Descendants

Benlos

Title: You Protect Me From My Nightmares

Summary: Ben and Carlos have been having nightmares about losing each other. But they never have to worry about them because in the end they are alwasy there to comfort each other.

Author's Note: Italics are the dream sequence and normal is real life.

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Chapter 2: Carlos's Nightmare #1

Carlos's Pov

Mal cornered me after tourney practice when everyone else had left. And knowing that I had no way of out running her I was forced to face what I had coming. Want to know what I did wrong? I stopped her from using the love potion on Ben. I may be classified as evil but I would never want to force someone to have false feelings. And I know that I wouldn't want to be in that position so why not make sure that it never happens to anyone else.

"You ruined the plan Carlos. Now how are we suppose to get close to the wand?"

"Instead of using magic why don't you try using old fashioned charm?" I asked her.

"I can't just bat my eyelashes at him and pretend to like him. He would never fall for it because it wouldn't be real"

"That's not my problem Mal. It was your idea to use Ben and this is your mission. The only reason we are going along with it is because we are afraid of your mother"

"So what? Did you suddenly stop being afraid of her?"

"No, I decided that I wasn't going to let fear rule the rest of my life. Mal this is wrong, Ben brought us here for good reasons and all we are doing is proving to everyone that he was wrong and that we can't change"

"Since when did you start for him?!" She demanded, she had reached her final nerve.

"Since I realized I like him" I screamed in her face and then clammed both my hands over my mouth when I realized what I had said. Mal looked at me with shock and then with pure rage.

"Well then, since you decided to betray us I think you need to be punished" She grabbed me by the collar and began to drag me to school. She dragged me through the halls but no one gave us a second glance, they must of thought that's how we always treat each other. She ended up taking me to Ben's private room which she threw me in and slammed the door behind us. Ben jumped from where he was sitting and looked suprised and confused.

"Mal, what are you doing with Carlos?"

"Teaching him a lesson"

She reached her hand out towards Ben and it started to glow purple. I looked up at Ben and saw that he was having trouble breathing, she had put him in a magical choke hold. I made to stop her but she used her other hand to force me back down. Suddenly she curled her hand into a fist and Ben started gasping for air and he clawed at his throat but it was no use. And I forced to watch as he collapsed to his knees and then to the ground.

"I think that should get the message across. Oh and by the way I'm going to pin this on you. Enjoy the rest of your life locked up" She left with a flourish and all I could do was crawl over to Ben who was trying to take in air but it wasn't enough.

I pulled his head into my lap and ran my fingers through his hair, trying to give him at least a small amount of comfort as he went.

"Carlos, don't blame yourself for this. This is Mal's fault" He gasped out.

"No it's mine. I went against her so she went after the person I care about most"

"In that case I've never been happier that someone wants to kill me"

"What?"

"I like you too Carlos and I'm glad we were able to tell each other" His breathing was getting worse and I could feel myself crying.

"Me too" I told him with a watery smile.

"Carlos? Can I have one kiss?"

"Yes" I leaned down and pressed my lips gently to his. He used what little strength he had to interlock our hands. I felt him release one long breath and when I pulled back he was gone. I stayed there until the door slammed opene and I was pulled away by guards. And as they dragged me out I saw Mal smirking out of the corner of my eye.

She had won.

"Carlos!" someone screamed in my ear so loud that when I woke up I tumbled out of bed. I looked up to see Ben laughing over me.

"So you think that's funny huh? Ty this!" I grabbed his leg and pulled him down so that he was laying next to me. We stared at each other until we both broke out laughing.

"So why did you wake me up? We don't have to be up for school for a few hours"

"You were crying in your sleep and in our case that usually means nightmare. So what happened?"

"Mal found out that I like you and I did something she didn't like so she decided to kill you with a magical choke hold. We told each other we liked each other, we kissed and then you died in my arms. Mal framed me for your death and I was taken away" I detailed to him.

"Why do we keep having nightmares about each other dying?" Ben wondered to himself out loud.

"Maybe it's because we like each other so much" I joked lightly but I knew that this was serious.

"Could be. It doesn't matter so long as it isn't foreshadowing anything"

"We won't let anything bad happen to each other, okay?"

"Okay"

"Good now let's get back to bed"

"Gladly"

We manuvered ourselves on his bed so that he was spooning me with us holding hands. I waited until I felt Ben's breath evening out before I went to sleep. I took comfort in the fact that I could feel his breath against the back of my neck. I let myself fall asleep knowing that we were both in this moment at peace.