Author's Note: I don't own anything other than my original character
To the Guest Reviewer who asked why I named my original character 'Lefi,' I'm honestly not sure. When I was brainstorming this story, I was having trouble thinking of a name and I sort of liked the idea of Maleficent being vain enough to name her children 'Mal' and 'Leficent' and that's when I came up with the idea of Lefi hating her mother enough to refuse to go by 'Leficent' after being disowned by her mom.
"Good morning, Leficent." Thirteen-year-old Lefi raised an eyebrow as Evie sat down next to her. "What?"
"When did you start calling me Leficent?" she asked. Evie shrugged. "I don't let anyone call me that. Not even Mal."
"Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to overstep." Evie said. Thinking for a few moments, Lefi smiled slightly at the girl.
"You can call me Leficent sometimes." she replied. Evie stared in shock.
"Lef, you don't have to let me do that." The blonde nodded
"I know, but… it's you. You're different than everyone else. You're special." she said.
"Why? What makes me different, what makes me so special? I mean, Mal's your sister." Evie pointed out. Lefi shrugged.
"You're my Evie." she shyly, Evie hugged her best friend.
Evie rarely took Lefi up on her offer to call her 'Leficent.' She knew how the girl felt about her full name and usually reserved the name for when she was teasing Lefi. At first, the blonde would tense up when Evie used it, but after a while, she would smile and shake her head when she heard the name.
Currently, she was fitting Lefi for her gown. It wasn't until she heard Lefi speaking that she realized that she had gotten distracted.
"Evie, are you okay?" Lefi asked. Shaking herself out of her thoughts, Evie nodded. "How's it going?"
"Good. It's going great, actually." the taller girl replied. After a few minutes, she was finished. "Okay, I think you're done. It fits perfectly." Evie declared, standing up straight. Looking over, she saw Lefi smiling at her reflection in the mirror. "You look beautiful, Lefi."
"You think so?" Evie nodded, helping the girl off of the fitting platform. "The dress is amazing, Evie. You're so talented."
"Thank you. Do you need me to unzip you?" Evie asked. Lefi nodded, knowing she wouldn't be able to unzip the dress herself. As she tugged gently on the zipper, Evie stared at the blonde through the mirror. Realizing just how close they were, she bit her lip slightly. "Lef..."
"We shouldn't." Lefi whispered, knowing what Evie was thinking.
"Do it anyway." The blonde took a deep breath.
"Evie..."
"Leficent." Hearing her full name, Lefi looked in Evie's eyes through the mirror and saw the same look that Evie had had the first time they kissed. Biting her lip, she turned and kissed the other girl. "I've missed you." Evie whispered, wrapping her arms around the blonde's waist. Lefi pulled away slightly, resting her forehead on Evie's.
"You've been avoiding me for weeks." she pointed out. Evie shook her head, kissing the other girl again. "Evie, wait."
"Why do we have to talk right now?" Evie asked.
"Because ignoring the problem doesn't solve it. You've barely looked at me unless we were fitting for my gown." Lefi replied.
"That's not true. I've been busy. I have a lot of gowns and suits to make." Evie said, looking down. It wasn't a complete lie; half of the students at Auradon Prep had ordered outfits for the ball. However, she had been somewhat avoiding Lefi since she'd found out that Aziz had asked her to go with him. "Besides, you've barely been around."
"I haven't exactly felt welcome in here lately." Evie met her eyes. "What are you thinking?" Evie couldn't say what she was thinking. As much as she wanted to say what was truly on her mind, she knew that she couldn't. Taking a deep breath, she managed a smile.
"I think Aziz is going to love you in that dress." she whispered, watching Lefi's face fall. Looking down, she missed the flicker of disappointment in the blonde's eyes. When she looked back up, all she saw was anger. "Lef-"
"Forget it." Lefi said, stepping out of the dress and quickly pulling the clothes she'd been wearing before trying on the dress. Sending Evie one last look, she walked out of the room, slamming the door as she left. Closing her eyes, Evie shook her head.
"Great." she mumbled, picking the dress up and placing it on a hanger before placing it on the nearby rack.
...
Two weeks later, Evie and Lefi had not spoken since their kiss. Mal had picked up on the tension; most people that interacted with the pair had. However, everyone seemed to realize that bringing it up would be pointless, as neither girl wanted to talk about it.
Finally, it was the night of the ball. Evie had been looking forward to this night for months. Not only was she looking forward to having fun with her friends, but this was going to be the first event where her designs would be worn by a lot of the people attending.
As she and Doug walked into the ballroom, she looked around and immediately spotted her designs. "Look!" she exclaimed.
"They're amazing, Evie." Doug replied, sending his girlfriend a warm smile. As the blue-haired girl continued to survey the room, she paused when she saw a familiar blonde. "Is that Lefi?"
"Yeah." Evie whispered.
"She looks great."
"Yeah, she does." the girl replied, staring at Lefi. It was in that moment that Evie came to a realization – one that she'd been trying to avoid since the moment she saw Lefi in her dorm room.
Evie missed her – plain and simple. And she wanted her back.
Biting her lip, she turned to Doug. Seeing the concerned look on his face, she took a deep breath. "Doug…" she whispered.
"Is everything okay?" he asked. Evie closed her eyes.
"I'm so sorry, Doug." she whispered, looking back at Lefi for a moment before turning back to the boy. "I haven't been honest with you. Back on the Isle, Lefi and I were… we were a couple."
"Oh, wow." Evie looked down. "You still have feelings for her, don't you?" he asked. The girl nodded with tears in her eyes.
"I'm so sorry." she said softly. Doug looked down for a moment.
"I sort of had a feeling that something had happened between you two the first time I saw you guys together. You clearly had a connection that was stronger than most friendships." he admitted. Evie nodded. "You should go to her."
"I can't just leave you here by yourself." she whispered. Out of the corner of her eye, Evie saw Lefi exit the ballroom.
"Go, Evie. That's where you want to be." Sending Doug one last glance, Evie made her way out of the ballroom, looking around. She spotted Jay and Carlos and walked over.
"Have you guys seen Lefi?" she asked.
"Yeah, she just went in the restroom." Without another word, she quickly went into the restroom and immediately saw that Lefi was the only one inside.
"Lef." Turning around, Lefi smiled shyly.
"Hey, Evie. You look great." she said. Ignoring the comment, Evie pulled the blonde into a kiss. Pulling away, Lefi stared in confusion. "What are you doing?"
"I love you. I've loved you for years, I just didn't know that that's what I was feeling. Before I came here, I had no idea what love was. I never got any from my mother, I thought it was a myth. It wasn't until I moved here and met Doug that I realized that what I felt for you was love all along." When Lefi didn't reply, Evie bit her lip. "Do you love me back?"
"Evie, I don't know what romantic love feels like. The only person I've ever felt love for is Mal, but I'm sure that's not the same thing." Lefi replied. Evie nodded. "But... I do know that I've never felt anything like what I feel for you."
"Lefi..." Evie whispered, grabbing her hand. Lefi smiled softly.
"I probably should have known that I was in love with you the first time I let you call me Leficent." Evie grinned widely.
"You love me?" she asked. Lefi nodded, pulling the girl into a kiss.
"I am so in love with you, Eves." Blushing, Evie held her close.
"You're calling me 'Eves' again." she observed. Lefi nodded.
"I missed it. I missed you." she whispered, kissing the taller girl. Evie grinned against her lips.
"Leficent…" she breathed out, her forehead against the other girl's.
"You want to talk now?" Lefi teased, causing Evie to laugh. "We do have some things to talk about."
"I know we do, but… this feels right. This is what I want." Evie whispered, cupping her cheek
"Me, too." Evie grinned. "We can figure everything else out later." Thinking for a moment, Evie closed her eyes and groaned. "What? What's wrong?"
"You're here on a date." Evie said. Lefi looked down. "It's fine. We can get through the night and then we'll be together."
"What about Doug?" Lefi asked.
"Doug knows about us." The blonde nodded. "Let's just get through the night."
"Okay." Lefi said, smiling as Evie grabbed her hand and pulled her through the bathroom. Before opening the door, the taller girl pulled her into a kiss. "One more night."
"One more night." Evie whispered, smiling softly before dropping her hand.
"Shh." fourteen-year-old Evie hissed, giggling as Lefi tumbled through the window. "My mom will hear you."
"Why didn't you tell me that you rearranged your room today?" Lefi whispered, glaring at the other girl.
"It was a spur of the moment thing. I wanted a change." Evie replied, shrugging.
"You got a girlfriend, wasn't that enough change for the day?" Evie grinned. "Is this weird?"
"Is what weird?" the taller girl asked.
"Me staying here." The blue-haired girl looked over, a confused expression on her face.
"You've stayed here every night since we were six. Why would it be weird now?" she asked. Lefi shrugged. "Lef..."
"Things are different now, Evie, you can't deny that." Lefi pointed out. Just as Evie was about to respond, she heard footsteps approaching her room. Placing a hand over her girlfriend's mouth, she waited for the footsteps to pass.
"Evie?" Eyes wide, the taller girl pushed Lefi into her closet, closing the door just as her mother walked into the room. "My mascara is missing. Did you borrow it again?"
"Um... Yeah, Mom, sorry. Here." Grabbing the tube, Evie handed it over to her mom. "I'll see you in the morning." The woman left without a word, closing the door behind her. Waiting until the hallway light was turned off, Evie poked her head in the hall and made sure that her mom's door was closed before pulling Lefi out.
"That was close." the blonde said softly.
"Too close. If my mom found out that you've been sleeping here for eight years, she'd freak out." Evie whispered. Lefi nodded. "And if she finds out we're dating..."
"Evie, I really don't want you to finish that sentence." Lefi whispered, moving to sit on the bed. Walking over, Evie grabbed her hands.
"It wouldn't change anything. Not for me, at least." she said, smiling. The blonde nodded. "We just have to be more careful when you sneak in here. Tomorrow night, I'll double check that she's asleep."
"Okay." Lefi whispered. Smiling softly, Evie kissed her cheek. "I'm kind of tired."
"Okay. I'll make sure the alarm is set and then we can go to sleep." Evie replied, squeezing her hands once more before moving to set her alarm clock