Truth Or Fiction

Chapter Ninety Seven

Chip grinned as he took one of the scrolls and unfurled it with a flourish.

"Someone's excited," Lucas chuckled.

The party seemed to almost be in full swing as the gang arrived, Uma and Mal chuckling with each other as they walked up the ramp to the yacht.

Malinda smiled; despite knowing what was coming, Cotillion had still been a good night.

No one seemed to notice how Uma's grip on Mal's arm got a little tighter; as if reassuring her cousin that she was right there.

"Of course...I got you Mali," Uma said softly, looking over at the younger Mal.

That no one was going to let her fall in.

"You got that right," Melody nodded.

If she needed to, she'd turn into a giant octopus like her mother had before her and ensure Mal was safe on dry land before Uma let anything happened to her cousin, co-Captain, and best friend.

That still feels a bit weird to think about but it's still nice Audie thought; trying hard not to think about the second viewing's Cotillion.

Mal gave Uma a small smile and a small sigh of relief slipped out of her mouth as soon as she was firmly on the deck of the yacht.

"You really thought I'd let anything happen to you?" Uma asked, a slight teasing note to her voice.

Well, more like the waiting area of the yacht. Now another danger awaited them—the press.

"Hey! Not all the press are horrible creatures," Emma said, shaking her head.

"Why do we have to get our pictures taken by these bottom feeders?" Uma muttered as they got in line for the blue carpet.

"Because we love people who are high profile," Malinda said softly.

Mal shrugged but smiled as she saw Carlos with Jane a bit ahead of them. The younger boy had truly come out of his shell and looked amazing in the black and white jacket that Evie had designed for him.

"Thanks Mal," Carlos said with a small flush.

I wish we could see that Jane thought with a small flush of her own.

Evie, to no one's surprise, was having the time of her life getting her picture taken and the press calling out her name.

"Good!" Dizzy said with a grin. "Evie should get the chance to show off her hard work!"

Mal couldn't help but smile though. After everything the blue haired girl had gone through, she deserved to have some fun tonight as well.

"Agreed!" Snow, David, Emma, and Neal all said firmly as Evie smiled at Mal.

"You ready Mal?" Uma asked.

"Not in the slightest but let's do this," Mal sighed and the two Godlings made their way onto the blue carpet, pasting smiles on their faces as the reporters called out their names and the photographers got their photos.

"One of the few uses of hiding your true emotions I guess," Uma said, her voice low.

"Lady Mal! Are you looking forward to being a member of Benji's court?" Mal heard one of the reporters call out and she had to chuckle.

"Only one person who that could be," Benji said, giving a smile over to Chip.

She recognized that voice, having heard it multiple times since becoming Ben's girlfriend.