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ISABELLA SAT IN HER Chemistry class at Auradon Prep gazing out the window, drowning out the teachers voice and losing herself in a daydream. Today was the day when four teenagers from the Isle were going to arrive. Ben was already there waiting for their arrival with his girlfriend Audrey, daughter of Sleeping Beauty, clinging onto his arm. Isabella sighed at the thought of Ben and Audrey together for she was deeply in love with the Prince. It pained her to love Ben because Audrey was one of her best friends but it hurt her even more trying to suppress her feelings.
Fully submerged in her thoughts and inner conflicts, Isabella didn't realise the teacher called upon her to answer a question until her friend Lonnie, daughter of Mulan, tapped her arm.
"I'm sorry, Sir. Could you repeat the question?" She politely asked.
With a nod of his head the teacher, Mr Deley, repeated his question, "What is the metal used to recover Copper from a solution of Copper Sulphate?"
"Iron, Sir."
"Correct," he then moved onto addressing the whole class, "Now, we have a test coming up so I expect you all to study hard. Here are some handouts to work on-"
Isabella blocked him out again, only uttering a small 'Thank you' when he gave her a handout. She was completely consumed in her thoughts for Ben. Her heart ached knowing she could never speak of her feelings for the Prince.
Isabella remained seated having not heard the bell that ended the lesson and the school day. Her eyes were fixated on the floor even thought she wasn't paying attention to it.
"Are you alright, Isabella?" Mr Deley interrupted her stream of thoughts for a second time, "You seem absent today."
After being pulled back into reality, Isabella realised she was the only one in the class, quickly gathering her belongings she replied, "I'll be alright, Sir. Thank you for your concern," before rushing out the door.
Isabella walked through the halls of Auradon Prep before stopping at her locker to put away her books. As she put her last book back in its place she heard the voice of her best friend, Audrey, "Izzy! There you are. We've been looking for you."
"We?" Isabella questioned despite knowing the answer.
"Yeah, Ben and I," Audrey replied with an obvious tone, pointing at Ben.
"Hi Bella," Ben greeted kindly as he popped his head out from behind her open locker door. His heart fluttered high at the sight of the Princess.
"Hi Ben," Isabella hesitantly greeted in return. This wasn't what she wanted. She wanted to stay as far away from Ben as she could. There was no way she could manoeuvre around her dilemma without avoiding both of her friends as much as possible. If she sees Audrey she feels guilty, if she sees Ben her heart aches and if she sees the both of them together her heart breaks. Her safest bet was to avoid the both of them.
"Goodness, we just met the Villain's and they are awful," Audrey stressed, "The two boys, Carlos, son of Cruella De Vil and Jay, son of Jafar, have no manners what so ever and were fighting. The blue haired girl, Evie, daughter of the Evil Queen, thinks she has status here and Mal, the daughter of Maleficent is just plain rude and thinks that my parents should have invited her evil mother to my mother's christening. Please, as if that would stop her from pricking my mothers finger. If you're evil, then you're evil."
"But that doesn't make their children evil," Isabella stated after Audrey's rant about the new comers, "They're just like us. They're children who deserve to have the same opportunities as us and who shouldn't have to pay for what their parents did."
Audrey couldn't believe it, Isabella was defending the Villain's children. On the other hand, Ben could. Isabella was known for her kind and generous heart. She was always forgiving to those who had wronged her and always put others before herself and she always saw the best in people and was always optimistic. That was only a few of the qualities the future king loved about her.
Ben gazed lovingly at Isabella as Audrey replied to her, "Hello? We are talking about Villains here. Villains are evil, their children are evil! I mean, what about your mother? Her step mother?" Audrey stressed, "The house work, the ripped dress, the locking her up in the attic?"
"Yes, I know that but it all worked out fine in the end. My mother got her happy ending."
"Yes, she did and you know why? Because she was the good guy. Ok? That's how it works. Villains don't get happy endings."
Sighing, Isabella turned and shut her locker before turning back to Audrey, "Everyone deserves a happy ending," she stated before walking away leaving a shocked Audrey and a proud Ben behind.
"You know what? I don't think she's thinking straight. She's been a bit weird lately," Audrey told Ben.
"Weird? Why? What do you mean?" asked Ben, concerned for the girl he secretly loves.
"I don't know," sighed Audrey, "Oh well, I'm off to go see Chad to discuss, um, stuff for the, er, Coronation. Bye Benny-Boo," Audrey quickly excused before giving Ben an air kiss on the cheek and then scurrying off.
Ben knew exactly why Audrey was going to go see Chad Charming, Isabella's brother, and it wasn't for the Coronation but he didn't care. All he cared about was Isabella. Why had she been acting weird? Now that he thought about it, she had been very distant the pass few weeks but why? He decided to go and find her knowing she couldn't have gone far.
