"Schools not in session?" Helena asked as the four children walked with Fairy Godmother, as she showed them around the giant compass of Auradon Prep.
To four who had long ago adopted each other as family still was in a bit of overwhelming disbelief. None of them had a real idea of what luxury, the only nice thing they knew of was bread not completely molded. So to them campus was practically made of gold and precious gems.
While parts of it was, yes admittedly made out of gold, even the less than exgavigat parts they could find ways to appreciate. If only because it wasn't about to fall in on them at the slightest wrong move.
"I thought you wanted us to attend classes here at Auradon Prep."
"They-" Fairy Godmother bashfully cleared her throats. "I mean we do. You see school starts in a week. We thought it best to give you four sometime to get familiar with the school before it get's packed with students and the demanding daily schedules of classes."
"We never got to go to school." Carmine mutter offhandedly as he looked at a pot of flowers nearby, carefully plucking a snow white rose from the many flowers and twirling it between his fingers. "Not back on the Isle at least. Are parents always said school was for those who'd amount to more than what their parents can teach.
So instead our parents put us to work. It wasn't anything ever special, just stuff they didn't really want to do. After we moved out and cut most ties with our parents we took to reading books we were able to steal around the Isle. It wasn't safe for the four of us to go many places when people knew we weren't really evil. Even with the protection of the family it was dangerous.
When Mom found out she slammed me in the head with her staff until I had a concision. The other three had to come and drag me away before she could do any more damage. Uriah almost lost an ear to one of my father's knives and Helena used some curses I didn't even know."
"Your relationship with your mom is weird." Esmer said. "It's kind of physically abusive."
"At least it not mentally abusive like you with your dad."
"To hell with you."
Fairy Godmother awkwardly cleared her throat. Not feeling welcome in an obviously personal moment with the four. Though it was obvious the four knew of her presence, it seemed the just really didn't care. They'd long ago learned to shut out the outside world.
"If you like books we have an amazing Library complements of the Queen herself."
"Um...What about the other four who came here a while ago. Like I don't know off the top of my head." Helena pretended to think for a second, before looking a little too eager for any of her friends taste. "Carlos?"
"Carlos?" Fairy God mother asked, carefully thinking for a minute. "I think he's staying at the castle with the King Beast and Queen Belle."
The two males couldn't help but snicker at Esmer's fake kissing noise at the love struck Helena. Both just avoiding a good whack on the head with Helena's fake hook, their other female companion not as luck or not caring enough to avoid it.
"Can we see them. Carlos and the other Descendants? Catch up on old time and stuff, maybe get some tips and compare battle scars." Uriah asked smoothly, hoping the women didn't know that the two groups didn't normally talk even back on the isle. "It might help us... get used to our surrounding."
In all honestly the 'Rotten Four' had actually been the polar opposite of self deemed 'Decent Four' or as many called them 'Honorable Traders'. If anything Mal and Jay had made sure the four knew they weren't welcome on the isle of villains, as if they didn't already know it.
Evie and Carlos were nicer to some extent. Neither ever cornered them in any allies and beat them to a bloody pulp, which they appreciated. Carlos had a soft spot for Helena and backed off considerably once they made it known they were a single unit, their own version of a family. Evie just didn't like getting her hands dirty.
"I don't see any harm, why don't you put your bags in a pile by the stairs?"
Esmer who had been carrying the small bag shrugged it off easily. "We're done."
"One bag for the four of you."
"Ya. Not much 'honest' work on an isle full of villains. We don't like stealing unless we have to." Carmine explained. "Usually for some kind of food."
Fairy God mother didn't know what to say decided to just continue with the tour and head towards the large Castle in the distance. There wasn't much she felt she could really say without sounding fake and callus.
"Don't you still hate the others?" Uriah whispered to his friends as they fell behind the older fairy. "Or are we going to just going to forget what they did to our family?"
"Not a chance." Carmine and Esmer practically hissed under their breath. "No one messes with the family."
"I just want to say a proper goodbye to Carlos." Helena mumbled. "Afterward we'll never have to speak to any of them ever again. They hurt the family, that is a crime we'll never forgive."
"I've got a really bad feeling." Esmer mumbled as she fell behind even her friends, looking up at the sky with a mix of hurt and sadness. "Do you really have to make things change. I'm happy with what we have now."