Evie's Day

[Cafeteria. 12:00 pm]

Evie's POV

Lunch time, yay! This school makes some awesome meals. I got my lunch and Mal's as well, sat at a table, and waited for her. A minute later, I saw her walk in. I waved her over and she sat next to me.

"Hi, Mal." I greeted warmly.

"Hey." Mal said.

She seemed to be better.

"Here, made with love." I said as I handed Mal her lunch.

"Really?" Mal asked.

"Well, if I made it, yeah." I said.

After we ate, we took a walk around the courtyard and sat by a tall tree. Mal was quiet and spacing out. I kissed her on the cheek to break her out of her thought. She looked at me, very calm. A little too calm.

"What's wrong, baby?" I asked.

"Baby?" she asked.

I smiled and hugged her.

"Yeah. Is that okay?" I asked.

"Well, as long as you're the only one who calls me that, I'm alright with it."

"Nice!" I said, excitedly.

We kissed a few times, until Audrey walked over to us. That's when things started to go downhill with Mal again.

"Well, if it isn't our favorite couple." she said, sarcastically of course.

Mal scoffed.

"What do you want?" Mal asked, angrily.

"Be nice." I whispered to her.

"An apology. Which I haven't got yet." Audrey replied.

"What do I have to apologize for?" Mal asked.

"Not you. I was speaking to Evie."

"I haven't seen them today." I said.

"Well you better find them. Or go to their dorms." Audrey said.

"Or better yet, why don't you find them yourself?" Mal asked.

"Mal!" I exclaimed.

"What? She's telling you to do something she can do herself. That's just laziness." Mal said.

"Mal!" I said again.

I looked back at Audrey.

"I will find them. I promise." I said.

"Okay." Audrey said and walked away.

"Why did you say you would do that?" Mal asked.

"Because I'm being nice." I replied.

"Yeah but-"

"Mal, I am not going to start an argument with her."

"Evie, sometimes you have to fight and stand up for yourself. Don't let her use you."

"I'm not."

"Then why did you say you would? If I was you, I would've told her off and let her deal with the situation herself."

"And she would get you kicked out of Auradon. And you would get sent back to the Isle. And you wouldn't ever see me again."

"Whoa! What's that supposed to mean?" Mal asked.

"What?"

"What's that's supposed to mean? You wouldn't ever see me again."

I sighed.

"You would be stuck there forever and I wouldn't be able to go see you." I said.

"Oh, right."

"Mal, what is going on with you? You've been acting weird all day. Now what is going on?" I asked.

Before she could answer, the bell sounded off, indicating lunch was over.

"We'll continue this conversation after school." I said.

I gave her a kiss, got up, and walked to my class. I hate to see her like the way she is, so tonight, I'm putting an end to it. As I was at my locker, Chad walked over to me. Even though Mal and I have been dating for almost a year now, he still tries to hit on me.

"Hey, beautiful." he said.

I slammed my locker shut and looked at him, annoyed.

"What?" I said as more of a remark rather than a question.

"How are things with you and Mal?" he asked.

"Good." I replied.

"Really? Cause that's not what I saw. Any chance you and Mal might split?" he asked.

"If there was a chance, it would be beyond your lifetime." I said.

Did that make any sense?

"Oh really? Wow, Evie. That's cold." he said.

"But true." I said as I walked away.

I saw Mal during passing period. I didn't approach her for she was a ways in the distant. She looked alright, but I still plan on talking to her tonight. But as I was close to my next class, I saw Jay and Carlos talking and laughing. About time.

"Hey!" I said as I approached them.

"Hey, Evie!" Carlos said.

"What's up?" Jay asked.

"Oh, not much. Just walking." I said.

"Nice." said Jay.

"Oh, now I know what I want to say." I said, playing forgetful.

"What's that?" Carlos asked.

"What kind of prank did you play on Audrey?" I asked.

"Oh we...um..well..."

Jay and Carlos were trying to act like they didn't know anything. I facepalmed.

"Guys. I know what you did." I said.

"Well, then why did you ask?"

"Because I wanted to hear you say what you did. I don't know." I replied.

"Oh." Carlos said.

"Guys, you have to apologize to Audrey." I said.

"Why? No harm was done." Jay said.

"I know. But Audrey keeps bugging me. Well, actually she only bugged me once, but she will if you don't apologize. Besides, switching the water temperature? Don't you think that was going a little too far? You could've made her burn herself." I said.

"I know. We're sorry." said Jay.

"I know. But you better tell her that." I said.

"We will." Carlos said.

"Alright. I'll see you two later. I love you, guys." I said as I patted Jay and Carlos' shoulders.

"We love you too." Carlos said.

I smiled and continued walking to class. Good. One problem is taken care of. Now, Mal, what can I do about you? Whatever this dream is of hers, she won't tell me. And I don't want to force it out of her. So if I can't get her to talk, then that'll be okay. I'll make sure we have a good time tonight.