Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos were all placed in "remedial goodness 101" which is essentially the upgraded version of the private tutoring I had to do when I first came to Auradon, Mal would often complain about it to me
"So I take it Fairy godmother hasn't learned her lesson from me"
I'd ask
"Wouldn't seem so"
Mal would respond, sometimes I'd spend my free period sitting in on the class because despite it being a room full of the least monitored kids i've ever met it is surprisingly quiet, Fairy godmother didn't mind, I think she was just glad I knew them so I could help her handle them. The day after they arrived, I sat in on the goodness class in case Jay and Carlos tried to kill each other, I look around the room to see Mal sketching Fairy godmother's wand and Jay and Carlos kicking each other under the table, which later escalated to tackling... again
"Boys. Boys! I am gonna encourage you to use that energy on the tourney field"
Fairy godmother said stern yet kindly
"Oh, no. That's okay. Whatever that is, We'll... We'll pass"
Carlos said
"C'mon it'll be fun"
I say
"I was on the cheer team"
"You, cheerleading?"
Mal says sarcastically
"Granted it was reluctantly, but i'm sure Jay and Carlos will have fun"
"Alright, alright back to the lesson"
Fairy godmother redirects. Later on the tourney field I was sitting on the bleachers watching tourney practice and Jay was a natural, granted a little violent but still a natural, Carlos on the other hand... not so much, he would cower and shake behind his shield and would very often run away in fear, it was a little sad but also kind of funny. Later that day I was sitting in Mal and Evie's dorm when Jane walked in (and her hair looked fabulous might I say)
"Mom said, "If a boy can't see the beauty within", then he's not worth it." Can you believe it? What world does she live in?"
Jane complains
"Auradon"
Mal mumbles
"I'll never get a boyfriend"
Jane whined
"You don't need one"
I tell her
"Don't you have a boyfriend?"
She aks
"Yeah, but I don't need him"
"Boyfriends are overrated"
Mal says
"And how would you know, Mal? You've never had one"
Evie says
"It's 'cause I don't need one, E. They're a waste of time"
Mal exclaims
"I forgot to do Chad's homework! Oh, no! Oh, no, no, no"
Evie says in a panic
"Why the fuck were you talking to chad?"
I ask
"He's a dick"
All of a sudden Lonnie walks in with a little bag of money
"Hey, guys! I'm Lonnie"
"Hi"
I say, mal and evie just kind of stare at her confused
"My mom's Mulan? No? Anyways, I love what you've done with Jane's hair. And I know you hate us, and, well, you're evil. But do you think you could do mine?"
Lonnie continues
"Why would I do that for you?"
Mal asks, Lonnie pulls out the little bag of money
"I'll pay you 50 dollars"
"Good answer. I need to buy more material. Let's see, I'm thinking, we lose the bangs, maybe some layers and some highlights"
Evie cuts in
"Yeah, yeah. I want it cool. Like Mal's"
Lonnie says
"The split ends, too?"
Evie asks, Mal pulls out her spell book and begins to recite a spell
"Okay... "Beware, forswear, replace the old with cool hair."
Suddenly Lonnie's hair grows to shoulder length and a look of awe and amazement
"I know. I know. It looks like a mop on your head. You know what? Let's cut it off, layer it..."
Evie critiques
"No, no, no, no, no, no! I love it"
Lonnie insists
"Fuck yeah!"
I say
"You look great"
I tell Lonnie. Later that night I'm sitting in bed reading a book when Lonnie came in crying
"Woah... what happened?"
I ask
"... how bad was your life on the isle"
Lonnie squeaks
"I sleep with a knife under my pillow... take a wild guess"
"...oh gods"
She sighs
"I assume you found mal? Is that what brought this up?"
I ask, lonnie nods her head
"Ok"
I sigh
"I think it's time we went in depth"
Lonnie sits down as I begin to explain
"Compassion isn't exactly useful on the island, and... abuse in... many forms is fairly common, it is a rarity for someone to show genuine compassion"
I start
"... and my friends, Jay and Carlos especially got some of the worst of it"
I continue
"What do you mean?"
Lonnie asks
"Well, Jay's father... Jafar, would have Jay and myself steal things for him and if Jay didn't meet his father's standards he would get kicked out onto the streets for the night, I would sneak him into the tower so he'd have a safe place to sleep. And Cruella being the maniac she is, would make Carlos sleep in a closet full of dog traps so y'know... not great"
I see Lonnie's eyes well up with tears
"I-i'm so sorry"
She stutters
"Well, shit happens"
I sigh
"But hey, we're all here now!"
I say trying to find a silver lining
"They'll be ok"
The next day myself, Lonnie, Mal, and Evie are at the tourney game watching Jay beat the crap out of the other team (by the rules of course) and Carlos improved by a lot. Ben scores the winning goal and he suddenly gets on top of the ball cannon
"Give me an M!"
He yells
"M!"
"Give me an A!"
"A!"
"Give me an L!"
"L!"
"What's that spell?"
"Mal!"
"I love you Mal, did I mention that?"
He announces, I see Audrey absolutely seething with rage and jealousy and oh does it feel great, one song and dance number later Ben ends up in the bleachers holding mal and asking her out
"Mal, will you go to the coronation with me?"
He asks
"Yes!"
She accepts, the crowd cheers and I'm just standing there thinking
"Thank god he dumped Audrey"
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