Back On The Isle

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CHAPTER 19

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CHAPTER 19

"Deborah?" Ben asks as he pages his assistant.

"Yes, Your Majesty?" Deborah replies.

"Can you ask Lumiere and Addy to call me regarding Cotillion?" Ben asks her.

"Yes, sir," Deborah replies.

"Thank you," Ben says before going back to his work.

"Ben?" Evie asks as she knocks on the door and opens the door.

"Evie! Jay!" Ben says as he stands up. "Come on in." Jay closed the door behind himself and Evie.

"Mal has gone back to the Isle," Evie says before walking over and giving Ben the note that Mal left. Ben starts looking at the note. "Ben..." Evie then holds out his ring that he had given Mal.

"Ben, Addy went with her," Jay says sadly before Ben takes the ring from Evie and reads the note from Mal.

"This is my fault. This is my fault," Ben says as he finishes the note. "I... I blew it. She'd been under so much pressure lately, and instead of being understanding, I just went all Beast on her. And I've been putting everything on Addy instead of letting her have a life. I have to go there and apologize. I have to go there and... and beg them to come back."

"Ben, you'll never find them," Evie tells him.

"I..." Ben tries before turning to look out the window.

"You need to know the Isle and how it works and..." Jay starts to explain before realizing what had to be done. "You have to take me with you."

"Yes!" Ben says as he turns to face him. "Uh, are...are you sure?"

"Of course. They're my best friends," Evie says in agreement. "And we'll bring Carlos, too, because there's safety in numbers, and none of us is really too popular over there right now."

"Thank you," Ben says as he looks at Jay and Evie.

"But let's get two things straight," Evie says. "You have to promise me that I won't get stuck there again."

"I promise," Ben tells her.

"And there's no way you're going looking like that," Evie tells him before they go get Carlos and Ben a change of clothes.

Mal and Addy walk into Lady Tremaine's Curl Up & Dye even though it doesn't open until midnight. Addy smiles as her eyes land on Dizzy, who is sweeping as she dances around.

"Mal!" Dizzy exclaims as she catches sight of her. "Is Evie back, too?"

"As if," Mal says as she pops a piece of gum into her mouth. "I, um, forgot that the place don't open till midnight. Place looks good." Dizzy laughs as she looks around.

"Oh my gosh! Princess Addison!" Dizzy says excitedly before bowing.

"Call me Addy," Addy says with a smile.

"So what is your deal? Has your grandmother given you any customers yet?" Mal asks.

"Ah, just a witch here and there. Mostly, it's a lot of scrubbing and scouring and sweeping. Lots and lots of sweeping," Dizzy explains.

"Sounds like the old Cinderella treatment," Addy says with a frown.

"Yeah, she's gone from Wicked Stepmother to Wicked Grandmother," Dizzy says causing Mal to smirk.

"That's not really much of a switch," Addy says causing Dizzy to nod.

"Hey, Dizzy, you used to do Evie, right?" Mal asks her.

"Yeah. I thought of the little braids," Dizzy answers with a smile.

"You have any ideas for me and Addy?" Mal asks her with a smile. Dizzy squeals before looking at their hair.

"The washed-out blonde with purple tips? The best of no worlds. You can't see where your face ends and your hair begins!" Dizzy accesses causing Addy to giggle before pulling Mal and Addy into a chair and grabbing their hands. "Oh, what is this, 'Bored to Death Pink'? Hmm. How far can I go?"

"The works? I mean, whatever makes me feel like me, but, you know... way worse," Mal answers her with a smirk before looking at Addy.

"I'm going for rotten to the core," Addy says with a smirk.

"Yay!" Dizzy says before grabbing a huge pair of scissors. Dizzy starts by cutting some of Mal's hair off then dying Mal's hair purple. She then rolls it up on cans, before sticking Mal's hair under a dryer. Dizzy then dyes Addy's hair light blue before rolling it up in cans and putting it under a dryer. Dizzy paints Mal's and Addy's nails black before letting out an excited squeal. Dizzy takes their hair out of the cans before spinning them around to reveal their new looks.

"Hey! There I am," Mal says as she looks in the busted mirror.

"Voila!" Dizzy exclaims causing Addy to smile.

"Voila," Addy says before handing Dizzy some cash. "I love it!"

"For me?" Dizzy asks.

"Yeah. You earned it," Mal answers her with a smile, also handing her some money. Dizzy then walks over to the register as Harry Hook enters the room.

"Fork it over, you runt," Harry says not noticing Mal and Addy. Harry taps the desk with his hook causing the change to move in the register. "Now the rest of it." Dizzy gives him the money. "Hmm. Thank you. Mm-hmm."

"Still running errands for Uma, or do you actually get to keep what you steal?" Mal asks as Harry turns to leave.

"Well, well, well. What a nice surprise," Harry says as he turns to face Mal and Addy.

"Hi, Harry," Mal says uninterested as she looks at her nails.

"Just wait until Uma hears you're back," Harry says as he walks over to Mal. "She's never gonna give you back your old territory."

"Oh, well, that's okay. Because we will be taking it," Addy explains to Harry with a smirk at her.

"I could hurt you," Harry says as he moves some of Addy's hair with his hook. Mal quickly grabs his arm before sticking her gum on the tip of his hook.

"Not without her permission, I bet," Mal says with a smirk. Harry puts the gum in his mouth before swiping things off of the desk. Harry bows sarcastically to Mal and Addy before leaving.

"Great. More sweeping," Dizzy says sarcastically as Addy frowns.

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