Descendants: A Twist of Hearts and Shadows

Chapter Eight: Parents' Day

The villain kids get ready for Parents' Day in their respective rooms. Quinn was putting the finishing touches on her makeup as Flaria puts her hat on and tucks her pocket watch into her belt. "You ready for this?" Flaria asks as she adjusts her outfit out of nervousness. "Nope," Quinn lowers her white lipstick, "I made a mistake..."

"It can't be tha-," Flaria turns to look at the shorter girl, "Oh, honey..." "Why did I have to pick white?" Quinn asks as she hurries to Flaria's bed and starts to dig through the tarot cards.

"Oi! Stop that! You can't read them anyways!" Flaria makes a grab for them only for Quinn to push them further away, "They're pictures how hard can it-" Quinn picks one up and looks at it, "Ah." "Yeah," Flaria snatches them all up and expertly shuffles them. Quinn slumps across the bed and looks up at her best friend, "Why're you sad..?"

Flaria jumps slightly and stares at her in confusion, "Huh... wh-oh... are you still seeing the glows?" Quinn sighs and nods. Flaria shrugs and starts looking through her cards, "I'm not sure that there is one for..." She looks at Quinn's lipstick, "That... because it's white and tarot cards are dark." "Isn't there like a protect or something?" Quinn rakes a hand through her hair.

"Disappear, purge, strangle, spasm," Flaria list a few cards off, "Ah, immunity! This might work." Quinn stares at her in horror at the previously listed cards.

"Ready?" Flaria holds the card between two fingers and snaps Quinn out of her shock. Quinn blinks a few times and nods, closing her eyes. Flaria's eyes glow a soft green before she waves the card over her own face and Quinn's, "There we go." "Did it work?" Quinn looks up, quirking an eyebrow.

Flaria picks up some leftover pick glitter and blows it in Quinn's face. Quinn snaps her eyes shut and hisses, "Where did that- that's still here!?" Quinn glares at Flaria, her eyes beginning to turn red. "Yep! Glitter never leaves except in this case..." Flaria hands Quinn a mirror, "Crystal clear." Quinn grins and her eyes quickly shift back to black.

"Thankyouthankyouthankyou!" Quinn hugs Flaria. "Gah!" Flaria stiffens, "Too much human contact!" Quinn let's go of her and smiles, "Lets go!" She quickly pulls on her long pink glove. Flaria huffs, sliding her cards into their holster, and follows Quinn.

Carlos looks up from his spot against a wall, "Finally, I'm getting gray hairs sitting here." "What took you two so long?" Jay groans.

"A) Carlos, you're 15 with a full head of white hair. B) It takes time to look this bad, Jay," Flaria lists with a smirk. Jay rolls his eyes at her response.

"Let's go, we're far passed fashionably late," Quinn stops and shivers, "Hearts, I sound like my Mother..." Carlos chuckles and gets up, holding his hand out for Quinn, "Your Majesty?" Her face blends in with her red hair as she stammers for a response.

Flaria pushes passed them, rolling her eyes, "Young love, ick!" "C'mon, lovebirds! We're late!" Jay snickers, catching up to Flaria. "Like you have room to talk!" Carlos shouts, starting to follow them with Quinn in tow. Flaria snaps her fingers, causing her shadow to trip Carlos.

"Carlos!" Quinn quickly kneels next to him and glares at Flaria, "Flar!" Flaria quickly salutes and turns a corner as her shadow swims back to her from Carlos'. Quinn helps Carlos stand as Jay turns the corner and meets Flaria as they walk to the balcony and look over the event.

The group of Auradon kids catch the attention of the two. The group was singing an Acapella, updated version of Be Our Guest.

"What. Is. That?" Flaria asks in disgust. "Yo, lovebirds," Jay laughs, "Come check this out!" Carlos grumbles as he turns the corner with Quinn and looks over the balcony. He stares in shock at the Auradonians as Quinn slips in between him and Flaria. "For spades sake," Quinn sighs.