Chapter 2

Hello, friends. Happy Sunday, I hope you're all enjoying the story. That's all I got. Have fun reading, nerds.

All of their eyes widened, Ben took a knee next to him, "Doug, don't you remember us?"

Doug scanned Ben, "Yeah, I know who you are, Beast Boy." Ben was confused, "Beast Boy?" Jay snorted, Lonnie hitting him quickly, silencing the long-haired boy. Evie tried to get his attention, "Don't you remember me Doug?"

He looked her over, "Look princess, I have no idea who you are. If I broke your heart, then I'm sorry, but that's just how life is." Evie was stunned by how he was acting, Mal was analyzing Doug, "Uma casted a personality spell."

They all looked at her, she continued on, "That spell changed Doug's personality, and that only means-" Ben finished off, "She wants to make Auradon evil." They all went silent, the tension thick in the air.

Doug stood up all of a sudden, "Well, losers, I'm going to go find a new set of clothes and let you all figure this out. Later." They watched as he left the cafeteria, Evie reached out to him, but pulled her hand back, a tear dripping down.

Mal went to go hug her, "It's going to be okay, Evie. We're going to get your band nerd back." Evie was quiet, and Ben got up, "I'm going to go talk to Fairy Godmother, and see what we can do. We're going to overcome this, okay?"

The purple haired girl gave him a tight smile, thanking him for trying to lift up their spirits, more worried about her friend.

It was the next day, everyone back in class, trying to remain normal for the situation. Evie was sitting in Chemistry, waiting patiently for Doug to show up to class. The door opened, but Evie's hopes vanished, for it was just Mr. Delay, "Okay, class, have your notebooks ready. Today we are starting on Thermodynamics- Douglas, you're late."

Evie looked up, but was taken aback. It was Doug, but it wasn't. His usual well-kept hair was messy, instead of a button down and slacks, his glasses were gone and he was wearing black ripped jeans, a band shirt, and a leather jacket.

His voice was heavy with sarcasm, "I'm so sorry Mr. Delay." The teacher squinted at him, "Go take your seat next to Evie, Douglas." He scoffed, walking to his seat and plopping himself down, Doug placed his feet on the table.

She stared at him, not saying a word. His eyes were closed, and his arms crossed, it was strange seeing him like this. Doug was always one to sit up straight, paying the closest attention to the lecture. His eyes opened, and looked straight into hers.

Evie didn't drop her gaze, and Doug smirked, "I get it Princess, I'm good looking, but your staring is kind of bothering." She glared at him, then decided to drop the subject and focus on the lesson.

As soon as Mr. Delay had ended his lecture, Doug bolted out of the class, Evie right on his tail, "Wait up!" He stopped suddenly, sighing, "What do you want princess?" She gathered herself again, "Doug, do you-"

He cut her off, "Don't call me that." Her eyebrows scrunched together, "You don't want me to call you your name?" He stuffed his hands in his pockets, "Doug is such a lame name, it fit for the other guy, but not me."

She threw up her hands, "Then what do you want me to call you?" He looked her in the eye, "Just call me D, makes it easy for the both of us. Also, it's not like you'll be seeing me around that much. I only go to class to not get expelled."

Her face was full of worry, "Doug-" He tuned around, "We're done here. Bye, princess." She watched him leave, her heart aching. She then heard a voice, turning to meet the person calling her, it was Dizzy, "Hey Evie, I was wondering if you could- what's wrong?"

She shook her head, "Nothing." Evie put on a smile, "Is it algebra again? I know, it's difficult." Dizzy nodded slowly, not knowing how to approach the situation, but decided it was best to go along with Evie's act.

It was a week later, and barely anything had changed. D was making a reputation for himself, one that was completely opposite of the one they knew. He never did his homework, getting into fights, flirting, abandoning the band. Also, Doug was usually seen by himself, away from the crowds.

The gang were all in Mal and Evie's room, trying to figure out a plan to get Doug back and defeat Uma. Ben and Mal were flipping through her spell book (given to her for the situation), Evie was with Carlos looking for answers on the internet, and Jay was shooting out ideas.

Carlos asked, "Would true love's kiss work? I mean it did for Ben when he was under Uma's love spell." Mal shook her head, dissipating any of Evie's hopes, "Doug loved Evie, but he's D now, a person who barely knows her. He has to love Evie back for true love's kiss to work."

Jay was silent through the whole thing, but had a thought had crossed his mind, "What if Uma isn't working alone?" He captured all of their attention, "Uma kept saying we, and Harry and Gil aren't too bright, so I don't think it's them." Mal's head jerked up, "It's my mother."

Evie stood up from the desk, "What?" Mal shut the book, "Think about it. Where else would she have gotten that spell? The only other person well versed in dark magic is my mother." Ben nodded, "That would make sense, but wouldn't that mean your mom is back from lizard form?"

Carlos spoke up, "Ursula gave Ariel legs, maybe Uma turned her into a human." Mal rubbed her forehead, "Great. This is just great."

A knock was heard from the door, all of them turning their heads, the door opened revealing Dizzy, "Hey Evie, oh, I see you're busy." Evie looked at the clock, "It's four o'clock. Dizzy I'm so sorry. Give me a second, I can just gather my things."

Dizzy shook her head, "No, it's okay, I get it, the whole Uma thing is throwing even me off. We can reschedule." Evie gave her a gentle smile, "Are you sure?" Dizzy nodded, "Yeah, see you at dinner."

The door closed again, and Dizzy was on her way.

She exited the building, making her way to an outdoor picnic table, setting her backpack down. Although she understood Evie's situation and wanted to help, she felt sad that her surrogate older sister couldn't tutor her.

She pulled a notebook out of her bag, trying to work on her Introduction to Chemistry homework, starting immediately. Dizzy was thrown into her work, wanting to catch up to the Auradonian standards. She was in the middle of answering questions when she heard a laughter, seeing a couple of boys her age pointing at her.

Dizzy wasn't a stranger to the mockery thrown at her since coming here, there were a few people who made fun of her clothes and her hair. She often just hid it inside, used to her Grandmother yelling at her. She stopped doing homework for a while, looking at the ground.

Soon enough, an ice cream cone came into vision. She looked up at the person holding the sweet treat, "Doug?" He rolled his eyes, "It's D." He gestured towards the cone in his hand, "You gonna take this or not?"

Dizzy smiled, happily taking the ice cream cone from him, "Want to sit?" He sighed, looking at her carefully before seating himself, his back leaning against the table. She licked the cone, "Why did you give me this?"

He scoffed, "Don't think I'm nice or anything, okay? Your face was downing my mood." She nodded, knowing he was lying, she continued eating the cone quickly. He chuckled, "Slow down there, Ice Cream Cone."

Dizzy laughed, and saw Doug's lips quirk up for a second, he breathed in deeply, "So what brings you out here Ice Cream Cone?" She gestured towards the paper beneath her, "Chemistry homework, Evie was supposed to tutor me today, but she's been busy lately."

Doug looked into the distance, "Princess seems like the type to overwhelm herself. Go on, do your homework." Dizzy nodded, paying back attention to the problems in front of her. He looked back, "You're doing it wrong."

She turned her head towards him, "What?" Doug tilted his head at the paper, "You're doing it incorrectly. You save the division for last." She looked back at her homework, doing the problem again, "Like this?"

He rolled his eyes, "Give me that pencil. You have to do it like this." Dizzy watched as he did it, and that was how their afternoon tutoring sessions started.

Question: What do you think Evie's favorite snack would be? Need it for later use, thanks. Leave a comment, I love feedback. Till' tomorrow, friends.