Chapter FOUR: Cotillion
Evie's POV
I stood on the royal yacht with Doug and the others. waiting for Alex to arrive.
"He should be here soon..." Lonnie said to me with a smile.
"Yeah, he was on his way before. So, he should be here any minute." Jay and Carlos say as they approached us.
A fanfare started before Lumiere appeared at the top of the steps.
"The future Lady Mal and Prince Benjamin." Lumiere said.
Mal rounded the corner in a blue and gold dress. Mal stood beside Lumiere and looked at all of us.
I started clapping and cheering. "Whoo! Mal!" I shouted as Carlos joined in
"Yeah, Mal!" He yelled out.
Mal descended the steps and took the hand of King Adam.
"Oh, thank you." Mal replied.
"I know we were shocked at first, but you...You are exactly what Ben needs and Alex also needs someone like you Evie." Belle told her and she looked at me.
"And lucky for me, she doesn't go by first impressions." Adam quipped as Mal chuckled.
I stepped forward. "May I?" I whispered.
"Of course. Alex is on his way Evie." Adam stated with a smile, I returned the smile.
I grabbed Mal's hand and I nod my head with a smile and then walked over to the others. "How are you?" I asked.
"Uh...I sort of feel like I'm gonna throw up." She answered.
"Yeah. Okay, that's okay. Look. I'm right here with you, okay?" I told her.
"Okay." She spoke, as she held Ben's forearm.
We all look to the stairs where Mal and Ben had come down from as Lumiere announces yet again.
"I present to you, King Alexander Florian!" Lumiere announced, more people start cheering as Alex stepped out.
I covered my mouth as I watched him, smiling over at him. he slowly descends down the stairs and then bowing to his mom and dad, he looks over at me and frowns slightly. He gets to the end of the stairs, and I walk over to him, and pulling him in for a hug, he awkwardly hugs me back.
"Alex. What's wrong?" I ask, confused.
"I..." He starts, gazing into my eyes before a frown appears on his face as he faces me.
"I'm sorry, Evie." He mutters before turning around and looking up the stairs then back at Ben. Ben looks over at me and with a confused look on his face. A light would shine above the stairs.
Uma makes her way down elegantly, not the rough pirate I had gotten to know. Her smile widens when her eyes contact with Alex's. He walks up the stairs, holding his hand out to her as he smiled, he leaned down and kissed the ring what's on her finger.
Alex and Uma both walked down the last couple of stairs and stood in front of me.
"Something...happened to me when I was on the isle with Uma. A connection." He says with a smile, looking back at Uma then at me.
I feel a tear in my eye as I stare at the two. A few of our friends knew we were together and Alex's parents. But everyone else thinks we're friends.
"W-what are you saying?" I ask, hurt evident in my voice.
"I'm saying-" Alex starts but Uma cuts him off as she looks at me.
"It was love." Uma giggles and smiled at me.
"It was..I just...I realized how alike Alex and I are, you know?" Uma turns her head to look at Alex as they both stared at each other.
"We are." Alex beams at her with a smile on his face.
"You're so beautiful." Alex said, as he held Uma's hand, as they both were staring. My heart sank as he said those words to Uma.
"Alex...Alex di-did you go back for her?" I ask, my voice breaking at the end, Alex turns his head to look at me as Uma did the same.
I feel hands on my shoulders, knowing Mal was behind me, supporting me.
"He didn't have to. I dove through the barrier before it closed, and I'm an excellent swimmer." Uma clarifies as she smiled and then looked at Alex.
"You are." Alex smiled as he chuckled slightly as Uma chuckled as well.
Uma steps forward, taking my hands into hers and I look at her as tears filled my eyes.
"Listen, Evie. I just really want to thank you. I do for everything. Thank you. Thank you so much." Uma pulled me into a hug, which surprised me, she pulls away and I look over at Alex who smiled at us both before he stepped forward as well.
"Don't you see, Evie? You were right. You knew that we weren't meant to be together. That's why you never told me that you loved me. Thank you..E" He smiled at me, then looked at Uma, as he let go of my hand.
"Alex.." I step forward but he goes in the middle of the yacht and starts dancing with Uma.
"We're with you Evie." Mal says rubbing my arm.
"Let's get out of here." Jays says for frowning.
We make our way up the stairs as fast as we can. I turn back around to see Alex and Uma dancing. I look back down, as tears were falling down my face. I hear Jane walk past as she goes over to Lumiere.
"And now! For the unveiling of the gift!" He shouts, pulling something as two, covered things get revealed. I turn to look at them, admiring them with my eyes. It was a stained glass window depicting me and Alex.
"Mal..." I say, holding her hand.
"Evie. My brother loves the real you." Ben smiled at me as he held Mal's hand.
Emotions threaten to overflow as I walk back down the stairs to where Alex and Uma where, they were both looking up at the stained window.
Cover that back up!" Uma shouts, stomping to the stairs as Lumiere gasps.
"I will not!" He shouts back. Uma turns, frantically looking around before her eyes land back on Alex whose eyes were still on the design of us.
"Uh, Alex, why don't you tell everyone the gift you have for me?" She asks, faking sweetness.
Alex looks at Uma, catching my eye behind the Uma. As I look at him.
Alex stares at me for a while, as if he was fighting internally before Uma places her hand on Alex's cheek.
Alex blinks a few times before he spoke up, as he looked around.
"I have an announcement; Uma will be joining the court tonight as my lady." Alex stepped forward and takes Uma's hand.
King Adam steps forward, with Ben as he was in front of him.
"Son..." King Adam starts but Alex cuts him off.
"Not now! Dad!" Alex snaps at his dad, as he groans and blinks a few times.
"Uh, so, as my gift, uh to her, I'm bringing down the barrier once and for all." He says, while looking at Uma who smiled at him, everyone gasps as they all look at each other shocked.
"Fairy Godmother, bring down the barrier." Alex looks over at Fairy Godmother and she has a shocked expression on her face.
"I most certainly will not." She replies back, as she looked back at him.
"I am your king!" Alex raises his voice, as he looked at her with an angry expression.
"Obey him." Uma says from standing next to him as she looked over at Fairy Godmother.
"Alex's spelled." Mal says in my ear, I nod in agreement.
"Uma found your spell book." I say as I look over at Alex and Uma.
I slowly started to step towards Alex and Uma. "Alex." I step towards him, and he turns to look at me.
"Alex. Look at me." I say as I stood next to him, and Uma quickly stands next to me, turning to look at Alex.
"No, look at me. You love me, remember?" Uma said next to me.
"No, you don't." Alex looks at Uma and then back at me.
"Yes, you do." Uma nods her head, and she kept her eyes on Alex.
"Alex, look at me." I stepped closer to him, as Uma turns to look at Fairy Godmother.
"Bring down the barrier now!" Uma orders, as Fairy Godmother responds by shaking her head and saying no to her.
"Alex?" Uma grits her teeth, as she turned back to look at Alex.
"Alex. I never told you that I loved you because I thought that I wasn't good enough. And I thought that it was only a matter of time before you realize that yourself. But, Alex, that's me." I point to the glass-stained window behind him, and he turns to look.
"I'm part Isle and part Auradon." My voice cracks as I looked at Alex, with tears filling in my eyes again.
"Alex, eyes over here." Uma growls, as she looks at me.
"Alex you know that we're meant to be together. You're mine and I'm yours."
"Don't listen to her Alex!" Uma says as she looks back at Alex.
"Alex. I love you.." I stared into his eyes, as I smile softly to him, I could see his eyes light up.
"I've always loved you
"I've always loved you.." I lean closer to him, grabbing him by his collar and pressing my lips against his, his hands go onto the side on my face.
Everyone in the crowd awing in the background, we both pull away, smiling at each other, and I wipe his lips.
"Evie.." Alex cupped the side of my face and smiled.
"Ugh! Give it to me." Uma says as she stepped towards Fairy Godmother, but Mal gets in the way and stops her, keeping Uma from Fairy Godmother. Uma then ran over to the side of the boat, and everyone went to follow her, but Mal stopped everyone. She also stopped Uma before she could jump off the boat.
"Guards! Seize her!" Fairy Godmother orders.
"Please, stop!" Mal points at Uma, looking at the blue-haired girl with a pleading expression. "Uma, I know you. You are so much more than just a villain. And you have to believe me because I've been there. Do not let your pride get in the way of something you really want."
Everyone waited anxiously to see what Uma would do next. Uma looked down at her necklace when it glowed which made Alex curious. Mal went to step towards Uma, most likely thinking Uma was going to give in expect that's not what Uma did. Instead, she jumped over the boat and into the water.
We all went over to the railing, we watched with wide eyes when Uma formed into half-human and half-octopus. Everyone was backed away by the impact of the sudden wave Uma had brought on the boat by using her tentacles. We all went back to the railing, looking at Uma with wide eyes who looked at us with an evil smirk.
"True love's kiss won't defeat this. The world will know my name!" One of her tentacles went over the side of the boat, hitting the people on the right side of the boat. She did the same thing with the ones on the left side of the boat. Then Mal suddenly rushed forward, her eyes turning a glowing green colour as she breathed heavily.
Alex turns his head to look at Ben as Ben looks at Mal with concern, taking a step towards her. "Mal?"
I was holding onto Alex's forearm, as we both look at each other, with a surprised expression on our faces.
Purple smoke suddenly appears around Mal, and she was gone when the purple smoke went away. Everyone watched with surprise as a purple dragon takes place of where Mal once stood.
Mal spits out fire at Uma which made Uma try to hit her with one of her tentacles. "Come on, Mal! Let's finish this once and for all!" Uma shouted.
Mal spit fire at Uma again and flew around her and over the boat before going to the position she was originally at, spitting fire right at Uma once she got in front of Uma. Uma was quick to duck down under water before the fire could hit her.
"Watch out!" Alex yelled when a wave of water Uma had created flew towards the boat. The impact of the large wave made everyone on the boat slide back and forth. Alex was holding onto my waist, to help me with my balance.
Alex went over to the railings and roared, he walked back towards us, and took off his blazer and his crown before jumping over the railings and into the water.
"Mal! Hold on!" Alex called out to her and faced Uma."Uma, stop! Back down!"
Uma laughs. "What are you gonna do, Alex? Splash me?"
"That's enough!" Alex yells at her. He shakes his head. "It's got to stop. This isn't the answer." He looks back at Mal. "The fighting has got to stop. Nobody wins this way." He looks back at Uma. "We have to listen and respect each other. It won't be easy. But let's be brave enough to try."
Uma was quiet as she looked at Alex, then at Mal who snarled at her, and then back at Alex before she gave him his ring back. Uma's face falls into a frown before she went back under water.
Alex swam back over to the boat as Carlos and Jay got the ladder out for him to use. Adam came over as Alex started climbing up. Adam helped his older son over the railing the rest of the way and shared a smile with him once Ben went over to his father and brother looking at him with a smile, and Ben smiled back at him. Alex placed his hand on his younger brother's shoulder and pulls him into a tight hug, they pull away and Alex turns towards me and steps closer to me. He smiled at me and took hold of my hand and slides the ring onto my finger.
Everyone watched as Mal flew back over to the boat, landing in front of where the painting was at. Purple smoke filled the air around her and when it was gone Mal was back to her human self. But this time she wore a big purple and green gown, her hair was curly, and she had bangs. Mal put out the flame that was on her gown quickly. She looked at everyone, giggling a bit with a wide smile on her face. She looked at Ben and curtsied. Ben smiled and bowed. I was stood next to Alex; we were both looking at Mal with a smile. Alex stepped forward and bowed as well.
I went over to meet Mal at the bottom of the steps. "So, I did not know I could do that." Mal admitted.
I nod. "Tell me about it. That makes two of us. Oh!" Her eyes widen when she noticed a flame was still on Mal's gown. She blew it away and Mal sent her a thankful smile. I offer my hand to Mal. "Shall we?"
We walk over to where Alex and Ben were standing, letting go of each other's hands when we reached them. I stood beside Alex, holding his forearm, I turn my head to see Alex looking at me with a smile. Ben then pulled Mal closer to him and kissed her.
Carlos chuckles, stopping the two from kissing. "Alright, alright, alright, alright."
Alex pulled us away, and he turns to look at me with a huge smile. He pulls me closer to him.
"So, what if I told you, I'm gonna give an opportunity to Dizzy." By his words, I grab his collar, pulling him closer and planting my lips onto his softly.
We pull away and I smile at him and put my arms around his neck, he cups the side off my cheek, but we were interrupted by Carlos as he coughed, we laughed at his reaction.
Alex looks at his younger brother and friends. "I owe you guys so much." He then looked at me and smiled.
"Yeah." I spoke in a matter-of-fact tone. The rest of the group said their words of agreement and laughed.
Ben nods in agreement. "You absolutely do."
I chuckle, as I held Alex's hand. "Just a little bit."
Alex leans down to kiss me on my cheek, and I move my head, so he kisses me instead, he smiles in the kiss, as I wipe at his lips as we pulled away.
"Lady Mal," They look over when they see one of the guards walking over to Mal. He hands Mal her spell book. "We found your spell book below deck. Uma had it."
"Ooh." Mal holds her spell book, smiling. "Um, you know, this seems like the kind of thing that belongs in the hands of Fairy Godmother." She looks around for Fairy Godmother. "Fairy Godmother."
"That's me." Fairy Godmother made her way over to Mal with a smile on her face. "Thank you. Mmm-mmm."
"This belongs in the museum." Mal spoke.
"It does, yes." Fairy Godmother agrees, taking the book from the purple-haired girl. "And I'm gonna take it."
Fairy Godmother walks away and Mal looks at Ben with a smile. "I'm not gonna be needing it anymore."
Ben smiled at her. His eyes widen and some gasps filled the air when Mal suddenly splashed him by kicking her foot in the water to him. Mal laughs a bit, looking at him with a challenging expression. Ben splashes her back by kicking his foot in the water to her causing her to squeal when the water hit her. While everyone cheered, they stood in front of each other with smiled.
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Ben:
Lookin' back at yesterday
I thought that I gave it everything
But still there's so much road ahead of me
Mal:
When I looked into your eyes
I guess I didn't recognize
Who we are and all that we can be
Mal and Ben:
Sometimes it's hard to find yourself
But it's worth it in the end
'Cause in your heart it's where it all begins
All:
We gotta be bold
We gotta be brave
We gotta be free!
(Hey!)
We gotta get loud
Makin' that change
You gotta believe
Wha-a-o
We look deep inside (Hey!)
And we'll rise up & shine
We can be bold
We can be brave
Let everyone see
It's starts with you and me
Wha-a-o (x2)
Hey!
It starts with you and me
Wha-a-o (x2)
Hey!
Mal:
It starts with you and me
Evie and Carlos:
There's something special that I've learned
It's together we can change the world
Everybody's got something they can bring
Mal and Jay:
When you take a look inside yourself
Do you wish that you were something else
But who you are is who need to be
Mal and Evie:
Sometimes it's hard to find yourself
But it's worth it in the end
'Cause in your heart it's where it all begins
All:
We gotta be bold
We gotta be brave
We gotta be free!
(Hey!)
We gotta get loud
Makin' that change
You gotta believe
Wha-a-o
We look deep inside (Hey!)
And we'll rise up & shine
We can be bold
We can be brave
Let everyone see
It's starts with you and me
Wha-a-o (x2)
Hey!
It starts with you and me
Wha-a-o (x2)
Hey!
It starts with you and me
Mal and Evie:
If we all can do our part
We know that it can be the start
To put up in the difference than we need
Alex & Evie:
I promise we can work this out
I promise we can see it through
Don't you know it's up to me
It's up to me and you!
All:
We gotta be bold
We gotta be brave
We gotta be free! (gotta be free)
We gotta get loud
Makin' that change
You gotta believe
Wha-a-o
We'll look deep inside (we can hide)
And we'll rise up & shine (oh, whoa)
We can be bold
We can be brave (we can be brave!
Let everyone see
It's starts with you and me
Wha-a-o (x2)
Hey!
It starts with you and me
Wha-a-o (x2)
Hey!
It starts with you and me
Wha-a-o (x2)
Hey!
It starts with you and me
Wha-a-o (x2)
Hey!
It starts with you and me
Wha-a-o (x2)
Hey!
It starts with you and me
Wha-a-o (x2)
Hey!
It starts with you and me
Wha-a-o (x2)
Hey!
It starts with you and me
Wha-a-o (x2)
Hey!
It starts with you and me
Wha-a-o (x2)
Hey!
It starts with you and me
Wha-a-o (x2)
Hey!
It starts with you and me
Third Person POV
Alex, Evie, Ben, and Mal walked up the steps to the entrance where Alex's and Ben's parents, Lumiere, and Fairy Godmother are at. Everyone else continued to dance around, everyone having fun with each other, none of them caring that they were all drenched because of the water. At the end of the song, fireworks went off while everyone faced Alex and Evie and bowed. The DJ started playing songs as everyone cheered and began dancing around with each other.
Alex walked Evie to her dorm, hand in hand. They get to the door and Evie turns around and bites her lower lip, as she drapes her arms around Alex's neck.
"Mal's gonna be out..all night.." Evie looks up at Alex as he slides his hands down her waist.
"Ye?" He asks, and Evie nods.
"I'm ready." Evie whispers into his ear, which made him look at her.
"Are you sure?" He asked her again, she nods as she pulls him closer to her and planting her lips on his.
She starts unbuttoning his shirt, without breaking the kiss, she slides it off Alex's chest, she tosses it somewhere in the room, without breaking the kiss. Alex moves his hands to the back of Evie's dress and unzips it.
He slowly slides it down her body, as he stares at her.
"Your beautiful." He stood back up as he smiled at her.
"I love you." Evie says as she placed her hands on his face.
"I love you more." They both capture their lips again, and Alex lifts her up by the back of her thighs as he carried her into the bedroom, kicking the door behind him.
He carefully lays her down on the bed, as he unbuckles his belt and pants. Evie got fully unclothed and got under the covers.
Alex done the same as he was hovering over her, looking down at her, having his hands either side of her head.
"We don't have to do this if you don't want to E.." Alex looks down to see a nervous expression on Evie's face.
"No...I want to..." Evie placed a hand on his jawline, and moves it to the back of his neck pulling him to her lips.
Meanwhile...
"Why, you didn't think this was end of the story? Did you?" Uma laughs as she went back under water.
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