Collision Course

Chapter 37: If Only (Reprise)

Mars's POV

I am standing outside the barn staring out at Auradon Prep that can be seen not far from barn when I hear my name being called which snaps me out of my thoughts, and as I turn my head around I see that it is Elliot. "What is it Elliot?" I ask turning my attention back to Auradon Prep. "Everything is almost ready for the spell." I let out a deep breath nodding my head as Elliot stands next to me. "Then by tomorrow morning our plan will be a success and everything will be as it should have been all along." I hear a sigh come from Elliot as I turn my head towards him to see conflicting emotions written on his face.

"What is Elliot? You're still not thinking about what your trader sister said are you?" Elliot looks into my eyes and I see a battle raging inside of them. "I can't say that I haven't been thinking about it or that I haven't been thinking about it." I turn my whole body towards him. "You are important to me, and I don't need your head off in the clouds this close to us getting everything that we have always wanted." I place my hands on his shoulders and smile at him."Mars, have you ever thought that maybe living here in Auradon and having a normal life wouldn't be that bad?" I push Elliot away from me slightly with the feeling of betray overcoming me.

."What are you saying Elliot?" He takes a deep breath putting his hands in the pockets of his jeans, "I am saying that I believe in what my sister told me about how Auradon is place where very accepting and welcoming of anyone that steps foot here, and everyone is encouraged to be exactly who they are rather it be a hero or a villain." I feel my anger overwhelm me as I blasts Elliot back with my magic sending him to the ground. "After everything we have done over the years, all the planning it took to get us here, and now only one day away from achievement this is the time that you want to play the role of hero?"Elliot looks up at me with shock written on his face that I used my magic on him.

We haven't done anything serious yet Mars, we can still forget about all of this and more on with our lives here in Auradon or even go back to the Isle if you want." I start laughing as Elliot looks down at the ground. "You betrayed me,the only person in the world that I truly trusted turns out to be no better than any other villain that tried to take down Auradon but got sucked into by empty words and turned their back on what matters most." Elliot kip up onto his feet and stares into my eyes. "What is that Mars?" He asks as he now sees just how far gone I really am. "Revenge." I say simply as Elliot shakes his head at me.

"I never betrayed you Mars, I would die before I ever did that because......." He starts but I cut him off not wanting to hear any of his excuses. "Because why Elliot? Someone says what you have wanted to hear all your life and now you are just willing to bow down at their feet?" Elliot shakes his head as tears form in his eyes. "Because I love you Mars." My whole world stops as those words leave his lips, "I love you and I have loved you since that night on the Isle where we stayed up all night and all you talked about was the stars." I remember that night like it just happened and now I understand why Elliot was looking at me the way he was.

"You should get going to the river with everyone else, I need to set up everything."I start walking up towards the barn when Elliot grabs my hand making me turn towards him. "I can stay if you want." I slowly take my hand away from him. "I can do it myself, I need time alone anyways." I can see the devastation on his face as he nods his head and walks off. I walk into the barn and grab the objects out of their hiding place as I try to wrap my brain around what Eliot just told me.

I grab Aladdin's magic carpet and place it on the upper right part of the square as I think of how much I admire Eliot even more now that he was able to admit something that he had been hiding for so long. I groan in frustration as the words of Jay, Evie and Carlos from our last encounter echo through my head."This can't be happening to me, I am not like my sister." I growl at myself placing the glass from Snow White's coffin in its place on the upper left part of the square. 

"Maybe you were Eliot, but I have come too far and sacrificed too much not to see this to the end." I place King Philip's Shield in its place on the lower left part of the square. "All I have ever wanted is be accepted, I was rejected by my mother because I am the spitting image of my father and I was rejected by my father because he already three sons and didn't have time for a fourth one." I feel more confused than ever as to what I want to do as I place Pongo's Collar inits place on the lower right part of the square. 

I sit down in the middle of the square feeling overwhelmed by the feeling like I am being pulled in one direction by an angle telling me to let go of everything that has turned me to beast of a monster and start over fresh while on the other side I am being pulled by a devil that is telling me to finish what I started and make everyone that has wronged me pay.

Mars: A million thoughts in my head. {I sigh looking at each object on the massive square.}

Should I let my heart keep listening? {I pull out my black Yang pendant that is half of my friendship necklace with Elliot from under my shirt and lightly run my finger over it.}

I know it's time to say goodbye. {I would never admit it out loud but seeing how happy my sister and all the other villain kids seem to be here in Auradon does make a part of me deep in my heart want to stay in Auradon and live happily ever after, and I want it even more with Elliot since I am in love with him.}

So hard to let go. {But that is not an option for me anymore, I have gone too far and there is no turning back, a single tear falls from his eye as I think to myself that my parents were right about me being a lost cause.}