Carlos DeVil x Reader [CANCELLED]

Apology

---------THE NEXT DAY---------

When class is over and the bell rings for lunch, I go to my locker to put my stuff away and then go find Ben. Once I find him, I head outside with him (and Audrey, and Dude of course) to try to find Carlos to apologize.

"Hey, thanks again for coming with me," I say, "you didn't tell Audrey, did you?" Honestly, her presence makes me more eerie than the Four. And I just don't really trust her.

"No problem. And no, I didn't. I did tell Doug though; not everything, but enough so he knew what was going on. I hope that's ok."

"Yeah, that's fine." 

Like I said earlier,  Doug's like the brother I never had. So it didn't bother me at all that Ben told him. Just then Carlos comes out and sits at one of the tables, the other three (and Doug) not far behind him.

Ben motions over to where Carlos is sitting, "Well there you go. Couldn't get more convenient than that, huh?"

I chuckle and wave at Doug, "I guess--"

Then Audrey interrupts our conversation and starts talking to Ben about a group of girls' hair. It's been going around that some girls have been going to Mal to magically make their hair longer/prettier/etc. ever since Jane and Lonnie showed up one day with beautiful hair. And of course, it's concerning Audrey because she might not be the prettiest anymore. What a terrible thing.

She goes on and on, and I'm obviously not going to be able to finish my conversation with Ben, so I just whisper to him as I make my way towards Doug, "I'll let you know how it goes."

He nods, and I continue on my way.

"Hey Doug," I say once I get beside him.

"Hey. So there was a little drama yesterday, huh? I've  told you you need to work on your temper."

I playfully shove him, "Yeah, whatever. Well, let's get this over with," I take one step, then hesitate, "what if he doesn't forgive me?"

"He will."

"How do you know?"

"I've been hanging out with them on and off all week. Others may not think it, but they really are good people."

"Ok, if you say so."

I take a deep breath and walk to the table where Carlos is sitting. I take a seat and begin my apology, "Hey." 

"Hey."

"So I just wanted to--"

Just then, he gets up out of his chair and begins to walk slowly past me, in the other direction. "Uhh..hold that thought."

I turn around to see what's happening, and all that's going on is Mal is giving Ben a cookie.

"Seriously?" he turns to look at me for a second, "I come over here to say I'm sorry and you tell me to 'hold that thought'?"

Frustrated, I slam my hands on the table and get up. I head back through the school, and sit on a bench outside the front doors. I feel tears begin to fall down my face. Looking down at the ground, I just let them fall. Not much later, I feel someone sit beside.

"Twice. Twice, Doug, I've gotten short with him. How am I supposed to apologize now? He'll never forgive me." I subconsciously, without opening my tear filled eyes, put my arms around his neck and continue to cry.

"Sure he will."

Wait, that's not his voice, I think to myself. I then realize I'm crying into a furry collar. He wasn't wearing this a couple minutes ago. I wipe the remaining tears from my face and eyes and look up. "Carlos! I am so sorry. I thought you were Doug." This is the closest I've been to him, and looking at him now, I never realized how attractive he was.

"It's okay, really. Don't worry about it. Did you really think I wouldn't forgive you?"

"Well, yeah. I've been terrible to you every time we cross paths."

He lets out an almost inaudible chuckle (more of an exhale), then mumbles, "It's not like I'm not used to it." 

"What was that?"

"N-nothing."

I look at him a little suspiciously, but let it go. We're just starting to get along, or at least I think we are. I don't want to push it. "Okay.. Anyways, I just want to apologize for, well, everything I guess. I have a little bit of a 'short fuse' I guess you could call it, so it doesn't take much to make me mad. I've just been extremely rude and an all-around bad person to you. First, when I snatched Dude out of your arms and said those horrible things to you, and then just earlier when I blew up on you. So, yeah....Sorry." I put my hand out for a handshake. "Friends?"

"Friends." Then, rather than accepting my handshake, he pulls me into a hug. I let out a little squeak out of surprise, but then embrace him as well. We sit like that for a little bit then finally release.

"Sorry." he says.

"For hugging me?"

He nods. "It's just that most people here aren't very fond of us. You, Doug and Ben are basically the only ones that are nice to us. I didn't know how else to thank you."

"Mmm.." I hum as we get up and head back through the school. There's a few seconds of silence, then I talk. "Carlos, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure."

"Why?"

"Why.....what?"

"Why were you so quick to forgive me?"

"You're the only person to go out of your way and apologize for your mistakes. I really appreciated that which is why I hugged you. And Evie said that you two clicked pretty early into us being here, and that you were a really nice person. I trust her, so I trust you as well."

"Oh, wow. Well, thank you."

"Yeah."

"Okay. Another question for ya: When you guys first got here, I noticed a lot of Maleficent in Mal, and Jafar in Jay. How come you and Evie are so different and not like your parents? Dare I say - good?"

He chuckles, "I guess her and I just don't really have a reason to be bad or evil. Maleficent expects so much out of Mal that she doesn't really even have a choice when it comes to some of her actions, but I do see some change in her. And Jay, I would say he's changing too. All he did was steal on the Island to stock up Jafar's store, and he even stole a few things the first night we were here. But I think tourney has changed him a little bit; he's more of a team player now and doesn't think of just himself."

"I see."

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