Our Beginning

[Mal and Evie's dorm room. 6:44 am]

Mal's POV

I had been awake since about six. The sound of thunder woke me up. I was thinking about what Evie and I should do today. Thank you Evie for putting me in this situation. But she has a point. Would I like to spend the day in my bed bored? No, not really. I paced around the room before sitting in my bed. I looked at Evie, who was still asleep. How can she still sleep when there's a lot of thunder? Well, she can be a deep sleeper sometimes. I then looked at the window and saw it was still raining. I smiled at Evie. She looks so beautiful.

Another thought came to my head: the day when Evie and I started dating. Oh yeah! I should tell you about that. Or for me, reminisce about it. Okay, well like I said in the beginning, we were a couple shortly after coming to Auradon. Mostly because we slept in the same room together. But that is, what they call, a tip of the iceberg. It wasn't easy getting our relationship started. But we eventually got together, when it was raining outside. I hope you like a long chapter, because this wouldn't make much sense if it wasn't. Allow me to set the scene.

Evie and I were at the lockers getting our books and materials we would need for class. Evie looked up at the sky and saw that rain clouds were starting to form.

"I hope it doesn't rain today. I really don't want my hair to get messed up." she said.

"Oh, you'll be fine." I said.

Evie was taking part in a small concert that Audrey was holding. She closed her locker and lightly hugged me.

"I'll see you later, Mal." Evie said.

"Okay, bye."

Evie walked away, but unknowingly to her, I was watching her.

"She is so hot." I said to myself.

Yeah, I developed a crush on Evie. And for a while I was really disgusted with myself.

"No. Come on, Mal. Get a hold of yourself. She's your best friend. She's looking for a prince, not a princess. But damn, she is so hot." I said to myself.

I couldn't help but continue to have the feelings. I put some books in my bag and turned around, but accidentally knocked into Lonnie.

"Oh, I am so sorry, Lonnie. I did not see you there." I said.

"That's okay, Mal." said Lonnie.

But then she smirked at me.

"What?" I asked.

"I heard you." she said.

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"I heard you. 'She is so hot.' You got a crush on Evie, don't you?"

I was shocked.

"Shush!" I said.

I frantically looked around to make sure no one was around. Luckily there wasn't. I turned back and glared at Lonnie.

"You were not just listening to me. You did not hear anything." I said.

"Relax, Mal. Your secret is safe with me." she said.

"Really?"

"Yeah. There's nothing wrong with having feelings for your best friend."

"Are you just saying that?"

"No, not at all. You know what they say, great friends make great lovers."

I laughed.

"Who says that?"

Lonnie shrugged.

"Friends who are in love?" she said with delay.

"You're so full of it."

"Maybe, but if there is anything I can do to help you two get together, let me know." she said.

"Thanks, but, no thanks. There is no way Evie and I would ever get together. She loves me, but not that much." I said.

The bell rang, indicating that passing period was almost over. I grabbed my bag and faked a smile at her as I walked away. So yeah, Lonnie does have a part in this. I didn't like her very much in the beginning because she was mostly happy. But she is a nice person and was one of the first to accept me and my friends in Auradon. And I do have a lot to thank her for. Anyway, as the day went on, the skies grew darker and darker, until it started to rain around noon. Lunch started, and I met up with Evie as we were walking to the cafeteria.

"Hey!" I said.

"Oh, hi, Mal." she said, a little sad.

"What's wrong?"

"It's raining." she said.

"Yeah, so?" I asked.

Evie touched her hair.

"Oh, and you're upset because you think it's ruined." I said.

"Yeah."

"Well, don't be. It still looks really nice. Just like you look really nice. Well maybe nice isn't the word. Beautiful is more like it. You look beautiful, Evie."

I stopped and thought about what I had just said.

"Careful, Mal. Don't reveal your feelings all at once." I thought.

"You really think so?" Evie asked.

"Absolutely." I replied.

Evie smiled and hugged me.

"Thanks, Mal. You truly are the greatest friend ever!" she said as she hugged me.

Friend. Damn it! I want to be more than friends with her. More than best friends. We walked to the cafeteria where we ate lunch together like we do now. After I finished, I sat, looking out the window, and spacing out.

"What are you thinking about?" Evie asked, breaking me out of my thought.

"Oh nothing. Just watching the rain." I replied.

Yeah, right. I was thinking about me being with Evie, of course. But I couldn't tell her that. I have to be careful. I don't want to freak Evie out. Maybe I will need Lonnie's help after all. I'm not like Evie. I never really been in a relationship because I think they are a waste of time. Or at least that's what I thought about boyfriends. But girlfriends, never gave that a thought.

"Okay, well I won't be back to our dorm after school. I have to go to Audrey's rehearsal." Evie said.

"Okay. When's the show again?" I asked.

"Tomorrow night at six. Don't tell me you forgot."

"No I didn't. I just forgot when that's all."

I was thinking whether I should try and ask Evie out after the concert. But I was overlooking something, which I didn't know then. After lunch, we headed to our own classes. The rest of the day went well. But I knew I would need some help. So I went and looked for Lonnie. Luckily, I was able to catch her in the hallway.

"Hey, Lonnie." I said.

"Oh, hi, Mal! What's up?" she asked.

"You know." I said.

"Oh, right." she said, knowing what I was hinting at.

"I need your help after all. I've never been in a relationship before, so I'm new at this." I said.

"That's alright, Mal. Give me a little time to come up with some ideas."

"Really?" I asked.

"Sorry. But we have to be perfect about this. We can't mess it up." she said.

"Right. Okay, I guess I'll see you later then." I said.

"You will." she said.

We went our separate ways. Later after my last class, as I was walking down the hallway, I saw Evie walk into a classroom. Thinking whether I should follow her, I decided to do it anyway. I walked into the classroom. I looked around but didn't see Evie.

"I thought I seen her walk in here." I said.

I heard the door the door open behind me. I turned around and saw it was Lonnie.

"Hey, Mal, what are you doing here?" she asked.

"I thought I saw Evie walk in here." I replied.

"Did you find her?" she asked.

"Do you see her in here with me?" I asked sarcastically.

"Well, no."

"It's strange, I really thought I saw her go in here." I said.

"Well maybe she left, and you didn't see her. Besides, I got a couple ideas on how you can ask Evie out." Lonnie said.

"Oh? What's that?"

"One, we know that Evie has her own solo during the concert, but after her solo, her performance will be done. Audrey will not only be the opening act, but the closing act as well."

"Yeah, I know that."

"Well, during Audrey's last performance, there will be couples dancing, that's when you should ask Evie to dance with you. And slowly work your way to letting her know that you love her and then ask her out." Lonnie explained.

"Okay..What's the other idea?" I asked.

"On your way back to your dorm room, take Evie to a private area and tell her how you really feel about her."

"So basically just pour my heart out to her?" I asked.

"Yeah. Tell her that you have feelings for her and that you love her more than a best friend." Lonnie said.

"And what if she doesn't have the feelings? What if she's not in love with me like I'm in love with her?" I asked.

"Like I don't now?" said a voice.

Lonnie and I turned around and saw Evie standing in front of the closed door. Strange, because neither Lonnie or I even heard the door open. I panicked a little.

"E-Evie. H-hey. I didn't even hear you come in." I said.

It was hard for me to speak since I knew that Evie probably heard everything.

"Clearly." she said, not sounding happy.

"How long have you been there?" Lonnie asked.

"Long enough." Evie replied.

"Where did you come from?" I asked.

"I was in the closet getting some things for rehearsal when I heard you two talking." Evie replied.

"Oh...so you know." I said.

"Yeah. Mal, I'm sorry, but I can't go out with you. You're my best friend. Nothing more." she said.

I was a little surprised.

"You sure about that?" I asked.

"Yeah. Have I ever hinted that I like you more than a friend? Because I don't."

"Evie-"

"I'm sorry, Mal. But I don't feel for you the same way you feel for me. Besides, I couldn't date a girl. I would never change my sexuality, not even for you."

I looked down, starting to feel sadness inside.

"Evie, give Mal a chance. It's not like you two are complete strangers. You've both known each other for a long time. Please, give her a chance. One date. That's all she asks." said Lonnie.

"You don't understand, Lonnie. I can't. It's not who I am. I'm sorry, Mal. But I could never date you." Evie said.

Holding back my tears, I nodded.

"I understand, Evie. You want a prince, not a princess." I said.

"You're not even a princess." said Evie.

"You think I don't know that?" I asked.

Evie sighed.

"Mal, please. Try to understand. It isn't right. We can always be friends though." she said.

"Just friends." I said.

"Yes."

I couldn't handle it anymore. I was about ready to cry. I quickly left the room and ran as fast as I could. Lonnie called my name, but I kept running. I stopped at a garden and sobbed. But it didn't last long. I realized that one thing I have overlooked: Evie never did show any signs that she feels the same way about me as I feel for her. I guess I should've seen it coming. But my love for her was very strong. And I never prepared myself for in case Evie rejected me. I took a long walk, trying to get myself together. A few hours later I returned back to our dorm. Evie was sitting on her bed with her laptop open. I didn't know if she was doing homework or checking on the status of her business.

Either way I didn't care. We didn't say anything to each other at all for the rest of the day. We ate dinner at separate times and kept our distance. We didn't even say goodnight to each other either. The next morning was one of the worst mornings I've had. We woke up, but didn't say anything to each other. I wanted to, but I knew it was best if I didn't. Evie was mad at me. The rest of the day didn't really go so well. I heard that Evie's day wasn't the best either. After school, I got to our dorm room before Evie did. She got back an hour later. When she did, I thought I should ask her one more time.

"Evie?"

"Not now, Mal. I need to get to the final rehearsal before the concert tonight."

"But, Evie wait. Can you just give me two minutes?" I asked.

Evie stopped and crossed her arms, looking at me.

"Are you sure you feel the way you do?" I asked.

"Yes. Mal, I've already told you, I can't date you." she said.

"Why? Are you dating someone else?"

I could tell Evie was getting quite annoyed by me based on her body language.

"No, Mal! But how many times do I have to tell you? I can't date you because I don't want to! Now are we done?"

I stepped back, indicating to Evie that I was. I watched Evie grab a dress. She folded it and put it in her bag. She then walked over to the door.

"I love you, Evie." I said.

Evie stopped and looked down.

"You're delirious, Mal." Evie said.

She was about to open the door before she stopped to say one last thing.

"And don't even think about coming to the show tonight. The last thing I need is to see you. It will ruin my performance."

After that, she left. I laid in my bed and cried heavily. I know, Evie is quite harsh right now, but, believe it or not, she had her reasons. Good intentions really. I didn't know this until later on, but during the final rehearsal before the show, when Evie was backstage going over her song, Lonnie walked up to her. She didn't know what happened between me and Evie, but she knew that what was bothering Evie included me.

"You know, you could've told Mal how you felt quite lighter." Lonnie said.

"Still going on about this? This isn't your concern." Evie said.

"She's my friend too. Plus I'm already involved in this anyway."

"Mal was planning to tell me her true feelings, right? So I told her my true feelings. There's not much difference in that."

"Yeah, but don't you think you were a little too mean about how you told her?"

"No, I don't. I told her exactly how I felt. You say that like I'm a bad person for admitting my true feelings. Or was it because you and Mal didn't hear what you wanted to hear?"

Lonnie was surprised to see Evie act this way. She didn't know what to say.

"Plus, what if I did give Mal a chance? And we discover that the relationship wasn't going to work out? We'll most likely end up hating each other...And I don't want to lose her."

The way Evie said that last sentence made Lonnie notice something.

"Oh my god. You do have feelings for Mal, don't you?" she asked.

Evie sighed and hesitated to respond.

"Don't you?" Lonnie asked again.

"Don't be so foolish. I could never have feelings for Mal." Evie said, but with a nervous tone.

"Come on, Evie. Talk to me. It's okay to admit your feelings." she said.

Evie took a deep breath before talking.

"Okay, yeah, I do. I do have feelings for Mal. They might not be as strong as Mal's are for me, but they are there." she said.

"Then tell her."

"I don't want to risk losing Mal! What if it doesn't work out?!"

"Why wouldn't it? Like I said, you and Mal have known each other for a long time. Please, give her a chance."

Evie looked out the window and saw it was raining lightly outside.

"Mal is probably out there somewhere crying. She deserves to know." said Lonnie.

"Mal is at our room. I told her to stay there and not come to the concert." Evie said.

"What? Why?"

"It would be too much for me. I wouldn't be able to stand seeing her."

"Because you're trying to protect her. I get that. But I can see you two being a great couple. You two are great together. You both are wonderful when you sing together. Imagine doing all those fun things together, but knowing there is so much more you two can do together." said Lonnie.

"Like what? Have sex?" Evie asked.

"Mal finds you to be very attractive. Don't you find her attractive too?"

Evie softly smiled.

"I do. There's a lot I love about her. You know, she saved my life once. That's how we became friends." Evie said.

"She did?"

"It was a long time ago. When we were still on the Isle. She save me from being put to sleep for thousands of years. Ever since then, we overcame our differences and became friends. Which led to being best friends, even sisters at times."

"And now lovers."

"It feels wrong. Very wrong. But yet...it feels right at the same time."

"That's because Mal is the one for you. She's your true love." Lonnie said.

"True love." Evie repeated.

Evie looked out the window a second time.

"What have I done? I broke her heart. Hurt her feelings, terribly. I need to go back to her and tell her."

"Go, Evie."

"Thanks, Lonnie."

Evie hugged Lonnie then left the room. Evie raced back to our dorm only to find me not there. That was because I had left. I was outside, sitting under a tree, while it's still raining. I know, don't ever be under a tree during a storm. Well, at the time, I didn't really care at all. I wasn't crying, but I did have tears in my eyes and I was thinking about all that has happened in the last twenty four hours. I looked in the distance and saw the ocean. A part of me wanted to run away. It sounded good. Steal a boat, and sail away. Cause who would miss me, right? But I didn't move at all. I stayed under the tree.

Meanwhile, Evie was desperately trying to find me around the school. Hoping that she would find me in time before I would do anything drastic to myself. It started to rain even harder, as the strongest point in the storm was getting closer. Evie called out my name. When she did, I faintly heard her and decided to stay where I was at. However I tried to hide myself behind the tree, hoping she wouldn't see me. But I didn't know what direction she was coming from. Evie saw me anyway. She ran to me.

"Mal, thank goodness I found you. Come on, let's get out of this rain." she said.

"I'm not going anywhere." I said.

"Mal, please-"

"I'm staying right here!" I yelled.

"Okay. We'll talk here then. But you know it isn't safe to be under a tree during a storm, right?"

I scoffed.

"So what? You care about my safety now? Besides, don't you have a show to perform in? I thought you didn't want to see me." I said.

"I want to talk to you." Evie said.

"Well, I don't want to talk to you."

Evie sat next to me.

"Mal, please. Just listen to me."

I sighed angrily.

"Fine." I said.

"First off, I want to say, I'm really, really sorry for hurting your feelings."

"Yeah right."

"Mal, the only reason I said I couldn't date you was because I was trying to protect us."

"Protect us?"

"Preserve, or keep our friendship. However you want to look at it. The point is...I have feelings for you as well." Evie said.

"Are you just saying that?" I asked.

"No. I mean it, Mal. I do have feelings for you as well."

I stared at Evie. I have a way of telling of someone is lying or not. And I was surprised to see that Evie was speaking the truth. I started to calm down.

"What do you mean by 'keep our friendship'?"

"I was afraid that if we were to start a relationship, it wouldn't work out. And after couples split, they don't always talk to each other anymore. And since we share a dorm, that would be very awkward and miserable. I don't want to lose you, Mal. That is my biggest fear. Losing you."

I was starting to understand now. That's why she was rejecting me. So she can keep me.

"You mean that?" I asked.

"With all my heart. But I'm truly sorry that I broke your heart and deeply hurt your feelings. When I heard you cry as I left the room earlier, it hurt me so much. Lonnie noticed that was bothering me and she convinced me to tell you how I feel."

"So does that mean...?"

"Yes, Mal. I would love to go out with you."

The strongest point of the storm was directly over the school and us. It was raining very hard, but we didn't care. It was then Evie put her arms around me and pulled me into a long, passionate kiss. That was our first kiss.

"You do love me." I said.

"Well, you said it first." Evie said.

We smiled at each other then kissed many more times.

So that's how we really fell in love. I don't know if I had feelings for Evie first, or if Evie had feelings for me first. But nevertheless, it was meant to be. What about the concert you may wonder? Well, Evie basically blew it off to be with me. Cause we kissed in the rain for a long time. Audrey was surprised to hear that Evie and I fell in love at first, but she was able to put on a show where only she was the star, so she was happy about it.

Lonnie was thrilled when she learned that Evie and I finally got together. The rest of our Auradon friends were happy for us too. Jay admitted he saw it coming, but Carlos was shocked. But they were happy for us as well. Evie and I ended up getting the common cold which lasted a few days from being out in the rain for a long period of time. But, it was so worth it.