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New Beginnings

It wasn't that Auradon hadn't worked out. It was that staying in a school with your ex, and his friends that were his friends before you, and with everyone blaming you for ruining the supposedly proposal that was coming was just not the ideal situation. Not for Mal. Not for any of them.

Thankfully Belle hadn't been willing to return them to the Isle, and Ben had begged them to stay, but in the end Belle had contacted another school. One that might be more suiting to them. So the four had packed up their things, been sent magically to another realm and found themselves standing on platform 9 and 3/4, waiting on a train.

Aboard the train the boys had quickly found the candy trolley and eaten themselves into nearly a sugar coma. Mal had waited and watched as they unloaded with the other students. They were older than most, and coming in a few weeks after the year had started. There was talk of sorting and that was a flurry of a talking hat, and a bearded wizard who treated them with bright smiles and offers of lemon drops.

Being told they would be in different houses was interesting, helpful and scary. They would learn more that way, but they would also need to find a place, somewhere to meet. Which was why Mal had grabbed Evie's hand and set out about the castle.

"Well, this is different." Gone was the bright sun, the brilliance of Auradon traded for the Scotland storms. Mal rather liked it, if she were to be honest. More her.

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Evie was pretty sure that she felt every emotion she was capable of having since returning to Auradon from the Isle and now... here. She had been so surprised when Mal broke up with Ben and almost upset at first, honestly thinking that they would be hurried off back to the Isle. A place she had sworn Ben to never do to her if she helped him bring Mal back to school. She had never wanted to return there, not after finally accepting and becoming a person she liked being. When Belle told him they didn't have to go back there and they could be sent to another school? She was elated!

And it meant the four of them could stick together like the band of thieves they were. Which was even better if you asked her. She was a bundle of nerves as they got closer to the school and when she was sorted into a different house than Mal, Carlos or Jay? Well that was just not fair! Especially since she wouldn't be sharing a room with Mal anymore! She misses Doug of course. He was simply adorable and probably the first guy (other than Carlos and Jay) to see her as someone else under the masks.

When Mal grabbed her hand and set off to explore their new home, Evie laughed and walked with her, giving the girls hand a squeeze. "Much different. I think this will suit us much better," she said. Hoping that it would. At least the kids wouldn't be judging them based on what their parents did. That was something!

"I will miss sharing a room with you."

"I'm... torn," she admitted, considering how to word all the things she had been thinking during their sorting and the realization that they'll be in their own rooms, new roommates, away from the others. "It's a good way for us to get information. The more spread out we are, the more things we'll learn and quicker. It's interesting that they did this though, and I want to see if its fear of us being together, or another reason," she added, having definitely been thinking about this.

"But we don't have to give up our space. We had the clubhouse back on the Isle though we went home eventually. So we need to find the same thing here. That's what we're looking for. We need to find a space for the four of us," she said, giving Evie's hand a squeeze. "Away from others. I can cast a spell to guard it for us, and then there's a place for Carlos to hide things, and Jay to store them away.'

In other words, places for pets and stolen items.

"We may have separate rooms, but I promise we won't be apart." She would never let that happen.

Evie hummed thoughtfully and nodded in agreement. This was true. They would get information from every, what they called House, at this school. From what she could tell, from just the small amount of interaction they had so far, there were some school rivalries. She was absolutely fascinated by the history of this place! This whole wand thing? Was definitely something the four of them would have to get used to. Carlos and Jay especially. Where they were from? It wasn't something you just did. From what she could tell, it was the norm.

"True. Though, I'm not sure if it's something they chose specifically," she said thoughtfully, releasing Mal's hand to loop her arm through the other girl's. "An actual magic hat chose our houses." Evie almost had an excited tone to her voice. They had experienced magic of course but this was so much different!

She nodded. "Where there's a way, there's us. We'll have the perfect place. Though, it may take a little longer... just look at this place!"

Evie turned to look at Mal and smiled. "We'll never truly be apart," she agreed. Not after the Isle and this trip to this realm.

Auradon had been, truly, an open book to them. Not only because of the family stories about those at the prepatory, but because the people themselves were open. Already Mal could see things here would be different.

Perhaps because they hadn't been shopping and didn't have their robes yet, and wouldn't until the next day. Therefor Mal in her purple leather, and Evie in her chic shades of blue, they didn't fit in with the others. Their hair wouldn't change either, and that would never change that they didn't entirely fit in.

But they had one another, and they've proven to themselves that in the end, that was all they needed.

"So they're not plotting against us, is that what you mean?" Teasing but serious in the same breath. Glancing at Evie, grinning. "And they're encouraging us to do magic. They told me to keep the book," she pointed out, which was good because she wasn't giving it up. She hadn't given it up for Ben, she wasn't giving it up for this place.

"It's a bit massive, isn't it?" She chuckled, head tilting back and looking around them, up into the dark reaches where she couldn't see the details. "And you're right," she said, hand covering Evie's and giving it a squeeze. "Together forever. Nothing will change that."

And she truly believed that and would fight for it.

Evie had finally decided to follow in her own footsteps and while she may have to conform to those bland and unflattering robes while in classes, you can bet she would take every opportunity she could to be in her preferred blues. She was thankful that her house colors leant themselves to those blues. The only one of them that didn't fit the mold was Carlos. Imagining Carlos in that god awful yellow still made her laugh, not able to help hold it back. "Carlos in that yellow," she said, just to explain her sudden laugh.

"No, I think they have other things in this realm that they're dealing with and it's not some villains children vouched by Queen Belle of Auradon," she said with a smile, looking at Mal. She hoped her first instincts in this were correct. This realm had more magic than theirs did! "Which is completely different than where we just came from." She was glad Mal wouldn't be losing that part of herself. She worked too hard to be who she wanted to be. Or, at the very least, recognizing who she wanted to be.

"A tiny bit," Evie said with a laugh, listening to it reverberating off the walls.

Evie's hands tightened around Mal's. "Forever," she agreed before releasing her hands and giving the other girl a hug.

"So let's see where this hallway takes us. If it's some place cool, we'll bring Carlos and Jay with us next time." If they could remember where it was next time! This play was so much bigger than Auradon Prep. While she knew she was capable of magic, the only magic she had ever done had been with Mal. She was excited to see what she could actually do on her own. Not to mention all of the information and knowledge they could learn!

Mal had ever plan to get Evie to put their own touches on the robes. Seriously, uniforms weren't even the garb of prisoners on the Isle. If prisoners weren't wearing uniforms, why were blessed children with the skills they had?

Blinking at the sounds Evie was making, and then when she explained what had her laughing, Mal couldn't help but to laugh with her. "I didn't have the heart to ask him, but I can't wait to see him in it," she admitted, grinning. "Seriously though, he got the worst. I can live with green. Jay looks great in red. Then there's Carlos," she said, chuckling even as she thinks about it.

"They're not putting much faith in us then," she admitted, smirking at Evie. "Their mistake. I can live with that. I like those that make those mistakes." Many had and would, and they would use it for their benefit.

Loving those hugs, hugging Evie tight and kissing her cheek.

"They went out shopping, you know. The giant from the grounds? He took them out to get their wands." She delighted in that as well. "Wand casting. I can't even imagine. Are you excited for it?" She knew Evie was, but she wanted to hear her talk about it.

These uniforms were the worst, they had no shape, no color other than the tie! How could these kids even stand it for ten months out of the year? Evie would absolutely add a touch of each of them to their uniforms - especially to Carlos'.

Evie couldn't keep the grin from her mouth as she listened to Mal and laughed again. "He did. Out of all of us, the absolute worst. Just for him, I'll add a hint of red to his uniform." Some place no one else would notice other than the four of them.

She had always admired the way Mal thought and felt a bigger grin spread over her mouth. "They're putting no faith in us whatsoever," she said with a laugh. "Which means there is so much more we can get away with." It was how it always was. Especially when they first went to Auradon Prep. Evie pressed a quick kiss to the girl's cheek before looping her arm through Mal's again.

Evie nodded and smiled, thinking of their faces when they were told they were getting wands. As for her? "Are you kidding? I am so excited! I always thought that I was capable of magic but other than the one or two things I've done with you, I was sure that was the limit of it. But now? Actually LEARNING magic? And that library!" She had been so excited when she had actually gotten a wand and when she had stepped into that library? It was beyond the library back at Auradon Prep that was for sure!

"What if we painted the images on the back of the robes? I can get the paints, and we can get everyone's marks on them. Might make it better for all of us." Not to mention it was the best way of spreading their images. They needed to put their mark on this place. "And while we're doing that, we should definitely maybe put them a few other places as well."

They needed to make this place theirs. It never occurred to her to do otherwise. They didn't come in and pretend it wasn't theirs. Just as they had done in Auradon.

"Exactly," she said, positively purring that word. "We can take this place and own it. Every inch of it before we're through. Let them see us just as some kids. You're a princess. I'm the daughter of the most powerful witch in any land. We will show them," she said, not caring how much she might well sound like her mother.

Smiling at the cheek kiss, her hand moving to rub Evie's arm as she used that hold to keep her close.

"You will be amazing at this. I can't wait to see how great you are at magic," she said, meaning it. She knew that Evie could and would be amazing at this. Laughing though at the mention of the library. "I'm surprised you're here now rather than in there," she teased.

Evie considered that for a moment. "We will not be painting images on our robes. No, I will work on making each of our robes fashionably ours - not that tacky black," she said with a little scrunch of her nose. "Much like I planned for Carlos." They would figure it out. She would make sure they were more most fashion forward of the other students at this school.

She grinned at the tone in Mal's voice. "Absolutely," she purred, "I cannot wait to get started."

They had to find a spot that they could make theirs. Surely it couldn't be that hard in a large castle like this.

Evie smiled and watched her best friend with a fond look. "Thank you, I only hope I can be as strong as you," she teased her. "Well, first things first - we need to find a spot that we can make ours. Then, I can drag you to the library with me." Clearly she had her priorities right.

That made Mal light up, and not the least bit surprised. She should have known that in offering just to tag them that Evie would argue that and fix things. She can't help but laugh at that. "At least Slytherin is a useful shade of green. I get they were going with the primary color thing but that yellow? Really?" She snorts, rolling her eyes. She just won't ever get over that.

"As powerful? Maybe." She grins though, knowing that answer was expected. "And please, the four of us will be amazing. I know Jay has it in him. His father became a genie, and even held like he is..." She pauses then, moving to grab Evie's sleeve and pull her to one side. "I always wanted to ask you this and never felt we were far enough away from Jay not to hear us. Do you think... Do you find it odd he's a thief? And as good as he is? I mean, his father wasn't like that. He was an advisor, but Jay..." She glances around furtively. "Do you think his father stole him to try and get back to Aladdin? And he made the mother forget?"

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