A week after their triple date both Evie and Audrey were feeling better. They had gotten over the worst of their flu with a lot of TLC from Belle and were now staying back at Auradon Prep. Evie still had a sore throat and Audrey still felt quite tired but other then that they were back to their normal selves. Which is the only reason why Ben hadn't postponed his next surprise. With Mal's help everything had been finalized that day but as far as the others knew it was a formal party for something that couldn't be revealed yet.
Since the party was being held in Auradon Prep's grounds the group had decided, for the sake of Mal, Evie and Audrey, it would be easier to get ready at Auradon Prep. Which is why the girls were waiting for the dates to come and pick them up. Each one in a knee length Evie creation in their favorite/signature colors but the difference was Evie had subtly included their boyfriends signature colors into the dresses as well. Mal was in her now customary purple and blue dress, Evie was in a deep blue dress with light purple and green detailing, Audrey was in her usual pink dress but it now had burgundy gems mixed in with the pink ones. Jane was in her usual pale blue dress with a black and white belt and bow. Holly was wearing a red and white dress, Freddie was in a red and green dress with light blue highlights, Ellie in a white and blue dress, and Kristin in a black and green dress.
It was the quickest the girls had ever gotten ready for a party or ball. Ellie, Kristin and Holly were all stood talking to each other and Mal couldn't help but smile at them. It had pleasantly surprised her how quick Freddie, Holly and Diego had fit in with their group and into Auradon. "We're going to head down." Ellie told the rest of the group as Holly and Kristin moved either side of her. There were the three girls of the group who didn't have a boyfriend yet so they had decided to stay with each other for the afternoon.
"Okay. You all going?" Mal asked the trio.
Nodding Holly answered. "Yeah. We're gunna go find out seats." She responded. Mal, Evie, Jane, Audrey, Lonnie and Freddie all nodded to the three teens before watching them leave.
A few minutes later there was a knock at the door. Jane opened it since she was the closest and was met with Ben, Carlos, Chad, Aziz and Jay stood there. "Hi, guys." The younger girl greeted them before gesturing them all inside. The only one missing was Doug which Evie found strange but didn't question. Maybe he was just running a little late.
At the sound of Chad clearing his throat the rest of the group turned to face him. "So me and Freddie are going to head down." He stated. "My mom wants to see her." He said as an explanation. Everyone smiled at the pair and the nodded as the unlikely couple left the room. None of them could quite believe the turn around Chad had made in the last few weeks. Since apologizing to Mal and Ben he had saved Mal from Gaston Jr, spend almost every weekend at the castle with the rest of the group and had asked Freddie to be his date to this party. He really had changed.
Not long after Chad and Freddie had left the others decided to leave. Jane & Carlos, Jay & Audrey and Lonnie & Aziz left first leaving Ben, Mal and Evie alone in Evie's dorm room. Mal couldn't help but share a small smile with her husband. She knew her sister would love this surprise but she also knew the blunette was getting suspicious.
"Doug asked me if you would meet him downstairs." Ben said to the blunette. Evie couldn't help but look at the King like he had grown an extra head. Doug had always met her at her room, she didn't understand why today was any different but she trusted Ben and Mal so she nodded to the married couple. Ben held his hand out which Mal took instantly before the two led Evie out of the room.
Once the trio had reached the door that led out to the grounds at the back of the school Evie moved to step past but her wrist was quickly grabbed by Mal. Turning to face her pregnant sister Evie was beyond confused. Ben stepped through the doors leaving the two sisters alone. "Okay, so we haven't exactly been truthful about what today is." Mal admitted and the blue haired teen raised a suspicious eyebrow at her sister.
Evie's brown eyes locked onto Mal's green ones as she took a step closer. "What do you mean? Something hasn't happened to Doug has it!?" She asked growing increasingly worried. She couldn't bare the thought of something happening to her boyfriend. She had finally found someone she loved and she didn't want to lose him now.
"No!" Mal exclaimed, causing Evie to breathe a sigh of relief. "This is Ben's way of thanking you for everything you did to help defeat my mom."
The relief that had spread across the blunette's face quickly changed to confusion at this and she couldn't help but wonder what Ben had done for her. "What has he done?" Evie asked, curiously.
She noticed Mal's smile widen at her question. "E, you're about to be coronated as a princess." She stated and the blunette's eyes widened immediately.
"Really!?" She squealed excitedly. The teen couldn't have contained her excitement even if she wanted to. The teen had wished for this to happen since they had first arrived and Audrey told her she had no royal status in Auradon. Of course the brunette princess had apologized profusely for saying it but it had still bothered the blue haired girl, even though she hadn't admitted that to anyone.
Nodding Mal pulled her sister in for a hug. "Really." She whispered to her. After a few minutes Mal pulled back and looked at Evie. "I'm gunna go take my seat. Kyle will open this door when they're ready for you, okay?"
It was Evie's turn to nod this time and with a quick kiss to her sisters cheek Mal left. Stepping outside and heading to her seat next to Ben and Doug, she smiled broadly. Her sister had been so happy to find out she would be coronated as a princess. Before she knew it she was in front of Ben and Doug who were stood near there seats. "So, how did it go with Evie?" The young king asked his wife. What Ben didn't expect was for her to passionately kiss him as her response.
As Mal pulled away Doug couldn't help but smirk at the shock on Ben's face. "She's over the moon and it's all because of what you've organized for her." Mal said, snapping Ben from his thoughts. "Thank you." She said to her husband but before she could say anymore their mom and dad walked over and Fairy Godmother signaled for Kyle to open the doors for Evie.
Once a soft melody started playing everyone's attention turned to Evie, who was slowly walking down the aisle towards Fairy Godmother. She was wearing a large smile on her face and Mal couldn't help but share a happy look with Belle and Snow White, who had taken her seat next to them. The blue haired teen looked so happy at this moment, it warmed everyone's heart.
It wasn't long before Evie was in front of Fairy Godmother. As the blunette was about to kneel Ben stepped forward and placed a cushion in front of her, for her to kneel on. The teen shot the young King a grateful look before kneeling and bowing her head to the headmistress. So what Evie didn't see was Snow White move forwards and stand next to Fairy Godmother with her husband Florian. If at all possible Mal could swear Evie's smile got bigger as Fairy Godmother placed a gold tiara on top of her head and cleared her throat.
"Do you solemnly swear to help the people of Charmington, being just and fair for as long as you reign?" Fairy Godmother asked and shock crossed the blunette's face. She raised her head slightly and for the first time noticed Snow and Florian stood there. Snow White shared an encouraging smile with Evie who then turned to look at Fairy Godmother.
Clearing her throat she answered, "I do solemnly swear." before bowing her head once more. Evie's smile returned full force as she felt Fairy Godmother touch her shoulders with her wand.
"Then I am proud to announce you are now, Princess Evie of Charmington." The older fairy stated as Evie stood and turned to face the applauding crowd. Evie beamed at her sister and brother but it soon turned to shock as Mal & Ben moved to stand near the new princess while Snow & Florian went back to their seats.
Mal immediately gained the attention of everyone in the audience as she cleared her throat. She was nervous about doing this but Ben was with her so she knew it would be fine. "Okay, so we have one more thing to do before we can enjoy Evie's coronation party." The purplette stated, causing confused whispers to echo around the courtyard. "As every princess does, our newly coronated Princess Evie will need some security. Now as most of you know Ben has been finding ways like this to thank myself, Evie, Jay and Carlos for defeating Maleficent at his coronation." The pregnant teen explain, getting nods from everyone in return. "However I feel with the new threat Maleficent is imposing those who are trying to help us now should also be rewarded and thanked. So Jay, Carlos, Diego, Holly and Freddie could you come up here please?" Mal asked her friends and brother.
Slowly the five teens made their way from their seats and up towards Mal, Evie and Ben, Fairy Godmother had moved to stand near Belle and Adam once Mal had started explaining what was going on. "Please, kneel." Mal said and the five immediately complied with her request, as Ben placed two cushions in front of Holly and Freddie.
Carefully Mal took the sword from Ben and gently touched each teen on each of their shoulders with the tip of the blade. Once this had been done Mal smiled at the five teens in front of her. "From now on you shall be known as Sir Jay, Sir Carlos, Lady Holly, Sir Diego and Lady Freddie, knights of Charmington and security detail to Princess Evie." Mal told them and they all smiled. None of them had been expecting anything like this, especially Holly, Freddie and Diego, but they were happy none-the-less. "Rise." The purplette stated and the five knights rose to stand once more.
Handing the sword back to Ben Mal gently lifted the box from beside the spell jar holding Fairy Godmother's wand. Opening the lid she showed the contents to Evie, who smiled at her sister. Inside was what she knew to be Charmington's royal seal on a gold pin. Lifting the first on out of the box Evie moved to the teen on the far left, Jay. Slotting the pin onto the chest of his jacket. She quickly repeated the action with the other four teens, smiling at them all as she did so. Another round of applause was heard fron the crowd before they all broke up and a few royal guard cleared the chairs so they could start the after party.
It didn't take long before the party to be in full swing, Evie happily celebrating her coronation with her friends and family. After a few hours everyone was enjoying themselves so much none of them noticed Jay take Audrey's hand and the two slip away from the party and towards the front of the school.
Jay led Audrey to the courtyard, stopping Audrey in the exact place where they had first laid eyes on each other. Something that Audrey immediately noticed. "Jay? What are we doing here?" She asked her boyfriend. Looking around she noticed they were nowhere near Evie's party and she hoped her parents wouldn't notice she and Jay had disappeared. They were already suspicious of the way her and Jay were acting.
Once she turned back to face Jay she couldn't help but gasp as she noticed he was knelt on one knee in front of her. Before she could ask him anything Jay began speaking. "Audrey, I know you think this is sudden but a little over a year ago we met in this very spot. Even though I had just got here and you were dating Ben, I felt instantly drawn to you." He told his brunette girlfriend, who was tearing up at his words.
"This past week when you had flu and I had to take you to the doctors worried me more then anything." Jay admitted. "I honestly thought I would lose one of the best things that has ever happened to me and it scared me more then I would ever like to admit. The thing is Audrey, I love you with my whole heart and I want you to know that I'm here for you. I know it probably seems like I'm doing this because of the situation we're in but that's not the case. I want to spend my life with you and only you, and I want to be there to help you with our baby."
By this point Audrey wasn't even trying to keep her tears at bay, they were now steadily flowing down her cheeks. She gasped once more as Jay pulled out a small velvet box, opening it instantly to reveal a silver ring with a pink quartz raised up from the band. "Audrey Beauty, will you marry me?" He asked, silently praying she would say yes. They had only been together about a year.
To his surprise and happiness Audrey nodded. "Yes." She breathed out. The long haired ex thief slid the ring onto her finger before standing and kissing his new fiancee. They still had to tell everyone, Audrey's family included, about their baby and engagement but that could wait for now. Right now the two were happy in their little bubble, they loved each other and were having a baby. Nothing could destroy their happiness right now.
Author's Note: So I know female knights are called 'Dames' but the titles 'Dame Freddie' and 'Dame Holly' just didn't sound right to me so I changed it to 'Lady'. Please review and let me know what you think of this chapter x