His Signet Ring
Spring had just rolled in from a rather long winter in Auradon Prep. Everyone was out and about soaking up the sun and having a little fun before the term resumes.
That is with the exception of Doug and Evie who were busy reading on the material for the upcoming semester, on what they both deemed as their table. Where they they usually met up to study.
Doug looks up from his book for just a second, when he notices something different. "Is Mal wearing Prince Ben's signet ring?"
"Signet ring?" Evie's eyebrows are knitted as she look up from a Math equation she was solving.
"It's a ring with your family symbol on it. All royals have at least one each. A lot are copies of the originals." Doug explains.
And like a light bulb, Evie lights up and says, "Oh! Yeah it's Ben's. He gave it to her on the day of his coronation. I see her toying with it a lot. Usually whenever she draws. It's become a new really cute habit for her."
"Huh." Doug says a giddy smile forming on his face.
"What is it?" Evie asks.
"Do you believe in soulmates?" He says.
"Yes. What's the connection?" Evie says, eyebrows furrowed.
"There's an old legend that says that when you give someone your signet rings and its a perfect fit, it means you've found your soulmate. It'll be a perfect fit... On her hands from his, or vise versa if you will have it." He says.
"So the rings are enchanted?"
"Sort of. They are blest by fairy godmother."
"But I thought she doesn't use magic anymore."
"No. But twenty years ago, she blessed the first batch of the rings, as a gift to all the royal families and their most trusted servants-turned-allies. Genuine gold ones from the mines fro the royals and silver ones for their allies. The allies' bearing the seal of the family they served, to put in simpler words."
"And the copies?" She asks.
"They're still blessed in a way. Though they are copies, the magic in the rings are... peculiar. Difficult to understand. The magic from the original ones flows in the copies as well."
"Wow..." Evie says, having nothing else to say.
"Magic makes a lot of things complicated." They both agreed.
"Does your family have a signet ring? Your father was one of the dwarves right? Snow White's closest allies." She wonders out loud.
"Yeah." He takes out a chain from his shirt and places the ring between his fingers. "Here it is."
"That's beautiful..." She says taking a closer look at the ring. "Why don't you wear it on your hand? Doesn't it fit?" She looks at him.
"It does," he says, "But it doesn't really suit me."
"Sure it does." She says unhooking the necklace, removing the ring and placing it on his pinky finger. "See? Now you look like a dashing prince, too." She says to which he just smiles at.
The sun has finally set and Evie races to the dorm room she and Mal share.
She burst through the door and says, "Mal! Guess what I found out." Startling the gril who was sketching on her bed.
Evie makes Mall scoot over and tell her what she had learned from Doug that day.
The next morning, Ben and Mal were scheduled for a date by the Enchanted Lake.
Ben quickly notices that Mal was awfully quiet on this particular day. He asks he what's wrong and she answers, "Evie told me something interesting today."
"What was it about?" He asks taking a bit of his sandwich.
"The legend about the signet rings." Mal says. Ben's response was choking on his sandwich. Mal pats his back and gives him water before asking, "Is it true?"
"Is what true?" Ben says playing innocent.
"That if it fits on the someone else's hand... That person is your soulmate?" She says.
"Yeah..." He replies scratching the back of his neck.
Mal stars panicking,"So you knew ever since your coronation? You knew ever since that day that I'm-" Ben cuts her off. "My soulmate? Yes."
She was silenced and for a while, nothing could be heard except for the sound of the rushing water and them munching on strawberries. Until Mal says, "Ben?"
"Hmm?" He looks up staring into her eyes. "I'm not quite sure I believe in soulmates just yet, but I do know I wouldn't be able to bear it if I lose you." She says.
"That's all I needed to to hear, my princess." He says before capturing her lips with his.