𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓'𝐒 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐃𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑 ⎢ ❝ True love doesn't exist. ❞
❝ Madi, have you always had those golden little flecks in your eyes? ❞
❝ Yeah, believe me, I know that! ❞
❝ I do not want to take away your dream, because it was so b...
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❝ We're your family, too. We've been through a lot. Together. We're not stopping that now, okay?❞
{THIRD PERSON POV}
All of them made it to Auradon from what felt like a long, awkward car drive. Which it was.
"I'll get these back to the gym," Lonnie told Jay as the group walked in the courtyard.
"Thanks," Jay told the daughter of Mulan.
"See you later," Lonnie said before walking away.
"Ben, there you are," Jane said as she walked over to Ben, "The Cotillion is tonight. Come here," Jane showed him the surprise for Madi, "Look, this is the stained glass for Madi. Isn't it beautiful? She's gonna love it."
Ben turned to Madi, who was standing there, lost in thought, "Do you want to cancel?" Ben asked Madi, quietly but Jane heard him.
"Um," Jane said, awkwardly, "You know, I can come back-"
"No, no, no," Ben cut off Jane, "No, no. Now's fine," Ben said before turning to Madi, "Do whatever you need to do," Ben told Madi before walking off with Jane.
Mal and Evie walked over to Madi and grabbed both of her arms.
"We need to talk," Evie told Madi.
"Like right now," Mal added.
"Yeah," Madi said before they started to walk away but someone stopped them.
"No," Carlos said, causing the three girls to turn to look at him.
"No?" Mal asked, confused.
"You guys are always going off in a huddle, whispering your girl talk stuff or whatever," Carlos told them, "Jay and I are tired of it."
"I'm not," Jay told the girls.
"We're your family, too," Carlos told the girls, softly, "We've been through a lot. Together. We're not stopping that now, okay?" Carlos continued as the girls nodded, "Everyone sit," Carlos ordered as he sat down on the grass. They all looked at him, weirdly before sitting down on the grass. They looked at Carlos, waiting for him to start the girl talk, "I don't know how to start girl talk," Carlos admitted before looking at Jay.
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"What up?" Jay asked, also unsure how to start the conversation, causing Mal to laugh a little.
"Um, well," Madi started, "I'm a mess. I'm such a mess," Madi nervously chuckled as Mal held her hand, "I mean, six months ago I was, you know, stealing candies from babies and now everybody wants me to this Lady of the Court and I have no idea how to keep up the act," Madi's voice cracked a little at the end.
"Then don't," Carlos told Madi, like it was simply.
"See, this was dumb," Jay said as he started to stand up but Mal stopped him.
"Maybe it wasn't," Mal told Jay, causing him to sit back down, "We're always going to be the kids from the Isle. I tried to forget, I really tried but those are our roots and we all did what we had to do to survive."
"But it made us who we are and we are never going to be like anyone else here and that's okay. That's okay," Evie finished for Mal.
"And we can't fake it," Carlos said, softly.
"Yeah, I mean, especially without my spell book," Madi mentioned.
"Madi, if Ben doesn't love the real you, then he's not the one," Carlos advised Madi.
"I like that," Mal said.
"Give him a chance," Carlos told Madi.
"I'm going to make some changes to your dress," Evie told Madi as Mal squeezed Madi's hand, "And if you're up for it, only if you're up for it, it'll be waiting for you," Evie hugged Madi before she stood up with Carlos, Jay, and Mal, leaving Madi with her thoughts. Jay looked back at Madi for a second before going to sit in front of her.
"Come to the Cotillion tonight, alright?" Jay told Madi, softly, "If Ben isn't smart enough to love you and you can't stand another day, I'll drive you back tomorrow myself, okay?" Jay smiled at Madi, causing Madi to smile back.
"Okay," Madi said, quietly, "You might become my brother-in-law one day," Madi jokes, causing her and Jay to laugh before Jay stood up with a small smile and walked away.
"If only I knew what my heart was telling me, don't know what I'm feeling. Is this just a dream?" Madi sang softly, "Ah oh, yeah If only I could read the signs in front of me I could find the way to who I'm meant to be Ah oh, if only If only."
