to love a deity • descendents [one]

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"CARLOS! What was the matter with you back there?" Mal tried not to yell, but you could hear the frustration in her voice.

My friends and I were currently chilling in the library. The section where no one really visits anymore because of us. Mal was pacing back and forth as I sat at a table next to Jay rubbing Dude's belly. I honestly didn't see what the big issue was. If Mal has any bad blood between the Royales that's between her and them. It honestly has nothing to do with me.

"You mean me speaking to Lana?" I asked.

"Exactly that!" She replied stopping infront of me.

"So what, the kid spoke to Lana, who happens to be way out of your league." Jay teased.

I simply scoffed at him before Mal huffed in disappointment. Evie on the other hand wasn't paying us any mind. She was to busy worrying about her designs that she had to make come to life for the customers that she happened to quickly round up in only half a week.

"That's the problem." Mal said.

Jay chuckled, "I'll say."

"No! Not what you said Jay. What Carlos did. We can't befriend these people. They're trying to ruin our plan of retrieving the wand at Ben's coronation."

Jay sat up in his seat just as Evie finally drew her attention to the conversation. I continued to rub Dude's belly but I remained quiet.

"How do you know?" Evie asked.

"Yesterday I over heard them talking to King Adam about some arranged marriage that he and Queen Belle had set up prior to us coming here."

"And?" Jay signaled for Mal to continue.

Mal sat down across the table from me and sighed. "The arranged marriage is for Ben and Zoe. Apparently Ben's parents made a deal with Zoe's parents to align their kingdom and the only way to do this is if Zoe marries Ben. We can't let that happen."

"Mal, are you saying this because of the wand and or because you have feelings for Ben?" Evie asked getting up from her table.

She made her way over to where me, Jay, and Mal we're sitting and sat across from Jay. Mal didn't respond. She seemed like she was lost in her own thoughts.

"Look, Mal. There's always another way to get the wand, but like Evie said if this is about more than the wand then you need to tell us."

"Guys I-" Mal has cut herself off.

"After my date with Ben I admit I did catch feelings for him, but ...how can someone so good ever fall for someone like me?"

"Anything is possible. I mean Queen Belle did fall for an ugly beast and look how that turned out." I said.