𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮 ~ 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝘅 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿

Chapter 3

"Are you feeling kind of weird about this? I mean, It's not so bad here, you know" Jay says talking about Auradon

"Are you insane? Long live evil! You're mean! You're awful! You're bad news! Snap out of it!" Mal says snapping her fingers

"Thanks, Mal. I needed that" Jay says and goes to flirt with the cheerleaders

"Okay, all you have to do is give Ben the cookie and let the magic do the rest" Mal says handing me the bag

"Okay"

"Don't mess this up" Mal says and she leaves, I look at Ben and see Audrey walk away.

"Hey, pretty boy" I says closing his locker

"Huh" Ben says and I give him a look

"Oh I'm pretty boy?"

"Yes... anyway I just made a batch of cookies. double chocolate chip, do you want one?" I ask showing the bag

"Oh, I, uh, I've got a big game. I don't eat before a big game. But thank you so, so much. Thank you. Next time. Next time." Ben says

"No, yeah. I completely understand. Be careful of treats offered by kids of villains." I say

"No, no, no"

"No, I'm sure every kid in Auradon knows that" I say sadly

"No, that's not it. No, no, no, I... I really do..."

"No, I get it. You're cautious. That's smart. Oh, well, more for me, I guess." I say bringing the cookie up to my mouth and Ben snatches it from me

"No, no. Hey... see that? Totally trust you. Totally." Ben says eating the cookie

"How are they?" I ask

"They're good. They're great! They're amazing! They're, uh... I mean, they're chewy and, and you know, they... is that walnuts? I love walnuts. I mean, uh, you know, the... The chocolate... The... the chocolate... The chocolate chips are... I'm sorry. Um... Uh, they're... They're warm and soft. And they're sweet... Cass, have you always had those little golden flecks in your eyes?" Ben says and Jay comes up behind him.

Golden? My eyes are purple.

"How you feeling, bro?" Jay asks

"I feel... I feel... I feel like... Like singing your name. Cass, Cass!" Ben says and I cover his mouth and Jays looking back and forth at Ben and the cookie in disbelief.

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"This is a nail-biter, folks. There's 47 seconds left on the clock. We're all tied up. The Sherwood falcons, two. The fighting knights, two. What a game between Auradon's fiercest rivals. The teams get into their huddles and take up positions along the kill zone. Akiho! The dragoneers have been laying down a withering hail of fire. And now a substitution, he's bringing that hothead Jay in from the Isle of the Lost and that little guy Carlos can barely hold a shield" The announcer says

"When they break from their huddles, this is gonna be a big moment here. And the tipoff is ready. Here we go. Long pass goes to Jay. Jay dishes off to prince Ben. Nice little block by Carlos. He does a little dancing jig in his opponent's face. And now Jay gets the ball back. Here comes Jay! Jay, hurdling maneuver at mid-field. Jay makes a nice pass to Prince Ben through the kill zone. Big block by Chad! Prince Ben moves over wide, gives it back to Jay. He's in the clear! Oh, what a save by Philip the Faalcons' goalkeeper!"

"Come on!" Lonnie yells and I look at her laughing at her getting frustrated

"23 seconds left. You could cut the tension with a sword. The long ball is played into Jay. Jay, great jump, great leap. And a great move by Jay. Big block from Chad. Jay dishes off to Prince Ben. And then Carlos with a big block, goes down. Jay through the kill zone, picks up Carlos. Oh, he's being hammered by dragon fire. Still, going on. Jay, hurdling maneuver at mid-field. He's in the clear. The ball goes back to Jay. He passes to prince Ben. He scores! Prince Ben has won it! What an unselfish play by Jay! What a team! Incredible! And it's the new guys, Jay and Carlos, who set up the prince for the win here. What a victory! An absolutely wonderful end to one of the best games ever. Here they come, folks. The winners of the first tourn-"