Mal POV
"Cmon Mal let's finish this once and for all"
Those words kept running through my head. They were spoken by Uma over a year ago at Cotillion. What did she mean when she said let's finish this. Our rivalry, in my opinion , came to a close after I broke Ben's spell, I had won . Uma is still out there. She's hunting me and my friends down. My mind kept swirling on how we'd defeat thoughts are preventing me from going to sleep. Then I heard a knock at the door.
Knock-knock
"Who could it be at this hour?" I thought looking at the clock flashing 12:03 am as the current time. "I must just be hearing things." I say to myself before returning to the song I had playing.
Knock-knock.
"So I'm not hearing things . I guess I better get up from my nice ,warm bed to open the door." I say to myself, annoyed, as I remove my headphones from my ears and place my phone on my bed. I smile at the picture of me and Ben on my phone case before deciding to get out of my purple and green covers, I carefully tiptoe to the door to avoid waking Evie, she's had a lot of work to do to prepare for designing everyone's dresses for graduation , she deserves all the sleep she can get. I slowly open the door to reveal my sleepy faced boyfriend in his blue robe and blue and gold pj pants .
" Ben it's after curfew . What are you doing here?" I asked in the midst of a loud yawn. Ben walks in the room and sits on my bed.
" I have something to tell you . It couldn't wait." He said as he nervously glanced down at his ring on my finger.
" ok spill it." I reply , kinda harshly but I was tired and he could tell I was so he didn't really notice it.
" I have just been informed that Uma has been found and taken into custody. " he says but he doesn't sound relieved. I mean he should be relieved that are greatest threat has been captured, right?
" good , but what now." I ask sleepily.
" that's what I need to talk to you about. Ironically enough , The council met yesterday to determine the course of action to be taken upon the location of Uma and they all agreed that she should stand trial and that you and I should testify against her. Then they dropped the bomb on me when they told me that they thought no one would trust your testimony against Uma about the Isle since you were raised there and know a lot about it and they think you'd try to back Uma up ..." he informs me
" what?! I'm lady of the court! I'd never back Uma up! Are they stupid!?" I interjected. My blood started to boil as I felt my temper flaring.
" yeah I'm starting to really question their judgement. here's the part that made me come here... the council agreed that we should get married as soon as possible in order to reduce any tension during the trial and any hostility resulting from it as they believe you're past friendship with Uma could cloud up your allegiances . Everyone knows that we will eventually get married but the council wants it to happen ASAP. They believe that you having the title of queen will prove that you would never betray Auradon even though everyone knows you wouldn't " Ben sighs looking down at the floor.
" what!? Don't they realize that we haven't even graduated yet and that we should get a say in that, that's a big responsibility to take on " I loudly whisper as I sit next to Ben on my bed about to puke.
" what the council decides goes, even I can't go against the majority without a good reason. And this was unanimous , there is no way I can go against that. " Ben replied looking as sick as I think I do .
We pull each other into a big hug as I sob uncontrollably. I know we are head over heels in love but I don't know how we are gonna get through this.
Ben POV
As I hold Mal in my arms I can't help but wonder how she is going to deal with all of this.
" this is my fault. If I wasn't king this wouldn't be happening." I say self-depracatingly . Seeing Mal cry like this hurts me so bad but I know that the best thing to do in this moment is to let her cry it out .
" but if you weren't king we never would have met . I would still be on the Isle ." She replies as she sniffles away her tears. It amazes me how she sees the positive things during this shocking time.
" I love that you're being so positive about this . I will be here with you every step of the way. I'll help you adjust to being queen and I'll help you deal with all the stress. " I say as I smooth down her hair and run my fingers along the exposed skin of her upper back.
" thank you so much. I don't know what I would did without you. I know I don't say this enough but I love you Ben. I love you so much it hurts sometimes." Mal says as she sits on my lap, burying her head in my chest.
" I love you too my dragon queen." I say . Mal giggles a little and the next thing I knew Mal and I were in a heated kiss. In What seemed like a glorious eternity later I stand up from the bed and get down on one knee and pull a ring out of the box in my robe pocket. I feel that even though the council is forcing this I should still ask her.
" Mal. I know neither of us expected this. I know our love will hold up in this sudden declaration and this next big step we have to take will be the right one for us. Will you marry me." I say looking up at Mal.
She giggles a little and says," even if we weren't practically forced to get married I would still say yes so yes! Yes yes yes!." I slide the ring on her ring finger next to my signet ring and pull her into a passionate kiss. We hear a snore coming from Evie's bed and see that she hasn't stirred once and that her blue hair is plastered all over her face by drool . Neither me or Mal wanted me to return to my dorm so we both settled under her purple and green covers and laid close together becoming engulfed in each other's body heat. I wrap my arm around her and bury my head in her purple hair ,vowing to myself to never let anything happen to her.
Mal POV
I see sunlight peeking through the blinds. I look over my shoulder to see my fiancé snuggled up against me. It feels weird referring to Ben in that way and by the time I start to get used to it he will be my husband. The clock reads ," Sat. May 9 , 7:47 am" the events of last night made me totally forget that we don't have school today. I adjust myself to get off of my sleeping left arm and I feel Ben tighten his grasp around me. I brush my hair off my face and yawn a big yawn as Evie wakes up.
" morning M" she says between yawns. Not even noticing the extra mass beside me.
" morning E." I say giggling as she still hadn't noticed anything
" what M? What's so funny." She asks, genuinely confused.
"I think you aren't seeing something," I say continuing to laugh
" huh , why's Ben here." She asks
" let's just say Uma was found and the council is forcing me and him to get married really soon so he came over last night and told me and officially proposed," I say showing off my ring.
" I finally get to sleep and I miss all the good stuff." Evie laughs as Ben begins to stir.
" your luck E, it really is. You seem to be napping during all these types of things. I'm sensing a pattern." I laugh as I feel a shift in the mass beside me.
" good morning my queen." Ben says , eyes still closed.
" well well well, it looks like Sleeping Beauty finally awoke. " I laugh . Ben opens his eyes and sits up on my bed , pulling me into his lap.
" oh good morning Evie." Ben says noticing Evie sitting on her bed.
" so , Mal told me about last night. What is going to happen to Uma." Evie asks
" she will face charges of treason and escaping the Isle but other than that the Council has really kept me in the dark." Ben replied nervously
" even though this whole marriage thing between you two is sudden , could I help you plan your wedding." Evie asks
" of course." I replied as Ben nodded in agreement .
" I won't have time to design your dress , but I will have enough time to alter one for you... wait! I actually already have one made for you. " Evie said having a Eureka moment
" you do." I ask kinda offput
"yeah, remember we talked about it. I knew the day would come where you would need it so I went ahead and made it between the shipments of my regular materials." Evie said." I just need to pick it up from the back room of the store. "I smile as I think of how all of Evie's hard work has paid off , allowing her to open a store full of her clothes.
" we can go look at it today M." Evie said breaking me from my thoughts.
" good idea E. Ben and I have a lunch date . We can do it this morning before then." I suggest. The three of us stand up from the beds .
" I'll let you girls head to the store." Ben says as he slips his slippers on. I walk him to the door.
" don't forget to meet me at my dad's statue for our date ." Ben says before kissing me.
" I won't forget , I'll never forget anything about you." I reply kissing him back.
" till next time my love ." Ben says as exits the room .
" get ready M. We need to head to the store" Evie says tossing an outfit to me . I got ready as quickly as I could and before I knew it Evie had me in her shop.
" follow me." Evie said leading me to the back room , neglecting to switch the sign from closed to open so we could have some privacy. She opens the door to the back room. No one except her and Dizzy are allowed back there so this is like an honor. I follow Evie into the room and see a gorgeous white gown with purple and blue accents on it. My wedding gown.
" so this is why you never let me back here." I laugh.
" yeah I didn't want to spoil it." She replies, basking in her work. I'm so proud of her. 2 years ago she would've not even wanted to hear the word work and now she has a shop full of her designs and has the most popular fashion line in the whole kingdom, all while being in a relationship with Doug, who is the mastermind of the business aspect of the fashion line , and being Ben's counselor, in addition to receiving custom orders for custom dresses.
" Evie this is beautiful! I love it " I say marveling at the beauty of my new gown .
" let's get this dress on you." Evie says as she gestures for me to follow her. I take off my purple tshirt dress and step into the gown. Evie ties the back of it and helps me walk to the mirror.
" you look amazing M!" Evie says grinning out of satisfaction.
" you've really outdone yourself this time E." I say beaming over how the dress looks.
" anything for you M. Now come on we can look at shoes and accessories later, I believe you have a date to get ready for."
