Two (Wicked) Hearts as One

Suspicions

Chapter 10: Suspicions

Carlos's POV:

Apparently Booboo came with a friend of his named Sofia. I've met her briefly once, but she seemed to have a very... snappy attitude. She seems to not care about anyone except Booboo, who I'm assuming is her boyfriend. Another weird thing about her is that she has Evie's body shape and skin tone: pale, a little too thin, and of course beautiful.

Even Dude seems to think something is off. He growls for a few seconds whenever Booboo and/or Sofia walk into the same room he's in, as if they've done something horrible to either him or me. He'll point out things to me, such as barking at Sofia's shoes that just so happen to have been Evie's favorite pair. I never thought anything of it, since Evie got them from a popular brand in Auradon.

As a few days pass, I really start to become suspicious about these kids. And Mal agrees with me. No one has told us any complaints and suspicions, but whenever those two pass down a hallway or into a classroom, people watch and whisper.

I mean, let's go over the reasons we have to not trust these kids. I've decided to write a list:

1. Their physical appearances. "Booboo" is extremely muscular, and his eyes are the same color as Jay's. He always wears tight clothes and on some occasions, a leather vest, typically in the colors brown (as the main color) and occasional pops of red and yellow, Jay's favorite colors. "Sofia" is pale and thin, exactly like Evie. Her eye color isn't the same as Evie's, but Sofia's makeup is done almost exactly the same way Evie's is, except slightly different colors. And again, the outfits. She dresses in a lot of white and coral, which are more Auradonian colors than VK, but she also likes to wear black, edgy jewelry, and the occasional leather jacket. She wears royal blue too, but not nearly as much as Evie.

2. Their attitudes. Evie and Jay hated us after we turned good. What do these kids act like? Hateful, rude, slightly snobby, and they're quite antisocial, as if they are hiding something that they might accidentally let slip. They also always whisper little things to each other, like they're either making comments on the students or plotting.

3. They never pay attention in class. Jay was never one for school, and Evie never cared for it too much. She was sometimes interested on the Isle, but typically just used the mirror to cheat once we got to Auradon. So why would she need to pay attention if this is Evie?

4. Their belongings. I've already mentioned their clothes and shoes, but Mal has told me that she caught a quick glimpse at a red ruby in Sofia's suitcase before the brunette quickly hid it with her stuff. Mal also recognizes a lot of the popular makeup brands that Evie used to use, and it just so happens that Sofia uses them too.

5. Their personalities and hobbies. Booboo is quite rough and aggressive. He hurts people on the tourney field and doesn't seem to be bothered by it. If someone like Ben or Chad hurts someone, they'd approach and apologize, help them get ice, etc, but this new kid just doesn't care. But I have to admit, he is quite a talented player. A natural, Coach Jenkins has said. Now let's talk about Sofia. She seems to have a large interest in magic, which, even though Evie never showed a particular interest, we all know of Evie's powers that she most likely inherited from Evil Queen. She's also obsessed with her appearance (Then again, so are Audrey and the girls in her group, but that's not the point) and does a little sewing, according to Mal. Sofia does buy some clothes though, but is very selective with what she purchases.

6. Sneaking around. Late at night, Mal and I have both heard the doors to our dorms opening slowly and have seen shadowy figures slipping out of the room at least once. The one time it's happened to me, Booboo wasn't in his bed when I asked if he saw what I did.

I put down my pen and slipped the paper in my pocket to show to Mal and Ben. Mostly Ben, since Mal has recognized pretty much everything I have. I walked into Ben's dorm, where Mal was sitting on the couch with him, waiting for me.

"What's up, Snowflake?" Mal asked in a joking tone (Nickname credits go to I believe CarVie16 on fanfiction.net {thought she deserved the credit} but I might be wrong so sorry if I am).

"Haha very funny" I say sarcastically. "Anyway, Ben we're concerned about the two new students here," I say, looking at the King.

"What do you mean? They seem nice, just a little... strange," he responds, but something in his voice tells that he doesn't exactly trust what was coming out of his mouth.

"They seem almost exactly like Evie and Jay!" Mal practically yelled, annoyed that Ben hasn't caught on yet. "And Carlos has a list of reasons to think they are Evie and Jay."

"Okay then. Show me this list," Ben said, looking at me. I handed him the list and he read all the bullets, his face showing shock as he realized what me and Mal both have hypothesized: "Sofia" and "Booboo" are Evie and Jay.

This theory makes perfect sense, except for one detail: How could Evie and Jay possibly leave the island? They don't have magic there and the barrier was strengthened. Is it possible that everything is just a coincidence that they have similar personalities to Evie and Jay?

Yeah, that's probably it.

But it just can't be.

They're almost the exact same people as my former best friends.

No. They have to be my former friends. There's no other explanation.

We all remain quiet for what feels like centuries, until Ben breaks the silence. "We need to expose Sofia and Booboo."

Sorry for such a short chapter! I really didn't know how to make it longer, but I hope you guys like it anyway :)