Okay, so initially I was going to have this as one chapter but then it turned into four pages and counting. I didn't want the chapter to be too long so it has been split into two. I hope you enjoy my earliness. I got excited.

Disclaimer: I don't own Disney's Descendants. Surprise!

"Where are you taking me?" Mal looked over at Ben skeptically

"Somewhere," Ben laughed, handing her a helmet

"Way to be specific," Mal rolled her eyes and put the helmet on, "You're going to give me helmet hair."

"Yes," Ben snorted, "And you definitely care."

"Evie-" Mal shook her head, "Never mind. It doesn't matter."

"We're going to get her back, Mal," Ben helped her onto the moped, "I promise."

"And Benjamin Florian always keeps his promises?" Mal glanced up at him

"I promise," Ben replied, a smile ghosting his lips

"Good," Mal nodded, "Or I may have to hex you."

Ben laughed.

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Ben pulled over by the entrance to the bridge. Memories flashed through his head of him spending time with Mal. Singing to Mal under the influence of the love spell. Taking her to the Enchanted Lake. Asking her if she loved him. Promising to show her what love felt like. Giving her his ring. So many memories of her in such a short amount of time. He couldn't believe how far they had come. She was no longer afraid of her mother, which literally made her fearless, despite what she said otherwise.

He had a feeling that the two of them were going to get somewhere. Ben knew that if he wanted to be with Mal the rest of his life, which he was pretty sure he did, they would go through lots of trials. After all, she was still Maleficent's daughter and he was still the Beast's son and the king. It would take a lot of fighting with his own people to make her his queen. But of course, Mal wouldn't want to talk about it. If it was important, Mal was afraid to talk about it.

He had to forgive her for it though. He was king and he loved her, flaws were something he was forced to get past, even if they were infuriating.

"What are we doing here?" Mal sitting up and removing her head from his shoulders

"Well," Ben grinned slightly, "I'm glad I didn't accidentally ruin the surprise for you."

"What are you going on about, Benjamin?" Mal got off the moped

"It's the first of May, Mal," Ben smiled cheekily, "Wouldn't you like to celebrate?"

"Okay…" Mal stared at him, "Why would you celebrate the first of May? It's just a day, in the month of May."

"May Day?"

"What?" Mal continued to stare at him

"It's a couple's holiday," Ben began to fidget under her gaze, "To celebrate girls and women dance around a pole, wrapping it in ribbons as they do. The teenagers and young adults wander off into the woods to dance and party. Here at Auradon, some of us try to celebrate it with all revelry."

"Interesting," Mal furrowed her brows thoughtfully, "What other things are important?"

"Everyone wears lightly colored, loose, linen clothing," Ben replied

"I'm not wearing linen," Mal pointed out

"Nor is your clothing what anyone would call loose," Ben's smile grew wider

"Shut up," Mal smacked his shoulder

"Anyway," Ben kept going, "I brought you some clothes for the evening and some of the girls will help you get ready. We put up some tents for privacy. The actual celebration doesn't start for a little bit. I was hoping to walk you to the girls tent and then met you at the party later."

"Okay," Mal replied, "Take me to my tent, my king."

"Ha ha," Ben rolled his eyes happily at the playful comment, "Let's go."

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Mal stepped into the tent, mildly concerned about what was going on. She was afraid someone would laugh her back to the school. No one did though. There were a handful of girls there. She at least knew of all of them. Lonnie, Jane and Audrey smiled at her kindly. Ariana was in the corner by a mirror, brushing her hair. Jasper's younger sister, Dina, stood by, Rajah perched regally next to her. They all were smiling at her, all of them. It was disarming to see so many faces grinning at her.

"Ben gave me your clothes, Mal," Audrey was grinning mischievously, "But I think he'll enjoy what I picked out more."

"For the sake of all things evil, what do you plan on doing to me?" Mal watched them warily, the only one she had let do anything like this was Evie

At that last thought, Mal sat down on the ground roughly. Lonnie frowned and sighing, she walked over to her. Jane did the same, but she sat down, taking Mal's hand. Dina stood back uncomfortably. Audrey squeezed her shoulder and Ariana started to wheel herself over.

"I'm fine," Mal shook her head, "You all just reminded me of her. That's all. No big deal."

"Don't worry about being strong for us," Audrey winked at her, "We may had a rocky start but we want you to be yourself around us. And definitely don't worry about Ben. If you can't handle a party right now, he'll understand. If he doesn't, he and I will be sharing some words, none of which would be friendly or kind."

"Thanks," Mal replied awkwardly

"Come on," Lonnie stood up and offered Mal her hand

"Alright," Mal took her hand, "I can do this. It's fun. I need to live a little, right? The island kept me from doing that."

"That's the spirit," Ariana laughed

"Perfect," Mal grinned back at her hesitantly, "I might need your help to keep up the front."

"I hope not," Jane teased, "Ben's kind of hot. And his ego isn't… well- he doesn't really have one. You're the only one who can remind of that."

"Stay away from my boyfriend, fairy-in-training," Mal replied lightheartedly, "I may have to get you in your sleep for that."

"Like any of could steal Ben out from under you," Dina chuckled, "The poor guy is head-over-heals for you."

"Really?" Mal genuinely looked shocked

"You don't see it?" Audrey stared at her, "I wouldn't be surprised if he asked you to be his queen."

"Whoa," Mal's eyes widened, "I didn't realize- I mean I didn't think- I-"

"Relax, Mal," Lonnie grinned, "None of us are jealous… Okay maybe a little bit because Jane is right, Ben is definitely hot. Not my type, but certainly still hot. And it's okay, we didn't really expect you to notice, well except Audrey. Somebody is hyper-aware of everyone who's interested in them."

"Hey!" Audrey exclaimed, "If you were the future queen of a kingdom you would understand."

"I'm not in the least bit upset about that," Lonnie laughed, "No princess class for me. No real worry about dishonoring the family with my choices."

"Yeah," Audrey sighed

"I'm sorry," Mal cautiously reached out a hand to her

"It's okay," Audrey smiled softly, "I wasn't meant for that world."

"Don't remind me," Mal whispered

"Please," Audrey rolled her eyes, grinning again, "Like you weren't meant to rule the world."

"I didn't think it would actually happen," Mal replied, "At least not like this."

"I'm glad it happened the way it did," Audrey shrugged, "I don't have to marry Mr. Oblivious, like you probably will."

"That's my boyfriend you're talking about," Mal nudged her, "I'd watch where I stepped if I was you."

"I think I like my chances," Audrey nudged her back

"Why don't we get ready before the guys start to wonder where we are," Jane interrupted, "Carlos is coming, right?"

"Don't look at me," Mal answered, "I didn't know this was happening. And don't think we won't be talking about your crush later."

Jane squeaked and the other girls giggled. Everything was right in the world, except for one fact they would worry about later.