PART TWO OF FOUR
Beep, Beep, Beep, that's all Mal could hear. The more the sound repeated, the more it pierced Mal's ears. All Mal could see was darkness but it wasn't an uncomfortable darkness it was quite relaxing. She wanted to move her head, legs, and arms but her body was stiff as if it was pinned down. A Bitter taste was stuck in Mal's mouth making her gag in her head but she couldn't feel her head, she felt as if her mind was loose and rearing to fly whilst pinned down. She was about to drift back into a sweet sleep when she felt something.
Adam placed his hand on hers "Mal I know that we weren't always the best friends and I hope you can forgive me. I need you to wake up Mal, we all do" the former King begged the unconscious Mal hoping it would do something. Tears welled up in his eyes as he began to retreat to the pull-out sofa bed that he and his wife had been sharing. Ben was curled up on the chair that was next to Mal's bed, still sleeping, he would murmur Mal's name in his sleep, which the former King found quite adorable.
The clock changed from 5:55 am to 5:56 am and that's when Mal's senses started to flow back to her, she could move her fingers and toes, her body wasn't as stiff anymore. The darkness behind her eyes started to grow lighter and the piercing noise was slowly becoming fainter as her other sense came back to her. Mal lightly ran her fingers over the white hospital bed sheets. The vibrations over the bed sheets from Mal's fingertips was enough of a signal for Ben to wake up. He jolted up to see the small movements of Mal's fingertips, a huge smile blew up on his face. He gripped Mal's hand very gently and leaned down to her ear "Good morning princess, I need you to wake up today, please. We need you" Ben kissed her forehead and let out a small sigh and sat back down on his chair to wait for his friends or parents to wake up. His eyes locked with Mal, he couldn't get out of his head what happened, accident or not it was still a horrible situation.
Evie's eyes fluttered open as she stretched her arms and neck after sleeping on the wall. She looked over to Jay, Jane, and Carlos who were still sleeping. Then over to the former King and Queen who were still sleeping, then over to Ben. He had his hand covering Mal's but he was lost deep in thought. Evie slowly arose from the wall and Made her way behind Ben. She placed one hand on his shoulder, "she'll be okay Ben she's a fighter. She will pull through." Ben nodded at Evie's comment but he clearly wasn't listening "Ben, none of us knew about the iron if we did then Mal wouldn't have even been in the same room as the cakes. I know how much she means to you Ben, please don't let her go Ben" Evie let a couple tears slip but she wiped them away when she heard Jay and Carlos start to shuffle up from the Wall. The shuffle from the boys caused Jane to wake up too, she told the others that she had to get back home but she wished them the best of luck.
Shortly after Jane's departure, the former rulers of Auradon started to wake and fold the sofa back into place. Everyone stood around Mal's bed for a few minutes until the clock reached 6:00 am. When 6:00 am hit, Belle and Adam went to the hospital café to grab some Coffees and Teas and some small breakfasts. Dr. Pistachio entered Mal's room to read over her notes but towards the end of the notes, his face became plain and unimpressed like most doctors. "Miss Mal seems to be recovering well, however, she might be in a coma for a while if she does wake up while in your care please do inform one of our nurses" The VK's nodded their heads in response but Ben just bowed his head to hide his tears. As soon as Mal's doctor left Evie grabbed the sides of Ben's head and raised his head with a lot of force. "Listen to me Ben, she's going to be fine. This is the best place for her to be in right now so I need you to stop crying. Mal wouldn't want this and you know that" Evie raised her voice at Ben, hoping to get a message through to him.
Ben shook his head free from Evie's hands and grabbed her wrists, Jay tried to make a move for Ben in case he hurt Evie but Carlos held him back "Evie, I can't lose today, I just can't. I know that this was an accident but what if next time we can't help her. What if…" Evie and the other VK's just stood there watching tears drench Ben's red cheeks. Belle dropped everything as she ran to Ben and enclosed him in a hug. Evie freed her hands and walked over to Mal with Carlos and Jay. Carlos leaned down to Mal "Please come back, Ben needs you, Me and Jay and Evie need you. Please, Mal come back to us" A single tear fell from Carlos' chin and onto Mal's hand as he backed away.
The single jolt from the tear caused a slightly faster pace on the heart monitor next to Mal's bed. Jay slid back down to wall with his head in his hands. Evie and Carlos slid down the wall next to Jay to comfort him while Adam stood in the doorway holding several Beverages and Breakfasts. Belle and Ben were still comforting each other when suddenly a small voice shocked the room's attendants.