Rotten Flower: A Disney Descendants Story

Dead woods

"Can't believe I'm saying this, but I can't wait for the next vk day," Harry said first thing in the morning, mischief clear on his face as he laid in Gil's arms.

Lilith chuckled, braiding Gil's hair as the blond boy laid his head in her lap. "That's because you want the ember to hurry up with charging."

"Can't blame him," Gil muttered, eyes still closed. "I can't wait till Uma can join us again."

The other two made noises of agreement. It had officially been a year since cotillion and they truly missed their captain and lover. It simply wasn't the same without her.

It especially felt worse with the ever increasing patrols around the Isle's waters, leaving Uma no choice but to leave the crew unattended for longer periods of times, their conversations become lesser and less frequent.

"Anyway-" Harry said, getting up from their shared bed. "I'm gonna head to Facilier's arcade. Maybe check Oogie's casino," He hummed as he thought of what to do for today. "You two gonna join me?"

"Sure," Gil grinned, waiting for Lilith to remove her hands from his hair before he got up. "Lily?"

The Gothel girl chuckled softly, following them in getting up. "I will join you two later." She told them, grabbing an elastic to tie her hair back.

The three waved each other off as they went their separate ways.

It was a suprisingly warm day on the Isle, Lilith noted. She was glad she decided to wear something light, her hands smoothing out the skirt Uma had gifted her for her birthday.

She made a mental note to suggest eating dinner above deck to the crew as she hurried to get to her destination.

The familair fog of the Nowhere almost seemed to welcome her like an old friend as she walked trough it. As much as she loved the Lost Revenge and it's crew, nothing would truly compare to the twisted trees and constant fog that surrounded her right now. It almost felt magical to her.

She hadn't been to this particular part yet, the path was cleverly hidden by creeping ivy that covered the entire ground. But she had to follow the directions she had been given. Tho the sigh of two headstones made her falter somewhat.

"Hades?" Lilith called out. He was supposed to be here.

To her relief, she heard the God of the Underworld talk behind her. "I'm here, Lily." She could hear the amusement in his voice before she saw it on his face.

"Do you have it?" She asked, tilting her head ever so slightly.

The god said nothing, simply grinned as he held up the blue ember for her to see. The crystal had started to glow faintly, to Lilith's delight. "So how much power did it absorb?"

"In here?" Hades scoffed slightly. "Enough to glow, as you can see."

Lilith made a head nod, gesturing to the land beyond the sea. "And there?"

"Enough to rival Maleficent's scepter," The god stated with so much confidence it took his daughter by suprise.

"Already?" She frowned, staring at the Ember. She knew it was powerful, but such a little bit of magic could make it that powerful?

But before the dark haired girl could say anything, Hades eyes snapped up, glaring at something behind her. "What are you doing here?"

The voice that answered made Lilith's shoulder tense up.

"I could be asking you the same thing."

"Mother?" Lilith muttered in confusion, turning to look at Gothel. "What are you doing here?"