Final School Days

[Tourney Field. 5:23 pm]

Evie's POV

It was Thursday evening, and Mal and I, along with the rest of the school was at the final tourney game of the year. The energy in the air was full of excitement. Shortly after the game started, Mal and I were on the second to last row of the bleachers, and I had choked on a piece of hotdog while yelling "go team" as loud as I could. Mal had to help me get the piece of hotdog out of me. After she did, the piece of hotdog flew out of my mouth and flew right past Audrey, who was in front of us on the bottom row. Audrey glared at Mal, thinking that Mal tried to throw the hotdog at her, despite me coughing next to her. Other than that, the evening went wonderful.

Carlos scored the final winning goal, and his team, along with Jay, had won. We all clapped and cheered for them. When the school press was taking pictures of Carlos and his team, I had them take a picture of Mal and I kissing Carlos on the cheek. With Mal being on the left and me on the right. That might have been a little much, but hey, memories. We also a picture taken of Jay, Carlos, Mal and myself. Both photos are something for a family scrapbook which I have been in the process of making. After the boys got their stuff and were walking back to the dorm building, Mal and I caught up with them.

"Awesome game, guys." I said.

"Yeah, that was a good way to end the season." said Mal.

"Definitely. Carlos looked good, but I would've looked awesome." said Jay.

"Yeah, okay." said Carlos.

We all laughed and talked some more as we were walking back to the dorm building. Once inside, we said our goodbyes for the night and went our different ways.

[Mal and Evie's dorm room. 8:46 pm]

Evie's POV

Mal and I relaxed in my bed, hurting from the long day we had.

"That was an awesome night." Mal said.

"Wasn't it?" I asked.

"Yeah." said Mal.

"Hey, show me the selfies we took." I said.

Mal handed me her phone and I looked through the pictures. I saw a few that were definitely worth printing for the scrapbook. But the scrapbook wasn't the only project I was working on. I handed Mal her phone back and sat up.

"Hey." I said as I patted her leg.

"Hi." Mal said.

"I want to show you something." I said as I got up from the bed.

I walked over to our closet and grabbed a purple dress. Remember the nightdresses I was planning to make for Mal and myself? Well, they are finally complete.

"Here, try this on." I said as I handed Mal the dress.

Mal gasped.

"Is this my nightdress you told me about a few weeks ago?" she asked.

"Yes. Go try it on." I said.

I expected Mal to go in the bathroom, but she took her shoes, jacket, shirt, bra and pants off in front of me. However, I couldn't help but watch with wonder. I squealed in delight as I looked at Mal with the dress on. The nightdress had dark purple as it's color. With a silky texture both inside and out. A small green little dragon was on the bottom right side. A thin shoulder strap on both sides, and the dress length went down to her knees. I intended it to be shorter, but for her I had it down further. She doesn't always show as much skin as I do sometimes. Regardless, she looked amazing.

"Oh, my beautiful baby. Look at you. Tell me, how does it feel?" I asked.

"It feels nice." Mal replied.

"Really? It doesn't feel too tight anywhere? It fits perfectly?"

"It does. You did a really nice job, Evie. I love it."

I squealed again and hugged her tightly.

"What's yours look like?" Mal asked.

"I'll show you." I replied.

I grabbed mine and was about to go to the bathroom myself, but then decided not too. The heck with it. Mal took her clothes off in front of me, I might as well do the same. So I did. I left Mal speechless as I grabbed my nightdress. I didn't look at her as I began to put it on, but I could sense she was checking me out.

"I hope you're enjoying this little preview of me." I thought.

I really did do a nice job. Mine felt perfect as well. Mine had a dark blue color. Same silky texture with thin shoulder straps on both sides. Except the dress length went down to the middle of my thighs, and a beautiful small golden crown on the left side. I really outdid myself with these, especially since they're the first nightdresses I've made for us.

"Well, what do you think?" I asked as I spun around a few times.

"Beautiful." Mal said after delay.

She was at a loss for words. However, I didn't know this until a little later on, but the nightdress that I made for myself is quite similar to the one I wore in Mal's dreams. That explains why she was speechless.

"I'm glad you think so. Now, let's get some sleep. I got a big day tomorrow." I said.

"What do you got to do tomorrow?" Mal asked.

"Finish making the dresses for the other girls for the carnival and deliver them. It's next week you know." I said.

"That's right. It's on Wednesday."

"Yeah. Ben is going to let us out early so we can enjoy more time at the carnival and then the last day of school will be on Thursday."

"And your exam is on Monday." Mal said.

"Yeah. This year is coming to a close fast." I said.

We went to my bed and cuddled closely as I covered us with the blanket.

"Good night, Mal. I love you."

"I love you too, Evie. Good night."

We kissed and I turned off the light. Friday went well. And afterschool on Friday, I had finally finished all the dresses for the girls and with Mal's help, they were delivered. I have been paid a lot of money for it. I have over two thousand saved up. Not sure what I'm going to do with all that money, but I'm sure one day I'll have a reason for it.

Monday arrived before we knew it, and in my chemistry class, I began to take the final exam. After I was handed the packet, I looked through it and felt very confident and I knew I would easily pass. I felt my phone vibrate. Made sure no one was paying attention to me, I quickly took it out and saw a text from Mal.

"You got this Evie! I know you'll pass! I'd wish you luck, but you don't need it, because you're the best!"

"Thanks, Mal. So are you." I texted back.

I put my phone away and began the exam. There were a lot of questions. Fifty of them to be exact. However, I finished sooner than everyone else. And the class went by slowly. I took a little nap and woke up to the sound of the dismissal bell. I packed my stuff and left as everyone else did. I met up with Mal in the hallway. We hugged and kissed.

"Hi, baby." I said.

"Hey. So how did it go?" Mal asked.

"It went good. I don't know what I scored. I'll probably find out tomorrow. But I feel good about it."

"Good." said Mal.

"How's your day so far?" I asked.

"It's good. Chad is scared of me. When our paths crossed, he started to get nervous."

"Mal..."

"I didn't do anything. I was thinking about doing something to him. But I didn't. All I did was look at him calmly and he got all anxious and ran off." Mal said.

I smiled.

"Good girl." I said.

I walked Mal to her next class and gave her one more kiss before we went our separate ways. The rest of the day went fine. Nothing out of the ordinary happened. That night, I helped Mal study for a mathematics test that she told me about last minute. She felt prepared, but it was my idea for her to study a little more. So we stayed up little longer than usual to review. Afterwards, we got ready for bed and fell asleep. The next day, when it was time for Mal's mathematics class, I walked her to the class.

"Good luck, baby. I know you'll do your best." I said.

Mal didn't say anything. Instead she looked at me.

"Right?" I asked.

Mal smiled.

"Yes, Evie. I will." she said.

"Kiss on it." I said.

Mal kissed me on the lips, cheeks, and neck.

"Oh, baby." I whispered.

A tingly feeling ran through me. Afterwards, we hugged and Mal walked into her class. As I was walking to my class, Fairy Godmother approached me.

"Hello, Evie." she greeted

"Hello, Fairy Godmother. How are you?" I asked.

"I am well. How are you?"

"I'm also well."

Such formality. I'm more used to it than Mal is.

"May I talk to you for a moment?" she asked.

"Of course, but I'll be late for class." I said.

"Don't worry, I'll vouch for you."

She led me to a more private area to talk.

"So what would you like to talk about?" I asked.

Fairy Godmother sighed. Something was bothering her.

"Evie, I know what you did last week." she said.

"Yeah, I'm not very proud of it either. I don't know what happened. Mal and I always ate lunch together. And I guess I went a little crazy doing what I did. Pretending to be a teacher assistant and making love to Mal on the desks."

"Evie, that's not what I'm talking about. Yes, you made a couple bad decisions, but you learned from them. However, that's not why I wanted to talk to you."

"Then what is it?" I asked.

"Let me rephrase, I know what you and Mal did last week at three in the morning."

My eyes widened. She knows. I had a hard time responding to that.

"You and Mal broke curfew. And you know I take curfew very seriously." she said.

"I do." I said.

"Evie, why did you and Mal go to the kitchen that night?"

"Isn't it obvious? We went there to cook." a familiar voice said.

We turned and saw Mal walking up to us.

"Mal, what are you doing? And why aren't you in class taking your test?" I asked.

"I had to use the restroom. I was on my way back, then I saw you." Mal replied.

"Well, you need to go back to class." I said.

"She knows, doesn't she?" Mal asked.

"Yes, I do." said Fairy Godmother.

"How?" Mal asked.

"A valuable source has informed me." Fairy Godmother replied.

Mal laughed.

"A-a valuable source? You're funny." Mal said.

I sighed. Mal is making things worse. Luckily, she'll listen to me.

"Please, baby. Go back to class. And work hard on your test for me, okay?" I said.

Mal smiled and kissed me.

"Yes, Evie."

Mal walked off while twirling the hall pass in her hand. I sighed again, and faced Fairy Godmother.

"I'm so sorry." I said.

"Say no more, Evie. I've made my decision." she said.

"Whatever it is, I'll gladly accept the punishment. Going to the kitchen was all my idea. And I did wrong, again."

"Evie, there won't be any punishment."

I tucked some of my hair back behind my ear to make sure I was hearing right.

"What?" I asked.

"I'm not going to punish you. I should. I really should. But I won't. You have learned from your mistakes and I'm proud of you." said Fairy Godmother.

"But I know that can't be said for Mal." I said.

"Not directly. Mal is troubled. But I've seen how you are working to try to make her a better person. And since you're the only one she'll listen to for reasoning, she is making progress."

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that we appreciate your efforts for keeping Mal behaved. Mal is a wonderful person. And we believe she has great potential for great things in this world. As she has already demonstrated."

"Indeed. She's shown that to me as well many times." I said.

Fairy Godmother then handed me a book.

"I understand Mal had a tough time growing up. As you all did no doubt." she said.

"Yeah, that's putting it lightly." I said.

"This book talks about how to deal with emotional issues, how to develop skills for life and how to best express your emotions without the need for anger or violence."

"This sounds like a parenting book." I said.

"Don't look at it that way. There are some things in here that can be useful to help Mal overcome her pain and move forward to making her life a bit easier. The carnival is tomorrow. And since you and Mal are helping to run it, there may be some things that might upset her."

"Like Chad?" I asked.

"Yes."

"Mal has been irritable a few times. About a few weeks ago, I've noticed something has been bothering her lately. But she said she doesn't want to talk about it. She said she's fine." I said.

"Ben told me he'll allow you two to participate in the dance. That will be an excellent opportunity to get Mal's mind off the things that make her upset, and more towards the things she loves. Like you for a start."

I grabbed the book and looked at it before looking at Fairy Godmother.

"Thank you." I said.

"You're very welcome, dear. I'll walk you to your class now." she said.

This may seem like it's not really needed right now. But in the near future, I will be grateful for this. It kind of makes sense right now though. I'm not only Mal's loved one, but also her dependent. Sometimes like a mother she wishes she had.