Descendants: A Twist of Hearts and Shadows

Chapter Four: First Impression

The limo pulls up to a large castle. The girls calmly walk out and around the vehicle. They roll their eyes and open the other door, allowing the boys to tumble to the ground while fighting over an insignificant object.

"Dude, let go! I grabbed it first!" Jay shouts as he yanks on the item. "But I saw it first!" Carlos yanks back. The four teens jump as a huge marching band begins to play. Jay drops the item, sending Carlos falling to the ground.

Flaria leans against the limo, fading into the shadows. Quinn nervously smiles down and offers Carlos a hand up, which he gladly takes. He heaves himself up with her help and dust off his clothes. The band drifts to a stop as the four teens look up to see three new figures in front of them.

"Welcome to Auradon. Please leave everything in the limo," the light-blue clad woman looks to Jay, "Just... drop it." Jay rolls his eyes and tosses everything back in the limo. A cough sounds from out of nowehere, scaring everyone but the villain kids. Jay glares at the back of the limo and playfully grumbles, "Flar..."

The tanned girl smirks as her shadow travels up and in to his pocket to retrieve a small device, "She said to drop all of it... and this wasn't even in the limo." The embodiment of pink, prissy princess looks shocked to see her phone floating in mid-air, "That's mine! How did you get it? I'm standing over here!"

"Since when can your shadows do that?" Carlos asks loud enough for the other villain kids to hear. The darkness seems to shrug before their attention is return to the three Auradon residents. Jay smirks, not entirely sure what happened himself, "I have my ways."

The adult calmly asks, "Please return the phone, miss...?" "Flaria Facilier. Daughter of Dr. Facilier," she steps slightly out of the shadows as she crosses her arms, phone crashing against the ground. The Auradon male looks to Flaria and the shattered phone before turning to the princess in an attempt to comfort her.

The brunette coughs and begins his rehearsed greeting, "Welcome to Auradon Prep! I'm Ben-" "Prince Benjamin, soon to be King," the girl cuts in gleefully. The boy clenches his fist to stop himself from rolling his eyes, "Yes, and this is Audrey-" "Princess Audrey! His girlfriend," she glares at Flaria and Quinn.

Carlos takes the chance to break the tension by introducing himself, "Carlos, son of Cruella De'Vil." Jay follows Carlos' lead and crosses his arms, "Jay, son of Jafar." The air grows silent before everyone looks at Quinn. She stammers and fiddles with her fingers, "Uh... Ro-Ro... Qu... uhm..." Carlos comes to her rescue and introduces her, "Rosette Quinn Hearts! The wonderful, non-crazy daughter of the Queen of Hearts!"

Jay shoves Carlos with a smirk as Flaria leans over to Quinn, whispering, "He's whipped, Harley Quinn." Carlos and Quinn turn as red as her hair. Carlos laughs awkwardly, "Uh... Yeah..." The woman claps her hands to get everyone's attention, "Well, now that we got out of the way, I am Fairy Godmother. The headmistress of Auradon Prep. If you need anything... anything at all... please don't hesitate to ask. Now, Ben and Audrey will show you around! Welcome once again." Fairy Godmother grins and walks away with a skip in her step.

Ben grins at the four teens in front of him, "Follow me, and we'll get started!" Ben and Audrey turn around and start walking away. However, none of the villain kids move. Ben looks behind him to start explaining and sees they aren't following, "Um..."

Carlos stares at him, "What?" "The tour," Ben glances to Audrey, "You all need to follow us to know how to navigate the buildi-" "And our stuff?" Flaria just her thumb to the trunk of the limo. "Right!" Ben smiles, "We have people bringing your things to your rooms! So there's nothing to worry about!"

Jay quirks his eyebrow at his friends. Flaria gives a sigh, nodding her head before completely leaving the shadows and wincing at the sunlight. "Come on! There's so much to see, and I have a dress fitting to get to!" A few villain kids roll their eyes as Ben confirms, "It's okay, Audrey. You'll be there on time..."

The tour properly begins this time and the group come around a large, golden statue. Ben smiles and claps his hands, causing the statue to morph into a beast. He begins to ramble, "My Father wanted his statue to transform just as he did..." Carlos shrieks and leaps into Jay's arms. Jay once again catches the frightened boy and simply stares at him. Audrey stares at the duo in absolute shock.

Quinn softly rests a hand on Carlos' back and whispers to him, "Hey, it's okay, it's not real." Carlos hastily gets out of Jay's grasp and shuffled around the statue, never taking his eyes off it. They catch up to the others as they enter the building.

Flaria hisses to Quinn, "Don't leave me with them ever again!" Quinn smiles awkwardly, "Oops?" "This is Doug, he'll help you with your schedules," Ben gestures to the boy with a trumpet, "And finally, if you have any questions, any at all, don't be afraid to ask-" "Doug! Ask Doug!" Audrey shouts before dragging Ben away.