Chapter 5: Hope, happiness and… logic?

Hey guys, sorry for the delay in releasing this. RL stuff and writer's block got in the way. This chapter is gonna be about the other three descendants so no Benlos action here. Also, shadow cat and immahater, you were both right that I was talking about blue, a little obvious. But the character it was about was actually Fairy Godmother, though Ben is also a character for whom blue is part of the non verbalized characteristic so nice guess.

The day after his first tourney practice was pretty neutral for Carlos. Ben was doing his best during first period to cheer him up and promised that the Saturday coming up would be their personal one on one training time. That had at least given him something to look forward to and get him through the week.

Meanwhile Jay was having mixed reactions from the student body. On the one hand most of his tourney teammates were giving him a wide breath. They weren't impressed by how he had acted on the field, and a part of them were jealous of his natural ability and how quickly he took to the game. Some of his team though did welcome him and were at least cordial, but not overly friendly.

It seemed that gossip traveled as fast in Auradon Prep as it did in Dragon Hall. He was even getting welcoming gazes from other students he didn't even notice before. It gave him a weird feeling that he hadn't had before. It was almost like he had started to find a place for himself in Auradon, something he didn't have even back on the Isle. It seemed that being able to help out the team and school was actually helping him out. It was something he never thought before.

It was one meeting in particular that started Jay in thinking that living in the USA wouldn't be horrible. It was after school and tourney practice. Jay had decided that he wanted to explore the grounds more so he went on a walk. He didn't have a location in mind so he was aimlessly walking. He actually had ended up in the forest surrounding the school. It was while walking around there that he heard noises that weren't from woodland creatures. Being the probing person he was he snuck through the brush as quietly as possible, making sure he didn't do something as amateurish as breaking a twig or rustling the branches near he looked up over the brush when he got near the source of the sound's he was hearing.

What he found was a girl about 5'7, a bob haircut, wearing pasted the knee length shorts and a form fitting top. She had taped up her knuckles and shins and was wearing thin gloves over her fists. What she was doing was repeatedly punching and alternatively kicking a wooden log. It was clear from the wear and tear of the log that this wasn't the first time that she done this. He stood there entranced by the sight. The way she moved was enchanting to him. He watched as the muscles in her extending hand flexed with explosive power, then relaxed slightly as she went back into a ready position. Watched as she twisted her upper body lending the force downward towards her hips, then even further down into her thighs and calves as she lifted her leg and kicked out toward the log as if she were kicking through it.

Jay unconsciously let out a whistle of appreciation as he exited the brush and stood up. The young woman who was in the middle of training turned around quickly as she got into stance that was ready to attack or defend herself. "Who are you?"

"Woah, easy there tiger. I mean no harm." Jay raised his arms in a non threatening way. "That doesn't answer my question" the other said not letting her guard down at all. She took time to get a look at her might be assailant. "I'm Jay, one of the new guys here in Auradon Prep. I sorry if I scared you." he said in response. Once he introduced himself to her she eased her guard somewhat and stood up straight herself. "Oh, you're one of the people who came from the Isle of the Lost right?"

"Yeah. Jay son of Jafar. And you are?" he raised his eyebrow in question after introducing himself. "Lonnie, daughter of Fa Mulan and Li Shang."

"Ah, well that explains the whole training in the woods thing then" he joked. "You're mom is one of the more well known heroines on the island." Jay said, trying to get a conversation with her started. "Is she now?" Lonnie questioned.

"Yeah cause unlike, say Aurora or Snow White, you're mom was one tough chick. Shan Yu's kid Ro always complains about his dad not shutting up about you defeating him."

"Yeah well, that doesn't change the fact that you snuck up on me. Now give me one reason I shouldn't pound you for that?"

"Cause I'm to good looking?" was Jay's response as he backed a step away from Lonnie. She cocked her eyebrow before stepping forward. The look in Jay's eyes turning from playful to serious. He was used to getting away quickly from pursuers after stealing something from someone, so he was getting ready to run in case things did turn bad. Before Lonnie got any closer she doubled over laughing.

"You...you should have seen the look on your face" she finally stopped laughing and said through gasps. Lonnie got up and looked Jay in the eye. "You totally believed I was going to kick your ass." "I did not" Jay said trying to play it cool. "You so did, the look on your face said you were gonna bolt if I got any closer to you."

"Yeah well, who pretends they are gonna beat down somebody as a joke?" he asked, trying to keep his embarrassment at falling for Lonnie's ruse away from the conversation. "I am sorry man, but I just thought you being from the Isle you'd get a laugh out of a prank like that. I didn't mean anything by it, honest." she told him.

"Besides who sneaks up on someone in the middle of the woods huh?" she questioned back. "Look, I'm sorry about that. I just heard some noise and got curious about what was going on. The whole sneaking thing is just something that's sorta ingrained into me."

"I'll overlook that if you overlook the joke I just played on you. Deal?" she asked him. "Deal" Jay responded with a nod. The two stood there looking at each other like two oafs before Jay decided to ask something that was on his mind. "So why exactly are you out here practicing. I'm pretty sure they have martial arts equipment back at school for people to use? At the very least they should have a punching bag or something."

"I'm out here cause I don't want anyone to know."

"But why, I mean I thought with your family background people would sorta expect it from you?"

"Yeah, and that's why I don't practice at school. It's already bad enough some of the guys at school avoid me out of fear, but if the other girls found out that I actually did like fighting like my mom I'd be a social outcast." Lonnie said dejectedly. "Why?" Jay said, not understanding how that would work. "Cause it's something they expect villains to enjoy. It's 'unladylike' and people who enjoy it must be 'brutes', or so the thinking around here goes." Lonnie explained.

"They just don't get that it is more than just violence. Martial arts is about self discipline and is actually makes you more empathetic to those around you. I mean you have to be able to tell when people mean you harm or not and so it really lets you be more in touch with body language than most believe." she continued. Her eyes became more expressive as she talked. "Well, I don't know about all that, but I can tell you for certain you are nothing like a villain." Jay said consoling her.

"Heh, thanks" was all he got in response.

After that they talked for a while, while walking around the forest. When they got to the edge of the forest, where it met the tourney field Jay started to walk away from Lonnie. "We wouldn't want anyone to think you're getting chummy with a villain" was all he told her. Lonnie hesitated for a moment before she walked besides him. "I don't see any villain here."

And so the two of them walked back on campus side by side. When they got to the dorm building itself Lonnie ran ahead "I've got homework I need to finish, but maybe I'll see you around Jay" she said as she turned around. "Yeah, maybe" was all Jay could think to say as she went off to her dorm. His whole interaction with Lonnie was something that Jay was not used to. His head was buzzing with thoughts about what had just happened as he almost zombie like headed back to his and Carlos's dorm.

Mal was doing slightly better in her first week than she thought she would be. After watching Jane's interactions with the other students she was able to tell that she had a lot of self confidence issues. That was something Mal would be able work with. As she continued to scheme ways in which to manipulate Jane without it being obvious that that was what she was doing her week went on. One day, during passing period she heard a laugh she knew and she felt was obnoxious. It was Ben, Audrey, and Chad Charming. The three of them came out of a class as Carlos and Evie were talking to her at her locker. She heard the laughing stop and the Charming not so charmingly say "Those kids are trouble" as he pointed to them. Carlos took that as a sign to leave so he did. Evie followed suite with a "Bye Mal" and walked off herself. Male said her farewell as well as she turned to her locker and grabbed her mother's spell book. She caught Ben telling Chad off nicely, as was his way, by telling the Charming "Come on Chad, give them a chance." The prissy pink princess Audrey was defending Chad in this disagreement.

She not so princess like told Ben "No offense Bennie Bear, you're just too trusting." to which Ben shook his head in disagreement. "Look' I know your mom feel in love with a big nasty beast who turned out to be a prince, but with my mom the evil fairy was just the evil fairy." she finished all smiles, as if she wasn't telling him she had no trust in him being able to tell if someone was really evil. Audrey then whispered so as not to be head as she looked at Mal "That girls mother."

Ben only responded by telling them "I think you're wrong about them." He turned away as Audrey sighed exasperated at Ben's stand on this issue. "I'll see you later" he told them both as he walked toward Mal and her locker. Audrey pulled down her sunglasses and left as Chad stared between the both of them not knowing how to get Ben to see that they were right. He finally went off with Audrey as well.

Mal, who happened to overhear the whole conversation, closed her locker as Ben approached. "Hey" he told her as he leaned against the locker next to her's. "Hey" Mal said in response. "How's your first week?" he asked her really wanting to know. "Super" Mal responded in a slightly sarcastic tone. Honestly her first week was going better than she thought. At least she tried to make herself believe so. Everyone here avoided her as much as possible and that made her feel like she could live up to her mother's expectations of evil. Although a small part of her was feeling isolated and didn't like that, she rationalized that feeling away with it not mattering once the villain's got off the Isle.

"You should really think about taking this talent off the lockers and into an art class. I could ah sign you up." Ben proposed to her. Mal could tell he was trying to make a connection with and she could appreciate the effort he was putting in in getting to know them. "What do you think?" he asked as Jane came walking by, stifling a screech of terror as she did. Mal watched he walk off as she turned toward Ben again. She told him "Way to take all the fun out of it". He huffed in an almost laugh as she smiled and walked away. She was gonna take this opportunity to talk to Jane when both of them would be alone.

It turned out Jane had went to the restroom so Mal followed her. She found Jane touching herself up in the mirror. "Hi, it's Jane right. I've always loved that name, Jane." Mal said as she approached the other young lady. She kept her distance though cause Jane's face was fraught with fear. "That's cool" she said turning to leave.

"Don't go" Mal reflexively yelled as she reached out her hand. Jane froze in fright. Mal pulled back her hand and made a dejected face as she continued talking "I guess I was just hoping to make a friend."

"You probably have all the friends you need though huh?"

"Hardly" Jane spoke, for the first time not full of fear but with some understanding.

"Really, what with your mom being Fairy Godmother and Headmistress. Not to mention your own um...personality" Mal questioned her, her voiced faking disbelief.

"I'd rather be pretty" Jane said honestly. "You've got great hair!" she said complementing Mal. That was the opening Mal needed, and her compliment on her hair gave her an idea which showed on her face. "You know what, I have just the thing for that." She reaching into her bag and took out the spell book. Jane's face became somewhat scared again seeing it. Flipping through the pages Mal landing on the one she was looking for "Ah here. Beware forswear, replace the old with brand new hair." She spoke the charm and motioned her pointing hand left, right, up, down and finally up again. Jane's Hair magically changed from a bob into longer, curlier, more full bodied hair.

"Wow, you almost don't notice your...other features anymore." Mal said as she joined Jane by the mirror looking at her magics handiwork.

Mal and Jane turned to look at each other and Jane excitedly tapped Mal's spell book pleading "Do my nose."

"Oh, I can't." Mal shot down her request. "You know I've been practicing but I can't do really big magic. Not like your mom, with her wand."

Mal was planting the idea into Jane that her mother's wand was something they both would need. "I mean one swoosh from that thing and you could probably have whatever features you wanted." She smiled as she said all this.

"She doesn't use the wand anymore. She believes that real magic is in the books, and not the spellbooks, regular books with history and stuff." Jane told her dispirited.

"What a rip" Mal snorted.

"Yeah"

"You know she used magic on Cinderella, who wasn't even her real daughter. Doesn't she love you" she continued to twist words and her own inflection to get Jane to think she was looking out for the girl. "Well of course she does. It's just you know, tough love. Work on the inside not the outside." Jane's face fell as she finished speaking.

"That's the face" Mal yelled startling Jane. "Yeah, and then look as if your heart is about to break."

Jane's look of confusion prompted Mal to play out the scene for her. "Oh mother, I just don't understand why you can't be look beautiful too." That got her to see where Mal was going.

"You think it would work" she said getting her hopes up. "Yeah, hah. I mean that's what old Cindy did right, and your mom bibbidi bobbidi booed the living daylights out of her." Jane laughed at that. "And hey, if your mom does decided to break out the old wand invite me." Mal smiled

"If I can convince mom, you're so there" Jane smiled back excited. "Yay" Mal clapped. "Bye" Jane told her as she grabbed her bag and left the restroom. Mal's smile turned more sinister as she thought that step one of 'befriending' Jane had gone off well. She really patted herself on the back for putting the thought of getting the wand into her mind so soon after really talking to her. As she herself left the restroom she continued to think of ways to make her plan of getting the wand pan out.

Evie's week was going in a direction she didn't expect as well. Just like her three friends she ended up in classes that the others weren't a part of. Her chemistry class was one of them. Thankfully it was her last class of the day, and she also ended up sharing it with a familiar face. Doug and her seemed to share an interesting string of fate, considering that he was the son of a Dwarf who hid Snow White, and she was the daughter of the Evil Queen who they ended up chasing to her death before she was reborn trapped on the Isle.

On the first day of classes she ended up in chem class with Chad Charming as well. Before they had any sort of interaction she thought he looked good looking and charming. It wasn't till the end of the week though that she acted on her feelings. While their teacher Mr. Deley was busy at the board she asked Doug, who she sat next to on purpose, "Any chance he's in line for a throne, anywhere in line?" as she dreamily looked at the boy in a letterman tourney jacket.

"Chad, Prince Charming Jr., Cinderella's son." Evie's face lite up when she heard who his parents were. Noticing this Doug tried to dissuade her pursuit of Chad "He inherited the charm, but not a lot there there, know what I mean?" They both stared at Chad as he stared off into space.

"Looks like there there to me" she spoke dreamily herself.

At this moment Mr. Deley had turned around from the chalkboard and called her out for spacing out. "Evie, perhaps this is just review for you so tell me what is the average atomic weight for silver?"

"Atomic weight. Well not very much, I mean it's an atom right" she jokingly answered. Mr. Deley did not find it as amusing as Chad did and motioned for Evie to come up to the chalkboard. She secretly grabbed what was now her magic mirror and walked up to the board. Taking the chalk Mr Deley handed her she place the hand holding her magic mirror discretely in a way so she could see it and asked out loud "How do I find the average atomic weight of Silver."

She made it seem like she was only thinking out loud while the mirror heard her question and showed her the answer. Looking at it she continued speaking out loud "That would be (106.905 x .5200) + 108.905 x .4800, which Mr. Deley would give us 107.9 amu." she copied from her magic mirror.

"I forget always a mistake to underestimate.." Mr. Deley started to say "A villain" Evie finished his sentence for him. "Don't make it again" she tossed the chalk back at him and then went back to her seat. She grabbed the note Chad handed her as she did and read it when she got back to her seat. It told her to meet him under the bleachers at 3, and after reading the note she just smiled and stared at him for the rest of class. Doug was unhappy about the apparent mutual attraction between the two of them. Mostly cause he knew what Chad was really like.

Evie of course did end up meeting Chad under the bleachers. The first thing he did was lay on the Charming charm.

"Is everybody at home as pretty as you?"

"I like to think I'm the fairest of them all."

They both just smiled at each other. Almost immediately Evie thought of her mother and asked what would be an important question to EQ "How many rooms in your castle?"

"Oh too many to count." Chad told her in earnest. They laughed again and Evie got closer to Chad.

"You really nailed that Chemistry problem today, you're going to have all the nerds in love with you." he said, getting to what he actually called her out here for.

"I'm not that smart" Evie started, trying to dumb herself down. "Oh come on" Chad said not buying it.

"No really I'm not, but I'm really good at sewing, cooking, and cleaning. You know like your mother Cinderella, without the ratty dress." Evie tried to convince Chad. She was falling back on what her mother told her would help her land a guy. To prove her point she pulled out her magic mirror from her makeup case.

"See this, if I ask it where something is it tells me."

"Are you kidding me?"

"No." she told him. Not wasting time he grabbed her mirror and holding it up to his mouth he asked it "Where's my cell phone?" and then held it to his ear waiting for a response. "It won't work for you silly" she shook his arm as she told him.

"No biggie, my dad will just get me a new one." he said as he lowered his hand.

"Prince Charming."

"Yeah"

"Cinderella"

"Yeah"

They were both getting closer to each other. Grasping hands at this moment. "Fairy Godmother" Evie said. That one threw Chad slightly. "Hey, I heard her wand is in some old boring museum. Do they always leave it there?" she asked him, throwing Chad even more off his game. He decided to ignore her question and instead pretended to lean in for a kiss. When she closed her eyes to accept the kiss he let go of her hands and turned away.

"I would really like to talk but I'm just so swamped." Chad told her as he grabbed the bleacher to support himself. "Unless" he turned around as if he got a brilliant idea. "Unless" Evie echoed waiting to hear it. "If you could knock out all my homework along with your's, maybe we could get together sometime. Hang" he smiled again using his charm to get his way once again.

"Okay" Evie agreed and grabbed Charming's backpack. "Thanks babe" Chad winked as he gave her his bag and walked away. As soon as chad was gone from earshot Doug ending up popping up on the Bleachers.

"I couldn't help but overhear…" he scared Evie out of her daze as she interrupted him by asking "Are you stalking me?"

"Technically, yes" he said. To keep her from getting too mad he continued his conversation "I too have a fascination with Fairy Godmother's wand." Doug slid through the bleachers to join Evie under them. "Which is another reason I look forward to the coronation. Perhaps we could sit next to each other and discuss its attributes." His voice went squeaky at the end after asking Evie to sit next to him at the biggest event in their lives so far. Evie let her anger at Doug go quickly as she heard what he said. Smiling she got closer to him and asked "Are you saying it is going to be used in the coronation?"

"Yes, and asking you out" was his response as he got a little more confident from her not outright rejecting him. She only smiled at him and walked away. This was big news and she had to tell the others as soon as possible. Which was going to be difficult cause they all had different things going on and couldn't meet up anytime soon. Though this would help led them to a plan B in case Mal couldn't get Jane to get the wand.

Well now, hopefully this can ease any ill feelings from the long time between updates. I can tell you the next chapter is one I've been waiting to write since I first saw the movie. I'm pretty sure you all know what scene is going to be the major role in it. For anyone following both of my stories I'll hopefully be updating the other one sometime today as well but no hard promises. As always, hope you enjoyed.