*Author's Note*
Hey guys, I'm back with the next chapter. Enjoy! :)
And Thank you to my beta (legend fanatic) for helping me with my story.
Disney's Descendants : Good is the New Bad
Disclaimer: I own nothing at all, well, except my OC.
Spoilers: Well, the movie and a little of the prequel novel.
Castle Beast – Friday Night
"Mom, Dad. Mal and I have some news." Ben said after the servants cleared away their plates. He then shared a look with his fiancé before taking a deep breath and revealed, "We're engaged."
"Finally." Belle blurted before turning to her husband, "You owe me ten bucks. Pay up."
"Fine." Adam groaned before reaching into his pocket to take out his wallet.
Ben and Mal widened their eyes in shock at the former king and queen.
"Mom? Dad?"
Adam and Belle widened their eyes and turned to the newly engaged couple before bursting into laughter.
"You've been acting weird for the past few days and Mal hasn't joined us for dinner at the castle for the past few days. I thought you're having your first fight with Mal but your mother told me it was because that you proposed to Mal at the Summer Palace. Your mother told me that you would make announcement before your vacation end. I didn't expect you to say yes so soon." Adam shoot Mal an accusing look, causing the others to burst into laughter.
"Mom. Dad." Ben scolded weakly
Belle chuckled deeper as she spoke, "I'm sorry. I know how much you love each other. I knew you didn't need to take long to know that Mal is the 'one'." Belle reached out to her future daughter-in-law. Boy, how she loved the sound of that. "Just like I know, Mal loves you enough to not say no to you."
"Thanks, Belle. For everything you have said and done for me and Ben." Mal said with tears starting to form on the corner of her eyes.
Mal doesn't cry but Belle never seize to melt her heart with her kind words and the love she showed to the four of them ever since Ben's coronation.
"We are really happy for you two. And Mal." Mal turned to the former king. "Welcome to the family."
"Thanks, Adam." Mal said, touched by how accepting and encouraging Ben's parents are.
"So, have you two decide the date yet? And when will you two be making the announcement?" Belle asked.
"We will announce our engagement during my birthday in a few weeks' time…"
"But we will only start talking about setting the date after college. I don't want to sacrifice our education because of our marriage." Mal interrupted before Ben could finished.
"That sounds reasonable." Adam nodded in agreement.
"I'm glad that you guys take your education so seriously." Belle added.
"Alright, I say this calls for a celebration." Adam conclude before turning to Lumière. "Prepare some drinks for a toast for this occasion."
"Yes, sire." Lumière said before leaving the dining room to prepare.
Isle of the Lost – Saturday Night
A day before their move to Auradon, Gaston Jr stood by the filthy window of Facilier's Residence. The four of them were asked to stay overnight at Doctor Facilier's house along with their parents so that they wouldn't be late the next morning.
Ever since they were given the news of the next four to study in Auradon Prep, Doctor Facilier along with their parents and teachers had been busy coming up with the perfect plan to have revenge on the 'good' people and be granted freedom from the Island. Because the original four failed the people on the Island, the adults had been even stricter on their training but just like Heres said, the adults don't really have anything on them the moment they are off island…
"Gaston?"
Gaston pulled himself away from his thoughts and turned around to see Ylma standing behind her, wearing her usual black leggings with turquoise tank top and violet biker's jacket and black ankle boots.
"Too excited to go to Auradon Prep?" Ylma asked as she walked to stand beside him.
"Yeah, cannot wait." Gaston expressed with sarcasm laced in his voice.
"How about you?"
"Nothing, it's just that the thought of leaving the Island still sounds a little bogus to me. You know, finally be out of my mom's control. I just hope that I am not jumping from a sleeping volcano into an active volcano."
Having a chance to be away from her mother sounds even more attractive than eating chocolate for the first time but at the same time, Ylma is terrified of what is waiting for her in Auradon Prep. She could barely survive in Dragon Hall, what makes her think that she can survive in Auradon Prep.
After a long silence, Gaston Jr said softly, "You'll still have Heres, me and my stupid younger brother with you in Auradon Prep. Ylma, you have nothing to worry about."
Ylma turned her eyes to him and looked at him for a few seconds before a smile started to curl on her lips, "I know. Thank you."
Gaston Jr turned to share a look with her before he smirked and said, "Good. And never forget that we are all in on this."
Gaston then slowly diverted his attention back onto the streets of the Island. A few days ago, a few trucks arrived from the Auradon with fresh new clothing, clothes, cosmetics, daily products and utilities and most importantly, fresh food. Not rotten food but fresh and still in their original packing. Many have enjoyed the new upgrading of life standards but this also fed into the greed in their heart to want more, causing their parents to be even stricter then before…
To Gaston, those are just part of life. He was never really bothered by those substances. And slowly, a purple-haired girl started to flood into his mind. His facial expression soften as the picture of the purple-haired girl got clearer in his head.
Finally. See you soon, Mal!
Auradon Prep – Sunday Morning
A day before school starts, Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos appeared at the front garden of Auradon Prep. Evie, Jay and Carlos stood behind Fairy Godmother while Mal walked over to stand beside Ben as they wait for the limousine to appear and behind them, stood the welcome community which consists of Doug and his band mates with students of different grades standing along the driveway, to welcome their new classmates. Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos, coincidently, all wore the same exact outfit they wore when they first came to Auradon, even Ben is in his usual blue jacket and yellow pants.
Soon, a black limousine started driving into the driveway of the school. The band started to play the welcome song while the other students started waving theirs hands and welcome flags like they did with Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos when they first came to Auradon Prep a few months ago.
Heres was the first one to submerge from the limousine, in her usual dark purple/magenta clothing, followed by Ylma, in the same kind of clothing as the night before. The Gastons were the last to exit the limousine and the moment they stepped out of the vehicle, everyone was shocked by how big they are.
The band community stopped playing when Fairy Godmother took a step forwards them.
"Welcome to Auradon Prep, I'm Fairy Godmother," Fairy Godmother took a step back and bowed, "headmistress. Hope you will enjoy the journey to wisdom here. Just a note, the library hours are from 8:00 to 11:00. And as you may have heard, I have a little thing about curfews."
Heres quirked an eye brow, Ylma smiled politely and the Gastons tilted their head with their eye brows raised in confusion.
"Pff..."
Evie, Jay and Carlos stifled a chuckle behind Fairy Godmother while Ben and Mal just smiled at the new transfers.
"Ben and Mal are going to show you all around." Ben and Mal took a step on either side of Fairy Godmother. "And I'll see you in class tomorrow."
Before anyone said anything, Fairy Godmother gave them a nod before walking off with the marching band and welcome community behind her.
"It's so good to finally meet you all. I'm Ben and I'm sure you guy know who Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos is." Mal and Jay just smiled at them while Evie and Carlos gave them a polite wave.
"I hope that you guys will enjoy your time here…"
Ben gave them his version of 'Welcome to Auradon' speech as he took a step forward and offered a hand to each of them like he did a year ago, only to be ignored by Here and punched in the chest by the LeGume twins. Only Ylma was willing to shake his hand.
"Or the day that you showed four peoples where the bathrooms are." Mal teased soft with a smirk planted on her face.
Ben stopped his speech and turned around to look at his fiancé.
"Still a little too over the top?"
"A little less than previously but still yeah." Mal chuckled softly.
Ben beamed at her as he walked over to her side and reached out for her hand to entwine his fingers with hers.
"We shall let you guys settle down in your dorm rooms to prepare for class tomorrow. So, how about a tour?" Heres and the Gastons kept their straight face and gave him a nod while Ylma smiled politely and nodded. "Perfect, this way. Auradon Prep, originally built…"
"Your majesty." A voice interrupted Ben.
They turned to find a black-haired boy in white button up shirt, black jacket and black trousers standing behind them.
"Excuse me for a moment." Ben turned to the new transfers and apologised before turning his attention to the boy again. "Yes, Jayden?"
"I'm sorry for interrupting your tour with the new transfer students but there is something important that requires your immediate attention."
"Oh, alright." Ben turned around again. "I'm sorry. I need to excuse myself. Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos will be your study buddy here in Auradon Prep, feel free to come look for any of us if you need anything."
"I'll see you later." Ben gave Mal a kiss on her cheek before taking off with Jayden.
"Alright, here is your dorm. Our dorm will be just next door so feel free to come look for us if you girls need anything." Evie said as she opened the door to Here and Ylma's dormitory.
Heres and Ylma stood in their room, speechless.
"This is our room? All these just for us?" Ylma asked.
"Yup, your books and class schedule along with a map of the school is on the table. I will be Heres's study buddy and Evie will be yours."
"Mal and I also will be having weekly meetings with you girls individually in your dorms so that if you guys need anything, we can help out." Evie added.
Ylma nodded her heads at them while Heres mumbled, "Cool."
"Alright, we will let you have some rest and settle down. Oh and the dining hall will be just down the hall and to your right. Meal time schedules are also included in your welcome package. See you guys at lunch later." Evie said before leaving the room with Mal.
Heres and Ylma shared a look before walking over to the stack of books on the table.
"So you two will be our study buddy?" Gaston the Third quirked an eye brow at Jay and Carlo as he asked.
"Don't we get a saying on who we want as our study buddy?" Gaston Jr added.
"It was Fairy Godmother's idea. Feel free to talk to her about the arrangement." Jay said as he rolled his eyes at the back of his head. "And you are supposed to stay away from Mal. She is with Ben now. If I were you, I'd better think twice before doing anything reckless, like on the Island." Jay said as he poked his finger on Gaston Jr's chest.
Gaston Jr just gave him a cold stare.
"We will be just next door if you guys need anything. Everything will be in the packet on your table. See you guys at lunch later." Carlos quickly cut in and distanced the two of them before they get into a fight.
Jay gave them a warning look before turning around to follow Carlos back to their room. He knew he would not be helping anyone if he got into trouble with the LeGume twins and they are not worth risk. All he can do now, is to help look out for his surrogate sister before those two dumb bulls try anything funny.
Auradon Prep – Monday Morning
After having breakfast in the dining hall, Ylma and Gaston the Third were seen walking into their first class on Auradon Prep – Chemistry with Mr Delay.
"Alright, class. Welcome back to school. I will need you guys to pair up as we will be working on some experiments with iron sulphide today." Mr Delay turned to pull out a small box. "Step forward and pick your bench number to find who your lab partners will be for the next few weeks."
After everyone have picked their number, Gaston the Third and Ylma shared a look before walking reluctantly forward towards Mr Delay to take the remaining two paper left in the box.
"Hi, I'm Gavin. Looks like we will be partners."
A voice startled Ylma from behind, causing her to let out a small scream before turning around to a blond boy, wearing a blue button up shirt and white jeans.
"Er, hi. I'm Ylma, daughter of…"
"Yzma. Yeah, I know I'm Alice's son and this is Liz, Mad Hatter's daughter who I suppose will be your friend's partner since all four of us have been assigned to this bench. " Gavin pointed towards the brunette girl behind him who smiled and waved at them.
"Hi, I'm Gaston the Third, son of Gaston." Gaston the Third put on his best smile and offered a hand to Liz. "Nice to meet you."
Liz could not help but chuckled as she took her hand, "Hi. Nice to meet you."
"Alright, class. Please step forward to collect your things for today's experiments and I'll check on your work five minutes before class end." Mr Delay announced as he put a stack of paper on his table.
"How was your first day on Auradon Prep?" Liv asked Ylma and Gaston the Third as the four of them walked out of their bench.
"It's not as bad as I thought it would be actually." Ylma replied softly.
"Too cheerful, if you ask me." Gaston the Third added. "Have you seen our school motto? I mean what does 'Goodness doesn't get any better' have to do with school."
"Well, it is Auradon Prep. It's kinda hard to avoid being cheesy in everything we say."
"Don't worry, you will get used to it after a while." Liv added.
Liv and Gavin will be my new characters for descendants of heroes. I have always loved the mad hatter so I cannot help adding his daughter into the story.
Wondering what will happen when Mal found out she will be having with Gaston Jr? *Grin evilly* I'm not telling, you'll have to read on to find out! Hehe!
Please read and tell me what you think :)
~ xoxo, Bella