Author's Note: Hey Descenders, here's Part 3 and I gotta warn y'all, it has so much drama when Audrey comes out to Queen Leah, so get those tissues out in case you have to cry and enjoy.
Chapter 3: Family Disaster Day
It was the day before Family Day, where the students' family comes and visits them the whole day while having conversations, eating good food, and play games. But here's the thing, the VKs' parents couldn't be there due to…Well, distance, so Fairy Godmother set up a video chat with their parents. It didn't go so well, with Maleficent secretly asking for the wand, Cruella wants to stuff Dude and then eventually, they all started arguing with each other before Jay decides to disconnect the chat. After that, they all went to Mal and Evie's room, trying to figure out what to do next.
"This is just great." Jay said.
"We're still no closer to get the wand." Carlos said.
"Yeah, and the coronation is in a couple of days." Evie said.
"I hate to admit it, but we are running out of time." Mal said.
"By the way, haven't you unspelled Audrey yet?" Carlos asked Mal.
"Oh right, there's also that." Mal answered.
"You sure are taking your time." Jay said.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing, unless…" Jay stops, almost regretting saying the last word.
"Unless?..." Mal repeats.
"It's really nothing."
"Jay…" Mal said, stretching his name out.
"Fine." Jay said. "Unless you're holding it off on purpose."
"Excuse me?" Mal said. "Why would do that?"
"You had a couple of chances, but you hesitated."
"I never did, I was just waiting for the right time. And also, why would I be holding off?"
"I just thought maybe because, you actually...like her."
Mal's eyes bugged out of the accusation Jay implied.
"Are you insane?! Me, like Audrey?!" Mal said.
"I was just saying, you've been easier on her lately." Jay said.
"Last time I checked, I'm not gay!" Mal said.
"I didn't say you're gay, but it's cool if you are."
"Well I'm not and I don't wanna hear anything about it anymore, is that clear?!" Mal said pointing at Jay, who has his hands up in surrender.
"No worries, I'll keep my shut." Jay said.
"So, when are you gonna give her the brownie?" Evie asked.
"During Family Day, I'll pull her aside, give it to her and then no more lesbian love."
"And then you'll spell Ben?" Carlos asked.
"Exactly." Mal answered.
Nighttime, Mal and Evie's Room
As Mal and Evie get ready for bed, Evie couldn't help but remember what Jay said earlier. She wonders if what he said about Mal liking Audrey is true. Even if it is, Mal is still her best friend and nothing was going to change that.
"M." Evie said.
"Yeah, E?" Mal said.
"Look, about what Jay said in the afternoon…"
"I told him I didn't wanna hear it, and I'm not gonna hear it from you."
"But it's ok, I don't care if you like girls, even if it is Audrey." Evie said.
"I'm not a lesbian, E." Mal said.
"I'm here to talk if you need to, M." Evie said.
"There's nothing to talk about, so good night." And Mal pulls her covers over her on the bed, looking the opposite away from Evie, who's really concerned about her best friend. She decides to call it a night and follow Mal's example, while staring at her science test with the A+.
Family Day, 3:00 pm
The day of families commences as Ben starts the day with a music number, a familiar number that takes his mom back to the time when she was locked in her husband's castle, while scaring, its also has good memories. Mal, Evie, Carlos, Dude and Jay watches from above as they witness the AKs' rendition of 'Be Our Guest'. They eventually walked down to stairs to join the crowd.
"Alright, let's go down there." Mal said.
"You remember what to do?" Carlos said.
"Of course I do, it's my plan." Mal said.
"So you despell Audrey then give Ben the cookie." Jay said.
"Exactly."
"So we need to wait til after their done." Evie said.
"Right." Mal said.
"In the meantime…" Jay stares at the chocolate fountain along with Carlos.
"Awesome." Mal tolled her eyes.
The song was finished and everyone clapped for the students performing.
"That was lovely!" Belle said to Ben.
"Ok, it's go time." Mal said as she went to find Audrey in the crowd.
She tries to find her, which shouldn't be too hard, but there's so many people that she eventually lost her. Mal was about to get mad at herself when suddenly, she feels a tap on her shoulder. Mal turns to see the very princess she seeks, looking a bit nervous for some reason.
"Speak of the devil!" Mal thought.
"We need to talk." Audrey said.
"Actually, I was just coming to find you." Mal said.
"Good, then you got time." Audrey turns and leads Mal to somewhere no one can here them.
Evie notices this, seeing that part of Mal's plan was working, while the boys were too busy dipping stuff in the chocolate fountain.
Audrey lead Mal behind a tall bush and stops to face Mal with a serious face.
"Before I say anything, is there something you need to get your chest?" Audrey questioned Mal.
"Well…" Mal pulls out the brownie antidote and holds it in both hands to show Audrey. "I made this for you, to thank you for the picnic the other day. Actually, I wanted to give it to you before you fell in the river."
"The river. Yeah, that's part of what I wanted to talk about." Audrey said.
"Well, you can't talk on a empty stomach." Mal said bringing the brownie up close to her.
"I guess." Audrey said then takes the brownie and took a huge bite off it. "Mmm. Not bad."
"So, would you say that you still have those feelings for me?" Mal said.
"I don't know, maybe we should see what happens when the Anti-Love spell takes affect."
"Alright." Then that's when Mal realizes something and bugged her eyes out and looks back at Audrey, who had a knowing look that says 'Busted!'.
"You knew." Mal said knowing she's caught.
"After I fell in that river, everything felt back to normal, like the spell washed away." Audrey explained.
"Audrey, I can explain…" Mal said.
"Explain what? Why you spelled me? Cause I really want to know why." Audrey said folding her arms.
"Well, I…"
"Let me guess, you had a deep closet crush on me, so this was the best solution?"
Even Mal couldn't come up with that, so she went along with it.
"Yes, I was too ashamed to admit it, but I think you're really great, and I'm sorry that the spell made you said all those things to me that day."
"Actually Mal, there's something I have to tell you."
"What?" Mal said.
"While I was under the spell, I might've be aware what was happening." Audrey said.
"Really?" Mal said.
"Everything I said to you was true. I'm in the closet, not even Ben or my family knows about this. I was feeling alone in this until you came along. I know I should be mad at what you did to me, but that day at our picnic was the best thing to ever happened to us."
Mal had to admit, she really did have a good time, sharing stories with someone, finding out who each other really are, and the fact that Audrey looks really pretty in her dress, well any dress that is. She really likes her eyes and how they sparkle in the sun.
"Yeah, I never admit this before, but I really thought we'd opened up and I've never opened up with anyone else in my life."
"I feel the same way, so…how do you feel about me?" Audrey asks.
'What should I do' Mal thought as she's trying to wrap her head around all of this. She knows she has a mission to do, but at the same time, she's found someone who she has a connection with, even if it's a girl. Her whole life she thought she had everything figured out, but after some experiences, maybe she doesn't know everything after all.
"To be honest, Ive never met anyone like you, you're the opposite of what I expect and maybe, that's a good thing because…I like how different you are." Mal said.
Audrey gave a huge smile to Mal, who gives one back and Audrey leans in to plant a kiss on Mal's lips, who responds the same way, but got stopped when they heard a voice.
"Audrey!" A woman called out.
"Oh no." Audrey whispered.
"Who's that?" Mal said.
"My granny, Sleeping Beauty's mother." Audrey said.
"Oh." Mal said freaking out on the inside.
"She's looking for me, she's not gonna be happy when she see me with you." Audrey said.
"She's doesn't know who I am." Mal said.
"You got a point, but let's not say anything yet."
"Agreed."
The girls left from behind the bush to join everyone, with Queen Leah finally spotting her granddaughter with someone she's never seen before and walks up to them with a smile on her face.
"Audrey dear." Leah said.
"Granny." Audrey said.
They do the sideways kiss with each other and Leah greets Mal after.
"Why hello."
"Hi." Mal greets back.
"I don't think I've ever seen you before."
Mal was trying to say an excuse but Audrey beats her to it.
"She a transfer student, she's new here." Audrey said quickly.
"Oh, I see." Leah said.
From a distance, they were watched by Chad Charming, son of Cinderella. He's all things of his father, Charming, nice smile and good looks, except he doesn't have his mother's kindness. He's not your average AK, having a rude personality, making girls do their homework and self-absorbed. For a long time, he had a huge crush on Audrey, but she was with Ben so that didn't work out. He then heard the news that they broke up, giving him a chance he thought, but two days ago he saw her with Audrey with Mal and the other VKs at Lunch, making him suspicious.
For a while, he's noticed something about Audrey that's different. Like how she's obsessed with Mal, making eyes at her, wondering what going on. His suspensions were confirmed when he overheard Audrey asking out Mal and she said yes, making him angry and jealous. He still couldn't believe that the daughters of Sleeping Beauty and Maleficent were a thing now. He feels as he should get back at them, so when he saw Queen Leah with them, this is an opportunity. With an evil smirk, he struts himself to the trio, feeling confident.
"Queen Leah!" Chad said.
"Oh hello, Chad." Leah said.
Audrey and Mal were a bit confused to his arrival, wondering what's he up to.
"What's going on, Chad?" Audrey said.
"I just notice that you're Granny was meeting one the new kids." Chad said, smirking.
"Yes I did, the new transfer." Leah said.
"Well I should warn you, you wouldn't want to get close to her, unless you want to sleep for a thousand years."
"What?" Leah asked, them looks at Mal again, a really good lock.
Leah stares deep at Mal, especially her eyes, for some reason getting the chills just from looks at her. Then suddenly, it all comes back to her.
"You!" Leah shouted.
In a second, everyone has there eyes on the group, especially Evie, the boys and Ben, who rushes to Mal's side.
"How did you get here?" Leah asked. "And how did you stay so young?"
"Queen Leah, it's ok, she's not who you think she is, she's really Maleficent's daughter, Mal." Ben explained. "I made the proclamation to give the Isle's children a chance."
"To what? Destroy us? Take over our land?" Leah said. "You all remembered what happened before, right?" She looks to the audience, with Fairy Godmother trying to calm her down.
Everyone was now getting uncomfortable, really the old days where they were cursed or tortured.
"The spells, the curses. My daughter had to be raised by fairies because of your mother's curse." Leah said directly to Mal.
Mal had her head down, feeling something she never felt before, guilt.
"Her first steps, her first words, I MISSED IT ALL." Leah said to Mal still.
"I'm so sorry." Mal tries to say But was blocked by Chad.
"Get away from her." Chad said to Mal, who backed away.
"Chad, don't you dare." Audrey said, getting in front of Mal.
"Audrey." Leah said. "Why are you defending her? Did you forget who her mother is?"
"Oh, here's the thing." Chad said.
"Oh no." Mal thought.
"It seems these two are more than just friends." Chad informed loudly.
This had everyone gasping, especially Queen Leah, and Mal's friends.
"Yeah, they went for a picnic date the other date after Audrey asked Mal out." Chad said.
Leah squeaked at the information, with her hand over her heart, looking shocked and disappointed.
"Granny…" Audrey said but Leah raised her hand at her granddaughter.
"How could you do this? To our family? To me? You going around, liking princesses, and girls like…her?!" Leah pointed to Mal.
"I told everyone I know that someday you're gonna marry a Prince Charming of your own, starting your own family, but now it sounds like neither of those things are gonna happen if you keep on going through this phase."
"It's not a phase, I've always liked girls." Audrey said, tears rolling down her face.
"Stop it! I will not have that kind of talk here or now. Now come out of this nonsense and start dating eligible young men like Chad here. Or what about Ben? Get back together with him."
"But don't like either them that!" Audrey said.
"Preposterous! And out of all the girls, you chose her, why?!" Leah asked.
"I love her!" Audrey said.
Silence came across the AKs and their families when that statement was made by Audrey. Leah stood still for like ten seconds before becoming enraged.
"I've never been so disappointed in all my life." Then Leah turns around and walks off, leaving Audrey in tears and falling to her knees and sons in hands, making Mal wanting to comfort her in her time of need.
"This is all your fault, you know that?" Chad said to Mal.
"Chad, Stop This now!" Ben warned Chad.
"I told you this would happen, Villian Kids stir up trouble and now look what happened." Chad said.
He first looks at Mal. "You stole a guy's girlfriend."
"Hey!" Ben said.
"Chad, please." Audrey begged.
"You enjoy hurting people." Chad said to Jay.
"Enough." Mal said.
"And you." Chad said to Evie. "You're nothing but a gold digger and a cheater."
This enrages Evie, him telling off her friends and insulting her, making her pull out her magic mirror.
"Mirror, Mirror in my hand, who's the biggest jerk in the land?!" Evie shows him the mirror and it shows Chad's face on there.
"What? Please." Chad knocks Evie hand away.
This made Jay grab Chad by his jacket, while some of the others tries to pull them apart. Evie pulls out the perfume Mal made before and sprints Chad with it, knocking him out.
"Come on, Mal." Evie said then pulls Mal by her wrist.
Jay and Carlos follows them after, with Mal still looking back at Audrey, while Audrey does the same with Mal. Eventually, they disappeared, away from everyone else.
Later in the afternoon
The VKs were on a table outside, with Ben walking up to them.
"Hey, how are guys?" Ben said to the new students. "forget about it, I apologize for what happened, but I promise you everything will be ok after the Coronation tomorrow."
But the VKs were still upset, not surprising with how everything went down.
"I have to go, but I'll see you later." And Ben walks off to the opposite direction.
Audrey watches from the table with Lonnie, Chad and Jane and the few other people, wishing she could go over there with the love of her life, except….
"Evie." Doug said walking up to Evie. "Listen, I want to talk about…"
"Doug!" Chad called.
"Doug, I'm really sorry…"
"Doug!" Chad called again, noting for him to come over there.
"Doug." Evie said softly.
"Sorry, I can't." And Doug walks back to his table.
Chad's also been keep Audrey away, saying it's for her own good, which she knows it isn't.
"You're a girl for all kinds of trouble aren't ya?" Chad said.
"Guess not even a princess is gonna her a queen." Jane said.
They both laugh at Mal, making Mal so mad she pulled out her spellbook and flips to the spell she's looking for.
"Beware, Forswear, Undo Jane's Hair." Mal says the spell and moves her fingers left, right, up and down.
Jane's Hair turns back into a bob, then some of the students laugh, while Lonnie checks her hair. The VKs got up from their table, facing the AKs.
"There's a lot more where that came from." Mal said.
"Who do you think you are?" Chad said.
"Do I look like I'm kidding?" Mal said then opens her spell book again.
The AKs, including Audrey, makes a run for it before Mal does another spell. Mal turns back to her friends with an evil look.
"I'm really looking forward to tomorrow." Mal said.
"You got a backup plan?" Jay said.
"I always do." Mal said.
She then leads her group away, while strutting across the school yard.
Author's Note: That was just horrible, don't you think? Poor Audrey, Poor Mal. What will happen tomorrow? Find out next week on Chapter 4 and remember, have a Wicked Day!