Encanto Fanfiction - Not all miracles are good

20 - Isabela's Plants

You realise why they've been being a bit vague. They're gonna smoke Isabela's special plants. You feel a sudden onset of dread. You've never smoked weed before. You'd sometimes smell it in your village, but you'd never seen it up close. What would it make you do? Would you let your papá's plan slip? Would you go crazy? Would you turn invisible? Maybe it was best if you didn't do any.

"Isabela grows the best stuff, homemade." Camilo says giving a chef's kiss and chuckling, but then he seems to notice your hesitation as you stare at the bowl.

"You don't have to do it if you don't want to. There's no pressure. I won't do it either if you're uncomfortable with that." He says smiling. It's quite sincere. 'Damn don't be so nice' you think to yourself 'you'll make me want to do it.'

"Umm yea maybe I'll pass." You say. "Don't let me stop you having some though." You add.

"You sure?" He says. "I'm happy to sit this one out and just chill with you if you want."

"Oh don't worry I'll be fine. I've... actually never done it before" You say.

"Oh... really? Okay, it's not too bad if you change your mind but no pressure." He says shrugging dramatically with his palms facing up and smiling. He's being his goofy self and you really don't feel any obligation, which makes you feel more like you want to do it.

He sits down with the other two.

"You don't mind?" Isabela asks.

"Yea we don't have to do it either." Mirabel adds.

"It's honestly fine." You say.

"Ok, Isa you first." Mirabel says, smiling and casually resting on one arm. Isabela leans down and quickly and skillfully rolls a joint, though it's a little hard to see what she's doing as her silky black hair falls like the vines at the entrance around what she is doing. A moment later she is putting the lit joint to her lips and inhaling deeply. A look of contentment softly spreads across her face and she closed her eyes as she breathes out. She smiles with half her mouth cheekily and hands the joint to Mirabel.

"Ladies first." She says. Camilo morphs into Mirabel. "So me?" He says. Isabela snorts and rolls her eyes. Mirabel follows suit and inhales then blows the smoke in Camilo's face before coughing. He morphs back.

"There you go." She says, her eyes a little watery.

Camilo scoffs. "Amateur." He smirks and takes the joint off her. He sucks hard for a few seconds before coughing hard causing you and the girls to start laughing. "Ok, that doesn't count." He says and takes a slower hit. He coughs again. "Nope, nope, doesn't count." He says again.

"Camilo, stop hogging!" Mirabel exclaims and put out her hand expectantly while giggling.

"One more." He says putting a 'wait' finger up to Mirabel "Play nice children." Isabela says in a mocking tone. Camilo keeps his finger up and turns away from her to take another hit. This time it is more controlled and he holds it in for a moment before blowing a ring of smoke out of his mouth. You're impressed for a moment before he starts laughing and blows it away. He hands it back to Isabela who rolls her eyes. Camilo morphs into her and does an even more dramatic eye roll then cracks up and morphs back.

'Maybe I could have a little bit, doesn't look too crazy, I've had alcohol before.' You think to yourself. Isabela has another hit and blows the smoke up into the air. The smell is getting quite strong.
Mirabel has another before you build up the courage to ask to try it.

"Could I have a try... Please?" You ask politely. Mirabel gives a slow smile and blinks before shaking her head slightly like she was distracted.

"Oh, yea of course. You sure? You don't have to." She says. You reply quickly before you can change your mind.

"Yes please." You feel like you're being overly formal, but the others seem to be in their own worlds a little bit and don't seem to have noticed anything weird. You're probably just overthinking it anyway. You take the joint from Mirabel and the others look at you. Camilo looks like he's holding in excitement.

"Ok, so you want to slowly suck it in." Isabela says, placing her thumb and forefinger to her lips as if she were taking a hit. "As you haven't done it before don't have a solid seal, let air in around it so it doesn't get too hot." The others nod. "You can also let some air in with your nose." She continues. "Bring it deep into your lungs." She says breathing in deeply and expanding her chest. Camilo copies off to the side, pretending to be a good student. "Oh, and breath out deeply first too." She finishes.

You try to remember everything and start by breathing out and emptying your lungs a bit. You then suck on the joint lightly, trying to push it deep into your lungs slowly.

"Hold it." Camilo says. So you hold it for a bit before you feel the need to cough as the heat in your throat gets too much. You try to control the breath out and it is steady at first before you start coughing then laughing and everyone joins.

"How is it?" Camilo asks excitedly. You think about it for a moment.

"It doesn't feel like anything yet?" You say raising an eyebrow.

"Haha, that makes sense." He chuckles. Mirabel then gasps and everyone looks at her.

"We need snacks!"