Needless to say, the food in Auradon was a significant step-up to the mud coffees served on the Isle.
The moment the two boys of their little group set their eyes on the banquet-like buffet table in the cafeteria for lunch, they pounced. They began stuffing food into their mouths immediately, completely disregarding the plates neatly stacked on each end of the table, and completely oblivious to the disgusted looks they were receiving.
"If you expect me to do that too, you've got another thing coming," Mal whispered to Evie.
Evie laughed lightly, the two villains also making their way over to the table in a more civilized fashion. Mal was hyper aware of the dozens of eyes set on her, however she didn't let that falter her or ruin her plan. She was also far too busy soaking in the beauty of all the food in front of her to realise the set of eyes burning into her, belonging to a not-so-dainty teenage princess.
"There's something off about him," Audrey stated as she stared at 'Mo', "I mean, there's something off about all of them, but there's something else that's off about him."
"Just because he's the son of the woman who imprisoned and put your mother into eternal sleep," Lonnie mumbled from across the table as she spooned her soup into her mouth.
Audrey glared at Lonnie before turning to Ben, who'd also been watching the villian kids.
"Aren't you sharing a room with one of them?" Audrey questioned.
"Yeah, Maleficent's son," Ben shrugged, ignoring the looks of pure shock from all his friends, "Why?"
"Aren't you scared you'll get, like, murdered in your sleep or something?!" Jane asked with wide eyes, "He's a villain!"
"His parent's were, but he's innocent as far as anyone is concerned," Ben argued, "Look at them; they don't seem mean at all."
The group turned around to watch the villains. Sure enough, they looked as innocent as the day they were born, sitting on a table alone stuffing food in their mouths. None of the Auradon kids dared to sit with them, however most of them watched in fascination and in fear as Jay violently bit into an apple. It was like being in a zoo, watching a completely new species of people unravel right in front of them.
"They're innocent until proven otherwise," Ben continued with a nod, "Let's give them a chance."
The rest of the Auradon kids looked at each other warily, however Audrey was not about to back down. She forced a sweet smile on her face, innocently twirling her hair between her fingers and leaning towards Ben.
"I'm so sorry Benny-boo," She began, "You're totally right. How about I come up to your room later on to meet your new... Roommate?"
Jane looked at her questioningly, however Ben was far too invested in watching the villain kids to see the twinkle of mischief in Audrey's eyes.
"That would be wonderful A," Ben replied carelessly, "I'm sure they'd appreciate at least one new friend here."
Meanwhile, Mal was lost in a world of culinary pleasure. She didn't know food could taste this good! She was vaguely aware of the fact they were being watched, but she was far too hungry to bring herself to care.
Maybe Auradon had a few good things to offer after all.
"Uh, there's no way I'm going in there."
"Oh come on Mal, it's just a bathroom!"
"A guy's bathroom!" Mal hissed, looking at Carlos frantically, "I can't go in there! There's limits to everything."
Carlos rolled his eyes, looking over to Jay. With a nod, the two boys grabbed Mal's arms and dragged her inside.
"See, it doesn't bite," Carlos teased, letting go of Mal. She glared at him, the smell in the room already making her nose sting.
"I could get you guys in trouble for forcing me in here."
"You can't prove anything."
"I probably could," Mal continued to argue as she looked at the urinals distastefully, "I really hope you don't expect me to use one of those."
"You wouldn't be able to anyway," Carlos laughed, "But we just wanted to remind you that using the girls bathroom is now off-limits."
"Why did I ever agree to this..." Mal muttered to herself before straightening up, "Can I go now? I really don't want to be in here longer than I have to."
"Be our guest," Jay smirked, moving aside to let Mal leave the room.
Mal left the boys toilets swiftly,
"So, did you do a lot of sports on the island?"
Ben had awkwardly been trying to start conversation with 'Mo' as they both lay in their beds in their dormitory, Ben casually reading a book whilst Mal threw a ball up and down.
"Do you count gang activity as a sport?" Mal retorted in her best manly voice, expertly catching the yellow ball in her hand and throwing it back up.
"Well, if you're interested, we have a Tourney team here," Ben continued as he put the book down.
"What on earth is Tour-"
"Oh Benny-Boo!"
The shrill sound of Audrey's voice flooded the room as she walked into the dormitory happily, Mal rolling her eyes at her pretty pink dress and matching lipstick. Audrey avoided Mal's side of the room, happily skipping over to Ben and sitting on his bed.
"You look bored," Audrey cut in before Ben could speak, nudging the book off the bed, "You should come to the lake with our friends tonight. It's going to be so cool!"
Ben looked over to Mal, who continued to throw the ball in the air and catch it repeatedly, obviously uninterested with Ben and Audrey.
"Mo, do you want to come with us?" Ben asked politely, ignoring the way Audrey's fingers laced with his.
Mal looked up with disinterest, looking Audrey up and down before returning to the ball in her hand.
"I'd rather feed myself to eels if I'm honest," Mal replied, smirking at the horrified expression on Audrey's face.
A few minutes later, the happy couple left the room. Immediately, Mal sprung onto her feet and into the bathroom.
She really needed a shower after a day like this.
A/N: I'd like to apologise for the delay in uploads recently.
I've been so busy with work and starting a new college and all this other stuff that I haven't found time to write anymore. However, I'm planning on posting a chapter for one of my stories every week.
Also, like many others, I've lost inspiration. I don't know where I'm taking most of my stories, so if you have ANY suggestions what-so-ever, please PLEASE let me know. I want to write because I enjoy it and I want you guys, the readers, to enjoy it as well. So, I sincerely apologise for the delay, and I really hope you enjoyed this (very short) chapter.