Mal's POV

I don't know how all this started, I just asked Ben if we could hang out and he went off at me and I don't know why. Then he said the one thing he should know to never say to me, ever.

"I wouldn't expect you to understand you're nothing but a villains kid."

After he said that I just stood there shocked, I thought he loved me, but here he is saying I'm nothing but a villians daughter. I'm guessing realization hit when he looked at me with sympathy and regret. "Mal, I'm sorry I didn't-" he started until I cut him off "No, of course you meant it, why would you say something if you don't mean it." I said "And yeah I don't get it because I've never been a spoiled, pampered royal." I said throwing his ring, he gave me, at him and walked away. I didn't feel like talking to anyone so I just walked and ignored everyone, I didn't know where I was going I was just walking. Some how I ended up at some lake, not the same one we had our first date, and I just stared at the water for a while, I noticed it was probably getting kind of late so I decided to go back. All of a sudden I slip on something and fall into the water and the water is deeper then how it appears and I start freaking out, because I still can't swim. "HELP! SOME ONE HELP!" I yelled hoping some one would hear, I couldn't stay up any longer so I just stopped and sank, I was deep in the woods, no one would be able to hear me. I noticed a shadow dive in the water, but everything went black before I could see who it was...

Ben's POV

I can't believe I said that to Mal, she must hate me. I've just been so stressed between school, tourney, and being king is a lot. I didn't mean to blow up on her, but it comes with the price of having your dad being The Beast, I have a short temper and I still can't control it. After a while I head to Evie and Mal's room and knock, as Evie opens the door I see confusion in her eyes "Ben, what are you doing here? I thought you were with Mal." She said "I haven't seen Mal in a while I thought she was here." I said "Come in." She says and I walk in and Carlos and Jay are there. "When was the last time you saw here?" She asked me "I don't know a few hours ago." I said "Did you say something? Did Mal?" She asked, I couldn't answer that it hurt thinking I was why she had those tears in her eyes. "What did you say?!" Evie yelled "I was stressed out, I didn't even know what I was saying, remember I'm half beast." I say trying to defead myself "What. Did. You. Say." She said "I said she was nothing more then a villians kid, and I know I shouldn't have said that, and I hate myself for saying it." I said. "How could you say that to her?" Carlos said "I don't know, I've just been really stressed out lately and I took it out on Mal when I shouldn't have." I said "Well she probably won't forgive you easily so you're going to have try hard." Evie said then her phone rang.

"Hello?"

"What? Are you sure?"

"I know that! Is she alright?"

"Okay, thanks for calling, bye."

Evie ended the call and sat down and covered her mouth as she sobbed, "Evie? What is it?" Carlos asked "It's Mal." She said and grabbed her magic mirror "Mirror, mirror in my hand show me where Mal stands." She said and handed me the mirror and there was Mal laying on a bed in the infirmary soaking wet. "What happened?" I asked as I handed Carlos and Jay the mirror "All I know is what Doug told me, he was walking in the woods with his uncles and dad and he heard a screaming and Doug saved her while she was drowning." She said letting a sob out after she finished her sentence. "I'm going down there!" I said and they all nodded and we ran down to the infirmary and looked for Mal and we finally found her with Doug leaning on a wall. "Will she be okay?" I asked "Yeah, Uncle Doc said she'll be out for a while though." Doug said "Thank you." I said and he nodded and went and stood by Evie and I went and sat by Mal. I stayed there and I will until she wakes up, I'll always wait for her even if she hates me. I saw her stir a little bit, "Mal, please wake up. I'm so sorry, I didn't mean what I said! You are way more then just a villians kid, you're good and you always will be. You could have handed that wand to your mom but you didn't instead you faught with goodness and that's what you are good. I will never say that again as long as you wake up and let me look into those beautiful eyes." I said tearing up as I was holding her hand I felt a small squeeze. "Come on, Mal, please." I said and she slowly opened her eyes "You mean it?" She said "Of course I do." I said and kissed her forehead "I love you, Mal." I told her "I love you too, Ben." She said I kissed her and I promised myself I will never say that to her ever again.