Ben started walking through the small garden that was in front of the school, "Auradon Prep was built 300 years ago as a small castle that was later converted into a high school by my father." He announced before pausing and looking up at a bronze statue of his father, the king. He clapped and the statue transformed into the Beast, making Carlos scream and jump into Jay's arms, who looked at him with an annoyed expression. This caught the attention of Ben and Audrey, Ben trying to soothe Carlos, "Carlos, it's okay. My father wanted his statue to morph from beast to man to remind us that anything is possible." You and Mal shared a look, feeling slightly better about this place. 'If the people here could accept a beast then maybe they would accept us...?' You shook your head, brushing the thought away. 'Wishful thinking...' "does he shed much?" Mal asked.
"Yeah, mom won't let him on the couch." Ben deadpanned, making you chuckle. Noticing this, Ben started to smile again and walked with Audrey inside the school. "So, do you guys do magic here? Like wands and stuff?" Mal asked, looking around. "Yeah, we can, but that stuff has been much been retired." Ben shrugged, stopping and turning around to face the group once inside. "Most of us now are just... Ordinary mortals." You didn't like the way he said that and rolled your eyes a little, "Who just happen to be kings and queens." You added. "That's true!" Audrey jumped in, putting Ben's arm around her shoulder. "Our royal blood goes back hundreds of years." You and Mal shared a look before snorting. 'Hundreds of years for their royal blood? Think thousands of years with royal Phoenix blood and a fucking god, Audrey. Get on our level.' You thought to yourself, laughing internally at how hard she was trying to one-up you all. 'Evie's royal blood probably goes back much longer than yours, my dear niece.'
As you and Mal stifled your laughter, Audrey joined in obviously thinking you were laughing for another reason. Or maybe she is just childish, who knows. Soon after Audrey put Ben's arm around her, he pulled it away, "Doug! Doug, come down here." Ben called to a boy walking down the stairs in a band uniform. Throwing an arm around his shoulder, Ben brought him over. "This is Doug, he is going to show you your class schedules and to your dorms." Letting go, Ben walked back over to stand in front of you all, looking at you, "I'll see you later, okay?" Ben's soft expression and voice seemed to be directed towards you and Mal and Evie noticed as he turned his attention back to the group. "And if you need anything-." Audrey cut Ben off sharply, "Ask Doug." She gave you a look and Ben laughed uncomfortably before being led off by Audrey.
You and Mal were careful to move your wings away from them as they passed. Doug nodded to himself before clearing his throat, "Hi guys, I'm Dopey's son. As in Dopey, Doc, Bashful, Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy, and-" Doug took in a sharp breath as Evie turned and made eye contact with him "Heigh-ho..." He breathed. Evie sauntered over to him, hands on her hips, "Evie... Evil Queen's daughter." She introduced smoothly. He sighed and shook himself before looking down at his clipboard, "Okay, so about your classes, I, uh, I put in the requirements already. History of Woodsmen and Pirates, Safety Rules for the Internet, and... Remedial Goodness 101." Doug read off as Mal walked over during hi taking to look at the paper over his shoulder. "Ha! Lemme guess. New class?" She asked, taking out a sweet and popping it in her mouth. Doug nodded, showing that it was indeed new before she sighed, "Alright guys, let's go find out dorms." Doug piped up before any of you could move though, "Oh, your dorms are just down that hall and here are your keys." Doug handed out the keys before you five walked off down the hall he pointed to.
Opening the door to your new dorm with Mal and Evie, you frowned deeply at the three beds and all the pink around the room. And there were so many windows... "This place is ama-" Evie started before she cut herself off at the sound of Mal's, "Gross." "Amazingly gross!" Evie finished nervously. "It's okay if you like it E, but honestly, all this pinky frilly stuff. It's horrible." You complained. "And the beds! It took us so long to make comfortable nests." Mal groaned, throwing her head back. While you two did that, Evie shut the door behind you and closed all the windows. "Well then, I guess we are just going to have to fix it then!" Evie nodded her head with determination. "Fix it?" You and Mal asked curiously. "Yeah! Like, we can move some of the furniture and put the mattresses next to each other on the floor! It might be a snug fit for you two, but it should work better! And I'll get to work on bedding big enough for it!" Evie's eyes were alit at the idea of designing something so big. So much from for patterns and designs!
You and Mal were touched by her words and hugged her, wrapping your wings around her, "Thanks, Evie." "Thanks, E." You and Mal echoed. Evie smiled and hugged you two back before you three got to work. Evie took the blankets and pillows off the beds while you and Mal moved everything from in front of the sitting area on the opposite side from the door. Placing the mattresses in the newly emptied space under the huge windows, you two realized that it was going to be difficult keeping the mattresses together every night. "Don't worry about that. I'll make a strong fitted sheet that can hold them together well. I'll have it done in two days, promise." Evie promised you two after looking at it as well. After doing the best you could and putting all the blankets and pillows back on the massive bed, you and Mal sighed.
"It's not going to be as comfortable as a nest, but..." "It will do." Mal finished for you, both of you nodding to Evie. She smiled brightly, excited that her idea was working. After a little bit, the room's layout was decided. Where the previous sitting area was in an alcove, now laid yours and Mal's bed. On either side were the nightstands, the full-length mirror was moved to where your beds used to be and so were the chairs. The lamps stayed where they were and the blue carpet that was in the alcove also moved. Across from the new sitting room was Evie's bed which she had decided to leave where it was against the wall. You three also left the dressers where they were but moved yours and Mal's trunks to the end of your beds. Standing back, you three looked at the work that had taken you all day to do, "Perfect! Now let's go check on the guys." Mal instructed.
Going to the guy's rooms wasn't that bad. There was minimal security and it wasn't that far away. Oh yeah, and it was after curfew, so it wasn't like anyone was out to see you either. Stepping in the large room, you cleared your throat to gain the boys' attention. Mal spotted jay with a ton of things on his bed, "Jay! What are you doing?" "It's called stealing," Jay informed her cockily. "Okay. What's the point?" She asked, genuinely confused. "Well, Mal, it's like buying whatever I want, but for free," Jay smirked. Mal laughed, "Okay, well you could do that, or you could leave all this stuff here and go clean when we leave this place for my sister's kingdom!" Jay gave her a look, "Yeah... No thanks." jay said before going over to Carlos and taking over the controllers to his game.
"Guys! Do I have to remind you as to what we are all here for?" Mal asked incredulously. "Fairy Godmother, blah blah blah, magic wand, blah blah blah." Jay snickered as he looked over his shoulder to Mal. "No!" You burst out, silencing the room. "We are here so we can get off that stupid island and get our parents somewhere where we can all actually live for once! Fresh food, nice homes, feeling clean every single day! Fresh air, being able to go wherever you want, not having to constantly be on your toes and looking out for the next thief! We are here to go home!" You yelled, on the break of tears as you reminded yourself of the freedom you could have. It was almost in your grasp. You could finally go home soon. "Or do you want to be trapped on the Isle again...?" You asked quietly. Jay, Carlos, and Evie stalled for a moment before speaking.
"You're right..." Evie spoke quietly. "We don't want to go back to the isle..." "I want to be able to walk around without excepting my wallet to be gone," Carlos added, looking down at his feet. "And not have to steal all the time..." Jay finished quietly. As good at stealing as Jay was, he only did it to make enough money for his father's shop. It's a tough life living on the Isle... With limited resources, you steal to live. "I... I'm sorry for yelling guys..." You apologized, lowering your head. Your friends looked on with frowns as Mal hugged you. They knew how hard it was to be a Dark Fae and live on the Isle. Your kind was the most connected with nature and you couldn't even enjoy it because of the lack of healthy plant life. That and there wasn't a ton of space for you and Mal to fly around so most times you were restless or on edge. You had been able to hide it after a while, but they all knew how you and Mal used to be. And on top of that, you couldn't use your magic, which is a part of you. They didn't really like the Isle either.
Jay was constantly stealing and those he stole from almost always carried grudges or at the very least sent him dirty looks whenever he was near. Carlos was typically looked down on as weak because he wasn't as strong as the other boys on the Isle. And Evie always had to endure the harsh words from the other girls on the Isle that were jealous of her beauty. It wasn't everyone on the Isle that was mean, evil, and cruel. But the ones that were... They were very vocal about it. "We understand (Y/n). It's frustrating for us too, but... I guess we just don't really want to think about it because what if... What if we fail and have to go back?" Evie whispered the last part softly. Everyone looked down before Jay walked up to the table and slammed his hands down, "But that isn't going to happen!" His voice was sure as he continued, "We are going to get that wand, get our parents out, and leave this place! To Aurora's kingdom! Where we never have to be worried about being locked up again!" "Unless we break the law," Carlos added, making everyone laugh. Mal stepped forward, a grin on her face. "Alright then. Now, let's make a plan and go get that wand."