"Let's give Auradon a taste of evil." Mal smirked as the core five surrounded a cauldron filled with apples wearing their VK outfits. "Wicked ways beneath the skin..."
"Let all who taste it now join in." Vanessa read beside her sister as the core five laugh evilly before adding in more apples.
The five began to sing as Vanessa snapped her fingers causing music to rise.
"We got all the ways to be W-I-C-K-E-D! We got all the ways to be W-I-C-K-E-D!"
"Come on!"
"Hey, hey, hey, hey"
"Hey, hey, hey, hey"
"Hey, hey, hey, hey"
"Hey, hey, hey, hey"
Carlos ran to the end of the hallway throwing the apple to the ground while Mal and Vanessa closed the lockers spray painting them.
"Crashing the party, guess they lost my invitation" Vanessa sang as she handed Jane an apple. "Friendly reminder, got my own kind of persuasion" Mal sang as Jane took her spray can.
"Looks like this place could use a bit of misbehavior, happily ever after with a little flavor" Carlos sang as he put an arm around Vanessa and Mal heading off with them.
"Bad to the bone with even worse intention, we're gonna steal the show and leave 'em all defenseless" Jay smirked throwing apples to the music club and threw one in Doug's instrument. "A fairytale life can be oh-so overrated" Evie sang putting an apple on Fairy Godmother's desk before signalling the kids to be quiet.
"So raise your voices and let's get it activated!" Evie smirked. "Long ! Live! Havin' some fun" Evie and the kids sang. "We take what we want, there's so many ways to be wicked, with us evil lives on the right side of wrong! There's so many ways to be wicked, apple, apple dip, dip. Wanna try it? Tick, tick. Take a bite, c'mon, be bold. Change the way the story's told"
"This time, the dark is finally getting your attention" Vanessa sang as she placed apples on every tray with the girls. "We're wicked by the book, and class is back in session" She stood on top of the counter.
"You like it, steal it, gotta beat 'em to the treasure" Jay smirked as the cheer squad stared at him with flirty smiles. "A rite of passage. Bad just doesn't get much better!" Carlos sang as he juggled three apples before handing them to Adam, Belle, and Celina.
"Long live havin' some fun, we take what we want. There's so many ways to be wicked, with us evil lives on the right side of wrong. There's so many ways to be wicked "
"Mother!" Mal sang loudly as she stood by the flag with Vanessa. "Always knows best" They both sang as Vanessa got the flag up.
"Show her, pass every test" Evie held up an apple flipping pages through a book. "Hear her voice in my head" Carlos sang with headphones on.
"Evil is the only real way to win" Jay sang as they all meet outside.
"We got all the ways to be. Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! W-I-C-K-E-D! Let's go! We got all the ways to be. Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! W-I-C-K-E-D!"
"Yeah!" Vanessa hit the note as the VK smirked seeing everyone turning to the evil side.
"Long live havin' some fun (havin' some fun)
We take what we want
There's so many ways to be wicked
With us evil lives on (evil lives on)
The right side of wrong
There's so many ways to be wicked"
"Cruel and unusual, we're taking control. There's so many ways to be wicked, with us evil lives on the right side of wrong.There's so many ways to be wicked"
"Hey, hey, hey! We got all the ways to be, W-I-C-K-E-D! We got all the ways to be
W-I-C-K-E-D! We got all the ways to be W-I-C-K-E-D"
"We got all the ways to be"
"So many ways to be wicked" Vanessa and Mal smirked to each other before throwing two apples to their boyfriends who caught them.
Cameras flashed in front of Vanessa and Mal's faces as Mal had snapped out of her daydream. Vanessa tried to answer their questions as Mal stepped back a bit in surprise.
"Vanessa! Mal! please!" The interviewers called out to them. "Over here! Mal! Vanessa!"
"Only three days to the Royal Cotillion. Ever think girls like you would be Ladies of the Court?" An interviewer asked. "Well, to be honest-" Mal tried to speak.
"How does it feel to be the most envied girls in Auradon?" One interviewer asked. "Oh, I don't think we're-" Vanessa tried to say.
"Does your hair still glow?" A report asked. "Well-" Vanessa tried to say.
"Well, do you two like being a brunette and a blonde?" An interview asked as Mal had changed her hair to blonde and Vanessa changed hers to brunette. "Actually-" They were cut off.
"Is your mother still a lizard?" A reporter asked Mal. "Okay. Alright, excuse us." Ben and Nick rushed to their girls side.
"Are you okay?" Nick asked Vanessa. "You're here. How could I not be?" Vanessa smiled causing a smile to grow on his face.
"Are you okay?" Ben asked Mal. "Now that you're here." Mal smiled.
"Uh, we will let you know if and when that particular situation changes." Ben told the reporter. "Did either of you ever think you'd be with a villain kid?" Another reporter questioned the brother kings.
The question had caused the boys to share a small chuckle before their facial expressions turned to a serious one as the slightly glared at the reporters.
"We're done here." They told the reporters as Fairy Godmother rushed to them. "Okay. Shush, shush, shoosh, shoosh. This is still a school, so if you're here, you're either skipping or trespassing." Fairy Godmother stood in front of the couples.
"Just one quick question-" A reporter tried to say. "Shush. Shush. Thank you." Fairy Godmother smiled as the reporters and cameras left.
"Vanessa, Nick, Mal, Ben." Fairy Godmother greeted them. "Fairy Godmother." They smiled as she turned around leaving them to be.
"Don't pay any attention to them, guys." The brothers smiled. "Well, that's a lot easier said then done." Mal and Vanessa chuckled.
"Are you actually okay?" Nick asked Vanessa pulling her to the side so Ben could talk to Mal. "Yeah, I am." Vanessa nodded but Nick gave her a look.
"Alright, so they surprised us that's all." Vanessa sighed. "And you?" Nick asked her putting a hand on her cheek.
"Shocked that everywhere we turn both Mal and I have a camera in our faces." Vanessa leaned to his hand. "But it's alright we'll get used to it. Hopefully." She mumbled the last part.
"It'll be fine. I'm here for you." Nick kissed her head. "There's actually something I wanted to speak to you and Ben about." Vanessa looked up to him.
"Yeah? What is-" Nick tried to ask. "Nick, we have a council meeting we're extremely late for." Ben told his brother.
"Oh, but..." Nick looked to Vanessa. "It's your guys meeting." Vanessa smiled sadly.
"And it's fine Mal and I are suppose to meet Evie for our outfit fitting." Vanessa explained as Mal nodded. "Not so fast, honey." Phil rushed up to them.
"Oh, man." Vanessa frowned. "You're suppose to be in training. We've made a schedule." Phil pulled out a list.
"Aren't you suppose to be training Henry? Also why do I need to train?" Vanessa asked him. "Can't find the kid so I have to train you and you agreed to help Henry train." Phil reminded her.
"Well, her and Mal need to be at their fitting so she can't train, Phil. If they don't they'll be dancing in their bathrobes, okay?" Evie went up to them. "And isn't that Henry over there." Vanessa pointed to the sky as she saw Pegasus and Henry.
"Oh, no. Pegasus turn around!" Henry exclaimed as he saw Phil. "Oh, you got away with training this time." Phil pointed to Vanessa before rushing off.
"Training time, Henry!" Phil ran. "I'm not going to training. I'm always stuck being the damsel in distress waiting to be saved." Vanessa rolled her eyes.
"Let's go." Evie grabbed Vanessa and Mal's hands. "Bye guys." Mal and Vanessa waved at the brothers as they left with Evie.
The reporters saw Ben and Nick alone so they rushed to them trapping them making them share an expression.
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The girls were in Evie's fitting room as Evie was tailoring their dresses but as Evie worked on Mal Vanessa felt a feeling and snapped her fingers.
"Why'd you snap?" Evie asked. "Why do I do anything anymore?" Vanessa shrugged as Evie worked on her dress next.
"E, seriously where'd you put my bracelets and anklet?" Vanessa asked her best friend. "Same place I put it every morning, Vee." Evie told her as she fixed Mal's waist band.
"I still don't get why I can't wear them." Vanessa said with a bit of sadness in her voice. "Because it's not very Auradonian to wear them that much. Plus they don't match with the outfits you have to wear here." Evie answered.
"Okay, E, too tight. I can't even breathe. I doubt Mal can either." Vanessa gasped as Evie tightened the dress. "I can't even talk." Mal tried to loosen the dress.
"Don't do that." Evie slapped Mal's hand off. "You two can breathe after the Cotillion."
"Seriously doubt that." Mal and Vanessa sighed.
"There will be at least twenty more events directly behind it." Vanessa let her arms drop. "And I can't even remember what a single one of them are." Mal sighed while Evie admired the dresses.
"Vee? Evie?" Mal called out. "Hm?" Evie asked as Vanessa turned to her sister.
"Do you ever think about what we'd be doing if we were back on the Isle right now?" Mal asked them. "A little bit sometimes." Vanessa nodded as she missed her pirate crew as well.
"That's funny." Evie chuckled as the news started. "Ah. Look who's on TV." Evie helped them down the stools.
"As the royal couples continue their tour of their kingdom, they dined with Aladdin and Jasmine." The reporter announced as they saw Mal spit on the napkin. "Six months ago, no one thought King Ben and his girlfriend from the wrong side of the bridge would last. Or that King Nick would be reunited with the Enchantress's daughter after so many years apart and lasting this long."
"Yeah, no kidding." Mal and Vanessa sighed.
"Mal and Vanessa must be counting the days until the Royal Cotillion..." The reporter said as the girls looked down at their rings making them gasp. "... when they will become officially Ladies of the Court."
Mal moved to the drawer grabbing her magic spell book while Vanessa stayed in her spot making her notebook appear.
"Mon esprit est fatigué, je ne me souviens pas alors montre-moi ce que je dois savoir." Vanessa tapped her notebook making notes to appear for everything she had to know. "Read it fast at lightning speed. Remember everything I need." Mal cast on her notebook as Vanessa moved to sit next to her.
"I know Mal's and Vee's secret of fitting in and Ben nor Nick will like it one bit." Evie leaned on the bed. "Haven't you guys had enough secrets between each other already?"
"Hey, my mother is teaching me these spells so there's nothing bad about me doing some spells." Vanessa pointed out. "And Evie, you remember what I was like before I started using my spell book. I mean, I was a complete disaster. Tell her Vee." Mal told her sister.
"She was a hot mess." Vanessa said without looking up from her notebook. "Well, personally, as both you best friend, I strongly believe that this spell book..." Evie took Mal's spell book.
"It belongs in the museum along with my mirror." Evie told her making Mal pout. "Don't give me the face. Put the pout away. Mmm-hmm. You know I'm right."
"You guys don't ever miss running wild and just breaking the rules?" Mal questioned. "Maybe somethings." Vanessa mumbled looking down at her notebook making Mal grow a smile.
"Like stealing and lying and fighting?" Evie questioned. "Yeah." Mal smiled.
"Not really that." Vanessa shook her head. "No." Evie smiled.
"What?" Mal questioned them. "Why would we? M, Vee, come here." Evie chuckled pulling Vanessa and Mal to the TV.
"Look at where we are. We're in Auradon. And Vee you're back home. We're Auradon girls now." Evie smiled but that sentence only made Vanessa and Mal feel sadness.
"Since Mal revealed her love of strawberries and Vanessa revealed her love of Reese's, they have received hundreds of cartons and packages from their admires." The reporter said causing Evie to squeal hugging the two girls.
"See, this is the land of opportunities. We can be whatever we want to be here." Evie smiled as Vanessa frowned looking out to the Isle in sadness. "So, please, let's just leave the past in the past, okay?" Evie begged them but they just looked at her. "Besides... I mean, look at the shoes. Look at them." She picked up the girls heels.
"Severe." Vanessa and Mal nodded.
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Later that day the core five were walking around the campus but Vanessa and Mal were not paying attention. Before they can move forward Jane was in front of them.
"Mal, Vanessa. I hate to keep bugging you, but the decorating committee needs more answers. So, as much as I hate to, um, you know, um..." Jane trailed off. "Bug us?" Mal and Vanessa finished.
"Right." Jane smiled. "Yeah, we would love to but we have to get to class." Vanessa told her as they tried to walk away.
"You don't. Just nod if you like it." Jane opened her tablet making the two silently sigh. "Chair swags, entry banner, twinkle lights, napkin design, table bunting, and you guys still haven't picked the party favors yet."
"Jane honestly-" Vanessa tried to tell her. "There's key chains, pen toppers. I kind of love the pen toppers, but I-" Jane continued but stopped when Mal's eyes glowed green while Vanessa's eyes glowed gold.
"I say pen toppers." Mal smiled once their eyes turn back to normal. "I second that." Vanessa smiled.
"Yeah?" Jane grinned as the girls nodded. "You won't regret it."
"Vane, hide me." Henry rushed to her. "Wait, why?" Vanessa question.
"Hide first. Questions later." Henry said. "Fine. Invisibilité." Vanessa spelled just as Phil got to them.
"Where's Henry?" Phil panted. "I don't know." Vanessa shrugged.
"If I can't find him then you're next for training." Phil pointed to her. "I am not training. I have class." Vanessa shook her head.
"Who needs school?" Phil questioned. "Great spokesmen, Phil." Vanessa nodded sarcastically.
"And isn't that Pegasus with your food." Vanessa pointed to the forest. "Hey! That's mine!" Phil rushed to Pegasus who flew away.
"Réapparaître. " Vanessa cast making Henry appear. "Thanks. But I have a question why do I have to train?" Henry asked.
"I have a question too. Why do I have to train? You're Hercules and Meg's kid." Vanessa sighed. "Because if I have to, so do you, little cuz." Henry pointed to her.
"I can hardly wait to see how your weddings will look like. Maybe you'll have twin weddings." Lonnie smiled as her and Evie walked to them. "Yeah, me too." Mal and Vanessa nodded until they realize what they heard.
"Wait, what?" They asked shocked.
"The Royal Cotillion is like an engaged to be engaged to be engaged." Jane explained. "Pretty basic." Henry nodded.
"Well, gotta run. See you." Henry waved as he rushed off. "I knew it." Evie gasped.
"Well, everyone knows it." Lonnie said as if it was obvious. "Well, we didn't know it!" Vanessa and Mal exclaimed.
"How come nobody told us that?" They started to ramble unison. "Is our entire life just planned out right in front of us?"
"Hey, Mal." Ben smiled behind her. "Hey, mon amour." Nick kissed Vanessa's cheek.
"Hi, Ben, Nick." Lonnie, Evie, and Jane grinned in unison as Mal and Vanessa sent them a look. "Oh, quick moment." Jane pulled the fraternal twin brothers aside.
As the boys look up to their girlfriends Mal and Vanessa looked back to their boyfriends.
"Uh, we'll see you guys later." They brothers smiled. "Okay." Vanessa and Mal nodded sadly before walking away with Evie and Lonnie.
~~❦~~
Vanessa was at the Royal floor going into the Beast home as she had a key they gave her as Vanessa was looking for her mother.
"Mom, can I ask you something?" Vanessa asked as she knocked before walking in. "Anything, honey." Celina smiled a bit flustered.
"Why do I have to train with Phil? It's not like I'm saving the world. Most of the time I'm not even training, I have to be acting like a woman in distress waiting for Henry to finish the obstacle." Vanessa sighed. "Well, that's because Meg wanted Henry to go against someone who is just as strong as him." Celina explained.
"Also she knew you could kick his butt so she wanted to make sure he has someone to keep him on check." Celina chuckled. "Then I don't need anymore training. He's in check." Vanessa said.
"Can I ask you another question?" Vanessa asked. "Of course." Celina nodded.
"Why are you just wearing a man's shirt?" Vanessa gestured. "Oh... because I couldn't find an outfit." Celina tried to save.
"I'm sure that's not true." Vanessa headed over to the closet. "You have a bunch of shirts, skirts, dresses, Robin. Hey, Robin. I'm sure there's tons of things you can wear but if you want to wear his shirt that's fine as well." She shrugged.
"Hey, Vane." Robin Hood smiled sheepishly as he stepped out of his hiding spot. "Hiya." Vanessa smiled.
"How long did you know he was there?" Celina blushed as the two stepped out the closet. "Since I walked in." Vanessa nodded.
"Yeah, word of advice from someone whose a VK and part of a pirate crew, always hide what you don't want found." Vanessa picked up Robin's archery bow and jacket. "It's the best way to be hidden." She smiled.
"I could have hid those better." Robin agreed. "And I could have put a spell on them." Celina nodded.
"Well, I'll head off and let you crazy kids have fun." Vanessa headed to the door. "Oh, and use protection. Unless I have to look forward to having little siblings soon." She smirked as she saw their blushed faces.
Vanessa chuckled as she headed out the Beast home but just as she closed the door a reporter was outside.
"Um, sorry, but I don't think you're suppose to be here." Vanessa told him trying to be polite. "Just a couple questions please. How are you dealing with being back home? Is it overwhelming? We were told you also belonged to a pirate crew. Do you miss them?" The reporter questioned.
Vanessa was frozen not knowing what to say as the last on really stuck to her. Nick was walking up to the royal floor but once he saw the reporter he rushed to his girlfriend's side.
"I'm sorry but no one but the royal family, the Enchantress, and her daughter are allowed here." Nick wrapped an arm around Vanessa's waist. "I just have some questions to ask her." The reporter said before repeating the questions.
"I'm going to ask you to leave." Nick told him seriously as he called over one of the guards who took the guy out of the floor. "Are you okay?" He asked Vanessa softly.
"I'm... fine. Just shocked that he was able to get on this floor." Vanessa gulped still thinking about the questioned. "Yeah, we're going to have to upgrade security." Nick nodded pulling her into a hug making her feel better.
"I actually need to talk to you and Ben about something." Vanessa looked up to him. "Yeah? What is it abo-" Nick tried to ask but his phone rang.
Nick sighed taking out his phone seeing that he had a meeting to attend with Ben.
"I'm so sorry, mon amour, but I have a meeting to go to." Nick apologized. "It's fine." Vanessa smiled sadly.
"I promise that we'll get back to this conversation quickly." Nick kissed her cheek as he backed up. "Maybe after the double date with Mal and Ben today." He called out as he rushed down the stairs.
Vanessa was wide eyes before checking her phone seeing it was Thursday.
"Oh my gosh!" Vanessa gasped as she rushed downstairs trying to find Mal. "Can't believe I forgot!"
~~❦~~
Published~ May 4, 2020