile on her face but even when people on the Isle smiled they were dangerous and Evie didn't expect things in Auradon to be any different. The blunette knew she had to keep her guard up but she was having a really hard time not trusting the people she had already met in Auradon. They all seemed so nice and trustworthy. Maybe she could talk to Mal later on about it.
Slowly she made her way towards her step sister, silently wishing she didn't have to go and the ground would open up and swallow her. Unfortunately that didn't happen and before long she was stod in front of Snow White. Evie quickly curtsied to the princess but quickly looked up when she heard Snow chuckle.
"Evie, honey. You're family. You don't need to curtsy or bother with titles." Snow told the teen. Evie wasn't quite sure what to make of that, she was certain it was a trick. But against her better judgement she decided to listen to the woman, hoping this wasn't a trick to get the teen to slip up and be sent back to the Isle. Her mother would never forgive her for returning without a prince.
The teen nodded slightly before replying. "Okay, it might take a while to get used to though." She responded truthfully. She wasn't sure she would ever get used to not calling the older woman by her title, it was something she had heard, albeit sarcastically, all her life.
Snow White couldn't help but chuckle again at this. Sure things might be weird between the two step sisters for a while, while they got to know each other, but Snow White hoped things would smooth out soon. The short haired princess gently took hold of the blunette's hand and led her into the castle.
A little reluctantly Evie allowed Snow White to lead her through the castle and into a large living area. There the blunette saw a black haired man and two blakc haired children. The teen assumed this was Snow's family but still didn't say anything, even as she felt Snow let go of her hand. She watched as the man stood and noticed the little boy and girl were staring at her with wide eyes. "Evie, this is my husband Ferdinand and our twins Sean and Sarah." Snow introduced them all and Evie forced herself to smile at them, despite how worried she was. "Guys, this is Evie. My step sister."
"Hi." Sean and Sarah said to the blunette before turning their attention back to the game.
"Hello." Evie responded, but the twins were already engrossed in their game ocne more. Apparently Evie's arrival didn't warrant their attention for long and the blunette was grateful for that.
Hearing him clear his throat, Evie turned to face Ferdinand. "It's nice to meet you Evie." He said to her and her smile became a little more sincere at his relaxed tone of voice. Maybe this will actually be alright. Evie thought to herself as She took the seat near the fire place that Snow Whtie was gesturing to.
"Nice to meet you too." Evie replied, hoping her nerves didn't show. Her and Snow quickly began talking about themselves and what they enjoyed. As Evie started explaining her love for fashion and clothing design she felt herself relaxing more and more. She became more comfortable as the afternoon wore on, she just hoped Mal was having a good time in Auroria.
As Mal arrived in Auroria she couldn't help but get nervous. Sure she had already met Sleeping Beauty and her family but it hadn't helped her nerves at all. Mal was just hoping Audrey wasn't there. Whenever she was near the prissy pink princess she had to resist the extremely strong urge to punch the glare off of her face. The purplette still hated that the brunette had had the audacity to slap Bree across the face. She hadn't told Bree and Ben that her and her siblings had seen the altercation, Audrey didn't even know they had seen it.
Far too soon for Mal's liking the car had come to a stop and the driver was opening the door. Tearing her eyes from the book she slowly closed it and placed in on the seat next to her. Climbing out of the car the purple haired teen couldn't help but gulp at the castle before her, she had been dreading this all morning. The car ride had only made her worry and anxiety worse. The half fairy walked as slow as she possibly could to the door of the castle but after what felt like seconds she was stood in front of the door, knocking on them.
After a few minutes the door swung open and Mal was greeted by a tall red head. "Hi, I'm Emma." She greeted the teen. "Can I help you?" She asked, smiling down at the sixteen year old half fairy.
"Yeah, I'm here to see Princess Aurora. My name's Mal." She responded to the red head.
"Oh!" Emma exclaimed. "Of course. Come in Mal." She said. Cautiously Mal stepped through the door but Emma quickly turned and started walking away, causing Mal to follow. The teen followed the red head through various hallways and couldn't help but wonder where she was being led. It seemed like they were heading for the back of the castle but the teen couldn't be sure.
Before long Emma came to a stop and gestured for Mal to enter. Lifting an eyebrow she walked past the red head and into the room she quickly realized was the kitchen. She grimaced at how messy the room was. It actually looked like a brighter version of the Isle. It was disgusting. But Mal's eyes were drawn to the person stood in the middle of it all. Queen Leah.
"It's about time you showed up." The old Queen snapped at the teen. Mal couldn't help but roll her eyes at the Queen. Her attitude was the double of Audrey's, it was easy to see the two were related. Before she could stop herself Mal snapped back.
Rolling her eyes again she snapped "Oh I beg your pardon, your majesty. I didn't realize you expected me to control the traffic to get here faster." As she watched Leah's face changed showing her anger and part of the half fairy regretted her outburst, while the other half was quite proud of herself for not slapping the annoying royal.
"Watch your tone!" Leah snapped, her angry showing in her voice this time.
Mal scoffed before responding. "Watch yours. Ben and Bree told you before about speaking to me like that." The teen replied. For some reason she felt rather bold while arguing with the old bat stood in front of her.
Leah walked a little closer to the teen and from the glint in her eye, Mal could swear the old woman was about to punch her but instead she walked past her. But she turned as she got to the door frame. "If I was you I would start cleaning." The woman stated. She was about to leave when she was stopped by Mal's voice.
"Wait!" She exclaimed. "You expect me to clean this!?" She almost shouted at the Queen. Mal couldnt' help but let her shock come through in her voice. How on earth was she expected to clean this!?
"Yes." Leah stated, as though it was the most obvious thing in the world. "And I expect it done in the next few hours. And don't even think about telling anyone about this or I will have you sent back to the Isle so fast your little evil head will spin." She informed the teen. Mal couldn't help but sigh defeatedly and nod her head at the ridiculous ddemands this woman had given her. The half fairy knew she couldn't risk telling anyone. If Leah was serious about her threat she couldn't go back to the Isle without Fairy Godmother's wand. Her mother would literally kill her.
Turning she picked up a cloth and cleaning detergent, starting with the kitchen sides since they seemed to be the worst. The half fairy heard the old battleaxe laughing as she left the kitchen and didn't even try to stop the small growl that left her throat. She had never done that before but she was that mad she simply didn't care. Mal couldn't help but wonder where Aurora and Phillip were. She was glad Audrey was nowhere to be seen but she couldn't help but feel if the couple were here she wouldn't have to do this. Now more then ever she wanted to find the damn wand and give it to her mother. She had to admit she would love seeing this old bat put in her place.
By the time Mal finished she was exhausted. She just wanted to head back to Auradon Prep and sleep in her bed. Without checking with Leah first she headed out of the castle and climbed into the back of the car. As the driver pulled away Mal fell asleep in her seat. She didn't even try to keep her eyes open, she knew she would be fighting a loosing battle.
Mal was in that deep of a sleep the driver couldn't wake her upon returning to Auradon Prep. He had ended up ringing Ben and Bree for a little bit of assistance, not feeling comfortable carrying her himself. Once the royal twins arrived ben lifted the purple haired teen into his arms and him and Bree carried her into school and to the girls dorm room. The half fairy didn't stir once but Bree certainly didn't miss the way her brother was smiling at the sleeping girl. She would deffinately be giving these two a good push towards each other.
Author's Note: So I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review and let me know what you think x