Hey guys. Welcome to my new Descendants story!
So I literally just watched the movie this morning and mostly through the movie, I thought, "Am I the only who thinks that ben wasn't calling the dog a good boy, he was actually calling Carlos that." So yes, you already know this is Ben/Carlos story! LONG LIVE THE BENLOS! So let's get it in on!
Disclaimers: I do not own Descendants. If I did, let's not go there actually…
I apologize for any grammar issues of such.
ENJOY!
Chapter One: Liking You Can Be Terrorizing!
Living on the Isle of The Lost was no walk through the park. Actually, there were no parks on the Isle come to think of it… But he didn't have to worry about that any more. Like his other friends, they didn't have to worry about living up to their parents name and try to impress them with acts of evil. They could just be themselves here and not have to be so intimidated.
The four children, thought to be evil at first, now have chosen to live the life of a good person. For Jay, his need to steal got less strong each and every day as he learned the feeling of earning something instead of having to steal it. Because then it truly felt his.
Evie realized that she didn't need to lower herself and act like someone she is not just to get someone to fall in love with her. She could be who she wanted and not have to change herself just to get the guy. Because it turned out that she actually turned out to be very independent, not needing a boy by her side to define who she. But that doesn't mean she would give up Doug! She liked him and he liked her and nothing could change that. She was almost like Mal, and that idea scared her to no end. She loved her friend, but she could not be like her! For one, purple is just not her color…
Speaking of Mal, she had come to realize this herself. She didn't need to trick a boy into falling in love with her. Even though the spell only worked for like three days. Mal realized that she doesn't need to impress anyone to feel like she has accomplished something. The only person she needed to impress was herself and that why at the moment, she knew that she really didn't love Ben.
Even though at the coronation she said that she wanted to be with Ben, no one knew that she actually meant as friends. She didn't tell Ben until after the party ended. He understood completely and actually said he wasn't ready either because after Audrey, he needed time to think over some…things. As for Mal, she just got over her fear of being able to stand up to her mother. She had to get her priorities straight and find out she is. Not who her mother wanted her to be. She had to find out who Mal was, not who Maleficent's daughter was.
Now Carlos, Carlos was a different story and even though it didn't seem like it, Carlos was very shy. Having a lunatic mother like Cruella De Vil would do that. No one knew it, not even his closest friends knew that Cruella would sometimes belittle Carlos. She would call him things like useless and weak and other terrible names. Cruella loved her son, she did, but she didn't know how to express it.
Carlos had a tough time recovering from some of the things she said to him and other things she did to him like forcing him to rub her bunions and stuff like that. Carlos loved his mom but when he found out about how they were being requested to go to Auradon, even though he hated the idea, a secret part of him was ecstatic because it was a chance for him to get away from his mother.
Carlos had learned a lot of things on in Auradon to. He learned how not to be so fearful of things, because not everything is gonna hurt him. He learned that dogs are not man-eating vicious beasts that attack boys who misbehave, and he learned that he had a passion for technology.
Their first night there when Carlos was able to hack the computer and diffuse the alarm, it made him realize that he has a talent with technology. He is not a sporty tough guy like Jay, or a smart pretty girl like Evie who while it doesn't seem like it, knows how to use her looks to get out of situations, and he is definitely not like Mal who is good at magic and coming up with plans.
Out of all of them, he is more like the person that gets the group out of trouble using a computer or a tablet. You know in movies, the team of mishaps who do crazy stuff that can sometimes get them killed, he is the brains of the operation.
But, even under all that, Carlos is still very much shy and can get intimated fast. What contributes to that is yet another secret that not even his best friends since like birth know about him.
Since coming to Auradon and getting to know the good side of him, even before that while on the Isle of the Lost, he has gotten to know that he is gay, and he has got his eyes on a certain king-in-training.
Now even though yes, Ben is officially King of Auradon, he still has to have training before he has complete rule over the entire Kingdom. So things like government issues and meetings and stuff like that are handled by his parents until he is ready to handle them on his own.
When Carlos first met Ben, he knew he was attracted to him. But he never acted on his feelings because let's get real...Why would Ben fall for him? What was there to like? He was almost afraid of anything and everything, he could barely stand up for himself, and even though he didn't have much of a choice, he didn't really like the fashion he wore. I mean loves the color red, white, and black. But he wasn't too crazy about the fur.
He may be Cruella De Vil's son, but that doesn't mean he has her same taste in fashion. It was his mother's choice to dress him like this. But one thing Carlos did lack was self-confidence. You could probably already tell that from everything you just read before.
But, when Ben came around, Carlos went to almost any length to try to impress him. On the field during a tourney game. Sometimes, he'll try to get Ben's attention in class, by getting an answer correct. It's like he wants his attention yet he doesn't want it.
There are a lot of things that Carlos loves about Ben, he loves how his brown hair falls over his forehead just a little and how it frames his face. He loves it when his eyes seem to just glow when he smiles or is excited about something. It's like you can see nothing but pure energy swimming around in his eyes. Does that sound right? Yeah it does..
He loves the fact the Ben was willing to give them such a chance even when they messed up, and how he defended and stood up for him and his friends in front of everyone at the Family Day party, something he could never do.
Just to put it in short terms, Carlos was crushing hard on Ben and what made it worse is that the boy he liked didn't even know it. It hurt to see him walk by him and give him a friendly wave. Sometimes Carlos would have to resist just to walk up to him and kiss him right on the lips not caring who saw. Yet, he would care and he does care. That's what keeps him from doing it.
It's so hard for him to not just give into his desires and just cave in to the feelings he know he has. But, he won't do it, he can't do it. He is starting to make a life here in Auradon and that last thing he wants to do is mess it up.
Not for his friends, not for Ben and especially…
Not for himself.
Carlos was out on a midnight walk with Dude. He couldn't sleep because it was one of those days. One of the days where he had to contain his feelings and not just let them free and run wild. It was during free period that Carlos was in the library studying for a test in his technology class.
FLASHBACK
He was highlighting things in his notebook when he felt two hands suddenly grabs his shoulders and someone scream in his ear 'BOO!' causing him to shriek and fall out of his chair. As his vision return back to normal after hitting his head on the floor, he looked up at the figure who was crouching over in laughter.
"Ben! What is wrong with you!" Carlos exclaimed.
"Nothing. What's up with you?" Ben said after his laughing fit died down.
"Oh I was just studying when some lunatic decided to scare the living daylights outta me!" Carlos said. Ben held out his hand. He looked at it before nodding his head no and turning away.
"Oh come on! I'm sorry. Let me apologize by helping you up." Ben said.
"It's your fault I'm down here anyway!" Carlos said.
"Carlos, take my hand right now…" Ben said with a commanding tone that caused him to shiver a little. "Cold?" He asked.
"Maybe…" Carlos muttered.
"Then take my hand and let me help you up so you can put your jacket." Ben said.
"No!" Carlos said in a childish voice crossing his arms and turning his back to him.
"Carlos..." Ben warned. But alas, he didn't listen and continued to sit on the floor, smiling to himself. "One…" Ben counted. Carlos rolled his eyes. He couldn't be serious.
"Two…" Now Carlos was getting a little nervous. It was obvious Ben was stronger than Carlos so there was a lot more he could do to him then Carlos could do to Ben. Yet, Carlos remained in his position, not giving into Ben's childish game.
"Three." Carlos sat there a second hearing nothing but silence. Then he felt himself being lifted out of his sitting position, two hands under his shoulder like you would pick up a baby. Soon he was being held up in the air, his feet off the ground wiggling in Ben's arm trying to get him to put him down.
"BEN! PUT ME DOWN!" Carlos yelled. Luckily, the part of the library they were in was empty so no one was around to shush them.
"You should have just taken my hand like I told you to. Then you wouldn't need me to put you down." Carlos heard Ben say behind him. Carlos stopped wiggling and just stood there, well hung there, crossing his arms as Ben put him back in his seat. Carlos had a pouty face while Ben just took the seat next to him. "Oh come on! Don't get that pouty face. Get a happy face.
Carlos just sat there still pouting with his arms crossed. He refused to look at Ben for making him feel like a child, even though he was sorta acting like one. He felt hand on his right cheek, turning his face to look at the owner of the hand. "I'm sorry." Ben said.
Carlos just stared into his greenish-brown eyes as they just continued to look at each other taking in each other's features. Carlos let his arms uncross as he melted into the warm touch of Ben's hand. His hand felt so soft as if he literally bathed it in baby lotion.
He leaned his head into Ben's hand, feeling a warmth rush over his body. "I forgive you…" Carlos replied.
Eventually, like two seconds later, Carlos realizing that his feelings were starting to surface. He ripped his hand from Ben's hand and grabbed his things, telling Ben he had to go feed Dude.
He knew he shouldn't have let Ben touch him like that but he couldn't help it. His touch was intoxicating to him. It was like finding your perfect drink. Once you took a sip, you just had to have more and more. But in this situation, he couldn't have more than a drop…
Carlos was walking down the path with Dude by his side. Dude knew that Carlos was upset, as he was rubbing against his leg whimpering trying to comfort him. Carlos smiled warmly at Dude, picking him up and petting him on the head.
"Thanks bud." Carlos said. Dude was the only living thing Carlos told everything to. Carlos knew he understood him and it was just an outlet for him. It helped him get his feelings out and not have to keep his feelings bottle up inside in a way. It was different than telling it to an actual human being but it was something.
As Carlos set Dude back down getting ready to turn back around and head back to the school, he heard a twig snap. He didn't think much of it until he heard it again. He started to get a little nervous, picking up speed a little until he heard another one snap.
He started to move into a slow jog until he started hearing the crushing of leaves signaling someone was walking towards him. He let himself into a full sprint, Dude not far behind. He was almost back to the clearing that led to the tourney field until he saw something reach out and wrap around his mouth, pulling him back.
He let out a muffled scream as another arm reached out and grabbed his arm holding him in place. He was trying to rip the hand off his mouth. He was scared shitless until the mysterious person whispered in his ear. "Boo…" Carlos eyes went wide as frying pans as he turned around to look at the owner of the voice, it belonging to none other than Ben. That boy was gonna scare him so much to the point where he may consider not leaving his room anymore.
"BENJAMIN ADAMS! YOU SCARED ME NEARLY HALF TO DEATH! NO ACTUALLY FUCK THAT! YOU SCARED ME TO DEATH THEN BACK TO LIFE THEN DEATH AGAIN!" Carlos screamed at Ben. He has never been more afraid in his life and that's saying something because he comes from a place where it is nothing but villains and none of them have heard of a street lamp. A working streetlamp. That just made it even creepier.
Ben was doubled over clutching his stomach laughing. If Carlos wasn't trying to calm his heartbeat down, he wouldn't have thought twice about pushing him over. Once Ben finally got over his case of the giggles and was able to stand up straight, he punched him in his chest, which didn't do much but he was angry!
"Um ow?…what was that for?" Ben said.
"For scaring the shit out of me twice today! Do you have a thing for terrorizing me!" Carlos exclaimed.
"It's more of a hobby." Ben said with a smirk. Carlos just rolled his eyes at him. It was then he noticed that Ben was in a tank top with the schools colors on them showing off his muscular arms which caused him to stare and almost drool. "Carlos?" Ben said snapping him out of my trance.
Once Carlos remembered where he was, he crossed his arms and pouted. "What?" He said in a sort of angry tone.
"What are you doing out here so late?" Ben asked.
"I could ask you the same…" Carlos retorted. Ben arched one of his eyebrows at him as he crossed his arms mimicking Carlos, although his arms flexing almost throwing Carlos off but he looked up before he started to stare.
"Oh so we're gonna play like that now?" Ben said.
"Play like what?" Carlos said trying to act cool but he was sporting a might blush. He was so happy it was night because you really couldn't see it.
Ben walked up to him, staring down at him while Carlos just stared back him with the same intensity. They both just stood there staring at each other with their arms crossed while Dude just sat in-between them moving his head back and forth staring up at the two.
"Carlos…" Ben warned.
"Yes…" He replied a little shy but still.
Ben smirked at him. "Tell me what you were doing out here." Ben said.
"Um no reason…" Carlos said getting flustered. Most times, just standing by Ben would make him get nervous and shy.
"One…" Ben said.
'Not again!' Carlos thought! He had to do something before Ben got to three.
"Two…"
'Damn it! Do something Carlos!'
"Three…" Ben said.
"Oh would you look at the time! Better get to bed!" Carlos exclaimed before ducking Ben's hand that was reaching for his side. 'Ben was going to tickle me! Oh that is so cruel!' Carlos took off down the path, Dude running after him.
Ben just stood there grinning as he started his walk back towards the school…
There is chapter one for you guys!
Alright next chapter you'll hear things more from Ben's point of view. It will still be third person, but it'll be more focused on his thoughts like this chapter was.
Please leave a review and tell me what you think and what you hope or think you might see!
~~Goldenflame14~~
