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MAL

The Christmas Eve party at Beast Castle was unreal. I had never seen so much food in one room at the same time. Ben invited Jay, Carlos, Evie and I to spend our Christmas break with him and his family, and as strange as this holiday seems to us, we've been enjoying it so far. I stand looking out at the castle gardens in a purplish maroon dress Ben got for me.

"It's not going to happen" Ben's voice pulls me back to reality as he wraps his arms around my waist. "I already told you it won't snow until January, if it even snows this year". I stare at the window for a few seconds before turning around to face him.

"I just really want to see snow" I smile and he smiles back.

"And hopefully we will" we start walking back to the party, "but we can't control the weather".

"Maybe you can't" she huffs under her breath.

"Hey" Ben laughs, "you know Fairy Godmother said no magic during holiday break".

"I know" Mal rolls her eyes, "it just feels so overwhelming when I can't use magic. I feel like I'm going to burst at anytime".

"And that's why you need to practice not using magic" we stop walking and he gives me a quick peck on the lips. "Now lets get back to the party".

Later that night I sneak into his room in the castle. Our wing in the castle is still having some construction done so it was decided that we would each get our own room as long as we haven't moved in together. I slip into his bed and Ben wraps his arms around me like he has every night since we've been here. I sink my head into the crook of his neck and he places a soft his on the top of my head.

"Merry Christmas, Bertha" he whispers.

"Merry Christmas, Florian" I tease and look at him. I push myself up and kiss him for a good minute before he pulls away.

"Have you been using magic?" He questions suspiciously.

"No, you know I'm not allowed" I frown at his question.

"Then look" he crawls out of bed and walks to a window, "it's snowing".

I rush to his side and nearly press my nose against the window. Small specs of white dance as they slowly fall to the ground.

"It doesn't look like its sticking though" he says.

"I don't care" this just completes my Christmas list.

"I love you Mal" he gets a little closer and I can feel his breath on my shoulder.

"I love you too" I turn my head and slam my lips into his.

Before I know it, he picks me up like I'm as light as a feather and I start removing his shirt. He puts me down on the bed without separating his lips from mine. And just like that I lose myself to him for the night. When I finally come about the next morning the first thing I do is look out the window. Ben was wrong. The snow did stick to the ground and the palace gardens are a winter wonderland. I carefully crawl back into bed placing a soft kiss on Ben's temple.

"What time is it?" He asks groggily.

"Early" I smile as he sits up slowly waking up. "It looks like we're having a white Christmas after all".

"Really?" His breath is warm against my neck. "do you want to grab some breakfast?"

"It's not really breakfast time yet" I move so that I'm now straddling him. "And it's not really good I'm craving right now".

"Is that right?" He raises an eyebrow and I nod with a grin. He pulls me down into a deep passionate yet sweet kiss. With every movement our bodies make the kiss becomes more and more intense. We forget about the Snow and about Christmas and for the next half hour all we know is I am his and he is mine, and no one can change that.

When we finally get out of bed and go down to dinner everyone's already there. Evie, Carlos and Jay sit quietly while Belle explains that winter has come early this year. Beast sits right next to Belle eating his breakfast.

"Good morning everyone" Ben says as we walk into the dinning room, "and Merry Christmas".

A few response fill the room but everyone is quickly distracted when Belle starts telling stories of Ben when he was smaller.

"So" Ben says as he finishes his plate, "you guys ready to go out in the snow for the first time?"

We all push away from the table and start making our way outside. When Jay pushes th doors open and we all freeze, literally.

"Guys you might want to grab your coats" Ben suggests and he brings mine over. We're all wearing pretty warm clothes since it has been cold lately, but all the excitement blinded us from tha fact that it was cold. I'm wearing black wool tights with a purple skirt and a patterned sweater, plus my black boots and now my dark purple coat.

"Thank you" I smile, but Ben starts walking backwards with a cheeky grin and before I can ask what he's doing a snowball crashes into my shoulder.

I gasp and look at Ben with my "I'm going to kill you" stare. He starts running when he notices and I start running after him. I chase him for a while but I lose him when I lean down to pick up another snow ball. I walk with caution, but he jumps out of nowhere. He lifts me up by the waist and spins me around, but my struggling makes him lose his balance and we both fall to the ground with a quiet thump and a soft shriek from me. We both lie ther for a few seconds laughing before I roll over to his side.

"So how are you liking snow so far?" He asks moving so he's lying on his side.

"Honestly" I lie on my stomach, "not so great"

"What?!" He's surprised.

"It's fun and all but it freezing out here" I explain "and I can't feel my fingers"

"That's why you wear gloves" he gets up and offers me his hand, "let's get some hot cocoa and some cookies".

On our way back I spot Evie, Jay and Carlos having the time of their lives. Evie is making a snow angel while Jay and Carlos sleigh down a small hill. Ben yells for them to come inside and we all sit down and talk for a while. The hot cocoa is great and I beg Ben for some chocolate covered strawberries; it takes a while but he finally agrees. Evie goes on and on about how fun it would be to make winter clothes and Jay and Carlos ask Ben if they can play hockey later. I sit quietly with my head against Ben's shoulder and my fingers finally warm again. After a while of sitting around doing nothing Belle comes into the room.

"So much fuss about the snow you've all forgotten about the presents" she mentions casually and we all move to the great hall where the gigantic tree is. We all sit opening presents one at a time. First Carlos opens a new computer, then Jay opens some new Tourney equipment, then Evie opens a design book, and then Ben hands me a large box full of art supply. Pencils, colored pencils, paint, chalk, pens, markers, pastels, a large art notebook. Everything you can possibly imagine an artist need is there. For a moment I'm speechless, but then I thank Ben and his parents and give him a tight hug. Beast gives Belle a beautiful diamond necklace and matching earrings, and then Ben gets a small box with a paper.

"What is it?" I ask confused. He's the king of Auradon and his Christmas gift is a piece of paper?

"When I was like 12" he starts explaining, "I decided that instead of a Christmas I would donate toys and clothes to those in need". "You don't really know this, but as good as life seems in Auradon there's still a lot of people who haven't fully recovered from the dark years. This paper..." He unfolds the paper his mother had handed him in a smal box, "... This paper shows which charity I told my parents to donate the things to this year".

I look closer at the paper and I am shocked. "The Isle of the Lost?". Evie, Carlos, and Jay stop dead on their tracks and turn to look at us.

"I thought some people here in Auradon had it pretty bad, but it's not half as bad as wash at you guys had to go through on the isle. I guess I never really thought about donating to the isle because I never really knew what went on in there, but now that I know I'm ready to make change happen".

"I love you Ben" is all I can say before wrapping my arms around him and holding him tightly for a few moments.

The gift giving goes on for a few more minutes before we give Belle and Beast our gift. A painting with a thank you letter saying how we don't have the money to get them something better, but we still wanted to show them our appreciation. Evie and the boys wrote the letter and I did the painting. It isn't much, but it's all we could do.