Chapter 11:

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Author's Note: This will be the final chapter for this story. Thanks to all of you for reading my story.

One month later:

Ben:

Deep breathes is all I can do right now. I don't know why I'm so nervous about this. I'm marrying my soulmate, my everything today but she won't just be my wife, she will become my queen as well.

I look into the full-length mirror in my room and just watch myself take deep breathes. I run my hand through my hair for the third time in the past minute. It's a tousled mess which isn't much different then how it usually is. I have to look myself in the eyes and tell myself I can do this otherwise I think I might start hyperventilating.

I don't even hear my dad walk into my room until he's standing right behind me watching me take deep breathes. He grabs my shoulder and turns me around to face him and says "It's alright to be nervous. Everybody is nervous on their wedding day. You don't need to worry about letting Mal down, she knows that you would never do that intentionally so don't worry yourself about it. I have one piece of advice for you right now, don't worry plenty more will come but right now I'm just going to tell you one thing. As long as you love each other and stick by one another's side you can get through any problem the world will send your way. It's the simple truth that any good marriage relies on."

I reply to him with my worried face, "I'm worried for Mal. She is going to be a queen and has never had any sort of royalty training."

"Again, don't stress yourself out about this. Mal knew this would happen if she accepted your proposal and I know that she wouldn't have accepted it if she didn't believe that she could become queen. Mal is a tough cookie and will probably surprise us, no doubt about that. Now the ceremony is starting in ten minutes. Are you ready?"

"Yes I am. Thank you Dad for everything. I knew it was hard for you to accept my proposal about all of this but I'm truly grateful that you did"

"You're very welcome. I'm very proud of you son and know you will do great things as a king."

I watched my dad walk out and then looked at myself once more. I could tell my nerves had calmed down and my pulse was starting to slow down. I looked in the mirror once more before walking out. If Mal could do this then so could I.

Mal

I watch as my best friend walks through the doors in the chapel. In just seconds I will have to walk down that aisle too and it's terribly frightening. I shouldn't be but good things don't usually turn out that well for me. They never have and who knows if they ever will.

I receive a nudge from the person beside me, Ben's father. He can tell I'm frightened and nervous. I'm waiting for that speech of don't you worry about a thing, you'll have it all figured out soon enough, the kingdom will understand your slow beginning, etc. but it never comes. Instead I'm surprised to hear him give me advice on marriage and not ruling a kingdom.

I look at him and he tells me this, "Ben is just as nervous as you and I will tell you the one piece of advice I gave him to help him out right now That is this, as long as you love each other and stick by one another's side you can get through any problem the world will send your way. It's the simple truth that any good marriage relies on. I know it probably sounds cheesy but is 100% the truth and I want you to promise me you won't ever forget that, promise?"

"I promise with all my heart that I will love your son as much as you have and be by his side through any future problems that might come our way. I'm so grateful for you and Belle for accepting me into this family and I just wanted to say thank you. I've heard from Ben that it was hard for you to accept my friends and I coming here and I just wanted to say thanks again for giving us the chance. I know it took a lot of trust that I would do the right thing and I will never be able to thank you enough."

"As long as you live and follow all those things you said, I'm sure that we can become the family you've always wanted. I love like a daughter Mal and I don't ever want you to forget that. Are you ready because Ben might start to wonder if you've run out on him."

"Yes, I've never felt more ready for anything before than I am now."

I take the steps slowly and steadily with Adam beside me. I only look forward to where Ben is at the end of the aisle. The time it's takes to get there takes longer than I wanted. When Adam gives my hand to Ben I feel a rush of joy. He will be mine and only mine and no one can take that from me. I kiss him and tell him I love him right then and there. He glances at me and tells me that's usually done after we say "I do". I only tell him that I couldn't help it. I wanted to make sure he knew it before we were obligated to do it. With that we start the ceremony.

The ceremony runs smoothly and Ben and I both exchange our rings and say our "I do's" and before I know it we're done. But Ben doesn't just go in to kiss me, he kisses me then picks me up and darts out through one of the open side doors into the quiet hallway. He puts me down and gestures for me to follow him and so, we run down the hallway, laughing and smiling.

Ben takes us down a hidden hallway that leads to the gardens. He ushers me into the gardens before anybody heard our laughter and shuts the door. He goes to one of the flower bushes and picks a rise off. He hands me a pink rose and says, "I wanted to steal a few minutes with my wife before I have to share her with the rest of the kingdom."

I pull him in for a kiss and then snuggle right into him. It's quiet and peaceful out here, as it should be but I already know it won't stay that way. I'm just going to live in this moment for as long as I can. Ben whispers into my ear, "Did I mention that I'm in love with you?"

I laugh and say, "You might've mentioned it once or twice but you could say it again because that is one thing that I will never get tired of hearing."

I know without a doubt that I've finally gotten my happily ever after and I couldn't be more glad. Sure I grew up with the mother of evil but even girls like me, always want to find their prince. Somebody that no matter how many times you mess up will tell you that they still and forever will love you.

I look at the sky as the sunsets and I know that one chapter has ended but a new one has just begun and I am so excited to see what life throws us next. But I know that Ben and I will be able to conquer all of them and more as long as we remember to love each other like no other.