Call Me a Thief

As if she wasn’t on edge enough, Evan’s text only made her even more angry, enough to have small green flames shooting off her fingertips as she decided to ditch this party. It wasn’t like she was having a good time anyways, the looks people gave her only getting under her skin more as she rolled her eyes and knocked back another shot. “Fuck this.” The blonde muttered, pushing her way through the crowd but they already moved out of her way, and she slipped out of the front door with no hesitation. She knew where Evan was, how could she forget, and after he left her on read she figured he couldn’t bullshit his way out if she was face to face with him. The walk to his dorm wasn’t that bad either, and as she reached his room, she knocked heavily as she didn’t let up until he answered. She didn’t care that she was in some little halloween costume, she was livid, and with every knock small green sparks followed the hit.

@evan-tremaine​

Tati: because you went fucking MIA and couldn't even tell me that you were coming back! it's clear you didn't care, so why should i?!

Tati: it does matter because obviously it was important enough to text me about.

Tati: so speak, tremaine.

Tati: ....nope, pretty sure that was you that walked away.

Tati: heard what, exactly?

Evan: after you said, and i quote, 'do your own fucking thing. this was all stupid anyway.' good to know that us being together was stupid to you.

Evan: you know what, does it really matter what i heard? look, i made a mistake. i shouldn't have reached out. its my bad. sorry for wasting your time.

Tati: why wouldn't i be okay?

Tati: i have an open pair of eyes now...

Tati: you know, since you ended whatever was going on with us.

Tati: ive never been better.

Evan: i didn't end us, you did.

Tati: im always doing fine....

Tati: even if i wasnt

Tati: why do you care?

Evan: cause i wanna make sure you are okay

Tati: Why??

Tati: I'm doing just peachy.

Evan: hey

Tati: What do you want?

Ally: Your birthday is in a FEW DAYS!!!! Omg!

Ally: Do you have anything planned?

Ally: Birthdays are something really special. Every year on mine my sister and I do something special. Sometimes my dad takes us out for a boat ride, sometimes Grandpa comes to visit! We have to think of something for you to do! *0*// **

Ally: (That's me throwing confetti at you for a happy birthday ^-^)

Ally: Oh I'm so glad! Thanks that's a nice thing to say:-)

Ally: I hope you don't mind me asking but...what's your horoscope?

Ally: I know it's silly but I'm super into that stuff. Besides! You never know when the stars are about to give you good advice *0*

Ally: Hey. It's Allegra. Ally. From swimming!

Ally: I um, you gave me your number so I wanted to text you back so you had mine. I hope that's okay \^-^/

Ally: thanks for the pep talk at the pool. It meant a lot. Let me know if I can do anything to twist your frown upside down to say thank you

Evan: hey there! i was hoping i'd hear from you. :)

Ally tried to keep her head calm while she watched him, dragging her toe along the edge of the water, watching it ripple. It was so silly that she, the daughter of Ariel and Eric of all people, had such mixed feelings about the water. She could move in it like it was her second home. But fear always settled right in the pit of her stomach when she spent too long. Maybe that’s why she was such a fast swimmer: just a desperate need to get the fuck out.

“Allegra Triton,” she offered him a gentle smile. “I don’t know. You’d think I’d love it. My sister does. I think it’s because I nearly drowned once when I was younger.”

It was flattering in a strange sort of way that he didn’t know who she was. Most people did and not just because her big sister did a very good job running campus screaming about protecting the ocean.

Wow, that had just gotten really dark. The daughter of a mermaid and a prince almost drowning as a kid? Yeah, that would definitely fuck with one’s head. Evan couldn’t let his face read those thoughts, however. Even though he was rusty when it came to the art of flirtation, bringing up the fact that she almost died as a kid would be a total boner killer. He needed to be smoother than that in order to win the attention of the red head. 

“Well Allegra, it’s nice to meet you,” the man flashed a smile, showing off his pearly whites. “Though it may be easier to talk at eye level...” Allegra continued to tower over him as Evan looked up, his arms still resting against the pool tile. “Look, I’m not gonna tell you to come into the water, but I will let you know that it does feel nice currently and if you’d like, I can stay in the shallow end with you. I promise not to let anything happen to you, but like I said, all up to you.” The offer was there and it was up to Allegra to decide if she wanted to take it. 

The minute she heard about fight night, even if it was Delphines idea and she despised that girl with everything in her soul, she had to sign up. There was so much anger, so much hate in her heart, and without Evan around to mellow her out and keep her from derailing like he had a majority of the summer….this was her outlet. She didn’t like depending on people anyways, they always let you down, and she had to remember that when she started to get upset he practically ghosted her after their summer together. She had to get those thoughts out of her mind that he might be with another girl, touching another girl, because he wasn’t hers and she wasn’t his. She couldn’t belong to anyone but herself. 

Hearing him call out after her, she ignored it in the beginning, pushing past bodies like a woman on a mission. But then he closer, calling her a pet name that made her skin crawl, and she wasn’t sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing. Spinning around on her heel, she grabbed him by the wrist and tugged him away from the crowd that was now glancing their way. Tatiana refused to let them know a damn thing about what was going on and she released his wrist as soon as they were out of ears reach of the onlookers. Her lip was slightly swollen, a few scratches along her cheeks, bruises forming on her skin around her jaw. But she was fine, way better than how she left Willow, that was for damn sure. “I don’t know Evan, am I okay?” She asked, clenching her jaw before pushing her long blonde hair off her shoulders, “Maybe you would know that if you would’ve fucking contacted me after going MIA.” The VK snapped, arms crossing over her chest almost defensively, “I don’t care though, honestly, do your fucking thing. This was all stupid anyways.” She explained, motioning between the two of them, gaze shifting away from him as she let her pride get in her way per usual.

They were a secret, weren’t they? No student at Auradon was supposed to know that Evan and Tatiana hooked up and they sure as hell couldn’t know about last summer. God, last summer. Evan had spent practically the entire time in Tatiana’s bedroom, only going home once every other week to pack a fresh set of clothes before heading right back. At first, Evan had chalked it up to wanting something that felt like home, something that felt closer to the Isle rather than the castle that all the VKs were shipped off to. He and Lucy still weren’t on speaking terms and as he found out, friendships were incredibly hard to make. Then there was Tatiana. Sure, the sex was fantastic, but beyond that, he had gotten to know her, to trust her, to... well.. to missing her. 

She knew that he had gone home but his mom was still a sore subject. After being dragged away from everyone else (after all, they were still secret), Evan felt the words stuck in his throat and no matter what he did, he couldn’t get them out. The lump in his throat only seemed to get bigger when he saw her, lip swollen, cheeks scratched and her hand motioning between the pair, adding the words that this was all stupid, that they were stupid. This summer had been the best one in his life and it was all due to the blonde who was standing in front of him and looking like she couldn’t give a fuck if he lived or died. “I’m.. I’m sorry, Tatiana. I wish I...” I wish I could explain what happened. I wish I could tell you how my mom almost died. I wish I could go back in time and let you know right then and there. I wish, I wish, I wish. Shaking his head, Evan took a step back, breaking his wrist from her grasp. “You’re right. I went MIA and it wasn’t fair to you. You should do your own thing.” And in that moment, Evan swore that he could feel his own heart breaking. 

Ally was surprised when Evan had not only noticed her, but come her way as an attempt to get her attention. She swallowed hard and focused on the floor rabbit again. Part of her knew she couldn’t just will people away so after a deep breath she tried to buck up enough courage to actually introduce herself.

“I’m fine.” She kicked her legs in the water, watching the way it hugged the dazzling green nail polish on her toes before spilling back into the pool. Her voice was always quiet when she dared to use it around people she wasn’t comfortable with, but something told her frantic flailing and sprinting back to the locker room probably wasn’t going to win her many points in this whole friendship department she was trying to get more confident in. “I’m always a little lost. My parents joke that I might as well have been born on the moon with how high up in the clouds I am. Just feeling a bit…apprehensive about the water is all. Your name is Evan, right?”

She knew his name. That was a surprise, to say the least. Evan felt he had kept such a low profile during his time at Auradon thus far that he was shocked when someone knew who he was before he had had a chance to introduce himself. Allegra was the one to say his name first and it was Evan’s turn to act cool and calm.  “Why are you so apprehensive about the water, if you don’t mind me asking?,” he asked, getting closer to the edge of the pool. Placing his toned arms on the tile, he looked up at the red head who should have felt more at the pool than he did. “And I don’t think it’s fair that you know my name, but I don’t know yours.”