This one takes place almost directly after Descendants 2. And it's kinda based off the song Stay Stay Stay by Taylor Swift. Hope you guys like it!
Mal was sitting under the large oak tree in front of Auradon Prep, her sketchbook propped up against her legs as she drew her and Ben at the Enchanted Lake. The small smile never left her face as her pencil moved across the page as if by memory. Just weeks ago, she had told Ben she loved him, and she had never been happier. It was as if she had opened a door to a whole new world. One where she found all his little quirks even cuter than she did before, where she didn't find it annoying that he was treating her like a princess all the time (and technically she was, since she would be queen one day), where her eyes couldn't stop roaming to find him every second of the day. Which was exactly what she was doing right now as she heard the hum of his Vespa coming around the corner. She stood up and brushed herself off, ready to rush over to her boyfriend for a hello kiss. But what she saw when the scooter came into view was not what she was expecting. Audrey was sitting on the back of the Vespa, in HER spot, her arms wound tightly around Ben's waist and her head in the crook of his neck, her other spot. Mal crept forward, crouching down behind some bushes close to them.
"Thanks Benny-Boo," Audrey cooed. Mal barfed in her mouth. Both her and Ben had agreed that that nickname was forbidden from anyone's mouth, although Mal still let it slip when she was feeling malicious.
Ben hopped off the scooter, turning around to help Audrey off. "No problem Audrey. I'll see you later, right? 7?"
"Yeah 7." Audrey looked around nervously, "Are you sure Mal won't find out about this?"
"I'm positive Audrey, don't worry. I'll make sure she doesn't suspect a thing." Mal was furious. What was he hiding from her? He wouldn't cheat on her... would he? Maybe he had changed his mind about wanting a perfect princess. She knew she never deserved a happily ever after. She could feel the tears prickling at her eyes and she hurriedly wiped them off. Crying made you weak and Mal was NOT weak.
When she looked back up at the two they were separating from a hug, and then Ben pressed a kiss to Audrey's cheek. Mal decided that was the last straw. Once Audrey was far enough away she stomped up to Ben, poking him in the chest with her finger.
"Oh so now you decide to change your mind about a perfect princess! After I've dedicated myself to you and completely fallen, not when I was already pushing you away and trying to get over you!" She could feel the tears falling freely and how her voice kept cracking, but she didn't care. She was too broken to care anymore.
"What? Mal, what are you talking about? You know I love you and..."
"No stop saying that!" she yelled at him. She knew she was causing a scene. "Go on and live your perfect life with Audrey because we are done." With that, she tore his ring off her finger and threw it at him, hitting him square in the chest with it before it fell to the ground with a small *ping.* Then she turned away briskly and pushed her way through the crowd of people forming around them.
"Mal wait! No you don't understand I.." Ben cried after her.
She looked over her shoulder one last time, then ran off in the direction of her dorm, ignoring the calls of her name behind her.
She slammed the door behind her and fell on her bed. Thank god Evie was out on a "study date" with Doug. She needed to be alone.
Why would he do this to her? She thought they had been so happy. Well, at least she had been, apparently he hadn't. She laid there with her tears and sorrows until she fell asleep, her dreams of Ben now being nightmares.
She woke up hours later, her face crusty with tears. She knew she must look like a mess but didn't care at the moment. Her heart was broken and all her thoughts were on the one thing she couldn't have. Looking over at the clock on her bedside table it read 7:08. She didn't feel like going to the cafeteria for dinner, she just wanted to sleep and get this terrible day over with. But not in her skinny jeans and leather jacket. She walked over to her closet to pull out her pajamas when she heard a knock on the door.
Staring at her red and puffy face in the mirror, she ignored the knocking. After a good minute of persistent, non-stop knocking though, she caved. After splashing water on her face to look at least somewhat presentable, she stomped over to the door, ready to unleash her wrath on whoever decided to disturb her. Ripping the door open, she spoke, "You better have a good reason to be here or I swear I'll-" She stopped her rant when her eyes finally met his.
"Ben," she gasped. There he was, standing in front of her with his tourney helmet on and his ring in his hand. "What are you doing here?"
"We need to talk. Now," he said, pushing through her and plopping himself on a chair in her room and motioning for her to sit on the bed.
She stood her ground, facing him with her arms crossed. "What's the helmet for?"
He rapped his knuckles against it. "Safety purposes. You seemed pretty mad earlier. I am the King of Auradon and plan on continuing that."
"Well yeah I was mad!" she yelled at him, walking towards him. "I find out my boyfriend has been cheating on me with his ex girlfriend and..."
"Woah woah woah. Hold up," he stated, standing up and grabbing her hands. She could feel the butterflies in her stomach just from his touch. "What do you mean cheating on you? I would never cheat on you Mal. I love you."
She yanked her hands from his. She didn't need the butterflies influencing her decision. "Don't lie to me 'Benny-boo. I heard you talking to Audrey. You guys were supposed to be going on a date tonight at 7 and" he cut her off abruptly.
"No. No no no no no. You've got it all wrong Mal. Audrey and I were not going on a date. We were.." Ben looked away sheepishly.
"You were…?" Maybe he wasn't cheating on her. But what else could they have been doing? "Ben, what were you and Audrey doing?" Her eyes glowed green and Ben thanked the gods that he had brought his tourney helmet.
"Well she had come over to the castle to talk to my mother about this party we are trying to throw you and then she needed a ride over here from there and I was coming over to see you so I just let her come with me and then we were talking about a meeting we were supposed to have with everyone about your party and it's all supposed to be a surprise so we didn't want you to find out and I'm so sorry Mal I love you with all my heart," he rushed out in one breath. He grimaced, ready for her reaction, but Mal was silent. They were planning a party for her? That's why all her friends were busy tonight. Ben wasn't actually cheating on her. That last one had to sink in again. Ben wasn't cheating on her!
Her arms flung around his neck and she hugged him with all her might. It took him exactly 2.7 seconds to respond to the embrace. "Ben, I love you so much and I'm so sorry I overreacted I just," she choked back a sob, "I can't imagine my life without you."
Ben took off his helmet and his eyes met hers. "Me neither." And with that he slid the ring back onto her finger where it belonged. Then he leaned forward and their lips met in a magical kiss that left them both breathless in the end.
Later that night, as Mal and Ben were lying together on her bed, his fingers playing with her hair, Mal looked up at him. "So, what kind of party is this exactly?" Mal asked with a little smirk on her face. Ben kissed her on the nose and she giggled.
"You'll just have to wait and see," he said, laughing at the mock angry face his little fairy gave him.
