Finally! Reuniting With Our Family

[Mal and Evie's home. 10:00 am]

Mal's POV

Nine days have finally passed. The day has arrived. It's the beginning of fall break at Auradon Prep and we're going to have our family over for the whole week. And we have planned out a pretty good way of celebrating the day.

Last week we learned that Monday, today, is Thanksgiving in Canada. It's still October, and Canada celebrates it this month, unlike us in Auradon and a lot of other countries across the world who celebrate it in November. But after some research, I found out Canada is not the only one who celebrates Thanksgiving in October. Quite interesting.

Anyway, Evie is going to cook a very fine feast for us. A Thanksgiving themed feast including a fifteen pound turkey. We got up and wasted no time getting ready for the big day.

"Oh, I am so excited! Today is the day! How about you, Mal? Are you excited?" Evie asked as we walked down the stairs.

"Of course I am! I'm thrilled. We're going to see Carlos and Jay. And Lonnie and Jane too." I replied.

"Yes. Our wonderful family. Oh, but there is so much to do. I need to start on the turkey. But then I will need to go to the store to pick out a dress to wear tonight. They'll close very early today. I haven't had time to do that because of work."

"It's a good thing that you don't have to work today." I said.

"Yes! And it's kind of Gabi to give me shorter shifts this week as well as three days off so I can spend more time with our family."

"That is." I said.

"Okay. I should start cooking. Mal, can you clean the house up a bit and get it ready for tonight?"

"I sure can."

"Good girl."

Evie gave me a kiss on the lips. Then the doorbell sounded off.

"Oh, they're here!" Evie exclaimed.

Evie hurried to the front door. The sound of her heel boots echoing in the foyer. She opened the door to see our friends on the other side.

"Hi guys! Good morning." Evie greeting.

"Morning." Luka said.

"Hey." Marvelous said.

"Come on in." Evie said as she opened the door wider.

"I bet you guys are excited." Luka said.

"Oh we are." I said.

"There is much we have to do to get ready for them tonight." Evie said.

"So, who do we need to retrieve?" Marvelous asked.

Evie walked over to the fish tank where there were a couple pieces of paper stapled together.

"Here are the pictures of each of them. Carlos, Jay, Lonnie and Jane. And on this page is their dorm room info as well as a map of the place. But take care to avoid anyone else. It may be tricky because there are a lot of people at the dorms and around the school." Evie explained.

There are a lot of people. But there is one person there that concerns me the most. Which gave me an idea.

"You know, Evie? Remember that sleeping potion I gave you after we first arrived in Auradon?" I asked.

"Oh yeah! I still have it too! Packed somewhere, but if you give me a minute, I'm sure I can find it." Evie said.

"Find what?" Luka asked.

"A sleeping potion. It's contained in a perfume bottle. If you encounter someone who may try to get in your way, you use two sprays from the potion and they'll be out like a light." I explained.

"Yeah, I'll go get it!" Evie said.

Evie started towards the stairs, but Luka stopped her by grabbing her arm.

"That's alright, Evie. We'll pass on that." she said.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. We won't need that."

"But if you guys run into anyone-"

"Then we will deal with them our way. If we see someone we don't like, we'll kick their ass. Because that's what a pirate does." Marvelous said.

"Oh." Evie mumbled.

I was secretly worried about them. In fact, the idea of sneaking four people out of Auradon is kinda risky. I'm just afraid that if someone, like one of Ben's guards, Audrey, or Ben himself were to spot Carlos, Jay, Jane and Lonnie running off with suitcases and such, it's going to be hard to explain that. They can't say visiting family, because in Auradon, there is no holiday happening, plus their family is already in Auradon. Well, Jane's mother is, but Lonnie's is not. Although in Lonnie's favor, that could work. She's from Northern Wei.

But I'm not going to let myself worry too much. They'll be in good hands. I trust our friends. If they did defeat an entire space army like they said, then this will be easy to them.

"Okay. I'll leave it to you. I know you'll bring our family over safe and sound." I said.

"Of course we will." Luka said.

"What's the fastest speed your ship can travel?" Evie asked.

"A little over five hundred miles an hour." Marvelous replied.

"Oh yeah! It's wicked fast!" Luka said.

"You said "wicked". I like that." I said.

Luka gave a little wink.

"Well, we should be off. I plan on us being back here tonight." Marvelous said.

"I can't tell you enough how thankful I am to you for this." I said.

"Just make sure Evie has a nice dinner ready when we get back."

"Oh come on, you know I will." Evie said.

Marvelous smiled.

"Alright. See you tonight." he said.

"Bye." Evie and I said.

After Marvelous and Luka left the house, Evie and I screamed at each other in excitement.

"We're going to see our family!" Evie said.

"I know! This is great!" I said.

"Alright, I got to get started on the turkey." Evie said.

"And I'll start making sure the house is prepared. I'm sure some cleaning is in order." I said.

"Yes, baby." Evie said.

We walked in separate directions, with Evie going into the kitchen and me heading upstairs to the bathroom. I had to go. After I was finished, I walked to our closet and looked at all our clothes. I focused on the dress I wore when Evie returned home from her business trip.

"That will be the dress I'll wear."

I returned back downstairs to the kitchen to get a quick drink, when I noticed Evie with the turkey out of it's packaging. To my surprise, Evie was grabbing the wings of the turkey and was making it pretend to move around.

"You're a nice size. And you are going to be delicious to us. Yes you are. Yes you are." Evie said to it as she was pretending to make it dance.

"E, what are you doing?" I asked.

Evie had a surprised look on her face as I walked in on her playing around with the turkey.

"Nothing. Just seasoning the bird." Evie replied.

"Right." I said.

Playing with the dead turkey and making it pretend to dance is something I expect myself to do. Not Evie. And If I did that, I would hear a very loud "Mal!" and a lesson about salmonella. Anyway, Evie resumed prepping the bird while I walked into one of the guest bedrooms by the foyer. I was completing a mental checklist. I wanted to make sure everything was perfect for our family's arrival.

I noticed on the nightstand, there was some dust laying around. So I headed into the kitchen and grabbed a can of dust remover from underneath the sink as well as a washcloth nearby and headed back into the bathroom. I dusted off all the furniture in the room as well as the next room.

Next, I vacuumed the floors, straightened the bed sheets and lastly felt pretty satisfied after about twenty five minutes of work. I walked back into the kitchen and saw the turkey in the oven. Curious to see no sign of Evie, I started walking into the foyer, but as I walked towards the small hallway where the guest bedrooms are, Evie and I bumped into each other.

"Oh, baby! I was looking for you. I just want to tell you that I'm going to go into town and buy a dress as well as a few other things. Do you need me to get you anything.?" she asked.

"No. I think I'm good." I replied.

"Alright, see you soon."

We kissed and Evie was off.

Evie's POV

With most stores closing much earlier than normal, including the ones I needed to get to, I knew I had no time to waste. Traffic was acting like rush hour, when really it wasn't. But that's because everyone is trying to do things last minute. One thing that I had on my mind, that I never told Mal was, since she had her hair changed, I'm going to have my changed as well. I'm no longer going to keep the dark blue I have now. Instead, I'm going for a lighter shade of blue.

I went to a hair salon first and around an hour and half later, I was happy with how I looked. Next I went to the mall and shopped around for a new dress to wear. After looking for a bit, I found the perfect one. A navy blue dress that has a v neck and a v back which includes a train and a stylish silver belt. And the price was pretty good too. After that I headed to a store to buy some party cups and plates. As well as some party decor. Then I headed straight back home.

"Baby, I'm home!" I said as I walked in from the garage.

"Welcome home, Evie. I-whoa!" Mal exclaimed.

She instantly noticed my bright blue hair.

"What do you think?" I asked.

Mal was lost for words, but I saw she loved it.

"Beautiful, huh?" I asked.

"Absolutely." Mal replied.

"I had the inspiration from you. Now we're both going to surprise them." I said.

"Indeed." Mal said.

I put my stuff down and gave her a hug. Mal happily hugged me back. I put my hands on her cheeks and looked into her eyes.

"I love you so much." I said.

"I love you too." she said.

I cannot wait to propose to her tonight. I didn't really feel nervous anymore. I am so excited now. I know she will be both surprised and delighted. After a kiss, we got the kitchen ready by setting up the table and party decor around the living room and kitchen. The turkey was ready, the side dishes were cooked. All that's left is for our family to arrive.

[Mal and Evie's home. 5:00 pm]

Mal's POV

It is now five. Carlos texted me saying they'll be at our house very soon. Evie and I had just finished getting dressed up and ready for them. To this date, none of them knows about me changing my hair from purple to blonde. So I'm planning on surprising them the way I surprised Evie when she returned from her work trip.

"So you're going to be walking down the stairs?" Evie asked me as we stood at the top of the staircase.

"Yes. I figured I'd surprise them the way I surprised you." I responded.

Evie laughed.

"Sounds good, M."

The door bell was then heard.

"Oh my gosh! They're here!" Evie exclaimed.

"Here we go." I said.

Evie hurried me upstairs to our bedroom door. She then ran back downstairs to the front door. I was extremely nervous, but was excited more. I peeked around the wall that stood out a bit from our door and saw Carlos, Jay, Lonnie and Jane.

"My beautiful family." I thought.

"Wow, Evie. You look great." Carlos said.

"I love the hair." Lonnie said.

"So pretty." Jane said.

"Thanks." Evie said.

"It's so great to see you again." Lonnie said.

"I missed you guys so much." Jay said.

"And you wouldn't believe how much we missed you." Evie said.

"Where's Mal?" Carlos asked.

That was my que. I took a deep breath, as I was very nervous, but kept my cool. The others followed Evie's focus on the stairs as I was seen walking down them. I smiled as I saw the shocked expressions on Carlos, Jay, Lonnie and Jane's face as they saw me.

"Hello, everyone." I greeted.

"Daamn!" Jay exclaimed, which caused me to laugh.

"Alright. I heard Jay's thoughts. What do the rest of you think?" I asked as I reached the bottom of the stairs.

"I thought you were pretty before, but now...wow." Carlos said.

"I agree. You're very beautiful." Lonnie said.

"Absolutely gorgeous." Jane added.

"Isn't she? She is like a goddess." Evie said, causing me to blush at her compliment.

Carlos was the first to give me a hug. Then Jay, followed by Jane and Lonnie.

"It is so good to see you all again." I said.

"Right back at you." Jane said.

"Indeed. It has been too long." Lonnie said.

"Well, shall we get this party started?" Jay asked.

"Yes! Are you guys hungry?" Evie asked.

"I thought you'd never ask." Marvelous said as he and Luka walked in.

"I sure am." Carlos said.

The others nodded in agreement.

"Okay. Follow me to the kitchen." Evie said.

Evie closed the door behind Luka and led us all into the kitchen. The six awed as they saw the thanksgiving feast set up on the dining table. We bought the big dining table just for this particular reason.

"Wow. This looks delicious." Lonnie said.

Marvelous gained an instant interest in the turkey. He went to grab a piece of it when Luka slapped his hand away.

"Ah! Back off! Where's your manners?!" she exclaimed to him.

Marvelous rolled his eyes and sat back in his chair while crossing his arms. Evie laughed and grabbed a knife.

"I know. Hold on." she said.

She began carving the turkey and put a slice on it on each of our plates. Beginning with Jane at the right and ending with me at the left. Then she filled our plates with the side dishes and lastly filled her plate.

"Okay, let's eat." she said.

"Yes!" Marvelous exclaimed.

We didn't say much as we were eating. Although Evie did get quite a bit of compliments on the food. Which I agree with. Evie really does know how to cook.

After a filling dinner, Evie suggested we should go out to the backyard and talk. So the eight of us headed outside.

"Is that a hot tub?" Carlos asked.

"It is." I replied.

"Very cool." Jay said.

Evie reached the gazebo first and started a fire in the fire pit as well as turned on the lights on the gazebo. We bought more lawn chairs to accommodate our six guests. We all took a seat in a chair and enjoyed the warmth the fire was giving. It was cold out, but the fire made us feel warmer.

"First off, how did things go with you leaving? Did you run into any complications?" I asked.

"Nope." Carlos replied.

"None at all." Lonnie said.

"There was hardly anyone around. We were able to easily dodge the people that were around." Marvelous said.

"That's good." Evie said.

"No sign of Ben? Or Audrey?" I asked.

"Nope." Jay replied.

"In fact, since you mentioned Audrey. We have something to tell you about her." Carlos said.

"Oh, what's that?" Evie asked.

"Audrey is different." Jane said.

"Different how?" I asked.

"Well, she's trying to be a nicer person. But the main thing is…"

"Carlos, what is it?" Evie asked.

"She knows that we know where you are." Jay said.

"What?!" I exclaimed.

"Well she doesn't know that we know exactly where." Jane said.

"Yeah, she doesn't know that you're here in Canada. She just knows that we know." Lonnie said.

"Is Audrey that one you told us about? The one that made your life miserable, Mal?" Marvelous asked.

"She is." I replied.

"Damn it! I knew there was someone there I wouldn't like. I should've asked for her dorm number. I could've gone over there and beat her up. Well, I still can, really."

"That won't be necessary. She said she wouldn't run off and tell anyone. And she hasn't. If she did, we would've been confronted by now. Which we haven't." Carlos said.

"Wow. Sounds like she really is trying to be a better person." Evie said.

"She misses you, Evie. She still loves you. And ever since you "disappeared", she's been grieving." Jane said.

"Well, we're not coming back." I said.

"And I told her that. I told her that you two are living a happy life. And I said that Evie is living a happy life. And I told Audrey that Evie could not be any happier. Not even with her." Carlos said.

"Ha! That told her." Marvelous said.

"So this Audrey had a crush on Evie, and fought Mal for her, but in the end, she lost?" Luka asked.

"Indeed." Evie replied.

"I see." Luka said.

"I just thought I oughta let you both know about that." Carlos said.

"I appreciate that, Carlos. Thanks." I said.

"I'm just so glad to see you all again. I really missed you all." Evie said.

"And we've missed you. Things are not the same without you." Lonnie said.

"But we try to continue to be happy. For you." Jane said.

"Same here. But how's school going? Are you boys doing your best?" I asked.

"We are." Jay said.

"We think to ourselves sometimes "what would Mal say?" or "what would Evie say?" and it keeps us out of trouble." Carlos said.

"Good boys." Evie said.

Evie's POV

As Carlos and Jay were telling another school story, Luka got up from her chair and tapped me on the shoulder. When I looked up at her, she signaled me to follow her. I got up and followed her back towards the house.

"It's dark out now. I think it's nearly time for you to propose to Mal." she said.

"I know. But I don't have the ring on me. It's hidden in my dresser in my room." I said.

"Go get it. Hurry."

"Okay."

I quickly ran back inside and upstairs to the bedroom. I ran to my dresser and opened the bottom drawer. I removed some pants and saw the ring box at the bottom of the drawer. I grabbed it and opened the box to see the beautiful ring. But I quickly closed the box and hid it behind me as I heard footsteps on the stairs. But I sighed in relief as Luka walked into the room.

"Luka." I said.

"Did you find it?" she asked.

I held up the box.

"Good. Now, you remember what you decided on? Short and loving. Don't go overboard. Just tell her how much you love her and then ask her. Because I don't think this will be very hard." she said.

"Right. No, I got it. I can do this. I'm not nervous at all. I'm very confident." I said.

"Good girl."

Luka walked with me back outside. But it was then I realized something.

"I don't have any pockets in this dress."

"I can hold onto the box. I'll stand right by you as you tell her how much you love her. And when you're ready to ask her, I'll quickly hand it to you."

"Great idea. Thanks."

I gave Luka the box and she slipped it into a pocket in her yellow jacket.

"I'm so indebted to you." I said.

"Just get that ring on Mal's finger."

I smiled and nodded at her before walking back up to the gazebo with Luka close behind.

"Oh, there you are, E. I was just telling them more about the renovation I did." Mal said.

"You did that because you love me very much." I said.

"I did. I love you, Evie."

"And I love you too, Mal. So much. And this house, we are going to spend the rest of our lives here. And we are going to spend our years together as well."

"We certainly will." Mal said.

"Do you know how much I love you?" I asked.

"I do."

"Yeah, I thought so. But I'll tell you again. I love you to the ends of this world. In fact, I love you to the ends of this universe." I said.

"That's a long way." Marvelous said, causing Luka to smack him on the arm.

"You've done a lot for me. And I've done a lot for you. And we both love each other for it. Which, come to think of it, there's something I've been meaning to ask you." I said.

"Sure, what is it?" Mal asked.

I smiled inside. Mal has no clue. And now, here is the big moment. I put my left hand behind me and snapped my fingers before opening my hand. After I felt the ring box placed in my hand, I held it out in front of me and kneeled down to Mal. Lonnie and Jane gasped as Jay and Carlos sat at the edge of their seats. Mal gasped in surprise as I opened the box to reveal the silver ring with the amethyst stone.

"Mal, will you marry me?"

Mal's POV

Oh my god. Did Evie just propose marriage to me? I stood there, looking at her, as she looked at me. A big smile formed on my lips as I started panting, my emotions about to spiral out of control. I couldn't think of what to say, except the obvious answer.

"Yes! Yes, Evie! I will marry you! Oh my god, yes!" I exclaimed.

I started crying as Evie and I pulled each other into a kiss. The others started clapping as we had our kiss. Evie took my right hand and slipped the ring onto my finger.

"Wow. I never thought I would ever get engaged. I love you, Evie."

"I love you too, Mal. Always and always." Evie said.

"Congrats, you two." Luka said.

"Thanks, Luka. Thanks for your help." Evie said.

"My pleasure."

"And thanks for your help too."

Marvelous smiled and nodded at Evie.

"Wait, what are you talking about?" I asked.

"She helped me with planning the proposal." Evie replied.

"When?" I asked.

"When she and Marvelous were last here. I had you go with him to the store so Luka and I could talk in private. And just a few minutes ago too."

I looked at Evie with disbelief, but quickly smiled and laughed.

"Oh, you. I love you so much." I said.

"I love you too." Evie said.

"This is great! You two are getting married!" Lonnie exclaimed.

"Any ideas on what your wedding will look like?" Jane asked.

"That I can't help you with." Luka said.

"That's alright. I haven't begun to think of that yet." Evie replied.

"Let's take it slow first." I suggested.

"Agreed."

Evie looked at me as I was admiring the ring.

"This is beautiful, Evie. Thank you." I said.

"You're welcome, baby."

"I love you."

"I love you too."

We hugged and kissed again.

"Now that was showy." Marvelous said as he got up from his chair.

"What was?" Evie asked.

"The way you proposed to her. I couldn't even tell you were about to. I have to say, that was brilliant."

"It certainly was." I said.

"I was nervous at first, but I knew you would say yes to me." Evie said.

"Indeed."

There was a moment of silence before Jane spoke.

"Wow, the city lights are pretty." she said.

We looked where she was looking: across the harbor. I grabbed Jane's hand and walked her over to the end of the backyard, closer to the view with the others following.

"We got a really good deal on this house." Evie said.

Just then, a phone was heard ringing. It was Luka's. She took her phone out of her pocket and answered the call.

"Hello?...Oh, hi, Ahim! No, this isn't a bad time. What's up?"

We all looked at her as she was listening to her sister on the other end.

"Really? That's great! I'll tell Marvelous right away…Alright, love you too. Bye."

"What is it?" Marvelous asked.

"Ahim and Joe have found a significant clue to an ancient treasure that's hidden here on Earth." Luka replied.

"It's not going to be like that cheap stuff we found in the South Pacific, is it?"

"Definitely not."

"Well, we better go then."

"Aw, you're leaving?" Evie asked.

"I'm afraid so." Luka replied.

"That's too bad. We were going to invite you both to spend the night." I said.

"That's alright. Besides, we've done what we were going to do. Had dinner, watched you two get engaged. No point in us being here anymore tonight." Marvelous said.

"Don't worry. We'll be back at the end of the week to take the others back home." Luka said.

"That's right. You'll see us again. And If we ever want a delicious home cooked meal, we know where to go." Marvelous said, looking at Evie, which made her blush a bit.

"Thank you again for bringing us here." Carlos said.

"Don't worry about it." Marvelous said.

"We were glad to." Luka said.

"I have to ask, when you saved Mal and Evie from those guys that were trying to kidnap them and bringing us over here, why did you do it? I mean, I'm truly grateful for what you've done for us and them. I really am. I was just wondering what made you like them." Jay said.

"I like to think of them of a treasure worth having." Luka replied as she looked at me and Evie.

"And all we are are just pirates. We saved them, we were paid back with dinner. We brought you all here, and we were paid with dinner. That's all there is to it." Marvelous said.

I could tell that brought some awkwardness to Marvelous as he looked at all of us a final time before turning around.

"Ja ne." he said with a small wave from his left hand.

A sound in the sky was then heard. We looked to our right in the sky and exclaimed in awe as we saw the massive red flying galleon flying towards our direction. The moonlit night made it easy to see. The ship stopped above us with two ropes being sent down. Marvelous grabbed one rope and Luka grabbed the other one. She smiled and waved at us before they were both pulled into the ship. We said "bye" and waved as we watched the ship head up into the night sky. We didn't know where they were going, but inside, I wished them well on their treasure hunt.

"It's getting colder out here." Jay said.

"Indeed." I said.

"Let's head back inside." Evie said.

She put out the fire and turned off the gazebo lights before following us back inside the house. It was then the others were starting to get tired from the long trip over here as Jane was the first to deeply yawn.

"You guys had a long trip. You can go to bed now if you'd like." Evie said.

"Yeah! I'll show you to your rooms." I said.

After the four followed me into the foyer, they grabbed their suitcases and followed me to the small hallway.

"So here's the two guest bedrooms and the bathroom right behind me. I'll let you choose your rooms." I said.

"Lonnie and I will take this room. Is that cool, Carlos?" Jay asked.

"Yeah. Jane and I will be good here." Carlos replied.

"Yeah." Jane said.

"They are both the same, you guys. It doesn't make any difference." I said with a smile.

"Goodnight." Evie said as she approached us.

"Goodnight, Evie." the four said.

They each hugged her and then hugged me as we said goodnight to each other along with Evie and I giving each of them a kiss on the cheek. After they were in their rooms, I followed Evie to the kitchen to help her clean up. Most of the food was gone, but there was still enough for leftovers which can be used for lunch tomorrow.

After I packed away the food and stored it in the refrigerator, I looked at Evie, who was spraying down the table, removing some food stains. Our first Thanksgiving in Canada. And it went wonderful. But it needs an ending. And I know just how to do it.

"Hey, E."

"Hi, babe. What's up?"

"This."

I made her put the spray bottle down and pulled her into a french kiss. Evie moaned after as I hugged her.

"Are you finished cleaning?" I asked.

"Yeah, pretty much."

"Good."

I turned off the kitchen lights and Evie squealed as I picked her up off her feet.

"We're going to our bedroom." I said.

"Oh, yay!." Evie said.

We kissed before I carried her up the stairs to our room to have a fun time in our bed.

"My beautiful fiance. I love you." I said.

"I love you too, my beautiful fiance." Evie said.