Daughter of the Isle // Descendants 2

Girl Talk

While Mal chatted with Ben, Carlos asked me and Lonnie, "You guys okay?"

Lonnie nodded. "Yeah, I'm good."

I gave him a small smile. "I'm okay."

Carlos returned my smile. "Nice work out there, Lonnie! You too, Mia. C'mon, Dude." The dog followed him. "Hop in. Ha! Now you listen to me."

"Let's go!" Lonnie said.

Mal started waving us over. "C'mon, c'mon, c'mon!"

We climbed inside the limo and Ben turned to Mal. "I'm really sorry that things didn't go like the way you wanted them to."

Mal glanced at him. "As long as you're safe, that's..." She let out a sigh.

"At least I got to see the Isle. They're my people too. Uma helped me see that."

Mal frowned. "Ben, Uma captured you."

Ben sighed. "She's an angry girl with a bad plan. It's not so different from you when you came to Auradon, Mal."

An uncomfortable silence fell upon us. Dude broke the silence. "Awkward."

Carlos frowned at the dog. "Dude, I know you can talk. But that doesn't always mean you should."

Jay turned to Lonnie. "Here we go! Why don't you stop by practice later?"

Lonnie smirked. "What, in the mood to break some rules?"

Jay shook his head. "No."

When we got back to the school, Lonnie grabbed the swords. "I'll get these back to the gym."

"Thanks."

"See you later."

Jane seemed relieved. "Ben, there you are! Cotillion is tonight! Look; this is the stained glass window for Mal. Isn't it beautiful? She's going to love it!"

Ben glanced at Mal. "Do you want to cancel?"

Jane glanced between them. "Um, you know what? I can come back, like really soon."

Ben shook his head. "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Now's fine." He turned to Mal. "Do whatever you need to do."

Evie glanced between me and Mal and took our arms as we walked away. "We need to talk."

Mal nodded. "Yeah."

Carlos shook his head. "No."

Evie frowned. "No?"

"You guys are always going off to a huddle, whispering your girl talk stuff or whatever, and Jay and I are tired of it."

Jay glanced at Carlos. "I'm not."

"We're your family too. We've been through a lot. Together. We're not stopping that now. Okay? Everyone sit. Come here...you too." He paused. "I don't know how to start girl talk."

Jay looked at each of us. "What up?"

Mal frowned. "Um, well, I'm a mess. I'm such a mess. I mean, six months ago, I was, you know, stealing candy from babies...and now, everyone wants me to be this Lady of the Court, and I have no idea how to keep up the act."

Carlos gave a small smirk. "Then don't."

Jay frowned. "See, this was dumb."

Evie turned to Mal. "Maybe it wasn't. We are always going to be the kids from the Isle. I tried to forget. I really tried. But those are our roots. And well, we did what we have to do to survive. But it made us who we are. And we're never going to be like anyone else here. And that's okay. That's okay."

Carlos nodded. "And we can't fake it."

"No." Evie answered.

"Yeah, I mean, especially not without my spellbook." Mal added.

Carlos focused his gaze on her. "Mal, if Ben doesn't like the real you, he's not the one."

Evie smiled. "I like that."

"Give him a chance."

I sighed and said, "I really miss him. Being back there, and being near him, it all felt so real. It felt right. And suddenly, being back here, I don't know what I'm feeling. It all feels wrong."

Carlos turned to me. "Mia, we all have flings. He's dangerous. But, if you like him, then that's really great. I'm glad you found someone who makes you happy."

I met his eyes. "He's not a fling, Carlos. I think it might be the real thing."

Evie smiled and thought for a moment before turning to Mal. "I'm going to make some changes to your dress, and if you're up for it, and only if you're up for it, it'll be waiting for you. Okay?" She then mouthed to Carlos and Jay, 'Thank you.'

Carlos stood up. "Come on, buddy."

Evie and Carlos walked away and Jay turned to us. "Come to Cotillion tonight, alright? If Ben isn't smart enough to love you, and you can't stand another day, I'll drive you back tomorrow myself. Okay? And Mia, if you absolutely need to, if you want to see him again, I'll take you back as well."