Hey guys, we are now on to my favourite part of Neverland! I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it. Much love RSD xoxoxoxoxoxoxo.

Our last stop for today was at the Indian Camp; if I was being honest with myself. I had been looking forward to this all day; I was really enjoying seeing how people live in Auradon. Yes, I had travelled a little bit with Ben over the years; but nothing like this tour. I was enjoying seeing the different cultures that built up our one big kingdom.

Sadly, the Lost Boys and their families weren't joining us to the Indian camp; but I knew why this was the case. It wasn't really fair to Chieftain Tiger Lilly and her tribe as this was their time with us; however I had made some friends and I knew that we would see the Lost Boys and their families at a later date.

Our limousines pulled to a stop a couple of fields away from the Indian Camp; I didn't know whether this was down to secrecy or practicality as our cars couldn't get any closer, but we didn't mind. We all walked happily talking aimlessly as we made our way to our next hosts.

The Auradon sun was starting to slowly set; with the sky settling into a bright arrangement of reds, oranges simmering into the dark night sky. The remaining heat coming from the sun was beaming over us all; and there were fire flies floating around aimlessly in the air. In the distance I could hear a slow drum beat that got louder and louder as we got closer to the camp.

The camp itself was arranged in a large circle of around twenty tepee's, and there were large dark oak logs circling them. There was a large roaring fire in the middle within a fire pit. Behind the main camp I could see that there was a smaller camp that looked like the main camp. This made me wonder whether that was where we were going to be staying tonight. Standing in a long line in front of the fire pit was stood Chieftain Tiger Lilly and her family.

"Your Majesty; as we advised you in Hook's Bay we are going to be spending the night with the Piccaninny Tribe, who is led by Chieftain Tiger Lilly and her husband Chief Takoda Shappa" King Peter advised as we stepped up to Tiger Lilly. However, this time King Peter and Queen Tinkerbelle took a step to the side, so we could meet Tiger Lilly before them.

"Very nice to meet you Chieftain Tiger Lilly" Ben said happily as he dropped my hand and bowed to her. She was wearing a light brown dress that looked like a tough material. Her hair was plaited in two plats at either side of her head; also on her head she had a red headband on and it had a few large white and red feathers on it.

"Like wise you Majesty" Chieftain Tiger Lilly responded as she curtsied to him.

"I hope you find our tribal dwellings to your satisfaction" she said happily as she and Ben stood up straight.

"I'm sure we will" Ben replied.

"I have been looking forward to visiting you all" Ben added with his trademark smile.

"You are very kind" Chieftain Tiger Lilly smiled as Ben stepped to the side and stood in front of Chief Takoda. He was a tall, muscular man; who was only slightly taller than Ben. He was wearing a piece of material around his waist that I knew was called a breechcloth. He was bare footed and bare chested with red, white and black war paint stripes on his face and chest. On his head was a large war bonnet with white, red and black feathers and silver embellishments. I made a note of how proud Chief Takoda looked; and I had to make sure that I didn't offend him or his family in any way.

"How!" Chief Takoda said as he raised his right hand in the air. I watched as Ben watched this before he looked back at Chief Takoda.

"How!" he said mirroring Chief Takoda's actions before they both dropped into a low bow to each other.

"How was your journey?" Chief Takoda asked Ben as they both stood up straight.

"Very good thank you" Ben answered.

"How are you Chief Takoda?" he asked.

"Very well" he replied, and he looked Ben up and down slowly.

"Is something wrong?" Ben wondered out loud as he pulled up his right brow in confusion.

"No" Chief Takoda smiled.

"I am just trying to get a good measure of you" he explained.

"I see" Ben noted.

"Is that a good or a bad thing?" he asked nervously.

"Good" Chief Takoda said happily.

"We believe in first impressions will tailor our friendship" he advised.

"I see" Ben replied.

"I hope I haven't caused offence" he quickly added as he pursed his lips together. I knew that this wouldn't be the case; Ben was a very polite and well-spoken man. I didn't even think there was a bone in his body that could cause an offence to anyone.

"No" Chief Takoda returned quickly.

"Not at all" he added.

"You are a very polite and knowledgeable king" he finished which made Ben grin.

"I just wished we had met before now; but I understand due to your school commitments your movements have been somewhat limited" Chief Takoda said warmly.

"That is correct" Ben answered.

"But I fully intend to move more freely in the future Chief Takoda; so maybe we could become good friends?" Ben suggested.

"I would like that" Chief Takoda said and Ben smiled at him before he took a step to the side and stood in front of Princess Tabatha Lilly. She looked like her mother; apart from having her mother's brown eyes she had her father's green eyes. I noted that she was also wearing the same as her mother; the only difference was that she didn't have as many feathers in her head band. Which I could only assume had something to do with her royal status.

"Princess Tabatha" Ben said happily.

"Your Majesty" she replied, and I watched as she curtsied to Ben as he bowed to her.

"It is lovely to see you" Ben replied.

"Yes, it is" she answered.

"I am all the better for seeing you" she said with a smirk and I couldn't help but not like the flirtatious tone that she had just used. I kept this out of my face though; I didn't want to look bitter. I also didn't want to make a scene over something little like this.

"How are you this fine day?" she asked in the same playful tone as she looked Ben up and down.

"Very well thank you" he replied.

"Good" she answered.

"I can't wait to show you what we do for fun around here" she purred.

"I look forward to it" Ben said happily before he stepped to one side and I used this as my que to step in front of Chieftain Tiger Lilly.

"Chieftain Tiger Lily" I said happily with a warm smile.

"Dame Mal" she returned as we both curtsied at each other.

"So, this is the woman who was snared our King's heart" Chieftain Tiger Lilly teased as we both stood up straight.

"Yes" I smiled, and I watched as she looked me up and down. I had to resist the urge to nervously bite my bottom lip; my stomach started to burn with nervous. I took a couple of breaths to steady myself and I watched as a large grin spread across her face before she jumped forward and pulled me in a hug. I froze in shock, but I quickly hugged her back as I didn't want to cause her any offence.

"I have looked forward to meeting you" she said over my shoulder.

"Likewise" I agreed, and she pulled away and looked at me.

"You are too kind" she smiled.

"I can't wait to share our life with you; I hope you don't mind returning the favour?" she asked.

"Of course not" I replied as we broke apart.

"Thank you" I added as I took a step to the side and I stood in front of Chief Takoda.

"Chief Takoda" I said warmly as I curtsied to him.

"Dame Mal" he returned as he bowed to me. We then both stood up straight and I watched as Chief Takoda repeated his behaviour with Ben and he slowly looked me up at down. I let what he said to Ben about the first impression he takes will tailor our relationship echo around my mind. However I was took in shock again as Chief Takoda picked up my right hand and he pressed a kiss to the back of it. I couldn't help but blush at him as he dropped my hand.

"Are you familiar with Indian names Dame Mal?" he enquired.

"Sorry no" I admitted.

"I can teach you?" he offered with a warm smile.

"What do you think my name Takoda Shappa means?" he asked.

"I don't know" I admitted.

"I really don't want to cause an offence" I admitted further.

"You won't" he dismissed.

"Try?" he pressed.

"Erm-" I started nervously as I bit down on my bottom lip.

"Something to do with spirts and wolfs?" I said confused.

"I really don't want to offend you" I quickly stressed.

"That's ok" he stated.

"Not many people know" he smiled.

"Takoda means 'friends to everyone" he informed me.

"I see" I noted.

"Shappa means 'red thunder" he explained.

"Wow!" I exclaimed.

"Yes" he chuckled.

"My father believed that was a very fitting name" he explained.

"It's a beautiful name" I said.

"Thank you" he answered.

"I would like to point something out to you Dame Mal-" he started.

"Yes?" I wondered out loud.

"As I have shared my name with you care to share yours with me?" he asked modestly. I suddenly felt a sharp stab of nerves hit my stomach; I really don't want anyone to get anyone's backs up. I don't know whether my full name was public knowledge; I knew certain elders knew it. But I didn't know whether Chieftain Tiger Lilly and her family knew. Another thought then came to me; if I don't respond to his request good enough then I might not just ruin my relationship with them but Ben's as well.

"My full name?" I asked slowly.

"Your full name" he repeated with a smile.

"Ok" I said as I threw Ben a look and I watched as he smiled at me. I smiled at him and I looked back at Chief Takoda and smiled at him.

"Maleficent Bertha Faery" I answered.

"Hmmm" he purred.

"What?" I asked as I started to worry about the repercussions of them not liking my first name.

"My wife is right" he noted.

"About what?" I asked.

"You are someone to meet" he smiled.

"Can I speak my mind? And hope that I don't offend you-" he offered.

"Of course" I replied as I started to be conscious of the length of our conversation; and the fact that everyone was listening.

"You may share her name; but you are nothing like your mother" he said with a warm smile.

"Thank you" I said as a large smile spread across my face; this meant a lot to me that he would say this.

"I don't want to be like my mother" I answered as I pushed away the lump that was trying to form in my throat.

"I can assure you of that" I pressed.

"I believe you" he said.

"Thank you" I replied.

"Something else as well-" he started.

"Yes, Chief Takoda?" I asked.

"What I find strange is that you didn't mention your title" he stated.

"No" I answered.

"No, I didn't" I confirmed.

"Can I ask why?" he enquired.

"I am grateful for the title; but I don't need it. All I need is Ben; he changed my life by asking me to come to Auradon. He has not only made me a better person but has and continues to make my life better. Yes, I act within my station but I believe that I am no different to anyone else" I explained sincerely and me and Chief Takoda fell into silence.

"Sorry do you take that as arrogance?" I added.

"No" he said as he shook his head.

"You are very modest" he confirmed, and I smiled warmly at him.

"I believe that we are holding everyone up" he teased, and I grinned at him.

"But I would like to continue this conversation later on if it is ok with you?" he questioned.

"Of course" I replied.

"I look forward to it Chief Takoda" I finished as I took a step to one side and I stood in front of Princess Tabatha.

"Dame Mal" she said as she curtsied to me.

"Princess Tabatha" I replied as I curtsied to her.

"How are you?" I asked as we both stood up straight.

"Fine, yourself?" she answered.

"I am very well thank you" I replied.

"You are very lucky" she stated.

"How?" I asked as I resisted the urge to pull one brow up in confusion.

"To be his Majesty's consort" she advised.

"There is many a girl who would kill to be in your place" she stated, and I felt another sting of doubt hit my stomach. I wasn't going to dwell on this; but I was starting to get a gut feeling that this visit to the Indian tribe wasn't going to be as enjoyable as I expected.

"Yes" I agreed.

"That might be the case; I know I am lucky Princess Tabatha-" I started to explain.

"And I won't take my love for his Majesty for granted" I promised.

"Glad to hear it" she said, and I watched as a dark glint entered her eyes. I quickly stepped away from her and stepped next to Ben; as I looked across to the others my eyes met with Evie's and we shared a worried look. I knew that there were girls all over the kingdom that wished that they were in my place; I knew that this was never going to happen. But this didn't stop me feeling uneasy at what may happen for the rest of our stay with Chieftain Tiger Lilly and her family.

After our whole party had been greeted by Chieftain Tiger Lilly and her family we were then led to the camp that I guessed was for us. It was sectioned off with large oak trees encircling it and again there was a fire pit in the centre which was currently empty.

The tepees were in a light brown material that looked like it was made of animal skins and there were wooden poles sticking out at the top. There were also flaps at the top of the structure which I knew were smoke flaps as advised in History of Auradon.

I walked up to the tepee next to Ben, Adam's and Belle's and to my surprise I was directed into their tepee. Ben smiled at me and he squeezed my right hand in his left; he must have sensed that I was a little confused as to what was happening. Surely I wasn't going to be spending the night with Ben; other elders didn't allow this!

When I walked into their tepee my eyes widened at what I saw; the large tepee was split into two large living areas which were divided by a long piece of material that swept from the floor and all the way to the ceiling. On the side that was closest to me there were two large beds that were facing each other at either side of the tepee. They were covered in brightly coloured bedding and next to each bed there was a bedside cabinet with a lamp on on the left-hand side and on the right-hand side there was a large wardrobe. On the ceiling there were brightly lit lanterns hanging which gave the room a private and intimate feel. There were also two other pieces of material hanging to the sides and unfortunately, I couldn't see where they lead to.

"Wow!" I exclaimed.

"Yeah" Ben advised.

"This is amazing" he smiled as he walked up to the bed on the right-hand side of the room. This felt weird to be here with him like this; obviously this is what I wanted but to be allowed to share a tepee openly like this was weird. I turned and watched as Adam and Belle started to make their way towards the other living quarters and this made me smile. I half expected to go and share the room with Belle; this wasn't a problem if I had to. But deep down I would always want to be with my beautiful Beast.

"Yeah" Ben replied.

"I didn't expect them to put us together though" I admitted as I walked towards my bed and I placed my bag onto it.

"Well it is probably due to protocol" Ben explained and I turned around to see that he was now sitting on the bottom of his bed looking nervously at me.

"What do you mean?" I questioned as I pulled one brow up in confusion.

"Well-" he started as his parents disappeared behind the nearby hanging fabric with their bags.

"Ben just spit it out" I advised as I walked up to him and sat down next to him.

"Well you coming on this tour with me is kind of showing everyone that you are my future Queen" he explained, and I noted that he pursed his lips together. I knew why he did this; he was concerned in case this overwhelmed me. Yes, it was a big deal, but it was nothing that I was worried about; I knew that somewhere along the line I wanted to marry Ben. I didn't need to be Queen or a Dame; I just wanted to be his wife.

"That is correct" I confirmed.

"And I know that that thought is daunting, but it is true" I added with a smile hoping that this would reassure him.

"Well we are allowed to share a teepe; however as we are not married; we need to share with my parents" he advised.

"To make sure there is no funny business" he muttered which told me that we would need to stay in our own beds tonight.

"I see" I noted. This didn't bother me; as long as I was with Ben that was the main thing.

"Yeah" he answered.

"We wanted to give you both your privacy" Adam said as he reappeared from behind the hanging material.

"But we still want you to act appropriately" he said sternly as he looked sternly at me and Ben.

"We will" we promised as Ben wrapped his arms around my waist. I smiled up at Ben; yes this tour was giving me a taste of what my life was going to be like being by Ben's side. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

After getting ourselves settled and some of our things unpacked Chieftain Tiger Lilly came to see us; and she gave us all a package. We all thanked her warmly before she bowed to us all and she quickly left.

Me and Ben shared a look with each other before we eagerly opened our packages and we grinned at what we saw; it was traditional Indian clothes for us to wear exactly like what Chieftain Tiger Lilly and her family wore to greet us.

"I'm just going to get ready" I advised as I nodded to one of the side flaps which now I knew was my bathroom.

"Ok baby" Ben replied as he sat down on his bed and started to look at his war bonnet more closely.

I quickly showered and brushed my hair and I decided to plait my hair just like Chieftain Tiger Lilly's. After I smoothed my dress down I looked in the full-length mirror in front of me and took in my appearance. I pursed my lips together; I still couldn't get the feeling of unease out of my stomach. I really didn't like how Princess Tabatha spoke to Ben; I knew that Ben was only being polite, and he wouldn't return any of her advances. But it still wasn't nice to watch her flirt with my man.

"Ben!" I called as I turned away from the mirror.

"Aha" I heard him reply as I attempted again to push away my current state of being uneasy.

"Are you ready?" I questioned.

"Yeah" he confirmed.

"I have my own bathroom; this clothing is very cool" he added as I went to leave my bathroom.

"Let me see" I said eagerly, and I stepped out to see Ben standing next to his bed in his Indian clothes. My eyes widened in shock at the fact that he was bare chested and bare footed; however I knew that this was coming. As when I met Chief Takoda he was barefooted and bare chested. On his head he had a large feather war bonnet; however he had large white, black and dark blue feather littered among it with gold embellishments. Finally around his waist was a dark brown breech cloth and Ben had painted dark blue war paint on his cheeks.

"What do you think?" he asked happily as he held his arms out in front of me.

"Erm-" I started nervously.

"Very nice" I added as I looked him up and down again.

"Please tell me you have something on under that?" I pressed as I pointed to his breech cloth.

"Yes" he confirmed, and he lifted his breech cloth up to reveal a pair of dark blue boxers underneath as I stood in front of him.

"I'm not going out there like that" he said as he grinned down at me.

"That view is only for one very sexy dragon" he purred as he wrapped his arms around me.

"That is good to know" I smiled as I wrapped my arms around his neck.

"Come here" Ben chuckled before he pulled me closer to him and he pressed a long and loving kiss against my lips. When we broke apart I snuggled into his bare chest; I felt another sting of apprehension that Ben was going to be walking around Princess Tabatha topless, but I was broken out of my train of thought when I heard a voice.

"Are you two ready?" Adam said and when I turned my head I noticed that Adam and Belle were dressed similar to me and Ben.

"Yes" me and Ben chorused causing us to look at each other and smile. I started to feel a little bit better that Adam was dressed the same; but I still felt unsettled a little bit as I didn't know what tonight was going to bring.