Il libro di Jaylos

I'm Your Lucky Charm

taken from: Eternal_writes on Ao3
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Carlos never thought he'd survive to sixteen if he was being completely honest. His mother was crazy, and he was dirt poor. Oh and let's not forget that his mother liked to use her fists more than she liked to use her words. So yeah, he wasn't expecting to make it to this age, and he definitely wasn't expecting to get a soulmate charm either. He woke up to the sound of his mother screaming her head off as usual, his head was pounding with an excruciating headache as he scrambled out of bed. "Carlos, you'll be late for school, pup!" Cruella screeched. If there was one thing Cruella cared about besides chores, it was school.

He grabbed his backpack and ran down the stairs with terrifying speed. He passed his mother, who was taking a long drag of her cigar and she smiled at him. "Don't forget to do your chores before I get home!" Chores. The long list of jobs he had to do before she got home and kicked his ass. He slipped his arms through the straps of his backpack as he walked to the sidewalk where Mal waited for him with Evie, her soulmate. He gave them a weak smile before they all walked together to Auradon Prep. Evie's eyes widened.

"Carlos, what's that on your throat?" Evie whispered softly. Carlos felt his own eyes widen in worry. It was his mother.

"You know what that is Eve, it's not a matter of what, it's a matter of how we're gonna help him cover it up," Mal told her. "You got any makeup or a scarf?"

"I've got some concealer," Evie said, "Hold still C, we'll get this all covered up," She got the conclear out of her bag and began to calmly apply it to his skin until the bruises weren't visible. "Got anymore?"

He shook his head with a grateful smile. "Thanks Evie," She smiled back, but her smile had an undertone of worry. The three of them walked to school in relative silence until Mal gasped.

"'Los isn't it your birthday?! What does your charm look like?" She asked wildly. Carlos titled his head with a look of confusion before his brain caught up with her words. His head was still swimming.

Oh shit, it was his birthday, wasn't it? He pulled back his sleeve hastily, and sighed in semi-relief when he saw the charm on his brand new bracelet that appeared overnight while he slept. The chain was red and gold with a golden cobra dangling on it. He flipped it over, not able to contain his curiosity. J. That was all.

"Wow just J?" Mal mumbled, "that's not much to go off of,"

"Well, we just have to broadcast it in the inner on when we get to school then," Evie said jokingly.

"E, no. No way." Carlos whined.

"Just joking 'Los," Evie said with a wave of her hand as they entered the school building. The hustle and bustle of the school calmed Carlos' anxiety. Evie's voice quieted, "What'd you do to make your mother so mad?"

"She gave me more chores than so could handle, and...yeah"

"My mom could kick her ass for you."

"Who's ass are you kicking?" Jay Jafar asked, wrapping an arm around Evie's shoulder. Carlos bit his thumb and pretended to be occupied with something else. Mal shrugged.

"Not anyone to concern yourself with, playboy," Mal growled, "Get your slimy hands off my soulmate,"

"Oh come on Mal," Jay grumbled, "What'd I ever do to you?"

"Well for starters you let the entire Tourney team hit of Evie and catcall her in the halls,"

"I didn't know that was happening, that hardly counts,"

"You ditched me for Chad." Mal growled.

"Look, I can explain," Jay said, "he supplies my father now, and if I wasn't his friend, he'd stop. You know how much my father loves his shop,"