Chapter 15 - RIDICULOUS

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Scarlette's POV

I was jammed in a crowd between Freddy and the girl called Tracey. The crowd was screaming with joy at the game in front of us. I pulled my orange beanie further over my ears. I stared at the game. The Coach hadn't even put Jay, Hamish, or Carlos on yet. The game was painfully bad, I mean, I could play better than half of those guys out there.

"This is a nail-biter, folks." The announcer said into the mic. "There's 47 seconds left on the clock. We're all tied up. The Sherwood Falcons, two. The fighting knights, two. What a game between Auradon's fiercest rivals."

The ref blew his whistle and the teams huddled. "The teams get into their huddles and take up positions along the kill zone. The dragoneers have been laying down a withering hail of fire." Two of the Auradon players ran over to the sidelines. 

They had a brief conversation, then another ran over. Jay, Carlos, and Hamish ran onto the field, Carlos hesitatingly. "Go, Carlos!" Screamed Tracey. He looked up and waved at us. Tracey giggled.

"He's bringing that hothead Jay in from the Isle of the Lost," The announcer said, "The pirate Hamish and that little guy Carlos can barely hold a shield." I bristled at Hamish being called a pirate. He hates it because his dad and brother are pirates and disgraced him for not being one.

"And they've broken from their huddles, this is gonna be a big moment here." the announcer commentated. "And the tipoff is ready. Here we go. The long pass goes to Jay. Jay dishes off to Prince Ben. Nice little block by Carlos. He does a little dancing jig in his opponent's face." Tracey giggled. "And now Jay gets the ball back. Here comes Jay! Jay, hurdling maneuver at mid-field."

Jay passed to Ben, then was defended by Hamish and Ben passed it back to Jay. Jay went in for the shot, But the goal was blocked. I groaned. The ball was played to Jay. Hamish defended him again. Jay passed to Ben and Carlos defended. Then Jay got the ball back off Ben. Carlos ducked down and Jay jumped off his shield. He passed to Ben and Ben scored the winning goal.

"He passes to Prince Ben. He scores! Prince Ben has won it! What an unselfish play by Jay! What a team! Incredible! And it's the new guys Jay, Hamish, and Carlos, who set up the prince for the win here. What a victory! An absolutely wonderful end to one of the best games ever. Here they come, folks. The winners of the first tourn..." He was interrupted by Ben grabbing the mic off him.

"Excuse me. Excuse me. Can I have your attention, please? There's something I'd like to say. Give me an 'M'!" He made an M shape with his arms. "M!" Everyone echoed, making the same shape. "Give me an 'A'!" He made an A. "A!" Everyone echoed. "Give me an 'L'!" Ben made an L, and everyone echoed, "L!"

"What does that spell?" Ben yelled. "Mal!" We yelled. "Come on, I can't hear you!" Ben said. "MAL!" We screamed. "I love you, Mal! Did I mention that?" Ben yelled. Audrey ran off the field in tears. Ben obliviously started singing and dancing.

Ben called, Give me a beat! Whoo! Doug turned to the band, Uno, dos, tres, quatro!

Evie turned to Mal. "Oh, my God! Cookie!" Mal laughed "What was in that cookie?"

Ben started singing.

Did I mention that I'm in love with you?
And did I mention there's nothing I can do?
And did I happen to say
I dream of you every day
Well let me

Shout it out loud

If that's ok

Hey hey, And we all echoed Hey!
If that's ok (Hey!)

The rest of the tourney team started dancing along and I couldn't help but notice that damn, Hamish had moves.

I met this girl who rocked this world
Like it's never been rocked

And now I'm living just for her
And I won't ever stop
I never thought that it could happen
To a guy like me

But now look at what you've done
You've got me down on my knees

Because my love for you is
Ridiculous!
I never knew
That it could be like this
My love for you is
Ridiculous!
My love is r-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s He made the letter shapes with his body and we all copied him. R-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s
It's (Ridiculous)
Just (Ridiculous)
And I would give my kingdom for just one kiss
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Well did I mention that I'm in love with you?
And did I happen to say
I dream of you every day
Well lemme
Shout it out loud
If that's ok
Hey hey
Yeah
If that's ok (Hey)

I gotta know which way to go
Come on, now give me a sign
You gotta show me that you're only
Ever gonna be mine
Don't wanna go another minute
Livin without you
'Cause if your heart just isn't it
I don't know what I'll do

Because my love for you is
Ridiculous!
I never knew 
That it could be like this
My love for you is
Ridiculous!
My love is r-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s (R-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s)
It's (Ridiculous)
Just (Ridiculous)
And I would give my kingdom for just one kiss
Come on now

The trumpets played as if they had practiced this song a thousand times. Then Ben took off his shirt and threw it at Mal. She caught it and blushed ferociously.

Because my love for you is
Ridiculous!
I never knew 
That it could be like this
My love for you is
Ridiculous!
My love is r-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s (R-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s) The team threw Ben into the crowd and he crowd-surfed towards us.
It's (Ridiculous)
Just (Ridiculous)
And I would give my kingdom for just one kiss
Come on now!

The song ended and Ben tried to kiss Mal but Mal blocked him. "I love you, Mal, did I mention that?" He asked. The Audrey stormed up and snatched the mic off him. "Chad's my boyfriend now!" She yelled, "So I don't need your pity date." Then she kissed Chad. Evie's face fell. I put my hand on her arm, but I'm not good at emotional pep talks.

"Mal! Will you go to the coronation with me?" Asked Ben. Mal nodded. "She said yes!!" Ben exclaimed. Mal turned to E. "You know, I feel really sorry for Audrey." She said. I looked at her "You do?" She winked and said. "Yeah. I feel like if she was talented like you, E, and she knew how to sew and knew beauty tips, she wouldn't need a prince to make her feel better about herself."

Evie grinned, "I guess I am kinda talented." She said. "Oh, you are definitely gifted." I chuckled. "Thanks, M, Lottie." She smiled. I heard the announcer say that Jay was MVP. There would most certainly be a celebration tonight in the dorm.

Ben is deep under Mal's spell. Here's today's meme

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