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"Have you ever thought about what you want in life?" twelve-year-old Evie asked, as she and Lefi walked through the forest. Lefi shrugged.
"Not really. Have you?" she asked.
"Of course." Evie replied. Lefi looked over, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh yeah?" Evie nodded. "What do you want?" the blonde asked.
"I want to find a prince. Somehow, I'll find one on this Isle." Evie explained. Lefi smiled slightly. "What about you? What do you want?" Thinking for a moment, Lefi looked at the ground shyly.
"I just want to be happy." she whispered.
"What's this?" Mal looked up from her notebook, seeing the poster that her sister was looking at.
"Apparently there's a dance coming up. I've heard Evie talking about it." she explained. Lefi turned her head.
"I guess we're going together. She hasn't mentioned it though." she said, brow furrowed. Mal shrugged.
"She's been busy with school. I'm sure she meant to." she said. Lefi nodded. "Come on, we're going to be late to class."
"Okay." Lefi whispered.
…
Later that night, Lefi was sitting at a table with Mal, Jay, Carlos, Jane, Ben, Doug, and Lonnie when she felt a chin on her shoulder. Turning her head slightly, she grinned when she saw her girlfriend and kissed her cheek. "Hi."
"Hi. I got you something." Evie said. The blonde raised an eyebrow, letting out a squeal of excitement when Evie placed a brownie in front of her.
"They were out when I went through the line." she said. Evie smiled. "Thanks."
"Read it, Lef." the blue-haired girl said gently. Frowning in confusion, Lefi turned back to the brownie, realizing that it had something written in icing.
"'Dance?'" The blonde looked up at her girlfriend. "You're asking me to the dance?" she whispered.
"Well, yeah. I mean, we're dating." Evie said.
"Exactly. I assumed we'd be going together." Lefi replied. Evie smiled softly, kissing her girlfriend's shoulder. "Of course I want to go with you." The taller girl clapped her hands together in excitement.
"I've actually already started sketching your dress. I'll show you after dinner." she said. Lefi nodded as her girlfriend sat down next to her.
…
"How's it going?" Lefi asked a couple of weeks later, watching her girlfriend through the mirror as she pinned fabric together. When Evie looked up at her, she grinned.
"We're actually almost done. I'll have to make a few adjustments, but I think it's pretty much finished." she replied, looking up at the blonde with a wide smile. Standing up, she leaned her head against the side of her girlfriend's shoulder. "Remember the last fitting we had?"
"Of course, I do." Lefi whispered, accepting Evie's hand and stepping off of the platform. Smiling up at her girlfriend, she turned around so Evie could unzip the dress. Pulling the zipper down, the taller girl pressed a kiss to her shoulder. "I'm not kissing you this time."
"That's okay; I'll kiss you." Evie whispered, gently turning the blonde's head and pulling her into a kiss. Pushing her onto the bed, Evie was about to lay down on top of her when the door swung open. "I swear if that is Mal…" she mumbled, looking up to find Lonnie covering her eyes.
"Sorry! My fitting is at three, right?" she asked. Evie closed her eyes, nodding.
"Yeah, Lef was just changing out of her dress." she explained. Lonnie raised an eyebrow, looking over at the blonde to find her holding her dress up with her forearm.
"I see that." Lefi looked over at her girlfriend. "I'll wait in the hall." Lonnie said, backing into the hallway.
"Thank you." Evie said, smiling at her friend as the door closed. Turning back to her girlfriend, she pressed a kiss to her head. "I'm so sorry." she whispered.
"It's okay. Maybe you should pay attention to your schedule next time, though." Lefi replied. Evie rolled her eyes as Lefi began changing back into her clothes. "When can I see your dress?"
"The night of the dance." Evie explained, opening the door to let Lonnie back into the room.
"That's not fair. You get to see my dress." the blonde replied.
"I'm making it!" Lefi rolled her eyes, kissing her girlfriend quickly. "I'll see you at dinner."
"Okay." Waving at Lonnie, the blonde disappeared and Evie shut the door, turning to her friend.
"Perhaps you should knock from now on." she suggested. Lonnie smiled sheepishly, nodding.
…
A month later, the kids at Auradon Prep were enjoying the dance. As Evie took in the décor, she felt someone grab her hand and turned her head to see her girlfriend smiling at her. "Hi." she whispered.
"We've been here for an hour and we haven't danced together." Lefi pointed out.
"Let's remedy that." Evie replied, leading her onto the dance floor and pulling her close.
"So… this is our first dance as a couple." Lefi commented. Evie smiled as they swayed to the music. Holding the blonde close, she pressed a kiss to the top of her head. "We should have done this years ago."
"There isn't much slow dancing on the Isle." Evie pointed out, earning a laugh from Lefi. When the song ended, the taller girl pulled her girlfriend out of the room, toward the garden that was outside.
"What are we doing out here?" Lefi asked.
"Do you remember talking about our futures as kids?" Evie whispered. The blonde nodded. "When we had that conversation, I never thought we'd be here."
"Do you still want a prince?" Lefi asked carefully. The taller girl looked over at her girlfriend, maintaining eye contact for a minute before shaking her head.
"I have something much, much better than a prince. I have you." she replied. Lefi smiled widely, kissing her girlfriend softly. "I love you so much."
"I love you, too." Lefi whispered. After a moment, Evie turned forward, looking up at the sky. "I think my favorite part about Auradon is getting to see the stars. We never saw them on the Isle."
"They're beautiful, aren't they?" Lefi nodded. "Lef?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you happy?" Evie asked. Looking away from the sky, Lefi smiled softly.
"I didn't know it was possible to be this happy, Eves." she whispered, kissing her girlfriend. Pulling away, Evie rested her forehead on the blonde's.
"Neither did I."
Lefi gasped as she felt a pair of hands cover her eyes. She was about to say something when she heard a familiar voice.
"Guess who?"
The blonde grinned, covering one of Evie's hands with her own. "I don't know. Mal?" she guessed.
"Nope."
"Lonnie?" Evie giggled, pressing a kiss to her cheek. "Hey, Eves." Lefi said, squeezing the blue-haired girl's hand.
"Hi!" the taller girl said, removing her hands and coming around to stand in front of her girlfriend. "I have a surprise."
"I like surprises." Lefi said. Evie grinned. "What's up?"
"Our first date in Auradon." Evie said. Lefi raised an intrigued eyebrow. "This is going to be the best date of your life, I promise."
"Every date with you is the best date of my life." Lefi replied. Evie smiled softly.
"This one won't have rotten food." she promised. Lefi chuckled. "Come on, I've set up a picnic in one of my favorite spots in Auradon."
"I can't wait to see it." Lefi said, squeezing her girlfriend's hand.
Author's Note: This is the second to last chapter of Permanent Stain. The next (and final) chapter will be an epilogue, showing where the characters are ten years in the future.