When Jay, Carlos, and I reach the hallway to the boys' dorm in Auradon, Dude greets us. Carlos and I pet him and hold him. Carlos whispers, "Oh, I'm sorry I'm so late, Dude. Ben got captured." I whisper, "Should you be telling that to the talking dog?" Carlos waves me off, "It's fine." He moves to walk into the dorm but Jay stops him. "Don't. Why is our door open?" We tiptoe closer and see Chad using the 3D printer, "You've got to be kidding me." Chad jumps and chuckles nervously, "I knocked." Dude leaps out of Carlos's arms and sits on his bed. I gesture to the figure in the printer, "What in Auradon's name is that?" Chad takes it out, "Oh. That's a little Chad action figure." He pretends to fly it, "Zoom!" He looks at it again, "Well, minus the head."
My eyes widen, "Wow, the printer actually recreated my dreams. Excuse us." I shove him out the way and Jay pulls up a photo of the wand.
"Why are you guys making Fairy Godmother's wand?" We jump. One day I will sew Chad's mouth shut. One day. "Oh. Uh, why are we making Fairy Godmother's wand? Because, uh..." I shake my head slowly. Everyone may tease me for not really "acting" like a VK kid...but at least I can lie on command. I don't even need time to prepare a lie. It just comes out. I can think of a million- well, more like five- lies already to get Chad out of the room. Dude speaks up, "Ben's been captured!" Chad laughs, "What?! Dude can talk?" Carlos hisses, "I was stalling." Dude says innocently, "I thought you forgot." Jay turns to Chad, "Don't tell anyone! Ben's life depends on it." Chad brightens, "Really? So, if something were to happen, you know what I'm saying..." I narrow my eyes, "Yes, something bad to the King of Auradon..." Chad holds up his hands, "God forbid. But if something were to happen, who do you think would be in line to be king?" I stick my finger in my mouth and gag. Chad as King? He'd never go to any meetings. He'd be too busy looking at himself in the mirror, wearing the crown all day even to sleep. Jay asks, "Is it me, or is that in really poor taste?" I shake my head as Carlos takes Chad's figurine, "I can't believe you actually thought I'd go to Cotillion with you." I shove him out the door and he spins around, "And if you think I--" Jay slams the door in his face, "Thank you, Jay."
The 3D printer is slower than I thought it would be. We're fast asleep before the wand is even halfway down. Someone hits my arm and I bolt up, swinging my left fist. Jay catches it- or at least I know it's Jay. Who else knows- besides my dad and Celia Facilier- that I swing a mean left hook when someone wakes me up? I grew up on Isle, you're always on alert even when you're asleep. Jay reaches behind me and shakes Carlos, "Carlos!" He shakes his head, "Hmm? What?" Jay points to the printer and I remove the wand, admiring how real it looks. Jay grins, "Not bad." I laugh, waving it, "Are you kidding? 'Not bad?' It's amazing! I would think it's real!" Carlos takes the wand from me, grinning, "Well, before you use it as a baton, let's go." I stick my tongue out and grab my backpack, "Spoil sport." As we're leaving, Doug asks, "Hey, guys. What about me?" I shake my head and Carlos says, "No, Dude. You stay. I'm serious. Stay." He grumbles lowly. I blow Dude a kiss, "We still love you, bud." Carlos promises, "We'll be back before you know it."
As we are sneaking out the dorms building, Doug stops us, "Oh, hey, have you seen Evie?" I open my mouth, ready to say, "She's having an off-site spa day with Mal." But of course, the boys answer with their awful lies, "Uh...she...went camping." I facepalm. It's a natural reflex. Evie is the last person I'd expect to go camping. She's too girly and hates bugs and mud. The Isle was so not the place for her. "Evie-I-want-to-live-in-a-castle...sleeping on the ground with no place to plug in a hair dryer?" Exactly. Evie once freaked out when the power went out at her house and her hair dryer didn't work. She actually came to my house asking to use my power since our house was closer to hers. "You know how spontaneous she is, bro," Jay says. Evie is not that spontaneous. Carlos nods in agreement, "Yeah. Totally. Totally." I sigh and pull Carlos and Jay by their arm, "Later, Doug." We pass him and are instantly stopped by Lonnie, armed with swords, "I'm coming with you guys." I shrug, "Okay." Lonnie isn't stupid. She knows where we're going somehow, so why bother pretending? Carlos and Jay nervously laugh between them, "What?" Jay says, "We don't need swords at the...Waffle Hut." I shake my head slowly, pinching the bridge of my nose. I can't believe these two. You're from the Isle- lying is in your veins!
"You're going to the Isle to rescue Ben. Look, it's either you take me or I'm gonna have to tell Fairy Godmother." Like I said, Lonnie isn't stupid. Nor is she passive. The boys sigh in frustration and Jay nods. Lonnie squeals and hugs my right arm, "Okay! Really?" I nod, "We could use some extra help." I practically have to drag her to the limo, she never let go of my arm.
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My Strange Addiction➳ Carlos De Vil
RomanceMadison is the daughter of the Mad Hatter. Ironically, she is one of the most sane people you will ever meet. She is excited to start a new life in Auradon, until she learns Maleficent wants her and the four VKs to steal Fairy Godmother's wand and...
