Charlotte Cheshire: Adopted By The King And Queen

Chapter 3

Charlotte's POV

I don't want her here anymore. Mal knows something I don't and it's aggravating. "Hey, idiot. I said pass the glue!" Hailey muttered at me. I glared at her and passed the glue before standing up. "This is boring; I'm going to my room." I told Freya. She nodded and I walked out of the room, jumping past Sarah, who was sat on the floor.

Mal and Ben were stood in the hall, talking to each other. I decided to listen in and be nosy. "I never meant for it to happen. It was ages ago, and I didn't know what I was doing. It's the only way I can make it up to her." I heard Mal's voice say. Make it up to who? I thought as I heard Ben speak. "What happened? We were too busy with Uma ten years ago, and she wasn't even born then, so what's the worst you could've done?" He asked her.

Mal was crying now, and I decided to stop listening. Walking out, I went up the stairs. "Everything ok, Charlotte?" Ben asked me while hugging Mal. I stopped and looked down to him, "Just don't like having secrets kept from me." I ran up the stairs and shut the door. This is going to be a long, boring day! I told myself as I got out the picture of my dad.

Ben's POV

I'm so confused. What's Mal on about? "What happened? We were too busy with Uma ten years ago, and she wasn't even born then, so what's the worst you could've done?" I asked her as she started crying. She didn't reply so I pulled her into a hug. Things must've been really bad! I heard a shuffling behind me and saw Charlotte walk past and go upstairs. "Everything ok, Charlotte?" I asked her, still hugging Mal. She stopped and looked down at me, "Just don't like having secrets kept from me." Then she ran upstairs and shut her door.

I sighed and turned back to Mal, who had stopped crying now. "You ok? Want to talk about this tonight?" I asked. She nodded twice and smiled at me. Smiling back, we walked back into the kitchen. "Is everything ok? Why did Charlotte leave like that?" Mal asked the group of children. Sarah- or was it Sasha? -looked up from her picture and replied, "Hailey called her an idiot. Then she told Freya she was bored and went to her room."

I stood there, slightly shocked for a second, before turning to Hailey. "What? She is one, and a big one too." Hailey smirked. I sighed and shook my head at her. "No one in this world is an idiot, Hailey." I told her before George wanted my help again. I swear, why we wanted to adopt a kid is beyond me, they're way too much work! Mal was sat back with Hannah and was helping her with her pasta picture. They were painting the pasta purple, and my only guess was that it was a picture of Mal. I guessed right.

"Look, Ben, look! It's you and Mal together!" The little girl squealed excitedly as she lifted up the picture. It was of a man and a woman, smiling at each other. Mal had pasta hair, and I did too! "That's awesome, Hannah. I think I might take that home and hang it!" I smiled at her. She squealed excitedly and put the picture back on the table so it could dry.

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I don't know how long we were sat at that table, but by 5pm, everyone was gathered round the table for dinner. Well, the ones that's stay for dinner anyways. Charlotte was making dinner with Mal, and I was busy entertaining the others, so I had no idea what they were talking about.

Charlotte's POV

Why Mal had to help me make the dinner, I don't know. She's so clingy with me, I feel like she might go ahead and adopt me! I mean, I want to be adopted, but I don't want to be some prissy princess of Auradon. "Hey, Charlotte, do you want me to set the table?" She asked, snapping me from my thoughts. I looked up and shook my head, "I'll do it. Just don't burn the food, we've all heard how you needed magic to make cakes and biscuits." She blushed but nodded as I went to set the table.

Ben was busy playing with the others, except for Hailey and Lukas, so it was easy for me to set the table. "Need any help, Charlotte?" Ben asked as he listened to George. I shook my head and went back into the kitchen. Mal had set the food onto a different plate and she took it to the table. I rolled my eyes and filled up two jugs with orange and apple juice, and took them to the table. Everyone was gathered round it, and Ben was serving everyone food as Mal cut it up for the younger ones. The sight made me smile, and gave me a feeling that I wouldn't be the one to get adopted. "Hey, cat ears, I want a drink some time before Christmas!" Hailey sneered at me. I glared at her as I put the jugs on the table.

Mal had made the table slightly bigger so that everyone could sit round it, and the three of us sat down in different places. Me in my usual spot, Mal in between the twins, and Ben next to George and Hannah. Honestly, I don't get what they see in a beast and a former villain! "So, who are you guys going to adopt?" Freya asked the couple as we ate. I rolled my eyes at her dumb question; they were going to adopt one of the younger ones, of course. Ben looked up from his food and replied, "Well, I was thinking between taking you all or not taking any of you at all!" He joked. Everyone laughed at it, but me. "I don't want to upset any of you, but it is a girl in my mind. Sorry you two." Mal told us, turning to Lukas and George. They shrugged it off and started playing swords with their knives. Boys! I thought.

After dinner, I washed everything up and walked with the others to the hall, lining up again. Yzma and Kronk were with us now, and Yzma was smiling fakely at Ben and Mal. "So, who are you picking?" She asked. Ben put his hands up and replied, "Don't ask me, I want them all!" Mal shook her head at him fondly before turning to the rest of us. "I'm going to pick..."

Not me, not me. NOT ME!

"Charlotte please, Yzma."

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