We might be finally getting somewhere - or are we? Thank you for being patient with me. I am really enjoyed writing this chapter and it means a lot that you guys are really enjoying reading it. Much love RSD xoxoxoxoxox.


*Mal's POV*


So after a good nights sleep I decided that today I needed to start fixing things. So I decided to ring Evie first; yes I probably should speak to Ben but I wanted to know where they were. They could still be in Westerly for all I know. Also I knew that I was being a coward but I wasn't ready to hear the hurt in Ben's voice right now. So with this is mind I pressed call and waited for Evie to answer.

"Mal" she said after three rings.

"Hi" I replied.

"Where on earth are you?" She snapped.

"Whoa E" I replied.

"Calm down" I added.

"No I will not calm down!" She disagreed.

"We nearly found you!" she shouted down the phone.

"I know you did" I stated.

"We know you will have heard us calling out to you and we were distraught when you just left like that" she snapped.

"What?" I asked.

"You were calling out to me?" I added. I didn't hear anyone shouting out to me; but saying that I was that focused on leaving if they were shouting out of me I wouldn't have noticed.

"Mal cut the crap we know you heard us!" Evie said bitterly.

"I know there is something going on; I understand that but will you just get a grip!" She snapped.

"Are you there?" She asked after a few moments of silence.

"Yeah" I finally said.

"I'm just waiting for you to get it out of your system" I muttered. I hated what I was putting them through and now Evie was finally showing how it was affecting her.

"Finished?" I asked.

"Not really" she admitted.

"But I don't want you to hang up" she admitted nervously.

"I'm not planning on hanging up" I advised.

"Right" she said slowly.

"So what are you planning on doing?" She dared to ask.

"What's going on in Auradon?" I asked.

"Really Mal" Evie snapped sarcastically.

"You're ringing for a little catch up?" She added.

"Everyone is looking for you" she said.

"Everyone misses you and wants you to come home" she finished.

"So do I" I agreed.

"Well what is stopping you?" Evie questioned.

"Nothing" I replied.

"Well" I started.

"There's me" I admitted.

"Mal tell me what is going on?" She begged.

"Or tell me where you are and I'll come to you?" she suggested.

"No" I replied shaking my head.

"I'm not going to do that" I advised.

"Why?" Evie asked sadly.

"Because you don't need to" I admitted.

"And what is that supposed to mean?" She asked.

"I'm not going to say anything more than this" I started.

"And I know you are going to tell Ben" I added.

"Right" she said slowly.

"But I'm Auradon" I admitted.

"You what?" Evie asked incredulously.

"Yeah" I said.

"Do you know where Ben is?" I asked.

"He's at home" she said and there was a change in her voice. I knew that she thought that this was a good sign as I was now in Auradon and asking where Ben is.

"Mal this is killing him and it broke his heart when you left like that" she admitted.

"Yeah" I said as I didn't know what else to say. I killed me knowing that I was hurting Ben and I hated myself for it; hopefully I could make it up to him.

"Well would you believe me if I told you that I didn't hear you?" I dared to ask.

"Hmmm" I heard Evie say.

"I didn't!" I said incredulously.

"I was that focused on leaving I wasn't listening to anyone or anything" I admitted.

"I am really sorry for putting you all through this" I said sadly.

"Things will get sorted" I added.

"Yeah" Evie answered.

"So where are you in Auradon?" She dared to ask.

"Nice try" I laughed.

"All I'll say is you might see me soon" I said.

"Might?" She asked.

"Yeah" I confirmed.

"Love you E" I said lovingly.

"Love you too M" she replied.

"I'm going to go" I advised.

"I have a few things that I need to do" I explained.

"Ok" she answered. I could tell by the tone of Evie's voice that she seemed a lot happier with the information I have given her.

"See you soon" I said.

"See you soon" she replied before I hung up. I then pressed call in my phone and decided that I needed to do something that I had been putting off for far too long now - speak to Ben.