Secret in the Heart ||Descendants|| (♡Ben)

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We are walking over the marketplace, doing some evil stuff, like usual. Mal steals a lollipop from a baby. We all laugh our evil laugh and then two knuckleheads walk towards us. The whole marketplace empties because there is only one thing those knuckleheads can mean. Maleficent and everybody is afraid of Maleficent. Even Jay, Carlos, and Evie. Which is surprising, because we live with her. Mal turns around. "Hi, mom." she says and Maleficent shoves the two knuckleheads aside and steps forward. "Stealing candy Mal? I'm so disappointed." Maleficent says. "It was from a baby." Mal says. Maleficent makes a notice of satisfaction. "That's my nasty little girl." she says and Mal gives her the lollipop. Maleficent spits on it and puts it in her armpit. "Give it back to the dreadful creature." she says as she hands it to a knucklehead. "Mom..." Mal protests. "It's the deets, Mal, that make the difference between mean and truly evil. When I was your age, I was cursing entire kingdoms. You... Walk with me." she says and she puts an arm around Mal and walks away from us. We just watch them as they walk out of earshot. "What do you think they are talking about?" Jay whispers in my ear. "She probably tells Mal that she needs to be more like her or something." I whisper back. I know that Mal tries her best to impress her mother by doing evil things. Well, the evilest things you can do on an island without magic. And I know that in the eyes of Maleficent it will never be enough because she was cursing entire kingdoms when she was our age. I also know, even tho Mal has never admitted it, that she is really sad when she can't impress her mother. "Oh, there's is news!" Maleficent exclaims loudly. Evie, Carlos, and Jay tens up, and I just cross my arms and raise one eyebrow. "You four have been chosen to go to a different school," Maleficent says as the knuckleheads walk to stand behind us. "in Auradon." Maleficent says. Evie, Carlos, and Jay gasp and try to run away, but the knuckleheads stop them. They struggle to get free, but there is no point. I stand frozen on the spot. Four... you four Maleficent said. But we are five total. "What? I'm not going to some boarding school filled to the brim with prissy pink princesses." Mal says. "And perfect princes." Evie says dreamily as she steps forward. Mal looks at her with a look of disgust. "Ugh!" Evie adds as she sees Mal's look. "Yeah, and I don't do uniforms. Unless it's leather. You feel me?" Jay says as he laughs and holds up his hand to give Carlos a high five. Carlos just stands there with a scared look on his face and ignores Jay. I let out a laugh. Carlos steps forward. "I read somewhere that they allow dogs in Auradon. Mom said they're rabid pack animals who eat boys who don't behave." he says. Jay sneaks behind him and barks. Carlos jumps and looks at Jay. Evie, Jay and I all laugh at Carlos's reaction. Then he hits Jay for scaring him. "Yeah, mom we're not going. Forget it." Mal says. "Oh, you're thinking small, pumpkin. It's all about world domination." Maleficent says as she licks her teeth. "KNUCKLEHEADS." Maleficent says as she starts to walk away. The knuckleheads walk after her. "Mal..." she says. Mal looks at us and then she follows her mother. Evie, Carlos, Jay, and I look at each other. "Well, don't be scared little chickens, com on." I say and I walk after Mal. I hear some footsteps running towards me and suddenly Jay walks beside me. "Me?! A scared little chicken? Come on Kara, I know that you don't want to admit it but you are the scared little chicken." he says as he bumps his shoulder against mine. "Me? Did you see the look on your face when Maleficent said that the school was in Auradon? You looked like a scared chicken and you tried to run like one." I say snickering. "Hmm..." he says. "I will have my sweet revenge and you know it." he says. "O yeah?" I ask and look at him. He smirks. I stop and he stops too. We stand looking at each other, both smirking. I lean my face forward and bring my mouth to his ear. "Well, bring it on, Jayson.'" I whisper and without another warning, I grab his beanie and yank it off of his head and start running before he can stop me. "KARA!" he screams and I hear footsteps behind me. I laugh evilly. "What, you getting slow Jayson?" I say back. I hear him growl. He hates it when I call him that. I mean it's not his real name but once I asked him if his name stood short for something and he didn't react so I started guessing and when I said Jayson he flinched and said his name didn't stand short for anything. It's only when we arrive at the front door of the house that he can catch up with me. I lean against the wall next to the door and swing the beanie around two fingers. A good ten seconds later he comes around the corner and stops in front of me. "Very funny." he says as he takes back his beanie and puts it on his head. He tries to look at me with a mad face, but I can see right through it. "You are getting slow." I tease him. "Well, maybe I was just playing nice and letting my friend win from me." he says. "No, you don't play nice." I say. "Just admit it. I kicked your ass." I say and shove him playfully in the chest. "Fine, but only this one time." he says as he shoves me back. We both laugh and walk inside.
"You will go. You will find the Fairy Godmother and you will bring me back her magic wand. Easy-peasy." Maleficent says once we are all inside. Maleficent is sitting on her 'throne' and we are standing before her. "What is in it for us?" Mal asks. "Matching thrones. Hers-and-hers crowns." Maleficent says. "Um, I...I think she meant us." Carlos says as he and Mal are pointing towards all of us. "I think you understood wrong Carlos." I say. The four of them turn there heads towards me. "What do you mean?" Carlos asks. I lock eyes with Maleficent. "You said that four of us will be going towards this school in Auradon." I say as I step forwards and look at Maleficent. "Does that mean that I-" I continue but Maleficent interrupts me. "Yes, you will stay here." she says. I nod. I kinda saw that one coming. I mean no one knows me. Not even my friends know who my parents are, so why would the king know? "What?!" all my friends behind me say. "She was not invited." Maleficent says. "But we're a team." Jay says. "Yes, the five of us." Evie says. "We are not going without her, mom." Mal says. Maleficent stands up and signs for Mal to come forwards and Mal steps forward.. "It's all about you and me, baby! Do you enjoy watching innocent people suffer?" she says. "Well, yeah. I mean, who doesn't...?" Mal says. "Well, then get me the wand." she snaps. "Then you and I can see all that and so much more. And with that wand and my scepter, I will be able to bend both good and evil to my will!" she says. "Our will." the Evil Queen corrects her. "Our will, our will." Maleficent says. She snaps her fingers and Mal turns her head back towards Maleficent. "And if you refuse, you're grounded for there rest of your life, missy." she says and winks at Mal. "What...mom..." Mal starts, but Maleficent pretends to squish her lips to make her stop complaining and they stare at each other. Maleficent's eyes turn green and they have a staring contest with each other. They have these sometimes, but Maleficent always wins. So there is no surprise when Mal says "Fine. Whatever."
"I win." Maleficent says happily. "But, we take Kara with us." Mal says. "Whatever, whatever." Maleficent says and she waves Mal away with her hand. Mal and I look at each other. I mouth thanks and she smiles at me. "Evie my little evil-lett in training, you just find yourself a prince with a big castle and a mother-in-law wing." the Evil Queen says as Evie sits down in front of her mother. "And lots and lots of mirrors." they both say and Evie laughs. "No laughing! Wrinkles!" the Evil Queen says and Evie stops laughing immediately. "Oh, well, they're not taking my Carlos, because I'd miss him too much." Cruella says. "Really, mom?" Carlos asks with a look of love and surprise on his face. "Yes. Who would touch up my roots? Fluff my fur and scrape the bunions off my feet?" she says as she swings her leg up and Carlos catches it. "Yeah, maybe a new school wouldn't be to worst thing." Carlos says with a look of disappointment on his face. He lets go of her leg. I feel kinda sorry for him. His mom treats him really bad. Not that all the parents on the Isle of the lost treat their children well, but all Carlos wants is the love of his mother. "Oh, Carlos, they have dogs in Auradon." Cruella says. "Oh, no! I'm not going!" he says as he turns towards Maleficent. Maleficent grunts and turns around to walk towards her throne. "Well, Jay isn't going either. I need him to stock the shelves in my store." Jafar says. He takes Jay aside to ask him what he scored and Jay starts to take things out of his jacket. I walk towards the kitchen table and sit down opposite of the Evil Queen and Evie. "Evie's not going anywhere until we get rid of this unibrow, hmm?" the Evil Queen says and Evie touches her eyebrows with a look of disgust on her face. I snicker. "What is wrong with you all?" Maleficent says loudly as she steps of the platform her throne is seated on. "People used to cower at the mention of our names." she says angrily as she pushes Mal into the seat beside me. "For sixteen years, I have searched for a way off this island. For sixteen years, they have robbed us from our revenge!" she says. "Revenge on Snow White and her horrible little men!" she says looking at the Evil Queen. "Ow!" the Evil Queen exclaims. "Revenge on Aladdin and his bloated Genie!" she says as she looks at Jafar. "I will-" Jafar starts but Jay holds him back. "Pop!" he says. "Revenge on every sneaky Dalmatian that escaped your clutches!" she says as she walks towards Cruella. "Oh, but they didn't get Baby." Cruella says as she squeezes a little stuffed puppy Dalmatian that's on her shoulder. "They didn't get the..." and she laughs evilly as the toy makes a squeaking sound. "They didn't get the baby." she says as she laughs more. "And I," Maleficent screams which shuts Cruella of. "Maleficent... The evilest of them all, I will finally have my revenge on sleeping beauty and her relentless little prince." she says as she walks towards the Evil Queen and takes the little mirror she was holding from her hand and sits on her lap. I roll my eyes, she is so dramatic. "Villains!" she says. "Yes." the Evil Queen says. "Yes?" Jafar asks. "Our day has come. E.Q., give her the magic mirror." she says and she gives the mirror back to the Evil Queen and she stands up. "Yeah." the Evil Queen says and she hands Evie the small pocket mirror. "This is your magic mirror?" Evie asks her mother, a bit disappointed. "Yeah, well, it ain't what it used to be, but then again, neither are we." she says, and both her and Maleficent let out a laugh. "It will help you find things." she says. "Like a prince!" Evie exclaims dreamily. I snicker. All Evie can think about are handsome princes. "Like my waistline." the Evil Queen says. "Like the magic wand! Hello!" Maleficent says. "Hello." the Evil Queen says in a high pitched voice. "My spellbook. My book. I need my... That book." Maleficent mumbles. The Evil Queen points towards the refrigerator. "Oh. Ah! The safe. The safe." she exclaims happily as she walks towards the refrigerator and tries to open it, with no luck. "Queen, help me! I never can figure this thing out." she says. The Evil Queen stands up and walks towards the refrigerator. "Voila." she says as she opens it. "Come, darling. Come." Maleficent says to Mal as she grabs the spellbook. Mal stands up and walks towards her mother. "There she is. It doesn't work here, but it will in Auradon." she says to Mal. "Remember, when we were spreading evil and ruining lives?" she asks the villains. "Like it was yesterday." the Evil Queen says. "And now, you will be making your own memories." she says as she turns towards Mal with her spellbook. Mal opens her hands to except it but before Maleficent gives it to her she says "By doing exactly as I tell you." and then she slams the book into her chest.
"Door." Maleficent says and a car honks outside. "Ooh!" the Evil Queen says and she walks towards the door. Maleficent and Mal walk away together. "Whoo! Let's get this party started!" Jay says as grabs my shoulder and squeezes in it. Then he walks away to pack. "Carlos! Come." Cruella says. She walks away and Carlos follows her. "Who is the fairest of them all?" the Evil Queen asks Evie who is staring into the magic mirror. "Me." Evie says. "Ah!" the Evil Queen says. "You." Evie says quickly. "Yes! Let's go." the Evil Queen says and they walk away to pack. Which leaves me alone in the room. I sigh I really don't have a good feeling about this. I don't have the feeling that we are coming back. The feeling that this trip is going to change our lives for good. Which makes me wonder if I want to leave this life. I mean a life on the Isle of the lost isn't really the best life, but what will be waiting for me in Auradon. What will happen to me? We won't fit in with all those princesses and princes, so will the life there really be better than here? "Kara hurry up!" Jay yells from the hall. I stand up and walk towards my room. I guess we'll see if this was the right decision.

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(20/05/2020)