Goddess • Ben Beast

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Carlos and Jay began arguing over the contents of the car just as Auradon prep came into view.

Apparently they were determined to pocket every available thing in the vehicle, despite their pocket being nowhere large enough.

There was a marching band playing a pep song as the car pulled to a halt, but the cheerful music came to a halt as the boys tumbled out of the vehicle scuffling over a small blanket.

"Ah! Ow! Stop! You got everything else! Why do you want whatever this is?"

Carlos demanded, shielding himself from Jays swings.

"Cause you want it!"

Jay remarked, smacking the back of Carlos' head.

"No! Give it to me! Ow! Let go!"

"Guys, guys, guys! We have an audience."

Mal interrupted them, smiling awkwardly at the onlookers, as the boys scrambled to their feet.

"Just cleaning up."

Jay excused.

In the front of the band stood a middle aged woman in a periwinkle outfit, a teenage boy in a dark blue suit ( with frighteningly yellow pants), and a girl in a light pink dress.

"Leave it like you found it! And by that, I mean just leave it."

The older woman ordered sharply, an already strained smile on her face.

Persephone hid a laugh, as Jay begrudgingly chucked the items back into the vehicle.

She wasn't sure where on his person he thought he could hide the small television. His attention quickly shifted.

"Hello, foxy. The name's Jay."

Jay was quickly laughed off by the girl in pink, making his smirk drop.

"Welcome to Auradon prep. I'm fairy godmother, headmistress."

Mal wasted no time immediately "tactfully" pressing about the wand, as Persephone took in the view.

Lush colorful gardens led the way into the school. Persephone squinted at the sheer brightness of it all.

The boy with the headmistress wasn't bad to look at though.

He stepped forward, smiling brightly at them all, not seeming put off by Carlos and Jay's antics.

"It's so good to finally meet you all. I'm Ben."

"Prince Benjamin. Soon to be king."

The girl in pink added quickly, and almost smugly.

"You had me at prince. My mom's a queen, which makes me a princess."

Evie said, curtsying with a flirtatious bat of her eyes.

"The evil queen has no royal status here and neither do you."

The girl in pink cut in again, effectively getting on Persephones nerves.

"This is Audrey."

Ben introduced.

"Princess Audrey. His girlfriend. Right, Bennyboo?"

Ben smiled along, but said nothing, appearing uncomfortable at her possessiveness.

Persephone nearly laughed at that, already wondering what the future king saw in this girl.

"Ben and Audrey are going to show you all around, and I'll see you tomorrow. The doors of wisdom are never shut. But the library hours are from 8:00 to 11:00. And as you may have heard, I have a little thing about curfews."