Author's Note:

Hey guys! This is my first story and I hope you will enjoy it. I literally made the whole storyline myself. By the way, this story is in an Alternate Universe (AU). Any feedback is appreciated! Tell me if you're enjoying it so far so I would know if people actually like it or not. This was hard for me to write, but I survived. I just want to give special thanks to LuminaShizuma and Harry Potter Fan 1994 for letting me use some parts for this story, and RaInBoWsKuLlDrOpS for proofreading this so go check them out and give them love on. Thank you so much and let's go on with the book!

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Unfold ~ Introduction Prologue

Quote/Poem of the Chapter:

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

"Mal, I don't know if I can go on anymore" Ben uttered. They were both in his room, spending their final moments together of spring break before going back to school. And their final moments of being in a relationship together. They sat across each other since Ben wanted to have a serious conversation with Mal about them.

He and Mal have been together for four and a half years now. They are both in college, however, they both attend different schools. They've had a long distance relationship for about two years now and it's been taking a toll on their relationship. They've brought it up before, but they both knew there was still a light at the end of the tunnel. However now, Ben cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel anymore. Ben talked to his mom about it since she offers really good advice, and all she told him to do is to listen to his heart to see what it has to say.

"What do you mean?" Mal asked, starting to get scared. Mal always believed that their relationship was going so well. But, now she thought otherwise.

"Mal, what I mean is that I don't think I can go on with this relationship anymore," he said. The statement left Mal all speechless. She was thinking of all the reasons why he would want to break up with her. She saw nothing wrong.

"You want to break up with me?" she asked him.

"No, but I think that's the only option for us at this point" he replied.

"That's what you think. Ben, did I do something wrong?" she asked as she started to worry more.

"No, you're fine. It's just the long distance" he complained.

"Well, I know that we can get through that" she uttered as she held his hands in hers.

"Well, if you think we can get through the long distance, then convince me that we can," he said as he took his hands away from hers.

"Ben, are you doubting our relationship?"

"I don't want to, but I'm starting to," he said as he looked down.

Mal put her hands up to gently hold his face, making him look up and looked at him in the eyes, "Ben, you and I have been in this for almost five years now. I don't want to lose you ever. You even said it yourself that you would not ever leave me and hurt me. You promised me that ever since. We both just need patience, communicate with each other more, and - "

"Mal, all I've ever been is be patient, but we can't even talk to each other anymore because of school" Ben interrupted.

"But we have winter break or spring break in order to see other again"

"Yeah, but you'll be traveling with your Mom, and I'll be working at my dad's company"

"That is true, but we only have two and a half more years left of college. If we can just wait a little more, then we can make it."

"Mal, I need you to understand that we'll have to suffer more from not being able to be together. I don't want you to suffer any longer."

"So you're telling me that the only reasons you want to break up with me are because of the lack of communication and the lack of time we have together."

Ben nodded his head as guilt took over him. Mal released his hands as tears started to gather in her eyes. "You really want to do this?" Mal asked.

He nodded his head once again. Mal looked down at the floor, letting her purple hair fall in front of her face. There was a moment of silence between them; just thinking about what happened hurt them so much, especially Mal. He promised her that he wouldn't hurt her at all. He promised her that he wouldn't let her go. He promised that he would fight for the both of them. However, he broke all of those promises.

Ben decided to break the silence between them. "Mal, I'm doing this because I love you. I love you so much that I'm willing to make you happy. I love you so much that I don't want to hurt you" he said.

"But you hurt me, Ben"

"I know that Mal and I'm sorry," he said

As he grabbed Mal's hands, she quickly pulled her hands-free. "Please don't" she warned him.

"Mal, please don't do this," he said as he tried to grab her hands again, but she wouldn't let him.

A tear was falling down her face and she knew that she needed some time alone. She got up quickly and rushed to the bathroom with Ben following her. He tried to enter with her, but she swiftly shut the door and locked it. He decided to just let her have alone time and wait outside of the door until she gets out.

After a moment, she walked out of the bathroom and started to make her way towards the front door. However, Ben put his hand on her wrist to stop her. She takes one last glance at him, exposing her watery and red eyes. "Before I let you go, can I have one last kiss?" he asked her.

She took a minute to think about it before nodding her head. Ben held her gently, cupping her face with one hand. They both stared into each other's eyes one last time, both of their heads gravitated towards each other. He leaned down and softly kissed her warm plump lips. The kiss was filled with passion, indicating all the love they had for each other. They both broke away when the need for air was necessary. Mal quickly turned around, rushed to the front door with tears falling out of her face. Ben was also following behind her but stopped at the front door. He just watched her enter her instead of doing anything.

"Honey, why was Mal running out crying?" his mom asked.

"Because we just broke up" he uttered to his mom.

"Oh honey, I'm so sorry," she said as she gave him a hug.

"Yeah mom, me too" he replied. Ben went back up to his room and sat on his bed. He ran his hands through his honey-brown hair, reminiscing about what happened between him and Mal. As he was thinking about it, he started to get mad at himself for letting her go and hurting her as he promised not to. But, he knew it was necessary. After a while, he went to change into something more comfortable to cope with the pain. As he was changing, he felt something inside the pocket of his jeans. It was the signet ring he gave her on their two-year anniversary. The signet ring has his family crest, which is a beast and has been passed down through his dad's side for generations now.

As soon as Mal got home, she ran upstairs to her room and sobbed into her pillow. She could not believe what happened between her and Ben. He was always there for her since middle school. When he told her his feelings for her, she didn't even think that he would have any for her, but it turned out he did. After all the years they've been together, Ben filled an empty spot in her, but now that spot's empty again. She felt as if someone was squeezing her heart.

After the breakup, it was hard for both Ben and Mal. They both spent most of her remaining break in their rooms, recovering from the breakup. When Evie found out about the breakup, she wanted to give Ben a piece of her mind, but Mal told her that it's not worth it. They both could not focus on their studies, they both could not get out of bed, and they both could not do anything. They would see each other in their friends' photos, looking all happy, but really they would be full of pain. As months went by, they fully moved on from each other by hanging out with other people.

Mal promised herself that she wouldn't date anyone yet until she was ready to date again. However, Ben has already found someone after nine months of their breakup. His friend, Chad, helped him hook up with a girl named Audrey, who is a brunette with tan skin and brown eyes. She helped him forget all about his last relationship. Mal heard from Evie that Ben was in a new relationship already, which made Mal heartbroken, knowing that it was easy for her to be replaceable.

After three years now, Mal and Evie own a studio together where they could work together at the same place and gather up ideas. Ben is now the president of his dad's company and is still with Audrey. Everyone seems to be happy, however, everything was about to change; her future most likely. People will come back and feelings will change and unfold.