Two (Wicked) Hearts as One

We're Back

Chapter 9: We're Back

Evie's POV:

Ugh, now I have to change our appearances while still making us look good. Believe me when I say that I need to look better than everyone else, even if no one knows who I really am. For my look, I settled on dark brown, straight hair and green piercing green eyes, similar to Mal's. For Jay, well, I couldn't think of a suitable eye color for him, so I left his dark brown orbs and changed his hair to be short, just slightly longer than most boys in Auradon Prep.

Now for clothes. I wore a white blouse with a coral colored infinity scarf. My skirt was black and made of a thin leather. To top off the look, I wore white tights and black wedges. For Jay, I decided to have him wear a gray shirt and black jeans. It wasn't exactly "preppy", but it's hard to make designs without leather and VK edge.

I teleported us to the front of the school, completely forgetting about having to show our new looks to our parents, and immediately met gazes with Mal. I tried to look away, but it was too late. She whispered something to Ben and they both made their way to me and Jay.

Mal's POV:

I was walking with Ben on another warm, sunny day in Auradon, when I saw two students I was unfamiliar with. The first one to catch my eye was the male. He was extremely muscular in his upper body, which really reminded me of Jay. A tear escaped my eye, which I quickly wiped away. Unfortunately Ben saw it. Of course he did. He stopped in his tracks and turned my body to face his.

"Mal.. are you alright?" he asked me nervously.

"Of course I'm not alright. That boy," I pointed to him, "he looks almost exactly like Jay," I responded softly, on the verge of tears.

Ben looked at the two students. "I've never seen those two before. Should we see who they are?" he asked and I nodded. We walked up to them. The girl stared, well actually more like glared, as if she hated us. That's weird, I thought. She doesn't even know us. I looked to Ben, who shrugged, also confused on why her attitude was that way.

"Hey guys. Are you two lost?" I asked, concerned. I could've sworn that the girl rolled her eyes, but I ignored it.

"Of course we aren't lost. We're here to register. Are you stupid?" her voice was cold. If she weren't banished, I would easily say that this girl is Evie in disguise. I shoved the thought into the back of my mind, knowing it's impossible to be true. There's no way she's that powerful.

Is she?

No, of course not.

Right?

Yes, of course. I was snapped out of my thoughts by my phone chiming. I checked to see it was a text from Melody, daughter of Ariel. I didn't even look at the message. I knew what it was. Ever since the day Evie publicly declared herself a villain, I've gotten tons of texts saying things like "That wasn't like you to back down" or "Being good doesn't mean being weak" and things like that. I just didn't want to cause harm to my best friend. The Auradonian kids can be quite rude sometimes, and this is one of them.

I looked back up to the new students. "Do you guys want to tell us your names?" I asked.

The petite female paused, as if she either didn't understand or didn't have an answer. She turned and whispered something to the guy I assume is her boyfriend, who paused for a moment before whispering something back. The girl nodded and looked back at me. "I'm Sofia and this is my boyfriend Booboo," she said in a voice that was surprisingly not icy and cold like most things I've heard her say.

"Well it's nice to meet you two. Umm we weren't expecting any new students, but luckily we have two people whose roommates just... transferred," Ben told them. Neither one looked interested in what we had to say at all. The girl, Sofia, pulled out a nail file and began filing her nails, which were perfectly painted in a French manicure. I sighed, once again reminded of Evie. I saw Booboo (I know, what an odd name) nudge her. She looked annoyed for a second before approaching me.

"Are... Are you okay?" she asks softly. She's probably faking to care about how I'm feeling, I'm assuming she might be shy with all the new people, but hey, it's the thought that counts, right? I haven't been in Auradon long enough yet to know all these dumb sayings.

"Yeah.. I'm fine. I'm just thinking about one of my old friends," I say, looking down slightly. I could see her features soften for a split second before turning back to being almost emotionless.

"Okay guys. How about showing you to your dorms?" Ben asked, hoping to change the subject.

"Yeah sure," Booboo replied. He and Sofia went into the building and surprisingly knew where to find the dorms, unlike us VKs did on the first day. I don't know about Booboo, but the scariest thing is that Sofia knew exactly where to find the dorm, almost as if she's been here before.

She walked in and put her stuff on Evie's old bed. She opened her suitcase and I was surprised to find a lot of black... and blue. Mal stop, I thought to myself, lots of people like black and blue. There were a few other colors, such as white and coral, but lots of them are darker than the clothing she is currently wearing. I caught a quick glimpse of a red ruby before the tucked it away in her suitcase. The only thing I could think of is Evie's necklace. I need to talk to Carlos and see if he found out anything suspicious about Booboo, if that's even his real name.

Carlos's POV:

When my new roommate walked in, I was frozen in shock. He looked almost identical to Jay. The only major difference is this boy's hair. I've known Jay a long time, and I knew he'd never, ever cut his hair, no matter what. He looked around. "Cool place," he says with little real interest. He walks up to me and holds out his hand. "The name's J- Booboo," he says. That's odd, I thought. It sounded like he was using a fake name.

Then something hit me. He was about to say his name started with a J... No, no it can't be. Jay is on the Isle of the Lost. There's no possible way for him to even break the barrier. I destroyed that machine before we left. I put out my hand and shook his anyway. "I'm Carlos."

He gives me a look before speaking. "Oh, you're one of the villain children that were brought here a few weeks ago. Let me guess, Cruella de Vil's son?" I couldn't assume he was Jay by that answer. Anyone with at least half of a brain can figure out who my mother is. I'm still suspicious about this boy though.

"Yeah, she's my mom. Unfortunately," I said with a sigh. "Who are your parents?"

The question seemed to stun him, as if he either didn't want to answer or, if he really is Jay, he doesn't have a lie to use. "Ummm well, my parents aren't famous around, well, anywhere really. Just ordinary commoners," he said after a few moments of thought.

"That wasn't the question. Who are your parents? I'm asking you what their names are."

"Well, oh look at the time. Let's go get something to eat," Booboo says and dashes out of the room. I sighed, knowing this was not going to be easy at all. I need to talk to Mal ASAP about these two new students. Whether or not others see it, I know something is fishy about this situation.

And I'm going to find out what it is.