Hey guys, what do you think so far? I know I have kept you waiting a while and I can only apologise for this. I am trying to get better at this; but I do have a lot going on in the background. I know that this isn't probably a good enough excuse, but there you go. Much love RSD xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo.

"Let's go" Ben said as he led me by the hand and Adam and Belle followed us out of our tepee. I watched as everyone turned and looked at us and I noted that we were all dressed the same. I watched as our royal party, King Peter and Queen Tinkerbell all smiled at me as we walked up to them. I noted that we are already stood in order of how we are going to be announced to the tribe; me and Ben stepped to one side and we let King Peter and Queen Tinkerbelle stand in front of us.

"Ready?" King Peter asked us all eagerly.

"As ever King Peter" Ben answered happily.

"Lead the way" he advised.

"Of course" King Peter smiled and we all took to our couples; we watched as one of the guards nodded at King Peter before they stepped out of my sight.

The clearing then erupted into a loud battle horn before the main campsite went quiet before we heard the herald.

"Presenting his royal highness King Elder Peter Pan and his wife her royal highness Queen Tinkerbelle Pan, King and Queen of Skull Rock, Hook's Bay and Neverland" they declared, and the camp cheered, and I watched as they walked into the tribe. I heard King Peter and Queen Tinkerbelle quickly say hello to Chieftain Tiger Lilly and Chief Takoda before the camp went quiet.

"Presenting His Royal Highness, King Benjamin Florian Adams of Auradon and his consort, Dame Maleficent Bertha Faery, Knight of the House of Beast" the herald declared, and I smiled at Ben before we both looked forward and I let him lead me into the main camp. The camp roared as we made our way to our places onto the wooden logs next to King Peter and Queen Tinkerbelle. I noted that in the fire pit had a roaring fire and the night sky was very clear and I could see the stars shining brightly.

I smiled at Chieftain Tiger Lilly and Chief Takoda and they smiled back; however when I smiled at Princess Tabatha she quickly smiled at me. As I sat down I couldn't help but note that the smile didn't reach her eyes; in fact there was a coldness in her eyes. I pushed this away however when I settled myself a little better on my seat I was broken out of my train of thought as I heard the herald again.

"Next presenting His Royal Highness King Elder Adam Adams of Auradon and his wife Her royal highness Queen Elder, Belle Adams of Auradon" I heard, and I smiled as I watched Adam and Belle come into view. My smile got bigger when they both grinned at me and sat down next to me; I was so glad that they came on tour with us. They were my family now and they gave me the support and advice that I needed; I knew that I could go to either one of them if I needed anything. I loved the strong relationship that I had with Adam and Belle and they both knew this. They were the parents that I have always wanted, and I would never take them from granted.

"Presenting Mr Doug Dwarfson with his lady Dame Evelyn Grimhilde, Knight of the House of Beast" I heard the herald say breaking me out of my train of thought. I looked up and watched as Evie and Doug appeared and they slowly walked to their seats.

"Presenting Sir Jay Agrabah, Knight of the House of Beast and his lady Miss Lonnie Shang" the herald announced, and we watched as Jay and Lonnie mirrored our actions as Evie sat down next to me.

"Finally we are presenting Sir Carlos De Vil, Knight of the House of Beast with his Lady Miss Jane Fairy Godmother" I heard the herald declare for the last time. I then watched as both Carlos and Jane appeared and walked towards us. I could tell by their eyes that they were both nervous, but they weren't showing it. I only knew because I knew them better than our hosts.

The camp fell into silence as Carlos and Jane sat in their seats next to Lonnie and Jay and I looked at Chieftain Tiger Lilly to see what was going to happen next. I watched as she smiled at her tribe sitting in front of us before she spoke.

"I would also like to introduce another visitor to our tribe this evening" she advised, and I froze - who else would be visiting them when we were here?

"Oh" Ben said.

"Sorry" Chieftain Tiger Lilly quickly apologised.

"Meetings conflicted" she added as she pursed her lips together.

"It is ok Chieftain Tiger Lilly" Ben smiled.

"The purpose of the tour is not to interfere with your lives but to meet you all and learn" he explained.

"I see" she noted.

"Is our next guest ready?" she asked the herald who was stood their proudly.

"Yes Chieftain" he confirmed.

"Proceed" she advised and I watched as the herald nodded before he spoke.

"Presenting Prince Nashoba Yuma, visiting from the Powhatan Tribe in Winter's Keep" he called, and I watched as a tall, muscular man appeared. I couldn't escape noting how tall and muscular he was; he wore a dark red breech cloth and on his head, he had a head band with large white, red and black feathers on it. I watched as he stepped in front of me and Ben before he dropped into a low bow; causing his long brown hair to fall in front of him.

"Hello, your Majesty" he said happily, and Ben nodded as Prince Nashoba stood up straight.

"Hello Prince Nashoba" Ben smiled.

"Hello Dame Mal" he said as he bowed to me again.

"Hello Prince Nashoba" I replied as I mirrored Ben's actions as he stood up straight.

"Sorry I am late; I was meant to be here for your arrival, but I got delayed" he explained as he stroked his chest which made me notice the red, white and black war paint patterns that were on his chest.

"That is fine" Ben answered.

"I am sure we will catch up later" Prince Nashoba smiled.

"Yeah" me and Ben said together.

"What business are you here for?" Ben enquired.

"If you don't mind me asking" he added.

"Not at all" Prince Nashoba replied.

"I am here to represent my tribe and family; so I am here to discuss tribal matters with the Chieftain" he said.

"And I am also here because I am a good friend to the princess" he grinned.

"Nash!" Princess Tabatha snapped which made Prince Nashoba's face drop as he looked at her.

"What?" he asked.

"We are" he pressed.

"Yes" she agreed.

"Unless you have something to tell me?" he asked, and I couldn't help but note the confused tone in his voice.

"No" she replied as she shook her head.

"We are friends" she said bluntly.

"Ok" Prince Nashoba said.

"Weird" he muttered to himself. I couldn't help but note how weird Princess Tabatha was being with Prince Nashoba; it seemed like there was something between them. However, I couldn't dwell on this for too long as I watched as Princess Tabatha smirked at Ben before her eyes roamed over him. I quickly looked away from her and I also noted that Prince Nashoba was staring at me. I could tell by the look on his face that he didn't seem impressed with Princess Tabatha's current behaviour either.

I looked away as Prince Nashoba quickly turned and walked away to go and find his seat next to Princess Tabatha and my eyes met Evie's. We both shared a look before quickly looking away; I knew that Evie would understand that I was feeling unsettled by what was currently going on. Fingers crossed no one else could tell that I was currently feeling very unsettled. I didn't know what else was going to happen as the night went on; but I remained confident that me and Ben could get through this.

The rest of the night went over really quick; we were first of treated to a lovely meal that consisted of corn and beans for starter, deer meat and wild rice for our main and finally we had pumpkin squash for our desert. One thing that I was enjoying about travelling all over the kingdom was the fact that I was getting to taste all the different foods. I was making mental notes of the foods that I enjoyed, and I planned to make them when we returned back to Auradon Castle.

After our deserts were taken away we were then treated to a music demonstration; drums were hit in a quick beat as the tribe members sang war chants as they danced to the beat. It was very easy to get lost in it as the atmosphere was setting my hyper senses wild; the cool air was filled with the smell of burning logs and pine trees. The hypnotising beat was thudding through the air and was sending tingles down my spine and finally the fire danced in front of us all as if it was also listening to the music.

We all them started mingling and started to talk freely; after speaking to Chieftain Tiger Lilly and Chief Takoda I then went to sit down. I watched as everyone talked among their selves and I couldn't help but smile at them. I was about to get lost in my thoughts about how life was different now; however, I was broken out of my train of thought by someone saying my name.

"Dame Mal" Prince Nashoba said as he sat down next to me.

"Prince Nashoba" I smiled as I turned and looked at me.

"Nash please" he insisted.

"Nashoba is my Sunday name" he advised as he pulled a funny face which made me chuckle at his playfulness.

"I only get called that in royal settings and when I am getting wrong" he added.

"Is that often?" I teased.

"Maybe" he laughed.

"How are you finding the tour?" he enquired as he inched a little bit closer to me.

"Very good" I replied.

"I'm enjoying meeting everyone and learning where everyone lives" I explained.

"So, you are learning a lot then?" he enquired.

"Yes" I confirmed.

"We will see each other soon" he smiled.

"When you visit my parents in Winter's Keep" he added.

"Cool; I'll look forward to it" I grinned.

"Me too" he purred as he smiled at me.

"Anyway-" he started after we fell into a very awkward silence for a few seconds.

"Are you good with Indian names?" he wondered out loud.

"Not really" I admitted bashfully.

"But I now know Chief Takoda's" I advised.

"Want to guess mine?" he asked eagerly.

"Erm" I said as I started to think about what his name could mean.

"I think it has something to do with you being a prince?" I said as I pulled one brow up nervously.

"Yes" he grinned.

"That is correct" he confirmed.

"Nashoba means Wolf and Yuma means Chief's Son" he explained.

"Is wolf you're spirt animal?" I enquired.

"You know more than you let on" he replied with a toothy grin.

"I have been told that I have an inquisitive mind" I smiled.

"You do" he agreed.

"His Majesty is a lucky man" he said sincerely.

"I like to think I am a lucky woman" I replied modestly. This was the truth; I did believe that I was a lucky woman. Ben didn't need to choose me to come to the Isle; and he most certainly didn't need to fall in love with me. Of course, I understood a lot more now; due to him imprinting on me. But there was a chance where me and Ben could have lived very much different lives; if we weren't together I would have liked to have thought that we would have been very good friends.

"Well that is one way of thinking about it" Nash stated.

"I suppose" I answered.

"Yeah" he muttered.

"I wish I was that lucky" he sighed.

"I'm sure you will meet someone" I smiled, and I noted that Princess Tabatha was now sitting next to Ben and talking to him.

"I thought I did" he explained.

"Oh right" I said; so I was right. There was something going on between Nash and Princess Tabatha; I wonder why she was so cold and distant with him if this was the case.

"Do you want to talk about it?" I asked, and I suddenly froze in panic in case I had just acted out of turn.

"That is up to you" Nash replied as he ran his fingers of his right hand through his hair.

"Do you might having an awkward conversation with someone you have just met?" he teased.

"I don't mind" I smiled.

"Awkward conversations seem to be my forte" I teased.

"I see" he chuckled.

"Between us?" he asked.

"Between us" I confirmed with a warm smile.

"I thought that I was close to someone; and things were heading a good way" he admitted as he pursed his lips together and looked down to the ground.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Apparently I am just a good friend" he answered bitterly which made me realise that I was right - things were strange between Nash and Princess Tabatha at the moment.

"I see" I noted.

"I don't really know what to say about that apart from I'm sorry" I added.

"You don't need to be sorry" he countered.

"I'll talk to her later" he advised as he looked over to her. I felt a twinge in the bottom of my back and I readjusted myself slightly; I made a mental note to get Ben to rub my back before going to bed. It's not as if it could lead into anything with his parents being there.

"Is something wrong?" Nash enquired.

"No, not really" I dismissed with a meek smile.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"I have a slight ache in my back that's all" I advised; I couldn't help but note how easy it is to talk to Nash. Yes, I had only just met him but there was something telling me that I could trust him; this caught me off guard as this wasn't something that I was used to doing. But I was going to listen to my gut feeling and hope that I wasn't wrong.

"I can help with that?" he offered.

"How?" I asked as I pulled one brow up in confusion at him.

"I could massage your back" he offered.

"You don't need to do that" I dismissed. This was the truth; he didn't need to do this. I could wait for Ben to do it for me later; and speaking of Ben I knew that he wouldn't like it.

"Yeah, I do" he stated, and he quickly got up and climbed over the large oak log we were sitting on.

"No" I said in shock.

"Wait" I advised and he quickly knelt behind me and he started to knead my shoulders with his large and strong hands. My eyes instantly fell on to Ben as I started to fill with guilt. I watched as he looked over to me and I could see his eyes change; he kept his face blank of expression, so people wouldn't know that this was bothering him. But I knew that behind the mask that he was currently hiding behind he would be livid that Nash was massaging my back.

I mouthed the word 'sorry' to him and he pursed his lips together before he looked away from me; part of me wanted to stand up and walk away from Nash. But there was a part of me that didn't want to appear rude; Chief Takoda's words were echoing in my mind that their first impressions of us all tailored our relationship and I really didn't want to ruin things with Nash and his family.

"What part of your back?" Nash enquired as he continued to work against my shoulders.

"In the middle" I muttered.

"Here?" he asked, and I felt his thumbs slowly glide down my back until they got to the offending point in the middle of my back. I felt him apply a little bit of pressure and I had to bite down on my bottom lip to supress a groan.

"Yes" I advised as I continued to feel uneasy at Nash massaging my back.

Nash continued to massage my back for a few minutes more and as I looked over guilty at Ben I watched as Princess Tabatha moved closer to Ben. I felt a twinge of jealously hit me as she started to slowly stroke Ben's right forearm and I took a deep breath and looked down, so I didn't show how this was affecting me on my face.

"How about I massage your back?" I heard her ask Ben.

"All this travelling must be taking its toll" she flirted as I closed my eyes and concentrated on the shivers that Nash was causing to run up and down my spine.

"No not at all" Ben dismissed nervously as I looked up at him.

"Yeah but you should relax; I can tell you work out though" she purred which made me take another deep breath to steady myself.

"Strong arms and chest" she said as she slowly stroked Ben's chest and arms. I quickly looked down to the ground; I was so close to jumping up and pushing her away from Ben, but I knew that I couldn't do this. I couldn't cause a scene in front of everyone; but I could tell that Ben didn't like this situation either.

"Let me massage your back" she offered.

"Erm; it's ok" Ben smiled politely. However, before Ben could say or do anything she quickly stood up, jumped behind Ben and started to massage his shoulders. I looked down at the floor again to hide my jealousy; I know I was probably wasn't being rational at the minute but that was my job to massage Ben's shoulders. I felt possessive at the moment and I couldn't escape it; however I had to harshly bite on my lip to stifle another groan as Nash's hands worked their magic against my back.

I slowly looked up and my eyes met Ben's and we both shared a look which told both of us that we were uncomfortable in this situation; I started to quickly think about how I could get us both out of this awkward atmosphere.

"You have a knot near your shoulder blade" I heard Nash say which made me tear my eyes away from Ben and look in Nash's direction.

"Right here" he advised as he applied more pressure to the middle of my back.

"I see" I groaned.

"I can get rid of it for you if you want; but we probably would need to go somewhere private" he offered which made me freeze. There was no way that I could go off on my own with Nash; apart from upsetting Ben it would cause an absolute scandal that I didn't need nor want at the minute.

"I don't think that is necessary" I smiled.

"Are you sure?" he asked as he dropped his hands away from me.

"I don't mind" he pressed, and I noticed out of the corner of my eye that Evie was now watching me and Nash and she looked concerned.

"It's fine Nash" I replied.

"Thank you for the offer though; it's greatly appreciated" I added sincerely.

"Well if you change your mind" he offered as he stepped over the log and sat down next to me.

"I know where you are" I teased, and I looked over to see Ben stand up and mutter to Princess Tabatha that he needed to go to the toilet. I bit down on my bottom lip to stop a grin spread across my face as I saw that Princess Tabatha looked very disappointed that Ben had left. However as I watched Ben walk away; I knew that I needed to speak to him.

"If you excuse me-" I started as I looked at Nash.

"I need to go and speak to His Majesty" I advised as I stood up.

"Ok" he smiled, and I quickly walked away in the direction of Ben and our tepee. As I watched Ben walk into our tepee a short distance away from me I couldn't help but feeling apprehensive; I really hoped that Ben wasn't upset with me.

"Ben" I said after I walked into our tepee and I saw Ben stood next to his bed.

"Yes?" he answered bluntly as he turned and looked at me.

"Are you ok?" I wondered.

"Yes" he replied in the same cold tone. My stomach twinged in panic; I didn't want Nash to massage my back, but I didn't want to cause a scene. I would make sure that Ben knew this; I really didn't want to fall out with Ben over something so trivial.

"You don't look it" I noted.

"Well I'm a little confused" he admitted as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"Confused?" I asked as I stood in front of him.

"Why?" I questioned.

"How did that happen?" he asked incredulously.

"My back twinged, and Nash did what you normally do" I admitted.

"Nash?" he asked slowly as he eyes widened in shock.

"You call him Nash!" he exclaimed.

"Yes" I confirmed.

"He told me to" I explained.

"You seem close to him" Ben noted as he looked me up and down. I couldn't help but sigh at this; Ben didn't like anyone coming close to me. I understood why as I didn't like it either when the shoe was on the other foot. We both had a probably over the top fear of losing each other; but we both knew that we didn't want anyone else. But this didn't stop us being scared of this happening; we both knew what it felt to nearly loose each other as it had already happened a few times over the time we have been together. I couldn't go through it again; I really couldn't! However if there was ever a point where Ben wanted to end things with me for good then I guess I would have to find a way to come to terms with it.

"Ben, I have only just met him" I whined.

"Like you have only just met Tabatha" I fired at him.

"I'm only being polite" he countered.

"Same" I agreed.

"I feel as if we are getting stuck between a Tabatha and Nash tiff" I advised.

"Yeah" he answered.

"He told me that he thought it was going to lead into something, but she just said they were friends in front of everyone" I explained hoping that this would ease Ben's mind.

"Yeah" he said as he pursed his lips together.

"Ben come here" I advised, and I stepped forward and wrapped my arms around his waist. Ben dropped his arms from his chest and I felt his arms snake around my waist and I couldn't help but smile as I snuggled my face into his bare chest.

"I love you Benny" I said lovingly. I felt Ben pull away and when I looked up I was greeted by a large and very smug grin.

"I love you too Mal" he replied happily before he pressed a brief but loving kiss against my lips. After we broke apart we smiled at each other before we rested our fore heads against each other's. We then fell into a perfect and blissful silence which ended when we heard Belle call out to us both. We looked up at each other before our arms dropped from each other; Ben then slid his right hand into my left and he led me back to the others, so we could both enjoy the rest of our night.

After me and Ben returned to the others we then all gathered into our circle once more and we were all handed a red, white and black smoke pipe and we all passed it around. Everyone did it confidently and some people were even able to send different smoke shapes into the sky. However when Ben tried he coughed and spluttered and everyone chuckled at him; Ben nervously smiled before he passed me it. I looked at it slowly before I inhaled, and I slowly blew out four small circular shapes; I grinned at Ben as people started to wind him up that I could do something that he couldn't. Ben just took it all on the chin and as I passed the smoke pipe over to Adam as he wrapped his right arm around my waist. I looked up at him lovingly and I rested my head against his shoulder; I noticed that Princess Tabatha looked away from me and Ben but I was past caring. Me and Ben were a strong couple; and nothing or not one was going to change this.

We then all broke out into our little groups as the tribe members started to play their music for us again; I watched as the tribe started to dance to the beat and I watched as Chieftain Tiger Lilly, Chief Takoda, King Peter and Queen Tinkerbelle joined them. I smiled as I watched then and then I then saw as Nash stood up and walked up to me.

"Dame Mal" he smiled.

"Yes, Prince Nash" I replied, and I noted that Ben looked apprehensive.

"Would you like to dance?" he enquired.

"Erm-" I started. I didn't want to upset Ben any further; even though he knew that there was nothing going on. However at the same time I couldn't be rude; so after weighing the pro's and cons of the situation and knowing that Ben knew there was nothing going on I decided to accept.

"Yeah" I replied, and I watched as Nash's face lit up.

"That should be ok" I advised.

"I'll be back in a bit" I said to Ben before I quickly pressed a kiss against his left cheek.

"Yeah" he muttered with a meek smile as I stood up. I then followed Nash away from the others and we started copying the others; Nash then pulled a funny face and started goofing around and I couldn't help but giggle at him. He then span around me and in the process of doing this his right hand caught my right hip which caused me to freeze. I awkwardly looked at him and he looked nervous, but we quickly continued with our dance; with my mind constantly worrying about Ben's reaction.

"You ok Ben?" I said as I sat back next to Ben.

"Yes" he said bluntly with a cold and blank stare.

"You sure?" I pressed.

"Yes Mal" he muttered.

"Why has there got to be something wrong?" he snapped and we both shared a brief look before Ben looked away from me. I pursed my lips together and quickly looked away; apparently my dance with Nash has caused a lot of damage after all!