2 month

*We see Mirabel in her bed, she didn't move much, didn't do much of anything. Her hand would just rub on the place Gabriela used to sleep. She hissed when here windows were opened letting the sun in, she turned around and hid her head under her pillow. Isabela walked up to her and took away Mirabel's only protraction against the rays of the sun from her face and gave her a small smile*

Isabela: good morning Mirabel how did you sleep?

Mirabel:same as usual, lousy

*Mirabel said her tone with no emotion behind it as she didn't even look at Isabela*

Isabela:well that's because you've stayed in your bed for so much time it's time to get out!

Mirabel:I'm not in the mood to go out today...

*Isabela said with a big smile, Mirabel rolled her eyes and covered her face with the blanket, or at least she tried to, she couldn't move the blanket up because of Isabela*

Isabela: I'm not asking, Mirabel it's time to come out or else

Mirabel:or else what? What can you possibly do to make me even consider coming out of this bed?

Isabela:. . .

Scene change

*Isabela kicked the door opened with her legs as she walked down struggling to hold Mirabel who was angrily trying to free herself, which is hard to do when Isabela confiscated her prosthetic and all she had was her nub to hit her*

Mirabel:Isabela let me go!!

Isabela:yes I do agree it's a great day to hunt!

Mirabel:Isabela stop ignoring me!!

Isabela:what's that? We should go deep in to the forest where it would be too much of a pain to walk back without any hunt? Oh it's like your reading my mind!

Mirabel:argh!!

Scene change

*Was this a gamble? Yes, yes it was. She had Mirabel tied up in the wagon with the bow and crossbow while Mirabel had her mouth tied shut so she wouldn't scare off the meat. With a huff Isabela placed the wagon down and turned around smiling at Mirabel*

Isabela:ok I'm gonna free your mouth now, if you bite me I'll put it back in place, do you hear me?

*The look of pure murder made Isabela think twice but she freed Mirabel's mouth*

Mirabel:you are gonna pay dearly for this, you hear me? Dearly!

Isabela:and I would do it again! You need to start doing things again, you can't just stay in your room until you rot and die

Mirabel:I beg to differ

Isabela:enough, we're gonna do some hunting, it will be fun, and I'll show you all I've learned in two months

*Isabela said with a proud smile, that smile disappeared when Mirabel broke the rope. Mirabel tossed away the arrow she used to cut the rope and got out of the wagon snatching her prosthetic from Isabela and hooked it on, mirabel looked back at the trail to there house and clicked her tongue*

Mirabel:it's too far to go back now

*Mirabel took 1/4 of the arrows since she doesn't want to do much hunting, or any hunting in the first place*

Mirabel: I'll do some hunting over there DO NOT!! Follow me, I can't even look at you right now without getting mad

Isabela:fine but when you come back you'll be in for a surprise, you'll see this wagon filled with all the animals I hunted I guarantee it!

*Mirabel rolled her eyes and walked to the river, while Isabela grabbed the remaining arrows and her bow and left for the dense forest*

30 minutes later

With Mirabel

*Fishes were swimming peacefully up stream when 2 of them were hooked by the same arrow, the surrounding fished swam away while Mirabel grabbed her hunt. She sat down on a large rock letting her feet stay in the cool water and just take some breaths to enjoy the air*

Mirabel:....god damn it she was right....

*Mirabel muttered bitterly as she takes out some berries she found in a bush and ate them. with a sigh she grabbed her gains and walked back to the wagon*

With Isabela

Isabela"hands firm, eyes on the target, breath calm...."

*Isabela shoots her now and misses, the birds flew away*

Isabela:damn it!

Mirabel:eh don't worry about it, you did everything right, sometimes it just be like that

Isabela:it's bullshit I'm almost out of arrows do you have any idea how much of a pain it was to make those damn things?!

Mirabel:yes I do, that's why I usually just buy them at the weapon's shop in town

Isabela:.....

Mirabel:don't feel too bad, when I started out I didn't have bad days, I had bad weeks, I almost died of starvation way too many times to count why do you think I'm so short?

Isabela:so you'll be more cute to snuggle with?

Mirabel:no because I was too scared to eat anything that I could find since I was sure everything had poison in it. Still your form was great you've really taught yourself a lot in two months

*Isabela nodded and looked at Mirabel she couldn't help but feel a little jealous since on mirabel's shoulder were 3 birds and on her other shoulder at least 8 fish tied up together*

Isabela: doesn't make me feel any better I've got blisters on my fingers

Mirabel:you'll get used to them, I've got a home remedy at home to make them feel better, come on let's go

*Isabela nodded putting her bow on her back and walking with Mirabel, holding her hand much to Mirabel's annoyance*

Mirabel:I.... Argh, I had a good time today, i really missed hunting...

*Mirabel said looking to the side blushing in embarrassment. Isabela just smiled brightly like she got what she wanted most on Christmas morning*

Isabela: I'm so glad you did! How about we go hunting again tomorrow?!

Mirabel: don't push your luck, I've neglected my duties enough as it is, god only knows the state the garden is in

Isabela:w...well I did try to take care of it but I have no idea how good of a job I did

Mirabel: probably a shitty job

Isabela:hey!

Mirabel:I'm not insulting you, I'm just stating facts, I know you did crap since In Encanto you only grew flowers and you have no idea how agriculture works, and I haven't taught you anything so your like me when I first started. Still.....thank you for helping me in the garden I appreciate it...

*Isabela smile just got bigger, it was as if a aura of pure happiness was around her*

Mirabel:so, you've been teaching yourself how to use the bow?

Isabela:yup! You see Over the last 2 month since well uh...you didn't come out of your room and I had to take care of you which I didn't mind doing don't get me....

*Isabela froze when Mirabel kissed her cheek*

Mirabel:that's for taking care of me and so you'll stop rambling, get to the point

Isabela:r...right, right, since I would make you food, clean the house, you know the things I can actually do by myself, when I finished all that I would train with the bow that man made for me

Mirabel:Charles

Isabela:right, Charles. I would just train with that bow until my fingers bled, since well....

*Isabela queezed Mirabel's hand tightly, and gave her s soft smile*

Isabela:I wanted to give you a new companion while you go out hunting, I know I'm not Gabriela and I don't want to replace her or anything but I uh... i... isn't this the part where you kiss my cheek?

Mirabel:sorry you only get one of those a day

*Isabela huffed annoyed and flinched when Mirabel did it anyway, he bubbly happy aura returned full force*

Mirabel:god I'm gonna need to buy some sunglasses if you keep smiling like that and uh...t.. thanks for...doing that for me I know how hard training can be especially when your mentor is an asshole that talks in riddles and doesn't give you details instructions and then gets mad when i fail!

Isabela:....i feel like there's a story there

Mirabel:there is, but I don't want to get in to it right now, let's just go home it's gonna take a long while to gut all MY animals guts out and I'm gonna have do to that alone

Isabela:no you won't since I'll be there to help you!

Mirabel:Isabela the last time you were there you puked your guts out

Isabela:this time is different I promise....

Scene change

*Isabela finished puking her guts out with a groan, she looked up and saw a warm tea waiting for her*

Mirabel:that should help your stomach

*Mirabel said finishing the last of the meat putting it to be dry aged in to jerky*

Mirabel:when you finish there I'll be in the garden

*Isabela nodded weakly as she drinks her tea. Mirabel spend the rest of the day starting at fixing everything she neglected to do while she was mourning, that by the time it was night time she was more tired the she normally was. Inside the house Isabela finished washing herself with the cold bucket water they grabbed from the lake, she got out and saw Mirabel waiting for her in her nightgown*

Isabela: is something wrong Mirabel?

Mirabel:I....I don't want to sleep alone....

*Mirabel muttered looking at the ground blushing. Isabela's eyes widen as a grin appeared on her face, she grabbed Mirabel like a princess making her embarrassed blush an even deeper color of red*

Isabela:then I'll sleep with you and cuddle you and never EVER let you go!!

*Isabela said smiling ear to ear while Mirabel was instantly regretting asking Isabela to sleep with her*

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Fandom:encanto

*we see alma having drink of tea with her best friend, the matriarch of the Guzman family Maria Guzman in the cafe of the plaza in encanto. Alma stopped drinking frowning slightly hearing her voice*

Mirabel:ah Mariano glad I've caught you!

Mariano:hey Mirabel can I help you with something?

Mirabel: actually yes the kids wanted me to sing a song that's a duet mind helping out?

Mariano:i...I don't know my voice isn't really made for singing

Mirabel:oh nonsense it's fantastic! I've heard pleaaaaaaase it would really make the children very happy

Mariano: hm... Oh alright if it's for the children I suppose

Mirabel:great!

*Mirabel grabbed Mariano's wrist and dragged him away, Mariano laughed as he was being dragged by the 15 year old girl*

Mariano:and here i thought it was Luisa with the super strength

*That was the last thing alma and Maria heard before there respected grandchildren disappeared from sight. Alma was about to scoff when she heard Maria chuckle*

Maria: hay that Mirabel, you can see why she's the favorite madrigal of encanto huh? She's like a ball of energy

*Alma did a spit take, tea falling on her dress as she looked at Maria as if she grew a second head *

Alma: what are you talking about? Isabela is the favorite madrigal, she's the flower the next figure head of the miracle

*Now it was Maria's turn to look at her best friend as if she grew a second head*

Maria:what are you talking about? Isabela isn't even the 5th favorite madrigal hold on, Miguel! Miguel come over here!

*An older gentleman walked up to the table with a smile on his face*

Miguel:hello ladies what can I help you with?

Maria:quick question who's your favorite madrigal?

Miguel:Mirabel no question no hesitation

*Miguel said his smile becoming bigger, alma looked at Miguel with her eyes wide*

Alma:b...but why?

Miguel:why? What kind of question is that? She's Mirabel! That girl has helped me so many times in the bakery that I feel guilty not paying her, I tried but she just refused and insisted I give that money to an orphanage. Hay what a sweet girl, shame my son has his eyes set on another I would love to have her as my daughter in law

Alma:and isabela?

Miguel;.  .  .what about Isabela? I mean I've seen her in town but she's never come in to my shop, good thing do those petals and pollens would be a nightmare to clean

Maria:thank you Miguel I'll be sure to come for a visit~

*Miguel chuckled winking at Maria as he left before alma could say something Maria screamed again*

Maria:Carlos! Come over here a second!!

Carlos;hello ma'ams what can I help with?

Maria:favorite madrigal?

Carlos:Mirabel of course, she fixed my wife's wedding dress an hour before the wedding. That girl deserved that extra piece of cake

Maria:thank you, hernesto!!

Hernesto:you rang?

Maria: favorite madrigal go

Hernesto:Mirabel, my kids love her, same goes for every parent of the kids Mirabel babysits

Alma:but that's just a job right? Everyone in the madrigal has a job to do

Hernesto:a job she does for free whenever we try to give her money she refused. One time we all but forced her and the next day she came with new toys for the children with the money we gave her

*A few of the adults around chuckled at the memory and the absolute look of defiance the younger woman gave them*

Maria:Maya!

Maya:yeah I heard, Mirabel since Julieta's food only works on humans it couldn't help my little paco, Mirabel refused to accept that and went to the forest to find some herbs, she found them and gave them to me and now? Paco is better then ever that girl has a heart of gold

Lucas:what's going on?

Maria:talking about the best madrigal

Lucas: oh, Mirabel obviously, help my mother paint her house when I was too busy to help

Lily:Mirabel? We're telling Mirabel stories because I have one, the time she jumped to the lake to find my wedding ring that slipped off my finger when i was swimming

* And so it went on for another 3 hours of maria calling people out and asking each time the answer was the same Mirabel, Mirabel and Mirabel. Alma was more then shocked she was astonished that Mirabel did so much for the community for free, that astonishment quickly was replaced with horror as she remembers each and every time she pushed Mirabel away*

Maria:so Mirabel is first followed by Julieta on a veeeeery distant second, Antonio on number 3 for being so adorable. Luisa in Fourth and Pepa number 5 and leaving Isabela at number 9, Agustin and felix are scored higher then her

Alma:I don't understand, what about Isabela? Why is she so low? Don't people like her?

Maria: don't get everybody wrong. Isabela is a good child but like you said before she's the flower of the encanto, a flower you look at but the second you walk away from it you forget all about it. Mirabel on the other hand she's just....well she's just Mirabel, there's no hiding, she has her flaws of course but those flaws makes her endearing they make her human. Isabela well... she's just too perfect to be relatable

*Alma felt as if someone gut punched her, all the wind was taken out of her body. While Maria just drank her tea*

Alma:I...I don't even know what to say I thought...

Maria:what? That Mirabel did nothing but get in the way?

*Another gut punch and another slurp of the tea. Maria sighed*

Maria: it's not my family so it's not my place to judge how you raised your children and I never did but since it's all out in the open now I guess I'll give you my two cents.
everyone knows how you see her alma they just don't say anything since they know you'll just blame it on Mirabel making trouble for attention. But hey it could be worse people like Isabela, not like she's Dolores

Alma:oh God now what....

*Alma said having her hands on her face, not sure if she could take another reveal at her old age. But the cat was already out of the bag might as well take the kittens out"

Maria:yeah, she quickly became the new black sheep after your son left the village. And this time it's all your fault she became that. People call her "Alma's rat" want to take a guess on why?

Alma:I...I would never use there secrets against them! I'm simply making sure....

Maria:puta shut up

*Maria said 105% done with Alma's victim mentality. Alma sighed and remained quiet Maria being one of the few that could get alma to do that*

Maria:it doesn't matter what YOU do with the secrets since it's Dolores who'll get the blame at the end they don't care that it's you that's making her do that they don't care if it keeps them safe

*Maria got up and paid for her drink, she looked at alma who just stuck in her head*

Maria:Dolores became the new Bruno and you have no one to blame but yourself, if something doesn't change soon they'll also be saying 'we don't talk about Dolores'

*Maria said as she left leaving alma there with her thoughts*

Scene change

*It was the end of the day everyone was at dinner. And Mirabel was extremely uncomfortable, why? Well since she noticed alma looking at her*

Mirabel:uh...do you want me to pass the bread abuela?

Alma:hm? Oh yes thank you Cariño, and how was your day?

*The whole table stopped what they were doing and looked at alma, that was the first time since they could remember that alma was even remotely interested in mirabel. Mirabel looked shocked but quickly shook it off and gave a nervous smile*

Mirabel:it uh, it was good? The children wanted me and Mariano to sing a duet after duet. I'm pretty sure we sang Pimpinela whole album before they were satisfied

Alma:well I'm sure you sang wonderfully, What else did you do today? I'm sure it wasn't just that?

*Pepa and Julieta we're looking at each other as if the other knew what exactly was going on*

Mirabel:I uh, oh yeah I helped the church with the food collection/food drive

Julieta:what? That's the first I've heard of something like that

Mirabel: well because we don't need it? There's not a single person in the encanto that goes hungry. But father Alves god bless him he can't sit by while the towns around us aren't so lucky, so he along with others me included of course, we collect food cans or make food that father Alves takes with help of the construction workers of the town and they climb up the mountain to give food to those that need it the most

*Now Mirabel was feeling even more nervous since something was very very wrong, she was the center of attention in Casita that hasn't happened since her failed ceremony*

Julieta:again, why wasn't i informed? I could've helped out with food

Mirabel:well, uh actually, you kinda were? Um it happened months ago like I want to say February I think? Yeah February, you were so busy running around making food that you weren't paying attention to father alves ask for your help, you just said yes and forgot about it. Since you were so busy I decided to help and make the food for you

*Mirabel said as she kept eating hoping that the conversation was over and it almost was with everybody in there own head, that is until Dolores decided to speak*

Dolores:your leaving something out