The ride to Auradon was spent by the boys stuffing their faces with candy and the girls arguing over whether Evie was allowed to put more makeup on Mal or not. They settled on a communal 'no' when Mal threatened to throw her favourite powder brush out of the window (however, Evie still argued with Mal that "If you're going to have two different faces, at least make one of them pretty").
Mal made sure to keep her voice low and as manly as she could, meaning she ended up sounding like a slightly girlier version of Carlos, which had been laughed about multiple times throughout the trip. There was a minor incident where they'd all began screaming when they thought they were being driven off into the ocean, but that was soon overlooked by the realisation that they'd made it off the Isle.
"Can you believe this?!" Evie exclaimed as she eagerly looked outside the windows, "We're in Auradon! With princes, and castles, and-"
"And a magic wand we need to steal," Mal reminded her, "Do you see anything interesting yet?"
"Everything," Evie replied, "Everything is so pretty!"
Evie turned around to be met by her friends questioning gazes, quickly correcting herself to "Pretty gross".
"Do you think they'll have more chocolate there?" Jay asked between mouthfuls of candy, however before he could get an answer, the car came to a halt.
The four friends froze, instantly all turning to look out of the windows. Their eyes were met with the tall walls of Auradon Prep, and their ears were instantly met with the loud seemingly screeching of the band.
"I didn't know torture could be delivered in form of music," Mal grumbled as she opened the car door, "Anywho, I guess it's showtime."
Mal and Evie climbed out of the car gracefully, cringing as the sound of the band playing instantly got louder. However, in the few moments Mal and Evie had spent getting out of the car, Jay and Carlos had gotten into an argument and ended up falling out of the limousine, fighting over a blanket. At least that had shocked the band into not playing anymore.
Mal instantly tensed up as she spotted a rounded woman hurrying towards them with a kind smile. She was nervous to say the least, because although she'd passed unnoticed under the radar of the guards, she doubted it would take long for anyone to figure out who she actually was. So, with a determined attitude, she decided to give the best performance of her life.
"Welcome to Auradon Prep!" the woman began, her jolly attitude making Mal feel sick, "I'm Fairy Godmother, the principal here, and these two are Ben and Audrey."
Fairy Godmother gestured towards two teenagers standing next to her, two teenagers that had gone unnoticed until that moment. They were obviously a couple, with the girl leeched onto the boy's arm happily, and Mal could already feel that mornings breakfast make its way back up at the sight of the heart eyes the girl was giving him.
"Wait, THE Fairy Godmother?!" Carlos suddenly asked.
"As in bibbity-bobbity-boo?" Mal supplied, making sure her voice was toned down.
"That's the one," the girl interrupted, sliding in front of the villains kids with her boyfriend in tow, "I'm Audrey, Princess Audrey."
"And I'm Ben," the boy supplied kindly.
"Prince Ben," Audrey obnoxiously corrected, "Soon to be king!"
"What a privilege," Jay snickered to Mal and Carlos, Evie taking a step forwards and curtsying.
"I'm Evie, daughter of the Evil Queen, so technically I'm also a princess," Evie explained, not noticing the grimace of distaste on Audrey's face.
"The Evil Queen has no royal status here, nor do you," Audrey explained, ignoring the crestfallen expression on Evie's face.
Already, Mal wanted to punch Audrey in her perfect face so her perfect teeth wouldn't be so perfect anymore.
"It's great to have you here," Ben intervened, stepping forwards and shaking Carlos' hand, "We've been anxiously waiting for you guys to arrive all week."
"I can imagine," Mal said as she rolled her eyes, watching in amusement as Jay punched Ben's shoulder.
"I'm sure you'll love it here," Ben continued as he shook Mal's hand, "You'll feel right at home."
"Or not," Audrey laughed, "Because just so you know, you can go back at any time."
"I think we'll be sticking around," Evie responded with a glare towards Audrey.
"Well, I guess it's time for you to get settled in then!" Fairy Godmother added, easing the tension as she stepped between Audrey and Ben, "Remember: the doors of wisdom are always open!"
"Someone should shut them then," Carlos mumbled, scowling to himself.
"This is great," Ben suddenly exclaimed, "This is a momentous occasion, and one that I hope that will go down in history as the day our two peoples began to heal."
"Well maybe right now is the time that you show four peoples to the bathroom," Mal replied with snark, relaxing as she realised the two Auradon kids didn't suspect a thing.
"Too much?" Ben smirked.
"A little," Mal shrugged, finding herself laughing along with Ben.
"Hey," Audrey suddenly butted in, "You're Maleficent's son right? I'm Sleeping Beauty's daughter, and I totally don't blame you for your mother sending her to-"
"-Sleep," Mal finished, "Yeah, I've heard the story once or twice."
"Water under the bridge," Ben interrupted as he sensed the tense atmosphere between the two, "Shall we get you guys to your rooms then?"
"Sure," Mal shrugged, falling in step with Evie as they followed the two Auradon kids.
"That was amazing!" Evie whispered excitedly, "I can't believe this is working!"
"Shh," Mal scolded her, "We still need to actually get inside the school."
As soon as the little group of villains entered the school, all eyes were on them. It was intimidating, but they didn't let that stop them from casting glares to the occasional passerby. Evie was far too immersed in the colour of the tapestries around her to noticed the multiple guys ogling at her, and Carlos was skittishly looking around for dogs. Mal and Jay stood behind them, Jay already eyeing up what to steal, whilst Mal was eyeing up none other than Prince Ben.
'I may look like a guy but I'm still a teenage girl,' Mal thought, eyes appreciatively running over Ben's face.
"That's them," Mal heard someone whisper loudly as they walked past, "They look so weird."
"The purple haired one is cute though," someone else replied, making Mal cringe. Jay laughed next to her, obviously having overheard them as well.
"So this is Auradon Prep," Ben began, Audrey once again leeched onto his arm, "It used to be a castle, but my father converted it into a school when he became king."
"Our royal blood goes back for centuries," Audrey chipped in, smiling brainlessly to Ben.
"So," Mal stepped in, "Does magic actually exist here or?"
"Oh it exists, but it's pretty much retired now," Ben explained with a bright smile, "Most of us here are just ordinary mortals."
"Who just so happen to be princes and princesses," Evie interjected dreamily, looking around in awe.
"Doug!" Ben suddenly exclaimed, detaching himself from Audrey and rushing towards the boy coming down the stairs in a band uniform.
Ben put his arm around Doug's shoulder, "This is Doug, and he'll be helping you guys with your class schedules and rooming."
"Evie," Evie immediately began, stepping forwards with a sultry look in her eyes, "Evil Queen's daughter."
"N-Nice to meet you," Doug stuttered, suddenly looking a lot less confident than he had been.
"I'll leave you guys in his hands," Ben said, clapping his hands together, "And if there is anything that you need-"
"-Ask Doug," Audrey finished with a laugh, earning a snort from Mal.
The two royals happily left the group alone, walking away towards the courtyard. Doug looked increasingly nervous, pulling out a clipboard and going through the list of classes available to them. However, Mal was far too distracted by the luxury of everything around her to listen. By the time she tuned back into what Doug was saying, all she wanted to do was to find her dorm.
"So, where are we gonna sleep?" Mal interrupted, arms crossed together.
"I can show you to your dorms if you'd like?" Doug asked, "They're not too far from here, and they're not too far from my own room so... Follow me."
The young villains followed Doug down a number of different corridors and staircases, entering the area of the castle designed for student rooming. Doug stopped at one of the first doors they saw, gesturing for Evie to step forwards.
"You're sharing a room with another girl, Lonnie," Doug explained, "She's probably in class by now, but you'll get to meet her later. Your bags are probably in there already. If you guys want to follow me, I'll show you to your other rooms."
Evie mouthed a silent 'Good luck' to Mal before entering her own room, closing the door behind her as her friends walked down the corridor and away from her. Mal was starting to internally freak out. She wouldn't mind sharing a room with the boys, but if it was anyone else, she definetly wouldn't last.
"You two are sharing a room here," Doug explained, gesturing for Carlos and Jay, "And you- I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name earlier."
"Mo," Mal replied gruffly, "And are there no triple rooms?"
"They're all taken I'm afraid," Doug explained, "But you'll be staying just a few doors down with Ben. I'll show you to your room now."
Mal froze. She probably had the worst luck ever, but at least she'd get to oogle at the attractive prince.
That is, if she survived that long before having a mental breakdown.
A/N: SORRY FOR THE LACK OF UPDATES! I've been away at a festival and I didn't have anything prepared, so it took me a few days to get all the chapters for my recent stories written. Anyways, as always, please feel free to leave any comments or suggestions in the reviews, and I'll see you soon with a new chapter!