Preparing To Leave Auradon

[Mal and Evie's dorm room. 4:56 am]

Evie's POV

I returned back to our dorm room and saw Mal walking out of the bathroom. She noticed me and ran up to me and hugged me.

"E, where have you been?" she asked.

"I've been...out." I said.

I kissed her forehead and led her to my bed.

"What do you mean? Evie, where did you go?"

I sighed and held her hands. They felt cold, yet soft.

"Mal, we need to pack our things. Because…we're leaving. We need to leave Auradon."

Mal was shocked. As it's kind of a shock to me.

"Are we going to…?"

"Canada? Yes." I said.

Mal let go of my hands and looked around the room.

"Wow. I...I didn't think it would be this soon...And so sudden." she said.

"I know. Neither did I. But we have no choice. Audrey's going to tell Ben what you did. And I don't want to think about what could happen to you. Monday morning, he could show up here with guards and take you away. And I don't want that."

"What I did was wrong." Mal said.

"To some. Not to me." I said.

Mal softly smiled and rested her head on my lap. I stroked her hair and gave her a kiss.

"Babe, there is nothing more I want in this world than to spend my life with you. And I know you want the same with me. Therefore, we can't be here anymore. Auradon is no longer the place for us." I said.

"So how will we leave?" Mal asked, looking up at me.

"I got us a boat. A yacht actually. We'll use it to sail to Canada." I replied.

"Is it a nice one?"

"Very nice. You're gonna love it."

"So when do we leave?" Mal asked.

"Monday morning." I replied.

"Monday morning? But that's when they might show up."

"They'll show up. But we'll leave before they do. I was thinking we leave at dawn. Right when the sun comes up. That way, we have a little extra time here." I said.

Mal shown a little smile.

"You got this planned out, don't you?" she asked.

"I think so." I said.

"Well, I guess we should start packing." she said.

"Yes. Let's get a little more sleep. I haven't got much."

"Okay."

"And in the morning, I'll call Lonnie and Carlos and have them come over. We'll want to spend as much time as we can with them before we leave." I said.

Later in the morning, we woke back up and got dressed. I went to the city and got Mal and I some breakfast. And Lonnie and Carlos came over shortly after we dug out our suitcases and bags from the closet. It was the ones we brought from when we first came to Auradon from the Isle.

"So you two are leaving for Canada?" Carlos asked.

"This is really happening?" Lonnie asked.

"I'm afraid so. Mal can't be here anymore."

"Why not?" Carlos asked.

Mal sighed and sat on the edge of her bed near him.

"I beat Audrey up last night." she said.

"What?" Carlos and Lonnie said at the same time.

I knew Mal was going to have a hard time explaining, so I decided to step in and help.

"I was at a party that Audrey was having last night. But I think it was just a setup to get Mal. Because I came back to find Mal had beaten up Audrey because Audrey was saying some horrible things to Mal." I said.

"How badly did you beat her?" Lonnie asked Mal.

Mal shrugged.

"Not too badly. I mean, there were cuts on her cause I threw a glass lamp at her face. And I whacked her in the head with a candle holder. She was bleeding from the mouth. And I threw her across the room a couple times." she said.

"Sounds like you gave her what she deserved. You taught her a lesson." Carlos said.

Mal softly smiled and shrugged.

"Yeah, I guess so." Mal replied with a bigger smile.

"That's what I told her." I said.

"But now you two have to run away?" Lonnie asked.

"I'm afraid so. We don't want Mal to be locked up or sent back to the Isle, so therefore, we'll exile ourselves to Canada."

"That's an interesting way of putting it." Carlos said.

"There's no other way." I said.

Just then there was a knock on the door. Mal quickly hid behind me with her hands on my sides. We all got quite nervous right away. But we couldn't keep whoever was on the other side waiting.

"Carlos, go ahead and open the door." I said.

"Okay." Carlos said.

He grabbed the door handle and turned it. All of us on pins and needles. When the door was opened, Jane was standing at the entrance of our room. I mentally sighed, but still was nervous for I know Jane is close to Audrey.

"Jane? What's up?" Carlos asked.

But Mal wasn't afraid anymore. She wasn't afraid of Jane for she walked right up to her. Because she also knows she is close to Audrey.

"What are you doing here?" Mal asked sharply.

"It's okay, everyone. I come here as your friend." Jane said, holding her hands up.

Mal scoffed and turned to the side, but also still looking at Jane.

"And how do I know you're my friend?" Mal asked.

Jane put her hands down and clasped them, while twiddling her thumbs, giving no response.

"Thought so. Get outta here. I have no interest in talking to you and I don't want to see you." Mal said, glaring at Jane.

Jane looked down sadly and was about to leave until Carlos stopped her.

"Wait. Let's just hear what Jane has to say. Please, Mal?" he said.

"Fine." Mal said stubbornly, with her arms folded.

Carlos let Jane enter the room and closed the door behind her. Jane walked up to Mal. Her face was saddened, while Mal was looking at Jane with her eyes narrowed.

"Mal, I know you hate me because of my close friendship with Audrey."

"You got that right."

"But I just want you to know, I don't hate you. You're my friend too."

I softly gasped as that was a very nice thing of Jane to say. And I could tell she meant it, as Mal did as well. Mal lowered her arms and relaxed her face.

"I am?" Mal asked.

"You are. I forgive you like Lonnie and Carlos. And I know I never spoke to you this week and always avoided you. Until one night recently, I thought about you and how you are a nice person. I don't think you were ever mean to me. But I was mean to you and I wasn't there to support you like Lonnie and Carlos were. And Evie too. But Mal, you're a great friend, and you always will be my friend."

Hearing all that made tears form in Mal's eyes.

"Jane...You mean all that?"

"I do, Mal."

Mal smiled and pulled Jane into a tight hug. Jane was surprised at first, but happily hugged her back.

"Thank you so much, Jane. I really appreciate you." Mal said.

"Of course, Mal." Jane said.

I smiled as the two hugged for a moment. After the hug, Jane sat at the edge of Mal's bed.

"I heard about last night after Evie left the tourney field. About Mal beating Audrey up." she said.

"She told you?" I asked.

"Yes. She came to my dorm room and told me Mal beat her up. But the only thing she said why was because you were forcing Evie to be with you and you wouldn't let her go and she came over to your dorm to put an end to it or something like that." Jane said.

Jane noticed Mal's worried expression.

"It's okay, Mal. I'm not going to tell on you. I'm not here for Audrey. She doesn't know I'm here. Nobody knows. Except you guys." Jane said.

"Well that is kind of true. Audrey did think I was forcing Evie to be with me, which I'm totally not. But that's just a tiny bit of what she said." Mal said.

"Will you tell me?" Jane asked.

Mal looked at Jane for a moment.

"I won't tell her. I promise. Like I said, she doesn't know I'm here." Jane said.

"It's okay. I trust you." Mal said.

Mal explained to Jane what happened last night and I told Jane a bit about me telling Audrey to leave and how she told me that Mal is dangerous and I should break up with her. And after all that, since Jane is a friend, an ally, I believe Jane should be told about me and Mal leaving Auradon.

"So if you're going to be in a "world of punishment", what will happen to you?" Jane asked Mal.

"Nothing." Mal replied. A little too quickly.

She looked at me, worriedly.

"Um, E?"

I softly smiled and sat next to Jane on the bed.

"It's okay, Mal. Jane's our friend. She deserves to know." I said.

"Know what?" Jane asked.

I held Jane's hands and looked at her.

"Jane. Mal and I are leaving Auradon Monday morning. Permanently." I said.

"What? Where are you going?" Jane asked.

"Canada."

"Canada? That's far away. Why?"

"Mal had a dream about me and her living in a home there. And while I never planned on it coming true this early, financially, I believe we are prepared to live there. I have it planned out. The only thing is to pack our things and leave at sunrise Monday."

Jane looked down sadly.

"No. This is all Audrey's fault. She's making you leave. Even though Audrey is one of my best friends, I believe Mal did the right thing. I think she deserved it. But it doesn't change the fact that it's still Audrey's fault." Jane said.

"Now, Jane. Don't do anything rash, please. However no one else can know where Mal and I are going. It has to stay a secret between Lonnie, Carlos, Mal, myself and you. Can we trust you with it?" I asked.

Jane nodded and smiled.

"Yes you can. I promise, I will keep this a secret for the rest of my life."

"I trust you. Mal and I trust you. Right, Mal?" I asked.

"Right." Mal said happily.

Mal and I then hugged Jane at the same time. A group hug which felt even nicer as Carlos and Lonnie joined in.

"Well, we better leave you two to your packing." Carlos said afterwards.

"Yes, you have much to do before hand." Lonnie said.

"Indeed." I said.

"May I ask, how will you two get to Canada?" Jane asked.

"Yeah, how?" Carlos asked.

"I got a boat." I said.

"You bought a boat?" Carlos asked.

"No. Not bought. We're…"

"Stealing?" Mal asked.

I smiled and pulled out a keyring that had a few keys attached to it from my jacket pocket.

"I guess so." I said.

"Where did you get those?" Lonnie asked.

"I believe they're spare keys. I found them in a storage compartment on this nice yacht. That'll be our ride to Canada." I said.

"But, Evie. I don't think the boat will have enough fuel to get to Canada. Even if it has a full tank. Depending it's fuel level." Jane said.

"True. But I think if we use some of Mal's magic on it, it'll get us there." I said.

"But, E. I haven't used magic since, well, since I was spelled. But I can't remember the last time I used it consciously." Mal said.

"Don't worry, baby. It'll be alright." I said.

"Well it seems you do have it all planned out." Carlos said.

"She is a good planner." Mal said.

I smiled and shrugged.

"Yes. But one thing I haven't planned on is having so much stuff and not a lot of stuff to put them in. I'll have to go to the city and get some big suitcases and a few boxes." I said.

"Oh let me get those for you." Carlos said.

"Oh, Carlos. You don't have to." I said.

"No, really. Let me. I want to help you both as much as I can." he said.

"Yeah, I'll help too! I'll go with you, Carlos." Lonnie said.

"I don't know what I can do. But I'm here for you. Whatever you need." Jane said.

"Thank you, guys." I said, smiling.

Lonnie and Carlos gave me and Mal a hug before Lonnie and Carlos left our room to the city. Jane gave Mal a comforting hug, reminding her once more that she is a friend to her. And lastly giving me a hug before leaving our dorm.

In what we have available right now, Mal and I packed nearly our clothes, leaving out only what we'll wear until Monday, including our nightdresses. I'll have to go to the laundry room and wash our dirty clothes. But then I called Jane and asked if she wouldn't mind doing that for us. She happily said yes and came back to our room and took our dirty clothes in our laundry basket down to the laundry room so we can keep on packing our stuff. Ten minutes later, Mal unexpectedly started to cry.

"What's wrong, baby?" I asked, running over to her to pull her into a hug.

"Even after everything that's happened, I'll miss this place." she said.

"I know. I will too. But we'll never forget the good times we've had. Always remember those." I said.

"I will. I remember the first time we walked in here and you thought it was amazing, but I thought it was gross." Mal said.

I laughed.

"Yeah. "Amazingly gross" is what I said."

Mal started to laugh too.

"I don't think anyone says amazingly gross." she said.

"But I did." I said.

"Yeah you did. But remember fun times we've here even before we started dating?"

"Yes. The movies we watched. Pillow fights. Our times studying together. We were able to hang out and live together without our parents telling us otherwise. And then we fell in love." I said.

"Yes. We started out with some kisses on the lips. I loved how you'd kissed me goodnight and tucked me into bed. Then that night when you took your top off and showed half your body off to me and we started sleeping in the same bed together."

"We've had a lot of fun times in bed. Both sexual and not sexual."

"We sure have."

We kissed and I continued to hold Mal in my arms until there was a knock at the door.

"Who is it?" I asked.

"It's Carlos."

"And Lonnie."

"Come in. It's open." I said.

Lonnie and Carlos came in with a total of three large suitcases. Talking was heard down the hallway, and the two quickly got inside and quickly, but quietly closed the door behind them in time before we all stayed quiet as we heard footsteps and talking pass our door and fade away.

"That was way too close." Carlos said, sighing before.

"Indeed. But we got what you both need." Lonnie said.

Mal and I were amazed by what Lonnie and Carlos got for us.

"Oh my gosh, you guys. Did you really get that for us?" I asked.

"Of course!" Lonnie replied.

Lonnie and Carlos placed the three large suitcases on the floor and opened them to reveal a smaller suitcase nested inside with a smaller one nested inside that. I almost burst into tears. But so very grateful to them.

"Thank you. Thank you so much." Mal said.

"Of course." Lonnie said.

"Anything for you both." Carlos said.

Lonnie and Carlos helped us pack our things. Jane later came back with our clothes she washed for us. And Carlos left to get a few boxes from the city. When he came back, Mal and I were nearly all packed. However, as Mal opened the bottom drawer to her dresser, we got quite a surprise when she yelped.

"What is it, baby?" I asked as Lonnie, Carlos and I ran over to her.

Mal took out a black rectangular cardboard out of the drawer and handed it to me.

"Look inside." Mal said quietly.

I took the lid off and gasped.

"Oh my god." I said.

"What is it?" Carlos asked.

"Money." I replied.

Indeed it was. Auradon money. And lots of it, too. I didn't count all of it at the moment, but later after I did, there was a total of one thousand two hundred dollars.

"Babe, where did you get this?" I asked Mal.

"I..I don't know. I swear I don't know. I don't remember taking that. I really don't." Mal said quickly.

"She must have taken it when she was spelled." Lonnie said.

Mal looked like she was about to cry. She was ashamed, I could tell.

"I'm so sorry, Evie." she whimpered.

I put the box on the bed and kneeled down to her. I gave her a kiss on the cheek and stroked her hair.

"It's okay, baby. There's no need to feel sorry." I said.

"But I stole it."

"It wasn't you, remember?"

No matter how many times I say that, it doesn't really help.

"Yeah, I know, Evie."

Mal was quite disappointed with herself, but I had an idea that might cheer her up.

"Mal?"

"Yes, E?"

"I got an idea."

"What's that?"

"One, how about you stop feeling upset with yourself because I have an excellent idea. There's a lot of money here, so two, how about we use this to help us with our new home?"

Mal immediately started smiling.

"Really, E?" she asked.

"Yes, Mal. Sound good?" I asked.

"It does." Mal replied.

After a nice little hug, there was a knock at the door. Once again, we were all on pins and needles. I got up and tiptoed to the door. And one last surprise was waiting for us at the door.

"Jay?" I asked.

"Hi, Evie. Is Mal here?" Jay asked.

"Um, yeah. She's-she's right here." I said, kind of pointing to her.

Lonnie and Mal was most surprised. However, you could say Lonnie was surprised, and Mal was nervous. Mal slowly hid behind Lonnie as Jay slowly walked up to them.

"It's okay, Mal. I won't hurt you. Or yell at you." Jay said.

"Then why are you here?" Mal asked.

"I want to apologize to you. For every mean thing I've said to you, and pushing you out of my life." Jay said.

This day certainly has had its share of surprises.