*Author's Note*

Alright guys, here's the third chapter. I have to apologize for the delayed update, I had so much fun in Hong Kong that I hardly had anytime to do much writing. I think I had too much fun during my vacation as I have gotten a bad sore throat and running nose not long after I return back to Singapore. It's like I'm literally making wantons everyday. (Ps. wantons is a kind of Chinese food, and this is the name we give to a nose-blown tissue paper)

I know there are some of you, well only Lele1602, said that I had left out an extra kid. Actually, the fourth kid will be Gaston's son cause in the book Isle of the Lost, Gaston had twins - Gaston Jr and Gaston the Third. And yes, I am reading the book now so I know their names. Hehe

Btw I was wondering if you guys have any names in mind for Yzma's daughter and Doctor Facilier's daughter? I wanted some names with pun-intended meaning. I'll only accept the names sent to be via PM or reviewing this chapter and the next chapter only as they will be making their debut appearance in chapter 5, I think.

Alright, I better shut up now if not you guys will start throwing paper balls at me.

Disney's Descendants : Good is the New Bad

Disclaimer: I own nothing at all, well, except my OC.

Spoilers: Duh! Of course the movie!

Castle Beast Garden – Thursday Afternoon

It has been a few days since the former king and queen have returned to the Castle. Ben had been busy doing the hand over to his father for the past few days so he hardly had any time to accompany Mal, so in order to compensate her, Ben arranged a picnic lunch for him and her in the garden.

"You don't really need to do this, Ben." Mal assured her brown headed, stubborn, boyfriend for the hundredth time. She knew that as a King he needed to fulfil his role with the people before himself. She had been telling Ben since this morning that she didn't mind that they hadn't meet or talked for the past few days because she also knew the earlier he'd finished meant the earlier he would be able to spend his summer vacation with her.

Ben smiled as he tugged her hair behind her ear, making her blushed.

"I know, but I need this too. I've so busy with my duties that I really missed our alone time. Mal, I need a break from all that too."

Being a prince had taught Ben to never show weakness in front of the people because this would cause the people to lose faith in him but Mal isn't one of these people. She is the love of his life, she is the light in his life, and she is his future.

"I'm so sorry that I can't be much help…"

Ben quickly interrupted before she could continue, "No, Mal. You being here with me is the greatest help I could receive from you." A small smile starts to curl on Mal's lips. "Alright, let's stop talking about all these things, shall we talk about our summer plans? We will be able to stay at the Summer Palace for at least three weeks before returning to Auradon to prepare for the annual Summer Carnival."

Mal tilted her head a bit as she gave it a thought. "I've always wanted to ride a horse but we don't really have any animals on the island."

"I could teach you." Ben offered. "We can all go for a ride in the woods, I'm sure you'll love it."

"What do you guys usually do during summer?"

"We usually spend our time on the beach playing volleyball, go for swims in the water and sometimes, we'll take the boat out to the sea to do some scuba diving. I can't wait to show you the view on the beach. We could even take a walk by the beach before dawn to watch the sun rise, I'm sure you'll love it…"

Mal watched her boyfriend excitedly tell her about the thing he likes to do at the summer Castle. It really got her looking forward to the trip to the Summer Palace. She might not be going in the water, like ever, but volleyball and sunrises sound very exciting.

Enchanted Forest – Friday Morning

Early in the morning, Evie and Doug said their goodbyes to Sam and the dwarfs before making their way to the summer palace.

"I'll see you in school, cuz!"

"Have funnnaaa...uuuuuuuoowwwhh… nom… nom… nom..."

Doug chuckled as he watched his cousin, Sam, yawned for the tenth time since he woke up. He knew this was because he was sharing a room with him during their stay. He really is Uncle Sleepy's son. He turned to look at the other Uncles who were outside the cottage talking to his girlfriend, well, except Uncle Sleepy who, no surprise to anyone, was still sleeping.

"Dear Evie, I hope you will be visiting us next year with Doug again. I hoped you two could stay longer but I also know your friends must waiting for you at the Summer Palace." Doc said as he extended his arms to hug the blue-haired girl.

"Thanks, Uncle Doc. I would love return next year." Evie said as she let the dwarf go.

"We look forward to seeing you and please, do not go through the hustle again to sew us new outfits." Happy added.

"Not to mention they are not suit for mining." Grumpy grumbled.

"Grumpy… Aaa-chooo." Sneezy warned as he rubbed his red nose.

"Sneezy!" All the dwarfs shouted.

Evie giggled as she watched the dwarfs quarrelling over Grumpy's grumpiness and Sneezy's tendency to sneeze. She really enjoyed the atmosphere they had here at the cottage. This was something that rarely happened on the Island. Everyone on the island was always thinking on how to get back at each other or too busy with their schemes to pay attention to anyone else.

She's really happy that Doug had offered to bring her, she was a little taken back at first and she was worried that the dwarfs would not like her or that they would even forbid Doug to go out with her. She could tell the dwarfs were a little afraid of her when Doug officially introduced her to them but it didn't take long for them to accept her. It was just like Mal said, they really accepted her after they had gotten to know her. She didn't expect to fall in love with Doug's family this much, she had never met a family so pure in heart, caring and forgiving.

Evie was pulled away from her thoughts when she felt an arm wrapping around her waist.

"Alright, we should get going." Doug quickly came over before the dwarfs started a fight again.

"Take care, son." Dopey, who had been quiet the whole time, walked towards his son and gave him a hug.

"Thanks Dad. I will."

After they had said their final goodbyes, Doug and Evie boarded the car and drove towards the Summer Palace while the dwarfs waved goodbye until they could no longer see the car.

Auradon Prep – Friday Afternoon

At the same time as Doug and Evie was saying their goodbyes to the dwarfs, Carlos and Dude were playing fetch on the tourney field when Jane appeared.

"Carlos."

Carlos, who was rubbing Dude's belly, turned towards the voice. "Jane. Sorry, I haven't played with Dude for a few days so …"

Jane chuckled as she interrupted, "Carlos, I understand. Dude is more than a pet to you. I'm not blaming you, don't worry. I'm just here to get you for lunch."

"Oh." Carlos chuckled as he stood up with the campus mutt in his arms. "Is Fairy Godmother done checking the PowerPoint presentations I did yesterday?"

"Yup, she just did and she told me she loved the affects you included in the presentation, making it more alive and less dull." Jane informed as she walked side by side with Carlos back to the campus.

"Good to hear that she loves it."

"Are you excited to see your old friends here in Auradon?"

Carlos suddenly started to feel some butterflies in his stomach.

"Not really. I mean I have no idea who the next four kids be so it is killing me having to wonder who's coming next." Carlos said as he rubbed Dude's neck to help ease the feelings in his stomach.

Jane could tell that her boyfriend seemed to be very nervous about his old friends being here in Auradon so she leaned forward to peck his cheeks as she comforted him. "I'm sure you will be fine. I'm sure Ben will be giving us the names by next week, considering we will all be at the Summer Castle tomorrow."

"I don't know about this. I mean I am happy that I might to get to see some of my 'old friends' but at the same time, I have this feeling that something very terrible is going to happen."

They arrive at the head mistress' door.

"Alright, we'll discuss this later. Let's eat first."

Jane informed as she knocked on her mother's office door to inform her of their arrival.

"Come in, my dear."

Fairy Godmother's voiced submerged from the room, shortly.

Carlos nodded in agreement at his girlfriend before he reached out to the door handle to open the door to the office of Auradon's Head Mistress.

Castle Beast's Dining Room – Saturday Morning

"Morning, kids." Belle greeted as Mal and Ben walked hand in hand in the dining room for breakfast.

"Good morning, Mom." "Good morning, Belle."

Mal and Ben replied in unison. Ben pulled out the chair next to his for Mal before sitting down beside her. The palace servant moved forward with their breakfast.

"Where's Dad?" Ben asked not long after the palace servant disappeared from the dining room.

"He just finished his breakfast. He had to return to the study room with Cogsworth a few minutes ago." Belle informed as she enjoyed her morning tea.

"Should I go find them?"

"Don't worry. I'm sure your father and Cogsworth have it all under control." Belle interrupted her son when she saw her son was about to get up. "You'll be going to the Summer Palace tomorrow morning to spend your summer with your friends. Do you kids have any plans in mind for the next few weeks?"

"I have no idea. We don't really have any vacation on the Island and we don't really have anywhere to go too so it has always been school and home."

Mal could feel Ben's hand over hers when she told Belle about the life on the Island.

"I'm so sorry, Mal…"

"Its fine, Belle." Mal interrupted. "I'm fine with it now, I am really glad that we were given a chance. I really hope the other new kids from the Island will be able to enjoy Auradon like we do."

"I'm glad you feel that way. Alright, I have been meaning to finish the books we brought back from our trip. I will be in the library if anyone needs me."

With that, Belle disappeared from the dining room.

"Mal?"

"Hmm?"

"I was wondering if I could offer to teach you how to swim?" Ben says slowly after a long pause. They are now walking out of the dining room.

Mal widened her eyes as she turned to her boyfriend before shaking her head vigorously.

"No, thank you." Mal rejected as she let out an embarrassing chuckle.

Ben reached out for Mal's hand as he pleaded, "Come on, Mal. I mean we could go for a swim together, and I'm really looking forward to going to the beach with you..."

Mal watched her boyfriend talking about all the possible events that could happen if she knew how to swim. She would love to learn but she hadn't been in any form of a pool with water above her knee level. Looking at all the trouble Ben had gone through since their first date to convince her to let him teach her, Mal could no longer say 'no'.

May let out a heavy sigh. "Ok."

"… I mean…" Ben paused suddenly before he turned to asked, "What did you just say?"

"I said ok." Mal repeated. She knew that she was going to regret this but she could longer say 'no' anymore.

"Yes, Mal!" Ben cheered as he turned to pick her up and twirled round the room, making Mal giggle as she was being held in the air by her boyfriend.

"I promise you will not regret this decision."

"I know." May lied, innocently.

Charming Castle – Saturday Afternoon

Chad and Jay were resting by the pool of the Charming Castle after their morning swim. Two weeks ago, Audrey returned home with her boyfriend. Her parents had been very welcoming and sweet to Jay since their arrival but on the other hand, her grandparents were very defensive and unhappy about their relationship, so after discussing the situation with Lonnie and Chad, the four of them decided it would be best for Jay to stay at the Charming's Palace which was located only a few miles away from the Honeymoon Cottage while Lonnie, who was living with Chad as her parents had return to China to visit her sick grandfather, moved in with Audrey.

"You feeling alright?"

Jay was pulled back from his thoughts when he heard Chad. He turned to his team mate and smile while he nodded in reply. "Couldn't be better."

"I'm sure Audrey's grandparents will come around. Just give them some time." Chad comforted as he patted Jay's shoulder.

Among the four, Chad has grown the most friendship with Jay due to their love for the Tourney. Just like King Philip and Queen Aurora, King Charming and Queen Cinderella had been very welcoming when Chad brought him back to the Charming Castle.

Jay let out a heavy sign as he revealed, "I don't really care how they think of me, I just don't want to put Audrey in a bad position."

"Don't worry, Audrey's grandparents love her. I'm sure Audrey will definitely be able to convince them to give you a chance. They're just old fashioned." Chad added.

Jay lifted a hand to rub his face in frustration. Looking at how Audrey's grandparents treated him during his two-day stay at the palace, he really didn't have the confidence Chad had.

"Let's just hope so. I'm so sorry for disturbing your alone time with Lonnie. I know she was going to live with you during her vacation…"

"Nonsense." Chad interrupted. "Lonnie and I understand why you did what you did. We're really very impressed on how you cared for Audrey. Audrey and Ben have been like family to me since I was young. I would do anything for my younger sis, I would do the same for Ben but taking in how much Adam and Belle love Mal, I think that will never happened."

Chad chuckled as the memory of Ben coming to him and Audrey to share how much his parents loved Mal after her first dinner with his parents.

"Alright, let's stop talking about this." Chad cleared his throat when he caught a glimpse of Jay's expression. "My Mom and Dad will be joining us for lunch before our game so we better be quick. I don't want to keep them waiting."

Jay nodded before he stood up to grab his things. Together, they returned to their rooms to shower and change. Jay loved talking to King Charming about his adventures around the country. King Charming even invited him to a football match with Chad after lunch.

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