The Descendants

5

Maddie's P.O.V.
I hissed as my hair kept getting in my face.
Evie looked over at me. "Okay, you're looking a little washed out. Here, let me help..."
She started to put a little makeup on me. Better have someone enjoy something today.
Evie picked up some blue rock candy and bit down on it. Jay handed me person shaped candy. "Here, turn it into stone."
I glared, "You're a jerk."
Still, I popped it in my mouth. It was gummy. Suddenly, Evie gasped, "Look!"
We all spun around...over the ocean! Carlos screamed, "It's a trap!"
I screamed and clung onto Evie and Mal for dear life. A gold light suddenly surrounded us. When it cleared, we were driving on a gold road that stretched across the ocean, from the Isle to...Auradon.
I said, "What just happened?"
We looked at the Isle, which was fading behind us. Evie giggled, "It MUST be magic!"
Mal turned around to the driver and yelled, "HEY!" The driver glanced at her through the rear-view mirror. Mal said, "Did...this little button just open up the magic barrier?"
"Nope," the driver held up a gold remote. "This one opens up the barrier, that one opens up my garage." He reached up and pressed another button. "And this button..."
I smirked as a screen separated us from the driver.
Jay said, "Uh, okay..."
"Nasty," Mal and I said, "I like that guy."
It was all well until we slid past a sign that made me gag. I read, "Welcome to Auradon Prep, goodness doesn't get any better."
We drove up to the school and I gagged again. Cheerleaders were already in sight. People gathered at the end of the street, waving flags and signs and such. A marching band was playing. I felt uncomfortable. I wanted to go home. But I knew that I would only be banished by my mother-or worse, Maleficent-if we didn't return home with that wand. Long live evil, right?
The door opened. Jay and Carlos fell out, fighting over something.
"You got everything else!" Carlos yelled as Mal, Evie and I stepped out of the limo. "Why do you want...whatever this is?!"
"Because YOU want it!" Jay yelled, trying to get the 'thing' out of Carlos' grasp. Everyone slowly backed away. The crowd parted as a woman walked through. Jay said, "Give it--"
"Guys," I said kicking them, "We have an audience."
Jay smiled, pulling Carlos up. "Just...cleaning up."
You know, for a villain's kid, he's sure terrible at lying.
"Leave it like you found it," the woman said, "And by that, I mean just leave it."
Jay smiled at the girl behind the woman before walking around. "Hello, Foxy. The name's Jay."
The girl giggled uncomfortably and I rolled my eyes. Jay and his ever-so-subtle flirting.
The woman ducked between the two and said, "Welcome To Auradon Prep! I'm Fairy Godmother, Headmistress of the school."
"THE fairy godmother?" Mal asked, "As in...bibbidi-bobbidi boo?"
Fair godmother smiled, "Bibbidi-bobbidi-you know it!"
I nodded, "Yeah, I always wondered what it felt like for Cinderella. When you just appeared out of nowhere. With that sparkly wand and warm smile...and that sparkly wand..."
"That was a long time ago," Fairy Godmother said, "As they say, 'don't focus on the past or you'll miss the future'."
Gag me.
An unrecgonizable boy stepped forward. He said, "It's good to finally meet you all. I'm Ben."
"PRINCE Benjamin," the girl on his arm said, giggling. "Soon-to-be-King!"
Evie dreamily said, "You had me at 'prince'. You know, I'm a princess."
"You're mother has no royal status here and neither do you." The girl snapped. Seriously? "So...None of you are royalty."
Ben started, "This...is Audrey--"
"PRINCESS Audrey, his girlfriend." She cut him off, "Right, benny-boo?"
I snorted, raising my eyebrows to Ben.
"So, benny-boo" I mocked, "You're the soon-to-be-king who sent us here, aren't you?"
Ben said, "Yeah..."
I forced a smile and a laugh. "Thanks."
"Ben and Audrey are going to show you around." The Fairy Godmother said, "And I'll see you tomorrow. The doors of wisdom are never shut! But the library hours are from eight to eleven. As you may have heard, we have a little thing about curfews."
Venom dripping in my voice, I said, "Peachy."
Mal said, "Lovely."
I stood in next Evie. My hair was in my face again. I blew it away. An awkward silence dawned upon us. We stared at 'royalty' and they stared at 'villains'. Finally, Ben said, "It is so, so good to finally meet you all."
He went to hug jay, but he punched him in the chest. He smiled and shook everybody else's hand. He finally got to me. He shook my hand but studied my face. "Your eyes are beautiful" he said. I smirked. I leant up to his ear. "You shouldn't compliment me when your girlfriend is around. I can tell she's the jealous type " I whispered in his ear. He blushed before moving on. "This is a momentous occasion. And one that I hope will go down in history as the day the two people began to heal." Ben said.
So do I.
I said, "Or the day you show the five people where the bathrooms are."
Ben smiled, "A little bit over the top?"
Mal said, "More than a little."
"Well,"Ben said, "So much for my first impression."
Audrey broke in, "Hey, you're Maleficent's daughter, aren't you? Yeah, you know what? I totally do not blame you for your mother trying to kill my parents and stuff. Oh, my mom's Aurora."
"Sleeping Beauty?" Mal asked, "Yeah, I've heard that name before. You know, I totally do not blame your grandparents for inviting everyone in the whole world but my mother to her dumb christening."
Audrey faked a smile, "Water under the bridge?"
Mal said, "Totes!"
They shared a fake laugh which died down with dirty looks.
"Okay!" Ben clapped his hands, saving us from another awkward moment. "So how about a tour? Yeah? Auradon Prep, originally built over three hundred years ago and converted into a high school by my father when he became king."
I said, "You want to be just like your father, don't you? You want to 'make a difference'?"
Ben said, "We all want to be like our parents. But we don't have to."
Carlos stopped and looked at the statue of King Beast. Ben clapped his hands and the statue suddenly morphed into the king in beast form. Carlos screamed and leaped into my arms. Mal glared at him and I scowled at him. I put him down.
Ben said, "Carlos, it's okay. My father wanted his statue to morph from beast to man to remind us that anything is possible."
I joked, "Does he shed much?"
"Yeah," Ben played along, "My mom won't let him on the couch."
I raised my eyebrows in amusement and smirked
Ben said, "The rest of the tour is this way."