Mal didn't need to sleep on her decision any longer. After her conversation with Ben she knew she really didn't have a choice. She is a kid from the wrong side of the strait., and now she has a chance to make a new life for hose they left behind. She already knew she had a knack for magic, so why not start using it for good? Mal had until Friday to make her final decision, but she didn't need to wait. So once again she found herself trying to catch her breath outside Godmother's office.
"Good morning Mal," Godmother smiled, "I didn't think I'd be seeing you so soon."
"I've made my decision."
The hope in Fairy Godmother's eyes dimmed significantly. Mal knew her decision was a reason to celebrate, but she wasn't quite ready to purge herself of her mischief. Mal sat in a leather chair from of the desk, she looked at her hands pretending to be remorseful.
"My dear," the old fairy started, "are you sure you've taken enough time to think about it?" Mal nodded and Fairy Godmother released a resigned sigh. "Alright, what is your decision?"
"I've decided to accept the call of the wand and all of the duties that comes with it."
"Mal please let me try to convince- Wait." Mal smiled brightly. She saw the unspoken question in Godmother's eyes. The young fairy nodded vigorously as Godmother's smiled grew. As Godmother's excitement grew she couldn't decide what to do with her hands, they were at her mouth one minutes and clapping with joy the next. Mal watched the Head Mistress battle against herself as she tried to decide whether or not to hug Mal. Soon enough the battle finished and Godmother happily gathered Mal in her arms.
"You won't regret this," The older fairy whispered. Mal knew she wouldn't but she didn't pretend that it would be easy either.
"So when do we get started?"
Godmother thought for a minute. "Well have you told the other's your decision yet?" The older woman looked at Mal with a smile, but Mal pursed her lips and shook her head. "Why not?"
"I'm not ready for them to know. Jay has a bad habit of making fun of me, and Evie tells Lonnie everything and Lonnie hasn't quite mastered the art of keeping her mouth shut. One slip of the tongue and we'll have the whole school in an uproar that a Villain is about to become the face of goodness. Let alone disappointing Jane."
Compassion pour from the loving look that Fairy Godmother bestowed Mal. "I understand. But let me ease your mind about Jane." She sighed, "Jane could never handle magic correctly and she knows it. She is too selfish and self conscious. Besides she never really wanted to position in the first place."
"Does she know that I've got it?" Mal held her breath. She cared about Jane but she feared the same thing she would if Lonnie knew the secret.
"No. You asked me to keep it quiet. I will come up with some way of diverting her suspicions until you are ready to tell people."
"Thank you. But how are we going to do that?"
"Well I guess it is time to enroll you in a new extra-curricular class."
Mal laughed, "I wonder what I'm going to tell Evie. She will be very disappointed because since we graduated from Remedial Goodness, Drama is the only thing we have together."
"Oh..."
"No, I want out of that class. I am no actress but I can at least convince E that this is for the best. How soon can you switch me out?"
"Finish out the week. That will give me time to create a new class for your audit, and come up with a good cover. I understand your want for secrecy, this isn't going to be easy and the less pressure you have the better this might go. Are you at least going to tell Ben?"
Mal thought for a second, she knew that Ben would be the last person to push any unwanted pressure on her, but she wasn't ready for him to know. He loved her as the dysfunctional sweetheart she was becoming, she wanted to let him explore that side of her as she dealt with her new identity as well. No magic... at least no more magic... for now. Just Ben and Mal, a young man that is best friends with a young girl and them both trying to figure the rest out.
"No... at least not right now."
"Well then I suggest we both get started on a good cover."