Descendants : A Bal Story

:Chapter 20 ~ Family:

A/N - "Emily, you have to update today, tomorrow, Sunday, Monday-" BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!!
AND THEN SHE SAYS, "Just bail on your other stories and write them again after you're done this one."

Easier said than done. Some of my readers are like rabid, deranged animals when I don't update in time.

Also... 16K!!! *hands out free cookiez*

???'s PoV

Running a hand through my gray streaked hair, I walked.

"Oh, Mal. My dear Maleficent..." (remember, Mal is short for Maleficent)

There was a plip of water before it started cascading down in buckets. (LOOK MRS. HATCH, I USED A VOCAB WORD!!)

And there I stood, alone in the rain. I looked down at my gloved hand, clenching it tightly before opening it, revealing a small green flame.

–Time-Skip–

Mal's PoV

"We're home!" I yelled, waving. Running out of the carriage, I ran to my friends, hugging them freely. "It was torture!" I accused, pointing a finger at Ben.

"Remember, honey, we're married now!" Ben yelled back, smirking. "And don't pretend like you didn't have fun!"

"Ooh~," said Evie, poking me teasingly. "What kind of fun?"

"So dirty." I said, patting her head.

–I completely forgot what I was gonna write so I'm gonna do another Time Skip–

"Family... Life... Yaaaaaaay..." I groaned, staring at the board.

"And so," she continued, "the system of human reproduction..." (I'm gonna end it there because I'm nice. Oh, wait, nevermind.)

"The male proceeds to position his member in front of the woman's genital..." (wait, forget it. *throws up in bucket*)

Then I zoned out. I didn't wanna hear it. And then, I heard words that would be stuck in my head for the rest of forever.

"This should happen somewhere along a couple's marriage."

Oh. Shit. The teacher eyeballed me, staring into my soul with her cold, dead, lifeless, teacher-y eyes. (This is how I imagine Sister Mar– I mean, my social studies teacher. Sorry, but... *shudders*)

I raised my hand, promptly asking, "May I please go to the bathroom?"

She nodded, letting her face take its usual grim expression.

As I opened the door to the ladies' room, I cursed my life. Stupid teacher, stupid school... stupid prissy pink princess prep! (P.P.P.P.!)

I entered a stall, just sitting there.

"Did you hear?" A voice asked.

Another replied, "Yeah. The villain girl hooked up with Ben."

"It's so... ugh!" squealed a different voice. "She's probably using a love spell!"

"I agree." The first voice said.

The second voice then squalled in her pitchy voice, "I bet their kids would be so ugly!!"

There it was again, the mention of having kids. Would I do it? Could I do it?

–WAIT I REMEMBER NOW!! TIME SKIP–

"Y-You!" I shout, causing heads to turn. I backed away, staring at my father. "Wh-why are you h-here?"

Blatantly, he replied that, "I'm the new anti-villainy teacher."

My heart nearly stopped. I blurted out, "Why did you leave?"

He looked baffled, but I continued to ramble. "You left me and mom. You didn't care for me, and after that, mom didn't either. Sometimes I wonder if you even felt remorse."

"I-I did!" He claimed, coming closer as I backed up. "I'm here for that reason––I want to patch him things up!"

"After eleven years?" I asked, my voice wavering. "It's been over a decade, father!"

"I just want to be a family!" He yelled over my voice. Then there was silence. "There's a reason I left!"

"Oh, so you admit that you left?" I questioned, my voice breaking. I wanted to sob; I was blinking back tears.

"Mal." Someone called my name, and Ben was there, gently putting a hand on my shoulder as he shook his head. "Not here."

I backed off, shoving his hand off my shoulder. In an upset flurry, I walked away. Starting to run, I made my way to my dorm.

"Family," I scoffed. "Yeah, right. The only family I'll have includes me and Ben."

Then, my eyes widened. "Did I just say that?"

Heavily sighing, I laid on my bed, staring at the ceiling like I usually did. "What am I gonna do...?"

A/N - I did my homework. You will not assign me more until I give you the okay.

I NEED A VOTE!!

Vote:

[A] - Mal and Ben start a family of their own; sooner.

[B] - Like A, but later.

[C] - None of the above, but focus a little more on the couples beside Ben and Mal.

I need a vote, so comment please! The deadline is in three days, February 4th, because Grace gets really annoying when I don't update for a long time. I don't want a person I see almost every day chasing me around, giving me assignments.

~Em