Wicked Love

Chapter 6

Saturday has arrived. Unfortunately for King Ben, the weekend means more room for him to continue his royal duties. While he is always proud to serve his country, he wishes he can take a break. His duties the past couple of weeks have been grueling for him.

Ben was just about to head to the royal limo to the Northern Wei. The Emperor wanted a word with him. Since this involves the Emperor, Lonnie will be accompanying him once again.

"Uh, Ben," called Lonnie. "You look pretty calm for someone who just got cheated on."

"Huh?" Ben was confused, and then immediately realizes what Lonnie was talking about. "Oh, you mean... Carlos and Mal."

"Look, if you need to talk about it, I'm here," said Lonnie, putting her hand on Ben's shoulder as a friendly gesture.

"Lonnie, I'm okay, really," said Ben.

"But Mal dumped you," said Lonnie.

"What's happening between them isn't real, Lonnie," said Ben.

"What are you talking about?" asked Lonnie.

"Mal explained everything," said Ben. "She wanted to help Carlos ask out Jane. She made him a cookie with a love spell in it. It backfired on her."

"Carlos fell in love with Mal instead of Jane," guessed Lonnie.

"Yeah," confirmed Ben. "And since the only cure for the spell is Mal giving Carlos a kiss of love, she thinks the best way to deal with this is to hang out with him until she can find a way to fix it."

"So, unless Mal falls in love with Carlos and kisses him, he's stuck being in love with her for the rest of his life?" asked Lonnie.

Ben nods.

"Yikes," Lonnie reacted. "I heard Carlos is taking Mal to the bowling alley tonight."

"It'll be fine. Mal promised me she'll handle it," said Ben.

"And you're not worried?" asked Lonnie.

"Mal only loves Carlos as a brother. I got nothing to worry about," said Ben.

"Well, if I must say something, she's an amazing actor," said Lonnie. "I mean, I saw her yesterday with Carlos and she really looked like she loves him. You should tell her to audition for the role of Maleficent in the Sleeping Beauty play."

"I'll talk to her about it..." said Ben.

- ROTTEN TO THE CORE -

The night has come. Evie was helping Mal getting prepared for her "date night" with Carlos. For the occasion, Evie made Mal a short skirt dress with the colors of red, black, and white.

"Do I really have to wear this?" asked Mal.

"I just wanna see him gush," said Evie.

"At least give me my jacket," said Mal. "This dress shows too much skin."

"Purple and green doesn't exactly match Carlos' color scheme," said Evie.

Mal sighs and rolls her eyes. She walks to her bed and grabs her jacket herself.

"You know this isn't a real date, right?" said Mal.

"I know," said Evie. "I'm just trying to enjoy this while it lasts."

Mal scrunches her eyebrows. "If I see you following us..."

"You'll turn me into a lizard?" guessed Evie.

"No. I'll burn all your clothes until all you can wear is rags," said Mal, smirking.

"You monster," replied Evie.

"Thank you. I do try," said Mal, flattered.

"So, what are you gonna do?" asked Evie.

"Have fun," answered Mal.

Evie raises an eyebrow.

"I got it handled," said Mal.

"So far, all you've done is feed into his enchanted heart," said Evie.

"It's part of the plan, E," said Mal.

"What happens if he never gets over you?" asked Evie.

"He'll get over me, I promise," said Mal.

"Guess I can cancel the plans for the Dalmatian-styled wedding dress," muttered Evie.

Mal glares at her friend, unamused.

"I'm kidding," said Evie, giggling.

The girls heard a knock on the door. Evie pulls Mal in front of the door and opens it. Standing in front of the daughter of Maleficent is Carlos, wearing a T-shirt with the same color scheme as Mal's clothes.

Mal looks at her friend.

"I took the liberty of preparing him for this occasion as well," said Evie, smiling.

Mal glares at Evie for a few second before turning back to Carlos. He was just staring at her, obviously dazzled by her make-up and dress.

"You look beautiful," said Carlos.

"You should see me without the jacket," joked Mal.

Evie giggled behind the door.

"Let's get out of here," said Mal, exasperated.

The second Mal put her arm around Carlos' arm, Evie snapped a picture. Mal glares at the daughter of Evil Queen again before leaving with the son of Cruella De Vil. Evie just giggles as she looks at the picture again.

Don't worry. The date will start in the next chapter. Hope you're patient.