𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓¹ || 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒

10

"Hey mom. Hey dad." I was much calmer than i was before. "I'm sorry I lashed out earlier."

"we're not upset with you, Ryder." my mom said.

"You're not?" I was confused. "But i lashed out and i was hot tempered."

"We're not mad about that. However," My dad started.

"Oh there it is," i mumbled.

"You're dating Mother Gothel's son?" he finished.

"He's not like her,"

"He was raised by her," my dad fumed.

"So was mom!"

"And that is another line of maybe insects that we probably should discuss," my dad replied.

"Look, honey, we know how Gothel was, and I don't think she is capable of change. I don't think you should be around him," my mother chimed.

"How can you say that? You were raised by her for sixteen years and you are like the definition of perfect. You had trauma from her but you are a great queen and mother, why shouldn't we expect that from him?"

"She raised me with a fake kindness only because she wanted my hair's ability. I'm going to guess he wasn't raised the same way i was." my mom explained.

"We don't want to see you with him again," my dad sternly told me.

"But, dad, I love him!"

"You what?" my mom said, shocked.

"I love him." I repeated. "And i see good in him. If only you guys got to know him the way i know him," i started.

"And what exactly do you know about him?" my dad interrupted.

"I know he's kind, and he can't swim, and he likes raspberries," i listed off mundane things.

"You don't know him," my mother retaliated.

"I know him well enough! Mom you went off with dad without knowing who he was. You fell in love with a stranger."

"Fine. But if anything like today happens again because of him, you are forbidden from seeing him. End of story." my mom folded.

"Thank you!" i squealed and pulled her into a hug. "Also he's my plus one for the coronation."

"No ma'am!" my father denied.

"Please, dad, it'd be a chance for you guys to really get to know him," I pleaded.

"Fine. This is his one chance," he told me.

After i talked to my parents, I went to Mattheo's room. Slowly, i knocked on the door. I know he was upset last time i talked to him, but i needed to warn him about tomorrow.

"Hey, Ryder," He greeted, uninterested evident in his tone.

"Hey, Matt. I have to talk to you,"

"Then talk," he stepped to the side so i could enter his room.

"So, my parents don't really want us together. And tomorrow when your up by the stage with me, it's like your second chance, i guess," i started pacing his room, "Even though you don't need a second chance because the bull that happened today was totally not your fault or any of the VKs, i just I really like you and i don't want my parents to keep us from being together—"

"Princess?" he grabbed me by the shoulders, to stop my pacing.

"Yeah?"

"Your rambling,"

"Oh. Yeah, i tend to do that when i'm nervous."

"I've noticed," he smiled and glanced at Jay and Carlos who i was just now realizing were in the room. "Why don't you guys go check on the girls?" he suggested.